On March 1, SAIC Volkswagen's new Lingdu L opened pre-sale, and the price segment of 159,990-199,900 yuan really stepped out of the circle of mainstream A+ class cars, and SAIC Volkswagen also hoped to bring a new definition to the A+ market through the new Lingdu L. Among the many hot discussions on the Internet is the one that says that the new Lingdu L is the most uninformed volkswagen, perhaps such a discussion is out of its controversial shape. But in my opinion, the car has not yet been listed on the market has made enough hot discussions, really should give the design group the first chicken leg!
One. The last fuel car brings the most alternative Volkswagen styling
It can't be denied that if you stand in front of the new Lingdu L, you will say a word for it: another car ruined by the photos. In the most controversial front face section you can see the future design direction of Volkswagen fuel vehicles, if I had to describe it, it would be four words: big face plate. Today's young people are heavily dependent on the 100% slimming filter for beauty cameras. So, is this design in line with the aesthetics of Chinese consumers? Or let the market verify.
The new Lingdu L's wide front face plus a large area of the lower grille, if you look at the proportion of the body, its hood area can be said to be the largest in the Volkswagen family, with a standard coupe posture. Lifting its hood reveals the bare front and upper siding beams, the top of the front suspension tower, and the rare double-sided pneumatic struts of its class. Such designs have also appeared on MINI, AMG and Aston Martin. It's like a girl's underwear, no matter what it contains, but the beautiful underwear can always evoke men's imagination - just like the current Lingdu L has only a 1.4T engine but the shape of the buff must be filled.
The body of the new Lingdu L has been greatly lengthened, and the A-pillar that has been migrated forward in the design and the 2781mm wheelbase and hatchback rear make its sports car temperament unmistakable. When it comes to product definition, four frameless doors + hatchback tail are the things that the Chinese team insists on, and SAIC Volkswagen hopes to bring Chinese consumers a very different choice to the A+ class sedan market. They did, the same level, the same price point alone.
There is a saying in the circle: not afraid of Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover, afraid of the public with letters. The words LAMANDO L can also be seen on the rear of the new Lingdu L. Don't think this is a stroke of genius, let alone a design inertia. Products that can be called "flagships" in the Volkswagen family can be hung with letters on the rear of the car. You can think of it: Tuon, the flagship of the B+ SUV, the flagship of the Huion C-Class sedan, and now the Lingdu L represents the flagship of the A-Class sedan. I don't say this, what do you mean by the public?
2. The MQB EVO platform brings a smarter experience
To know that before 2035 Volkswagen Group in the Chinese market will still rely on the sales of internal combustion engine vehicles, so we see the sincerity of the configuration in this new Lingdu L, if lingdu L has achieved leapfrogging, it is definitely not an exaggeration and lifting, but if it is said that the overall lead is probably not enough. The new Lingdu L was born on the MQB EVO platform of the Volkswagen Group, and the basic quality and handling performance can be assured. In terms of safety, the use ratio of high-strength and above steel in the new Lingdu L vehicle has reached 75.3%, the utilization rate of thermoformed steel has reached 27.6%, the new series is equipped with 6 airbags, and the high-end model has increased the driver's knee airbags, a total of 7 airbags, but think about how many people will buy the top with Lingdu?
It has to be said that the new Lingdu L has been blessed by the id and product characteristics of the Volkswagen Group. IQ. Ligh、IQ. Drive, there are also large size dual digital LCD meters, W-HUD head-up display system. These configurations can be said to be quite dazzling, and there is no second in the same price range of fuel vehicles.
For example, IQ.Ligh, when the owner is close to/ away from the vehicle distance of about 4 meters, will trigger the welcome scene, headlight welcome wake-up light effect dynamic effect, to your say hi ~ quite ritual welcome light effect. All-weather intelligent LED matrix headlights, Lingdu L headlights with adaptive high beam function, high and low automatic adjustment function, AFS steering auxiliary light, high beam assist and all-weather headlights. The automatic and precise control of the headlight type provides the driver with a wider range of lights than the low beam without dazzling the vehicle in front of it, and improves the safety of driving at night.
Entering the car opposite the driver's seat is a 10-inch full LCD digital instrument, the owner can adjust the main display to 4 personalized display modes. The central control area is a 12-inch multi-touch LCD central control screen, which can be completed by touch, voice and gestures. High-end models come with a W-HUD head-up display system, but the same choice of top-of-the-line Lingdu owners should not be mainstream.
Car machine support mobile phone wireless CarPlay, CarLife, which is definitely a plus, in addition, based on the SAIC Volkswagen cloud service platform, car owners can freely install the required APP programs on the car machine. The rear space of the whole vehicle can fully meet the scene of sitting 4 people comfortably, and the longitudinal space of the legs and the longitudinal space of the head are very generous.
Another example is the use of the IQ.Drive system to increase the number of L and B cells. Of course, the definition of "automatic driving" by traditional Ashkenazi manufacturers must add the word "assist". The whole vehicle adopts 3 millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 2 cameras for preventive safety management of the vehicle, which minimizes the probability of traffic accidents. You can also maximize the freedom of your feet and temporarily free your hands.
Three. Power no surprises Can expect the GTS version
Compared with the same class, the advantage of the MQB EVO platform is the full range of four-link independent suspension, which has great guarantees for comfort and handling. The new Lingdu L's EA211 1.4TSI engine is equipped with a 7-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission, with a maximum power of 110 kW, a maximum torque of 250 Nm, and the official acceleration data of 8.5 seconds per 100 km/h, with fuel consumption of only 5.92 liters per 100 km/ h. But friends who have actually driven Volkswagen at this level understand that it is not easy to drive fuel consumption data, especially.
In fact, here I would like to say that the previous Volkswagen is not like this, when they launch a new product in China, they will first come up with a "surging power" high-power version of the model, but this new Lingdu L uses two versions of the high and low power of the 1.4T engine, and the positioning shape, appearance and technology of the "hot and spicy coupe" are all plus points, and the power is more or less crotch-pulling.
I also had a positive inquiry with the product team of SAIC Volkswagen's new Lingdu L, but there was no direct positive reply to the official team of the launch of the higher power version of Lingdu L. But I would like to say that looking at SAIC Volkswagen's previous products, lingdu GTS is not uninformed. Of course, I understand the practice of facing the market very well, if you have the opportunity to go to the SAIC Volkswagen showroom to see this car in the future, you will find that the manufacturing cost of this car is not low, if you launch a 2.0T GTS version of the model, the price point must be more than 220,000 yuan, so why not be pragmatic when you come to do product definition?
Finally, what about the new Lingdu L? If I were to say that the above models are absolutely good, because you can get the most advanced intelligent technology of the Volkswagen Group at present, but in the entry-level and low-end models, you can also get the cheapest four-door frameless doors and hatchback coupe shapes. It can be called a car that is quite in place for young consumer groups.