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Sales volume is the most direct indicator of product quality, high sales represent the user's recognition, but also the key to product success. Just like the "protagonist" in our "Car Diary" column today, as the sales king in the SUV segment, this is well explained on the Dongfeng Honda XR-V, which has won the favor of more than 1.1 million car owners in the 7 years since its inception, which is enough to prove that the XR-V is a successful model.
Today we invite Mr. Zhu, the owner of XR-V, a post-90s Beijinger, to engage in related work in the art media industry. Mr. Zhu's appeal to buy a car and use a car, like the vast majority of young male car owners, is still rational in the matter of buying a car, and pays more attention to the comprehensive performance of the vehicle, let's go to see how the young post-90s owner evaluates the Dongfeng Honda XR-V.
Car selection: The market segment is fiercely competitive, and XR-V is the final choice
Mr. Zhu has a very clear goal when looking at the car, the price is within 200,000 yuan, the size of the SUV model, the size is not too large, in line with personal age, personality positioning, daily use is mainly personal use, occasionally with friends to drive the opportunity. Within the scope of Mr. Zhu's needs, there are many models to choose from among German, Japanese and Korean brands, including independent brands.
Mr. Zhu decided to buy Dongfeng Honda XR-V is still very decisive, after determining the joint venture brand model, comprehensive comparison of the design, configuration, power and other aspects of the vehicle, and after the test drive of several models, Mr. Zhu is relatively satisfied with the overall level of XR-V, and without too much hesitation, he became one of the million owners of XR-V.
Car: good looking, easy to drive, a good choice for young people's first car
For the first impression of XR-V, it brought Mr. Zhu a high degree of recognition, especially when entering the store to see the car, the exhibition car painted in bright yellow has a very high vitality value. XR-V in the styling design, line layout, to the body color matching, are built around the young consumer groups in the market.
The most vivid visual presentation is the front part of the XR-V, speaking of this Mr. Zhu and I shared that "the front design of this car is very bold, even a little public, you will find that there are many layers, as well as different color collocations, although the contrast between the red and yellow body is more vivid, but I think it is too gorgeous, and the blue belongs to the cool color system, in line with my aesthetic, but also more durable." ”
XR-V headlight group and line outline is a good integration, so that the front of the car looks more integrated, LED headlights shape is very sharp, Mr. Zhu believes that the headlights for the front of the car to refresh a lot, LED light source in the night the degree of illumination is very high, can get a clear field of vision.
Mr. Zhu: "The line design of the body is very clever, the contour line of the side window, from the front of the car to the rear D-pillar, integrates the hidden handle well, and you will find that this is very similar to the shape of the coupe car, with some two-door coupe feeling." ”
Mr. Zhu purchased the top model, equipped with 17-inch wheel rims, and adopted a blackening treatment, which echoed the decoration of the body.
Although there is not a lot of decoration on the front of the car, the tail design of XR-V is simple but not simple, and the three-dimensional and layered sense is also enhanced by lines, and the exhaust of the two sides is directly exposed, in Mr. Zhu's view, XR-V completely exposes his personality without reservation.
Mr. Zhu: "The most attractive thing to me at the rear of the car is naturally the taillights, and the design that runs through it, like the headlights, has become the key to the tail styling plus points. The extra part at the top of the rear window is well formed and does not make this part look abrupt. ”
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In Mr. Zhu's view, the design of the interior does not have so many design elements, it looks very simple, and the small design of the circular air outlet can reflect the personality very much, which is the style that Mr. Zhu likes.
Mr. Zhu: "The screen in the middle is not large, the interface design is simple and not fancy, the functions are also some basic functions, the system is relatively simple, and the operation is not too complicated." "On Mr. Zhu's top-mounted XR-V, it is also equipped with Honda CONNECT intelligent interconnection system, which can bring drivers a more convenient navigation experience.
For the operation of other functional areas, Mr. Zhu believes that there is also a reasonable design, very good to get started, there are many functional buttons on the steering wheel, although the instrument does not use lcd screen, it is easier to read useful information, and the feedback of air conditioning touch operation is also good. Overall, XR-V is very user-friendly in terms of functional design distribution, and it is more intuitive for the user experience.
Regarding the space part of the car, Mr. Zhu deliberately emphasized: "The space where it stores things is very interesting, such as the cup holder in front, which can not only partition the space, but also for different sizes of water bottles, but also for depth adjustment, and there are enough places in the car to put items at hand, including door handles, door panels, front armrests, and a grid under the front row, which I think is very easy to use." ”
"The use of the back row is not high for me, but through my height of 1.78m, the legs and feet can be easily retracted, and the top of the head can see another concave design to make room, even if there is a child later, the back row sits an adult to take care of the child, it is enough to stretch out."
XR-V for the design of space, is absolutely to the extreme, the second row of seat backs can not only be flattened, greatly expand the luggage compartment space, seat cushions also support upwards, so that the rear row can also become a spacious loading space. Although the performance of the space is not the focus of Mr. Zhu's current attention, considering the life plan for the next two or three years, XR-V's performance in this regard can still meet Mr. Zhu's transformation from personal to family car needs.
Mr. Zhu's daily car environment, unlike most car owners, lives and works outside the fifth ring road of Beijing, and commutes are mainly based on high-speed ring roads, avoiding stop-and-go in the city, and can better experience the driving experience brought by XR-V.
The 1.5T engine displacement and power parameters are not very prominent, but Mr. Zhu said that the acceleration brought to him by the body sensation is very direct, coupled with the high sensitivity of the throttle, the power comes quickly. "In addition to the power, I think the direction of the XR-V is also very flexible, the force will be a little heavy, the body can bring a relatively fast response when turning, and the controllability is relatively high."
For the performance of the chassis part, as Mr. Zhu experienced during the test drive, XR-V also has a very sporty tuning, the suspension damping is a very tight setting, the transmission of the road sense will be more, but the control of the vehicle's center of gravity offset, in the rapid change of direction and curves, to provide good support for the body.
Finally, Mr. Zhu told me that due to the frequent running of the expressway, the driving assistance function is often used, which can automatically accelerate and slow down with the car, and can also be kept in the middle of the lane, and the round-trip distance of dozens of kilometers per day makes his driving very easy.
XR-V is equipped with Honda SENSING safety super sense system, in addition to Mr. Zhu mentioned the active cruise system and lane keeping assist, but also provides active braking, lane departure warning, lane departure suppression and collision warning, from passive warning prompts to active intervention, XR-V can bring users a more convenient and safer car experience.
Car maintenance: fuel consumption is not high, reasonable maintenance
When I asked about the cost of car maintenance, Mr. Zhu said: "There is no very specific calculation, the value shown here by the instrument is 7.2L/100km, each time I add about 200 yuan to No. 92 gasoline, I can run about 300-400km, I think it is relatively provincial." ”
For more than 2 years, Mr. Zhu's XR-V has a mileage of more than 30,000km, the first maintenance enjoys a free policy, and then according to the requirements of the model manual, every 5,000km is maintained, and the average single cost of the 6 small maintenance so far is about 550 yuan.
Editor's comments: In the conversation with Mr. Zhu, it is not difficult to see that for this XR-V he has a high degree of satisfaction, as a model that focuses on the young market, XR-V in the design, use, driving multiple levels, it can be said that it accurately grasped the target user group of the car pain points, which is also the reason why it can sell in China, not only can become the first car of young people, but also accompany you into family life.
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