Hello everyone, the little sister who is good at choosing cars has come to talk to you about cars again, and today we will set our sights on the Japanese mid-size SUVs currently on sale in China, that is, Subaru and Honda's respective flagship SUV models - Aohu and Guandao.
Aohu recently ushered in its 2022 annual redesign, for some of the configuration made certain adjustments, it to the horizontal opposing engine and full-time four-wheel drive as a selling point, and the crown road is to highlight the sense of luxury and large space, today we will take a look at the contrast between the two of them can collide with what kind of spark.
Subaru Auror, priced at 31.28-330,800 yuan, although it is the latest modification in 2022, in fact, since the previous generation of models in 2015, its appearance has not been greatly improved, and it is still the style of crossovers. Although the external dimensions reached 4880*1875*1670 mm, due to the long front of the car, coupled with the sloping A-pillar, the whole car looks very slender, and it cannot give people the burly feeling of a traditional mid-size SUV.
Aohu's body is covered with a large number of black skid plates, so it looks more "wild" than other models, although the new Auhoo light group structure has been adjusted to a certain extent, but the exquisite sense of the whole vehicle has not been improved. Even so, Subaru Auror is still very popular with middle-aged uncles, maybe simple is the truth.
The Honda Guandao is taking another route, as a model specially built for the Chinese market, it still puts a lot of effort into the design of the appearance. The first feeling of this car is "big", its external dimensions reach 4858 * 1942 * 1675 mm, in addition to the length is slightly shorter than the Aohu, the width is almost nearly 10 cm long.
At this size, Honda has adopted a slip-on design in order to make the crown road look less bulky, which is also a highlight of the whole vehicle. However, the sneakback design of the crown road did not affect the head space of the rear row, because his roof space did not end along the C column, but continued to extend the height of the roof to the end of the spoiler, that is, the crown road brought a sneaky shape, but it had the rear head space of the traditional SUV, and Honda's "space magician" title was indeed worthy of the name.
The appearance of the two cars can be said to be two styles, but in terms of interior, the proud tiger is much behind. Its interior adopts subaru's family design, the steering wheel is almost the same as subaru XV, the air conditioning outlet is also the same as other models of the family, with a vertical long air outlet to clip the central control screen in the middle, the overall appearance is still the design of Japanese cars in the last era.
Because Aohu has not been jointly produced in China, its car machine system has not been localized and improved, which is also the place that is most complained about by car friends, because its interface really has the visual sense of domestic cottage mobile phones ten years ago. Although the size is large enough, the sense of refinement is not enough. Due to the high starting price, Aohu is very satisfactory in terms of configuration, with 8 airbags including the passenger seat cushion airbag and knee airbag as standard, and Subaru's proud EyeSight driver assistance system, active and passive safety are in place.
The interior of Honda Guandao is its strength, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this car is the most luxurious in the Honda family. The interior incorporates elements such as chrome, wood grain panels and leather materials to look like a luxury brand. And the 2.0T high-end model also uses a button shift, which is impeccable at this price point. And because of the large body size, the internal space of the crown road is very wide, whether it is horizontal or vertical, almost the strongest level of the same price and level.
But it also has something worth complaining about, because Guandao is currently on sale in 2020 models, so the driving assistance function is not popularized in low-end models, and its car machine is also a product of the previous generation, and the current model, Accord and other models There is a generation gap. Therefore, although it looks luxurious, its practicality and arrogance are slightly inferior compared to it.
Subaru Auror adopts the powertrain of 2.5L naturally aspirated engine and CVT transmission, with a maximum power of 124kW, which is really not strong enough at this price point. But fortunately, its engine is a horizontally opposed structure, so it has a lower center of gravity and less vibration, so the Auror tiger is more suitable for driving style Buddhist owners.
The Honda Guandao, priced at 220,000 to 332,800 yuan, is equipped with two sets of powertrains. The version of the 1.5T turbo engine and CVT gearbox is not overlapped by the price and Aohu, so let's put it aside for the time being. The combination of a 2.0T turbocharged engine and a 9AT transmission is a direct competitor of Aohu.
The maximum power of the Guandao 2.0T version reaches a full 200kW, which is much stronger than the Auhoo in terms of absolute power. Compared with the same displacement of The American engine, the power is also in the leading position. But there must be gains and losses, in the case of stronger power, it means that the fuel consumption of Guandao will be higher, and the real fuel consumption of the current car owners for 100 kilometers is about 11L, while the Aohu is kept within 10L of 100 kilometers. Of course, the fuel consumption gap between the two vehicles is obviously not as large as the power gap.
Little Sister summed up
Although after a comparison of the three aspects, subaru Auror Tiger has almost no place to win, this car actually represents many people's yearning for self-driving. Starting from Feng Xiaogang's "Do Not Disturb", Subaru Aohu has entered the field of vision of consumers, but after so many years, this car still seems to stay in place. Honda Guandao is more like the unique understanding of the Chinese market by Japanese brands, and the large space and sense of luxury are its symbols. If you let the little sister choose, you will naturally choose Honda Guandao, after all, it costs real money to buy a car, so rational thinking is more important than emotion.