In such a segment as a luxury mid-size sedan, the first echelon is still the BBA's Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series and Audi A4L. However, in the BBA's three medium-sized cars, in fact, the attributes are also different, Mercedes-Benz Sports, BMW Luxury, Audi in addition to the main technology, usually the discount is also the largest. Today we went to an Audi 4S store in Beijing and made an understanding of the sales of Audi A4L in the terminal market. According to what we have learned, the current hot selling configuration of Audi A4L is in terminal price, and the proximity of the CT5 part of the second-tier luxury brand Cadillac is very high, and the latter is accompanied by the optimization of the handling performance in the redesign, and there is also a relatively high voice in today's luxury medium-sized sedan market, and indeed some consumers will choose between audi A4L and Cadillac CT5 when buying a car. Today we will take a look, between the Audi A4L and Cadillac CT5, the price is the same how to choose?
With a current car + big discount, Audi A4L sales picked up
From the perspective of market sales, Audi A4L seems to have come out of the haze of "lack of core" before. It sold nearly 17,000 units last month, returning to its usual normal level. In the 4S stores we visited, a total of 119 new cars were sold last month, and the Audi A4L accounted for 18 units, which is a "lower" level among the 4S stores in the country. After all, according to the conventional situation, the Audi A4L and Q5L and A6L are the most important "three pillar models" in the sales volume of the Audi brand.
Among the new cars sold by the Audi A4L, the most sold configuration is the 2022 40 TFSI luxury dynamic model, and the official guidance price is 343800 yuan. Among them, the most sold colors are white and gray cars, which are also two of the more classic colors of the Audi A4L, and can also be sold at a higher price in the second-hand car market.
The hot-selling 2022 40 TFSI luxury dynamic model is the 2.0T low-power front-drive top-mounted version of the current model, and it is also our recommended configuration. First of all, from the power point of view, it has 190Ps horsepower and 320N·m of torque, which is absolutely enough in daily driving, and hanging S gear to floor oil can also experience a very cool push back feeling. The front-drive version of the Audi A4L thanks to the longitudinal layout and a good body counterweight, in the driving experience is still much better than the general front-drive car, although the quattro four-wheel drive is Audi's proud technology, but audi A4L as a sedan, in addition to the higher demand for sports consumers, the four-wheel drive is still some "excess performance". Speaking of configurations, compared with the 2.0T low-power entry-level models, the high-end configuration is about 20,000 yuan expensive, and there are 18 more configurations. Among them, there are many intelligent configurations such as automatic parking, voice recognition, and internet of vehicles, as well as highly practical configurations such as seat heating, keyless entry, inductive trunk, rear air conditioning outlet, and temperature partitioning. A large part of these configurations are difficult to achieve by installing them in the auto parts city in the later stage. So in summary, the 2022 40 TFSI luxury dynamic model is indeed a more recommended configuration.
Let's take the hot selling configuration as an example, to talk about buying Audi A4L, what is the situation of terminal discounts? At present, buying this car is still divided into two ways: buying a car in full and buying a car in installments.
Full purchase of car: on the basis of the official guidance price, the cash discount is 65,000 yuan, and the hard expenses on the road include the license fee (1,000 yuan), the insurance fee (about 8,500 yuan) and the purchase tax (23,530 yuan). Comprehensive calculation, the landing price of the full purchase car is 311830 yuan. In addition, if you buy a car, you can also enjoy a replacement subsidy of 3400 yuan. Buy a car in installments: The cash discount is 3500 yuan more than buying a car in full, and it can do 68500 yuan. At present, the financial handling fee can be reduced by buying a car in installments, but it is necessary to charge a car purchase interest rate of about 3% per annum. If we calculate according to the down payment of 30%, installments of 24 installments, plus a series of hard expenses, the road cost of this car is almost 115620 yuan, and the average repayment amount of each period is 8511 yuan.
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So on the whole, if you consider buying an Audi A4L in the near future, the current situation is almost like this, the 4S shop is basically enough to pick up the car. The best on sale so far is the 2022 40 TFSI Luxury Sporty, and the hottest colors are gray and white. If the cash discount for buying a car in full is almost 65,000 yuan, you can buy a car in installments. However, although the financial fee is waived for buying a car in installments, the loan interest rate of about 3% per annum is charged. In addition, when the replacement car is purchased, it can enjoy an additional replacement subsidy of 3400 yuan.
