All along, the domestic consumers' love for luxury cars has increased unabated, eye-catching brand power and outstanding workmanship quality, not only is the basic element to impress today's young users, the fashion dynamic appearance and "Hao" uncompromising configuration sincerity is also particularly important.
Especially in the field of luxury mid-size cars that have become more popular in recent years, in addition to the traditional luxury "veteran" Mercedes-Benz upgrading its C-class family, what other options are large in space and high quality?
Lincoln Z
Pre-price: 255,000-342,000 yuan
Highlights of the new car: Showing the new look of American luxury, the interior screen is comparable to the new forces
During the Guangzhou Auto Show, which opened in November this year, Changan Lincoln brought the lincoln Z, the first mid-size car in China. In fact, looking at the luxury medium-sized cars currently on sale in China, it is not difficult to find that in addition to the three traditional luxury head players of the BBA, there are very few products in the second-tier camp that can compete with market share and product popularity, and with the arrival of Lincoln Z, this competitive situation will usher in new changes.
Driven by the "new four modernizations" of automobiles, the product design ideas of major automobile manufacturers are all mainly aimed at young consumer groups, which also makes the traditional car manufacturers not take much action in the face of new forces dominated by radical design, and Lincoln Z is an obvious exception.
In terms of design, Lincoln Z continues the brand's latest family design concept, but compared with the appearance of Lincoln's domestic SUV "Three Musketeers", the new car can better cater to the aesthetics of young users through the light strip and very dynamic posture of the front grille, and the fashionable and dynamic vehicle aura is also particularly strong.
From the side of the body, a line from the headlights through the whole body connects the rear, the iconic logos of the wings on both sides continue to point out the American luxury GENE of the new car, and the appearance of large sports wheels and hidden door handles further emphasizes the Lincoln Z's compatible luxury and technology product attributes.
In addition, in terms of space, the size performance of Lincoln Z is also particularly eye-catching, the wheelbase of 2930mm lays the foundation for a spacious ride space in the car, and the length of more than 4.9 meters and the height of 1485mm highlight the low-lying sports of the new car, it can be said that the size sincerity of Lincoln Z is indeed bright enough.
The interior is the biggest attraction of lincoln Z, the integrated large screen occupies most of the space of the center console, the strong scientific and technological atmosphere is the product advantage that BBA has not yet reflected, and the 12.3-inch LCD dashboard and 27-inch central control screen are also the standard identity of the whole series, which means that the entry-level model of Lincoln Z reflects the sincerity of luxury compatible intelligence, which is commendable.
In addition, according to the different versions, Lincoln Z also provides automatic parking in high-end models, Bluetooth key, HUD head-up display, 13-speaker Level Revel brand speaker and other young people's favorite configuration functions, the configuration strength is remarkable.
In terms of power, the Lincoln Z series provides a 2.0T four-cylinder engine and an 8-speed manual transmission powertrain, of which the maximum power of the engine is 181 kilowatts, the peak torque of 376 Nm can be exploded at a speed of 2500-400 rpm, and the official performance of zero hundred acceleration is 6.8 seconds, which indicates that lincoln Z is not only sincere in terms of luxury and intelligence, but also the driving control performance can face the mainstream competitors of the luxury head camp, so the strength of Lincoln Z is indeed not to be underestimated.
Cadillac CT5
Manufacturer guidance price: 27.97-34.17 million yuan
Highlights of the new car: emphasizing the American sense of sport, the whole series of rear-drive driving control is highly fun
As a blockbuster model in the layout of Cadillac's luxury car market in China, cadillac CT5 has always occupied a place in the luxury medium-sized car market with its sporty shape, rich intelligent network configuration and the fun of rear-drive control that young people are talking about, and its hot terminal sales are the best proof of its high cost performance.
Since the launch of the new Cadillac CT5, the outside world has always held a high evaluation of the styling design of this new car, compared to the BBA luxury competitors, the sense of sport and fashion created by the new car is more in line with the aesthetics of young people, in addition, in the blessing of the sports suite, the sense of combat in front of its face even has a hint of performance car taste, which is the highlight that traditional luxury opponents do not have.
Looking at the luxury medium-sized sedans on the market, the design ideas of most of the products mainly focus on the level of elegance and scientific and technological sense, and the Cadillac CT5 emphasizes the sense of combat in the appearance while maintaining the above characteristics, sports tail, sports exhaust, sports wheels, low flat tires, self-width body effect of the side design, etc., which are the best proof of cadillac CT5 reflecting the old American sports luxury.
In terms of space, the cadillac CT5 has a length, width and height of 4924mm/1883mm/1453 (1445) mm, and the wheelbase reaches 2947mm, which is more decent than other mainstream competitors.
