In essence, the seven-seat SUV in the current Chinese market, still belongs to the niche model, not the author denies that everyone to choose a seven-seater model, because their own needs to choose a seven-seat SUV is beyond reproach.
A large part of the reason is that our internal needs have prompted manufacturers to launch more and more seven-seater SUVs, but in this niche market competition, it seems that few models stand out, and Ford Explorers and Sharp World seem to be the best choices outside the Toyota Highlander at present.
In detail, in the mainstream brand, it seems that in addition to Honda, the rest of the manufacturers are in love with the seven-seat SUV, so why has the Honda brand not launched a seven-seat SUV in the Chinese market, but the sales have not lagged behind?
We must admit that Honda's products are indeed very spacious in terms of spatial performance, even the Honda Fit, the second row of space is also very spacious.
All of this is due to Honda's "MM concept" in the optimization of the interior space, the two M means to maximize the member space and minimize the body hardware.
To put it bluntly, the parts outside the cockpit are reflected in a minimized way, and what kind of products are presented to us in this way?
Honda Guandao and UR-V, these two models as sister models, have been maintaining high sales in the mid-size SUV market, and their rear space performance can be described as "perverted", many friends think that the seven-seat SUV can be emergency, but the real situation is that a large five-seat SUV can solve most of the problems in our daily lives.
In particular, two models, such as the Honda Guandao and the UR-V, can bring absolute advantages in the interior space.
Of course, if you are determined to choose the Honda brand and have a strong need for the third row of seats, then Honda's two MPV models are a choice that you will not be able to jump out of.
Odyssey and Alexand, although the two models were born in different eras, but after 2022, they seem to have a very clear division of labor.
First of all, the performance in terms of space must be the biggest advantage, a low enough ground clearance, enough "smart" interior space, and a sufficiently comfortable driving texture, which has become a vane for 300,000-class family MPV models.
Using a spacious MPV to replace a seven-seater SUV model in the same class may seem like a not-so-wise choice, but in the environment of everyday cars, it is actually an excellent choice.
MPV is born with comfort that SUVs can't replace.
In fact, the network rumor that Honda's passport model has been to be introduced into the Chinese market, has been shouting for many years, has not been results, in the final analysis is that Honda currently does not need a seven-seat SUV in the Chinese market to support the scene.
Before the era of electrification arrived in full swing, Honda seems to have been optimizing its own hybrid system, especially the current MPV models are equipped with the latest third-generation i-MMD system, which can not only ensure that the daily power is sufficient, but also make the vehicle have excellent results in fuel economy.
Perhaps from this point of view, Honda's current seven-seat SUV model does not make much sense.
The author once mentioned in an article that the seven-seat SUV model is actually a false proposition, because the overall space performance of the real seven-seat SUV model is very large, similar to the Lincoln Navigator and other products, so the seven-seat SUV is the real sense of the car that can take care of each row of passengers.
And if we have a rigid demand for a seven-seater car every day, then the only model recommended by the author is the MPV.