A few days ago, SAIC Volkswagen Lingdu L was officially unveiled. Since the beginning of the previous generation of models, SAIC Volkswagen has consciously or unconsciously leaned towards sports when promoting, from the initial advertising slogans to network rumors, almost all of which are around sports.
Now with the blessing of the MQB EVO platform, the new Lingdu has finally met with us, not only using the updated platform, but also adding an "L" after the name of the car, which specifically refers to the lengthening of the vehicle? Or are there more updates on the equipment?
In fact, the appearance of Lingdu L has been seen in the previous declaration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the general style of the vehicle, at first glance it seems that the vehicle has a more obvious difference from our traditional cognition of volkswagen, especially after we are used to the volkswagen "matryoshka doll", looking at Lingdu L seems to be particularly jumpy.
The professor believes that Lingdu L is a combination of the "traditional" fuel vehicle of Volkswagen in the new energy era, from the front face, the vehicle uses a large area grille, which is more similar to the Volkswagen ID.3, with the illuminated Volkswagen logo and through-the-day running lights, creating a consistent sports style of the Lingdu car system.
The upward waistline helps to enhance the sporty style of the vehicle, and the Lingdu L is no exception, and it can be clearly seen from the side that the Lingdu L has a relatively attractive figure. At the same time, Lingdu L also uses a slip-back design, which is similar to the "big brother" CC.
In order to make the slipback body more practical, Lingdu L switched to the hatchback tailgate design with an electric tailgate, and the biggest problem with the hatchback tailgate was the NVH and the handling of the abnormal sound, which was the advantage of more effectively releasing the possibility of luggage compartment storage.
This generation of Lingdu L also uses frameless door design for the first time, which is also one of the few models in the same class that uses frameless doors, and it is also one of the selling points of Lingdu L.
In terms of size, the length, width and height of the Lingdu L is 4784/1831/1469mm, and the wheelbase is 2731mm, which is 75mm longer than the current model (2656mm).
The through-type taillights and strip design are the public's consistent good play, and the tail logo can also be lit up, and the recognition at night is directly full.
It is said that the most afraid of the public with letters, Lingdu L will be directly embedded in the body center, below the logo, to emphasize their origins.
In terms of interior, Lingdu L has made another breakthrough for SAIC Volkswagen, breaking the world to use a dual screen design, although this design is not much novel, but it can be seen that Lingdu L grasps and pursues the trend.
Around the double screen is a rich sense of layered interior, through the horizontal lines to show the style of the new era of volkswagen, of course, the ambience lights are the finishing touch of the interior.
The UI of the machine and instrument is almost indistinguishable from models such as the Golf, and the color of the mood light can change with the color of the car machine. According to the media that have been experienced, this set of cars switches between themes relatively quickly, and there is no visible delay.
It can be found that Lingdu L is also equipped with a HUD head-up display function, the content of the display is relatively rich, and the visual inspection does not support the AR-HUD function of the MEB platform, but from the perspective of display information and size, the actual use effect should be good.
MOS 4.0 system supports mobile online services, consistent with the Volkswagen ID family, integrated with the Internet of Vehicles and wireless Carplay function, according to the owner's feedback, the response speed of the remote control of this system has room to improve.
Because Lingdu L uses a hatchback tailgate, it is not possible to have a large-size panoramic sunroof, but from the perspective of the actual lighting effect and area, in the non-full-size skylight, the skylight size of Lingdu L is large.
In terms of seat styling, Lingdu L is as close to the movement as ever, the overall shape and design are biased towards sports, while further strengthening the visual effect with red and black collocation. In terms of function, Lingdu L provides seat ventilation and seat heating functions.
It is said that the rear space performance of Lingdu L is relatively outstanding in the same level, the head does not sacrifice too much because of the slip-back style, and the leg space will have a better performance than the current model due to the lengthened wheelbase, which is also in the forefront of the same level.
In terms of power, it still follows the conventional routine of Volkswagen, 1.4T high power with 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, the data is also very familiar, the maximum horsepower is 150Ps, the maximum torque is 250N·m.
Previously, there was news that Volkswagen's latest 1.5T EA211 EVO engine will be installed on the new Lingdu L, from the information learned so far, the first batch of Lingdu L will still be equipped with cash 1.4T engines, and the later models will turn to the use of new machines.
If you say how to choose the two machines, the new machine will of course have a new improvement in the technical level, and at the same time will do better in terms of environmental protection. However, the old models have been tested and verified by the market for many years, the technology has been very mature, the aftermarket ownership is very large, and the daily maintenance will have more advantages.
In addition, in the previous generation of Lingdu there is also a version of GTS, which is equipped with a 2.0T engine and a more sporty design, it is understood that the current Lingdu L will not have a plan for this model.
In terms of chassis, it is also equipped with front McPherson rear multi-link suspension, and there is no particularly big breakthrough in the basic hardware, and the specific driving experience needs to wait until there is a test drive to know.
From the overall performance of Lingdu L, it is not difficult to find that Lingdu L is a product aimed at the young people's market. Frameless doors, hatchback tailgates, different from the traditional Volkswagen design, enough to use the car engine system, is this not a young people's pursuit of high-quality car?
Of course, you may suspect that it is not smart enough compared to the new forces, but it is certain that compared with the mainstream joint venture A-class car of the same level, the Lingdu L is definitely not outdated.
At present, the weight of the young people's market is increasing, the independent models of shadow leopard, UNI-V, etc. are aimed at the entry-level A-class car market, Lingdu L is the choice of this part of the consumer consumption upgrade, better quality, more high-end driving experience, more outstanding chassis texture, in these traditional arts, the public still has its own advantages.
Combined with the price of the current model on sale and the price of the old Sagitar, the professor expects that the price of Lingdu L will be between 140,000 and 180,000, which is not cheap for an A-class car, but looking back at the equipment and configuration of Lingdu L, this price is also reasonable.
Compared with the restraint of the old Lingdu, the new Lingdu L directly liberates itself, breaks through itself under the new design, and adds equipment such as frameless doors that are rare in the same level to raise its own topicality to another level. The A-class sports car market has been in a state of flux, and now Lingdu L has joined the confrontation, and whether it is successful or not, it will wait until the market to verify.