Even though the 11th-generation Honda Civic doesn't look as good as the older sport, sales in the market are still at the forefront. A total of 20,816 units were sold in November, second only to Volkswagen Sagittarius. The reason why Civic can sell well in the domestic market, its excellent acceleration level is the reason why many consumers buy, zero hundred acceleration of 8 seconds or so, for a family car, this achievement is already good. The recently popular Trumpchi Shadow Leopard seems to be pressing the Civic on the ground and rubbing, with its entry-level model priced at 98,300 yuan and the top model priced at 131,800 yuan, which is obviously cheaper than the Civic. The entry is equipped with 1.5T+ 7-speed dual clutch, and the original nominal zero hundred acceleration is only 6.95 seconds, and the strength cannot be underestimated.
Due to the lack of production capacity caused by the shortage of chips, the current purchase of Shadow Leopard is not only less preferential, but also the delivery cycle has been extended. From the sales point of view, Shadow Leopard sold a total of 10,050 vehicles in November, for a domestic brand, Shadow Leopard did put pressure on Civic; it is undeniable that Civic sales are high, and part of the advantage comes from the brand reputation. So whether the Shadow Leopard has the strength to press the Civic to the ground and rub it, we will seriously understand the content of this issue.
In terms of appearance, the audience of Shadow Leopard is mostly young users, and its appearance has naturally received a lot of praise. The front face shape is indeed more assertive and personality than the Civic, the polygonal front grille is moderately sized, the middle net is supplemented by a blackened straight waterfall trim, and the appearance is coupled with the embellishment of imitation carbon fiber trim panels and bright decorative lines, from a certain dimension, the front face of the shadow leopard is indeed similar to Mercedes-Benz AMG. The light group is clearly defined, the whole series is equipped with a standard LED light source, and the material is sufficient; in addition to the lowest model, the rest of the version is equipped with daytime lights, adaptive near and far lights, and automatic headlight functions.
Coming to the car, the center console adopts a left-right symmetrical design method, and is wrapped in a large area of soft leather, the stitching at the edge is very conspicuous, and in the door handle and the central control area, it is decorated with mirror imitation carbon fiber trim panels, which looks really moving. The central control screen is equipped with 10.25 inches as standard, and the low-end supports Apple CarPlay, Baidu CarLife, and also supports Huawei's Hicar mobile phone interconnection; the J16 version relies on the car machine system, with built-in car networking, OTA remote upgrade, gesture control, facial recognition, intelligent voice assistant and other functions. The full LCD instrument is currently only equipped with the J16 version, and the low-end model is only a relatively small screen size, and the display effect is different.
Coming to the back row, shadow leopards have the same characteristics as the Civic, and do not pursue a sporty driving experience to reduce the back space. The Shadow Leopard body is 4700/1850/1432mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2736mm. Neither the legs nor the head space will feel compact, the central floor is not raised high, and the seat sutures and seat belts are more sporty yellow, which is in line with the product positioning of Shadow Leopard. In terms of configuration, first of all, reversing radar, cruise control, keyless entry, tire pressure display is the standard configuration of the whole series; the medium and high-end models have driving assistance functions, adaptive cruise, shift paddles, front seat heating, driver's seat electric adjustment, including 32-color mood lights, which is more conducive to improving the car experience.
Power is definitely the key to the Shadow Leopard's standard Civic, the current model is equipped with a 1.5T+ 7-speed wet dual clutch, the book parameters are 130kW/270N·m, 177 horsepower; the original nominal 0-100km/h acceleration is 6.95 seconds, and the measured slower than 1 second, but still ahead of civic's 1.5T+CVT. It is reported that in 2022, Shadow Leopard or will launch a 2.0T + 8AT power version, the power output can reach 255p horsepower, the maximum torque of 400N· m; at the same time will also launch a 2.0L hybrid version, bringing lower fuel consumption.
Chassis suspension is the front McPherson, rear multi-link structure, the overall tuning style is a more moderate performance, not too much pursuit of sports aggressive driving experience, but instead find a reasonable balance between sport and comfort; pointing precision, at 70.5km / h speed to complete the elk test, want to pursue the ultimate driving experience, it is necessary to replace the tire.
In summary, the internal and external design of Shadow Leopard can reflect the product positioning of "sports", although the actual power performance is somewhat different from the calibration data, but it can still bring users a good driving experience. If you have higher expectations for power, you may wish to pay attention to the 2.0T version that will be launched in the later stage, as long as the price positioning is reasonable, the sales will naturally not be bad! What other views do you have about the Shadow Leopard car?