FORD PROBE (1994-1998)福特探针(1994-1998)
It's impossible to talk about the Ford Probe without mentioning two facts.它不可能谈福特探头提两个事实. Firstly, it was an American Ford based on Mazda underpinnings and secondly, it was a latter-day replacement for the good old Capri.首先,它是基于美国的福特、马自达依据第二这是一个现代的好代替旧卡普里. As such, it did well to recapture all the good things about the original Capri and draw cleverly on that 1990s-style US image - the kind you associate with MTV, Coke and Levi?s.因此,它并夺回了原有的一切好的东西,借鉴庇于1990卡普里式美形象联想与MTV等你的那种,焦炭、列维?林 Cool, in a word.清凉一言. Buyers eventually took to the Probe, though not as enthusiastically as Ford would have liked.买家最终走上了探头,虽然不及满腔热情为福特所愿. Often, more than a little help was needed from dealers eager to discount the cars.通常需要多一些帮助,从汽车经销商踊跃购票. Both four and six-cylinder versions were generously equipped and drove well.四、双方6缸版本装大方开车. Yet in this part of the market, it's image that counts: smart and stylish as it was, the Probe never had it.但是这部分的市场,它的形象,罪状:聪明、气派是当年探头从未.
HISTORY历史
We didn't see the first generation Probe, unlike our continental neighbours, due to it being for left-hand drive markets only.我们没有看到第一代探头,不像我们大陆邻居,因为它是左市场. The new version, released in March 1994, was designed with big right-hand drive markets like the UK, Japan and Australia in mind.新版本发布1994年3月,是采用大右市场如英国、日本和澳大利亚的. It didn't feel overly-American and glitzy, unlike its predecessor.它并不感到太美、看上去像942. Indeed chunky steering wheel aside, the interior styling was very restrained and quite stylish.事实上块状方向盘之外,造型十分克制和内政部相当气派.
Two versions exist.两个版本存在. One, a 2.0-litre 16-valve four-cylinder car,was the base model and a 24-valve 2.5-litre V6, called '24V', was the other choice.其中,2.0升16气门四缸车,是示范基地和24气门2.5升V6导,呼吁'24v',是其他选项. Both were introduced at the same time and were modified only slightly since.两人同时引进和改良,仅是自. A sunroof became standard on 2.0-litre cars in June 1995, matching the V6 spec, and there was another minor update for the 1997 model year; the 24V's wheels were a new design, stereos were uprated and the 2.0-litre gained leather upholstery as standard.天窗成为标准2.0公升轿车1995年6匹配V6导光谱、此外还有另一个小模型更新为97年;<-24V型的车轮是新设计、音响和2.0分别新型干法公升赢得皮革座垫标准.
The Probe was finally laid to rest in the UK in 1998 when it was replaced by the all new Cougar.探头终被休息时,1998年英国取代所有的新美洲豹.
WHAT YOU GET 什么才叫 
Great looks, good performance and loads of equipment.看起来很大,业绩良好,IT设备. Both cars have central-locking, electric windows and a powered aerial, as well as driver and passenger airbags.两车中央锁、电动窗、空中机动,以及司机和乘客气袋. The 24v boasts a leather-covered steering wheel to match its seats and a standard electric sunroof.<-24V型拥有皮革复盖方向盘和座位,以配合其标准电动天窗. Many cars have the optional air conditioning and it's definitely worth having as there's a lot of steeply-angled glass in these cars.许多轿车纷纷择空调也肯定有值得拥有的大量急角度轿车玻璃.
Though the cars have four seats, you wouldn't want to travel in the rear of a Probe for a long distance - there's simply not enough head and legroom.虽然车还有4个座位,你不想旅行的后方一探头远程-有头legroom根本就不够. So good luck if you're trying to convince the family you're buying it for them.这么好的运气,如果你想说服家人,让他们买你.
WHAT YOU PAY 您付出
There's a fair selection of used Probes out there and most are 16-valve cars.有一个公平的选择上,大多用来探测出16气门轿车. The earliest examples date from March 1994 and start at under £1,100.迄今最早的例子,从1994年3月开始在1100英镑. The 24Vs of the same vintage can be found as cheap as £1,500.对经手的古董一样可以找到最低廉1500英镑.
The better-equipped 95N to 98S 16-valvers go for around £1,500 to £2,500 and the 24Vs with the same plates can be had for the 24v at roughly £2,000-£3,000.了拥有优势装备95n至98s16valvers走大约为1500英镑,另加2500英镑板可以用同样的-24V型大体有两千英镑-3000英镑.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR 寻找什么
These cars haven't really been on the market long enough for any major problems to have surfaced.这些汽车在市场上仍未真正够长的任何重大问题都浮现. Build quality, fit and finish are generally excellent, though.建立质量、适合一般出色完成,虽然. Both engines are Mazda designs also found in the Mazda 626 and MX-6 (the Probe shared its chassis and production line with the US-built MX-6) and have proved reliable.双方还发现引擎设计的马自达626和马自达MX的-6(探头共用底盘生产线的美建成MX的6),并已证明可靠. As with any car that has a lot of electrical gadgetry, check that everything works as it should.正如任何有不少电动车gadgetry,作为检验一切工作要. Don't forget to test the air-conditioning too, if fitted, and remember that a well-stamped service book always helps when it?s time for you to sell on.别忘考验空调过,如果装、记得和小康服务书中盖章时总是帮助?收盘时为你推销.
REPLACEMENT PARTS 替换零件
(approx based on a 1996 Probe 2.0 16v) As you might expect, parts are plentiful and relatively inexpensive.(大约1996基于探针2.016v)你不如预期,部分很丰富,价格相对低廉. A clutch assembly will be around £245 and an alternator should be close to £185.大会将围绕一个离合器245镑和发电机应该接近185英镑. Brake pads are around £35 a set; a replacement headlamp is close to £75 and a door mirror should be in the region of £100.刹车皮是35英镑左右一套;更换前照灯接近75英镑镜子门应当在该地区100英镑. A full exhaust is about £450 and a starter motor around £240.即将用尽了全力,一英镑450英镑左右起动马达240. A front wing is around £105, a windscreen about £240, a tail lamp about £105 and a catalyst about £400.前永约105英镑,240英镑左右的挡风玻璃,尾部灯和催化剂约105英镑,约400英镑. Front dampers are around £60 each.前减振器英镑六十元左右.
ON THE ROAD 在路上
The 16-valve has always lived in the shadow of its more powerful 24V stablemate.16气门一直生活在阴影中的更强大stablemate-24V型. The V6 version is quite heavy on fuel but a great cruiser and delivers great performance.V6导的版本是非常沉重的燃油,但交付伟大业绩和伟大的巡洋舰. For an American design, handling is surprisingly precise and ride quality is as smooth as you'd expect from a car made mostly for US consumers who place comfort as a priority.一名美籍设计、出乎意料的是准确和办理质量是那么顺畅坐也不逊色多了,从车上地点为美国消费者舒适为优先.
Four-cylinder cars are not exactly slow, but if the budget can be stretched and you can manage the extra fuel bills as well, go for the 24V - it's far more a sports car.四缸车不正是慢,但如果你能伸能预算管理条例及额外的燃料,走为-24V型-它远比跑车.
OVERALL 总体
If you're single and not wanting to stay that way, a Probe could be just what you need to attract those admiring glances.如果你不想要单独留这样探针你可以只需要吸引那些令人钦佩的眼神. It does a good job of being sporty even if most Probes spend their lives as runabouts for the upwardly mobile set.它正好潇洒即使最探针毕生为runabouts定为上流.
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