For the suspension of Ta, I am afraid that what is left is not retention and nostalgia, but more of a sigh!
If a brand in the BBA knows best the hearts of consumers in the Chinese market, it must be crowned on the head of Mercedes-Benz. Ren TA has no research and development on the engine, and the screen Ta has not changed in the gearbox, simply to make its trident star logo more and more recognizable, you can get a lot of orders. Not to mention the existence of a totem that has been in China for more than a decade, without changes, but still needs to increase the price - Mercedes-Benz G series.
And seeing the Chinese people's love for Mercedes-Benz G-class, but also let Mercedes-Benz have other ideas, since you like it so much, then I just need to give you the appearance of Mercedes-Benz G, but in the inside "cut corners" to achieve higher profits, you actually will not mind, right? Therefore, the Mercedes-Benz G350, which specializes in China, is just like this with the title of small G, which came out two years ago.
In September 2020, the Mercedes-Benz G350 was officially listed in China, and the new car listing guidance price was 1.4298 million yuan, which was adjusted to 1.468 million yuan in November 2021. If you don't compare ta and Mercedes-Benz G500 together, it is actually difficult to find the reality that TA has narrowed down a circle. In particular, the "square box" shape of the G-class model for decades is still adopted, and only the tail label has been changed to the word "G 350". The interior is also a great effort to be exactly the same as the big brother Mercedes-Benz G500, which is also the latest dual screen family design of Mercedes-Benz, and retains the G-class iconic "three locks".
Speaking of which, if you compare the Mercedes-Benz G500, which basically exceeded 2 million after the price increase, it will be fragrant in an instant, right? Therefore, even if the starting price of Ta is not low, it is impossible to book a car without a price increase at the beginning of the official listing. At one point, the price increase exceeded 500,000 yuan, and the landing price reached 2.2 million yuan. After the market stabilized in 2021, the price increase rate has declined, but the landing price is also about 1.8 million yuan.
Even so, when benchmarking big brothers, they still feel cheap and profitable, until people find out above Ta's power system that the original Mercedes-Benz is so unkind! Mercedes-Benz G350 is equipped with a 2.0T four-cylinder engine, to know that the big brother G 500 is a 4.0T V8 engine, which directly reduces it by half. The maximum output is 258 horsepower, the peak torque is 370 N·m, and the official acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 8.1 seconds. 2.0T, even if you are a Mercedes-Benz product, in fact, it also greatly reduces the cost, and will also lead to a huge difference in consumption tax because of the displacement. This point was supposed to benefit consumers, and as a result, Mercedes-Benz directly into its own pocket.
Admittedly, I've seen a lot of people on the Internet say that Mercedes-Benz G350 sales are hot, but on the road, I basically haven't seen a single car, except for the road test vehicle when it was first listed. Now, two years later, the Mercedes-Benz G350 is also difficult to find on the official website: mercedes-Benz China official website recently updated the G-class model and price, the G 350 model was removed from the official website, and the guidance price of the other two models G 500 and AMG G 63 was raised to 1.899 million yuan and 2.554 million yuan.
Ghost Bucket Car View: Mercedes-Benz G-Class has always been the totem in my heart, maybe I can't afford it in my lifetime, but I will definitely not increase the price to buy a 2.0T four-cylinder machine. For the removal of Ta, there is news that it is because of insufficient chip supply now, but I personally feel that this is not the case. What do you think?