Based on the unique market environment, the carnival of domestic MPV models is being staged round after round, before the Odyssey, Buick GL8, Weiran, Trumpchi M8 landed on the beach, and this year ushered in the increase of Xena, Jiahua, And Kustu, making the competition in the MPV market present an unprecedented unprecedented grandeur. In the face of so many model options, for the middle and high-class people who hold money to buy cars, whether you are an entrepreneurial elite with a successful career, or a corporate executive who is proud of the workplace, or a super dad with a family, choosing a car with space, comfort, and intelligence can meet the high-quality travel is indeed dazzling, and it has become a big problem.
Just as the so-called buy new does not buy old, in the MPV models launched this year, Xiaobian is particularly optimistic about Kia Kahua. Because it has more advantages in terms of size, shape, positioning, etc. So, after entering the domestic market, does kia Kahua, a household MPV in the popular North American market, have the opportunity to shake the position of the big guy in the Buick GL8 circle, and will also make Toyota Xena's price increase behavior converge a little? All the answers, perhaps we can get from this in-depth experience of Kia's fourth generation of Kahua Spring City test drive.
Obviously in order to be able to better compare other competitive models, a one-time MPV on the market together on the scene, this kind of courage is also very confident, although Xiaobian has many times from the picture to appreciate the appearance of Jiahua, but really from a group of cars to see the Jiahua real car, will still play CALL for the appearance of this car.
Different from the stable business temperament of ordinary MPVs, Jawa presents a stronger sense of fashion. The most intuitive feeling when you first see it is "big", all-round big. The Jawa car is 5155 mm long, 1995 mm wide, the wheelbase is 3090 mm, the vehicle has a curb weight of more than two tons, compared with the Buick GL8 in the medium-sized MPV, the size is larger than a lap, but the price range is 288,900 yuan to 339,900 yuan, which is more cost-effective than the same level of Toyota Sena and the American Car Buick GL8.
Kia Jawa has been sold in the North American market for many years, so the overall design like the American car, using more linear design elements, the front of the car uses a large size grille, and installed a dot matrix chrome decoration, the chrome trim around the LED headlights extends to the middle net, the appearance of the whole car is very rough, the roof luggage rack continues to the C pillar, expanding more storage space, the vehicle C pillar uses a thick chrome decoration, so that the visual elements behind the whole car are more prominent and appear more stable.
For an MPV, the most important attribute must be functionality. Pressing the handle button on the car door, the double-sided sliding door slowly opened, opening the inside of Jawa.
Jawa adopts a conjoined suspension type of central control large screen design, and the central console adopts a penetrating air conditioner outlet. 12.3-inch LCD instrument panel and 12.3-inch central control touch screen, using the popular joint screen design.
The seat adopts the configuration of leather punching holes, the ride is very comfortable, the most exquisite feeling is its shift area, electronic rotational gear shift operation logic, with the metal with threaded chrome decoration, making the texture of the whole car very good, the piano paint panel and two independent cup holders, so that the storage space and comfort of the whole car rise in a straight line.
Kia equipped Jawa with the new Kia Connect, in conjunction with Baidu Intelligent Interconnection System 3.0, in addition to integrating popular multimedia applications, it also supports car networking services such as automatic payment services for parking lots, takeaway delivery, streaming media, IOT car interconnection, SOS emergency dispatch, and cloud OTA. This car-machine system can realize the multi-task split-screen function, which brings convenience and also helps driving safety. Of course, if you can support Apple CarPlay, it is even more perfect.
In the eyes of the Chinese people, because the SUV model has a more fashionable and capable shape, it will be more popular than the MPV model, and the MPV model is more practical. Perhaps kia Jawa's designers have already seen this, so the side of the fourth generation of Jawa looks more like an SUV model, and its boxy body contour also reserves a lot of driving space for the car. The rear space has a longitudinal adjustable distance of 400mm and a lateral adjustable distance of 205mm, coupled with the exclusive leg rest of the second row of seats, so that your long legs are no longer nowhere to be placed.
