In the top 10 of the medium-sized car sales list, only Hongqi H5 is an independent brand, the rest are all joint venture brands, of which one of the representative products of the B-class car Volkswagen Passat recently ushered in a reform, when the owner opened his own brand Hongqi H5, and then changed to Volkswagen Passat, the owner said: "The domestic brand is more and more like the former joint venture car, and the joint venture car is becoming younger and younger for the Chinese market."
First of all, in terms of appearance, the new Passat has carried out a new upgrade of the shape, and the powertrain remains unchanged, and the strategy of changing the outside is not changed inside, the old Passat is stable and heavy, the new Passat becomes more lively and moving, the irregular grille of the middle net adopts a blackened design, the interior has a dot matrix structure, the surrounding chrome trim and the middle through the logo of the trim surround the grille, the stability while adding many lively elements, the vehicle's three-dimensional size is 4948mm, 1836mm, 1469mm, the tire is 18-inch multi-spoke style, the vehicle looks smoother from the side, stable or the most important adjective, and the taillights have also been changed, using the more popular through-channel design.
If the new Passat is more youthful and sporty, then the appearance of the Hongqi H5 is more like the old Passat full of aura, the length, width and height of the Hongqi H5 are 4945mm, 1845mm, 1470mm, the overall size is comparable to the Passat, so it has created a more magnificent shape, the main sales model of the polar night black is also the most choice, the 2022 model of the Hongqi H5 appearance design as a whole is mainly stable, the pentagonal grille of the front face has an arc transition treatment at the corner, The upper decorative strip is a vertical straight line design, coupled with a very recognizable red flag logo in the middle, the black through red is very aura, and the side of the vehicle adopts a sneaky design, making the visual center of gravity lower.
Compared with the drastic reform of the appearance, the interior of the Passat has hardly changed, compared to the old model, it has only been upgraded in configuration, and the front is still our familiar asymmetrical center console design. 10.2-inch full LCD dashboard and 9.2-inch central control screen embedded in it, the steering wheel is wrapped in leather material, the grip is very comfortable, saying that this is the most comfortable steering wheel for the public to hold, the seat of the vehicle can also be praised, the seat of the Passat can be done to feel very soft, but the flexibility is very strong, even if it is a long time driving, it will not feel very tired, Volkswagen's set of interior design Is the most advanced is that its workmanship materials do not belong to the same level of high level, but can do quite a good texture, which is the consistent advantage of German car companies.
On the other hand, the interior design of Hongqi H5 is more stable and disciplined than the Passat, the entire central control adopts an almost symmetrical design, the 10-inch central control car machine is not a large size today, but the function and fluency of the equipped are far more than the Passat, below is the air conditioning outlet, the central control area of the metal drawing process, the yacht-style shift gear, this set of Hongqi H5 interior design is more conventional, but the configuration is very rich, less than 200,000 yuan can be obtained, 11 speakers BOSE audio, A range of comfort features such as 64-color interior mood lights and rear privacy glass.
The main model of the Passat is still the 330TSI version, That is, 2.0T low-power turbo engine, maximum horsepower 186 hp, peak torque 320 Nm per meter, matching is 7 wet double-clutch transmission, the overall driving texture of the Passat can be said to be extremely balanced, compared to the traditional impression of the Volkswagen chassis is harder impression, the new Passat has done a lot of comfort tuning, the front McPherson rear multi-link suspension configuration, very comfortable when cornering, road sense feedback reduced a lot, dual-clutch transmission in the low and medium speed there is no obvious setback, daily driving is also a very good model, the most critical is as a 2.0T engine, its comprehensive fuel consumption is only 7 ~8 liters, compared to the Hongqi H5 has a great advantage, and the main sales model of the Hongqi H5 is a 1.8T turbo engine, with a comprehensive power of 197 horses with a 48-volt mixing system, the gearbox is a 6AT gearbox, measured zero hundred acceleration in 9 seconds, slightly lower than the Passat, slightly lower than the Passat during actual driving, thanks to a stronger driving assistance system, it is not difficult to open in practice, but the fuel consumption is slightly higher, and the actual measurement is above 9 liters.
Conclusion: After driving the Hongqi H5, and then opening the Volkswagen Passat, the owner said that he had something to say: "The newly remodeled Volkswagen Passat appearance is young and sports, and the interior is almost unchanged, the power driving is mainly for home use, and maintains the characteristics of the joint venture car company's consistent large space, low fuel consumption, the current product force is still very capable, and the exterior interior of the Hongqi H5 is more aura, and the configuration and cost performance in the car are higher than the Passat, so its sales are also climbing, and the monthly sales of more than 10,000 is the best proof."