In the A-class car market, the Geely Emgrand family is undoubtedly the most capable domestic car, with cumulative sales exceeding 3.3 million in the past 10 years, and it has also been the champion of its own brand A-class car sales for 10 consecutive years.
The reason is that in addition to the excellent product strength of the Emgrand family, it also has a lot to do with their perfect product matrix, especially the addition of the new Emgrand GL in 2016, which makes the competitiveness of the entire Emgrand family more powerful.
Not long ago, the Emgrand family ushered in a new member- Emgrand L, and officially listed, the price is: 99,900 yuan - 109,900 yuan (but also a limited time discount "luxury price"). With its arrival, Emgrand GL will slowly withdraw from the market, because it can actually be seen as a replacement model for Emgrand GL.
So the question is: what is the emgrand L better than the Emgrand GL? At the Chongqing regional listing meeting of Emgrand L, we found more answers.
The biggest difference is the difference in platform architecture. Emgrand L vehicle was born in the Geely 4.0 era BMA global new generation of modular architecture, so Emgrand L has actually made relatively large changes from the inside out.
From the details, the first thing to see is the change in appearance, but here is not to elaborate, personal summary of a sentence: compared with the previous Emgrand GL, Emgrand L's appearance recognition is much higher, and the sense of refinement is stronger, the manufacturer should have spent a lot of money. As for what everyone suggests, we will see you in the comments section.
In terms of interior, Emgrand L adopts the latest family design, especially the use of materials is very layered and high-grade. For example, in the functional zoning part, although the LCD instrument and the floating central control screen are not connected together, the entire UI design has a very sense of integration. And the air conditioning control button is retained under the central control screen, which is much more practical than the integration in the central control screen.
In addition, in the use of interior materials, Emgrand L is very advanced. This includes the coverage of the entire soft material reaching 90%, such as the soft molding above the middle stage, the silver trim with grain in the central control part, and the leather material underneath, while the seats of the whole vehicle are wrapped in two-color leather... All in all, once you sit in the car of Emgrand L, its texture is not like a car that only sells 100,000 pieces, or even exceeds the level of the joint venture of 150,000 levels.
Speaking of which, it only introduces some small changes brought about by Emgrand L's adoption of the BMA platform architecture, because its real changes are still in more invisible places.
To a large extent, the first is that the quality control of the whole vehicle will be better, which also does not need to be repeated, which is the most basic change after all platform production; secondly, the modular production brought by the platform, which makes the later maintenance relatively more convenient and the cost is reduced; there is a richer configuration and a stronger level of intelligence, and this is the key part we want to talk about next.
In terms of safety configuration, the Emgrand L series is equipped with conventional active and passive safety configurations such as ESP, tire pressure detection, and uphill auxiliary reversing image. The high-end model is equipped with ELKA's emergency lane keeping and active braking functions, and even a 540° transparent chassis, which can be considered a big help for novice drivers who are just getting started.
In terms of comfort and luxury configuration, the Emgrand L series is equipped with LED automatic headlights, one-button lift window, automatic air conditioning, rear exhaust air outlet, PM2.5 filtering, fixed speed endurance, keyless entry/start, electric sunroof, multi-function steering wheel, 12.3-inch collocation and other configurations. The high-end model is also equipped with a sensor tailgate, eight speakers, and a negative ion generator. Anyway, compared with the same price point, the configuration of Emgrand L is more abundant.
In terms of intelligence, Emgrand L is equipped with Geely's latest Galaxy OS system, so it not only has many functions, but also is easy to use and fun. Including voice control, three-finger flying screen, Baidu online navigation, multimedia entertainment system, App intelligent remote control and other various operations can be realized. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the system also supports FOTA upgrades, so even after a few years of buying a car, there is still no need to worry about the problem that the car machine system will become obsolete.
In terms of power, the Geely Emgrand L is equipped with a 1.4T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 141 horsepower and a peak torque of 235 Nm. In the driveline section, the new car is matched with a CVT gearbox. This powertrain should be familiar to most people, except that it is slightly worse than some 1.5T models in terms of power, and the overall reliability and matching maturity are very good in the entire market. However, compared with some independent brands, although its power is slightly weaker, but on the contrary, it is more fuel-efficient, WLTC 100 kilometers of comprehensive fuel consumption is only 6.7L, a kilometer of less than 5 cents. Compared with the joint venture brand at the same price, it can be a full range of hanging.
Write at the end
It is not difficult to find that in addition to our Emgrand L, the entire Geely model has gradually been equipped with a new platform architecture, or CMA or BMA, and emgrand L is also the first model in Geely's car family of less than 100,000 yuan to adopt platform production. On the other hand, other brands, whether joint ventures or independent brands, are currently equipped with only a few models of new platforms, so the arrival of Emgrand L has added new competitiveness to the Emgrand family, and the next target of 4 million vehicles is believed to be close at hand.