Never be soft under competition! Is it a "plastic sisterhood" or complementarity between the type and the Civic
Text/Su Jin Ji
Honda has cooperated with Dongfeng and GAC since entering China, and such a joint venture layout model is not uncommon in China, and Toyota and Volkswagen have chosen to take root in China in this way. Although both GUANGQI Honda and Dongfeng Honda's models belong to Honda, Dongfeng Honda has achieved significant sales with a Civic.
There may be an element of "coveting" in it, so Guangqi Honda has also ushered in a model named Style, and the positioning of this model is comparable to that of The Civic. Prior to this, Honda once had a model named Stylistic, and after many years, the former Stylus had been discontinued, and now, the Stylistic Name was reactivated, but the two models actually had little to do with each other.
What really has to do with style is the Civic, which can even be called "sister models". This can be seen from the power of the model, the entire personality series is 1.5T displacement, although different from the Power Difference between the versions of the Civic, but the power used in the model is exactly the same as the Civic 1.5T high-power version, which is 182 horsepower + 240 Nm torque.
Therefore, in terms of power value, the type has at least the ability to compete with the Civic, but in order to avoid too much market competition between the two models under the same brand, the power selectivity of the Civic will be more abundant. Although there are slight differences in the pricing of the two models, there is an overlap in the pricing range, with the official guidance price of the model being 129,900 yuan to 166,900 yuan and the official guidance price of the Civic being 119,900 to 169,900 yuan.
The model currently on sale retains a manual transmission model, the entry-level version is equipped with a 6MT transmission, the remaining models are automatic transmissions, and the drivetrain is a CVT stepless transmission. This is undoubtedly an additional option for consumer groups who want to seek the pleasure of handling in manual transmission models.
In fact, there are not many radical elements in the design level, but it all reveals its sports aura. Perhaps because of the strong youthful atmosphere brought about by the color schemes such as star red, hot yellow, and emerald blue of the model, or perhaps because of the sneaky design of the model, it unconsciously exudes the radicalism of the aura, so when seeing this model, it is difficult to associate it with the "docile" personality.
But in fact, the essence of this model is also inseparable from the home orientation. In addition to the manual models, the remaining automatic versions offer two driving modes, one economical and the other sporty. The power of the model in sport mode is aggressive, and the power reserve of the model is not low, so its power output can give the driver the sense of sprinting that the driver wants.
The measured 100 km/h acceleration of the type is 8.26 seconds, while the same power of the Civic measured 100 km acceleration is 8.09 seconds, compared with the two, the Civic is better, but the type can have such an acceleration performance is not bad. The fuel consumption of the two is almost the same, although the power of the model is strong, but the fuel consumption is not high, and the actual measured fuel consumption is about 7L.
The home orientation of the model is in terms of comfort, especially in the economic driving mode, the power output is less aggressive in the sport mode, but it can also be kept in the smooth range, and the power will not be weak. In addition to this is the filter effect of this model, its chassis is not soft, but it is tough enough, so it can filter some fine bumps, but also retain support.
summary:
If the Civic is the trump card of Dongfeng Honda in the field of sports, then now Guangqi Honda has a style in the field of sports, and the two models have a high degree of similarity in personality, and even the design styles in the car overlap. However, after the replacement, the shape of the Civic has changed several times, and it is more introverted in terms of personality, and its sportiness still exists, but it is concentrated in terms of power and interior construction. The sense of sportiness of the style is reflected in the overall aura, it is more like the youth stage of the new force, restless, active from the inside to the outside are accompanied by this model, so the two models with different design styles correspond to different personality consumer groups.