On April 7, the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER was launched, with a total of four models, priced from 84,800 yuan to 102,800 yuan. The 2022 model has been upgraded in terms of appearance, intelligent connection, safety and so on.
The competition in the small SUV market is very fierce, and consumers not only value space, power, and configuration, but also attach great importance to cost performance. Judging from the price of the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER and the upgraded product strength, the cost performance has been greatly improved. Moreover, it is also the best price/performance ratio in the entire small SUV market. So next, we will take the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER and Changan CS35 PLUS to make a comparison, to see which is more worth buying?
The most important core of a car is the power system, 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER is equipped with a 1.5T turbocharged engine, the maximum power is 124KW, the maximum torque is 265 N·m, matched with Aisin's new 6AT gearbox, the gear switching time is increased from ≤1.5s to ≤0.5s, thanks to this power system, the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER 100 km acceleration is 8.7 seconds.
Different from the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER, the Changan CS35 PLUS is equipped with a 1.4T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 118KW and a maximum torque of 260 N·m, which is inferior. What is even more "disadvantageous" is that the Changan CS35 PLUS is equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, which is a big difference in durability and stability compared with the Aisin 6AT gearbox. In fact, Changan Automobile has also been using aisin 6AT gearbox, but it is mainly used in higher-level models, and the reason why CS35 PLUS does not use Aisin 6AT is more subject to cost. But the problem is that The Changan CS35 PLUS does not sell cheaper than the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER, but is more expensive.
For example, take the Changan CS35 PLUS 1.4T DCT Deluxe model priced at 93,900 yuan and the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER automatic power enjoyment model priced at 93,800 yuan, the former has more speech recognition system and OTA function, and the latter has more practical front seat electric adjustment and seat heating, and the configuration is basically equal. But the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER is powered by a more powerful engine and a 6AT transmission. In this way, the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER product is stronger and more cost-effective.
It is worth one thing that in 2022, oil prices continue to soar, and fuel saving has increasingly become a factor that consumers pay more and more attention to when buying a car. The 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER officially gives a fuel consumption of 6.5 liters per 100 kilometers - if the real fuel consumption is about 10%-15% higher than the official fuel consumption, then the fuel consumption is really about 7.2-7.5 liters / 100 kilometers. Changan CS35 PLUS 1.4T DCT Deluxe did not query the official fuel consumption of 100 kilometers, but the fuel consumption queried in the third-party fuel consumption software was 9.14 liters per 100 kilometers. The fuel consumption gap between the two cars is still quite obvious.
It is reasonable to say that the Changan CS35 PLUS equipped with a dual-clutch transmission will be more fuel-efficient, but the reality is more fuel-intensive, which also reflects that the 1.4T Blue Whale engine is more "crotch-pulling" in performance.
The automobile market competition is becoming more and more fierce, and the cost performance is more and more valued by users. For automakers, whoever can provide consumers with more sincere products will win the competition. Through the comparison between the 2022 GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER and The Changan CS35 PLUS, it is obvious that the GAC Trumpchi GS3 POWER is more worthy of being recommended.