It is about to be the Spring Festival, and many people plan to buy a new car before the festival, and the scenery will go home for the New Year. Especially in recent years, the popular big seven-seat SUV is more popular with everyone, to have a card face, to be practical is also very outstanding, is definitely a festival artifact.
In the past, when it came to 300,000-level seven-seat SUVs, many people first thought of the Highlander. However, today is different from the past, and today's market choices are becoming more and more diverse.
Lynk & Co 09, Buick Encore Flag and the new Ford Ruijie are fully capable of breaking the wrist with the new Highlander. How to choose these four popular models? Let the kung fu car take everyone to see it together.
(1) Highlander is still the benchmark, and hybrid plus electronic four-wheel drive is the highlight
Highlander has always been the benchmark of medium-sized urban SUVs, and the fourth generation of Highlander was listed in June this year, which can also be regarded as stabilizing the status of "God Car", and the new car is still more interesting.
The new car is based on the latest TNGA-K platform, which is more angular than the old model and has a hardcore SUV feeling. The size is increased to 4965 * 1930 * 1750mm, so that its third row of space is larger, many users look at the car is "happy home", obviously more suitable for home.
Of course, the biggest upgrade of the new Highlander is to "kill" the old 2.0T turbocharged engine, after all, the advantage of playing Turbo Toyota over other brands is not so great. Switching to the latest 2.5L hybrid system has widened the gap between highlanders and its peers, and its biggest advantages are better power response, better smoothness, and more fuel economy.
In the initial stage, the new Highlander is the simultaneous output of the front and rear motors, making it feel close to the tram at the beginning, smooth and powerful. Continue to accelerate, and the engine will begin to intervene to meet further power needs. The system output of the new car is 183kW, which is more powerful than the old 2.0T engine, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is only 5.3L/100km, which is more fuel efficient than A-class cars.
In terms of interior design, the new Highlander has also made no small upgrade. In general, the sense of technology is stronger and the configuration is higher. The 12.3-inch central control multimedia screen is fine in detail and resolution, and the reaction speed of the car system is also improved a lot.
The new car can support QQ music, Baidu map, iQiyi and other common app, but also through the "Fengyun Enjoy" function to achieve car home interconnection, remote control, real-time positioning these services have also joined, the degree of intelligence is much higher than the old model.
The new Highlander also has an advantage, that is, the upgrade uses Toyota's latest E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive system, its front and rear axle drive force can be adjusted in a wide range of 100:0-20:80, which makes its four-wheel drive system more responsive, and the durability and stability are better, so that the new car can get out of trouble better. Of course, there is also the excellent safety brought by TNGA, which makes the new car more competitive.
Overall, the upgrade of the new generation of Highlander is still relatively large, which can better meet the needs of households.
(2) Lynk & Co 09, do not talk about martial arts indiscriminate killing?
Starting from Xingrui, Geely seems to be fascinated by this feeling of "not talking about martial arts", that is, using cross-level cars to hit low-level models of joint ventures. MingXingrui is a B-class sedan with a wheelbase of 2 meters and 8 with a 2.0T engine, which is positioned as an A+ class.
Lynk & Co 09 seems to continue this line of thinking, its opponents are actually Mercedes-Benz GLE, BMW X5, etc., but set at the 300,000 level, and the joint venture medium-sized SUV to a piece.
Lynk & Co 09 is based on the latest SPA platform, which originated from Volvo, and the biggest features are high electrification, good safety and excellent comfort. The urban opposition aesthetic adopted by the new car is also very eye-catching, which has a strong sense of trend and is also very atmospheric and stable. The body size of the new car is 5042*1977*1780mm, and the wheelbase is 2984mm, which has more advantages in space than Highlander.
The Lynk & Co 09 series is equipped with a Drive-E 2.0TD T5 engine and Aisin 8AT transmission as standard, with a maximum horsepower of 254 hp and a maximum torque of 350 Nm, which are relatively advanced in the same class. Although dragging a body of more than 5 meters, it only takes 8 seconds for the new car to complete 0-100km/h acceleration, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is 9L/100km, which is also relatively economical at this level.
