Manually transmitted cars, in the eyes of some people, are backward and cheap representatives. But in the eyes of some car enthusiasts, manual transmission is a symbol of sport and performance. Since its official release at the Guangzhou Auto Show, the model has always had a very high degree of popularity, although it is a brother model of the Civic, but its positioning is not the same as the eleventh generation Civic that is now home and stable. It advertises sports, even if it is still a vegetable cart in essence, it is also the most sporty one in the vegetable cart.
What makes many JDM fans even more excited is that this car has launched an exclusive MT version of the model, and the manual transmission is really rare in the same level. The exclusive MT version of the model is the most entry-level version of the whole car series, priced at only 129,900 yuan, in terms of engine, it is still the same as other models, using a 1.5T turbo engine model L15C9, with a maximum torque of 240 Nm and 182 horsepower. The manual transmission uses a 6-speed manual, and the tighter gear ratio allows the car to have suitable gears in different speed ranges.
However, in some configurations, there are many missing types of manual transmissions, there is no 18-inch large wheel with high value on the high-end model, no radar, no reversing image and no keyless entry, and the color of the model can only choose black and white. In terms of the car, there are only weaving seats, and the two speakers can only listen to the navigation, such a configuration performance, if it is replaced by other family models, has long been sprayed.
But why is it that the type is not sprayed, but is widely concerned? When I went to Hiromoto for maintenance, the editor asked about the sales in the store, and there were many people who consulted the manual transmission. In fact, this problem needs to be looked at from another perspective, for the audience of the type manual transmission, they are treating this car as an affordable replacement version of the "performance car", and the family attributes are only incidental. The type of a manual transmission, in the hands of the owner, has a high probability that it will be modified, and the lack of some insignificant configuration is nothing for them. In short, although the configuration of this car is a little lower, it is still flawed.
To tell the truth, although the manual transmission of the type is very hot, but there are not so many people who can really pay for it, on the one hand, this car is really not as attractive as its own automatic model at home, and it is not very attractive to people who do not really love driving. On the other hand, because it is the only manual car in the whole of Guangben, its production capacity is not high, and it only began to be delivered a few months after it was launched. However, compared to those models that do not know that there is no news until the Year of the Monkey after booking the car, Hiromoto is already very sincere, after all, the special opening of a production line for manual models is not what manufacturers are willing to do. For people in a hurry, the type of automatic transmission is a better choice.
But there will always be people who really love driving and have the ability to have time, such as a number of predecessors in the automotive media circle, and the light editor often pays attention to several predecessors who have booked the type of manual transmission, and their cars have arrived at the store and are ready to pick up the car. GUANGQI Honda is also very intimate, for the first batch of owners to prepare the first batch of model MT owners exclusive GUANGQI Honda genuine supplies set, including front and rear bracketing, blackened car logo, tail wing and fender English label. To some extent, this alleviates the regret that the manual model does not have a magic night suit.
Why does type MT have such a big magic that a lot of auto media people have to pay for it? First of all, we do not deny its own strength, sporty shape, strong and powerful engine, and matched with the chassis of sports orientation tuning, in the new car within 150,000, the sporty performance of the model is beyond doubt. And the more important reason is that we have no choice, not to mention less than 150,000, even if we look at the entire Chinese car market, how many manual performance cars or sports cars like the model? After the discontinuation of the 86 and BRZ, there are almost no such models on the market. After the replacement of Fit and Civic, they have also conformed to the trend of the times, not equipped with manual transmission, but mainly push more automatic models. Therefore, when people found out that we had lost this fun car, they expressed regret and said that if they could come back with such a model, they would definitely buy it. Although the person who says this may not really buy it, Hiromoto has his own persistence and pursuit, or firmly brought back the type of manual transmission, in this regard, it is indeed very admirable.
China's car ownership is getting bigger and bigger, people's understanding of cars is also deepening, the car culture that belongs to China has basically formed, everyone has gradually learned that in fact, driving will still be very fun, and there are people who are willing to spend real money and silver for this fun. It can be seen that some sports cars launched in recent years will not be too bad in sales, and the road ahead of the style should not be too difficult to walk. People who really love driving will naturally choose its manual transmission; owners who only want a sporty shape can also choose the type of automatic transmission, and there are also good controls, and home use is not a problem.
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Perhaps with the continuous intensity of the car play atmosphere, in the near future, we will have the opportunity to see more fun models come to us, like the Recently rumored Civic TYPE-R with domestic plans. Although with the continuous maturity of intelligent driving technology, the rapid development of new energy models, including various policies, are constantly squeezing the living space of fuel vehicles, but we still have the opportunity to enjoy the pure pleasure of driving, cherish the present, the best era, always now!