15 orders exceeded 230,000 vehicles. What kind of bumpy past life did Ford Mustang have?

More than 50 years ago, a mixed film "Madman"? Max and Dakar Rally were born in desert cross-country race. But in fact, this competition is ten years earlier than Dakar. Perhaps because of this, this game is not as civilized and orderly as Dakar, but more crazy and primitive.

Wild horse? Big? Oly racing car

The content of the competition is very simple. In the Baja Desert of Mexico, it runs about 1000 miles (about 1600 kilometers) faster than anyone. This is also its name Bach. Source of 1000. You may have to drive for 20-40 hours in a desert with huge rocky terrain. The weather and terrain are unpredictable day and night. In order to be more ornamental, the audience will also dig hidden pits on the race route to frame the drivers.

Talk about big shots. Before Oly, we must talk about Ford Mustang.

Ford Mustang, the first SUV—— of Ford and even the United States, was born.

The 1960s, when Bronco was born, was a very special period. A large number of young people born in the postwar baby boomers are between 18 and 19. After the economic take-off and the success of landing on the moon, they pursue their own ideals more, and their pursuit of automobile performance and personality is more paranoid and fanatical.

So Ford introduced Bronco at 1966. Like the doppelganger of Mustang in off-road field, it has quickly become a "freedom" idol in civil 4x4 hard-core off-road vehicles, satisfying consumers who don't want to be limited by paving roads. At that time, "SUV" (sports? Utility? The word Vehicle hasn't appeared yet, and Bronco was the first to use "Sport? Utility "property right mode. This is Ford's first SUV.

Compared with its competitors who came directly from military vehicles at the same time, Bronco considered the needs of consumers more. Only the original mustang? The hard top version of the station wagon, without worrying about rain and water leakage, touched many people. Another example is Ford Bronco's breakthrough front spiral spring suspension, which makes the whole vehicle have better road driving comfort and handling than competitors who still use old structural leaf springs at the same time, and also ensures the passing ability when off-road.

Ford Mustang not only has more space and better maneuverability, but also the addition of Mustang V8 engine in the later period further improved the power performance, making Mustang the most wanted big toy for boys in that era, because only Ford Mustang provided the attractive V8 engine in the same class of four-wheel drive off-road vehicles!

From Blancot to Dalian? Oly-Bach? 1000 The most famous racing car was born.

Racing is the ultimate pleasure, and Bronco soon established his own legend in the field of racing. Ford Bronco, which has just come out for one year, won the first Bajia with 1967 with a little modification. 1000 champion. 1969, the four-wheel drive mustang won Baja, the first and only four-wheel drive model in history. 1000 champion of the whole group.

Legendary driver Rod? Hall and his mustang racing car

The four-wheel drive model is difficult to win because the four-wheel drive system is too complicated and easy to be damaged for the cruel Bazaar, and it also limits the suspension stroke of the car and requires a gentle and careful driving style. But different drivers often have completely different styles, such as legendary car handkerchief Nellie? Jones can always drive around and lose parts. But he has confidence in Bronco and thinks it can be stronger. So he personally designed and manufactured the legendary Mustang racing car, using a steel tube frame, which will become famous in the future. Ollie.

Big? Oly's suspension stroke is longer, and the 5.8-liter Ford V8 engine can output nearly 400 horsepower. The most famous design is the huge aluminum alloy spoiler wing located on the roof, which can be adjusted within the range of 10 degrees at any time even when driving.

Big? Oly roof spoiler fender close-up

Big? Oly took the chin nail with 197 1 and 1972 for two consecutive years. 1000 champion of the whole group. But the significance of this car is not limited to two Bajia champions. It is the embryonic form of all modern off-road racing and points out the development direction for future racing cars. It is the founder and the most famous racing car that has set foot on the land of Baja so far.

15 orders broke 230,000, and the new Ford Mustang family returned with blood.

Now, big? Oly is still quietly parked in petersen automotive museum, just 40 kilometers away from where it was originally built. The brand-new Ford Mustang family full of blood has been released. Xinye Ma has also experienced Bach's experience and has more than 20 unprecedented leading positions at the same level.

