Young people after 95 and 00 have become the main force of the automobile consumer market, and their car selection map is nothing more than a few points: first of all, the appearance should be sports personality, secondly, the configuration and space are enough, the key is to drive up and not greasy! If young people don't buy cars to play and run mountains, it is the vitality that should be wrongly paid for at this age.
Under this demand, honda Civic has become a god car-like existence with direct and good modification potential. However, today's sports A-class car market is not a dominant era. Three years ago, Lynk & Co 03 was born, which built a strong competitiveness with excellent design + power + control!
Now let's take a "light of domestic goods" PK "after the god car", do young people choose Civic, or choose Lynk & Co 03? Let's explore it now!
Appearance: Exquisite and attractive PK fashion trendy
The design concept of the eleventh generation Honda Civic changes the sharp appearance of the previous generation model, and the overall temperament and body proportions are much more beautiful. The slender LED headlights and taillights look very delicate. The elongated front + rear-shifting A-pillar also creates a very special body posture, with a retro sporty taste, or very attractive.
At the same time, this generation of Civic also adopts a straight waist line and a larger area of windows, which is the purpose of maximizing the sense of openness of the carriage. However, I personally feel that I still prefer the sharp body lines of the old model, which looks fuller and more muscular.
The exterior design of the Lynk & Co 03 is biased towards a fashionable and trendy style. The most significant feature of this set of designs of "Urban Opposition Aesthetics" is the separate headlights and daytime running lights, and the lower front bumper also has a cooling trough responsible for heat dissipating the brake system on both sides, in addition to the actual cooling effect, it also brings a good visual impact, and it is fully recognizable on the road!
The sleek waistline and gray body make the sports car style of the Lynk & Co 03 blend in. And it seems to be a crystal column type taillight, the effect of lighting up is also very good, with the exaggerated design of the rear bumper below, creating a good sports performance model.
Of course, Lynk & Co's original car provides a very good sense of sport, if you want to go further, the 03 family also has 03 + and 03 + Cyan custom version, especially the 03 + Cyan custom version, 03 TCR racing car with the same livery + three-stage adjustable carbon fiber rear wing, the sports atmosphere is full, the key is that it can still be legally on the road.
Interior: Minimalist home PK Tech Sport
The interior design of the New Civic has also changed the very combat style of the old model, but it has become more homely, and the details are more extreme. The addition of leather materials on the interior materials really enhances the texture, and the design of the through-type center console, the suspension central control screen, and the honeycomb air conditioner outlet + traditional knob is full of Japanese home style.
Although the new floating central control touch screen is only 9 inches, it has been upgraded to the Honda Connect 3.0 system, and the entire UI interface looks more comfortable and more functional, and because it is relatively small, it will not obstruct the driver's line of sight.
The interior atmosphere of the Lynk & Co 03 is built around the movement of technology, a large number of soft materials and high-quality fur materials can be found everywhere, the central control area is tilted towards the driver's seat at a large angle, and the three-frame steering wheel also adopts a flat bottom design, which provides a full sports wind in addition to providing a very good feel.
At the same time, the electronic technology is also equipped with the same non-procrastination, a larger 10.2-inch touch screen, the original car machine system has also been upgraded, more responsive, more convenient to operate, and also added the OTA upgrade function that generally appears on new energy vehicles. In the era of technology, the convenient operation of electronic gear handles is also easier for novice drivers to get started, and it also strengthens the overall interior texture.
Power: 1.5T "Divine Machine" PK 2.0T "Light of Domestic Goods"
If the appearance aesthetic block is "turnip greens", then as the core competitiveness of sports cars, in fact, the power system of the two cars is the line of real hard core strength.
Civic adopts a durable four-cylinder 1.5T + CVT transmission combination, abandoning the old three-cylinder 1.0T engine, and the entry-level model is changed to a four-cylinder low-power 1.5T engine, which is also better than the old model in terms of "cost performance" of the power specification.
