When it comes to china's MPV market, the GL8 is a model that can't be bypassed.
What impressed us the most was the stable market performance, the market fell, it grew; the market rose, it was better. In 22 years, it has sold about 1.43 million vehicles, which is the only model in the same class.
It is not an exaggeration to say that GL8 defines the MPV market. What's more, it sounds like this: to see the wind direction of the MPV market, you only need to look at the Buick GL8.
China's auto consumer market has been growing rapidly for many years, and the MPV market is also constantly changing, especially in the face of the era of intelligence and the increasingly picky consumers, GL8 is also constantly evolving and constantly playing a leading role.
As the first large-scale high-end MPV model in China, GL8 has single-handedly opened up the domestic MPV market. It is more affordable and more powerful than the imported models of the same period, and has established a market position with its excellent strength and impressive "onshore business class" product slogan.
The original GL8, abandoning the home setting of the prototype car in the United States, and adjusted the product according to the positioning of the business car, and the introduction of the second row of independent seats and the large-screen audio-visual entertainment system made it the most suitable choice for business reception at that time.
At the same time, the V6 engine + 4-speed automatic transmission makes it far more powerful than other models in the same class; the atmospheric shape completely takes care of the "decentness" that the models on the market at that time did not have.
In the next few generations of models, in addition to the comfort and space that has always been emphasized, the GL8 began to think about more use scenarios for MPV at the business and home levels. For example, the replacement of 2.0T engines, equipped with 9AT gearboxes, the addition of 48V light mixing system; the upgrade to multi-link rear suspension, constantly improving the quietness and driving quality of the carriage, creating a five-star air quality in the car, launching the EVia version and 4/6 seat layout; including eConnect3.0 intelligent interconnection system, OTA, V2X, intelligent auxiliary driving successive blessings, etc., all show that Buick is constantly thinking about what form and role the future MPV will be.
Looking back at history, it can be found that every product that leads the industry often has a characteristic, that is, they dare to take the first step outside the cognition in the consumer's consistent cognition.