The more cars you test drive, the clearer the outline of a good car will become. The power of car building is not in seeing, but in the "heart has a sharp mind" after driving, or hiding in various small details to impress your sincerity.
When everyone unanimously believes that the upgrade consumption ≈ the high-end atmosphere is ≈, luxury and configuration, Dongfeng Honda still has not given up the deep cultivation in the A0-class car market, especially from the LIFE (Laifu sauce) launched by Dongfeng Honda, we see another optional path to upgrade consumption!
"Perfect score design" for hatchback minivans
The A0 class sedan, naturally limited by size, does not occupy an advantage in absolute space. Coupled with the continuous exploration of the price of compact products, how to keep their own battlefield from being eroded or even further expanding the scope of the territory is indeed a problem facing all A0-class car brand car companies.
For Dongfeng Honda, it must first achieve icebreaking in two aspects, one is that the target customer base is not limited, and the other is to tap the space potential in a small space.
Therefore, although Dongfeng Honda LIFE was benchmarked by many media as Fit Brothers models at the beginning of its entry into China, it has stepped out of its own independent market with a more comprehensive and high-dimensional positioning. First of all, in the target customer group, Dongfeng Honda LIFE adopts the design concept of two cars, which includes the people from up to 70 and down to 00, and the span is large enough to prove the carrying capacity of the product itself. For car users who pursue exquisite and practical use, they can choose the CROSS-border style CROSSSTAR version. For young people who pursue individuality, the SPORT version is more friendly in terms of modification and handling performance.
Specifically, the two versions of the model under the premise of the overall style of the same, the details of the treatment highlight the difference. The CROSSTAR version of the chassis has higher ground clearance, equipped with roof racks, black wheel eyebrows and side skirts, etc., so that it looks more elegant and stable, driving in any age group is not violated, and the entire body size should be slightly stretched. The SPORT version is more youthful and simple, representing Dongfeng Honda's high-performance exclusive red pull-line decorative strip, the black grille of the front face with further increased brightness, and the front lip of the movement with the big eyes of the god, which looks more effective.
Of course, from a design point of view, the interior of Dongfeng Honda LIFE is actually more interesting. In terms of overall senses, it is a Seiko style, which is more energetic and temperamental than the leather materials on the market. At the same time, as an A0-class sedan, LIFE is definitely a benchmark for this segment in the mining of space. Before the test drive, I deeply experienced that a man with a height of 180cm adjusted his sitting position in the driver's seat, and the legs of the front head and the second row basically left a punch space, which would not be too cramped.
In addition, the CROSSTAR version of the "magic seat" function can be described as exquisite and changeable, such as the second row of seats can put the backrest flat, unlocking more car scenes such as loading, long-distance self-driving, baby play space and so on. What's more surprising is that the second row of seat cushions can also be folded upwards, such as a family of three with a baby, you can fold out one side of the cushion to bring more activity space, or some temporary bulky items can be directly placed in the second row for easy access to get on and off the car, without having to switch back and forth in the trunk. In addition, the backrest of the co-pilot's seat can also be reclined backwards at multiple angles, giving the co-pilot passenger a "boss seat" treatment.
In addition, Dongfeng Honda LIFE has a lot of clever space excavation, such as the cup holders on both sides of the instrument panel, not only convenient to take, but even connected to the air conditioning outlet, so that the water cup is blown by the air conditioner to warm in winter and cool in summer; the co-driver dashboard in addition to the traditional storage box, it also provides an upward opening storage compartment, parallel viewing angle under the items are more convenient; the center console is also set up with a number of storage spaces.
I believe that this ability to excavate space can only be imagined by Dongfeng Honda and can be put into action. All these small details come together to bring you all kinds of handy pleasure in driving, like an old friend who knows you.
"Manipulation" at first sight
When it comes to Honda, you can't always get around the power. I personally feel that the power control of LIFE can be said to embody the essence of Honda's thinking on power technology.
Dongfeng Honda LIFE is equipped with the Earth Dream Technology 1.5L naturally aspirated engine, matching the CVT infinity gearbox, the maximum power is 96 kilowatts, the maximum torque is 155N·m, the power parameters do not seem to exist every second, but the surprise is greater than the eye.
Tapping on the accelerator, the first impression of the invigorating and light power is that the car does not have a half-crotch pull due to the constraints of displacement. It is no exaggeration to say that the power tuning of Dongfeng Honda LIFE has been refined into the driving scene. For example, at most speeds below 80 km/h in the city, its throttle feedback is very sensitive, and the entire start accelerates linearly without a sense of lag, which will bring a sense of ease to the driver's home experience.
In the high-speed driving scene, Dongfeng Honda LIFE gives the driver a sense of security through the right steering of light and weight, and a stable enough chassis. When the speed reaches more than 100 kilometers per hour, stepping on the floor oil, the roar of the engine comes, even so, the entire acceleration is still linear, there will be no sudden panting power, this kind of no matter how you squeeze I will not collapse feeling, just give consumers a kind of fun to scare the car.
Therefore, it is valuable that Dongfeng Honda LIFE has not given up the brand's pursuit of control because it is an A0-class small car, and its core logic is to optimize the sensitivity, pleasure and acceleration of the delicacy to the extreme, and in the driving mode of most urban scenes, these alone are enough to win the favor of drivers.
Quality is more than just what you see
Although it belongs to the same brother model as Fit, whether it is from the Yingshipai, UR-V or this LIFE product, we can clearly perceive that Dongfeng Honda hopes to bring the original Honda brand gene into China. For example, the production line of Dongfeng Honda LIFE, which was previously Honda's production line of Jazz (that is, the overseas version of Fit, which was exported to the European Union) in China, is more guaranteed in terms of workmanship and quality control, including the "LIFE" car name that began in 1971, which has also been directly inherited.
Similarly, in the entire safety performance of Dongfeng Honda LIFE, a lot of meticulous consideration has been made. For example, the front windshield of the product adopts a double A-pillar design on both sides, so that the front view is unobstructed, reducing the driving blind spot.
At the same time, Honda's Honda SENSING safety supersensitive system developed with the goal of "zero accidents" is also installed on Dongfeng Honda LIFE, which acts as a driver's safety assistant. For example, its collision mitigation braking function, when there is an emergency in our driving slip number, it will intelligently judge and take brake reminders to avoid accidents such as rear-end collisions. Another example is lane keeping assist and lane offset suppression function, which allows the vehicle to always stay on the correct road, which can greatly alleviate the tension in driving for long-distance driving.
In terms of intelligence, Dongfeng Honda LIFE is also fully in line with the needs of current car buyers, which is equipped with a 7-inch LCD instrument + 8-inch DA intelligent screen interconnection system. In the current era of intelligent interconnection overconfiguration, in fact, the author thinks that moderate restraint may be the best logic, if we drive the frequency of use to sort, the necessary options are nothing more than music, radio, Bluetooth phone, and car machine interconnection can realize the extension of mobile phone functions to the car, so Dongfeng Honda LIFE with this logic set the various intelligent interconnection functions, is simple and practical, eliminating the cumbersome switching back and forth screen.
Write at the end
Needless to say, under the various dimensionality reduction blows of the compact market in the A0-class small car market, more and more car companies choose to lie flat and let the market give the final judgment. But Dongfeng Honda found its own sea of stars on life. The so-called big and small are only relative concepts for it, and they are not an excuse for small cars to enter a dead end. On the contrary, consumption upgrading is an eternal and unchanging appeal, exquisite details are easy to use to impress people who love life, and eventually become excellent students in the A0-level boutique car market.