As a compact sedan that sells for less than 100,000 yuan, Trumpchi Shadow Leopard's recent discussion in the car circle seems to far exceed its own car price. It is true that in today's "impetuous" network era, things are easily fermented out of reality and on the verge of uncontrollable.
But as far as the Shadow Leopard car product itself is concerned, its exterior design, mechanical quality, brand and after-sales service are all worthy of its own price. Moreover, the sense of movement it "creates" is indeed much stronger than that of Corolla, Xuanyi, Langyi, etc. At the same time, Shadow Leopard is cheaper than sports products of this level, such as Civic, 03, etc., so it is naturally sought after by many young people.
The problem comes, they all say "it's easy to buy a car, it's hard to keep a car!" Although the starting price of Trumpchi Shadow Leopard is less than 100,000, how much can you enjoy "Fast and Furious" comfortably under the condition of how much monthly salary? And in the five configurations on sale, which one is the most cost-effective to start? Let's take a look at it now
Fuel costs: 6 cents per kilometer
As the main annual expense of a pure fuel vehicle, the first payment is definitely the fuel cost. Shadow Leopard's official NEDC 100 km comprehensive fuel consumption is 5.7L. Of course, this fuel consumption score understands everything, and it is extremely difficult to run out of this ideal fuel consumption under the condition of ordinary car use. Coupled with the positioning of the Shadow Leopard car, I believe that many car owners are still more willing to step on the two-foot throttle.
According to the data of the forum and the owner's crowd test, the comprehensive road condition of the shadow leopard car is 8.48 L/100KM (data source: bear fuel consumption). The official recommendation of the Shadow Leopard car is to refuel the fuel label no. 92 gasoline, and under the condition that the latest National VI No. 92 gasoline in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, is 7.27 yuan / liter, the fuel cost of the car per kilometer is about 6.1 cents.
The car based on general household commuting is more common to run 20,000 kilometers a year, and the average monthly fuel cost is about 1016.8 yuan.
Maintenance + insurance + incidentals
The maintenance cycle of Trumpchi Shadow Leopard follows the conventional scheme of 5000km for small maintenance and 20000km for large maintenance. Taking the J15 version as an example, according to the owner of the car running 20,000 kilometers a year, doing two size maintenance to calculate, the maintenance cost of the first year of this car is about 1570 yuan, and the average maintenance cost per month is 131.3 yuan.
Then come to the insurance cost, here is also according to the J15 version of the price configuration as an example, the price of this car a year of compulsory traffic insurance + commercial insurance + vehicle and ship tax is about 4987 yuan, the average monthly price is 415.6 yuan. Of course, in the absence of insurance, the insurance cost will decrease year by year after the first year of expensive, and it is only for reference here.
In addition, other miscellaneous fees also include the usual parking fees and highway fees, which are actually not many, and at least 300 yuan must be reserved every month. As for the usual car washing and waxing, as well as some self-purchased car supplies, etc., plus a 200 budget is almost the same.
Good! Here it is also time to calculate, then take the Trumpchi Shadow Leopard J15 edition as an example, the general cost of a month is: fuel cost 1016.8 yuan + maintenance cost 131.3 yuan + insurance cost 415.6 yuan + miscellaneous costs 500 yuan = 2063.7 yuan or so, which is a compact family car, the overall is still relatively outstanding.
Configuration recommendation: 270T J15 version is recommended
Although the J10 version of the model sold from less than 100,000 seems to be very fragrant, as the lowest configuration of the whole series, the most important task it undertakes is to pull down the price of the car series, and does not undertake the task of walking, and it is more difficult to buy the scene, so it does not do too much analysis here.
And to the full range of the sub-low J11, this model in the safety configuration of the standard with the whole car 6 airbags, lane departure warning, lane keeping, road traffic identification, active braking and other configurations, in general, it is still very thick.
In terms of technology and comfort configuration, it is also equipped with automatic LED headlights, reversing image, rear parking radar, automatic parking, uphill assist, induction trunk, keyless entry and start, main driving ESC seat, support carplay and carlife 10.25-inch central control screen, support carplay and carlife.
If you want to buy a family car, the J11 model with a guide price of 108,000 is suitable for use. But don't forget, the Shadow Leopard is positioned as a sports car, if you want to really appreciate the essence of this car, I recommend you add more than 10,000 pieces on the J15 model.
And this 10,000 pieces of difference, you will get a more dynamic "fighter modeling" appearance kit, 18-inch large wheels, and can choose Michelin PS4 high-performance tires, paint also increased matte green optional, brake calipers also have metallic yellow decoration, and the most critical is the exhaust, this version is replaced by a bilateral total of four sports exhaust with variable valves! For this car, exhaust can be described as the "essence", I believe everyone understands it.
In addition to that, you'll get a front radar, leather steering wheel, heated front seats, rear cup holders, 32-color mood lights, and a rearview mirror folding heating configuration. Overall, this configuration is the most recommended by me.
Finally, come to the top of the J16 model, the same is more than 10,000 budget, you will get additional parallel assist, 360-degree panoramic image, 10.25-inch full LCD meter, front-row wireless charging is expected to be connected to the Internet of Vehicles and other configurations. Relatively speaking, these many functions have limited practicality and are not just needed for many people. And personally, it is more recommended to spend this budget on post-modification, such as changing brakes, suspension and so on. As for the newly listed J16 Sushin Limited Edition, there is nothing to say, after all, the limited edition is less than a thousand units, and faith buyers can go to see it.
In general, the positioning of the sporty Trumpchi Shadow Leopard, it has a high degree of original design concept, although this set of 1.5T + 7-speed dual clutch power has a lot of technical room for improvement, but also more dynamic than some of the family cars in the same class that accelerate 10 seconds away. Therefore, Shadow Leopard is an excellent product that Trumpchi has done a reasonable balance within its ability and budget, and there is no need for them to over-praise or blind ridicule. After making a reasonable and balanced excellent product, we do not need to over-praise, nor do we need to blindly ridicule.