Details leaked by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the People's Republic of China
The new youth crossover Ford Equator Sport 2024 is presented in the database of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Trade, which disrupted the announcement of the next new product by publishing its photographs and characteristics before the official presentation.
The model will be assembled at the Jiangling-Ford joint venture. Buyers will be offered a petrol version with a 1.5-liter engine producing 170 hp. and a 7-speed preselective «robot» and a rechargeable hybrid with CATL batteries and a 150-horsepower gasoline unit. It will receive a power plant with an E-CVT variator and a separate electric motor. Consumption should drop from 7.5 liters per 100 km for the previous generation.
This is a five-seat crossover with front-wheel drive. After restyling, the length will increase by 5.5 cm due to a different body kit, new bumpers, headlights, radiator grille and wheels have been added, as well as an LED DRL strip across the entire width of the body.
The length, width and height of the fuel version are 4685, 1935 and 1706 mm, respectively. The dimensions of the plug-in hybrid version are 4685 x 1935 x 1710 mm, and the wheelbase — 2726 mm.