Three-cylinder machine, this "word" that makes consumers smell different. In particular, there are countless examples of the model that was originally favored, after learning that it was equipped with a three-cylinder engine, consumers turned to the four-cylinder engine to embrace.
The car companies that have suffered losses on the three-cylinder machine are also beginning to compromise with consumers. For example, General Motors, following the return of its Buick Yinglang to four cylinders, another brand Chevrolet Chuangku is also about to replace with a 1.5T four-cylinder engine.
Chuangku also returns to the four-cylinder machine
According to the information of the ministry of industry and information technology, Chevrolet Chuangku declared a 1.5T model, but because the tail label is consistent with the "335T" of the current model 1.3T, it is speculated that the power version will replace the current 1.3T model in the future. From the data point of view, this engine is also more powerful, the maximum power can reach 180 horsepower, not only 15 horsepower more than the 1.3T engine, but also 3 horsepower more than the 1.5T engine of the same class XR-V.
As for other aspects, the 1.5T model is not much different from the current model, and the style of the whole car is biased towards sports. In terms of body size, its length, width and height are 4270/1791/1610 (1627) mm, and the wheelbase is 2570 mm.
It is worth mentioning that the new car will be equipped with a car event data recording system. In addition, in terms of configuration, the new car can be equipped with sunroof, luggage rack, exterior trim, glass black edge, shark fin, front/rear combination light style, exterior mirrors, door handles, front/rear surround, radar/camera and other configurations.
Chuang Ku, who was once killed by three cylinders
As a small SUV owned by Chevrolet, Chuangku has also entered the country very early, but with the fierce competition in the market and the god configuration of the three-cylinder machine, this car has gradually moved away from the mainstream SUV market. Since the three-cylinder Chuangku does not work, GM has also thought of using other methods to save the market, the most direct is to reduce the price.
But the truth is that even if the terminal has a big discount, Chuangku still can't sell. Judging from the news of online inquiries, the maximum preferential margin of Chuangku in the country has reached more than 40,000 yuan, and the lowest price of today's naked car reference is only 64,900 yuan. I have to say that the bare car price is less than 65,000 to buy a joint venture small SUV, this transaction looks very cost-effective. However, because Chevrolet has been accustomed to using large price cuts in exchange for sales, it has long damaged Chevrolet's reputation for a long time, so the whole series of three-cylinder Chuangku is also in a state of no one's interest, and the sales of hundreds of units per month are not even a fraction of Binzhi and XR-V, and how bleak it is can be imagined.
Has the GM compact SUV been saved?
In fact, looking back at GM's other three-cylinder models, they are basically "heavy casualties". For example, the most affected Yinglang also obediently changed to a four-cylinder model in the middle of last year, and now its sales have long been among the top 5 of the sedan list, with nearly 260,000 new cars sold in January and November. It can be seen that no matter how good the three-cylinder engine once said by GM, domestic consumers just don't buy it, after all, the natural problems of the three-cylinder engine are always difficult to solve, and when they shake up, they know that it is fatal.
Now that Chuangku has also lost its way and reused the four-cylinder machine, can it turn over again?
From the perspective of the general environment, the joint venture small SUV market where Chevrolet Chuangku is located is actually in a period of decline. Among the many competitors, only XR-V, Binzhi and other Japanese cars are left to perform well, and can sell more than 10,000 units per month, which Honda's appeal still plays a big role. However, in contrast, other joint venture small SUVs, but under the "dimensionality reduction blow" of independent SUVs, it is difficult to have a living space, after all, the price range of Chuangku is also around 100,000, but the domestic independent compact SUV is not high, plus there are preferential policies, so everyone is more willing to buy a large circle of domestic cars.
In this way, it is not easy for Chuangku, which has no joint venture aura, to break through, but in any case, after returning to the embrace of the four cylinders, Chuangku is also an extra chip, and now it depends on how it is priced.
Write at the end
The American brand Chevrolet, in the past few years, has indeed been too "depressed" in the domestic market. To sell without sales, to recognize without recognition, and the three-cylinder engine is undoubtedly the "culprit" that causes all this. Now that Chuangku is lost, it can also be said that Chevrolet can breathe a sigh of relief, and when the four-cylinder model is listed, whether Chuangku can turn the tide may have to be left to time to verify.
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