最近谍照记者拍到了拖车上进行底盘测试的2018款福特福克斯测试车。目前汽车工业一个流行的趋势是，新一代车型总是比上一代车型更大，福特在开发下一代福克斯时也不能免俗。虽然更大并不一定意味着更好，但由于现行版的后排空间相对于斯柯达明锐来说显得有些局促，因此很多消费者在获悉新一代福克斯尺寸进一步增加时还是感到很欣喜。同样，现行版行李箱空间相比明锐更小的问题也会在新车上得到改善。虽然从照片看，新一代福克斯车身更大，但由于测试车采用了现行版车身，因此无法猜测在外观设计上会有哪些变化。虽然内装也源自现行版，但前排座椅间增加了一些和测试有关的按键，而仪表板上贴的胶带表明该车没有配备气囊。预计福特将在明年下半年发布新一代福克斯，随后将作为2018款车型上市。福特还将在不久后推出其旅行车版本，考虑到新车长度和宽度增加，福克斯旅行车在实用性方面也将进一步提升。

 

Longer, wider 2018 Ford Focus spied inside and out

A chassis testing mule of the 2018 Ford Focus has been caught on camera sitting on a trailer.

 

The current trend in the car industry is to make a new generation of a model bigger than its predecessor and it seems Ford is about to do this as well with the next Focus. Bigger isn’t necessarily better, but many people will be glad to hear the Blue Oval’s popular hatchback will grow in size as the current one feels a little bit cramped in the back compared to a Skoda Octavia, for example. It’s the same story with the trunk which is substantially smaller compared to its Czech rival.

 

The attached images show the Focus IV will not only be longer, but also wider than the current model which has been on sale since 2010. There’s nothing we can say right now about the design as this chassis testing mule is wearing an extended body based on the Focus III.

 

It’s the same thing with the interior cabin which is derived from the current model, but with some testing-related buttons between the front seats, while the sticker on the dashboard says the airbag is deactivated.

 

When can we expect the new Focus? Ford will probably decide to reveal the compact five-door hatchback in the second half of next year before putting it on sale as a 2018MY. It should be followed shortly by the wagon which is bound to become more practical as a result of the added length and width.