In the domestic medium-sized SUV market, joint venture brands are more popular with consumers, especially the Japanese brands of Highlander and Tuda, the German brands of Tiguan L, BMW X3, etc., as well as the American brand of the Encore series, as for the Tiggo 8, Jietu X70 and BYD Tang in the camp of independent brands, the market performance is still in a state of climbing.
A few days ago, the joint venture medium-sized SUV market ushered in a new player - GAC Toyota Wesa, its guidance price is 216,800-30.38 million yuan, 40,000-50,000 yuan cheaper than the Highlander. It is not difficult to see that Weisa's positioning is more people-friendly than Highlander, which is why Weisa has received good attention since its debut, and 3 days after the opening of the pre-sale, it has received more than 50,000 orders.
Among the joint venture mid-size SUVs, the models that have gained high popularity since the early stage of listing are represented by TANyue under FAW-Volkswagen. Since its launch in October 2018, Tanyue's cumulative sales have exceeded 450,000 vehicles, and today's monthly sales have always remained at about 9,000 vehicles. Tanyue's guidance price is also in the early 200,000 yuan, so we may wish to compare Toyota Wesa with the latest Volkswagen Tanyue to see which is stronger or weaker.
All are enduring, but the first impression is different
Brother Rumble's initial impression of the two models is actually different.
At last year's Guangzhou Auto Show, Weisa ushered in the debut, its complex and three-dimensional lines and surfaces are completely different from the "Landa" brothers model, sharp headlights group and "double L-type" light strips, with a large area of trapezoidal air intake grille, creating a very domineering and elegant image. There are not too many complex lines on the side of the body, and from the 45° angle behind the car, you can also find a number of concave and convex lines to form a very three-dimensional through-type taillight, giving Weissa a more flexible and elegant body posture.
Turning the time back to September 2018, the debut of Volkswagen Tangyue did not actually give a particularly stunning feeling to Brother Yuan, because before this, Volkswagen's first SUV in the domestic market, Tange, had been listed. There is not much difference between the design style of Tanyue and The Song of Tanyue, more just some changes in the details, such as honeycomb chain front grille, front bumper shape, etc., but I have to say that this design language is very attractive, and the new Tanyue does not have too many changes in the shape.
Comparing the size levels of the two, it can be found that the height of the two models is the same, while Tanyue is more prominent in width and wheelbase, and Weisa has a more obvious advantage in length. This also means that the Weisa, which has a shorter wheelbase and a longer length, has a stronger storage capacity in the trunk; the Volkswagen Tanyue, which has a more prominent width and wheelbase, will have a prominent space performance in the rear seat.
In terms of interior, I believe that the style of these two cars is basically in line with your original expectations. The various functional areas of Weisa are obvious, the large-area leather package is in line with the level that this price point should have, and the 12.3-inch instrument + 12.3-inch central control screen + 10-inch HUD head-up display provides a sense of technology in the joint venture brand models at the same price.
Tanyue's interior is still full of strong "moral flavor", the driver-centered center console is more pleasing, and the soft material is used above the center console. The technology configuration is still equipped with an embedded touch screen, a full LCD dashboard, and the temperature adjustment area is changed from the previous knob type to a touch design.
Both provide a variety of dynamics, but the orientation deviation is large
In terms of power, both models provide a variety of powertrains, but the orientation deviation is large, Toyota believes that energy saving is the key, and Volkswagen pays more attention to power output. Therefore, Toyota Wesa offers 2.0L self-priming + CVT, and 2.5L oil-electric hybrid system + E-CVT two powertrains, while Volkswagen Tanyue provides 1.4T and two different power 2.0T power.
The 2.0L self-priming engine equipped by Toyota Wesa is indeed not as good as the 2.0T engine of Volkswagen Tanyue in terms of power output, and even its peak torque is not as good as the 1.4T engine of Volkswagen Tanyue, but under the blessing of 2.5L dual engine power, Wesa has removed a lot of greasy taste, and the acceleration ability has been greatly improved, while the front-drive version of Toyota Wesa's NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption is as low as 4.5L/100km, and the four-wheel drive version is only 5L/100km.
Look at The Public Detective. The two engines of EA211 and EA888 believe that everyone has long been familiar, the technical maturity is high, the performance of the 7-stop wet-type dual-clutch transmission is smooth enough, and the power will be more ferocious, but in terms of fuel consumption, even if it is 1.4T power Tanyue, NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption is also 6.7L/100km, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of the 2.0T high-power four-wheel drive version can reach 7.5L/100km. Of course, if you mind the cost of the car, Tanyue also has a plug-in hybrid version of the Tanyue GTE, which is of great help to the power output and fuel economy of the whole vehicle, but the Tanyue GTE is not within the scope of today's discussion.
The safety configuration and the comfort configuration are listed separately
In terms of the final configuration comparison, Brother Reel chose a version of 230,000 levels for comparison, namely the Wei Sa 2.0L CVT two-wheel drive premium version with a guidance price of 234,800 yuan, and the Tanyue 330TSI two-wheel drive luxury connected version Plus with a guidance price of 236,900 yuan.
When the price of the car comes to the level of 200,000, the safety configuration of the product itself is basically in place, weisa and tanyue have done a good job in this regard, but weisa is also equipped with lane departure warning system, lane keeping assist system and full-speed adaptive cruise, these functions are relatively practical, and Tanyue only has fixed speed cruise and fatigue driving tips.
However, in terms of comfort configuration, Tangaku is equipped with steering wheel heating, electric adjustment of the passenger height and waist, front and rear adjustment of the second row of seats, and the use of Alcantara material. I have to say that Wei Sa is indeed slightly inferior in this regard. In addition, Tanyue also supports CarPlay and CarLife in the intelligent configuration, while Weisa does not support it, so Tanyue can meet the needs of consumers in this regard.
Write at the end
Medium-sized SUVs generally have the role of carrying on the top and bottom, not only equipped with the black technology of the flagship SUV, but also more close to the people in terms of price, and Wei Sa and Tanyue have indeed done this in hard power, so they will attract so many fans. After comparison, it was found that Wesa was more prominent in safety and fuel saving ability, while Tanyue emphasized driving pleasure and car experience. So which model would you prefer to choose? Leave me a comment in the comments section below.