Once, a slogan of "luxury wide-body coupe" not only made the concept of "wide-body coupe" out of the circle, but also made SAIC Volkswagen fly all over the country, wide body, low posture, exquisite and high-profile... Once became a model for A+ sedan design.
However, the 2021 replacement of Lingdu's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology declaration map has caused a lot of doubts among fans. Most people think that Ling Du's drastic changes are a little disappointing and unfamiliar. At that time, everyone was more optimistic about the replacement of Lingdu.
Now, after the "seven-year itch", when SAIC Volkswagen released the Lingdu real car map, everyone found that Lingdu, which has accumulated sand for seven years, is still adhering to the identity of the new trend insight, and the surprises brought this time are far more than imagined.
On January 17, SAIC Volkswagen Lingdu transformed into Lingdu L, officially embarked on a new journey, but surprisingly, this may be the "least popular Volkswagen"! Not only has it had a new name, a new design, a new digital cockpit, but it also has the only four-door frameless window in its class.
Wait a minute? Four-door frameless windows? The current Lingdu does not have this configuration, and the identity of Lingdu L's "coupe" is more pure.
The arrival of LingDu L is bound to break the existing pattern of public design, how can there be a sentence? - Not broken, not standing!
Lingdu L's new generation of design language is actually quite bold, abandoning the past horizontal and vertical line style, only the oversized lower grille releases a radical and flamboyant aura, at the first glance, we will even suspect that this is really a Volkswagen?
The pressurized hood creates a low-lying sports car posture, the entire visual center of gravity is greatly lowered, there is a ready starting posture, with the IQ.Light light group of the through-line light strip, as well as the irregular sharp headlight outline, both widening the visual width, but also the AVid elements of the ID. series, so pay attention to the new style of the Volkswagen is rare.
IQ. Light light group also has a welcome light effect, close / away from the vehicle about 4 meters, will trigger the welcome scene, just imagine, at night alone in the parking lot to find a car, close to the vehicle automatically wake up the light effect dynamics, this sense of warmth is still quite moving.
But as a model that inherits the car gene, the most brilliant part of Lingdu L is naturally the front side angle. The smooth body line coupled with the large slipback shape directly lifts the aura of the coupe.
The forward-shifting A-pillar also makes the lines of the roof smoother, and the sharp line surface makes the effect of light and shadow more varied, and the visual ornamentation of the Side of the Lingdu L car will be more prominent compared with the same competitors.
What is more surprising is that Lingdu L has added a four-door frameless window design, which is regarded as a supercar configuration, which is lowered to the body of Lingdu L, which is enough to stand out in the A+ class sedan, driving up the street, is not the old woman to throw the full car.
It is true that the upturned and multi-level short-tail carriage design is an important modification method to refine the visual three-dimensional sense, and the sense of fullness is also very strong, coupled with the flat and narrow through-line taillights echo with the headlights, changing the old style of calmness.
Lingdu L also provides 6 bright body colors, of which rock tea ash with the posture of the coupe will be the eye-catching point of Lingdu L's more combat style, and it will also be more pleasing to young users.
The sense of sport upgrade, the young Fan plus the weight, the coupe type grid plus, these are the pace of Lingdu L's innovation, at this point, Lingdu L has a new aesthetic standard - "spicy aesthetics".
If Lingdu highlights the "wide-body coupe", then Lingdu L is based on the "wide-body coupe", which integrates the aesthetic concept of sportivism and the exclusive spicy aesthetics, and becomes the forerunner of SAIC Volkswagen's new generation of design language.
To sum up the Lingdu L in one sentence: this is the most unsatisfactory Volkswagen car!
The double screen composed of 10-inch full LCD digital instrument + 12-inch central control screen in the Lingdu L carriage is a major eye-catching point, and the new style change removes the symmetrical center console that was insisted on in the past, and this innovation is the attitude of thinking and changing.
The ambience of cockpit sports is online, like a three-spoke racing wheel, shell-type perforated sports seats, contrasting cockpit material stitching, new electronic gear levers... Details reveal the more tense sporty atmosphere of Lingdu L, if you are the owner, sitting in the cockpit will give you a stronger sense of freshness, refinement and driving than ever.
Of course, with the blessing of the dual screen and the intelligent vehicle connection system MOS3.2, the digitalization of the Lingdu cockpit has a new interpretation, after all, in the young consumer group, the sense of science and technology must not be superficial.
