Because "6 seconds 5 break the hundred" was pushed to the outlet, today's sales have fallen, and the stars are not fragrant?
In the past, people did not care about the data of "zero hundred acceleration", after all, cars were used to drive, not to buy and "play". However, with the diversified development of automobile culture, young people have become the main consumers in the current automobile market, and they have more demanding requirements for automobiles. Of course, for the development history of a hundred years of automotive industry, keep pace with the times is inevitable, relying on the improvement of the level of manufacturing technology, the progress of high-tech, and the continuous accumulation of car manufacturing experience, modern car companies have the ability and strength to make automotive products that satisfy young consumers. Xingtu Lingyun is such a product, with both strong power and comfort quality, starting at 139,900 yuan, 400T Lingyun model zero hundred test results as fast as 6.5 seconds to break 100, accelerating the strength of a number of opponents, refreshing the Chinese people's cognition of the power level of domestic SUVs.
At that time, the performance of the Xingtu Lingyun 400T model "6 seconds and 5 hundred" confirmed the nickname of "Chery Polytechnic Man" from the side, and also reflected Chery's own strong technical background, but lacked good product design and marketing. Especially in the brand of Xingtu, until now, there are still many people who mistakenly interpret it as: Xingtu is Chery's "shell changing packaging". Reflected in the market performance, The sales of Starway Lingyun climbed until October 2021, from November to the present, the monthly sales of its products have been declining, and the latest February sales volume is only 1913 vehicles, as a domestic performance light, this sales performance is really surprising. So, is there no other bright spot on the starway cloud except for the power?
Although the exterior design is not so eye-catching, but the fashionable shape can still give people a bright feeling, the family's iconic transverse grille design is full of momentum, with chrome trim at the front of the hood and the daily running light through the design, supplementing the visual integrity of the front face, compared to other models under the Chery brand, the degree of recognition is higher. In addition, breathing lights are integrated into the EXEED logo on the front of the new car, which will be lit up with the unlocking/locking of the vehicle, sharpening the sense of technology in the front of the car.
In terms of size, the length, width and height of Xingtu Lingyun are: 4780/1885/1730mm, the wheelbase is 2800mm, and the size parameters belong to the medium-sized SUV level, compared with the Volkswagen Tiguan L, Lingyun has a small advantage in wheelbase size. It is worth mentioning that in order to highlight the sense of quality, the car is also equipped with double-layer soundproof glass in the front row and privacy glass in the rear, which improves the comfort and convenience of the car. The design of the rear part of the car echoes with the front of the car, the effect is outstanding after the through-led taillight is lit, and the bilateral double out large-diameter exhaust layout is also adopted, the visual effect is simple and atmospheric, but the detail part is slightly exquisite.
In terms of interior, in order to conform to the trend, the new car is equipped with the popular dual 12.3-inch joint screen, and supports in-car entertainment functions and voice recognition control, of which speech recognition accuracy is quite good, in line with the mainstream level. It is worth mentioning that the seats in the car and the parts on the inside of the door panel are wrapped in a fur fabric, with the steering wheel shift function, highlighting the sporty nature of the new car. In terms of configuration, the new car provides high-end luxury features such as 12-speaker SONY audio, welcome pedal with brand logo, electronic crystal gear, etc., creating a relatively good interior and high-end atmosphere. However, the comfort of the seat ride still needs to be improved, such as the co-pilot does not support the waist support function, even if the top model is not equipped, it is a little regrettable.
In terms of power, Xingtu Lingyun currently provides 2 sets of power combinations, namely 1.6T+7DCT and 2.0T+7DCT, of which 1.6T and 2.0T engines are from Chery's newly developed Kunpeng Power, of which the maximum power of the 1.6T engine is as high as 197 horsepower, the maximum power of the 2.0T engine is as high as 261 horsepower, and the 2.0T power parameter even exceeds the mainstream BBA with the same displacement power. After actual measurement, it can be seen that the 2.0T turbo engine equipped with the Xingtu Lingyun 400T has a wide range of high torque output, and the engine can burst out a maximum torque output of 400 Nm at about 1750rpm/min, and can maintain the maximum torque output until 4000rpm/min, so that the entire acceleration domain has abundant power reserves, and the continuous power is followed, making people feel confident in overtaking.
epilogue
It is regrettable that the Xingtu brand has not jumped out of the second line so far, and still appears in the market as "Chery Big Brother", compared with Lynk & Co, WEY brand, tanks, Hongqi and other high-end independent brands, Xingtu's product strength is not solid enough, it is difficult to bring young consumers a refreshing product experience. From the appearance to the interior design, and then from the materials to the functional configuration, it seems that The Starway has not completely got rid of the previous design concept. However, in terms of power and control tuning, The Starway performed quite well. If the brand tonality is transformed into a sport, it may be able to fit the consumption concept of young consumers today.