In this era when SUVs have become "darlings", why is the new Trumpchi GS8 so eye-catching? In a word, it is summed up as "buying a Highlander for the price of a Camry". Since its birth in 2016, Trumpchi GS8 seems to have been used to benchmark Toyota Highlander in the eyes of the Chinese.
However, in recent years, with the continuous innovation of the SUV market, the performance of the trumpchi GS8, which has never been replaced, has weakened slightly in the sales market. Perhaps from another perspective, in the market where many independent brands suppress products within 200,000, is it really necessary for an independent brand SUV to pull the price to more than 200,000 in the eyes of consumers?
In this regard, GAC Trumpchi gave the answer of the new generation of Trumpchi GS8. On December 12, the new Trumpchi GS8 ushered in the listing, and its guidance price was 186,800-246,800. Compared with the previous generation of models, the new Trumpchi GS8 can be said to be "renewed" from the inside out, for such a "national-level" SUV product, what angle should we have to examine it?
There are changes in the design level of this generation of Trumpchi GS8, I believe that everyone has already experienced from the previous reports. At the time of the first sight of trumpchi GS8 "makeup photos", the network's evaluation of trumpchi GS8 seems to be biased towards two extremes.
The new design language provides two design languages, "Spread Wings" and "Dragon Scale Wings", with young fashion as the main tone, sharp lines, domineering front face, and exquisite structural design as if to tell the new Trumpchi GS8 has evolved successfully. But there is also another kind of sound, always doing these "fancy" things, without the calmness that a home SUV should have.
Shakespeare's famous phrase "There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people" is most appropriate to express today's difficult aesthetic standards of consumption. We cannot judge the "good and bad" of Trumpchi GS8 replacement design from a certain definition standard, but in today's trend of rising consumption trends for young audiences year by year, the design orientation of Trumpchi GS8 is undoubtedly to give young users more reasons to choose a home mid-size SUV.
In other words, today's Trumpchi GS8 has expanded the consumer class of its own products at the design level. It is no longer the exclusive car of middle-aged uncles, and it can also be the consumption choice of young people to cope with multi-passenger family cars.
The body size of the 5015 (4980)*1950*1780mm and the wheelbase performance of 2920mm make the Trumpchi GS8 have a very good spatial level in the positioning of medium-sized SUVs. At a time when "big five-seater" SUVs such as Changan UNI-K and Mocha enter the field of mid-size SUVs of independent brands. Trumpchi GS8 has launched a space layout of 6 and 7 seats.
There is no doubt that compared with the conventional seat design of the rear, the two-row independent seats of the 6-seat model can naturally differentiate the driving comfort needs of different passengers. And it is also reasonable for the seven-seat layout style to appear on "big guys" like Trumpchi GS8. As for why there are no regular five-seater models, you would ask? Imagine if the 7-seat version put down the third row is not a standard "big five-seater" SUV?
Today's domestic brands know how to please consumers in the design and materials of the cabin interior, and the same is true for the Trumpchi GS8. The design accents of the dual LCD technology large screens, leather-wrapped steering wheels and seats, orderly layout styles, and details such as stitching and gear handles highlight the sense of sophistication. It is not too much to say that the Trumpchi GS8 pays attention to the luxurious high-end and high-grade atmosphere texture.
Secondly, the support of functions such as the AR-HUD display using GLP technology for the first time, the fully upgraded ADiGO 4.0 Zhijia interconnection ecosystem, and the adaptive vehicle dynamic control system of GAC Motor make the Trumpchi GS8 have a little more technological driving flavor in terms of driving texture.
Compared with the previous generation model, the Trumpchi GS8 fuel version is still equipped with a 2.0T GDI engine, the maximum output of 252 horsepower and the book data of 400 Nm are not inferior in the same level. Compared with the previous generation of 6AT, the newly equipped 8AT gearbox can also bring more abundant power texture in terms of power response and compliance.
Of course, for everyone here, the most important thing for the replacement Trumpchi GS8 is the new hybrid. The 2.0T engine coupled with the fourth generation hybrid system from Toyota's fourth-generation THS gives the Trumpchi GS8 a fuel economy comparable to that of the "Japanese Hybrid". The 2.0T engine has an output of 190 hp, a peak torque of 320 Nm and a maximum thermal efficiency of 40.23%.
Hybrid systems, on the other hand, are single/dual motor versions, with a total power of 134 kW for a single motor and 174 kW for a dual motor. In the face of such a "big guy" of about two tons, the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 kilometers under the condition of NEDC is as low as 5.31L/100km. In today's frightening oil prices, it is really delicious to meet the needs of a family to travel and travel, but also to bring enough economical fuel-saving characteristics.
As for how trumpchi GS8 recommends this question, carefully consider the configuration information of Trumpchi GS8, and its standard standard level has been full of sincerity values. Standard adaptation to cruise, 360 panoramic images, driving fatigue reminder and other "high-end" driving assistance functions, followed by partition temperature control, electric tailgate, voice recognition, leather seats and other configurations have also become standard, to be honest 186,800 entry price, for a medium-sized SUV, what qualifications to pick and choose?
Of course, I believe that most of my friends are running to the hybrid version, under such a high level of configuration performance. Perhaps the hybrid two-wheel drive premium version will be the choice to weigh the cost-effective budget. Compared with the fuel version of the entry-level model, the hybrid two-wheel drive premium version has more hidden door handles, geometric multi-beam headlights, HUD head-up display, rear seat power reclining, and seat ventilation functions.
In addition to the economy of the hybrid system, the hybrid version also improves the comfort of the hybrid version in terms of configuration level compared to the entry-level model of the fuel version.
Back to the market, more than 200,000 is indeed a price market that domestic brands rarely involve. Referring to the question of the opening article, is it really necessary for a domestic brand SUV to pull the price to more than two hundred thousand? From the perspective of its design, space, configuration, power and other aspects of the expressiveness, Trumpchi GS8 is not "expensive to buy", but breaks through the mainstream consumer choice of the domestic SUV "ceiling" to face the popular joint venture brand, and the benchmark joint venture brand can reflect the cost performance in pricing, and the configuration highlights the high-quality medium-sized SUV.