Some time ago, one of my college classmates called and said that he wanted to buy a joint venture SUV for home use, but what was a bit tricky was that his budget was only in his early 150,000 days, at most 170,000, after all, living in Hangzhou was quite stressful.
Frankly speaking, for his budget, I originally suggested that he buy a first-line brand independent A+ SUV, such as Changan CS75 PLUS or Haval H6, because the budget of early 150,000 yuan can only barely buy an entry-level joint venture SUV!
Why not buy a gate joint venture SUV? Because it is very cheap to say, the configuration is nothing, the interior is all hard plastic, and a very few models do not even have ESP and horns, which is simply anti-human in 2022.
By the way, in the past two years, car companies have lacked chips, and many low-end models have not been produced at all, and you can't buy them if you want to.
Unfortunately, this college classmate of the author has a deep obsession with the joint venture brand, and he claims to belong to the type that likes the phoenix tail and does not like the chicken head, so he decided to add a budget of 170,000 to buy a joint venture SUV.
So, can his wish be fulfilled? As the title of the article says, with a budget of more than 150,000 to buy a joint venture SUV, in addition to the calcium in plastic calcium, is there a conscience car in the end?
After some searching, it seems that there is a good choice for him. It is the Dongfeng Peugeot 4008 Chuangxiang Edition that was just listed on January 7 this year, priced at 167,700 yuan, and this car is quite suitable for the needs of this student in all aspects.
Wait, French cars? Some estimate that they have begun to type on the keyboard and scold. But it doesn't matter, let's open the skylight today and say bright words, is this 4008 Chuangxiang edition a conscience?
First of all, let's look at the materials and quality of the car.
Unlike some Japanese SUV entry-level cars full of hard plastic, the seats are all fabric materials are very different, the 4008 Chuangxiang edition actually uses red leather seats, and with diamond-shaped sports-style stitching, and the interior is not all hard plastic This cheap feeling.
Another praise is the use of low odor, low VOC, non-toxic environmental protection sound insulation materials. Intuitively, even in the newly arrived 4008 Creative Edition, there is no odor in the car, a bit like Volvo's new car.
Speaking of not blowing black, this 4008 Chuangxiang Edition is much stronger than some independent brands, and the feeling that you can smell too much when you open some independent brand SUVs is really not good.
In addition, the supplier system, the century-old Peugeot heritage has always been there, supporting the 4008 Chuangxiang Edition has a proud supplier system, which ensures that the quality of the vehicle is always online.
For example, Michelin e-Primary "Listening" tires, Bosch ESP 9.3, ADAS automatic control, large brake discs & calipers (BREMBO patented heat dissipation technology)... These are all produced by large factories, ensuring quality at the source.
By the way, the tensile strength of the 4008 Chuangxiang Edition is as high as 1600MPa, the proportion of high-strength steel used has reached 74.2%, and the number of body solder joints has reached 5420. You know, ordinary consumers can't see these when buying a car, but the 4008 Chuangxiang version does not subtract at all.
Secondly, let's take a look at the configuration of the whole vehicle.
If it weren't for the price of the 4008 Creator Edition of 167,700 yuan, perhaps everyone would not have believed that it has so many stylish, trendy and high-tech configurations.
For example, the intelligent technology configuration that young people cannot do without today, the 4008 Chuangxiang Edition is basically complete. That is, relying on the hardware foundation of the 12.3-inch LCD dashboard + 10-inch color central control screen, supplemented by the new generation of intelligent network system Blue-i 2.0, which can realize the intelligent voice, online navigation, infotainment, emergency call and other functions that everyone needs every day.
Of course, the popular intelligent driver assistance system, 4008 Chuangxiang Edition, has not fallen. That is, the ADAS intelligent safety assistance system, which includes ACC adaptive cruise, lane departure assistance, front collision warning, active blind spot monitoring, etc., can achieve short-term loose hand and foot driving on specific road sections and alleviate driving fatigue.
What is valuable is that the 4008 Chuangxiang Edition also takes into account the needs of young consumers for personality, such as a very delicate star-moving dot matrix borderless front grille, sharp lion's eye LED headlights, black diamond cross tail with classic taillight shape, racing-style multi-function steering wheel and suspended black diamond roof, giving the outside world the first feeling, this car is very exquisite.
Finally, take a look at something that Peugeot is good at.
One is the ancestral chassis adjustment skills of the French car, which has been carried forward here in the 4008 creative edition, and I believe that those who have driven the French car have such a feeling, to put it bluntly, it is the well-known chassis texture, surpassing 4 links, comparable to 5 links.
I remember once a friend shared his driving experience with me, in his subconscious, he always felt that the chassis of the German car was thick and heavy, running at high speed and textured, until once he drove the Peugeot 5008, he understood that the chassis texture of the French car was actually better than the German system.
There are also engines and gearboxes. This 400THP turbocharged direct injection engine is familiar to everyone, its book data is very good, the maximum power reached 155kW, and the peak torque was 300N·m.
Not only that, but its technology is even more worth mentioning. The same VVL continuous variable valve lift technology as BMW, coupled with a new electronically controlled turbocharger and a new generation of chain drive timing system, can reduce fuel consumption by more than 7% under the condition of increasing engine power by 10-15%, which is also an important reason why the comprehensive fuel consumption of the 100 km of the 4008 Chuangxiang version of mimics is only 6.2L.
Also, with this engine supporting the Original Japanese imported Aisin 8-speed Tiptronic hand-in-one transmission, we think about it, at this price to buy other joint venture SUVs are basically 1.5T power, the gearbox or CVT, can give you 1.8T + 8AT combination of models, 4008 Chuangxiang edition is really one of the few.
【Conclusion】Looking back at the question sent by a netizen, the price is more expensive than the first line, but the configuration is a joint venture top match, is there such an SUV? Perhaps after reading this manuscript, everyone has the answer in mind. At this moment, I understand more of the sentence that the senior management of DPCA automobile once said: "Other joint venture cars are like 'rice bowling', putting good things outside; while French cars are 'glutinous rice dumplings', and only after experiencing them do we know it well."