In the family car consumer market, 67,900 yuan can not buy a loss, nor can it be deceived, but it can buy a top-equipped family car product, such a thing is unimaginable 10 years ago, but as independent car manufacturers are doing more and more good in various core technology links, such "unimaginable" has become a reality. This top-equipped family car sold for 67,900 yuan is the 2019 Changan Yuexiang 1.5L DCT premium. Let's take a look at how it performs today.
Exterior design
In terms of front design, although this Changan Yuexiang is a 2019 model, it has used a new generation of family design language that Covers Models such as Changan's Yidong. The air intake grille, which is extended based on the X letter, runs through the light group, air intake, bumper and diversion hole at one time, plus the body panel undulating around the diversion hole, and the large fusion disposal makes it look more avant-garde.
Headlight design, through the metal bar and light band for the design of the internal light cavity partition is actually relatively simple, the single light cavity style plays the most important lighting function, although it is not a full LED near and far light design, but with the LED daytime driving light strip that appears below, the combination style is not outdated. The turn signals remain relatively independent, and the lights are not affected by high beams.
In terms of side design, Yuexiang uses the more popular segmented waist line combination, the upper waist line is divided into two sections, the front waist line starts from the headlights and crosses the front door handle into the rear door, the rear waist line originates from the taillight corner and forms an arc with a gully above the rear door handle; the lower waist line is connected to the corner of the rear bumper from the back of the rear wheel eyebrow to the corner position of the rear bumper, providing a richer light and shadow change for the body. In addition, the window uses a mixture of metal strips and hard plastic, and the visual grade will not be affected.
In the rear design, the top of the tail box cover provides a ducktail design to enhance the texture, because the bumper and lower skid plate structure covered with sensing radar are designed to be relatively high, and the tail box cover opening is also higher from the ground height; in addition, the exhaust pipe in the black skid plate of the bumper also adopts a hidden layout, which makes the rear of the car look more concise.
In the design of the taillights, due to the use of many light strips interspersed inside the light group, and the taillights themselves adopt a shape similar to the butterfly wing, it will appear more advanced than the headlights in the visual senses, and the lighting reminder effect can also be optimized for the extension of the side.
Interior design
In the central control design, the asymmetrical design adopted will concentrate the main functional areas together, the small size suspension screen is at the top, the multimedia operator station and the air conditioner outlet are surrounded by polygons and connected in a whole, and the air conditioning control below is in the extension structure of the co-pilot's lower baffle, and the upper and lower control areas present a "Bagua array" shape. The gear shift mechanism is a traditional gradient design, the gear handle and the lower panel are relatively small, and the steering wheel is a three-frame flat-bottom multi-function steering wheel.
On the decorative material, the barrel outlet and the central air outlet on both sides are covered with piano paint panels, and the metal chrome plating is only used in the air outlet frame, steering wheel and door handle, which are commonly touched structures. There are not many soft bags in the cabin, but the stitching in the seat and armrest positions is still good, while the hard textured trim in the center console will have some Nini texture patterns and extend to the upper level of the door panels.
On the vehicle system, the 7.0-inch touch screen is not a full LCD will be slightly reflective, which is a pity, but fortunately, in addition to the basic multimedia entertainment, it also supports the CarLife mobile phone interconnection function, which can provide more entertainment for drivers. Relatively speaking, the UI interface design of the in Call system is more traditional, and it is relatively simple to get started.
In the vehicle configuration, in addition to the intelligent interconnection system, Yuexiang also provides a reversing image system and a cruise control system to optimize driving assistance, and the former also provides a blind spot image display function, which is more useful in parking. At the same time, the cabin also provides electric sunroof, remote control key, co-pilot makeup mirror and the whole car power window and other accessories, for family cars, the function is still relatively rich.
In terms of cabin space, Yuexiang as a sedan, its body size of 4390/1725/1490mm, wheelbase of 2535mm, it can provide 175cm passengers with more than half a fist of head space, the rear seat leg margin of 1 punch and 1 finger, although not spacious, but daily commuting is enough. In addition, the trunk is more regularly designed and can be placed flat in the trolley box, but it cannot be expanded without the rear seats being reclined.
Mechanical structure
In the powertrain, Changan is equipped with a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine for Yuexiang, with a maximum power of 78.5kW (107Ps), a maximum torque of 145N·m, and a 5-speed wet dual-clutch transmission on the transmission, although there are fewer gears, the overall shifting of the smoothness is good, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of the entire assembly NEDC is also maintained at 6.2L/100km, which is acceptable for the family.
On the chassis suspension, the front axle of the vehicle uses a McPherson-style independent suspension structure, and the rear axle is a torsion beam type non-independent suspension, and the suspension will appear slightly harder in tuning, but it is still no problem to deal with the fine bumps in the city. In addition, its vehicle center of gravity is relatively low, and the dynamic driving control will appear dexterous and lightweight.
Write at the end
Positioned in the urban commuting market, Yuexiang can also be regarded as a classic model in the domestic car, and after more than ten years, it can still be active in the market, which shows its market appeal. Importantly, although Changan Yuexiang did not officially access the Blue Whale platform, it still got a more avant-garde design, and with its efforts in fuel economy and assembly stability, the 67,900 yuan top-equipped family car will indeed not suffer losses and is not deceived.