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Speaking of small steel cannon models, such models are almost the best expressions used by car companies to show their technical strength, such as the German Golf GTI, Audi S3, BMW 140i, Mercedes-Benz A45, the American Fox ST, including our domestic Lynk & Co 03+, and the less popular Renault Megane RS. Although these cars are cloaked in family cars, they are definitely a pig and a tiger.
But at the same time, the small steel cannon models are complained about, that is, their practicality and cost performance are not high, after all, they are built based on ordinary models, in addition to being stronger in performance, the investment in maintenance and post-maintenance is not a small number. Therefore, many times, most consumers will think that it is better to buy a small steel cannon than to buy a model of the same price but a higher level, which can meet the pursuit of performance and be more practical.
In fact, the household small steel cannon model is not as "flower fist embroidered legs" as everyone thinks, its cost performance is still quite high, it can bring you a certain family attributes at the same time, but also can bring you a certain sense of acceleration and control. Next, we will take Volkswagen's golf GTI as an example to give you an account.
Today, the Golf has come out of the 8th generation of models, and the 8th generation GTI was officially listed in China on September 29, 2021 at the Tianjin Auto Show, priced at 229,800 yuan. The new car is still a 2.0T turbocharged engine codenamed EA888, which can produce 220 horsepower, and is paired with a 7-speed wet-stop dual-clutch transmission.
Speaking of family performance cars, the most important point is of course to test whether this car can achieve a balance in home and performance, first of all, in terms of home use, the wheelbase of the eighth generation GTI is the same as the ordinary version, so in terms of space, the car is almost the same as the ordinary version, nothing more than the configuration of the barrel sports seat, which will be thicker than the ordinary version, so it will slightly affect the leg space in the rear row.
In terms of fuel consumption, the actual measured fuel consumption of the eighth generation GTI car owners is 7-12 liters per 100 kilometers. 12 liters? Although this number looks amazing, if the real owner appears to say it, it is actually because he is driving a steel gun model, or it may be because the exhaust sound of the eighth generation GTI is too good, and he always can't help but want to drive fiercely or bang the throttle. So in fact, if the eighth generation GTI is operated normally, the fuel consumption will not be very scary, but it is close to most 2.0T displacement family cars.
The point is that many people care about the maintenance cost of the 2.0T engine, but in fact, it is almost the same as the maintenance cost of the ordinary version of the 1.4T engine. The maintenance of the ordinary version of the golf is about 500 yuan per time, and the maintenance of the eighth generation GTI is about 800 yuan, assuming that 5000 kilometers of maintenance is once, it is almost 2-3 times a year, then the total is 600-900 yuan more than the maintenance cost of the ordinary version. Moreover, the eighth generation GTI is equipped with Volkswagen's third-generation EA888 engine, and the situation of burning oil has been greatly improved.
The most important point of the family car, comfort and the driving texture of the whole vehicle, and the chassis of the eighth generation GTI adopts the DCC adaptive chassis control system, which can adjust the damping instantaneously according to your real-time driving state and road conditions, which can take into account the comfort at the same time, and allow you to bring enough support to you when cornering during intense driving.
In terms of gearbox, the eighth generation GTI adopts Volkswagen's wet dual-clutch gearbox, which is smoother and faster to shift gears, and can effectively avoid the problem of bumps and overheating in dry double clutches, so the driving texture is far better than that of ordinary golf.
In terms of performance, the 220 horsepower of the eighth generation GTI is comfortable in daily life and in the dynamic performance of intense driving, and the potential of the Volkswagen EA888 engine is huge, if you want to improve the power, the modification scheme of the EA888 on the market is very mature.
In terms of wheels, the eighth generation GTI is equipped with blade-type wheels with a size of 225/40 R18, which is both sharp and sporty, which makes people know at a glance that this is a sports model. Matching the wheel hub is Dunlop's SP SPORT tire, which gives you better grip when driving intensely and gives you enough confidence, so the safety performance of this tire is also very reliable when using the car every day.
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In general, I think that the existence of models with family performance cars is a very happy thing, it can do the space and comfort of family cars at the same time, but also has a very strong performance, while the maintenance cost will not be much higher, can spend the least amount of money to experience the greatest happiness, is not this happy?
Especially now that the wave of electrification is sweeping the world, if the wallet is tight and you still want to feel the roar of the internal combustion engine, choosing a small steel cannon seems to be good, what do you think?
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