As we all know, the popularity of MPV in the past two years can be said to be very high, down to the people-friendly home MPV, up to the business flagship MPV, have been supported and favored by domestic users, especially the business MPV, has become the focus of the current joint venture brand competition, like Kia Kahua, Toyota Xena, Buick GL8, Honda Odyssey, etc. are the "star models" of this market, and as one of the most influential joint venture brands in China, Volkswagen naturally can not give up the layout of the business MPV market. In response to the needs of domestic users, weiran has been created this flagship MPV model, and today we want to talk about weiran's modified model, that is, the new Volkswagen Weiran.
As the flagship MPV of the Volkswagen family, the strength of Weiran can be said to be unquestionable, in the appearance of the aura, size space, interior configuration and power performance and other aspects have a very prominent performance, and the new car on the basis of the current model has been upgraded again, especially the improvement of the interior, has become a highlight of the redesign, showing a relatively high-end sci-fi side, it is reported that the new car will be announced on the 22nd of this month pre-price, and is expected to be listed in the first quarter of this year.
In terms of platform, the new Weiran adopts the latest MQB EVO platform of the Volkswagen family to create, but the change in appearance is not very obvious, basically continuing the design of the current model, the recognition of the front face is very high, the use of the Volkswagen family's classic large-mouth grille design, the internal multiple banner chrome trim has played a good decorative effect, and across the entire front face, connected with the narrow LED headlight group on both sides, not only enhances the sense of refinement, but also stretches the horizontal visual effect of the front face, The design of the body side presents a good dynamic visual beauty, the huge body shape is full of aura, the B and C columns have been blackened to create the effect of suspending the roof, and the large two-color alloy wheels are cool and look very compelling.
In terms of the tail, the entire design is very simple, the shape presents a full and thick side, the narrow light group on both sides is connected by the middle chrome trim strip, stretching the visual tension of the tail, and the LOGO with letters under the logo continues the family's consistent fine tradition, looking quite advanced, and the rear surround adds a chrome trim that highlights the sports atmosphere, and the tail row adopts a hidden design.
In addition, in terms of size, the length, width and height of the new Weiran are 5346/1976/1781mm, the wheelbase is 3180mm, the positioning is medium and large MPV, the internal seat adopts a 2+2+3 7-seat layout, the seat is wrapped in leather material, the texture is very soft, the cushion is very thick, and the rear seat is also equipped with heating, ventilation, massage and other functions, which greatly improves the comfort of the rear seat.
In terms of interior, compared with the slightly conventional design of the current model, the promotion of the new Weiran can be said to be very obvious, using the latest design language of the family, and adding some popular elements, especially the addition of the whole series of floating LCD central control screens, which has become the biggest attraction of the interior, integrating a series of functional configurations at the same time, it also presents a more sci-fi concept side, while to the full LCD instrument, key shift mechanism, flat-bottom steering wheel, etc. Are very high points, in addition, the workmanship materials of the center console are also very thick, Wrapped in soft materials and decorated with piano paint, the entire interior is presented with a relatively tall side.
In terms of power, the new Weiran continues the performance of the current model, equipped with a 2.0T high-low power turbocharged engine, the power transmission part, matched with the 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, the maximum power is 186 horsepower and 220 horsepower, the peak torque is 320N·m and 350N·m, the entire series of models are two-wheel drive, and in the chassis suspension, the use of front McPherson and rear multi-link independent suspension, tuning is very solid. Finally to predict the price, the price of the new Weiran will be slightly raised on the basis of the current model, it is expected to start at 290,000, to be honest, such a price is indeed a little high, more than most models of the same level, more or less to Kia Jawa's meaning, as for the market performance of the new Weiran, personally not very optimistic.