Chinese consumers choose cars, usually there will be a ranking, in the choice of joint venture models, the vast majority of consumers will give priority to the Japanese, followed by German cars, rarely see someone to actively choose the French car.
The reason why French cars are not popular is because they have caused a cognitive bias to Chinese consumption, everyone feels that the interior space of French cars is worse than the same level, and the shape of French cars is also very unique, and even reached a realm that Chinese people cannot appreciate.
There is also the relatively old technology of French cars, which is more troublesome to maintain, etc., which are the cognitive bias caused by French cars to Chinese consumers in recent years, so it has caused such a situation.
In fact, more than 20 years ago, French cars were still very popular in the Chinese market, citroën and Dongfeng co-launched hatchback Fukang has attracted much attention from consumers, together with jetta, Santana and called the first generation of "national god car".
Since there is a highlight moment, it shows that the French car also has its own unique advantages, after sinking for a period of time, the French car brand represented by Citroen has finally begun to awaken.
In September last year, Dongfeng Citroen sacrificed its killer skill at a price of 150,000 yuan, as a B-class model, the new Versailles C5X officially debuted, and Citroën also gave more attributes to the Versailles C5X.
The car has both the properties of a coupe and a station wagon, as well as the proximity and departure angles of the SUV and the 193mm no-load ground clearance, making the Versailles C5X have a fairly good passability.
It is such an elegant and dynamic Versailles C5X that has finally found the highlight moment of the French car and won the recognition of the public in the market. There are three main reasons why this car is so popular.
First of all, in terms of design, Versailles C5X has full highlights, using Citroën's latest family design, the front of the car is a through-feed grille connected to the two side headlights, and under the modification of the chrome strip to form an "X" shape, very visual impact.
The side of the car looks stretched like a station wagon, coupled with high ground clearance and two-tone diamond-cut active intake aluminum rims, the overall visual effect is stretched out, with a length, width and height of 4805/1865/1505mm, and a wheelbase of 2785mm.
The tail of the Versailles C5X is also full of highlights, with a rich sense of layering in the suspension twin tail design, and the "X" shaped taillight set echoes the front shape.
At the same time, the Versailles C5X also provides a luggage compartment volume of 545L-1640L, and the storage performance is remarkable.
Secondly, in terms of interior configuration, versailles C5X has a high-tech interior layout, and the center console uses a large area of soft-lined molding panels and laser-engraved wood grain upholstery mold pressing, which looks quite grade.
In addition to the minimum 10-inch screen, other versions of the central control screen are equipped with a floating 12-inch high-definition large screen.
And there are many supported functions, the fluency is very good, and the high-end models are also equipped with eHUD full-color head-up display system.
In addition, versailles C5X also has wireless charging, dual mobile phone interconnection, voice interaction and other configurations, L2.5 C-Pilot level automatic driving technology has 8 auxiliary driving functions, which is still of great significance for long-distance driving.
This time in terms of configuration, versailles C5X made a good demonstration of the French car, without any stinginess, which is undoubtedly a good choice for young user groups.
Then there is the power fuel consumption, versailles C5X is equipped with a 1.6T turbocharged engine, the maximum power is 175 horsepower, the peak torque is 250 Nm, matching the Aisin 8-speed manual transmission, fuel efficiency can be increased by 10%, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 kilometers is only 5.8L.
The Versailles C5X is also equipped with Citroën's original PHC adaptive hydraulic stabilization technology, which adds a hydraulic cushioning system at both the upper and lower ends of the shock absorber, which can adapt different damping according to different road surfaces to ensure the comfort and power of the vehicle.
It is precisely because of these selling points that the Versailles C5X has been able to sell well in the Chinese market after its listing, and it is worth mentioning that Citroën has also listened to the voice of the majority of consumers and launched an 18-inch 225 tire as an option.
Previously listed versailles C5X standard 19-inch 205 model tires, some people think that the tires are too narrow, Citroen in order to meet the needs of consumers, launched an 18-inch 225 tires, I have to say that in this era of strong car companies, Citroën is indeed very thick.
Recently, the C-NCAP results of the Versailles C5X have also been released, and this car has won the C-NCAP "five-star" safety rating by virtue of its high comprehensive strength in the three major safety areas of passive safety, active safety and pedestrian protection, so safety is also very hardcore.
Overall, in this Versailles C5X, I see a huge change in French cars, which may become a turning point in the Chinese market for French cars! What do you think of the Versailles C5X, welcome to comment, like, share, share your opinion.