It is very difficult to figure out the car of Dongfeng Group, I make an analogy, the newly listed Dongfeng Fengguang 500, the body is from the Fengguang E3 - this is a plug-in hybrid, but I have not yet confirmed whether there is a pure oil version before the E3, because there are too many cars with Dongfeng logos, I am not sure which is the ancestor of the Fengguang 500.
So I am very grateful to Dongfeng Fengxing, this time pulled me to their hometown Liuzhou, when visiting the factory did not understand the difference between F600, M6, M7, CM7 these four cars, the dealer brother who visited together became a volunteer and enthusiastically answered my confusion:
▲ It is this picture that makes me completely confused
· The F600 is big senior, original stock, best big brother.
· The M7 is an enlarged version + premium version of the F600
· The M6 is an interim overhaul of the F600
· Cm7 is a mid-term revamp of the M7
It is worthy of being a dealer brother, and it will be clear in three or two sentences. By the way, I also sorted out the position of the Lingzhi PLUS (picture | configuration | inquiry) in these cars, these five MPV are divided into three types: the smaller one is the length of the 4.7 meter class, the medium size is the 5.0 meter class, the larger one is the 5.1 meter class, while the F600 and M6 have 4.7 meter class and 5.0 meter class optional, and the M7 and CM7 have 5.1 meter class exclusive and have more advanced engines.
As for the newly listed Lingzhi PLUS, it is 5.1 meters. But it is equipped with 2.0L (the other 5.1m grades are equipped with 1.8T and 2.0T). In this way, Lingzhi PLUS fills the gap of "low price + advanced interior + big car", and through the listing price of this new car, we can understand this more intuitively.
▲Lingzhi PLUS this shape... Everyone should be more "familiar"
▲ Especially this angle
▲ The second row of Lingzhi PLUS is pulled to the end, the space of the third row is as shown in the picture, and the length of 5.17 meters is that it can do whatever it wants
▲ And the third row of vision is still good in all aspects
▲ The luggage space is also quite considerable, but the third row does not support front and rear adjustment, so this space is fixed
▲ Some more passenger-oriented configurations
Lowest price of Lingzhi PLUS: starting from 99,900
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Moreover, the listing of these three new cars is a big deal for Dongfeng Fengxing, because whether it is the classic product Lingzhi (picture | configuration| inquiry) M5, or the high-end M7/CM7, they use the National V engine, which greatly affects sales. Therefore, with the launch of these three cars, there are also new 2.0L and 1.8T engines, which support China VI emissions.
▲ Low-end Lingzhi PLUS, the appearance is mainly less aluminum alloy wheels
▲The low-end interior uses fabric seats, and the main driver no longer supports high and low adjustment, no large screen, and no ESP
Among them, the new 2.0L is used for the Lingzhi M5 and the Lingzhi PLUS, the former as a classic model naturally does not need to be introduced too much. The latter is, to be precise, a cheap version of the M7, and if it is understood simply, it is the large F600. Therefore, the price of Lingzhi PLUS is much more affordable, basically in line with the current price of the F600, but the larger body brings a wider space.
Lowest price of the Fengxing M7: from 126,900
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▲New M7, Lingzhi PLUS, new Lingzhi M5
▲ Cold knowledge - F600, Lingzhi PLUS, M7 looks similar, but the interior of the three is completely different
The genuine 2021 M7 has a higher configuration and a more luxurious interior, and also uses a more advanced National VI emission of 1.8T in the engine selection, with a maximum output of 160 horsepower and 240 Nm, matching 6MT, and the price is higher than that of The Lingzhi PLUS. In addition, there are 2.0T+6AT emitted by China V.
As for the model with the new engine, how it performed when it was driven, it was a test drive the next day.
Interestingly, originally I could only drive the Lingzhi PLUS, but there were auto media teachers who could not open the manual transmission, so I was very lucky to drive a Lingzhi M5 in the next day! The overall feeling is that it is not in vain, although the two cars have something in common, but the personality gap is really too big...
First of all, Let's talk about Lingzhi PLUS——
This is a typical commercial vehicle for people, creating a high-class atmosphere that is very in place, with a lot of leather covering the seats and doors. And whether it is the first row, the second row or the third row, the seat filling is very, very soft, and it is found that this is more important after driving up, because the fine vibration from the suspension has a lot of effect on the car, and the comfortable seat makes up for it. However, this is the performance of the use of coil springs in the top of the Lingzhi PLUS, the use of leaf springs in the middle and low, the comfort may be discounted.
▲ The seat is super soft
▲The high-end is a coil spring, and the low-end is a leaf spring
After reading the introduction to the background of The Lingzhi PLUS just now, I think you will be very curious about the performance of the power. You know, the body length of the Lingzhi PLUS is more than 5.1 meters, the width is nearly 2 meters, look at the weight... Good guys, start 1885kg. Is such a big car with 133 hp of 2.0L+6MT really enough?
