access Ford Territory Argentina broke down many prejudices. The first is the models produced there China It can offer great quality. The other is that a car with a large interior space and a high level of equipment can be offered at a relatively low price. The latter is being demolished with the arrival of the new hybrid version.
This model electrifiedwhich was introduced just over three weeks ago in the country, comes with a good portion of those features highlighted in the other variants but with the addition of the ability to deliver a great performance in terms of performance, consumption responses and acceleration.
This version also shows its location price Relatively low, given that it falls in the middle of the Oval brand’s SUV range, despite the fact that the hybrid system is more expensive.
Naturally, to achieve this, they use the tariff advantage offered by the national government for imported electrified models whose FOB (before boarding) value must not exceed $16,000. This way you are exempt from paying 35% customs tax.
It’s also true that for Ford to deserve this advantage, he had to do something Concessions on your equipment Which, however, remains equal in many respects.
Ford Territory broke down the prejudice that existed around cars of Chinese origin. Being the most patented SUV in Argentina in the last two months confirms this. The new electrified version will only accelerate this growth.
The propulsion system of this model consists of: Two electric motors and one gasolineAn automatic transmission exclusive to hybrid systems and a high-voltage battery.
As in any Traditional hybridIt does not need to be plugged in, but uses the combustion engine itself and its braking phases to generate electricity.
Its operation management is also automatic and is the system that decides which engines to use based on handling. When starting, priority is given to the electric motor that drives the wheels. When power starts to run out, the combustion engine sends power to the other electric motor, which acts as a generator to recharge the battery. If there is a high demand for acceleration, it is the combustion engine that moves the wheels with the help of electric motors.
In numbers, the group’s progress 245 hp and 545 Nm of torquemore power than that provided by, say, a Ranger pickup truck, which is a work vehicle.
In practice, this translates into extremely quiet and comfortable handling. There is excellent management of stopping and restarting the combustion engine, which is practically imperceptible, both due to (lack of) sound and (lack of) vibrations.
But if you have to do overtaking, the power delivery is a bit much. The reaction is fast, immediate and energetic, which can overturn another bias: that hybrids do not accelerate much and cannot be fun to drive.
And all with limited consumption. Not with the 5 l/100 km declared with its approval, a condition impossible to repeat in real life, but with very good figures: if the consumption is taken care of, it is able to make 6.5 l/100 km in mixed use. Thanks to a 60 liter tank, it can give More than 900 km of autonomy.
There are equipment elements that should be highlighted, such as the sliding panoramic roof, the artificial leather upholstery or the electric adjustment of the driver’s seat.
And there’s a good bit of safety equipment: six airbags, hill start assist, and blind spot radars, among other things. But it lacks devices like autonomous emergency braking, lane keeping system, and adaptive cruise control.
That’s part of the reason, along with the tariff advantage, why a new Ford Territory Hybrid can be sold $51,380,000.