In terms of the B-segment car market, which model is selling the most in China? The Accord and Magotan are definitely the first to bear the brunt, they are representatives of Japanese and German cars respectively, and are loved by Chinese car owners. But what makes you netizens strange is that the Accord that matches the 1.5T engine, its sales are in full swing, and the corresponding 1.4T engine of volkswagen Magotan, its sales can not bear to look directly, and it has become synonymous with "small horse-drawn car", and all the riders have taken a detour. In order to understand the reason, I also went to the 4S shop to test drive these two cars, so as to get a convincing answer! In the end, I summarized three aspects for your reference!
Engine performance varies widely
Honda is known as a "buy engine to send a car" company, its 1.5T engine can be called the strongest on the surface, supporting half of The Honda sky. High-power version of the 1.5T engine, the maximum torque reached 260Nm, the maximum power of 194Ps, under the matching of the engine, Honda Accord whether in low-speed urban road conditions, or provincial highways, national highways, high-speed and other road conditions driving, its acceleration ability is called a must, Honda Accord's 100 km acceleration performance is also easy to reach more than 8 seconds.
Volkswagen 1.4T engine, its maximum torque of 250Nm, the maximum power is only 150ps, compared with Honda's 1.5T engine, although their displacement difference is only 0.1L, but the engine's parameter performance is very different, which also leads to the Acceleration performance of the Magotan 1.4T is far less than the Accord.
Matching of vehicle transmissions
I have to say that Chinese car owners in the car, really pay attention to the vehicle's transmission, we all know that there are three types of automatic transmissions, AT, CVT and DCT, and Chinese consumers hate the most is DCT, especially the dry dual-clutch transmission, and the Maiteng 1.4T engine just matched the dry dual-clutch transmission, although the technical level of the Volkswagen dry dual-clutch transmission has improved a lot, but the noise vibration and acceleration of the dry dual-clutch transmission are still painful. The 200,000 model is matched with a dry dual-clutch transmission, can you accept it?
Accord matches the CVT transmission, although the stability and durability of the CVT transmission is not as good as atAT, but the Driving Sense of the Honda CVT is super good, the driving smoothness and responsiveness can be guaranteed, and Honda has a strict development process for the CVT transmission, so that the durability and stability of the CVT transmission have been unanimously recognized by the owners.
The driving sensation of the vehicle
The Accord 1.5T and The Magotan 1.4T, although their engine displacement difference is only 0.1 liters, their driving experience is very different.
The responsiveness of the Accord 1.5T vehicle is very good, the starting acceleration is sensitive, the steering wheel is pointed accurately, the accelerator pedal is also very heeled, how much the owner steps on the accelerator pedal, how much acceleration the vehicle will have, under the matching of the CVT transmission, the driving smoothness of the Accord is also "invincible in the world", if the interference of the engine is excluded, the owner will mistakenly think that it is an electric vehicle.
Maiteng 1.4T model, its driving sense is satisfied with daily home without any problems, as long as you are willing to step on the accelerator, the vehicle will still erupt a steady stream of power, but its driving sense is slightly bulky, far less agile and brisk than the Accord, which also leads to the power feeling of the Maiteng 1.4T Is a bit meaty, which is the root of the Maiteng 1.4T "small horse-drawn cart".
In summary, the Accord 1.5T and The Magotan 1.4T, although the same 200,000-class B-class car, but the Accord engine is better, the vehicle's driving feeling is lighter, the acceleration ability is stronger, and the stability of the transmission is better, which leads to the Chinese car owners' preference for the Accord 1.5T is higher than the Maiten 1.4T.