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Regarding the summary and inventory of 2021, we have talked to you about several issues, of which my biggest feeling is that the chinese car market is changing too fast.
However, if we only focus on the changes in 2021, the width and depth of our vision will be limited by some limitations, and the changes we see will not be three-dimensional enough.
More importantly, many of today's hot models and hot topics may not even be a topic just a few short years ago. For example, 2 years ago, no one could have imagined that BYD would be hot with hybrids, and 3 years ago, intelligence was still a concept hype that many people scoffed at. But today these have become real selling points.
So, today we will look a little longer and see how the car we bought will change under the same budget 5 years ago and today.
Let's start with the most competitive and highest-selling 100,000-class sedan. In this level of models, we have summarized 6 major changes, and we will talk about them separately.
1, well-sold domestic cars
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First of all, in terms of brand, compared with 5 years ago, the joint venture car is still selling well, and Langyi, Xuanyi, Corolla, etc. are still selling well. But at the same time, the self-brand sedan is obviously more popular,
5 years ago, almost only the Emgrand GL car could break the wrist with the joint venture brand, but now Geely Xingrui, BYD Qin PLUS DM-i and so on have become sales stars.
Some people may ask, 5 years ago, Geely Emgrand was not very popular? Yes, but the price of Emgrand is generally only 60,000-80,000, and the price difference with Corolla, Langyi and so on is still relatively large.
The picture above is the Geely Star Rui Space-Time Edition
But now, the selling prices of Xingrui, Qin PLUS DM-i, MG 6 and so on are very close to the joint venture competitors, and even the average selling price is slightly higher, so we put them together to compare.
In addition, models like Skoda Octavia, Kia K3, Honda Lingpai and other models, in the past 5 years, either sales have been cut or fallen by only a fraction of the previous one. In just 5 years, it has been like a lifetime...
2, more and more cars with large space
In addition to the brand, there have been more and more models with large space at this level in the past 5 years. This class is a compact sedan, and 5 years ago, the joint venture brand rarely launched a model with space to surpass the class. Corolla, Xuanyi, Langyi and other models are decent, and the only one with cross-level space performance is basically Honda's special model - Lingpai.
The picture above is the back row of the 2017 Lingpai model
At that time, Lingpai did not have a three-cylinder engine, coupled with excellent large space and good cost performance, the annual sales could exceed 100,000 vehicles. However, Ling Pai's leg space is relatively large, but the horizontal space is general, and the riding comfort is not particularly ideal.
Now, the large space cars that can be bought in the early 100,000 years are much richer. The first is because the price of previous A+ and even B-class cars has been falling, such as the low-equipped Sagittar and Chevrolet Maribao XL, which are currently only more than 120,000.
In addition, every time this class of models is replaced in the past 5 years, the wheelbase will most likely be extended. For example, 5 years ago, Octavia was still a standard A-class car, but today's Octavia Pro has been on par with Sagittarius from size to wheelbase, which can be regarded as A+ level positioning.
Finally, the dimensionality reduction competition of independent brands has made the space for this level of models more and more large. For example, the length of the Geely Xingrui car has approached 4.8 meters, and the wheelbase has reached 2800mm. But officials still define it as a compact class sedan. In fact, according to the standards of the joint venture brand, this can already be regarded as an entry-level B-class car.
To put it simply, in the past 5 years, the same car in the early 100,000s, the space has become more and more large. Moreover, whether it is a joint venture or an autonomous one, this trend is very obvious.
3, the power is stronger
Dynamically, the changes in the past 5 years can also be said to span an era. In the car in the early 100,000s 5 years ago, the Civic was almost the driving force. 1.5T Earth Dream engine, maximum horsepower 177 hp, official 100 km/h acceleration of 8.6 seconds. Of course, many car owners also ran out of more than 7 seconds of results. This was indeed a second at the time.
But nowadays, whether it is 177 horses, or more than 8 seconds, even if it is more than 7 seconds of acceleration, it is very common. For example, the attention is not high, the sales volume is also general Hyundai Festa, the maximum horsepower of the 1.6T low-power model has reached 190 horses, the 1.6T of the high-end model has even squeezed out 204 horses, and the actual measurement of the Autohome is only 6.78 seconds.
