Nowadays, some people on the Internet are dismissive of two or three hundred thousand entry-level luxury cars, thinking that they do not deserve to be called luxury cars at all, but in reality, most people have a budget of only about 100,000 yuan when they first buy a car, and I am one of them. At the end of last year, I had some savings on hand, and my wife discussed planning to buy a scooter, not requiring how advanced, fuel-saving and worry-free on the line, at the beginning I wanted to buy a joint venture car, optimistic about Volkswagen Bora, but after some comparison, I finally chose Changan Yidong PLUS, the following will share with you my car selection experience!
My budget is less than 120,000, and my wife prefers the public, so I take Bora as the preferred target. After seeing the real car, I found that this car is indeed quite beautiful, Volkswagen's design has always been in line with the aesthetics of the Chinese people, the appearance of the line is tough, the interior looks high-end, if it is not much about the car people may think that it is a car of fifteen or sixty thousand. However, after trying, I also found some problems, first of all, my budget is only enough to buy the 1.5L version, the power is not very strong, and secondly, the automatic low-end model configuration is too shabby, even the reversing image, electric sunroof.
About the low configuration of this point can actually endure, some configurations can be installed later, but the power is not changed, if it is 1.4T + 7DCT of the combination is good, but unfortunately over budget, there is no way to have to discuss with the wife to see other models, as for the Japanese car I did not consider at all, Xuanyi and Corolla sold well, but in my opinion is not very suitable for young people to drive, so I plan to look at domestic cars. There are still a lot of domestic cars in this price point, such as Geely Emgrand, Changan Yidong, Roewe i5, BYD Qin Pro, Trumpchi Shadow Leopard, etc., and the sales are also good.
After watching a lap, my wife and I agreed that Changan Yidong PLUS is the most in line with our needs, first of all, the appearance is beautiful, the front face of the big mouth with the all-black net looks very domineering, the whole car looks more sporty, and the style is very suitable for young people. The interior adopts a dual screen design, the size of the full LCD dashboard and the central control screen are 10.25 inches, looking very high-tech, blue and gray seat color is also very fashionable, and the car uses a lot of soft materials, compared to the interior of Volkswagen Bora are mostly hard plastic, domestic cars are obviously thicker.
Regarding the configuration, I am optimistic about the top model, such as lane departure warning, active braking, reversing radar, 360-degree panoramic image, full-speed adaptive cruise, these driving assistance functions are available, and there are panoramic sunroofs, induction trunks, keyless start, keyless entry, remote start, leather multi-function steering wheel, main driver's seat electric adjustment, one-button lift of the window of the whole car, mirror heating, automatic air conditioning and rear seat air outlet, the car machine supports the original mobile phone interconnection, satellite navigation, car networking and OTA upgrade, It is also convenient enough to use.
In terms of space, the wheelbase of the Yidong PLUS is 2700mm, the space is in the mainstream A-class family car belongs to the middle level, I myself am 1 meter 75 tall, adjust the driver's seat to the right position, go to the rear leg space two fists, the wife sits in it is more spacious, in addition, the trunk of this car is also very regular, the inside is particularly deep, the seat also supports the proportion of down, occasionally pull some large pieces is no problem. In fact, my requirements for space are not very high, after all, most of the time is a two-person car, but the space is still more comfortable.
In terms of power, Yidong PLUS is equipped with a 1.4T turbocharged engine, the maximum horsepower is 160 horses, matching the 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, in the test drive I deliberately stepped on the throttle several times, I feel that the speed of this car is still relatively fast, and there is no obvious frustration in the gear shift, the steering wheel is also very flexible, it is handy to drive, as for the fuel consumption, the comprehensive fuel consumption on the test drive is 7.8L/100 kilometers, but if it is opened by yourself, I believe that the fuel consumption can be lower. Because many people will step on the throttle when test driving, the fuel consumption must be slightly higher.
The above are the advantages of Yidong PLUS, the following two points let me not be particularly satisfied with the place, one is to feel that the tire noise is somewhat obvious after opening up, the overall sound insulation level needs to be improved, the second is that the suspension is not thorough enough for the vibration filtering, especially when encountering the speed reduction belt, you can feel the obvious bumps, which may also be related to the sports style setting of this car, but think of a car of about 100,000 or so can not be perfect, even the joint venture car also has shortcomings, The domestic car can do this is already quite good, so I discussed with my wife and booked a car.
The above is my car selection experience, in general, after driving the Volkswagen Bora and then open Changan Yidong PLUS, I feel that the difference is still quite large, the Brand of Bora is better, the later retention rate is also higher, but the same price under the configuration, materials, power are not as good as Yidong PLUS, now the domestic car after so many years of development, technology, quality are very passed, so the quality is not much to worry about, as for the retention rate, I think this car may be opened for five or six years before considering changing the car, not bad that bit of retention rate, It's most important to be comfortable with yourself, you say?