In the domestic automobile consumer market, the station wagon has always been a relatively niche automobile product category, largely because it is more expensive than the car in terms of price, closer to the MPV in style, and inferior to the SUV in terms of passability and functionality, which has led to its marginalized market position. But if there is a station wagon that can enter the market at a lower price while ensuring branding, and maintain good road passability, will it be attractive enough? What we want to see today is Volkswagen's only domestic station wagon - the 2020 Volkswagen C-TREK Weiling 1.5L automatic comfort type (the guide price is 135,700 yuan).
Exterior design
In terms of front design, Wei Ling maintains a more obvious family design language, and the grille based on the banner net is connected to the headlights, and the slightly sunken border style is adopted below, but compared with other Volkswagen cars, the horizontal stripe + wavy net used by Wei Ling will be more distinctive. In addition, Volkswagen added chassis protection to the station wagon, which, in addition to a wider hard plastic enclosure, covered under the entire front bumper to enhance the level of protection in complex road conditions.
Headlight design, polygon headlight style is somewhat traditional, it uses headshade plus three-zone lighting to create, the light source is still equipped with halogen near and far lights, and LED daytime running lights and xenon light sources need to be selected. However, functionally, its standard steering assist and halogen fog lamp can still enhance its lighting capabilities in complex environments.
In the side design, the waist line runs through the entire side in a more three-dimensional form, and with the overall lift of the tail box structure, the vehicle now has a D pillar and realizes the expansion of the reserve storage. At the same time, we can also see the combination design of hard plastic skid plate + chrome plating on the entire edge of the chassis, which is also a protective measure for the chassis.
In the rear design, the size of the rear windshield is relatively large, which will make the tail look thicker. At the same time, the lines on the tailgate are relatively simple, the main layer comes from the double protection design of the rear bumper, and the exhaust pipe structure is made of flat style.
In the taillight design, the triangular shape is more obvious, the edge of the lighting area is blackened, which can provide a good warning effect for the vehicle in the rear direction, and the combination of the light belt and the high-density lamp bead looks more advanced than the headlights.
Interior design
In terms of central control design, the entire console adopts the T-shaped symmetrical layout commonly used by the public, and the horizontal range of the upper baffle is four air conditioning outlets, and the lower part is the integrated layout of the console. The 6.5-inch touch screen provided here is relatively small, so it is also surrounded by many functional buttons, and the air conditioning control is mainly based on knobs, which is more convenient to operate. The gear handles are small to save space on the central armrest, while the steering wheel is flat-bottomed and offers multi-function buttons.
In terms of decorative materials, the interior decoration is still dominated by hard materials, the central control upper and lower baffles are all plastic, and the central part connecting the air outlet has a textured decorative board to optimize the visual effect. The paint material will appear in the door handle, steering wheel and console, while the soft package material is only covered on the seat in the form of fabric, and the hard decoration at the door panel also corresponds to the center control baffle, and the overall durable and practical is mainly based.
On the car system, the 6.5-inch touch screen is equipped with not many car functions, but it can still achieve more intelligent entertainment functions through CarPaly/CarLife or original factory interconnection, and the external audio source in addition to USB also retains the AUX and SD interfaces. At the same time, the touch screen also supports reversing image display.
In terms of on-board configuration, weiling only provides a cruise control system in terms of assisted driving, but it can still bring certain optimization in high-speed long-distance driving; the cabin provides a panoramic sunroof with a large opening, and also provides mood lights and PM2.5 filters. However, in terms of seats and air conditioning, the former does not support electric adjustment, and the lumbar support covers the main driver's seat, while the latter also uses manual operation.
In terms of cabin space, weiling body size is 4559/1793/1487mm, and the body wheelbase is 2614mm, which can provide 176cm tall experiencers with 1 punch in front and rear head space, while the rear leg space also reaches 2 punches, and provides foldable armrests and cup holders. In terms of trunk, the overall here is still relatively flat, the depth and width are more than 1 meter, and more than three trolley boxes of different sizes can be put into the case of not adjusting the seat, and the storage capacity is indeed higher than that of the same class of cars.
Mechanical structure
In the powertrain, Volkswagen for this station wagon equipped with a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine, its maximum power of 82kW (112Ps), the maximum torque of 145N · m, the transmission is matched with a 6AT gearbox, the whole set of power system can only allow the vehicle to complete the hundred in 13.8 seconds, but the NEDC fuel consumption can be maintained at 6.0L /100km, a single endurance and economy are maintained well, which also meets the basic requirements of the general family for a station wagon.
On the chassis suspension, Wei Ling adopts a combination of front McPherson + rear torque beam suspension, although it is a station wagon, the overall adjustment will be biased towards comfort, and the overall shock filter effect is commendable.
Write at the end
As a derivative model that has been strengthened in terms of passability and space, the station wagon will actually be more in line with the practical requirements of the family consumer market in terms of structure, and C-TREK Weiling as a product guaranteed by the German platform, it can also come up with better performance in terms of durability and stability, plus the guarantee of basic entertainment functions and low fuel consumption attributes, if the car is too limited, SUV is too expensive, may wish to consider this car.