As a high-end car brand under Chery, Xingtu finally ushered in its flagship SUV in March this year, the Moon, and in October, the Moon 400T was finally listed. From the perspective of price, the Lanyue 400T model is only 4,000 yuan more expensive than the starting price of the 390T model, but it has also been further improved in power.
We all know that Chery's achievements in engine technology have always been the top level in independent brands, and the 2.0TGDI engine equipped with the 400T is Chery's masterpiece. In addition, the Lanyue 400T model is also based on Chery's latest MX3 Mars architecture Pro, which can be said to be full of sincerity. Recently, the author also conducted an in-depth test driving experience on the Lanyue 400T in Chengdu, and now I will share with you the test driving experience.
How is the difference between the Moon 390T and the Moon 400T?
First of all, in terms of exterior design, in fact, the 400T and the previous 390T model have not made much change, it is still a large-size front grille design, and the interior is decorated with horizontal chrome trim. As a medium and large SUV, the design of the Lanyue 400T is still relatively domineering. At the same time, there is also a through-the-day running light strip above the front grille, coupled with a flat headlight group, so that the entire front face has a strong sense of futurism.
Although the Lanyue 400T model as a whole inherits the design language of the 390T model, there are also obvious differences between the two. The first is that the front lip of the Lanyue 400T model adopts a blackening treatment, which makes the whole car more sporty. In addition, the Starway letter logo on the hood of some models has also become a golden glittering color on the Lanyue 400T, which is more graded than the Lanyue 390T model.
To the side, there is also a significant change, that is, the 400T has added a new privacy glass in the rear row. In the overall design, it is still a relatively hard style, with the domineering spirit of a medium and large SUV. Finally, in the tail design, the through-type taillights have become the trend of current car design, which is no exception in the 400T. In the lower left of the tail, there is also the word "400T" to show the identity.
For the Lanyue 400T, the large space is definitely one of its selling points, as a medium and large SUV, the new car has reached 4970/1940/1788mm in length, width and height, the wheelbase is 2900mm, and the interior adopts a 2+3+2 seat layout. For most seven-seat SUVs, the second row of space performance has always been excellent, and the third row is stretched, but the Moon 400T is not like this, even the third row also has a relatively rich space performance, a normal adult sits in without pressure, worthy of the flagship SUV of The Starway.
Entry is luxury, regardless of cost
Entering the car, the Lanyue 400T adopts a double 12.3-inch joint screen design in the design, and the air conditioning adjustment area is also a large-size touch panel, so that the car has a strong sense of science and technology. In addition, in terms of materials, it is not stingy, a large area is wrapped in leather or soft materials, and the seat supports the function of heating and ventilation, and the comfort is very strong.
In terms of configuration, the Lanyue 400T can be said to be entry-level luxury, although it is 4,000 yuan more expensive than the starting price of the Lanyue 390T model, but it has added mobile phone wireless charging and 8 speakers Sony speakers on the entry-level model, and these two configurations alone are already worth the money.
Moreover, the 400T is also equipped with ADAS intelligent driving bag, AR navigation, Lion4.1 Lion Zhiyun system, HUD head-up display, high-definition 360-degree panoramic image and openable large area voice intelligent control star screen panoramic sunroof and other rich configurations, these configurations in our test drive, are also personally experienced, very practical. The lanyue 400T entry-level model has even richer configurations than other SUVs, which truly achieves entry-level luxury.
Strong technical support, the strongest 2.0T power
Power is definitely the biggest attraction of the 400T, it is equipped with a 2.0TGDI engine with a maximum horsepower of 261Ps, and the maximum torque is as high as 400N·m, which is further improved compared to the 390T model. The performance parameters of this engine are not excessive, you know, volkswagen installed very large EA888 2.0T high-power engine maximum horsepower is only 220Ps, the maximum torque is only 350N ·m, the two have a big gap in performance.
The test drive route is still relatively long, starting from the hotel to Shimen Village, Yinghua Town, Shifang City, Deyang City, there is a distance of 125km on one side, and the round-trip trip has reached 250km, which is a relatively deep test drive. The specific test drive feeling given to me by the Lanyue 400T is that it was very smooth in the initial stage, and it did not give people a feeling of channeling because of the high performance of the engine. On the highway, the acceleration is very linear, especially in the sport mode, the whole power feeling is very rapid, and it does not look like a medium and large SUV at all.
Based on the MX3 Mars architecture Pro to create a moon 400T on the chassis also performed well, in the bumpy road section, the chassis can filter out most of the vibration, the overall adjustment is more comfortable, but when turning the car will not appear obvious sense of roll, control and comfort are taken into account.
Write at the end
In general, the comprehensive strength of the 400T is still relatively strong, it is not the target of other domestic cars, but the Highlander, Tiguan L and other joint venture SUVs, compared to these joint venture SUV, the Moon 400T has a lot of advantages in all aspects, in the same price point is also difficult to find the same as the Moon 400T as comprehensive medium and large SUV.