With the continuous improvement of the consumption capacity of the Chinese people, by the end of 2021, the number of cars in the mainland has exceeded 390 million, the automobile market is booming, and the car buying boom has not subsided. In order to meet the purchase needs of different consumers, major car companies can also divide the same model into more than a dozen configurations, from the entry model to the top configuration, there is always one that can meet your needs.
At present, Chinese people buy a car presents two different mentalities, one people feel that the car is a means of transportation, the configuration is secondary, as long as there is air conditioning, car navigation and so on. Another kind of person believes that the car is a tool to show face, and the top of the car must be selected, and the richer the configuration on the car, the better.
According to the statistics of major 4S stores, the sales volume of medium-equipped models is the most impressive, followed by low-end, and the fewest people choose high-end models. There are several such configurations on the car that can indeed increase the luxury of the car, but there is almost no other role in addition, and buying it is equivalent to paying the "IQ tax", in addition to making you spend more money, there is actually no half-use.
1
Zoned air conditioning
Today's cars basically have on-board air conditioning, but air conditioning and air conditioning are different. Ordinary cars need to be equipped with traditional air conditioners, their control buttons are on the center console, and the temperature control is uniform.
Some high-end models use zoned air conditioners, their temperature controllers are separated, and passengers in the rear can adjust the air conditioner outlet temperature in the back row individually. However, although this design sounds very humane, it is actually very "chicken ribs".
The space of the car is connected, the air is also circulating with each other, whether it is refrigeration or heating, the temperature in the car is basically the same, so this design has no meaning. If it is a motorhome, the partition air conditioner is more useful.
2
Car navigation
Car navigation in the more than a decade is actually a very practical configuration, before the rise of smart phones, driver navigation is mainly rely on car navigation, otherwise you have to ask for directions.
But with the rapid development of smart phones, mobile phones have perfectly replaced car navigation, after all, car navigation can only be fixed to the car to use, and mobile phones can be carried around, and the technology update of car navigation is very slow, and the accuracy of the route is completely inferior to that of smart phones.
3
Panoramic canopy
As early as before, the panoramic skylight has been included in one of the "chicken rib" configurations by many old drivers, and today's panoramic sky canopy is still the same. The panoramic sky canopy is actually a panoramic skylight that cannot be opened, although it is called a panoramic sky canopy, but this configuration is actually a glass roof, and it cannot be opened for ventilation, so it does not have the function of a skylight.
However, with the increase of the age of the car, there is also a hidden danger of water leakage after the rubber strip around the panoramic canopy is aging, and there are still some models equipped with a panoramic canopy without a sun curtain, and the temperature in the car will be very high after exposure, and driving or sitting on a sunny day will be very uncomfortable, so I personally feel that the panoramic canopy is the most useless configuration.
summary
With the continuous advancement of automotive technology, the configuration on the car is becoming more and more abundant, car companies in order to improve competitiveness, but also to increase the price, will do exaggerated publicity of these functions, some configurations are indeed very necessary to exist, but some configurations only let the owner have face, in fact, there is no big role at all, but also increased the cost of post-maintenance, so consumers must polish their eyes when purchasing.