Nowadays, young people have higher and higher requirements for vehicle appearance, and it is difficult for general trends and fashion designs to get their recognition, so some car companies have begun to seek some maverick, and even some future science fiction elements of design to show the difference, and in the domestic small SUV market, Geely ICON can be regarded as a representative product.
As a small SUV that focuses on young people, Geely ICON has a rather bold shape design, not like new energy vehicles, better than new energy vehicles, whether the overall design, or the trend of the interior sense, are full of futuristic, different from any current SUV products. Of course, under the appearance of personality, Geely ICON is equipped with a 1.5T engine, so it still requires users to carry out daily maintenance and other aspects of car expenditure. So how does geely icon car cost performance? Next, we will investigate the cost of Geely ICON insurance, maintenance and fuel costs.
Insurance cost survey
According to our survey, Geely ICON "2020 1.5TD i9 BSG" is purchased by more people, mainly because as a high-end model in 2020, it has 2-4 more airbags, a full set of driver assistance systems, 360-degree panoramic images, adaptive cruise, panoramic sunroof, hidden door handles, built-in driving recorders, main and co-pilot power seats, front seat heating, interior mood lights and a series of scientific and practical configurations, such as the mid-range and low-end models, and the increment is very large. The price is not too much higher, very cost-effective. Compared with the two 2021 models, the "2020 1.5TD i9 BSG" is much cheaper in price, although the configuration is reduced, but it is also enough for daily use. Therefore, we used this car as a survey model.
According to the survey results, after geely ICON '2020 1.5TD i9 BSG' model purchased 1 million three major insurance types, car damage insurance and compulsory traffic insurance, the first year's premium was about 5760 yuan. If there is no accident in the later use process, the insurance cost will be discounted to a certain extent, we take the standard premium of 20% off the second year and 30% off in the third year, calculate the total cost of vehicle insurance, about 14400 yuan, the average year is about 4800 yuan.
Maintenance cost survey
According to the maintenance manual, the first warranty time of Geely ICON is 5000km or 3 months, the first warranty is free, and the interval after that is 10000km. The replacement cycle of air conditioning filter and air filter element is 20,000km; the replacement cycle of antifreeze, brake oil and spark plug is 40,000km. The small maintenance price of only replacing the oil and machine filter is 710 yuan, the price of the air filter element is 65 yuan, and the price of the air conditioning filter is 78 yuan. The price of antifreeze, brake oil, and spark plug accessories ranges from 30-150 yuan (excluding man-hours).
We take the general family car three-year driving 60,000km as the car cycle, calculate the Geely ICON maintenance costs, a total of 6082 yuan, an average of 2027 yuan per year, and the small maintenance price is 710 yuan. It can be seen that as a small SUV, the maintenance price of Geely ICON is at a medium level in the same class, but considering that it uses a more powerful 1.5T engine, zero hundred acceleration time is within 9 seconds, so the price is not expensive. Compared with its own "brother" Geely Binyue 1.5T model, it is only more than 200 yuan more expensive, and the difference between the flat and the price difference after each month is almost negligible.
Oil cost survey
Geely ICON 1.5T+48V light mix NEDC has a comprehensive fuel consumption of 5.7L/100 km, and according to our survey, the actual fuel consumption is 7.8L/100 km. Based on the current 92 gasoline 7.1 yuan per liter to calculate the fuel cost, after three years of driving 60,000km, the total price of Geely ICON oil cost is 33228 yuan, and the average monthly fuel cost is 923 yuan, which is a medium level in the same level. Still compared with its own "brother" Geely Binyue 1.5T model, the monthly fuel cost is only more than ten yuan, which has no impact on daily use.
epilogue:
We add up the above maintenance costs, insurance costs and fuel costs, and we can calculate that the cost of Geely ICON's three-year driving of 60,000km is 53,710 yuan, an average of 1,492 yuan per month. Overall, the total cost of Geely ICON's car is at a medium level in the same class, and compared with the Geely Binyue 1.5T model, the monthly cost is only a dozen yuan, almost negligible. Of course, considering that 1.5T has strong power, and has a high value and more trendy design, I believe that for most young users who like Geely ICON, even if they spend more money, it must be worth it.