EasyCar Original Jaguar Land Rover is a prestigious British luxury car brand, which represents a combination of elegance and speed, power and space, which is why Land Rover has always had a special charm in SUVs. In June 2021, the Range Rover Evoque L completed its global debut, this range rover Evoque L specially built for the Chinese market has attracted the attention of many consumers, and the 160mm wheelbase for the Chinese market has also become the biggest attraction of this new car. How does it spatially behave? What are its highlights in terms of products? Let's find answers to these questions from today's comparison.
The two models we selected and compared this time are: Land Rover Range Rover Aurora L 249PS R-Dynamic HSE Luxury Edition (official guidance price: 475,800 yuan, hereinafter referred to as Aurora L) and Mercedes-Benz GLC 260L 4MATIC luxury type (official guidance price 429,200 yuan, hereinafter referred to as GLC), both of which are currently at terminal prices of about 360,000 yuan and the landing price is in the early 400,000 yuan. Let's take a look at the strength of these two models.
Part 1: Elegant personality, Aurora L design is more outstanding
The 2021 Range Rover Evoque L was launched in mid-July this year, and in fact, whether it is the unschooled Range Rover Evoque or the products after this generation of lengthening, the Range Rover Evoque series is a very unique model in the luxury brand mid-size SUV market. The design of the Aurora L is more star-like, in other words, it is beautiful enough. In fact, the new Range Rover Aurora L is not only an extended version of the Aurora, but also a Range Rover family SUV, and its price range of 38.98-47.58 million yuan is also reasonable.
Mercedes-Benz GLC Needless to say, as one of the main sales products of Mercedes-Benz, GLC also carried out an annual redesign in October this year, mainly for the configuration of the adjustment, the exterior design and interior design have not changed. GlC has a price range of 399,800-47.12 million yuan, and the starting price is 10,000 yuan higher than that of Aurora L.
The front design has always been the most direct part of the luxury brand to reflect the brand elements. The Aurora L cancels the horizontal strip below the central net compared to the Range Rover Evoque, and the area of the intake grille is correspondingly increased by 30%. Land Rover's design prowess has always been deep, with slender light clusters and grilles blending well together to complement land rover's logo and the conspicuous front bumper shape below.
From a positive look and feel, the front face of aurora L has a very rich detail and blackening element. For example, the unique upgrade in the Chinese market has increased the range Rover family-style front grille and the new StarLite high-grade gray exterior trim, which is more graded than the general black or silver trim.
Overall, both the sense of layering and the feeling of being "cool" to Land Rover make the design of the front face of the Range Rover Evoque L stand out. Mercedes-Benz GLC this set of stars in the net and the huge LOGO we are already very familiar with, the look and feel is not bad, but the novelty is slightly lacking.
The difference in body size between the two cars is mainly in the length and wheelbase part. On the side styling, the hidden door handle and swooping waistline give the Aurora L a minimalist side styling, which also enhances the sense of technology and luxury. The roof has a certain downward range, coupled with the subduction waist line, even if the whole car is stationary in place, there is a dynamic posture of being ready to go. The sides of the Mercedes-Benz GRC continue the rounded style, and the waist line is only more prominent in the front half.
In fact, it can be seen from the body size that the two are in the design trade-off: Aurora L pays more attention to the coordination of body proportions on the basis of meeting practicality. How to lengthen is a science, range rover evoque L is lengthened by 160mm, compared to Mercedes-Benz GLC lengthened by 100mm, in fact, it will spend more thought on the shape. However, judging from the performance of the real car, the Land Rover designer completed the task of lengthening perfectly.
It is worth mentioning that the Range Rover Evoque L also offers three special body + contrast roof combination colors: Belvia Green + Narvik Black, Seoul Pearl Silver + Rousselot Red, Santorini Black + Seoul Pearl Silver. The Belvia Green Aurora L, which debuted last year, inherits the brand's classic green color scheme and has a very high appearance.
