Cars are now the standard for most families, and many consumers with tight budgets will choose the entry-level model of 100,000 yuan for their first car. Looking at this level of market, there are not many models to choose from, among which SAIC Roewe i5 and Kaiyi Xuandu are the models that many people are paying attention to.
So the question is, with a budget of 100,000 yuan to buy a car, who is the most cost-effective? To this end, the professor deliberately selected the main sales version of the two cars as a comparison, namely the Xuandu 1.5T CVT version with a guidance price of 81,900 yuan and the Roewe i5 CVT diamond version with a guidance price of 84,900 yuan, which will be compared through the space, configuration and price that consumers are most concerned about.
Purely from the appearance point of view, the design of the two cars has a kind of similarity, they both use a split type of mid-mesh design, as well as the conventional sedan body layout, although the shape is not amazing, but fortunately enough to be durable, more suitable for daily use by family users.
However, for home users, they will pay more attention to the body size, through the comparison can be seen that the Kaiyi Xuandu has a slight advantage in length and wheelbase, which will have a certain attraction in the eyes of many consumers with strong space needs.
In the actual experience, when adults with a height of 180 cm sit in the back row of the two cars, they can have more than 1 fist of legroom margin, and the head space margin can also have about 3 fingers, which is not too much of a problem to meet the daily use of most families. However, relatively speaking, the Roewe i5 home equipped with a sunroof and rear exhaust outlet will be more comfortable.
However, in terms of trunk space, the Roewe i5 with a volume of 512L, enough to put into a plurality of large-sized suitcases at the same time, while Kaiyi Xuandu is defeated on the higher platform and opening amplitude, the volume is only more than 400L, which is where home users need to pay attention.
Interestingly, the interiors of the two models also have a more similar design, they both use a floating central control screen with a three-frame steering wheel-based layout, focusing on practicality. Not only that, in terms of materials, both cars are mainly soft, and supplemented by active colors for embellishment, which can give people a good sense of freshness.
In terms of configuration, both cars provide 10.25-inch central control screens and leather seats, eliminating the user's post-installation costs. However, the Roewe i5 is more generous, and high-end configurations such as 7-inch LCD dashboards, 360-degree panoramic images, and LED headlights are also equipped, almost transcending the level.
In terms of power, Kaiyi Xuandu showed the attitude of "spending money on the blade", which is not only equipped with a Chery 1.5T engine with a maximum power of 156 horsepower, but also equipped with a multi-link rear independent suspension, which makes it more outstanding in terms of driving experience than the Roewe i5 equipped with a 1.5L engine and a torsion beam rear suspension, which is more suitable for young consumers who have a certain pursuit of power. In contrast, the Roewe i5, which focuses on smoothness and fuel saving, is more like a special design for ordinary home users, after all, many people prefer reliable cars.
However, in the professor's view, the factor that ultimately determines who is more worth buying in the two cars will naturally be the price. From the perspective of the guidance price, the price of the two cars is relatively close, even if it is a 1.5T top model, it will not exceed 100,000 yuan. However, the price of Roewe i5 in the terminal market is more close to the people, and currently has a discount of 8,000 yuan in most areas, taking the 1.5L CVT diamond version of the main sales as an example, it only takes more than 90,000 yuan to land after the discount, and the cost performance is self-evident.
In terms of the cost of the later car, as mentioned earlier, the Roewe i5 power system focuses on fuel saving, so its fuel consumption performance is very outstanding, calculating that the average kilometer is only 0.48 yuan, plus the maintenance cost is not high, it can be said that it is quite close to the people. However, it is worth noting that Kaiyi Xuandu currently provides the benefits of free lifelong maintenance for the first car owner, which can also reduce the cost of consumers' cars to a certain extent.
Through comparison, it is not difficult to find that Roewe i5 will be a more balanced choice, it has the performance of considerable space, rich configuration, close to the people's price and other advantages, is currently 100,000 yuan landing good choice. In contrast, Kaiyi Xuandu is more like a "partial student", in addition to its certain advantages in terms of power and chassis, it is slightly non-mainstream in terms of pricing and configuration for cost considerations, which makes its market scope greatly reduced.