In the early years, the Lingdu model has been officially positioned as a "wide-body coupe", although many consumers do not agree with this positioning, but also let the consumers at the time remember it. Different from Volkswagen's other "matryoshka models", Lingdu, which is based on the MQB platform, can also be regarded as having unique characteristics. This time, unlike the previous mid-term redesign, it is a replacement model, which has finally been replaced in the past eight years since its debut in 2014. On January 17, Volkswagen officially released a new generation of Lingdu. The new model not only has improvements in appearance, interior, etc., but also added "L" after the model name, and at the same time, frameless doors are also applied to the new Lingdu L.
As can be seen from the picture of Lingdu L, the front face design is more concise, the previous air intake grille has been cancelled, only the lower intake grille is retained, and the lower grille is only part of the opening design. The position of the upper grille is illuminated by a light strip and a LOGO, and the outline of the headlights has become sharper, and at first glance, there is a bit of a taste of the Volkswagen ID. family. Such a design similar to that of electric vehicles cannot help but make people question whether they can meet the needs of air intake and heat dissipation in the engine compartment.
At the same time, the height of the engine compartment has become lower, the position of the A-pillar has also moved forward, and the body posture is lower in the visual perception. The design of the ribs on the cover is also somewhat similar to the Volkswagen CC, and the sneakback design of the Lingdu L body is smoother, the trunk cover has also become a hatchback opening method, coupled with the design of the borderless door, from the side, it is completely the taste of the small CC. Lingdu L's taillight group also uses a penetrating taillight, the tail of the volkswagen LOGO can still shine, the English logo under the LOGO is still the spicy steamed bun we are familiar with, but the suffix is more "L".
Since the name has "L", it also means that the size and wheelbase of the body will be improved, the length, width and height of the body are 4784/1831/1469mm, the wheelbase is 2731mm, compared with the first generation of models, there are different degrees of improvement in all aspects. It is foreseeable that with the increase of body size, the spatial performance of Lingdu L will also be improved to a certain extent.
The suspension dual screen, W-HUD head-up display system, 30-color streamer mood light, 8-speaker Beats sound, dual-zone automatic air conditioning, panoramic sunroof and IQ.Drive L2 intelligent driver assistance system can also be seen on the new Lingdu L.
The Lingdu L has not changed much in power, still equipped with the EA211 1.4TSI engine, with a maximum power of 110 kW, a peak torque of 250 N·m, and a maximum horsepower of 150 hp. In addition, like the current model, there will also be a 1.4T low-power model. It is worth mentioning that the gearbox is still a 7-speed dry dual-clutch transmission.
Overall, the upgrade of the new generation of Lingdu L is very good, the appearance of a lot of mainstream design, making Lingdu L more good-looking, hatchback trunk opening angle is larger and wider, the configuration also has a good upgrade, the same level of rare frameless doors are also applied, handsome is handsome, but do not know whether it will bring poor sound insulation to Lingdu L, after all, this is the shortcomings of frameless doors.
In addition, volkswagen this has been complained about for a long time dry double clutch transmission is still not replaced, this gearbox in a long period of driving or frequent gear changes caused by overheating is already a well-known thing, if necessary, but also have to stop the transmission to dissipate heat, extremely unfriendly to long-distance driving, has dissuaded many consumers, perhaps replace this gearbox, Lingdu L sales will be higher.
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