Although the three tires are now opened after the full second tire, in the automotive field, from the perspective of the entire automobile market, the best-selling models are mainly five-seater cars, and it is rare to see some hot-selling seven-seater MPV models, and even some six-seater cars have higher sales than seven-seater cars. Therefore, in the mainland, the seven-seat car still belongs to the niche car field, and the major car companies obviously don't want to move on this cake, after all, there are so many potential customers, so many car brands have not even launched their own seven-seat models.
Obviously, from the overall point of view, each family has at least six or seven people, obviously seven-seater cars are more in line with the travel needs of Chinese people, but why is it not selling well? Even the seven-seater cars such as Wuling Hongguang and Changan Star, which were popular in the past, have shown a sharp decline in sales in recent years?
In the face of this situation, many netizens have asked questions, why can't the seven-seater car sell now? In fact, from the actual experience of a car owner, this question can be answered.
Reason 1: the car body is large, the fuel consumption is high, and the parking is inconvenient
Seven-seater car due to the large body, the quality of the maintenance is also heavier, so it will be equipped with a larger displacement, stronger engine, plus the appearance design of the seven-seater car is more bulky, not like the streamlined design of the car, the wind resistance is larger when driving at high speed, so looking at all the seven-seater cars on the market, almost all of them are inseparable from the shortcomings of "high fuel consumption", and the best use scenario of the seven-seater car is a family of seven sitting full of travel, but is it common for such a travel scene?
A car owner told you that in fact, in a year, only during the long holiday or the Lunar New Year, a family of seven sat in a car to travel, usually commuting by themselves, driving such a large seven-seater car is a waste of fuel, increasing the cost of travel. And now the number of cars on the road is more and more, parking difficulties and other issues plague many people, like a seven-seat car such a huge car, want to park is more troublesome, smaller parking spaces are even more difficult to enter, so comprehensively, buy a fuel-saving easy to park five-seat car, more in line with daily use scenarios.
Reason two: there is almost no trunk space
Generally, cars will be divided into three compartments, namely the engine compartment, cockpit and trunk, which is also the difference between sedans and hatchbacks, and the general hatchback is missing a trunk. But whether it is a sedan or a hatchback, in fact, the storage space at the back of them is not small, even if the rear drain is not reversed, it can still be put into two large trunks.
But the storage space of the seven-seater car is different, unlike the sedan, the three seats in the rear of the seven-seater car are almost built on the basis of the trunk, if the last row is not poured, then the storage space that can be used is very few, and even the larger suitcase cannot be put down. If you want to put in a large suitcase, you have to put the back seat all down, so that all of a sudden there are three seats missing, and the seven-seat car immediately becomes a four-seat car, which is less practical than the five-seat sedan, for friends who travel for a long time to return home, especially families with children, every time they return home need a large bag, the seven-seat car is so narrow trunk space, it seems particularly unfriendly.
Reason three: the price is expensive, and many families cannot afford it
In general, an important reason why the seven-seat car is not selling well, is that the price is expensive, I don't know if you have paid attention to the news about the Toyota seven-seat MPV Senna about "price increase" some time ago, at present, in addition to the commercial-oriented seven-seater cars like Wuling Hongguang and Changan Star, there are many models like Trumpchi M8, Honda Odyssey, Toyota Senna, not to mention the high-end up There are Buick GL8, Toyota Alpha and other such models.
For a simple example, just like the domestic entry-level household MPV Trumpchi M8, the starting price is 179,800 yuan, which is almost twice as expensive as the price of the ordinary joint venture five-seat family car, and such a price can buy a more spacious joint venture intermediate sedan, not to mention a model like Senna that also has to be priced. So overall, the price of buying a seven-seater car is much more expensive than a five-seater car, not that no one dislikes it, but in terms of price, it does dissuade many people.
Reason 4: Poor safety performance
Overall, the body design of the seven-seater car is not suitable for high-speed driving, due to the height of the car, the wind resistance is larger when driving at high speed, the handling performance is low, it is easy to roll over and other risks in the face of emergency lane changes, plus the seven-seater car has almost no trunk to speak of, the third row is directly installed on the trunk, close to the rear tailgate, once the rear rear accident occurs, the passengers in the third row are often vulnerable to injury.
I don't know if you have paid attention to the previous Buick GL8 crash test, in the crash test of the China Insurance Research Institute, the test results of the Buick GL8 can be described as "jaw-dropping", and in fact, in all the seven-seat MPV models made by the China Insurance Research Institute, the score obtained will not be too high, which confirms the poor safety performance of the seven-seater car from the face.
Reason five: The third row of space rides is not feeling well
At present, most of the seven-seater models on the market use a 2+2+3 seat layout, which means two seats in the front row, two seats in the middle row, and three seats in the back row. The middle two rows of seats as the "boss seat", generally in the business reception to let the high-level figures ride, so in terms of space is absolutely relatively spacious, so the car companies in the design of the priority to treat the middle row.
Therefore, this leads to the poor riding space in the third row of the seven-seater car, and even because of the position to avoid the tires, the distance between the seats in the third row is very small, and the passengers have to present a "half-squat" posture when sitting in the third row, if the short-distance travel is not a problem, but if the long-distance travel, the third row is full of three people, the three people will be particularly uncomfortable, and the riding experience is definitely not as comfortable as the rear of the five-seater car.
In the end: combined with the above reasons, these are actually the original sins of the seven-seater car that does not sell well. In fact, the design of the seven-seater car is good, and it is also suitable for the use of a large population of Chinese families, but because of its high price, it is often possible to buy two compact five-seater cars for the money to buy a seven-seater car, so that many people weigh it up and give it up decisively.
So for you, do you like a seven-seater car? Feel free to say your own answer in the comments section below!