When it comes to the joint venture medium-sized sedan, it is impossible to avoid the German double-strength Passat and Maiten, as well as the Japanese three musketeer Accord, Camry and Tianlai. Not long ago, the Passat, Camry and Accord have all completed a mid-term makeover, these three cars are market-tested veterans, today let's see what kind of classic showdown will be between the top three of the joint venture B-class cars.
The three cars have similar guidance prices, and who has the higher cost performance through configuration comparison.
Passat completed a mid-term makeover this year, the appearance has been redesigned, and compared with the old model, it has also launched a completely different front face style for consumers to choose. The Starry Sky edition adopts a more fashionable and pleasing design style for young people, in addition to the banner traditional design, more stable, reflecting the atmosphere and luxury of the new Passat, suitable for more age groups. The side of the body looks like a golden body.
The new Passat headlights use Volkswagen's top IQ.Light intelligent all-LED matrix headlights, which have automatic headlights, adaptive near and far lights, cornering auxiliary lighting, rain fog mode and delay shutdown function, which has obvious advantages over the same level of products. The taillights are streamers turned through the integrated LED taillights, which echo the daytime running lights of the front through, and the through lights are very futuristic.
New Passat headlights
New Passat First Class Lighting Effect
New Passat taillights light up effect
In the mid-term redesign launched by Camry this year, the overall design changes are not as sincere as the Passat, because its dual-appearance style has been introduced before this revision, and the main improvements are reflected in the details, in addition to adding a titanium gray silver body color. Double styling design is a very clever design style, which can meet the preferences of moderate and luxurious consumers, but also meet the aesthetics of fashionable sports young people, it seems that Passat and Camry are well versed in it.
The biggest change after the new Camry was that the large mouth of the net became more fierce, and the chrome decoration was matched on both sides, and the visual effect was more prominent.
The appearance of the Accord is mainly due to the increase in the area of the middle net, and the shape of the fog lamp has changed a little. The side styling is closer to the slipback, not as stable as a traditional sedan, and the deluxe version of the 17-inch rim is really not very uplifting. This revamp of the new Passat and Camry is more distinctive than the Accord.
The tail shape of the new Accord is very recognizable, and the tail lamp design of the type label is very strong, but the main light source of the tail lamp is still halogen, which is indeed a bit out of date.
In terms of appearance configuration, passat has obvious advantages, such as steering headlights, headlight rain fog mode, external rearview mirror memory function, etc. The configuration gap between the Accord and the Passat is not large, the Camry only has a key to enter the driver's seat, and there is no headlight delay to turn off, which is the lower configuration of the three cars. The new Passat in the body shape, lighting, wheels and other exterior design, compared to the Japanese car have a more attractive advantage, although the appearance is a matter of opinion, but the new Passat launched this time the starry sky front face reflected in the young sports style, is bound to be favored by more consumers.
Passat has a sense of atmosphere that many luxury brands have in terms of central control layout, color matching and material materials. The piano lacquer is decorated with a diamond-cut effect, which is more graded and more elaborate than the ordinary glossy black panel.
New Passat interior
9.2-inch multimedia touch screen built-in Volkswagen intelligent car connection system, the ui interface layout of the system is simple and clear, just like the horizontal placement of the smart tablet, the common functions of the vehicle are placed in the main interface of the system, by sliding the screen left and right to select the required functions, the operation logic is like a mobile phone, it can be said that there is no difficulty in getting started. In addition, the new Passat can also operate the screen over the air through gesture control, which is very cool.
New Passat center control screen
Camry's interior features a sleek asymmetrical design with a rich streamlined design that creates a layering feel for the central control. However, the modification of the Camry is a bit shabby in terms of configuration, for example, the steering wheel is made of plastic material, and the multi-function button on the right side of the steering wheel is subtracted.
New Camry interior
This time, the 4G networking function, voice recognition function, in-vehicle WeChat, online navigation and remote control function were finally upgraded, which was unimaginable in the previous Japanese models. However, the response speed and feedback of this system are not as smooth as those of the Passat.
New Camry central control screen
The interior of the Accord is slightly inferior in texture to the Passat and Camry, because its interior uses a large area of plastic materials and plastic decorative versions, and the design is mainly practical, lacking a sense of refinement. The standard T-shaped central control design does not have too many highlights, the only eye-catching is the 10.25-inch suspension central control screen, the display effect is more refined, the system UI design is simple, and the operation response is relatively smooth.
Accord interior
The most obvious change in the redesign of the Accord is the increase to a 10.25-inch central control touchscreen, and its upgrade focuses on the introduction of the new Honda CONNECT 3.0 intelligent guide interconnection system.
