When it comes to Lincoln, an American luxury brand, it makes the deepest impression on Lincoln's extended sedan, either at a wedding or in a movie. It is precisely because of preconceptions that the Lincoln brand is given a luxury label, and this luxury is a bit "old-fashioned", or can not keep up with the trend of the times.
But in recent years, with the gradual advancement of Lincoln's localization in the domestic market, from adventurers to navigators to aviators, a new generation of Lincoln models has begun to focus on rejuvenation. In fact, it has also achieved a good response. Domestic Lincoln continues to exert efforts in the field of SUVs, but in the car market, there is a gap. No, Lincoln's first domestic car, The Changan Lincoln Z, will soon be officially launched.
At present, the new car has opened pre-sale, and the pre-sale price range is 255,000 - 342,000. It is reported that Changan Lincoln Z is scheduled to be listed within March this year. At present, Changan Lincoln Z has successively arrived at the store, and we also explored this new car for the first time. Since we couldn't test drive, we did a static experience. Next, let's take a look at the Changan Lincoln Z.
When you see a real car, your first impression is subversion
This should be the first time I have seen the real car of Changan Lincoln Z, and I have seen photos before. Indeed, it is not a "deception". Look at the photos, very stunning, look at the real car, the same is true. As said at the beginning of the article, Lincoln models always give people a feeling of old-fashioned, and only older people will choose. However, the emergence of Changan Lincoln Z has completely subverted your perception of this brand. Even said, the transformation of young, Lincoln a little want to be the ceiling of the luxury brand echelon.
Specifically, in terms of appearance, Changan Lincoln Z is too much like an avant-garde and high-tech new energy vehicle, such as the front face part, the narrow LED light strip runs through the front grille, connected to the brand LOGO that can emit light, do not tell you that this is a fuel vehicle, how many people will treat it as a pure electric vehicle. Or, to cover up the logo, I thought it was a masterpiece of the new car-making forces.
There is a layout detail that needs to be mentioned in particular, that is, the shape and design of the large front grille. Instead of a well-defined polygonal shape, it resembles an oval. The interior is black and accented with many rectangular chrome plating similar to Lincoln logos. This dot-matrix grille is very recognizable, but for people with dense phobias, it will "spit" continuously. It can be seen that Lincoln's new design is open-minded.
Coming to the side of the car, there are a few points that are particularly conspicuous. First, it's a B-class car, but visually it's very C-class and very long. I checked the data, its length, width and height are 4982/1865/1485mm, and the wheelbase is 2930mm. Compared with the same level of BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class (both less than 4.9 meters long), The Changan Lincoln Z is obviously longer, and the block is closer to the C-class car.
Second, the body of the Changan Lincoln Z does not have an angular waist line, but is replaced by a large number of curved applications. This design makes it not look compact, but has the stretch of a luxury car. Especially this slip back shape, very elegant. Simply put, such a slip is not simply to highlight the sport, but to further emphasize luxury. It is worth mentioning that the Changan Lincoln Z is only a slipback shape, not a hatchback design.
Third, Changan Lincoln Z gives people the feeling of new energy vehicles, and another important reason is the use of hidden door handles. However, from the actual experience, it is a combination of the traditional door handle opening form, and does not use too much technology design. This may also be Lincoln's desire to preserve the taste of traditional cars to a certain extent.
Next is the rear of the car, also a light effect, Changan Lincoln Z put lincoln's English letters in the form of a glow in the upper middle position (above the license plate frame). In terms of details, this glowing letter is still a three-dimensional effect, which is very scientific and technological.
The interior is equipped with a large joint screen, and the luxury is still the same
Entering the car, the front center console, which runs through the high-definition large joint screen of the main and co-drivers, is really eye-catching. We've felt it on the Ford EVOS before. Putting this highly technological screen on a Lincoln car is very "impactful", which is a Lincoln car and a "non-traditional" fuel car.
Looking at the data, this large screen is composed of a full LCD instrument screen, a central control screen, and a co-driver entertainment screen, of which the full LCD instrument screen is 12.3 inches, while the central control screen and the second screen form a 27-inch joint screen. The display effect and delicacy of the visual screen should be the level of the 4K screen. We also simply experienced the next, the fluency of the system is good, but the response of the touch needs to be improved. At the moment, we have not found the "kernel" specifications of this car. You know, with this kind of "giant screen", you must have a very efficient chip to have a good experience.
Regarding the carriage part, there are a few points worthy of praise, of course, there are also complaints. For example, the entire interior material, very good, the soft place is basically wrapped in leather, and the hard place is also made of wood or matte material for decoration, which is very textured and not greasy. In terms of details, all the buttons or buttons have adopted special treatment, and the surface has a texture, which shows a sense of grade. When it comes to buttons, Changan Lincoln Z uses Lincoln's usual button-type electronic shift. The same texture, the keys are also exquisite, touch including pressing down, there is a sense of damping. On the one hand, this seems to have a sense of technology, on the other hand, it also enhances the sense of grade of the interior.
In addition, our model is fully equipped with a sub-top, and the front seats are well designed, including the airline seat headrest, including up to 24 electric adjustments, as well as leg rest and seat massage functions, etc., the comfort is self-evident. And the actual riding experience, a little spit under the small spit, the material of the seat surface is slightly hard, and it is easy to show old (wrinkles), you know, this exhibition car is a new car, but the seat looks like it has been used for many years.
The rear space is the highlight, on par with the C-Class
Come to the rear seat, the car's rear space performance surprised me, simply on the space, the same level of 3 Series, C Class, A4L is not its opponent, personal height of 1 meter 83, the front seats adjusted to the right position, the rear legroom is still more than 3 punches, which is almost the level of BMW 5 Series.
On the one hand, this kind of space performance benefits from the large enough body size, on the other hand, it is mainly the optimization of the internal space, such as the clever design of the front seats. From the rear, the front seats are very thin, because the back of the seat has a "hollowed out" design, but the front seats are fully supported. Or the front seats are designed with two layers to keep the seats from occupying the rear space.
Regarding the space, many people may be curious about the shape of this big slip back, how about the head space in the rear row. Taking my height as a reference, in the sitting state, my hair touches the roof slightly, but it is fine and does not look depressed. This is mainly the design of the segmented sunroof. Compared with the panoramic sunroof, the segmented sunroof can give the rear passengers more autonomy to choose. For example, the front row wants to pass through the light, and the back row wants to shade the sun, take a nap, and each does not affect.
Finally, the power, Changan Lincoln Z is equipped with a 2.0T engine, as an American car, the performance will naturally not be weak. It has a maximum power of 246 hp and a peak torque of 376 Nm and matches an 8AT gearbox. In terms of chassis, the entire series is not equipped with a four-wheel drive system, which is a front-drive form.
Ah Chuan commented on the car
In the luxury brand market, BBA is the absolute mainstream, while other luxury brands, it is difficult to say that it competes head-on with BBA. However, with the transformation of the market and diversification, more young people are willing to "try new" rather than be rigid, which brings new opportunities to other luxury brands outside the BBA.
Lincoln, as one of them, although the localization and rejuvenation of the "turn" a little late, but as long as you find the right point of force, does not mean that you will fall behind. From the new car changan Lincoln Z, we can see Lincoln's "determination". On the product, its luxurious advantages are still there, and the design and equipment of avant-garde technology are in front of the opponent. Simply put, the product label is very clear, using luxury and technology to impress young people. Looking forward to the listing of Changan Lincoln Z, but also more looking forward to the dynamic experience of this new car, look at the dynamic aspect, how will Changan Lincoln Z interpret luxury?