The high-power 1.5T engine, the maximum horsepower of 182 horses, the maximum torque of 240N·m, the acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 8.6 seconds, coupled with the well-known i-VTEC technology, which continuously adjusts the valve timing, and can adjust the valve lift, can output power more efficiently, combined with CVT smooth combing, can be described as a powerful segment!
The high-end model of the Lynk & Co 03 is equipped with a 2.0TD T4 engine, with a maximum horsepower of 190 hp and a peak torque of 300 N·m, coupled with a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, the transmission efficiency is up to 97%, and the acceleration time of 100 kilometers is only 7.4 seconds! It's slightly better than The Civic.
And this gearbox shift is not only smooth, but also very responsive, one foot on the accelerator, the body will react immediately, like a little leopard ready to go, or very sporty. And the same as the 150,000-class model, Lynk & Co 03 also has the advantage of displacement, the peak torque burst node of the 2.0T engine comes earlier, it is more rapid in the starting stage of the traffic light, and it is more energetic to drive.
Chassis and control: who is faster and more stable?
But as a sports car, horsepower only determines their starting point, and the real upper limit depends on the handling performance of the chassis.
The chassis sound insulation and vibration filtering of the new generation of Civic are fully optimized, the scattered vibration is significantly reduced, and the entire chassis performance is thicker and more solid than the old model. However, there is still a slight flaw in vibration suppression, because when it is at a low and medium speed, you give some throttle, it has some vibration from the steering wheel to the floor, after all, Honda is "buying an engine to send a car", the engine still has to brush the sense of existence.
In addition, its electronic steering ratio is better, the feel of electronic power steering is not heavy, the sense of damping is still very good, but its center of the virtual position is not older than the old model, shake the car head basically will not move, in the daily driving without deliberately controlling the steering wheel, driving more relaxed, but personally feel that the overall sense of radicalism is not as strong as the old model.
Like the Civic, the Lynk & Co 03 adopts the setting of front McPherson independent suspension + rear multi-link independent suspension, but the tuning of the Lynk & Co 03 has a more european car toughness. While taking into account the comfort of urban roads, it also provides good chassis support. Therefore, when running the mountain, Lynk & Co 03 can effectively inhibit the body posture, give the driver a strong sense of support, enhance the driver's confidence to a certain extent, and make it fast and stable when cornering!
In addition to this time, the electric power steering system of Lynk & Co 03 is also commendable, its variable damping adjustment is very light at low speed, reducing the pressure when moving the basement, and at high speed, it is partial, providing good pointing stability, and the overall adjustment is still very suitable for daily easy driving.
The sound insulation of the Lynk & Co 03 really left a deep impression on me, with road noise, wind noise and the noise coming in from the engine. Lynk & Co 03 has done a good isolation, creating a very good high-class feeling for the passengers in the carriage. The noise of the Civic still comes from the noise of the tires and the roar of engine acceleration, perhaps people may feel that this makes the whole driving process create a very "hot blood", but in the city's stop-and-go, I still prefer the relatively quiet feeling of the Lynk & Co 03, and driving makes me more willing to use a relaxed attitude to drive the vehicle.
summary
In general, the new generation of Civic has made a comprehensive evolution in product strength, the quality of driving has improved the most, and it is no longer taking the image of the hot-blooded street car, and the transformation is very obvious.
Lynk & Co 03 not only takes into account the driving texture, but also provides excellent sports attributes, three years on the market, the total sales have been nearly 200,000, enough to prove its strength. In addition, the 03 is not only a car for Lynk & Co, but also a performance family. It includes 03, 03+, 03+Cyan custom version, 03TCR and so on.
And it is thanks to the quality of the WTCR champion, which from suspension, to steering, to throttle to brake, the adjustment and optimization of various control performance, the sense of sport is outstanding! Coupled with unlimited mileage, unlimited years of vehicle warranty policy. Therefore, Lynk & Co 03 is a very suitable choice for young people.