I am now driving a 2021 Toyota Corolla, starting on May Day this year, when I bought the 1.5L CVT Pioneer Edition, the naked car price is 11.98W, and it is less than 13W on the road after the discount. Now that it has been open for more than half a year, the mileage has reached 11850km, and overall, it is still very satisfactory.
Not long ago, colleague Dabin bought a domestic car that had just been listed, and at first he didn't care too much, but his colleagues around him said yes. Later, out of curiosity, I also conducted a test drive and experience of Dabin's new car, and it turned out that what he bought was a Kaiyi Xuandu, which was just listed on October 18, and the guidance price was: 6.78-9.39 million yuan. It may be that I am used to driving the Toyota Corolla, and then test driving The Wing Xuandu, only to find out how much progress has the domestic car made? The following is a look at the two models to share the actual experience of using the car.
First of all, for my Toyota Corolla, the reason why I chose this model at the beginning, the first consideration is its brand value, after all, for the current joint venture brand, Toyota and Volkswagen are the first choice of the Chinese people, and the Toyota Corolla is not only very practical in space, but also has a good reputation.
Secondly, the spatial performance, for the model I purchased, its three circumferences are 4635mm *1780mm*1435mm, and the wheelbase is 2700mm. Among the compact cars, there is a superior performance. Therefore, its space is very powerful for performance, and at the same time, there is a 470L trunk volume, which is relatively practical.
Third, is safety, for the 21 toyota corolla, it is based on Toyota's new TNGA architecture to build, not only the body frame structure is more robust, but also it is equipped with 8 airbags as standard, such as: the main driver's knee airbag, the co-pilot's cushion airbag, and the air curtain on both sides are given, in the same price range of models, the relative safety configuration is relatively rich, which is very reassuring.
Of course, when it comes to the shortcomings of the Toyota Corolla, it is not without. First of all, it is its power performance, 1.5L displacement, 121 horsepower, and 148 Nm peak torque. Matching the CVT gearbox, Zero Hundred accelerates by 11.9 seconds, which is at a weak level compared to the same price point and the same level of models. Secondly, its engine is a three-cylinder engine, although there is no obvious shaking at present, but after a few years, it is not known what the situation is. Third, although the configuration in terms of security is very rich, the configuration of other aspects is somewhat stretched. For example, the model I bought, about 13W on the road, did not even have a reversing image, a sunroof and leather seats.
For colleague Dabin's Kaiyi Xuandu, he bought 81,900 tie-up versions, less than 10W on the road, and is also positioned as a compact family car. It is worth mentioning that the technology and resources of this model are provided by Chery, so it is not too much to call it a Chery rebranding car.
In terms of appearance, its overall design adopts a minimalist style, and the front face adopts a double-layer air intake grille, with a sharp shape of the daytime lamp, which looks like a "Peter Pan" or "small god beast" feeling, with a strong visual impact. The lines on the side of the body, while smooth and full, also have a bit of sports atmosphere.
In terms of size, its length, width and height are 4666mm*1825mm*1483mm, and the wheelbase is also 2700mm. Sitting in its rear row, the legroom is almost equal to the Corolla, which is also very spacious, and because of its wider body, it has a relatively superior performance in terms of lateral space. For families, it is easy to meet the group travel of a family of 5.
In terms of power, Kaiyi Xuandu is equipped with Chery's 1.5T Kunpeng power, with a maximum horsepower of 156 horses and a peak torque of 230 Nm, and in terms of transmission, the same CVT gearbox is matched. And its power performance, after the actual experience, not only has a stronger explosive force, but also accelerates in the middle and rear sections, and also has sufficient power reserves, but because it is a turbocharged structure, it will have a little delay, but it does not affect its driving experience.
Of course, there's another thing I really like about this model, and that's its suspension performance. For a compact family car within 10W, it is very rare to multi-link rear independent suspension, and the adjustment texture of the suspension is very good, not only can the various vibrations and bumps filter the points brittle, to provide passengers with a comfortable and comfortable riding experience, and its steering wheel virtual position is very small, pointing accurately, driving in a fierce state, the body of the follower is very strong, has an extraordinary driving experience, and even can take it to run the mountain, open the "Battle of the Hunting Bay" mode, that kind of feeling is very wonderful.
Of course, when it comes to the shortcomings of Kaiyi Xuandu, it is brand awareness and influence. Although the Kaiyi brand is well-known in Yibin, Sichuan, for consumers across the country, many people are relatively unfamiliar with it, and even some people do not know its existence at all.
Through the introduction of the two models, it can be found that if you put aside their brand value, just look at the strength of the vehicle itself, I have to admit that the performance of toyota Corolla in terms of safety is commendable. For Kaiyi Xuandu, its advantages are relatively more comprehensive, even the 6.78W entry-level version gives 1.5T power, 2700mm wheelbase, and multi-link rear independent suspension. These are enough to show that in recent years, the competitiveness of domestic cars and products has been rapidly improved. What do you think about this?