Both cars have a sporty look kit in appearance, and the Aurora L is more thorough in creating sporty details. For example, the exterior mirrors of the Aurora L are also completely black, and the classic hidden door handle design is not absent, whether it is a sense of technology or sport, the Range Rover Evoque L is even better.
The functions of the exterior mirror are very complete, and the conventional electric adjustment, rearview mirror heating, reversing automatic roll-down, automatic anti-glare and other functions are available, which are very convenient to use.
Needless to say, the layering of the Aurora L will be more pronounced. The black taillight set and the black through-the-horizontal strip are integrated, and the black roof spoiler and the black lower guard plate are very dynamic. The logo on the rear of the Aurora L is also written in black, and the echo of the front face and tail of the whole car is still obvious.
Similar to the headlight group shape, the tail light shape of the Aurora L is also mainly rectangular, and the surrounding areas have been blackened. The straight lines of the tail light group continue the design style of the whole vehicle, and the interior of the taillights is designed with a multi-level U-shaped light strip, which is highly recognizable after lighting. Inside the GLC ring taillights is a conventional arrangement of lamp beads.
It is worth mentioning that the Land Rover Aurora L series comes standard with a very cool "R-DYNAMIC Kit", which gives the Aurora L a clear sense of sport and impact.
The temperament of the interior part of the two also has obvious differences.
The interior of the Aurora L is dominated by straight lines, which are unified with its exterior style. The interior of Aurora L uses a large number of leather materials, which is better than the ordinary leather touch of GLC, and the full LCD instrument + central control two large screens also appear full of technology. If I had to use one word to describe the interior of the Aurora L, I think "elegance" is the most appropriate, this light color interior color scheme is extremely prominent in texture.
The Mercedes-Benz GLC interprets traditional luxury, with a wrap-around cockpit using large areas of wood grain and leather, and three circular air outlets on the centre console that are the hallmarks of the interior. The slot point is: although the size of the suspended central control screen reaches 10.25 inches, the black border is too wide, which is somewhat obsolete according to the current standard.
The Aurora L is equipped with three screens, and the sense of technology in the car has obvious advantages over the Mercedes-Benz GLC. The 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard displays excellent results; the 10.2-inch central control screen adopts the InControl OS 2.0 system in the look and feel of simplicity, closer to the current digital product UI design style, this system supports dual SIM card function, can achieve SOTA online upgrade; the following is also equipped with a 10.2-inch touch screen to control the commonly used air conditioning, seat functions, etc.
Summary of the design part: If there is one word to describe the first impression of aurora L, then "distinctive personality" I think is the most appropriate. Inheriting land Rover's modernist design philosophy, the Aurora L has a unique and distinctive personality in the silhouette, waistline and details. At the same time, in the design of the interior, the Aurora L also conveys an elegant atmosphere, and the three screens will fully pull the sense of technology, and the material is thicker than the Mercedes-Benz GLC. Overall, the Aurora L is even better at the design level.
Part 2: 160mm longer, the aurora L space is significantly improved
The "L" in the name of Aurora L not only has the meaning of long wheelbase, but also contains the meaning of Luxury (luxury), and after being lengthened by 160mm, its spatial performance has always been everyone's attention. So how does the Aurora L and GLC perform in the ride space? We hired two editors of similar stature to actually experience this.
Front headroom:
Rear seating space:
Judging from the actual experience of the editor, the front row of the Aurora L has a punch head space, which is at the mainstream level at this level. The rear row clearly reflects the effect after the length of 160mm, and the passenger's legroom is more than two punches, which is not weaker than the Mercedes-Benz GLC.
In fact, the official description of the lengthening of the Aurora L is mainly concentrated in the rear part, compared with the old model, the legroom of the rear passengers increased by 125mm, and the legroom increased from 859 mm to 1015 mm, reaching the leading level of the same level.