At the same time, the fourth generation of Jawa also uses a large number of technology configurations to effectively enhance the sense of luxury of travel. For example, one or two rows of seat heating and ventilation functions, two or three rows of sun blinds, two or three rows of privacy glass, and the standard luxury electric double sunroof of the whole series can fully guarantee the comfort of travel. Coupled with the application of many high-level sound-absorbing materials in the whole car, the NVH performance in the car has reached the administrative standard. Whether it is a customer or their own elderly and children, they can get a better rest environment while ensuring that the winter is warm and the summer is cool.
MPV compared to medium and large SUV, the biggest advantage is the third row of space, even if it is a medium and large SUV, after the second row of seats are adjusted, the third row is only able to use emergency, long-distance travel posture is not very good, and there is no storage space, Andia Jawa in the second row of seats to leave two fist distance, the third row can still maintain a distance of 1 to 2 fists, adults long-distance ride is not the slightest sense of restraint, and in the configuration, given lighting, armrests, cup holders and independent headrests, These configurations are not available on SUVs, and the vehicle has a separate hollow space under the trunk when the third row is fully loaded, and the loading capacity is also more advantageous.
Take a closer look at the configuration table, found that the configuration of The entry model of Jawa 288,900 is not low, and the whole series is equipped with LED headlights & day lights & combination taillights, 7 airbags, SBW knob electronic shift, double 12.3-inch large screen, "Kia Connect" intelligent network connection, NSCC navigation adaptive cruise, intelligent anti-pinch double-sided electric sliding door, intelligent electric tailgate, luxury electric double sunroof and other 8 luxury configurations, which can be said to be entry-level luxury.
In addition, Ka Wah imports more accessories, because the localization cycle is shorter, it is said that 60% of Kia Ka Wah's parts are produced abroad, and the cost of new cars is much higher than that of general Kia domestic models.
In the dynamic test drive session, many media teachers expressed their high appreciation for the power system of the fourth generation of Jawa. Before the test drive, many people were muttering - is such a large model enough with a 2.0T engine? After the test drive, everyone found that the original 2.0T engine had such an amazing performance.
In terms of power, Kia Regal is equipped with a 2.0T engine as standard, equipped with a transverse 8AT gearbox, the maximum horsepower of the vehicle is 233 horses, some people may question, for the MPV, there is no need to have a 2.0T engine, like Toyota Honda's hybrid system is more suitable, but this is not the case, the hybrid system has advantages in fuel saving, but in the medium and high speed re-acceleration ability, the 2.0T engine acceleration body feeling and action response, obviously more direct than the Japanese car, and at the driving level, due to the higher ground clearance of the vehicle, plus the window The lower attitude of the central control makes the overall sitting posture of the vehicle higher, which can provide a larger and wider field of view, and the suspension adjustment is very soft, which is true in the full speed domain.
In addition, the engine has been fully adjusted for power output logic, and the vehicle is more smooth and linear in the starting stage, while the mid- and high-speed stages are full of power. In terms of gearbox, the fourth generation of Jawa uses a transverse 8AT gearbox, which is compact, light weight and high transmission efficiency, achieving 9.2 seconds of acceleration from 100 km/h and 7.8 L of fuel consumption per 100 km/h from NEDC. When driving every day, it has an aggressive upshift and smooth gear changes. When the throttle is pressed deeply, it can keenly detect the driver's intentions, can quickly downshift to increase the speed, and let the engine enter the power range faster.
Written in the end: the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys, positioning the fourth generation of Jiahua in the high-end MPV market, if you want to attract more target groups of people, Kia still has a lot of homework to complete. But the new car's stylish and atmospheric shape, luxurious interior, rich technology configuration and good enough driving experience provide enough confidence for it. As a Korean car Kia Kahua that took the lead in landing in the North American market, while retaining the advantages of high value and high cost performance of Korean cars, it is equipped with a high-horsepower engine with a larger space and a higher configuration, so it is not worse than the same level of American and Japanese cars in the overall use experience, which is a very mature product. If you happen to be looking to get a medium- and large-sized MPV model, the Kia-Ka-Wah in front of you may be a good choice.