Ford focus actively compares Dongfeng Honda XR-V

Ford focus actively compares Dongfeng Honda XR-V

Reasons for choosing two cars

1.5 million has become a battleground for small SUVs of various brands, especially joint venture brands known for their quality. Ford took a good look at this cake, and considering the preference of young consumers for driving control, he decided to take Fox as the blueprint, endow it with fresh design elements, and increase the ground clearance to 150mm, supplemented by five driving modes and the leading SYNC+ Zhixing infotainment system at the same level, and evolved the Active model.

Also in this price range, Japanese small SUVs hold up half the sky alone. Among them, Dongfeng Honda XR-V is the undisputed sales champion. The new car makes up for the previous power shortcomings, and is equipped with the 1.5T engine that the brand is proud of, and the power improvement is obvious. In addition, the appearance of the new car has also been adjusted in some details, and two bright colors have been added, so the product strength is still very strong.

Comparison of two car sizes;

Because Active is built on the compact model of Focus, it has obvious advantages over XR-V in overall body size, especially in wheelbase. It can be seen that its ride space has obvious advantages over XR-V- D, but it is slightly inferior in terms of car height.

Dynamic design elements

The new Focus Active adopts a family-style front face design, supplemented by a black enclosure and a silver guard in sharp contrast with the car body, with a brand-new fog light/rim style, which is very textured and recognizable. The addition of roof rack and hub bag also makes its sUV attribute more prominent. As a mid-term redesigned model, XR-V has also changed in details such as the middle net and the front enclosure, and still has the appearance that a fashionable SUV should have, but it is slightly inferior to the former in dynamic posture.

The sense of science and technology is ahead of interior design. Although the two cars have their own trade-offs, in general, Active has obvious advantages in functional configuration and sense of technology. Compared with XR-V, it has the feeling of luxury and luxury, especially Kong Zhong's 12.3-inch touch screen, which adds a lot of color to it. Japanese cars have never had any advantages in configuration.

Does Active have the strength to shake the quasi-SUV model?

The headlights of both cars are equipped with full LED light sources, including fog lights and daytime running lights. However, the difference is that the Active headlight group is equipped with adaptive far and near light and steering auxiliary lighting functions, and the car is also equipped with ambient light. Although the configuration of XR-V is not low, the gap is still obvious compared with Active.

The bigger the rim, the better.

In order to highlight the sporty temperament of the whole vehicle, Fox Active is equipped with 2 15/50 R 18 two-color wheels, and the visual experience is quite harmonious. XR-V is matched with 2 15/55 R 17 dark rim, which has a slightly lower layering. Moreover, in terms of tire selection, Active matches Goodyear's Royal Ride series tires with mute as the core selling point, while XR-V's Bridgestone Tairan series tires have obvious noise.

Multiple driving modes

This time, Active is equipped with a unique multi-road management system at the same level, and has five driving modes to choose from: standard, economy, sports, anti-skid and rough road conditions. Compared with the new anti-skid and rough road mode of ordinary Fox, it mainly adjusts the traction system and throttle response of body stability I, improves vehicle passability and is supplemented by shift paddles, which is more fun to drive than XR-V..

Remote startup is very practical:

Active is not only equipped with electric folding of exterior rearview mirror, automatic folding of heating lock car and automatic anti-glare function of interior rearview mirror, but also the whole car window supports one-button lifting, which has obvious practicability for driving in rainy days and high beam of rear car, which XR-V is not equipped with, which is a little shabby.

Seat function dual-temperature zone automatic air conditioner

In terms of the seat configuration that gets along with the owner day and night, Active is not only equipped with the electric adjustment function of the main driver's seat, but also equipped with lumbar support. Together with the longer leg support area and A-shaped texture, the seat is not only beautiful, but also comfortable. Much better than XR-V!

In terms of air conditioning, Active is equipped with dual-temperature zone automatic air conditioning and PM2.5 indoor air purification function. The setting of the air outlet of the rear seat also improves the comfort of the rear passengers, and the operation of physical buttons and knobs is also beneficial to blind exercise while driving. On the other hand, the pure touch operation panel of XR-V seems to be not as simple, beautiful and practical, and there is no air outlet in the back row.

Power supply part:

In the power part, Active adopts the 1.5T three-cylinder turbocharged engine promoted by Fox, and the mixed injection technology can effectively improve fuel economy. XR-V is equipped with 1.5T four-cylinder turbocharged direct injection engine. Although XR-V has a slight advantage in the number of cylinders, it has almost no advantage in other aspects!

In terms of suspension, Active also has absolute advantages. Its multi-link rear independent suspension has better performance in comfort and handling. XR-V torsion beam rear suspension has a good performance in support, but its comfort is far behind.