Nowadays, the 100,000-level independent compact SUV market is in full bloom, in addition to the mainstream Haval H6, Changan CS75 PLUS, other brands of models also have a good competitiveness, but because of sales, word of mouth failed to accumulate and was forgotten.
Therefore, many other brands of compact SUVs began to continuously improve their own product strength, and even the new car was redesigned within one year of listing, maintaining the heat of the model.
And the new Dongfeng Fengshen AX7 equipped with Mach power is today's protagonist, and what new changes has it brought about this time with a yearly redesign?
Dongfeng Fengshen AX7 is actually a very mature model, after the official listing in 2015, it has been 6 years and has undergone many changes.
The "MACH" badge shows the special identity of the "Mach Edition"
In the past two years, in order to comply with the changes in the market, Dongfeng Fengshen AX7 has also begun to actively improve, and the biggest highlight of the AX7 version this time is the replacement of the Mach power 1.5T engine, with a maximum power of 190 horsepower and a peak torque of 300 Nm Peak.
The drivetrain has also been fitted with a Getrag 7DCT300 dual-clutch transmission, and the book parameters are quite good.
Such parameters are placed in the popular products of the same level, which are very capable of playing, much stronger than the CS75 PLUS and the 1.5T of the Haval H6. However, whether an engine is good or not is not only looking at the data, but more importantly, the actual experience. In actual driving, its power output left a deep impression on the professor.
In the ordinary mode, Dongfeng Fengshen did not set the model to a more sporty style, but paid more attention to comfort, so the output of the engine was relatively smooth. Coupled with the fact that the gearbox's tuning power is also online, there is no obvious frustration when changing gears. However, in the acceleration of the later stage, the power lag is more obvious.
During the test drive, the NVH performance of the carriage was even more surprising, and at 120km/h, the AX7 version of the car had only a little noise from the road surface and tires. When overtaking at high speed, the high-speed engine will have some noise coming into the car, but the overall volume is not high, so the overall quiet performance is worth affirming.
In terms of chassis, the chassis tuning of the Mach version of the AX7 is also different from the mainstream SUV models of the same class, which adopts the front McPherson, rear double cross-arm independent suspension, and is not completely biased towards the comfortable orientation of the tuning, but can provide a certain sense of the road.
For the fine vibrations on the road surface, the shock absorption system does not filter out very thoroughly, but retains them, so that the driver can perceive the presence of these vibrations, but does not affect the riding comfort.
However, due to the long suspension stroke, or the soft rear section of the shock absorber, when encountering large potholes and speed bumps, it feels a little unable to pull the body, the body will appear more obvious shaking, and in the fast turn, the AX7 Mach version of the body tilt angle is larger, so the confidence will not be very strong.
The appearance of the Mach version of the AX7, compared to the previous models, the change is still very large, after all, today's young users like the appearance of sports personality, and many hot-selling SUV models are just eating this.
Therefore, the appearance of the AX7 Mach version can be said to be something, such as a large mouth forward grille, a suspended roof, a through-type taillight group, etc., which are the most popular designs nowadays.
However, this also creates another problem, that is, the lack of memory points of their own brands. Many users will think that it is like CS75 PLUS and Roewe RX5 PLUS when they see its front face, but they just don't know what kind of car it is.
Therefore, Dongfeng Fengshen's models also need to improve the recognition of their own brands in order to obtain more user recognition.
The same is true when entering the carriage, although the interior design is still relatively good-looking, but it is obvious that you can see the traces of the interior design of the French car.
Compared with the previous model, there are still many improvements, the most obvious is that the central control multimedia screen has changed to a rectangular style with a narrower border, and the trim plate shape above the glove box is completely different from the current AX7.
The improvement of the rest of the details is a good improvement in the quality of the car, and now the independent brand models at this price point do not dare to relax in the interior, which shows how "inner roll".
Dongfeng Fengshen AX7 Mach edition in terms of product strength, in fact, has reached the level of the current mainstream SUVs, the appearance, interior and comfort configuration of the new car have been improved a lot, and in terms of power, it has been replaced with the latest powertrain, and the driving experience has been further improved.
However, in terms of brand image and model popularity, it is not pleasing enough, so the Mach version of AX7 needs to slowly accumulate word of mouth to ensure the follow-up quality and service, and I believe that sales will gradually increase!