The hard standard for the first business car: there is face, there is space, and there is a low budget.
Entrepreneurship is the first small goal on the road of many people's struggle, and for people who have achieved initial results in their careers and transformed into entrepreneurs, they also need some equipment that can "support the scene" for themselves, such as their first business car. This may not be his first car, but it was chosen after using the scene more precisely. The value, space and power requirements brought by the brand are indispensable. Most importantly, if you can save some budget, it's even better. Today, we recommend two high-end brand mid-size sedans, namely Volvo S60 and Lexus ES, we will compare the entry-level model configurations of these two cars to see what advantages they have.
Volvo S60
The manufacturer guidance price is 296,900-38.49 million yuan
The Volvo S60 breaks the once "mature" design style, and the new family design language has shifted to a light and mature style with a touch of sportiness in the calm. The front grille looks wider, and the vertical mid-mesh uses chrome decoration to enhance the luxurious feel of the car's appearance. Quake headlights are the most "age-reducing" place in the front face, and the light group uses a full LED light source, and the sharp shape is very aggressive.
The side of the body does not use too many lines to emphasize the sense of muscle, but pursues a simple and bright shape, which is more stable. The taillights in the tail "double C" shape adopt a blackened design, which enhances a certain degree of fashion. Body size length, width and height are: 4761mm * 1850mm * 1437mm, from the appearance of the size is a standard size of the medium-sized sedan, but the 2872mm wheelbase can be comparable to large and medium-sized cars. For owners over 180cm tall, the Volvo S60's head space is not generous, but the openable panoramic sunroof relieves the cramped feeling of overhead. The front and rear rows are very generous with legroom, which is also an advantage of the long wheelbase, and the disadvantage is that it sacrifices a part of the luggage compartment space.
The Volvo S60 still maintains Volvo's minimalist but design-inspired style, and the vertical layout of the multimedia touch screen is easy to use. The multimedia system has the functions of City Safety Urban Intelligent Security System, Road Departure Warning, Intelligent Avoidance of Opposing Vehicles, Lane Keeping, Fatigue Monitoring and so on.
Volvo S60 2022 B3 Zhixing Deluxe Edition has a manufacturer guidance price of 296,900 yuan, and the 9-inch central control screen has no navigation function, but it can be achieved with CarPlay/CarLife links. Unfortunately, Volvo's excellent air purification system is not installed in low-end models.
In terms of power, the Volvo S60 2022 B3 Chi Heng Deluxe Edition has a maximum horsepower of 163Ps and a maximum torque of 265N.m. Although such horsepower can also meet daily needs, but if there is a need for frequent pick-up and drop-off customers, it is recommended to choose the 197 horsepower B4 Zhiyi Deluxe Edition, and the practicality of the extra front radar and reversing images is also very strong, compared with the lowest configuration of the Zhixing Deluxe Edition, the price of the Zhiyi Deluxe Edition is only 10,000 yuan higher.
Lexus ES
Manufacturer guidance price 29.49-48.89 million yuan
Even if some people say that the exterior design of Lexus has only gradually improved in recent years, it has to be admitted that the appearance of Lexus has always had its own style, and it is easy to see at a glance that this car is not cheap. The X-type grille of the Lexus ES is surrounded by chrome trim strips, and the design language of the "spindle body" has its own characteristics. The headlights on both sides are slightly sharp, and the internal light sets are very beautifully arranged.
The body size is 4975mm*1866mm*1447mm, and the lines on the side of the body are dynamic. Although the shape of the tail is simple, I don't know why, it always seems that Wei Zhentian will always be thought of.
Interior design can even be described as "minimalist". The 8-inch center-control display with reversing image function is located above the center console and can support voice control of multimedia systems, telephones and air conditioners. The decoration of an hour clock in the upper left corner of the central control screen is very businesslike.
Lexus ES retains a CD player, audio is not a big brand, although this is a slight regret, but it is recommended that prospective owners who are interested in buying can actually feel it, and the sound quality effect is actually good. It is commendable that the Lexus ES series is equipped with an on-board purifier, an in-car PM2.5 filter device and a negative ion generator, which is quite practical from the perspective of commercial vehicles. After all, when picking up and dropping off customers, once the haze weather is encountered, the fresh air in the car will still improve some impression points for the owner.
In the lowest model, the leather steering wheel that supports the electric adjustment of the front, rear, front and bottom directions does not have a heating function, but the steering wheel shift function can increase some driving pleasure, and the 7-inch LCD dashboard has good clarity, but like the central control display, it lags behind the same level of model in size.
Lexus ES 2021 Premium Edition Manufacturer Guide price is 294,900 yuan, and the 200 Deluxe Edition also uses a 2.0 naturally aspirated engine, with a maximum horsepower of 173Ps and a maximum torque of 208N.m, and the configuration above the 260 Excellence Edition matches the 2.5L 207 horsepower naturally aspirated engine. So the low-end two models are actually similar to the power performance of the Volvo S60 2022 B3 Chi Heng Deluxe Edition. But if you want to upgrade the momentum one more level, lexus ES needs to add more budget.
The people evaluate the car
The official guidance price of volvo S60 2022 B3 Chi Heng Deluxe Edition and Lexus ES 2021 Premium Edition is almost the same, and combined with the overall configuration, there is no very obvious difference between the two cars. The Volvo S60 is more acoustically pleasing and the panoramic sunroof is more enticing. The Lexus ES series is equipped with an air purification system as standard and a larger luggage compartment. Therefore, from the perspective of configuration alone, consumers can combine their own preferences to choose. But combined with terminal offers, or wanting to take the momentum to another level, the Volvo S60 shows a bigger advantage.