With the opening of the domestic three-child policy and the rise of self-driving tours, more and more families have more requirements for the comfort and configuration of the car, and the MPV models that take into account the space of the SUV and the comfort of the car begin to gradually become a new choice for family dads. It is foreseeable that in the era of three tires, the MPV market will become another blue ocean market after cars and SUVs.
In terms of price, 80,000-150,000 yuan is the mainstream choice for home users who have been upgraded from the grassroots level, but what sells well is actually the medium and high-end car in the series of models. This article focuses on two household MPV, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS (guide price 10.98-16.58 million yuan) and GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO (guide price 12.98-15.98 million yuan), and through the reference price of the top model to see who is more worth buying.
In terms of appearance, the overall design of SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS is calm and atmospheric, the front face adopts a new "wisdom gathering all over the world" design, the overall atmosphere is open, the huge air intake and horizontal trim strips stretch the visual width of the vehicle, and the use of a large number of chrome trim strips also enhances the luxurious texture of the vehicle.
Gac Trumpchi M6 PRO front face adopts the same family design as the new Trumpchi M8, which can be said to draw on the essence of Toyota Alpha, the upside-down trapezoidal net is domineering, the two sides of the "C" shaped segmented chrome trim are perfectly connected with the daytime running lights, and the front face looks luxurious and dynamic.
Both high-end models use LED high-beam lights, and the top of the headlights is integrated with LED daytime running lights, which are very scientific and technological after lighting.
On the side of the body, saic motor chase G50 PLUS side adopts a more tough line design, the overall more calm atmosphere, the original factory is also equipped with privacy glass in the second and third rows, effectively improving the thermal insulation effect and privacy, visually more high-end.
Gac Trumpchi M6 PRO waistline runs from the front wing plate to the rear, the wheel arch is slightly raised, and the three rows of glass shrink backwards, creating the effect of suspending the roof.
Both cars have 16 or 17-inch rims, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS high-end version of the model is equipped with The German horse brand UC6 series tires, GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO high-end version using the American Solida TRANSFORMER CTT series tires, 215/55 R17 specification tires the price of a single strip is about 600 yuan, which is a practical choice for quality.
In the tail design, the SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS uses black trim in the middle of the tail to connect the two sides of the taillights, and the rear bar adopts the same outline as the front bar to widen the visual effect. The bottom features a concealed exhaust design, and the silver lower skid plate also adds to the movement.
The tail design of GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO is relatively simple and clear, using the popular through-type taillight design to bring a wider horizontal effect, and the design of the lower encirclement is relatively flat, and the hidden exhaust design is also adopted.
In terms of interior, the overall shape of SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS is more inclined to the car style, the two-color splicing center console is younger and more fashionable, and the GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO is more inclined to the traditional luxury design idea.
SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS adopts a pocket-type electronic gear lever, but because there is a paddle shifter, it does not affect the pursuit of the fun of manual shifting, and the saved space of the gear lever is changed to mobile phone wireless charging, which is more convenient and practical.
Gac Trumpchi M6 PRO still adopts the traditional mechanical stop bar layout, and the gear shift is controlled by the buttons on the stop lever grip, which is obviously different from the paddle shifter.
Air conditioning button part, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS adopts integrated touch buttons, more scientific and technological. The GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO adopts piano-style physical buttons, which has a good sense of visual luxury and feel.
In terms of screen, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS in addition to the entry-level version, other configuration versions are using double 12.3-inch full LCD vertical instrument + suspension central control screen, the top also provides HUD head-up display function, the overall more modern digital cockpit design, but also can achieve mobile phone screen and central control screen, instrument screen, HUD screen multi-screen linkage, full of scientific and technological sense.
The 12.3-inch full LCD vertical meter has rich functions, in addition to the conventional driving information, you can also display map, music and other information, and the theme atmosphere can be switched between classic, simple and dynamic.
Gac Trumpchi M6 PRO adopts a dual screen design, but only the top version is a dual 12.3-inch screen, and other configuration versions use a 7-inch LCD instrument. The functional partition is very clear, the dashboard mainly displays the general driving information, while the map and streaming media and other information are still observed through the central control screen.
First of all, in terms of size, the gap between SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS and GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO in body size and wheelbase is not large, which is negligible.
However, in terms of storage space, saichavic Maxus G50 PLUS has obvious advantages, and the whole car is spread around 52 storage spaces, which can store more small items. In particular, the hollow design under the traditional central control console makes it easy to store bags or shoes.
In terms of seat layout, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS provides 2/3, 2/2/2, 2/2/3, 2/3/2, 2/3/3 a total of five seat layouts to choose from, while GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO only provides 2/2/3 a seat layout, naturally SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS is more selective, especially there are 8 seats, two-child families plus both parents are enough to travel.
From the actual measurement, the height of the experiencer is 180cm, the front space of the two cars has a margin of more than 1 punch, the second row of head and legs can also get a good riding space, and the two rows of seats support front and rear + backrest adjustment.
In addition, the second row of SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS is equipped with a folding small table board, which can carry a maximum weight of 15kg when it is propped up, put a cup of coffee, and emergency office can be used, which is very practical.
In the case of ensuring that the second row has a comfortable seating space, the experience of the third row of two cars sitting in the height of 180cm is basically enough, so in terms of the average height of the Chinese, the third row is also enough to meet the normal riding needs.
In the third row of seat folding, saicus Maxus G50 PLUS adopts a conventional backrest front folding design, which has the advantage that the floor plane is almost flush with the tailgate sill, making it easy to handle large parts.
In the case of normal use of the third row of seats, the trunk volume is still 406L, and if it is properly placed, it can be visually placed 4-5 20-inch suitcases.
The GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO adopts a sunken flip hidden design similar to Odyssey, which has the advantage of lower trunk floor after seat folding, higher depth, and can penetrate with two rows of floors.
Gac Trumpchi M6 Pro has a trunk volume of 324L under the normal use of the third row of seats, and it is estimated that only 3-4 20-inch suitcases can be stuffed inside.
The 12.3-inch central control screen equipped with SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS integrates the Spider Zhilian 2.0 system, which deeply integrates the core capabilities and ecology of WeChat ecology, including social functions, speed voice and other diversified sectors. The social function supports replying to messages through the car WeChat, which ensures driving safety to a certain extent. The extremely fast speech recognition response speed is up to 600 milliseconds, which can realize semantic blur recognition and deep understanding, and support multiple rounds of dialogue at a single wake-up. Tencent Ecology makes it more convenient for us to use commonly used apps such as QQ Music and Himalaya, and the system can connect mobile phone and car account based on ONE ID to achieve the interconnection of rights and content between accounts.
In addition, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS car machine also has a major highlight is the Bluetooth key function, through the Bluetooth starlink system can realize the mobile phone as a Bluetooth key and sharing function, just keep the mobile phone Bluetooth unblocked, the mobile phone you carry can be used as a Bluetooth key to open the door normally, drive. With the three characteristics of "no hands, no dead ends, and can be shared", the mobile phone can be left in the pocket like a key, can be used without relying on the 4G network in the garage, and the key can also be shared with others through the mobile phone. Senseless Bluetooth Key Home Edition can authorize up to five people, and the authorization period is up to one year, so that users can bid farewell to the trouble of forgetting to bring car keys and enjoy the convenient travel life brought by black technology!
The ADiGO intelligent IoT system equipped with GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO can also achieve intelligent navigation travel, intelligent remote assistant, integrated entertainment of this network, intelligent voice co-driver and other functions, but voice control, Internet of Vehicles, OTA only have the top match, and in terms of mobile Internet function comprehensiveness is also slightly inferior, the only advantage may be to increase the support for Huawei HiCar.
Earlier mentioned 150,000 yuan compared with the price, we respectively chose the top version of the two models to compare, the shanghai area reference price is close, from the comparison can be seen that the two models of the roof version configuration are very rich, but SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS has more advantages in luxury configuration and active safety configuration, although the price difference of 1000 yuan, but the extra configuration can definitely return the cost, still worth it.
And SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS two and three rows are provided ISOFIX child seat interface, Trumpchi M6 PRO only two rows of seats have ISOFIX interface, in comparison, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS is more thoughtful, more suitable for multi-child families.
In terms of assisted driving, although both vehicles are equipped with adaptive cruise function, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS has a 0~130km/h full-speed domain intelligent car-following function, especially the automatic follow-up ability in traffic jam and congested road scenarios is better than that of Trumpchi M6 PRO.
SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS is equipped with a fully upgraded Spider Intelligent Driving ADAS 2.0 driver assistance system, which adopts Mobileye Eye Q4 chip and precision core sensing equipment, through the combination of 100 ° EQ4 high-precision camera and millimeter wave radar, it can achieve 0-130Km/h full speed domain, zero limit, horizontal and longitudinal high-precision follow-up, covering more than 20 kinds of complex working conditions including congestion, intersection follow-up, uphill and downhill, etc.
Both are equipped with a 1.5T engine matching a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, the TECHNICAL GAC TRUMPCHI 1.5T uses GCCS combustion control patent technology and DCVVT dual continuous variable valve timing technology to improve fuel economy, and SAIC Maxus 1.5T uses DVVT mainstream technology and mid-nozzle design to improve power and exhaust emission levels. These two sets of powertrains are also mature products, widely used in other models of their respective groups, and the quality can be assured after market verification.
The technical differences are not much different in terms of intuitive experience, with both engines having a maximum power of 124 kW. From the test drive feedback, the two cars 1.5T power started very easily, if the middle and high sections are willing to step on the accelerator, the acceleration is still powerful, to meet the daily household absolutely no problem. In terms of fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS 100 km 7.2L, Trumpchi M6 PRO 100 km 7.5L, so on the whole, or Chase G50 PLUS economy will be better.
In terms of chassis, the front McPherson independent suspension + rear torque beam non-independent suspension combination is adopted, and the rear suspension adopts a cylinder spring separation structure, which is a common combination of this price level. The structure is half a pound and eight two, so it is mainly to look at the adjustment.
In this regard, SAIC Has been using the British Mira's tuning team, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS is no exception, the British Mira has more than 70 years of development history, with Mercedes F1, Aston Martin and CAT and other car companies have long-term cooperation, deep technical skills.
The GAC Trumpchi M6 PRO is said to have a master team tuning - the top chassis tuning team derived from MB-TECH (Mercedes-Benz technology).
From the actual driving experience, the performance on the chassis of the two cars is actually not too obvious difference, the adjustment is more comfortable, the treatment of pothole vibration is relatively crisp, or that sentence, better than most products of the same level.
Editor's comments: Buying MPV is summed up to be good-looking and affordable, it is undeniable that Trumpchi M6 PRO, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS as an entry-level home MPV can meet the needs of families. In terms of design style, Trumpchi M6 PRO has a dynamic appearance and a luxurious interior; SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS has a calm and atmospheric appearance, a stylish interior technology, and turnip cabbage. However, relatively speaking, SAIC Maxus G50 PLUS is better in terms of configuration, safety, intelligent driving control, humanized storage space and fuel consumption, especially the two and three rows are equipped with ISOFIX child safety seat interfaces, which is more worth considering for the grandfather who pays attention to the safety of the whole family.