Previously, the F600 also used a 2.0L engine, but when it came to China V emissions, the maximum output could reach 147 horsepower, and now the new 2.0L was upgraded to China VI emissions. Emissions have been upgraded, fuel consumption has been reduced, and the price is power - the maximum output of the new 2.0L has dropped to 133 horsepower, but fortunately the torque has not changed: it is still 200 Nm.
This means that the power of Lingzhi PLUS is not as bad as everyone thinks.
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In actual driving, this new 2.0L engine responds quite well at low speeds, of course, it may also be because the initial stage of the accelerator pedal is more sensitive. The power delivery idea is the right one – using torque on the cutting edge. Moreover, the smoothness of The Lingzhi PLUS is very good in almost all road conditions, and the heavier body also makes the oil separation and misplay, the tolerance for impact is higher, and the passengers will not have any discomfort.
But the driver is different, if you do not want to become a mobile roadblock, you must be mentally prepared for 3000 conversion gear + 50% throttle depth, because once the car is hung up in 3rd gear, the low torque advantage is not obvious. If you want to accelerate, you have to rely on the speed to push. For this power performance, in fact, it is still within my expectations, under the premise of high cost performance, the power is enough, the gearbox is easy to use, and the comfort and smoothness are the goals of this type of car.
There is no opinion on whether the power is enough, but I have an opinion on whether the gearbox is good or not. I think the 13456 gear is doing a good job, the problem is in the 2nd gear.
Straight to the point, 2 gears are quite difficult to hang, like I opened for the first time to think that hanging up, the result of a clutch, followed by a burst of teeth that is very loud "dala dala" sound, unheard of words is difficult to imagine, so that you can understand the feeling of the phone accidentally falling on the ground.
When I was on the road, I would deliberately confirm that the 2nd gear was not hung every time, so I felt that I could improve this problem in the future, after all, because of the power problem, I could not directly rise from 1st gear to 3rd gear, and the frequency of use of this 2nd gear was still quite high...
Well, that's what Lingzhi PLUS feels, and then to Lingzhi M5 -
The lowest price of Lingzhi: 57,900 yuan, the highest price reduction: 0.2 million
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The Lingzhi M5 and the Lingzhi PLUS use the same new National VI 2.0L engine, matching the 5MT, the Lingzhi M5 is much smaller, so the power will obviously be more abundant. I'm curious that the new 2.0L engine of the Lingzhi PLUS feels good in terms of torque, so if it is paired with the smaller and lighter Lingzhi M5...
Then we will get a low twist that reaches a higher realm. Put it this way, I drove the Lingzhi M5, the clutch was raised to about 20%, the speed did not change, and the car moved.
Is this thing so easy to open!
To what extent is the Lingzhi M5 good to open? You two do some small business, and then bought a Lingzhi M5, the customer sat in the second row to praise you are an old driver, but three months of driving age you are not sure if it is polite, and finally one day the daughter-in-law sat in the co-driver, her biggest feature is not to praise people, 10 minutes later she finally squeezed out a sentence:
"You drive like a master express train."
Seriously, if you just get a driver's license, and want to buy a van that can carry goods and pull people, then you must try the Lingzhi M5, this car is extremely friendly to novices whether it is starting or shifting gears, below 2000 rpm, you will think that in driving a 3.0 GL8, do not learn from the old driver to see who is not happy on the second gear 7300 dry him, so that will not get the expected power.
By the way, there are 5 people in the car plus me, so it's hard to imagine how exciting it would be to run in an empty car.
epilogue:
After sorting out the product line of the Dongfeng Fengxing MPV car series, looking back at the simultaneous listing of these three cars, it is actually equivalent to clarifying the existing main product line of Dongfeng Fengxing: the affordable and practical model is the Lingzhi M5; the mid-range comfortable and large-space model is the Lingzhi PLUS; the high-end luxury model is the Fengxing M7. Although there is no popular M7 that test drives 1.8T+6MT, the idea has been determined by opening the Lingzhi M5 and Lingzhi PLUS.
Although Lingzhi PLUS feels reluctant in terms of power, it combines the three characteristics of comfort, cost performance and large space, and it seems that only the Jachuai Ruifeng M4 can be compared. As a classic product, the Lingzhi M5 is also impressive to drive, which is very suitable for novice driving, especially in the city, which is a place where it often starts and stops, the Lingzhi M5 can make the driver very easy and labor-saving. Overall, both cars have made me re-recognize how much progress has been made in the affordable MPV of my own brand, and I also expect them to come up with better products.