Such a power performance can be called a small steel cannon, but regardless of price or positioning, it is still a family car.
In addition, just abandoned the three-cylinder engine, the whole series replaced by the 4-cylinder Buick Veyron Pro, its 1.5T engine maximum horsepower is also as high as 184 horses, the official breaking time of 7.7 seconds. It has fully reached the level of The Civic 5 years ago, and the price after the discount is cheaper than the Civic 5 years ago, and the current starter version only needs more than 110,000.
The improvement of domestic car power is also visible to the naked eye, such as Trumpchi Shadow Leopard and MG 6 Pro, the maximum power has reached about 180 horsepower, and the acceleration of 100 kilometers is 7-8 seconds. And the shape is very sporty, sneaking back the roof, contrasting color collocation, bilateral four out exhaust, diffuser, small tail and other elements, sporty and sporty atmosphere, pinched to death.
Moreover, Geely Xingrui also brought the only 2.0T engine to this class, with a maximum horsepower of 190 horses, which can be called the ceiling of this level of power configuration in terms of displacement.
5 years ago, the power can reach 170 horses, acceleration can run into 7 seconds, you can beat most opponents in this level. But today, 170 horses are very common, 180 horses, 190 horses, is excellent, even 200 horses models, there is nothing surprising.
The picture above shows the Geely Xingrui 2.0T engine
In the acceleration, everyone is slowly getting used to the 100,000-class sedan breaking time of about 7 seconds. It can be said that 5 years ago, most 100,000 class cars could only pursue power, but now, even if you budget is only in your early 100,000s, you can also pursue strong power, and there are more and more models to choose from.
4, more fuel-efficient
For 100,000 car users, it is still very sensitive to fuel consumption. In just 5 years, the fuel consumption performance of this class model has also improved rapidly. And this progress is mainly driven by domestic cars.
First of all, the domestic hybrids represented by Qin PLUS DM-i can be said to have exploded collectively last year, and they generally have a bright spot, that is, the loss of electricity and fuel consumption is very low. Qin PLUS DM-i's official power loss fuel consumption is only 4.6L/100 km. Basically comparable to the performance of Corolla's double engine.
Geely's Thor hybrid system is also expected to be mounted on Xingrui this year, and Xingrui can be said to be like a tiger.
Secondly, the fuel consumption of domestic oil vehicles has also improved significantly, compared with the same 1.5T Civic and MG 6, bear fuel consumption data show that the fuel consumption of 1.5T high-power New Civic is 7.83L/100 km, and the fuel consumption of 1.5T MG6 is 8.49L/100 km.
Data comes from Bear Fuel Consumption
Although there is still a gap of 0.66L between the two, Honda is called "buying an engine to send a car", and it is not easy for domestic models of the same level and the latest Civic to narrow this gap. And this gap, for most users, is also acceptable.
Therefore, in terms of fuel consumption, domestic and joint venture brands have been optimized in the past 5 years, but the progress of domestic cars is obviously greater. The performance of the hybrid field can already catch up with the joint venture car, and the gap in the oil car field has narrowed to an acceptable level.
Of course, we are talking about the more advanced engines in domestic cars, and it is true that some domestic cars are still equipped with very old power, and their fuel consumption is indeed relatively poor. But it should also be noted that such models are often tens of thousands cheaper than joint venture cars.
For example, the fuel consumption of the 1.5L Emgrand Final Bear is 8.77L/100 km, and the fuel consumption of the 1.5L Langyi 100km is 7.12L, and the difference between the two is 1.65L/100km. However, the terminal price of Emgrand is 20,000-30,000 yuan cheaper than Langyi, and the configuration is much higher.
Therefore, although the fuel consumption of some domestic cars equipped with old power is still relatively poor, we must also look at it comprehensively.
5. 100,000 yuan car
I can talk about safety too
Buying a car, some people don't care about space, some people don't care about power, and some people don't care about configuration, but if asked whether they care about safety, I think most of the small partners will not say that they don't care. However, the time was pulled to 5 years ago, consumers with a budget of more than 100,000 yuan basically did not take "safety" as the core consideration, not because they did not care, but because they could not understand who was safer and who was more unsafe.