The large-size dual-screen design can divide the vehicle information and driving information more clearly, and can interact with the car machine through voice, touch, gesture operation, etc., especially the customizable interface, which provides users with convenience of use.
Driving blind exercise is quite unsafe a thing, but through the voice command to wake up the car machine function, even if the hands are free, it does not hinder safe driving, which is an important embodiment of science and technology close to life, it can be said that voice control has been one of the many media of intelligent digitalization, who called it very practical!
Of course, Lingdu L also has a "third screen", W-HUD head-up display system can project driving information such as ACC on the windshield to achieve three-screen linkage, daily driving our line of sight can be more focused on the front, which is a small move to improve safe driving, and in the A+ class sedan, this is a rare configuration, generally only more expensive models will have.
Lingdu L also supports mobile phone wireless CarPlay and CarLife interconnection experience, the car screen is the mobile phone screen, Apple or Android users can directly cast the screen to use, without changing the habits of using the car, more based on the SAIC Volkswagen cloud service platform, the introduction of a wealth of Internet quality resources, four-screen linkage, double the sense of science and technology.
Lingdu L is still equipped with a keyless entry function, as long as the owner carries the key close, tap the door handle to open the door, although this is not a unique configuration, but not every car has a device, on the contrary, this is a function that can enhance the happiness of the car, full of sincerity, worthy of praise.
Of course, whether it is the embellishment of the atmosphere of carriage sports, or the technological change of the digital cockpit, the Lingdu L returns to its essence or a sedan, and it also needs to consider the problem of riding experience.
In this update, the wheelbase of Lingdu L has reached 2731mm, which is at the leading level in the same class, and the spacious rear space can ensure sufficient legroom whether it is to pull children, friends, or elders.
For Chinese, we pursue the principle of "bigger is better", and although the Lingdu L is only an A+ class sedan, it can be seen that it is still trying to ensure that the rear passengers sit as comfortably as the front row.
And when you sit in the car, a look up, the transparent sunroof can bring a good sense of open sun, the car is not depressed, the seat is still soft, and the satisfaction with the car is undoubtedly full again.
Lingdu L is professionally tested and tuned by a professional engineering team, and the vibration filter performance and driving texture of the independent suspension after the four-link are better, and the vehicle handling and driving attitude will be more comfortable.
Based on the MQB-EVO digital architecture, it is also equipped with a high-efficiency EA211 1.4TSI engine, with a maximum power of 110 kW and a maximum torque of 250 N·m, which is matched with a 7-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission.
Lingdu L 100 km fuel consumption is only 5.92L, in the A+ class car is already a very outstanding performance, economy, comfort, sports and personalized four driving modes, but also to meet the user's different road conditions driving fast and smooth.
With the blessing of the cockpit full of sports atmosphere, four frameless windows and streamlined coupe body, there is only one sentence in the heart: drive up!
Safe and comfortable travel experience is also the focus of everyone's attention, Lingdu L is equipped with Travel Assist driver assistance system, with Front Assist front safety assistance system, SWA lane change assist and other functions.
Among them, ACC adaptive cruise with Stop & Go intelligent follow-up function, can follow the front car to actively adjust the speed and maintain distance, medium and high speed driving can simplify driving operations, long-term cruising can also reduce driving fatigue.
The lane keeping system allows the vehicle to not deviate from the original lane, recognizes the traffic sign and displays it on the digital meter, and gives the driver information such as speed and road conditions.
Reversing also has reversing image assistance, you can see the situation behind the car more clearly, if there are pedestrians or obstacles in the blind area, the reversing emergency braking function can brake the vehicle for the first time, to avoid the driver's carelessness caused by accidents, these active safety configurations have been a major guarantee for safe travel.
Yes, from the inside out, this may be the transformation effect that Lingdu L wants, so that the new car jumps out of the inherent family image, gives it a higher degree of recognition, and conveys the information points of younger, sportier and driving pleasure, while also taking into account practicality and safety.
The arrival of Lingdu L is not a simple change of name, but a makeover to reshape the identity, deepen the coupe design is no longer the same, and the intelligent experience has also been qualitatively improved.
The addition of the four-door frameless window is to play a strong product point in the A+ class car, which is like the king, suddenly the other party gets the BUFF bonus in advance, you can fight monsters faster and point full of skills, quite ahead of the other, proud of the posture.
Obviously, Lingdu L has written a new chapter for himself, which has just begun, and the A+ class sedan market will be lively again.