In the process of car selection, many consumers' first choice is SUV models, although the reasons are different, some are for better ride and loading space, some are for better ground clearance, but they all ultimately point to SUVs. If the budget is not high, can I buy an SUV? The answer is yes, for example, the two small SUVs recommended by Uncle Che for everyone today are very good choices.
The 2021 Changan CS15 was launched in December 2020, and the new car has a total of 3 configurations in the whole series, with a price range of 61,900 to 76,900 yuan. The 2021 Kaiyi Xuanjie was listed in August last year, and the new car has a total of 6 configurations, with a price range of 5.39 to 129,800 yuan. Next, Che Uncle will focus on selecting the Changan CS15 top-end version model and the 2021 Kaiyi Xuanjie Automatic Premium Edition with a guiding price of 79,900 yuan, the price gap between the two is not large, so under this premise, which model has more prominent product power?
Exterior design
The new Changan CS15 is basically consistent with the old model in terms of appearance design, in which the front face of the new car adopts a butterfly-wing family design approach, and the trapezoidal grille creates a dynamic body. The interior of the grille adopts the design method of horizontal grain and grid up and down, and then cooperates with the sharp LED light groups on the left and right sides, making the whole vehicle look more young and fashionable.
The exterior design of Kaiyi Xuanjie looks very simple and compact, which can leave a good first impression, among which the car's chrome horizontal strip forward grille has a folded line design inside, and the trim strip runs through the headlight group on the left and right sides, making the front face part appear more generous. The new car is equipped with halogen high-beam lamps as standard, and some configuration models can optionally have LED headlights and LED daytime running lights, and in terms of function, compared with Changan CS15, it also lacks automatic headlights.
In terms of body size, the specific length, width and height of the Changan CS15 are 4135× 1740×1630 mm, and the wheelbase is 2520 mm. The body side of the new model adopts a segmented waistline design, contrasting exterior mirrors, and door handles of the same color as the body enrich the design details of the body, and are flexible and do not lack a sense of strength.
The specific length, width and height of Kaiyi Xuanjie are 4400×1831×1653 mm, and the wheelbase is 2632mm, and all data are leading to a certain extent. The overall body of this model adopts the setting of low front and back height, and the upward waist line extends from the front headlights to the taillights, which brings a strong dive atmosphere to the whole vehicle.
Changan CS15 adopts the contrasting style of combining high-brightness piano baking paint trim plate and metal car paint in the rear design part, the tail lights on the left and right sides are blackened, and the internal light strips are neatly arranged, with a distinct sense of layering. The rear enveloping structure is relatively wide, and it is also equipped with silver skid plate as decoration, and the overall visual effect is more outstanding.
The tail design of Kaiyi Xuanjie is particularly simple, and the through-style taillights are basically the same as the shape of the black rear surround below, symmetrical and simple. Among them, the shape of the new tail light group is clear at a glance, and for this level of model, the full functionality is enough. In addition, the car also added a thin silver trim decoration above the light group to further enhance the layering of the whole vehicle.
Interior design
Changan CS15 adopts a wrap-around cockpit design in the car, and the overall layout is inclined to the driver's side, which facilitates the daily operation of the driver. Inside the car, a certain leather fabric is added above the console and the inside of the door panel as a package, and the overall touch is better. Embedded 7-inch touch LCD screen and the entire plane into one, functional support for the basic Bluetooth car phone, original mobile phone interconnection mapping, etc., while the new car also has a hidden air conditioning outlet, leather sports steering wheel, buttons and knobs combined control area, etc., the detail design is careful enough.
The atmosphere of the interior of Kaiyi Xuanjie is completely different from the outside of the car, and the new car adopts a two-color interior color scheme, coupled with the smooth lines inside the car, it can attract your attention at first glance. The center console design of the car can be said to be quite good in the price point, and a large number of leather materials plus a double 10.25-inch screen can bring a strong visual impact at a glance. At the same time, the car is also more abundant than Changan CS15 in terms of multimedia configuration, such as satellite navigation, road call rescue, voice recognition control, Vehicle Networking, OTA upgrades, etc.
The Changan CS15 interior seats are wrapped in imitation leather fabrics, and only manual adjustment is supported in terms of function. The interior padding of the front seats in the new model is moderately soft and hard, the backrest is close to the human body, and it has good support for the shoulders and waist of the front passengers, and the comfort performance is excellent.
The seats in the Kaiyi Xuanjie car are wrapped in imitation leather fabrics, and the functional configuration performance is the same as that of Changan CS15. The front seats of the new car are relatively wide, the seat cushion length is excellent, which can give the front passengers good leg support, and the wings on both sides of the backrest are more prominent, and the wrapping is also quite good.
Changan CS15 rear seat in the use of materials and workmanship and the front row to maintain the same level, the rear seat cushion is relatively short, but the two side positions have a certain degree of inverted, the wrapping sense is not bad, the middle position does not match the independent headrest, safety needs to be improved.
The rear middle seat padding in the Kaiyi Xuanjie car is relatively hard, and it is not equipped with headrests, the bulge under the feet is not obvious, and there is basically no problem for the middle passengers to lay their feet flat. At the same time, the rear seats of the new car support the proportion of the down, the trunk space is decent, but the raised wheels on both sides take up more space.
dynamical system
Changan CS15 is equipped with a 1.5L engine in terms of power, with a maximum output of 107 horsepower and a peak torque of 145 Nm. In terms of drivetrain, it is matched by a 5-speed wet dual-clutch variable speed
Kaiyi Xuanjie is also equipped with a 1.5L engine, with a maximum output of 116 horsepower and a peak torque of 143 Nm, which is more outstanding. In terms of drivetrain, it is matched by the CVT stepless gearbox.
Uncle Che summed up
As an entry-level domestic small SUV, Changan CS15 and Kaiyi Xuanjie both have relatively close prices and good quality, through the comparison of the same price of the above two models, we can see that there is still a certain gap between them. Among them, Compared with Changan CS15, Kaiyi Xuanjie has a larger external size, more generous rear seating space, more excellent power performance and more comprehensive functional configuration, and the vehicle cost performance and product power are higher, so in this round of duels, the uncle is more recommended by The Car Uncle is Kaiyi Xuanjie.