Nowadays, the joint venture B-class sedan camp can be said to be "the same as the crowd", there are traditional luxury car brands and new forces in car manufacturing, the market cake is so big, if you want to win more market share, you have to do everything in your power, there are reliable, durable, worry-free Camry, Tianlai, there are "IKEA Yishang" at the same time the main sports control of Maiten, Passat, there is the main cost-effective Regal and Mai Ruibao XL ... In the field of luxury B-class cars, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi are also "leading the way" and "competing for glory", but with the return of rational consumption and more and more people began to pursue niche culture, Cadillac, Volvo, Lexus, Lincoln has also made great progress.
Of course, the brand influence of these second- and third-tier luxury car companies is far less than mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, and if they want to maintain enough competitiveness, mechanical quality and product quality are generally stronger than the same level of BBA, and the price is often lower. For example, today we talked with the big guys about DS9, the official guidance price is 249,900-339,900, and then look at its product strength, the cost performance is very eye-catching.
DS9, as a luxury car brand owned by Peugeot Citroën, has a status in France like a Cadillac in the United States, and DS is extremely popular with French dignitaries and is known as the "presidential car". Since DS entered the Chinese market in 2012, although the popularity is not high, but the product power can not be ignored, if you like to pursue niche, personality, you can put DS9 in your list of intentions.
DS French means "goddess", and DS9 in the design concept does uphold the luxurious, noble atmosphere, personally prefer Haoyue silver and meteor silver version, silver paint in the light effect shines, straight and sharp like a knife cut like the waist line to bring mysterious light and shadow effect, the overall style is indeed very close to the concept of "goddess". The side shape has a kind of crossover coupe's sport and elegance, especially the slender body visual effect is not bad, the roof arc pouring out of the extremely aerodynamic, combined with the hatchback trunk, slightly upturned tail and low body, is conducive to reducing the wind resistance coefficient of the whole vehicle. In addition, the multi-spoke aluminum alloy wheel shape is also very interesting, the tire specifications have 235 \ 50 R18, 235 \ 45 R19 two choices, tire brand is Michelin.
Shifting the gaze to the front face, the family-style front face has a high degree of recognition, the intake grille adopts a hexagonal design, the middle mesh is blackened, the chrome decoration in the middle is cleverly integrated into the brand logo, plus chrome decorative strips and LED far and near light groups, giving it a delicate and delicate workmanship. The tail shape is also simple but not simple, the tail light is very visual after being lit at night, and connected by a chrome strip, the continuity of this front and rear design is still relatively good. Space size part, DS9 body length, width and height are 4933mm, 1855mm, 1468mm, wheelbase 2895mm, such size parameters are still very competitive in the same level of products, feedback to the space can bring a very good driving experience. At the same time, the humanized design and configuration of the car is also very rich, the aviation-grade leather seats, sitting on it has a strong comfort, but also equipped with the whole car soundproof glass, close the door car quiet like "first class".
Sitting in the front row, the first impression is luxurious, high-end, the places that are easily touched in the car are covered with leather, and the main color of the interior of pure black or Podol red will set off the interior atmosphere more textured. At the same time, the layout of the center console is also simple and atmospheric, the traditional T-type symmetrical design plus embedded multimedia screen, mechanical buttons, the classic electronic gear lever of the French car. , and added a lot of modern scientific and technological factors to the interior space. On this basis, the DS9 is also equipped with a 360-degree panoramic camera, ACC adaptive cruise, lane keeping, parallel assist, collision warning \ active braking, night vision system, etc. The safety performance is leading the same level.
Finally, look at the power system, DS9 is equipped with a set of 1.6T + 8 block hand automatic transmission powertrain, its maximum power is 215 horsepower, peak torque of 300 Nm, such performance is still very competitive compared to the same level of products, can break 100 in 8.5 seconds, suspension for McPherson independent suspension plus multi-link independent suspension combination, high-end models are also equipped with air suspension, chassis can support up and down adjustment.
Looking at the entire domestic luxury B-class car market, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series, Audi A4L is an echelon, Cadillac CT4, Volvo S60, Lexus ES is an echelon, and DS9 is the third echelon. Its brand power is the worst, if you want to win the market, you must show greater sincerity in product strength, and the DS9 is such a car.