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Author: Shao Zhichao
Time push back to 2016, when the domestic brand SUV has been competing in a relatively low-end market segment, the high-end SUV market has always been a joint venture and luxury brand of the world, but there is a domestic brand, or there is a domestic model that does not believe in evil, the first to break through the ceiling of 200,000, it is from the GS8 of the GAC Trumpchi brand.
GAC Trumpchi GS8 as a domestic brand SUV of more than 200,000 yuan, the earliest launch with a large space, rich configuration and extremely excellent cost performance once listed into a blockbuster, the peak of the monthly sales exceeded 10,000 is also a common thing, there is a momentum to catch up with the same level of benchmark Highlander, but then with the continuous upgrading of other competitors, the overall competitiveness has obviously not been able to keep up with competitors, sales have begun to decline year by year.
This year's new second-generation GS8 has received widespread attention as soon as it was exposed, and the orders in the first two days after the opening of the pre-sale exceeded 40,000 units, deducing the return of the king of the realistic version, on the day of the "Double Twelve" Carnival Shopping Festival, the high-profile new second-generation Trumpchi GS8 officially ushered in the listing, with a total of 2 power versions and a total of 6 configuration models, and the official guidance price range was 18.68-24.68 million yuan.
The comprehensive product strength is impeccable
Briefly speaking of the overall product strength, first of all, in terms of appearance, the new second-generation Trumpchi GS8 has two kinds of grille shapes of "Spread Wings" and "Dragon Scale Wings", which look more powerful and domineering than the old models, and the simple and atmospheric body lines and silhouettes are also very much in line with the needs of domestic consumers for "big cars".
Not only that, the interior of the previous generation of Trumpchi GS8 that was spat on the most is also renewed, the overall interior design is simple and layered, and it is also equipped with a 14.6-inch large screen and a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument panel and the ar-HUD head-up display with DLP technology in the same style as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, and the sense of technology and high-grade are all there.
In addition to the high-tech configuration of the new second-generation GS8 with mobile phone sensorless key, face recognition, 540-degree panoramic image, automatic parking, voice interaction, gesture control, etc., the new second-generation GS8 is also equipped with AVDC shadow rider adaptive vehicle dynamic control system, and has L2.5 level automatic driving assistance.
The body size of the new second-generation Trumpchi GS8 has also been fully upgraded, its body length, width and height are 4980×1950×1780mm, the wheelbase has reached 2920mm, and has a 5/6/7 seat three-seat layout, which can basically meet the needs of most home users.
In addition to the rich configuration and large space, the biggest highlight of the new second-generation Trumpchi GS8 is actually in its powertrain, the new second-generation GS8 provides two models, the fuel version and the hybrid version, of which the fuel version is equipped with the Julang Power 2.0T GDI engine + Aisin's third-generation 8AT gold powertrain, the maximum power of the 2.0T engine is 185kw, and the peak torque is as high as 400Nm.
The hybrid version is equipped with a 2.0TM engine + electric motor composed of Toyota's new fourth-generation THS hybrid system, which is not only more powerful than Toyota's hybrid models, but also has a very low fuel consumption level, its comprehensive fuel consumption is only 5.3L/100km, and a tank of oil can run more than 2000km at the limit state.
Unique product attributes
Compared with previous years, the current domestic consumers have become more rational, relative to the brand, more in the emphasis on comprehensive product strength and cost performance, no matter which level of market segmentation, there must be a unique product force or product attributes to obtain sales results different from other competitors, this year's tank 300 and the success of the ideal ONE is a good example, and in our view, the new second generation of GAC Trumpchi GS8 is also such a model.
First of all, the price, the current domestic SUV segment of about 200,000, all over the joint venture compact SUV, domestic medium SUV and tank 300 such explosive hardcore off-road models. Compared with many domestic brand SUVs, its biggest advantage is the space to leapfrog and its toyota fourth-generation THS hybrid system, which has better fuel economy and reliability than other domestic brand competitors at the same price.
Compared with the joint venture, about 200,000 can only buy the compact SUV of the joint venture brand, the two brother models of the toyota Highlander and the crown land amplifier of the whole series of hybrids are equipped with 2.5L hybrid systems, but their landing price has exceeded 300,000 yuan, and most of the medium-sized SUVs of other joint venture brands in the same level are also more than 300,000 yuan, Honda Guandao does not have such a flexible layout compared with it, and the fuel economy is not comparable to it.
epilogue
After learning the listing price of the new second-generation GS8, the first thought that popped into my head was that the mid-size SUV segment was probably going to change. As a medium-sized SUV with an entry price of only 186,800, the new second-generation Trumpchi GS8 is almost impeccable in terms of product strength, and there is indeed no reason not to choose a large-space home SUV for 200,000 yuan.
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