Accord central control screen
In terms of configuration comparison, the advantages of passat interior configuration are much higher than those of Camry and Accord. Such as mobile phone interconnection /mapping and wireless charging, more USB interface, in terms of practicality and convenience to do the best. 8 speakers and rear side window sun blinds enhance the luxury experience. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the automatic parking is in place, and the driving assistance functions such as parallel assist are very complete, far away from the opponent. The automatic parking entry function is very friendly to new drivers, so that parking is no longer panicked and avoids scratching. Parallel assist further enhances passat traffic safety. In contrast, camry is weaker in terms of car and machine systems, and the most wanted to complain is that the size of the dashboard LCD screen on the Accord is only 7 inches, and it is also a traditional mechanical dashboard, and the sense of luxury experience is poor.
New Passat automatic parking in-place function
In addition, the Passat interior mood lights are available in 10 colors, which can not only be manually selected by the user, but also can automatically change the mood light color according to different driving modes after switching driving modes. Such a setting further brings the distance between luxury brands and luxury brands closer.
For a B-class car, the size of the space and comfort of the ride is particularly important, the size of the space determines its practicality, let's see how the space performance of the three cars is.
The back seating space of the Passat should be considered to be relatively spacious among the three cars. The most obvious feeling is that there is enough space overhead in the back row that it will not feel depressed to ride.
New Passat rear space
The Camry body size does not dominate these three cars, resulting in a small overhead space in the rear. Moreover, the Camry has more thigh space in the front row, which also causes the minimum legroom in the back row to be affected.
Camry rear space
The space performance of the Accord is very good, sitting in the rear seat of the Accord, I believe that everyone is sure of its seating space, and the rear seating space has a lot of margin.
Accord rear space
The Passat is equipped with a rear wrapped aviation sleep headrest with lateral support to provide sufficient wrapping for the driver and passengers, in addition to the rear sunshade, which are not equipped with the Accord and camry, and the new Passat is clearly superior, with better comfort than the two Japanese cars. Passat's front and rear seats are wrapped in delicate leather materials, and the cushions and backrests are punched, which not only has good breathability, but also plays an effective anti-slip role. In addition to the usual electric adjustment of medium-sized cars, the front seats are equipped with two sets of memory functions in the main driver. Not only that, but the comfort of the seat is also very comprehensive, with heating, ventilation and massage functions. Camry's main driver seat has only 2 directions of waist support, and the passenger seat has no height adjustment and waist support, which is less comfortable. The Front and Rear Seats of the Accord are wrapped in leather, and the seats are large and soft with good comfort, but the configuration is not as good as the Passat.
New Passat rear head and overhead space performance
New Passat rear window sun blinds
The Passat fuel version is equipped with 1.4T and high and low power versions of the 2.0T engine, the maximum power of the three engines is 150 hp, 186 hp and 220 hp, and the maximum torque is 280 N?m, 330 N?m and 380 N?m, respectively. The matching gearbox is a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
New Passat engine
Although the 186 horsepower book data did not pull away too many opponents, the actual driving experience was very aggressive, the start was very fast, and it did not look like the calmness brought by the appearance. The texture of the chassis is very in line with the domestic road conditions, giving you enough confidence when cornering, and encountering ditches and bumps to slow down brings people a calm and decent. It is worth mentioning that the steering wheel steering is more flexible and lightweight than the two Japanese cars, more in line with the current urban road conditions, suitable for more people to drive, if you choose the 2.0T high-power version, you will beat the Accord and Camry in terms of book data and actual feelings.
New Passat chassis
Camry's fuel versions are 2.0L and 2.5L naturally aspirated engines, of which 2.0L have a maximum power of 178 hp and a drivetrain with a CVT stepless transmission (simulating 10 gears). The 2.5L engine has a maximum power of 209 hp and is paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission. The gap is large compared to the power of the Passat.
Camry engine
The fuel version of the Accord is equipped with a 1.5T Honda Earth Dream engine, the power parameter is 195 horsepower / 260N?m, in terms of output efficiency and power performance are not bad, the smoothness is also excellent, the turbo lag is commendable almost nothing, the fly in the ointment is that if you use the 9AT or the latest 10AT gearbox, you may be able to go to a higher level in terms of experience, especially in terms of driving pleasure.
Accord engine
The Accord takes a very traditional Japanese driving route, with a low center of gravity, the ultimate speed of the corners is the best of the three cars, and the cornering resistance is also good. However, the driving quality is not as good as the other two cars, and the suspension is somewhat thin for the filtration of the road surface.
Accord chassis
The three configuration models compared this time have a guidance price of about 220,000 yuan, and the difference is not more than 4,000 yuan. Among them, the guidance price of accord is the lowest, the cost performance is higher, but the interior and exterior design appears to be some old-school conservative, and the attractiveness to young people is greatly reduced, fortunately, it has the halo blessing of the top of the B-class car sales list. The Camry is also a model with a very high reputation in this market, and it has also had a solid mass base in the domestic market for many years, but the softness of the power will also make some consumers who pay attention to driving experience retreat. Although the passat guide price is higher, but there is better performance in both configuration and power, the appearance of the double front face style conveys the positioning of youthfulness, and also gives consumers more luxurious experience, and the solid driving experience maintains the sense of reassurance of the Passat in our minds. So who can attract you more with these three cars that have undergone mid-term revamps?