Many people think that "imported cars will be better than domestic cars," this definition can be agreed upon five or six years ago, but if it is to describe the current Chinese auto market, it is not afraid to agree. Since imports are not necessarily better than domestic production, then imports must be more expensive than domestic production? That is not necessarily, today the old driver will come to talk about a few models currently on sale, domestic more expensive than imported, to see whether it is floating or reasonable.
Infiniti QX60
Pre-price: 450,000-660,000 yuan
Import version of the guidance price: 47.98-56.98 million yuan
Old driver spicy comment: In recent years, the degree of decline in Infiniti's brand power is obvious to all, it is about to become a marginal brand, the pre-price of domestic new cars is not much lower than the threshold of imported models, and the top price is more expensive than imported, from the price point of view alone, it seems that it has not shown a high sincerity to the Chinese market. Of course, it is not realistic to talk about the price of the product aside, let's take a look.
Domestic QX60
Import QX60
As a replacement product, the domestic QX60 has made great progress in the design of the exterior interior, and the overall has become more fashionable and young. The interior of the old model is the old-fashioned luxury of the mahogany trim panel, and the texture and sense of technology of the new generation of models have been greatly upgraded. In terms of configuration, the domestic low-end ratio imported low-end has increased the double 12.3-inch dashboard + central control screen, built-in driving recorder, car networking, voice control system and other intelligent technology configurations, so from this point of view, domestic low-end models are still sincere. Another advantage of the QX60 may be its physique, with a length, width and height of 5127/2005/1767mm, and a wheelbase of 2900mm, in addition to making it look more domineering and larger, the space inside is also better. Slightly controversial is the domestic QX60 displacement from the original 2.5T and 3.5L to 2.0T, although the displacement decreased, but the performance improved, the maximum horsepower of 252Ps, peak torque of 376 Nm, while replacing the sick CVT transmission, matching the 9AT transmission. Perhaps all of the above is the reason why it dares to sell at this price.
However, the QX60 is not the only luxury medium and large SUV that has been localized, and the same level of competitors also has the Cadillac XT6, and its starting price of 392,700 is cheaper. In terms of design, it is not worse than the QX60, but the wheelbase is 37mm shorter than it, and the gap in the actual riding experience will not be particularly large. The XT6 is also in the case of pricing more than 50,000, to achieve a richer configuration than QX60, the configuration difference of the entry model is obvious, more importantly, the XT6 in the terminal discount of up to 50,000-60,000, the final purchase threshold may be only about 340,000. In the case that everyone is a fringe brand, XT6 not only has a clear price advantage, but also has a high cost performance, if the late QX60 is officially listed without the price down, it is estimated that it is no play.
Audi A7L
Domestic version of the guidance price: 45.97-77.77 million
Import guide price: 58.58-68.48 million
Old driver spicy comment: In fact, the reason why the domestic A7L is more expensive than the imported A7 is mainly expensive in the engine, the latest SAIC Audi A7L is equipped with a 3.0T V6 engine, the power logo of the rear is 55TFSI, and the imported Audi A7 is equipped with a 2.0T engine, the tail mark of the entry-level model is 40TFSI, even if it is a 2.0T high-power version, the tail label is only 45TFSI, and the power of SAIC Audi A7L is more than one level ahead of the imported A7. Coupled with the A7L's unique active air suspension (supporting 20mm ascent and 10mm down), the COMBINATION OF DAWS dynamic all-wheel steering system, and Audi's proud quadtro four-wheel drive technology, it can bring users a better driving experience.
Domestic A7L
Import A7
At the technology level, it is also equipped with "valuable" things, which is Audi's first mass production model to achieve 5G/V2X technology, equipped with MIB3 infotainment system and Asterix ecosystem, the user experience is still great, and Audi will not be stingy in arming technology. Of course, Audi also knows that the 3.0T will not be the main model, so it launched a 2.0T model at the beginning of this year to lower the threshold. However, it does not use a high/low power tuned version of the engine like Mercedes-Benz BMW, but the whole series uses a 2.0T high-power engine, with a maximum power of 180kW and a maximum torque of 370 Nm, which means that the power performance of the lowest and highest models is the same.
The core "soul" of Audi A7 is its slippery shape, and the domestic A7L has abandoned the sneaky design and hatchback tailgate, which is equivalent to "castrating" the core selling point of the A7 model, which is also the place where many netizens complain. However, with Audi's logo and frameless door blessing, it will not be very ugly, SAIC Audi will be Audi A7 in China, but also because the sedan actually meets the needs of the Chinese automotive market. In fact, if you consider the 2.0T engine, in the case of performance does not open up too much gap, FAW-Volkswagen Audi A6L is more cost-effective.
BMW 5 Series
Domestic version of the guidance price: 42.89-55.19 million
Import guide price: 42.39-60.39 million
Old driver spicy comment: BMW 5 series is actually more expensive than imported entry models, first look at the price, imported 5 series 525i guidance price of 423,900, and BMW Brilliance 5 series 525Li guidance price of 428,900, domestic model price is slightly higher, why is this grin? Let's compare the products.
Domestically produced 5 series
Import 5 series
The width of the two cars is the same, so the biggest gap is the length and wheelbase, the imported 5 series is 4976mm long, the wheelbase is 2975mm, just say what everyone calls the standard axle version, and the domestic 5 series is 5106mm long and the wheelbase is 3105mm. Domestic 5 series because the rear space is larger, and the rear seat cushion increased by 30mm, the thickness increased by 20mm, it is more comfortable to ride, more suitable for business reception, which is the advantage of the domestic version. Some people will ask whether the BMW of the long axis is not a BMW with a standard axis, in fact, many people have tested it and think so. The old driver also said directly, yes, the standard shaft is indeed better to open some, zero hundred accelerated imported 5 series (7.8s) is faster than the domestic 5 series (8.6s), although their suspension is the same configuration, but the steering of the imported 5 series will be more flexible, the chassis adjustment is relatively hard, the domestic is more comfortable, don't look at their wheelbase difference is not particularly much, but the driving up that follow-up is really different, this can only be personally test driven to compare the good feeling of the same body. The difference in configuration is not large, the domestic 5 series has more remote start, front wireless charging, rear makeup mirror + lighting; while the imported one has more sports seats + front leg rest adjustment.
In fact, riders are most concerned about the quality of the vehicle, in fact, do not worry about this problem, because bmw brilliance factory in the world is very advanced, using the German industry 4.0 standard, the level of automation is very high, more advanced than the BMW factory in the United States, so there is no gap between the quality of the vehicle and imported cars. As for how to choose the two cars, it depends on whether you prefer pure BMW or prefer a more comfortable BMW.