In the actual riding experience, the second row of legs and head space still has a large amount of spare space, soft seats further enhance the cadillac CT5 riding comfort, but due to the special setting of the full series of rear drives, the drive shaft makes the rear floor platform increase a certain height, which will indirectly affect the long-term riding comfort experience of the second row of middle passengers.
Cockpit interior is cadillac in recent years the main area of attack, this year the brand side has been for its many models of details and configuration optimization upgrades, the overall cadillac CT5 to create a sense of luxury is still very eye-catching, large size suspension of the central control screen shows the American sense of science and technology atmosphere, the emergence of a large number of leather materials emphasizes cadillac's consistent luxury quality.
In addition, in the key configuration, cadillac CT5 series standard equipped with active brakes, automatic parking, variable steering ratio, all vehicle keyless entry, steering wheel shift, 10-inch central control screen and Car Networking OTA upgrade, etc., high-end models also further enrich the intelligent driving and entertainment configuration, the overall configuration sincerity can indeed impress most of the young personality of the consumer group.
Power part, Cadillac CT5 full series equipped with 2.0T + 10AT powertrain, by the front double ball spring vibration reduction pillar and the rear five-link independent suspension composed of suspension system is obviously more sporty adjustment, the choice of a variety of driving modes also further enriches the driving quality of the vehicle, 7.3 seconds to break the hundred performance is more enough to attract young consumers with a large wave of driving control.
Mercedes C-Class
Manufacturer guidance price: 32.52-37.22 million yuan
Highlights of the new car: the sense of science and technology has gone up to the next level, and the whole series of 1.5T+9AT+48V light hybrid power
All along, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class series has always been a popular blockbuster model in the young market, especially after this year's replacement, the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class has shown a new competitive strength, which also makes the already fierce market full of competitive points.
In terms of design, the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is equipped with the brand's latest family design concept, like the shape of the "shark's head" is more visually impactful than the old model, and the front grille covered with the brand's three-pronged star logo continues the Mercedes-Benz brand's consistent luxury craftsmanship, and the sense of fashion and sport created by the whole vehicle is particularly strong.
In the multiple details of the body side and tail, it is not difficult to find a new understanding of the concept of luxury and elegance in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the conspicuous elongated logo of the C-pillar indicates its long wheelbase identity, the full side curve and the dynamic tail, with the air spoiler that surrounds the bottom behind, all show the unique sense of refinement and luxury of the new car.
In terms of space, the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which is positioned as a mid-size sedan, is 4882mm/1820mm/1456 (1461)mm, and the wheelbase of 2954mm is 34mm more than that of the old model, which means that the interior space of the new car is more advantageous.
In terms of actual riding experience, the knee space of the second row of passengers is very eye-catching, the head space is still rich, and the emergence of the rear armrest and cup holder further enhances the luxurious and comfortable atmosphere of the new car.
In addition to the stylized exterior, the interior is also the focus of the upgrade of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class. After creating the double screen that swept the car circle, Mercedes-Benz once again came up with an innovation in interior design, the 12.3-inch floating LCD dashboard was full of combat, the 11.9-inch central control screen equipped with the standard of the whole series accommodated a large number of traditional buttons, and the air conditioning outlet and center console layout also ushered in a very eye-catching upgrade.
In terms of highlight configuration, in addition to a large number of luxurious and practical configurations as standard, the high-end model also provides a 15-speaker Burmester Berlin Voice brand audio system that young people like to see, and configurations such as rear independent air conditioning, intelligent digital headlights, real-life navigation and main driver's seat with memory are optional.
In the power part, the new Mercedes-Benz C-class series provides a 1.5T+9AT+48V light hybrid system, of which the low-power version of the engine has a maximum power of 125 kW, the peak torque is 250 Nm, the maximum power of the high-power version of the engine reaches 150 kW, the peak torque is 300 Nm, and the minimum fuel consumption of the entire series of products under 100 km is only 6.1 liters, of which the official performance of the four-wheel drive version of zero hundred acceleration is 7.5 seconds.
Overall, the replacement of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class has completed a comprehensive innovation from the inside out, especially the cockpit that is in line with the flagship S-class, which is undoubtedly full of attraction for users who like luxury technology.
Conclusion: I have to admit that the arrival of Lincoln Z has undoubtedly accelerated the fierce competition in the luxury mid-size car market, and the second-tier luxury camp that continues to attack in various fields is obviously aiming to compete for the potential market of the traditional luxury head camp.
Therefore, from a comprehensive point of view, the three models counted in the "Car 314" all meet the basic consumption needs of consumers for luxury and medium-sized cars, of which Lincoln Z and the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class can impress users who focus on science and technology, while Cadillac CT5 still plays the role of American athletes.