The high sales of family cars have made this market segment a must for car companies. In the independent brand products, in the face of the increasing consumer demand for high-quality travel, as well as the competitive pressure brought by the joint venture brand models, many independent car companies have launched medium-sized cars with larger size, stronger sense of quality and richer configuration in the price range of 100,000-150,000 yuan to form a dislocation competition.
The Pentium B70 and Trumpchi GA6 are two of the more representative models, so in this issue of "Little Sister Car Selection", we will take a look at the two self-owned brand medium-sized cars who are more worthy of selection.
The Besturn B70 can definitely be called an evergreen tree in its own brand cars, and as early as 2006, the first generation of the Besturn B70 has been active in the market. In 2020, with the comprehensive renewal of the Pentium brand, the Pentium B70, which applies the design language of the sexy curved surface of the philosophy of light and shadow, has also officially announced its return. From the appearance point of view, the front face of the Pentium B70 is designed with a polygonal large-size intake grille, and the internal bright black raindrop type middle net is particularly atmospheric. Inspired by the ancient Chinese weapon "Ge" shape of the headlights with LED light source, the effect after lighting is very outstanding.
Coming to the side of the body, the double waist line design of the Pentium B70 and the sneaky body shape bring a strong fashion atmosphere. At the same time, the exterior mirrors, door bottom trim strips and wheel hubs are also designed in bright black, and the red calipers give the Pentium B70 a full sense of sport. In terms of body size, the Pentium B70 has a length, width and height of 4810/1840/1455 mm and a wheelbase of 2800 mm.
The tail design of the Pentium B70 pays more attention to the creation of a sense of hierarchy, the through-type LED taillight group is a popular design element nowadays, and the rear surround adopts a double-layer two-color design, with a bilateral two-out tail exhaust, which is obviously more textured than the compact car at the same price.
Trumpchi GA6 may not be as "long" as the Pentium B70 so "long" historical heritage, this generation of Trumpchi GA6 was first unveiled at the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show, and now the new model listed as a mid-term modification model, there is not much change in appearance, still using the FAMILY design language of GAC Trumpchi "Light and Shadow Sculpture 3.0", the front face also uses a polygonal large mouth front grille, but the large area of horizontal chrome decorative strips will focus more on the sense of stability, and the LED headlight groups on both sides are connected with the forward grille. The overall sense is stronger, but the overall impact is not as good as the Pentium B70.
The side shape of the Trumpchi GA6 is smooth enough, and the overall style is more business and stable, such as the C-pillar and the roof do not use a slip-back design, which may not be too attractive for young consumer groups. In terms of size, the Trumpchi GA6 has a length, width and height of 4891/1850/1505 mm and a wheelbase of 2815 mm.
In the design of the rear of the car, Trumpchi GA6 is with the current, the through-type LED taillights increase the lateral visual width of the rear, the chrome decoration also emphasizes the business home style of the whole vehicle, and the new "Haoyue Gray" color scheme is also more in line with the aesthetics of the target group.
Next, we went to the car to take a look, the Pentium B70 adopts a dual-screen design with a full LCD dashboard and a central control screen, with black piano paint and a penetrating air conditioner outlet, the texture and sense of technology coexist. At the same time, the design of the double-width multi-functional steering wheel and yacht gear also brings a sense of luxury belonging to the mid-size sedan.
Trumpchi GA6 in the car also uses a dual screen design, 12.3-inch full LCD instrument + 12.3-inch central control large screen brings a good sense of technology, but this configuration will only appear on the top model, other configuration models use a 7-inch LCD instrument + 10.25-inch central control screen combination.
From the perspective of the materials and design in the car, the Pentium B70 and Trumpchi GA6 are among the best in the same price range, so we focus on the difference in configuration. In terms of model selection, the models participating in the comparison are the Besturn B70 2022 2.0T automatic driving type (145,900 yuan) and trumpchi GA6 2022 270T automatic premium version (guidance price 146,800 yuan), and the difference between the two vehicles is 900 yuan.
Through comparison, we found that the Pentium B70 has a larger size wheel hub and a richer L2 level intelligent driver assistance system (parallel assist, road traffic sign recognition) at a lower price, in addition, the front parking radar, reversing side warning system, Bluetooth key, hidden electric door handle, front seat heating, rear privacy glass and other functions are also missing trumpchi GA6 configurations. The advantages of Trumpchi GA6 are mainly concentrated in the vehicle-machine interconnection system and lighting configuration, but from the perspective of improving the quality of travel, the cost performance of the Pentium B70 is obviously more outstanding.
Finally, looking at the powertrain, the Pentium B70 is available in 1.5T and 2.0T versions, of which the 2.0T version is equipped with this 2.0T turbocharged four-cylinder engine, with a maximum power of 165kW and a maximum torque of 340N·m. In terms of transmission system, the 2.0T version of the model matches a Aisin 6-speed manual transmission, with an acceleration time of 7.86 seconds from 0 to 100km/h and a comprehensive fuel consumption of 7L/100km. Of course, if your demand for power is not so high, you can also choose the 1.5T version, but the gearbox will be replaced by a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.
The Trumpchi GA6 is equipped with a 1.5T in-line four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 124 kW and a peak torque of 265N·m, and the transmission system matches a 6-speed manual transmission. However, for consumers who are more driven by dynamic performance, the options will be more monotonous.
Little Sister summed up
For independent brand models, it is obviously difficult to use the same level of products to meet the hot-selling compact cars of the joint venture brand, but only to focus on the price range below 100,000 yuan and are unwilling, with 100,000-150,000 yuan of medium-sized cars to "Tianji Horse Racing" is more sensible, Pentium B70 and Trumpchi GA6 is with such a task to the market. In contrast, the Pentium B70 is more worthy of choice than the Trumpchi GA6 with its more outstanding appearance, higher cost performance, and richer powertrain options. If your budget is between 100,000 and 150,000 yuan, and you have higher requirements for design, space and power, you may wish to consider the Pentium B70!