So who is buying the Audi A4L? According to the situation I understand, the main car buyers who currently buy this car are concentrated in the age of 20-35 years old, or mainly young people, most of them work in private companies or enterprises and institutions, and buying Audi A4L is basically the second time to buy a car. The reason why they like this car is mainly that Audi as a first-line luxury brand, the discount is relatively large, and the product quality of the vehicle itself is also good.
300,000 budget Audi / Cadillac can buy, do you want a brand or a configuration?
At present, the preferential margin of cadillac CT5 is almost 40,000 yuan in the small, that is to say, if the landing budget is about 300,000 yuan, what can be bought is almost the front-drive top of the Audi A4L 2.0T low-power model, or the full series of cadillac CT5 sub-top models. Today we will talk about, for such a budget car buyer, is it the first-line luxury brand Audi A4L with low and medium configuration, or buy a higher cadillac CT5 top-end model?
The main advantage of buying Audi A4L is that as a medium-sized car of a first-line luxury brand, it has a stronger brand power. At the same time, in this price range, the overall performance of Audi A4L is still relatively balanced, the configuration is enough, the power is good, and the space performance is relatively good, which can meet the needs of daily household and occasional "sports".
As the second top of the Cadillac CT5, it will show a more "partial" side. First of all, its advantages, as a rear-drive car, from the perspective of power and handling, this is a more important selling point of CT5, although there is no configuration on the top model that is close to "racing", but the secondary top model as a whole can basically meet the sports needs of car buyers. At the same time, as a second-tier luxury brand Cadillac's car, it is also relatively high in the configuration, not only has a more comprehensive intelligent driving assistance function, but also is equipped with suspension soft and hard adjustment, electromagnetic induction suspension and other high-end configurations. Speaking of the short board, for family cars, the rear space of the Cadillac CT5 is still relatively awkward, and its overall comfort is still lacking compared to the Audi A4L.
So on the whole, under the budget of 300,000 yuan, if you want a luxury brand medium-sized car that is good in all aspects and compares the "bucket", the Audi A4L is indeed more suitable, and it also has better brand power. But if you care about sporty attributes, or want to experience a higher configuration, the Cadillac CT5 is indeed a better fit.
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Then there is the use of the two cars after purchasing the car.
Audi A4L maintenance cycle is 10000 km maintenance once, currently do not give free maintenance, the price of small maintenance is 1291 yuan, the price of large maintenance is 2587 yuan.
Cadillac CT5's first insurance is carried out at 5000 km, the subsequent maintenance cycle is 7500 km once, and the first two maintenance are currently given away, of which the price of small maintenance is 1007 yuan, and the price of large maintenance is 1881 yuan.
Next, let's talk about the salvage performance of the second-hand car of the two cars.
The Audi A4L 2020 40 TFSI fashion and dynamic model with a 11,000-kilometer experience of 11,000 kilometers is 297,000 yuan, and now the residual value of the second-hand car is 262,800 yuan.
Cadillac CT5 2021, which has a 15,000-kilometer experience and a 15,000-kilometer model, was remodeled with a 28T luxury model, with a landing price of 297,000 yuan, and now the residual value of the second-hand car is 252,000 yuan.
Although both cars are relatively new models, the reference value of the residual value of second-hand cars is not too large, but it can be seen that as a first-line luxury brand, Audi A4L will have more advantages in the retention rate.
On the whole, if you are ready to buy an Audi A4L, the current time node is still good. Audi has just solved its own "lack of core" problem, 4S stores have enough cars, but also ready to expand sales through discounts, to fill the sales gap some time ago. Nowadays, the cash car discount is 70,000 yuan, even larger than the discount given by many second-tier luxury brands, including Cadillac, which is indeed a positive news for consumers. If you're ready to buy a midsize luxury brand with balanced strength and good brand power, it's a good time to start with the Audi A4L. But if you're "obsessed" with athletic performance, spending the same amount of money on a higher Cadillac CT5 is a better choice.