The price of mainstream joint venture compact SUV models has basically reached about 170,000 yuan, such as Toyota RAV4 priced at 175,800 yuan, CR-V priced at 169,800 yuan, and the new Qijun reached 181,900 yuan, but the Jiangling Ford Lingrui, which recently opened pre-sale, has lowered the pre-price to 158,800 yuan, and the top configuration only needs 188,800 yuan, and the price sounds very attractive.
What is more worth mentioning is that Lingrui is positioned at the mid-size SUV level. However, there are also many people who are skeptical about the positioning of this medium-sized SUV, the length and width of the Lingrui body are 4630/1935/1706mm, the length is not dominant, even shorter than the domestic Haval H6, but the width of the Lingrui and the wheelbase data are more optimistic, the 1935mm width is wider than the Highlander, and the wheelbase of 2726mm has indeed stepped into the threshold of the medium-sized SUV. For a 5-seater model, this figure allows for a spacious rear space. Obviously, Lingrui's competitor should be the mainstream compact SUV model on the market, and there are not many spaces that can beat it in the same price point joint venture.
In recent years, Jiangling Ford has also gone deeper and deeper in the direction of passengerization, and several models launched are no longer as obvious as in the past with the feeling of commercial vehicles, lingrui's design language is highly similar to Changan Ford, and the family-style polygonal grille is matched with split headlights, and the front face is very sharp. The design of the double waist line on the side is also full of power, and the rear of the car is concave and convex without losing layers. At the same time, many details of the vehicle have been blackened to highlight the sense of sportiness.
The interior uses the current popular design style, 12.3-inch central control screen + 12.3-inch full LCD instrument to form a dual screen, creating a stronger atmosphere of science and technology, the screen is built-in Tencent TAI 4.0 intelligent system, with car WeChat, Tencent intelligent driving map, national K song, Tencent conference and other functions, and with voice recognition, navigation, Bluetooth, Car Networking, OTA upgrade, etc. In addition, the Ford Co-Pilot360 Intelligent Driving Assistance System, including parallel assist, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, road traffic sign recognition, and active braking, is also standard for the entire system. However, the low-end version uses a 7-inch LCD meter. But overall, the configuration is much richer than the rest of the joint venture cars at the same price.
The 1.5T turbocharged engine has a maximum horsepower of 170 hp and a peak torque of 260 Nm, matching a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission. This level of motivation, if not top-notch, does not have a problem meeting most people's daily usage needs. After all, considering the identity of the lingrui joint venture brand, the price of less than 160,000 yuan, and the cross-level space performance and rich configuration, it can still be felt that the manufacturer has given enough sincerity this time, and the cost performance is extremely high.
The development of domestic brands in recent years has squeezed the living space of joint venture cars to a certain extent, and the intensification of competition has made the joint venture brands more inward-looking, and the emergence of Lingrui may make a number of joint venture compact SUVs feel pressure, I don't know if it can rely on its own strength to get high sales or even further reduce the price of joint venture cars?