The picture above shows the result of the 2016 Civic frontal 25% bias collision released by China Insurance Research Institute in 2018
There are basically no unsafe cars under the C-NCAP test, and the first crash test results were announced in 2018. In 2017, everyone's understanding of car safety basically stayed at the superficial level of "the more expensive the car is safer", "the bigger the car, the safer", "Volvo is the safest", "THE SUV is safer than the car", and "the Volkswagen is more impact-resistant, the Japanese iron is thinner" and so on.
In this public opinion environment, the car market in the early 100,000 years, there are basically few people who take safety as the main consideration, because consumers can understand the level, everyone's performance is similar, can not distinguish between obvious high and low.
After the China Insurance Research Institute began to announce the results of the crash test to the outside world, everyone began to have a more reliable measurement of car safety, and only then began to really seriously consider this matter.
In the crash test of China Insurance Research Institute, many brands with many years of safety aura have exposed serious shortcomings. The brands represented by Toyota that do their homework in advance have made a splash in the test results. Consumers are beginning to realize that even among the 100,000 or so models, there is a huge difference in safety.
The figure above shows the result of the 25% bias collision of the front of The China Insurance Research Institute
All scores are excellent
Under the spur of The Institute of Insurance, even models of about 100,000 yuan can generally get excellent results in the rigorous crash test, which is the result of the comprehensive improvement of various car companies in the passive safety level of the car. That is to say, even the same car under the same brand, the safety in 2017 and 2021, can not be the same day.
All in all, when I bought a car 5 years ago, the specific performance of safety is more random, and now, even if it is a model of more than 100,000 yuan, you can also talk about safety.
6, all cars are talking about intelligence
5 years ago, the car machine was not very popular, and many cars even with a central control screen, there were few functions that could be achieved. But almost all models these days are talking about intelligence.
Pictured above is the interior of Geely Xingrui
Even for 100,000 models, the degree of intelligence today has reached a very high level. In this regard, independent brands have always been leading joint venture car companies, and independent models in their early 100,000 years, the size, clarity, and richness of the functions that can be realized, have been relatively perfect and mature.
Joint venture brands have always been relatively careless and outdated, but in the past one or two years, more and more joint venture models have also realized that intelligence in China is becoming an increasingly important selling point. Therefore, joint venture car companies are also actively making up for this shortcoming.
For example, the new Civic, although the size of the central control is still relatively small, but the gap between the achievable functions and menu logic and the independent brand is already very small.
Pictured above is the interior of the Honda Civic
When it comes to intelligence, it has to be mentioned that assisted driving, 5 years ago, assisted driving was still synonymous with mid-to-high-end cars. For the 100,000-class model, it is a configuration worth exaggerating. Nowadays, assisted driving has long been popularized to 100,000 cars.
Geely Emgrand GL was the pioneer of the first 100,000-class model to popularize adaptive cruise, taking the 2017 model as an example, it was equipped with adaptive cruise and active braking in the top version of 107,800, and these two configurations were rarely seen in the joint venture brand sedans at that time. As for the L2-level driver assistance with lane centering function, it was a blank in the 100,000 class models at that time.
In 2021, the joint venture camp has also begun to be equipped with a wide range of driver assistance systems, the most representative of which is Toyota's new generation of Corolla /Ralink, and the whole series is equipped with L2 level driving assistance as standard. Since then, other joint venture brands have gradually followed suit.
Intelligent and assisted driving can be said to be the biggest change in the car in recent years. The good news is that this wave of changes is that domestic cars are leading the trend.
Perhaps some people still feel that these are not the core selling points of cars, but it is undeniable that intelligence and assisted driving are becoming more and more important.
Write at the end
Talking about the changes in 100,000 class cars in 5 years, it just so happens that my own car was purchased 5 years ago in 2017. At that time, out of the comprehensive demand for safety, power, space, configuration and other aspects, I bought a joint venture brand B-class car, and the landing price was close to 300,000.
And if I switch to the current market, to meet my needs at that time, maybe half of the budget can be achieved.
For 5 years, together with friends who like cars, we paid attention to the latest developments in the car market every day, but suddenly looked back, only to find that in just 5 years, the changes in the entire automobile market have been like a sense of separation.
I believe that there are many small partners who bought a car 5 years ago or even longer in front of the screen, which car did you choose at that time? If you were today, would your thinking change? Feel free to share it with us in the comments section.