On January 10, SAIC Volkswagen officially announced that its new Lingdu compact coupe will be officially released on January 17 (next Monday). The new car will be the second generation of the series of vehicles, which has been declared by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and can be introduced to the market at any time.
Combined with the previous declaration chart, the new car will adopt volkswagen's unprecedented appearance. As a special model in China, it is more integrated into the design ideas of Chinese companies. The willow leaf-shaped LED light group shape is matched with the irregular grille shape of the lower part, and the overall design is unforgettable.
The "grinning" shape of the front has also caused controversy on the Internet. Some netizens bluntly said that such a design is very innovative and very "unpopular", but there are also views that this shape is "difficult to say".
The design of the side is much smoother, with some shadow of the current model, and the through-type taillights with a sneaky back design and blackened style trim at the rear are not absent. In terms of details, the new car will adopt the only frameless door shape in the same class, reflecting a good sporty style.
In terms of size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4784/1831/1469mm, and the wheelbase has reached 2731mm, which is an improvement over the current model, which is expected to be more generous in interior space.
The interior part has not been fully exposed, according to the previous spy photo disclosure, the new car provides a new style of interior styling, the central control part is equipped with a large-size LCD screen and a integrated screen formed by the central control screen, and for the first time to provide electronic gears and a new steering wheel shape, the "sense of premium" of the Volkswagen model is once again born.
In terms of power, the new Volkswagen Lingdu declared a 1.4T 280TSI high-power engine, the maximum output of 150 horsepower, peak torque of 250N·m, Volkswagen's latest 1.5T engine is not expected to be assembled in the early stage, and the old 1.4T low-power version or will no longer be sold.
For reference, the current Lingdu 280TSI model starts at 176,900 yuan.