The market for compact cars has always been dominated by major joint venture brands, and the models that can be shortlisted for the sales list of compact cars for a long time are all skilled and cannot be underestimated. Volkswagen Langyi is a frequent customer in the compact car sales list, with 449194 sold in 2020 and 429985 in 2021, with sales exceeding the 400,000 mark for two consecutive years, second only to Dongfeng Nissan Xuanyi, ranking second in the list.
Speaking of Langyi's sales, it is good, but at the moment when competitors at the same level are changing rapidly and the industry is becoming more and more serious, backwardness will be beaten, and a little inattention may lead to defeat. Adhering to this principle, SAIC Volkswagen recently officially released the official map of the new Langyi, which is a mid-term redesign of the current Langyi. Although it is not a replacement model, the new Langyi released this time has done a new look in terms of exterior interior, let's take a sneak peek.
The new Langyi model adopts the same dual design as volkswagen Passat in terms of appearance, providing two different appearances: the normal version and the starry sky version. The ordinary version still adopts the classic Volkswagen family design language, but the horizontal chrome strip will be more dense than the current model, and it is the original calm and attractive style of Langyi, which generally maintains a high consistency with the current model.
The appearance style of the starry sky version has changed greatly, and the overall personality is more avant-garde, making this Langyi look younger. The biggest highlight is the dot-matrix star diamond type of mid-net design, which will be more refined and advanced overall, somewhat similar to the design of some electric vehicle models on the market today.
At the same time, the starry sky version of Langyi also blackened the details of the rearview mirror, the trim in the fog light area, the roof and other details, and then matched with the blackened ducktail and the exclusive petal-shaped multi-wheel hub of the starry sky version, which enhanced the sense of high-grade and made the whole car more youthful and combative, and more appetite for young people.
Changes in the interior can be no smaller than the exterior. The original small poor embedded central control screen was replaced by a 12-inch suspended central control screen, and the strong chrome strip below still divides the central control and air conditioning area in two, but this redesigned model replaces the original part of the old air conditioning knob with a touch control panel, which is not a small improvement in the sense of luxury technology. However, it is a pity that the changed Langyi still uses an old-fashioned gear shift mechanism, and has not been replaced by an electronic gear handle, which is still relatively reduced in such an interior.
The interior of the starry sky version is also generally consistent with the interior of the ordinary version, but the details such as the air conditioner outlet are embellished with red trim, which is more youthful and sporty.
According to the declaration information, the new Langyi will provide two different powertrains of 1.2T and 1.4T, matching still a 7-speed dry dual-clutch transmission, as for the 1.5L+6AT power combination may no longer be used at present.
The redesigned SAIC Volkswagen Langyi in the appearance and interior of the improvement can be more than a star and a half, and the launch of the blockbuster star version of the model for young consumers also has a lot of attraction, but if there is no 1.5L + 6AT combination of power may have a certain negative impact on sales, after all, the dry double clutch has not been optimistic about the majority of consumers. But then again, if the revamped Langyi can be equal to the current model in terms of price, and maintain similar preferential treatment, it is presumably not only able to stabilize sales, but also may further impact nissan Xuanyi's champion status.
According to the news, the langyi of this revamp is expected to be officially unveiled at this year's Beijing Auto Show, so what do you think about this revamp? Feel free to leave a message in the comments section.