The Lynk & Co 09 is also equipped with a rather luxurious sports chassis, with a front double wishbone independent suspension + rear integrated multi-link independent suspension that can be benchmarked against the BMW X5. And its chassis aluminum parts accounted for 48%, which makes its handling more precise and quieter driving. The new car is also equipped with the only adaptive air suspension system in its class, which allows its ground clearance to be intelligently adjusted between 160mm and 250mm, which is full of luxurious texture. And, of course, the advanced Lynk Co-Pilot advanced driver assistance system, which makes driving easier and safer.
Overall, the Lynk & Co 09 is definitely the most cost-effective car in this class, because it is built in many ways according to the standards of C-class luxury SUVs, and it is indeed "not about martial arts".
(3) Sharp world PLUS, the best to open a large SUV
Rui Jie is also a "veteran" of this level, it has recently completed a new upgrade, but it is not just a simple addition of a PLUS to the name, but a full-dimensional upgrade.
The new Ruijie PLUS has dropped its curb weight to less than 1.8 tons, and is even comparable to the new Tiguan L, and the American car is lighter than the lower half-grade German car, which is simply surprising. But a glance at its body configuration, everyone knows.
The new car's body material is mainly 1500Mpa high-strength boron steel, and it uses the latest integrated cage body design, which makes its body weight greatly reduced, but at the same time, the strength is higher, and the handling limit is also better.
Ruijie PLUS is also one of the very few models that uses lightweight aluminum alloy suspension, and its under-suspension control arm material is mainly made of high-quality aluminum alloy material, which makes its steering more sensitive, and more corrosion-resistant and more reliable.
For this level, the biggest advantage of Ruijie PLUS is still its unparalleled handling texture. The 2.0T engine has a maximum horsepower of 245 hp and a maximum torque of up to 390 Nm, and its turbo tuning is particularly interesting, 1000 rpm will begin to intervene, and it will take 2500 rpm to reach the maximum torque, which makes it more like a large-displacement self-priming engine, smooth and powerful.
The AWD detachable intelligent four-wheel drive system of the new car is also very powerful, its two-wheel drive/four-wheel drive switching speed has reached the millisecond level, the fuel consumption of daily driving is no different from that of two-wheel drive models, and the power output of four-wheel drive is also very good. As a medium-sized SUV, the turning radius of the Sharp Boundary PLUS is only 5.75 meters, which is more flexible than the average compact SUV and is quite easy to open.
If you love driving, then Ruijie PLUS will be a very good choice.
(4) Buick Encore Flag, the most balanced seven SUVs
The Onco Flag should be the seven-seater SUV that best meets the tastes of Chinese, because it is based on the universal C1 platform and is "tailor-made" for the Chinese market. And all aspects of its configuration, but also the oath of this, all aspects are "just right".
First of all, from the appearance, the Encore banner adopts the "big and beautiful" design that the Chinese people like very much. The new car body shape is round and full, coupled with the atmospheric and stable posture, giving people a sense of exquisite luxury. The 4981*1953*1732mm body size and 2863mm wheelbase make it easy to lay down the "2+3+2" seat layout to meet the needs of the second-child family.
In terms of power, The Encore Banner is equipped with a GM classic 8th-generation Ecotec 2.0T variable cylinder turbocharged engine with a maximum horsepower of 237 hp and a maximum torque of 350 Nm. It is combined with the 9AT gearbox, which is also a golden combination, the time to complete the acceleration of 0-100km/h is 8.6 seconds, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is as low as 7.3L/100km, which is both high performance and low fuel consumption, and the reliability is also well-known.
An onco flag also has an advantage, that is, its intelligent configuration is quite high. The new car is equipped with Buick's latest eConnect 2.0 interconnection technology, which not only supports the latest AI intelligent voice function, but also can directly cast the screen through mobile phone interconnection, and also supports OTA networking upgrade function, and the whole human-computer interaction experience is quite outstanding. The new car is also equipped with ANC active noise reduction technology, which makes its ride comfort also very good.
Overall, The Encore Banner is the safest choice for this level.
(5) Kung Fu shooting
It can be seen that in recent years, major car companies have significantly strengthened the layout of the 7-seat SUV field. Not only has the Highlander achieved a major replacement, but the new Lynk & Co 09, Ruijie PLUS and Encore Banner are also quite strong, a bit picky.
300,000-level large 7-seat SUVs, how will you choose?