If the budget is enough, many people will definitely give priority to mid-level cars, preferably mid-range cars of joint venture brands. After all, the mid-level car is not only larger than the compact car, the space is larger and more comfortable, the higher cost will also bring better materials, more configuration, and a higher level of car-making platform, so that the vehicle has a full range of improvement. If it is a joint venture mid-level car, the driving experience advantage is even more addictive.
However, some joint venture mid-level cars have gradually begun to be snubbed by the market after achieving glory. Are these joint venture mid-level cars, which were very popular at the time, still have hope of turning over?
Kia K5 Kaiku
Manufacturer guidance price 16.18-20.58 million yuan
Suoba K5 Mai Ruibao, which was a highly cost-effective mid-level car at that time, had a certain reputation among young consumers. But this generation of Kia K5 also added Chinese name "Kaiku", designed to facilitate consumers to spread word of mouth, but this generation of K5 Kaiku did not make any waves in the market after it was listed in September 2020.
K5 Kaiku is based on the third generation of i-GMP platform to create, the appearance design is very fashionable, its body appearance length, width and height size is 4980/1860/1445mm, wheelbase 2900mm, compared with the joint venture mid-level car opponents belong to the upper middle level. Coming to the car, you can see that the K5 Kaiku center console has a strong sense of layering, and most of the positions that can be touched are covered with soft materials, and a lot of stitches are used as detail embellishments.
Look at the configuration of the 2021 K5 Kaiku, the 12.3-inch multimedia screen is standard, the sense of technology is very strong, the dashboard in addition to the entry-level model, are using 12.3-inch LCD instruments, there are 3 themes to choose from, and 5 different driving modes will also switch the background. On the top model, there are also 7-speaker JBL audio, main co-pilot electric seat and other configurations.
As for power, K5 Kaiku offers 1.5T+7DCT and 2.0T+8AT, of which the 7DCT transmission is a dry dual-clutch transmission.
Manga Spicy Comment: This generation of K5 Kaiku has achieved monthly sales of 3,000 or 4,000 units in only a few months on the market, and in the past year, its sales are basically only a few hundred to a thousand units. All in all, K5 Kaiku is still a standard Korean car, there is no obvious shortcoming, from the configuration point of view can also be accepted, but K5 Kaiku top model still has 2 3000 yuan optional bags, sports bags have front seat heating and 19-inch Michelin tires, luxury bags cover steering wheel heating, rear seat heating, driver's seat knee airbags, etc., although these choices are very cost-effective, but inadvertently further increased the price of K5 Kaiku, so that it directly benchmarked the high-end Accord and Camry, It's a bit embarrassing.
SAIC Volkswagen Passat
Manufacturer guidance price 17.99-250,900 yuan
The Volkswagen Passat is arguably the best of the mid-range cars, in other words, it is one of the benchmark models for the joint venture mid-range car.
Perhaps the impression of the Volkswagen Passat is too decent, after the mid-term redesign, the new Chinese net shape makes the Passat become much younger, and even the starry sky front face shape, the headlights and tail lights are more exaggerated, and they have joined the through-type light group. The passat's body appearance is 4948/1836/1469mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2871mm, which is also considered to be plenty of space, but the middle rear floor has a large bulge.
Look at the configuration of the 2022 Passat model, the electric sunroof is the standard, the medium and high models are the panoramic sunroof, the keyless entry + one-key start is also standard, the headlights are LED, the LCD dashboard and the multimedia screen of the center console are all 8-inch starting, and the standard car networking function is standard. High-end models will have rear sun blinds, heated rear seats, and top-of-the-line models will even have 12-speaker Harman Kardon speakers.
As for power, Passat offers both 1.4T+7DCT and 2.0T+7DCT, with the 1.4T engine mated to a dry dual-clutch transmission and the 2.0T engine mated to a wet dual-clutch transmission.
Comments: In previous years, Passat's sales often exceeded 20,000 units from time to time, but after a crash test of China Insurance Research Institute, the poor results made many consumers abandon this benchmark mid-level car, and Passat had to rely on mid-term restructuring to attract consumers after applying for the crash test of China Automobile Research Institute. But in terms of sales, the average monthly performance of 10,000 units even makes many joint venture mid-level cars very envious, but for the once brilliant Passat, does this achievement really make it satisfied?
The new generation of Ford Mondeo
Not listed
Ford Mondeo is a very representative joint venture mid-level car, Mondeo owners will generally give a large space, sufficient power, cost-effective, good handling evaluation.
Nowadays, a new generation of Mondeo is also coming, its appearance and Ford EVOS model is very similar, in the distance can not even distinguish between the two models, but I have to say that such a design should be able to be liked by young consumers, after all, the design language of Ford is now very visual impact.
It can also be seen that the new generation of Mondeo not only adopts a slip-on body shape, but also has a hidden door handle, which automatically pops up when approaching the vehicle with the key, and the dynamic welcome light is hidden in the grille. On top of that, the wheelbase of the all-new generation of Mondeo has been increased from 2850mm to 2945mm of the previous generation model, and the rear space has been greatly improved.
Inside the new generation of Mondeo, you can see a 12.3-inch LCD instrument + a 27-inch central control multimedia screen, a leather-clad steering wheel, a gear shift knob, and double-layer laminated glass and B&O sound in the front and rear windows. Among them, the multimedia system supports AI voice interaction control and gesture control.
As for power, the all-new generation of Mondeo will use a combination of 2.0T+8AT, with a maximum engine of 238 ps and a maximum torque of 376 N·m.
Man Ge Spicy Comment: Last year, Mondeo's annual sales also reached 34182 units, it can be seen that its foundation is still relatively good, the new generation of Mondeo has made great progress in science and technology, just look at what kind of configuration can be given when it is finally listed, after all, buying a car or looking at the cost performance, right?
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