200,000 yuan SUV cost-effective choice, there is no "three cylinders", why is the sales of the explorer sluggish?
In the price of 20-25 million yuan, I believe that many family users in the car purchase of a budget standard, of course, in line with this price of the car products countless, there are many joint venture compact SUVs to choose from, but also to explore the threshold of medium-sized SUVs, which for consumers, it is inevitable that because of the lack of clarity in the purchase of car needs and entangled: choose a high configuration or choose a large space? In the face of this question, there is one model that may give the most appropriate answer, and it is the Chevrolet Explorer. However, although the price of this model is thick, the terminal sales are not improving, and the sales volume in February is only 2651 units, which is far from the competition such as Tiguan L and Hongqi HS5. So, what is it that causes Chevrolet Explorer sales to be so sluggish?
In terms of appearance, although the Chevrolet Explorer has been a product of five years ago, its shape is still eye-catching today, and the popular design elements can also be found in its front face, such as: squinting LED daytime lights, split LED headlights, upper and lower double-layer intake grilles, "RS" sports red logos, blackened grille treatment, etc., sparing no effort in the creation of sports atmosphere, it is easy to bring good feelings to young men visually.
The side part, the smooth line elements are also part of the appearance of the explorer, the most conspicuous is the hidden D-pillar design, which contrasts with the black painted C-pillar, stretching the visual length of the vehicle and highlighting a certain personality. In addition, in order to emphasize the sporty style, the 19-inch wheels used in the new car are all blackened design, forming an all-black visual image. The rear part of the car, there is no deliberate to create a sporty atmosphere, the rear of the car is only equipped with bilateral four-out exhaust, and retains the highly recognizable blackened "Y" type LED taillights, plus the "RS" red tail mark embellishment, the sports atmosphere will come to the face.
In terms of interior, the Chevrolet Explorer continues the classic American hard school style, although it adopts a symmetrical cockpit design called "flying wing" layout, and also incorporates stitched leather overlays and metal decorative embellishments, but compared with the same class, the entire interior layout is still slightly "old-fashioned". Among them, whether it is a combination instrument or an embedded 8-inch central control screen, or a mechanical barrier design, it seems to be estranged from "young". At the same time, compared with the mainstream center console function button area, the air conditioning buttons of the explorer are too dense and not friendly to the driver who is just getting started.
In terms of power, the explorer provides two sets of power combinations, namely 1.5T+6AT, 2.0T+9AT, of which the maximum power of the 1.5T engine is 169 horsepower, the peak torque is 250 Nm, the book parameters are decent, the official zero hundred acceleration time performance is 10.2 seconds, which belongs to a power level that will be enough, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of this power system WLTC is 7.4L/100km, and the fuel economy is not lost to the German and Japanese systems.
In addition, the car's 2.0T power performance is not bad, the 2.0T engine has a maximum power of 237 horsepower, the peak torque can reach 350 Nm, and it is equipped with a 48V light mixing system, which improves the power response speed and reduces the instantaneous fuel consumption of the start, and the WLTC has a comprehensive fuel consumption of 7.39L/100km, which has good fuel economy. At the same time, this power set can explode into a powerful torque of up to 350 Nm at 1500 rpm.
The measured Chevrolet Explorer 2.0T four-wheel drive model took 7.99 seconds to accelerate zero hundred, which was relatively excellent, and the acceleration strength was in the middle and upper reaches of the same level. In addition, the 2.0T model is equipped with a timely four-wheel drive system as standard, with the front McPherson rear multi-link independent suspension structure, so that the car's control quality is excellent, although the steering virtual position is obvious, but does not affect the accuracy of the control, although the body is tall, but the chassis has good control over the roll amplitude, there is a certain driving pleasure.
epilogue
In fact, not to mention, many people know very well in their hearts that Chevrolet's current situation is comparable to that of the French, Korean, and Mazda, and it is a product that is not popular, the key is that the brand influence is insufficient, and the manufacturer's update of the product is smaller than that of other brands. Among them, as chevrolet's main sales SUV product, the product performance is balanced, and the price of 140,000-200,000 yuan after the terminal discount is fair enough, but if you want to support the competitiveness of the product, I am afraid that you have to learn from Chinese brands.