With the continuous development of the domestic economy, the people's wallets have money, and the structure and level of consumer expenditure in total consumption expenditure have been greatly improved, which is the so-called "consumption upgrade". Taking the automobile market as an example, the people are more capable of buying expensive cars and luxury cars, which is reflected in the sales statement, and the domestic passenger car market has shrunk significantly in the past two years, but luxury cars have achieved reverse growth.
Not only the BBA, Volvo, Cadillac, Lexus, Lincoln and other second- and third-tier luxury brands have also made great progress, and today we will take stock of three non-BBA luxury B-class cars, their strength should not be underestimated, compared with the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4L is not afraid, or even better, and the price is cheaper.
Lincoln Z
Lincoln should be regarded as the largest "dark horse" in the luxury car market in recent years, from the listing of the first joint venture car adventurer in March 2020 to the aviator, navigator and the first luxury car Lincoln Z, although Lincoln has only four models, its cumulative sales in January to November reached 72263 units, showing good market appeal. The reason why Lincoln is so popular is mainly due to its strong product quality and people-friendly price, such as Lincoln Z, the price of this car in the terminal is 25.5-34.2 million, such a price has obvious advantages over the standard BMW 3 series, Audi A4L, as for its product quality, we continue to look down.
Lincoln Z's appearance looks like a new energy vehicle style, its front grille adopts a black closed design, the surface is decorated with diamond-shaped lines and dot matrix chrome, the LED headlights on both sides are integrated with the middle net, and at the same time echo with the through-type taillights, which looks very recognizable. The side shape has the elegant sports style of a crossover sedan, and the hatchback trunk combines a straight waistline and multi-spoke aluminum alloy wheels to further enhance the texture of the vehicle. Sitting in the car, the first thing that catches the eye is a glass panel that runs through the entire center console, with a sense of science and technology, plus a double-spoke multi-function steering wheel and a paddle shift lever, and the overall shape is still more in line with the aesthetics of young users.
Lincoln Z body length of 4982mm, wheelbase length of 2930mm, close to 5 meters long size feedback to the space is very spacious, and the sound insulation effect is leading the same level of products, known as the "sound insulation king". In the power part, the Lincoln Z series is equipped with a set of 2.0T+8AT powertrains, with a maximum power of 246 horsepower and a peak torque of 376 Nm, so that the powerful power performance crushes the BMW 3 Series and can break the hundred in 6.8 seconds.
Cadillac CT5
As a benchmark in the American luxury car, cadillac CT5 mechanical quality and handling performance is not worse than bmw 3 series, this car is also equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine, its maximum power reached 237 hp, peak torque of 350 Nm, matching the 10-stop hand automatic transmission, and cadillac CT5 uses front rear drive, the suspension of the secondary top model is still electromagnetic induction suspension, equipped with a rear axle differential lock, the performance is very outstanding.
It is worth mentioning that the exterior design of cadillac CT5 also shows a very eye-catching side, its front face shape is simple but not simple, the blackened middle net plus sharp LED headlights on both sides, the front face of the wide-body coupe looks both the tough atmosphere of the American muscle car and the sense of fashion and sports. The shape of the taillights is also very distinctive, the double exhaust cylinders are also full of sports, and the looming waist line is outlined from the taillights, coupled with the aerodynamic roof arc and the low and slender body, which further highlights the sports atmosphere.
Cadillac CT5's spatial performance is also a major highlight, its body length, width and height are 4924mm, 1883mm, 1445mm, and the wheelbase length is 2947mm, such a size parameter brings a very spacious and comfortable space experience. Moreover, cadillac CT5 is also very generous in configuration, passive pedestrian protection, 360-degree panoramic camera, full speed adaptive cruise, automatic parking, automatic parking, L2 level driver assistance system are equipped, in addition to the minimum model, the rest of the models also have bose audio.
Volvo S60
The official guidance price of the Volvo S60 is 296,900-384,900, the terminal discount margin is as much as 50,000, the naked car price of the B3 Chi Heng Luxury Edition model is less than 240,000, and the 2.0T engine of the Volvo S60 has three power modes, and its main version has a maximum power of 197 horsepower and a peak torque of 300 Nm, matching the 8-stop automatic transmission, which is more than enough for the family. Safety performance is one of Volvo's core selling points, of course, this level of products in the safety performance is not bad, Volvo S60 is equipped with a wealth of active and passive safety configurations, such as collision warning \ active braking, driver assistance system and other configurations.
Volvo S60 body length, width and height are 4761mm, 1850mm, 1437mm, wheelbase length of 2872mm, Volvo S60 size parameters although the smallest between the three cars, but the actual space performance is still relatively spacious.
In the current domestic automobile market, more and more people are beginning to be unimpressed with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, audi, out of the pursuit of niche culture and cost performance, many people will turn their attention to second- and third-tier luxury brands. From the consumer's point of view, Volvo S60 is suitable for home use, Cadillac CT5 is more in line with young people's pursuit of sports and control, and Lincoln Z as a home, administrative use are complementary, whether it is power, space comfort are remarkable.