In all the models of Changan Automobile, Changan CS75 PLUS can be said to be a pivotal car, in the compact SUV segment, with its personalized technology value, rich and perfect configuration and strong Blue Whale power to gain the attention of many consumers, according to official data, Changan CS75 PLUS sales reached about 15,500 units last month. Moreover, the Changan CS75 PLUS, which was re-listed some time ago, has been upgraded and optimized in an all-round way in terms of appearance, interior, configuration, etc., which has attracted a lot of attention. So what about the performance of the new Changan CS75 PLUS on the maintenance car? Today we will investigate the three aspects of insurance, maintenance and fuel.
Insurance costs
Changan CS75 PLUS has two power systems of 1.5T+6AT and 2.0T+8AT, among the 1.5T models, the "2022 1.5T Automatic Luxury" with a guiding price of 124,900 yuan is the most concerned one. In the case of 7,000 yuan more expensive than the low configuration, there are more front and rear head airbags, 360-degree panoramic images, cruise control, panoramic sunroofs and driving recorders, etc. in the driving process of highly practical configuration. Although the high-end configuration is only 7,000 yuan, the parallel assist, active braking system and electric trunk equipped on the car are used less during daily driving.
In addition, in the 2.0T model, consumers mostly buy the "2022 2.0T automatic pilot", and the guidance price is 139,900 yuan. All aspects of the car are very rich in configuration, which can fully meet the comfort and intelligent needs of the driver, so we take the "2022 1.5T automatic luxury" and "2022 2.0T automatic pilot" as the reference models.
According to the investigation of the insurance costs, we to 1 million three liability, car damage insurance and compulsory traffic insurance these three main types of insurance to calculate, then the purchase of Changan CS75 PLUS 1.5T and 2.0T of these two models after the first year of the insurance cost is about 4398 and 4561 yuan, but if the later period does not produce insurance, there will be a year-on-year discount, according to the second year of 20% discount, the third year of 30% discount, In fact, the insurance cost of 1.5T and 2.0T for three years is about 10379 yuan and 10764 yuan, with an average annual insurance cost of 3460 yuan and 3588 yuan, respectively, and the annual insurance cost of 2.0T is 128 yuan more expensive. However, overall, the insurance cost of Changan CS75 PLUS is relatively cheap compared with the same level of models.
Maintenance costs
Changan CS75 PLUS 1.5T and 2.0T models of the maintenance cycle are the same, according to the official maintenance manual, Changan CS75 PLUS in the purchase of 5000 kilometers after the purchase of the car to drive 5000 kilometers, free replacement of the oil filter, and then every 7500 kilometers for routine maintenance.
Assuming that the driving mileage of three years is 60,000 kilometers, the maintenance items to be carried out in the three years are: the oil filter that needs to be replaced every 7500 kilometers, the air conditioning filter that is replaced every 15000 kilometers, the air filter element is replaced when driving to 20000 kilometers, and then every 15000 kilometers, the spark plug and antifreeze need to be replaced every 20000 kilometers, and the brake oil can be replaced once when the mileage is 35000 kilometers.
However, the Changan CS75 PLUS 1.5T and 2.0T models have slightly different prices in the accessories that need to be replaced. The price of small maintenance such as 1.5T and 2.0T models that need to replace oil machine filters is 312 yuan and 462 yuan respectively, so the total conventional maintenance costs required for 1.5T and 2.0T driving 60,000 kilometers in three years are about 3337 yuan and 4809 yuan, respectively. The 2.0T model is 1472 yuan more expensive, because it has higher quality requirements for accessories such as oil and spark plugs that need to be replaced, and the maintenance cost is naturally raised.
Fuel costs
In terms of power parameters, the Changan CS75 PLUS 2.0T model can reach a maximum power of 233 horsepower, which is 55 horsepower higher than the 1.5T, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of NEDC is 8.1L/100km, while the comprehensive fuel consumption of the 1.5T NEDC is 6.5L/100km. According to the results of our tests, the comprehensive fuel consumption of 1.5T and 2.0T per 100 kilometers is about 8.2L and 9.5L respectively, and the gap in fuel consumption in actual driving is even greater.
This car only needs to add No. 92 oil, the current price is 7 yuan / L, according to the family car per year to drive 20,000 kilometers of mileage to calculate, then a year down 1.5T and 2.0T respectively need fuel costs are about 11480 yuan and 13300 yuan, 2.0T models are 1820 yuan more expensive per year, each month also spend 152 yuan more on refueling, such fuel costs in the same class of cars do not dominate.
summary
We add up the above calculated costs, we can know that the annual maintenance cost of Changan CS75 PLUS 1.5T and 2.0T models is about 18277 yuan and 21697 yuan, and the annual 2.0T model spends 3420 yuan more on the car, which is 285 yuan per month. One of the most important cost differences is still in the cost of fuel, after all, if you want to feel the powerful power experience brought by the 2.0T engine, you still need to pay a "price". So if there is no requirement for power, just hope to buy a family SUV, Changan CS75 PLUS 1.5T model is more selective, the price of more than 100,000 yuan and the cost of car maintenance of 1523 yuan per month are within the affordable range of most families.