The SUV market has been hot for years and has been pushed to a peak again and again. At the same time, with the improvement of the economic level, more and more young friends who have established a family will also consider the medium and high-priced SUV models with large space when buying or changing cars for the first time. Today, Uncle Che will focus on the field of joint venture medium-sized SUVs, and selected two products with good strength for everyone, let's take a look at it below.
The 2021 Skoda Kodiak was launched in April last year, and the new car has a total of 5 configurations, with a price range of 17.79 to 247,900 yuan. The 2020 Hyundai Shengda model was launched in September 2010, and the new car has a total of 8 configurations in the whole series, with a price range of 202,800 to 272,800 yuan. Next, the car uncle will choose the top version of Skoda Kodiak and the 2020 Hyundai Shengda automatic two-wheel drive DLX Zhizun Edition Plus with a guidance price of 248,300 yuan, the price difference between the two is not large, let's take a closer look at their specific performance.
Exterior design
Skoda Kodiak is very distinctive in terms of appearance design, which can be described as a clear stream in the same class of models, and the overall shape is relatively clean. Among them, the car greatly retains the design elements of the concept model, the simple lines are more in line with the public aesthetic, the front face of the front of the car is equipped with the iconic family-style middle net of the Skoda brand, and the split headlights on the left and right sides are more sharp. The use of full LED light source in terms of lighting, whether it is visual effects or actual lighting functions are quite good, the light group below is a steering auxiliary light, which further enhances the safety of vehicles driving at night.
The new Hyundai Shengda has made no small changes in the appearance design compared to the old model, the whole vehicle has become more imposing, and through some details of the treatment to make it more in line with today's aesthetics. The front face of the new car adopts a hexagonal mid-mesh shape, and is matched with chrome trim strips connecting the headlights above, further stretching the visual width of the front of the car. The design of the central net similar to the dot matrix is exquisite, and the headlights are the popular split design, the interior is decorated with silver materials, and the narrow headlights above look bright and energetic.
In terms of body size, the specific length, width and height of Skoda Kodiak are 4698× 1883×1676 mm, and the wheelbase is 2791 mm. The body side of the new car also follows the design of the concept model very well, the roof luggage rack, around the window and the bottom side skirt are decorated with chrome material decoration, with an uplifted waistline, so that the entire side has a good sense of layering.
Hyundai Shengda's specific length, width and height are 4930×1910× 1720 mm, and the wheelbase is 2865 mm, which is a full circle larger than Kodiak. The body line design of this model is relatively gentle, which is two completely different styles from the old model, the length of the integrated turn signal strip on the exterior mirror is slightly shorter, and the color matching adopts the same color design as the body.
Skoda Kodiak's tail design is more concise, of which the angular tail lights have a good degree of recognition after lighting, the light group, brake lights, rear fog lights and reversing lights are all LED light sources, in addition, the rear surround of the car uses a certain chrome material as decoration, if you look at it from a distance, you will mistakenly think that it is an exhaust pipe, but the real exhaust is only a hidden design.
The design of the rear part of the Hyundai Shengda car is more layered than the old model, and the redesigned taillights draw on the more popular through-style shape, the overall design is very avant-garde, but the length of the light strip in the middle part is slightly shorter, and the position is lower, and the overall sense is not strong. In addition, the exhaust of the new car is bilateral and double-out, highlighting the sporty temperament of the whole vehicle.
Interior design
Skoda Kodiak interior design style is relatively simple, the lines on the center console to a large extent continue the style of the concept model, because it is a branch of Volkswagen, so the car's functional area layout is basically the same as the Volkswagen model, familiar with the Volkswagen owner even the first time contact can quickly get started, but because the positioning of Skoda is lower than volkswagen, so the car in the door panel and many other parts of the material compared to the same level of Tiguan L performance is much inferior. The new car is equipped with a 9.2-inch touch LCD screen on the console, which supports satellite navigation, Bluetooth car phone, voice recognition control, mobile phone interconnection mapping, car networking, etc., which is enough to meet the daily needs of the car.
The interior design of Hyundai Shengda is not so strong compared to the appearance, the entire car adopts a typical symmetrical design, and the suspension display screen shape equipped with the middle part is also relatively simple, while the car uses a large number of soft materials in terms of workmanship, which brings a good sense of grade to the passengers in the car. The three-frame steering wheel shape equipped in front of the new owner is more sporty than the old model, the function buttons ensure a certain practicality, the thickness of the disk body is moderate, and the grip is relatively full. The central control display screen equipped with the domestic version of the model cancels the physical buttons of the overseas version, and the screen size is 10.25 inches, which has more road call rescue than Kodiak in terms of functions.
The Skoda Kodiak interior seats are wrapped in leather fabrics and functionally support the electric adjustment of the main passenger seat, heating of the front seats, and memory of the driver's seat electric seats. The interior padding of the front seats of the new car is moderately soft and hard, the backrest is close to the human body, and the wings on both sides are prominent, with good comfort and wrapping.
The seats in the Hyundai Shengda car are wrapped in imitation leather fabric and function in much the same way as Kodiak. The front seats of this model are more elaborate, the area where the headrests and backrests are connected by diamond-shaped stitching, the seat cushions are excellent in length, soft padding and good comfort.
Skoda Kodiak offers two seat layouts, 5 and 7 seats, with the 7-seater model having a large front and rear adjustment range in the second row, adjusted to the front position, and the passenger's legs have almost no room, in which case the 3rd row of seats barely allows to sit.
Hyundai Shengda is only available in a 6-seater version, with the rear two seats aligned with the front in terms of material use and workmanship, and the second row offers foldable armrests, but only supports manual front and rear adjustment. The padding of the second row seats is slightly stiffer than the front seats, and due to the absolute advantage of the length and wheelbase, the rear two rows of space of the car are more generous.
dynamical system
The Skoda Kodiak is powered by a 2.0T engine with a maximum output of 220 hp and a peak torque of 350 Nm. In terms of drivetrain, it is matched by a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.
Hyundai Shengda is powered by a 2.0T turbocharged engine with a maximum output of 230 hp and a peak torque of 353 Nm. In terms of drivetrain, the engine is matched by an 8-speed manual transmission.
Uncle Che summed up
As veteran models in the field of joint venture mid-size SUVs, Skoda Kodiak and Hyundai Shengda both have a fairly good reputation, while the two models also have a large terminal discount margin, which is very attractive to consumers with limited budgets. Through the comparison of the same price of the above two models, we can see that Hyundai Shengda has a larger external size, more generous rear seating space, more excellent performance and more comprehensive functional configuration than Skoda Kodiak, and the vehicle product strength and cost performance are higher, so in this round of showdown, the car uncle recommended Hyundai Shengda.