As we all know, Japanese cars in China have been very popular with the majority of family users, take more than 100,000 A-class family cars, Xuanyi, Corolla, Leiling, Civic are everyone's focus on car selection, easy to sell 10,000 or 20,000 units per month. The reason why everyone is willing to choose Japanese cars is mainly because of fuel saving and worry-saving, and the retention rate in the later period is also higher. Although there are a lot of Japanese cars, there are also some people who do not recognize it, for example, some time ago, a friend around me finally chose the latter after comparing Nissan Xuanyi and Peugeot 408, let's take a look!
My friend is 27 years old and plans to buy a scooter to facilitate commuting to work, with a budget of less than 150,000. At the beginning, he was optimistic about Nissan Xuanyi, Xuanyi sold particularly well in the past two years, has been the champion of the car sales list, friends feel that since so many people buy it will not be wrong, so he went to test drive, found that the advantages of this car are indeed obvious. First of all, the comfort is particularly good, Xuanyi's wheelbase is 2712mm, the rear space is very spacious, the seats are also very soft, the Nissan large sofa is indeed worthy of the name, and the fuel consumption is also a highlight of Xuanyi, and the fuel consumption of the test drive table is only 7.3L/100 kilometers.
After talking about the advantages and then talk about the disadvantages, the whole test drive process, friends feel that Xuanyi's power is more general, 1.6L + CVT combination is indeed very fuel-efficient, but there is no turbo pressure explosive force, the initial acceleration is more gentle, suitable for people who are not impatient, in addition, Xuanyi's sound insulation performance is not very ideal, after the speed of more than 40km/h Tire noise is obvious, and then drive a little faster Wind noise also comes, and then there is a hearing that the paint of this car is relatively thin, which is also a common disease of the Japanese system, After considering it, my friend plans to look at other models.
Later, by chance, friends saw Peugeot 408, in fact, the French car was not included in the alternative list at the beginning, because these two years the French car sold really not very well, belongs to the relatively niche car series, but at the moment of seeing the real car, the friend felt that this car was very beautiful, so he test drove it, did not expect the result to be unexpected, all aspects are more satisfied, asked about the price and configuration, now also meet his own requirements, think about although the late retention rate of the French car is not as good as the Japanese car, But after all, buying a car is the most important thing that you like, so you booked a car.
Let's talk about the price, the Peugeot 408 bought by a friend is the 2020 360THP 10th Anniversary Edition, which belongs to the top version of the whole series. Landing a total of 14.7w, if you want to buy Xuanyi then almost this price, but Peugeot 408 some aspects to make friends more satisfied, such as the appearance of this car is very attractive, have to admit that the French car is indeed very good at vehicle design, the whole car gives people a feeling of particular fashion and refinement, the front face uses dot matrix chrome net, LED headlights are sharp, the side lines are smooth and natural, the lion's claw tail light at the rear of the car is the finishing touch, and it is very recognizable after lighting at night.
Regarding the interior, the interior of the Peugeot 408 adopts a classic T-shaped layout, the lines are relatively simple, the car does not retain too many physical buttons, many functions are integrated on the 9.7-inch central control screen, in addition to a full LCD instrument, the display effect is also relatively cool. It is worth mentioning that some of the design of the French car is indeed different from the Japanese car, for example, the one-button start button of this car is placed behind the barrier, and it takes a while to get used to it, but if you get used to it, you will find that it is actually quite easy to use.
Regarding the configuration, friends of this sub-top model should have the configuration of the basic, like front and rear radar, reversing image, engine start-stop, electric sunroof, keyless start, keyless entry, leather multi-function steering wheel, imitation leather seats, full LED headlights, automatic partition air conditioning and rear seat air outlet These commonly used functions are not absent, the car machine also supports CarPlay mobile phone interconnection, it is very convenient to use, the only pity is that this car lacks some driving assistance functions, such as lane departure warning, lane keeping assistance, Active braking and the like, and fixed speed cruise is only available in top-of-the-top models.
In terms of space, the wheelbase of the Peugeot 408 reaches 2730mm, which is at the upper level in the A-class sedan, so the space performance is also ideal, the height of the friend is 1 meter 76, the front row is adjusted to the right position, the rear legroom can reach more than two punches, and its middle platform bulge is not high. In terms of comfort, the seat filling of this car is also relatively thick, with wide wings on both sides of the front row, which can wrap people well, and the hand feel of the imitation leather seat is very delicate, and the comfort of sitting inside is not worse than that of Nissan Xuanyi.
In terms of power, the friend of this car is equipped with a 1.6T in-line four-cylinder turbocharged engine, the maximum power of 170 horsepower, the maximum torque of 250 Nm, matching the 6AT gearbox, for the French THA series engine I believe many people will not feel strange, whether the performance or stability is still very good, and compared to the CVT or dual clutch transmission, friends for the AT transmission is also more reliant. In addition, in terms of sound insulation and chassis, the sound insulation of this car is better than that of Xuanyi, and although the rear wheels use torsion beam non-independent suspension, the chassis of the Peugeot 408 is also more heavy.
In general, after trying Nissan Xuanyi and Peugeot 408, friends feel that the gap between Japanese and French systems is still relatively obvious, Japanese cars pay more attention to home, in terms of space, fuel consumption is more in line with user needs, French cars pay more attention to texture, beautiful appearance, power, control has advantages, driving more feeling, so how to choose depends on personal needs, I don't know which car you prefer for some?