There is anecdotal saying that the BBA below 500,000 is LJ, I don't know if you agree with it?
At the end of the year, driving home is to have face, but also not to be seen as brainless, in fact, there are more options! Let's turn our attention to other luxury brand camps, american luxury cars represent Cadillac CT5, known as the British Jaguar XEL, known as the Volvo S60 from Sweden, terminal discounts are in the range of 30,000-50,000, less money and more work, and each has its own highlights.
Cadillac CT5
Manufacturer guidance price: 27 97-34.17 million
Terminal discount: 35,000
Model highlights: sharp appearance, solid materials, strong power
As a representative of the American luxury brand, Cadillac is not only the land car of the President of the United States, but also loved by some American performance horsepower enthusiasts. Most of its sedan platforms are dominated by strong sports styles, such as CT4 and CT5 models, and their personality characteristics are mostly known for their high-value appearance, strong power output and excellent handling performance.
The design of cadillac CT5 as a whole continues the design language of the Dirac family diamond cutting in recent years. Shield-shaped car logo, shield-shaped net, with sharp headlight shape, downward extension of the vertical strip daytime running light design, constitute a very aggressive front face design, tail and taillight shape also echo, luxury sports atmosphere is very strong.
The body length, width and height are 4924/1883/1445 (1443) mm, the wheelbase is 2947 mm, and the typical medium-sized rear-drive car size. The series is divided into two exterior versions, one for the popular sports blackening style, and the other for luxurious chrome embellishment. The CT5 uses the short front suspension design of the rear-drive car, which is the same as the BBA, but the side is a sneaky body, which makes the coupe full of flavor. In terms of body color, the manufacturer provides a total of 6 colors of Mayan black, maple red, coral purple, ink gray, starry blue, pearl white,
The interior can be combined with all-black, black rice and black gray colors, and the materials are very solid. The overall functional area is designed and laid out scientifically and rationally, with soft and leather materials wrapped almost everywhere it is touched, three steering wheels and paddle shifters that are standard throughout the series, which makes the sense of sporty icing on the cake. The central control provides a 10-inch multimedia touch screen with a decent size and a combination of mechanical or full LCD instruments.
Spatially, riders who are born ct4 but are too small in the back row can be relieved on CT5. The low sitting position in the front row ensures the driver's pursuit of sporty control, and the rear seat can still meet the comfort of most adult men. In addition to the entry-level technical model using a small skylight, other configuration models use front and rear segmented sunroofs, and the whole vehicle can have better permeability.
In terms of configuration, the whole series is equipped with a general LSY series 2.0T in-line four-cylinder longitudinal gasoline engine, with a maximum horsepower of 237 hp and a maximum torque of 350 Nm, and the power parameters are also excellent in the same class. With a 10-speed hand-integrated AT transmission for rear-drive transmission, the official gives a 100 km acceleration time of 7.3 seconds, 100 km comprehensive fuel consumption of 6.9 liters, the chassis is all a combination of front McPherson rear multi-link, taking into account the control and comfort of the appeal, the high-end model is equipped with soft and hard adjustable MRC code suspension and rear axle limited slip differential lock, which is the gospel of drivers who like to run tracks.
CT5 has obvious characteristics, can be business but more sporty tone, sharp appearance, just the right power just the right space and just the right configuration, open cool, look handsome, use well. Coupled with the fact that dealers can give more than 240,000 entry prices, it is another choice for young buyers.
Jaguar XEL
Manufacturer guidance price: 27.97-34.17 million
Terminal discount: 45,000
Model highlights: British gentleman, excellent driving sense
The second to appear is jaguar XEL, a midsize car owned by the veteran British luxury brand, the British royal car brand founded in 1935 from the British Isles, still from an extraordinary background. With the historical classic models XJ, F-TYPE and so on, Jaguar has always had its own unique style.
Unlike the Cadillac CT5, the overall jaguar XEL design exudes elegance and nobility, reflecting the aristocratic gentlemanly demeanor displayed by the brand. The current models on sale are jaguar XEL mid-term redesigns, and the earlier models are mainly changed in the front and rear light shapes, steering wheel and gear handlebar shapes, as well as some configuration levels.
In terms of appearance, it also adopts an elegant and sporty dual design, and the sports front face is similar to other Jaguar models, with a matrix honeycomb chrome design, and the side design is relatively full, and the lines are flat and tense. The headlights and taillights have been flattened before the redesign, which further fits the body style.
In the interior space, the red and black color block gives people a noble and passionate feeling. The Jaguar XEL with extended wheelbase gave a satisfactory answer on the back row experience, it seems that Jaguar has won the psychology of the Chinese people, before the BBA lengthened the sales advantage, but jaguar's lengthening failed to form a significant increase in sales, in front of the British gentleman, it is still necessary to have a car owner who understands it.
At present, the revamped Jaguar models are equipped with the ingenium 2.0T engine produced by invigorated, which is an improvement in parameters compared to the previous 2.0T engine. XEL will have a tuned version, respectively, the maximum power of 200 hp 200ps version and the maximum power of 250 hp of 250ps version, the gearbox matching from the ZF 8AT gearbox, gear change from the past knob-type gear shift mechanism to pure electronic gear lever style, officially called SportShift independent gear lever, the author believes that people who love driving will definitely prefer.
Volvo S60
Manufacturer guidance price: 29.69-38.49 million
Terminal discount: 50,000
Model highlights: Nordic design, safety and environmental protection, low-key elegance
When it comes to Volvo, an old Nordic friend, it must be safe and environmentally friendly, which is true, but it is more than that. The Volvo S60 is the brand's epitome, and the detailed design and European driving feel are equally memorable.
In terms of appearance, the overall difference with the 21 models is not much, the iconic "Quake" LED headlights appear to be very recognizable, the net is still for Volvo models family polygon design, the movement below recently surrounded the elegance without losing the sense of sport. Side styling xiaobian summed up as stable, elegant, stylish, simple and bright lines are not ostentatious, the body proportion is just right, this generation of S60 did not follow the previous generation for lengthening, can be described as retaining the original taste. The rear shape is layered and three-dimensional, and the double exhaust under the double C-type symmetrical taillights seems to tell the rear car that "the power is not vegetarian".
The interior continues Volvo's simple, elegant design style, sitting in the car makes the driver feel as if he is in the Nordic mountains and architecture, three steering wheels, an erected central control screen, matte silver trim embellishments, all the design is so exquisite and elegant.
The body parameters are 4761/1850/1437mm in length, and the wheelbase is 2872mm, compared with the trend of the three German BBA brothers who have lengthened domestically, the space is slightly restrained and low-key, but it is also a level that is completely sufficient.
The 2022 Volvo S60 recommended for everyone has been renumbered on the model style, the previous T3, T4, T5 power is now all B3, B4, B5 to distinguish, the engine is 2.0T gasoline power, corresponding to 163 horses, 197 horses, 250 horsepower, and the biggest improvement with the old model is to match the 48V light mix system, with the 8-speed automatic AT transmission from Aisin, the maturity of the model power is very high, durable and quality can be guaranteed.
Netizens said that Volvo car owners are "three high" people, that is, high income, high education, high quality, Hurun Research Institute data reflects that 53% of Volvo car owners are master's degree or above, which also caters to the Volvo brand tone, does not pursue luxurious design, but definitely has enough connotation.
When the American Speed and Passion Cadillac CT5 meets the elegant Nordic Volvo S60 and the demeanor of the British gentleman Jaguar XEL, which one is your dish?