Part 3: Power crossed the level, aurora L all-terrain system is more powerful
The Aurora L is powered by a 2.0T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 183 kW and a 48V light hybrid system. This also makes the NVH performance of the Aurora L excellent. The book parameters of the Aurora L engine are much higher than the 145kW of the Mercedes-Benz GLC 260L. At a similar price, Aurora L can buy a powertrain of a higher grade.
In terms of engine parameters, the Aurora L has been comparable to the power parameters of the Mercedes-Benz GLC 300L, which is much higher than the 260L.
In terms of gearbox, Aurora L uses a 9-speed automatic transmission, and with S gear mode, when switching S gear, this 9AT gearbox is very willing to downshift, the power response is rapid, and consumer cities that have a certain demand for power may frequently use S gear. Mercedes-Benz GRC is equipped with Mercedes-Benz's own 9-speed automatic transmission, the main smooth, gear change speed is not fast. If you have a need for power and driving, the Aurora L can definitely give you a better experience.
However, the bigger difference between the two at the driving level is the four-wheel drive system. Is a four-wheel drive system important for an SUV? If it is more than 100,000 home SUVs, many people may not care, but for models with a price of 400,000, the application scenario of four-wheel drive systems is more extensive, because it may mean a more diverse lifestyle.
The Range Rover Evoque L is equipped with the famous Land Rover All Terrain Technology, a system that combines more than 70 years of Land Rover's all-terrain experience with cutting-edge technology to create intelligent all-terrain technology that can cope with most of the terrain on the planet.
What are its advantages? Simply put, whether on the road, snow, mud, sand or rock, even if you don't have professional off-road driving skills and experience, this ATRS Land Rover all-terrain technology can take you to these challenges.
The 19.5° approach angle and 31.6° departure angle are also incomparable to mercedes-Benz GRC, and with Terrain Response's second-generation intelligent all-terrain feedback adaptation system, all-terrain "perspective" technology, ATPC all-terrain process control system and sports commander-style driver's seat, the Range Rover Evoque L has excellent off-road performance.
Summary of the power/off-road section: The power of the Aurora L leapfrog and the exclusive all-terrain technology are intuitive advantages. We often ask: how much motivation is enough, and the answer I give is that the stronger the motivation for the vast majority of people, the better.
Part 4 Practical, safety-rich, The Aurora L beats the Mercedes-Benz GLC
Next, we will talk about the differences in configuration between the two, and we will compare them from multiple aspects such as passive security configuration, active security configuration, and practical configuration.
First look at the safety configuration: the passive safety configuration of the two is relatively complete, both equipped with 6 airbags, Mercedes-Benz GLC has more knee airbags. However, in terms of active safety configuration, the L2-level driver assistance system equipped with the Aurora L has a very obvious advantage.
The Mercedes-Benz GRC 260L 4MATIC Deluxe is only equipped with active brakes and fatigue driving reminders (optional parallel assist function, priced at 4100 yuan), and does not have the configuration of adaptive cruise.
That is to say, the Mercedes-Benz GLC is currently unable to achieve "semi-automatic driving" under good working conditions, and the full-speed adaptive cruise of the Aurora L with the lane keeping function can reduce the driver's operation in long-distance driving situations, which can be said to be a complete victory compared to the experience of the Mercedes-Benz GLC.
In terms of practical configuration, the Aurora L also wins, although Mercedes-Benz also has a higher configuration version, but the terminal price is 5W+ higher for buyers to consider. You know, the price has reached 400,000, Mercedes-Benz GRC 260L 4MATIC luxury type only provides cruise and reversing images, the configuration is not satisfactory.
Summary of the configuration part: luxury brands pay attention to the experience, and the configuration of this "yes or no" is the part that directly affects the car experience, and Aurora L does better in this regard.
Full text summary: In addition to the relatively subjective level of design, the excellent space after the aurora L is extended, the power to cross the level, the exclusive all-terrain technology and the absolute rich configuration are obviously visible. Both Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover are legendary car brands, and they both have many loyal fans. But regardless of brand preferences, we only compare the two cars from the product strength, and obviously the Aurora L can give you more.