Volkswagen has many classic models, Sagitar is one of them, best-selling for many years, is the sales pillar of FAW-Volkswagen, last year's cumulative sales of 234,219 new cars, although ranked 7th in the car sales list, but also the A+ level market segment sales crown, but fell by 24.9% year-on-year, which has both the impact of chip shortage, but also related to the decline in its own product strength.
Ancient people cloud "work is like a boat against the current, do not advance is retreating", the car market competition is fierce, every car company, each model is constantly improving, if you stand still, it will be surpassed by other models, Sagitar is so, although the product strength is not bad, but before there is Toyota Asiatic Lion, after there is Geely Xingrui, how much competition appears weak.
Recently, the 2022 Sagittarius model has come, as a mid-term modification model, the new car has not changed much, and the main changes are concentrated in the appearance and interior. The design of the new front face has been adjusted, and it is filled with chrome trim strips similar to the Passat, which is more refined. The slender waistline on the side is elegant and flexible, with the small ducktail tail at the tail, the appearance value is very high, and the tail lamp with blackening treatment is also very recognizable.
The interior of the 2022 Sagitar has not changed much, using Volkswagen's latest generation of three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, equipped with a 10.3-inch full LCD instrument + 12-inch floating LCD central control screen, with a strong sense of science and technology. The new car configuration has also been upgraded, adding L2 driver assistance system, lane keeping, reversing radar, reversing image, panoramic sunroof, keyless entry and other configurations, which are more in line with the needs of young consumers.
As an A+ class model, the biggest advantage of the 2022 Sagitar is the large space, but the body size of the new car is the same as the current model, all of which are 4753/1800/1462mm, and the wheelbase is 2731mm, of which the length, width and height will be ahead of the Same class models such as the Asiatic Lion, and the space is naturally larger.
After all, it is only a medium-term modification model, so the 2022 Sagitar power has not changed, still provides 1.2T and 1.4T two choices, the former matches the 5-speed manual and 7-speed dry dual-clutch transmission, the latter is fully matched with the 7-speed dry dual-clutch transmission, although it has the advantages of direct power output, low fuel consumption and good power, but there is also a lack of low torque, in addition, in the car quality network, the Volkswagen transmission complaint volume is also higher.
It is worth mentioning that the starting price of the 2022 Sagitar has been reduced, from 135,900 yuan to 133,500 yuan, but the reason is to add a manual low-end model, compared to the price of the model, the whole car seat belt is not tied reminder to the front row, the driving computer from color to monochrome, LCD dashboard has also become optional, but also reduced the whole car one-key lift window, window anti-pinch hand, exterior mirror electric adjustment function.
Originally thought that the 2022 Sagitar listed this time will have a suspension central control screen, as well as a longer wheelbase, and equipped with a new 1.5T engine, but in fact it is only a small modification based on the current model, this scene is also familiar, before the eve of the eighth generation of golf listing, FAW-Volkswagen also launched a redesigned version of the 7th generation model, which was jokingly called the 7.5th generation golf by netizens.
Therefore, it is not excluded that the Sagitar equipped with a 1.5T engine may be introduced in a replacement way, and the relevant information of the 2023 Sagitar has also appeared in the current autohome catalog, that is to say, the new car may be launched within the year, but it is only a matter of time, at that time, the competitiveness of the new car will be greatly enhanced, and it may be able to turn the fall into an upswing.