When it comes to medium-sized family cars, Nissan Tianlai has always been a very topical car, especially since the replacement in 2018, Nissan Tianlai has always had a great controversy, its appearance has become more youthful and fashionable, and the image of Tianlai in people's minds in the past is also very different, and at the same time it is highly similar to Xuanyi's shape, which cannot help but make people mistakenly think that this is an expanded version of Nissan Xuanyi.
Of course, no matter how the outside world judges the natural sound, its performance in the market has always been remarkable, and last year's cumulative sales of 163,741 vehicles are the best proof, second only to the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, and created the best annual sales in history.
This year, despite the impact of uncertainties such as the local epidemic counterattack, the tight supply of global auto parts and the shortage of chips, Nissan Tianlai still rose against the trend, achieving a good result of 40,686 vehicles, achieving a year-on-year increase of 14%.
There are two important reasons why Tianlai can grow significantly against the trend. On the one hand, the vehicle itself has strong product strength, biased to the comfortable chassis tuning combined with soft large sofa seats to provide the ultimate riding experience.
In addition, the 5.9-liter 100-kilometer comprehensive fuel consumption and less than 300 small maintenance costs provide a lower cost of car maintenance; as well as the standard 6 airbags and ultra-high strength steel body of the whole series have obtained excellent results in the crash test of China Insurance Research Institute, which are the points that many family users value more.
On the other hand, thanks to the super high cost performance of Tianlai, the current model is generally discounted by more than 30,000 yuan, which is a discount that Camry and Accord cannot give. It is precisely for this reason that the entry threshold of Tianlai is very low, and the minimum model is only about 170,000 yuan, while the most low-end model is only about 180,000 yuan. So when you only have a budget of 180,000 and want to buy a more reliable and worry-free family car, Tianlai naturally becomes the first choice.
However, it is not the safest way to exchange price for volume, and sooner or later it will be replaced by other models, such as the new generation of Mondeo, the pre-price is only 159,800 yuan, which is undoubtedly the most powerful competitor of Tianlai. Therefore, Tianlai needs to upgrade and change at this time to enhance product competitiveness.
At present, the Internet has repeatedly exposed the new tianlai spy photo, the new car as a modified model, mainly for the appearance and interior design, configuration and other aspects of the upgrade, in order to meet the current consumers' demands for car purchase.
Due to the limited angle of the real car exposed this time, only a small part of the side and rear of the body was photographed, so it is unknown what changes the specific front face has been. Looking at the side of the new car, the new Tianlai has adjusted the details of the two sides of the front bumper and provided a new multi-width aluminum alloy wheel that looks more sporty.
The side profile is basically the same as the current model, it is expected that the body size will not change much, for reference, the length, width and height of the current Tianlai are 4901/1850/1450 (1447) mm, and the wheelbase is 2825 mm.
In addition, the new tail light group modeling is expected to continue the design of the current model, but the internal structure has been adjusted, upgraded to an LED light source, the visual effect is more advanced, and a certain degree of recognition has been increased.
In terms of interior, the new Tianlai is mainly equipped with a more large central control screen, which is expected to update the new entertainment information system, display more content, and the operation is expected to be smoother and more convenient. In addition, the style of the air conditioner outlet has also been adjusted, and the decoration of the piano paint fabric has been added, which looks a little more upscale.
Interiors of current models
At the same time, the steering wheel of the new car has not yet been installed, and it is not excluded that a new style will be adopted, after all, the steering wheel of the current natural sound is indeed not good-looking. In addition, through small details, it was found that the new Tianlai is still not equipped with a full LCD dashboard, which may disappoint many people, after all, the same level of models are almost standard.
In terms of power, the current power information of Tianlai has not been exposed, but as a medium-term remodeled model, the power system will generally not be adjusted. For reference, the current Tianlai on sale provides 2.0L engines and 2.0T engines to choose from, of which the 2.0L engine has a maximum power of 156 hp, a peak torque of 197 Nm, and a drivetrain matching CVT continuously variable transmission, with an acceleration time of 10.12 seconds per 100 km/h.
The 2.0T engine has a maximum power of 243 hp, a peak torque of 371 Nm, a transmission system matched with a CVT stepless gearbox that can simulate 8 gears, and the acceleration time of 100 km/h was measured at 7.03 seconds, which was at the upstream level in the same class.
Overall, the overall changes of the new Tianlai exposed this time are very similar to the Accord remodel, all of which are adjusted for the appearance and interior details, such as the front bumper, wheels, tail lights, and central control screens, and the latest entertainment information system is updated, and the product competitiveness has been improved to a certain extent. However, the price-for-volume sales strategy is expected to continue, after all, the market competition is too fierce.
From the current market situation, the competitors that Tianlai has to face can be described as "strong as a forest", in addition to the new generation of Mondeo known as the "price butcher", Buick Regal and Chevrolet Mai Ruibao XL two American sedan offers have also reached more than 40,000 yuan, the cost performance is very high.
In order to occupy more market share, toyota camry and Honda Accord cars also have more than 10,000 discounts. In addition, Volkswagen Magotan offered 35,000 yuan, and Kia K5 also offered 25,000 yuan. With so many midsize sedans, how do you choose?