New Ford mustang family

For example, the suspension stroke is 17% longer than competing products, the anti-roll bar disconnection system that can work at any time when off-road, and the 35-inch tires that can be installed at the factory. All of them make Bronco a hard-core off-road 4x4 model that is not afraid of any opponent; The front independent suspension, more than 200 customized components certified by the original factory, and the complete co-pilot 360 Zhixing driver assistance system make Bronco, like his ancestors, take care of off-road and daily use.

Simply put, the new Mustang family can not only climb over boulders, but also fly at high speed in the desert. It is a tool for loading equipment across the field and a big toy for holidays. With such excellent performance, it is not difficult to understand why the order volume has exceeded 230,000 just after the release of 15 days. Special edition first? Version even sold out within 24 hours.

Ford explorers who took over the Bronco spirit run through the "spirit" of the Ford SUV family.

As mentioned earlier, Bronco is Ford's first SUV. But the development of SUV was completed by Ford Explorer, the successor of Mustang Spirit. As the leader of the best-selling pickup truck in the United States, Ford has rich experience in manufacturing SUVs. Bronco, which follows the reliable and durable style of Ford pickup truck, has achieved great success and has not stopped Ford from pioneering and innovating in this field.

In the 1990s, with the acceleration of urbanization, the two-door SUV was no longer a practical household tool choice for ordinary Americans living in cities. More family consumers need a multifunctional family car that is more inclined to drive on the road and can provide spacious space and comfortable configuration. Therefore, Ford decided to build a truck-based multi-purpose vehicle, which is hard-core but comfortable. Ford doesn't take direct competing products as the reference of this brand-new SUV, and its target is cars.

This SUV is Ford Explorer, which was one of Ford's three major cars in the United States at that time. It inherits the toughness of Bronco, greatly improving the ride comfort and interior luxury. Bronco continues to maintain the positioning of two hard-core SUVs.

First generation Ford explorer

How to keep the explorer's hardcore style and make better use of it? The best example is that it adopts the world's first intelligent four-wheel drive system, and the multi-disc clutch (traditional gear structure) controls the central differential. This intelligent four-wheel drive system named ControlTrac can be said to be the prototype of all modern intelligent four-wheel drive systems, which allows non-hardcore off-road enthusiasts to easily conquer off-road conditions in a simple and intuitive way. The vehicle will intelligently choose the most suitable driving mode to help the driver get out of trouble.

Subsequent Ford explorers continued to iterate, and safety became a major focus, and won the first place in many industries: the first dual-zone airbag model, the first model with seat belts. At that time, the fourth-generation Ford Explorer had ten leading safety technologies at the same level, seven of which were first adopted by SUV at the same level.

Fourth generation Ford explorer

So it is not surprising that it is the best-selling SUV model of the year in the United States once it is launched, and has maintained this title for 30 consecutive years, and now its global sales have exceeded 8 million. Ford Explorer transformed the SUV from a small car into the most popular model in the United States, marking the transformation of the SUV from a professional functional off-road vehicle to an economical and comfortable multi-functional family car. During the 10 years after the explorer came out, the sales of American SUVs surpassed cars for the first time.

Ford's professional SUV manufacturing technology for more than 50 years has given birth to a rich family.

If the birth of Mustang injected a unique and unrepeatable soul into the whole Ford car. The Mustang and the explorers after it can be said to have laid the foundation of the Ford SUV, and also determined the core genes of the Ford SUV-young, dynamic and powerful. Since Bronco, every generation of Ford SUVs has been extending the travel radius of American families, changing American lifestyles and promoting the development of SUVs.

Bronco's "spirit" has never died, but with the passage of time, it has been passed down in today's Ford SUV family. For example, the ControlTrac four-wheel drive system mentioned above has been upgraded to a more convenient and intuitive intelligent four-wheel drive terrain management system TMS on the sixth generation of new Ford Explorer. Ford Sharp and AWD intelligent four-wheel drive system on Ford Sharp also directly come from this.

The Sixth Generation New Ford Explorers

Bronco is the spiritual totem of Ford SUV family and the concrete embodiment of "spirit". Under the guidance of the new totem, the Ford SUV family perfectly embodies this core soul, whether it is a large-scale high-performance flagship SUV, a brand-new sixth-generation Ford Explorer, a high-performance seven-seat SUV, a brand-new Ford Sharp, or a performance pioneer.

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