In recent years, the Korean joint venture brand Beijing Hyundai has not been very popular in the domestic market, and both sales and word-of-mouth have shown a cliff-like decline. The light of the former Korean B-class car - Mingtu, has also changed from the normal situation of monthly sales of more than 10,000 to the existence of sales hovering in three digits, and many times of pushing new generations, optimization and upgrading have not made Mingtu revitalized. At a time when the rise of autonomous models is prevalent, there is little breathing space left for Mingtu. If nothing else, I think the name map may quietly end in the near future.
Although I know that this is a natural choice, I still have some feelings about the slightly tragic ending of the famous map. After all, Mingtu has been with me for six years, and even if I love Wu and Wu, it is easy to mix some personal feelings with the rise and fall of Beijing's modern times.
If you talk about the law of market development and the speed of technical iteration, the car that has been driven for more than six years can indeed be described as derailed from the times. There is no intelligent voice interaction, the halogen headlight lighting effect is greatly reduced, the rearview mirror is folded by hand, and the seat has to be manually "creaked" to adjust, how to see is to the age of "retirement".
Some time ago, a friend mentioned an Elantra, taking advantage of the emotional float brought by the new car, I also deliberately learned from the 4S store, and the replacement of this famous picture is about 55,000. It sounds really tempting, but it is only to satisfy the "vanity", it is unlikely to change, in addition to economic factors, mainly because of this famous map, in this 6 years of getting along with people are very worry-free, it is estimated that it will not be a problem to open for another 6 years.
The famous picture I opened is the 2014 1.8L automatic intelligent GLS, the official guidance price is 149,800 yuan, but at the end of 2015, when I bought it, the 4S store discounted 20,000+, which is also considered to be the bottom, because the new name map was listed in January of the following year.
Since the 2014 famous picture can be considered a "classic model", its appearance is naturally not to say, even in this year after 9 years, it does not give people too much sense of age. Shark-style headlights with classic chrome mesh shape, this kind of modest design is more suitable for family cars, and the style of non-ostentatious personality also makes its shape and era have a high degree of fit. When driving out at the beginning of this year, some people were attracted by its appearance and came to ask about the price and functionality. I have to say that this feeling is very comfortable.
The interior of the car is very simple, and everything is based on practicality. At that time, the popular central control large screen, with the wind spent hundreds of dollars to buy a central control touch screen, after pressing it did have a little more sense of technology, but after the fresh energy, there is really no feeling, now driving will occasionally listen to music, but more often is to see the time. The keyless activation entry function is very cool, basically the key is in the bag all year round. Although this car has a fixed speed cruise, but more than 6 years, the number of times used is countless, not bad to use, mainly after the liberation of feet on the high-speed road, it is easy to get sleepy, and the danger factor is too high.
When I first bought this car, the main thing that impressed me was its spatial performance, after all, most of the joint venture models at the same price in that year were compact cars. The length, width and height are 4710/1820/1470mm, the wheelbase is 2770mm, and the front row gives people the biggest feeling of comfort, and there is enough space distance between the co-driver. The three adults in the rear seat will not feel crowded, and when the rear cup holder is opened, it can also create a bit of "business style". The luggage compartment can reach a capacity of 526L, which rarely makes people worry about pulling things.
As a family sedan, I have always been more "Buddhist" in the power performance of The Mingtu, with a power combination of 1.8L+6AT, a maximum output of 143 horsepower and a peak torque of 176 Nm. In the power response this piece is still a little sluggish, give it a certain reaction time when giving oil, but when the speed enters the middle section, it can still enjoy a little overtaking pleasure. In addition, the B-class body plus the weight of 1.4 tons makes it less fun to drive, but the original intention of stability is not the basic standard of family cars. In terms of fuel consumption, long-distance high-speed is basically around 5.5L, and fuel consumption is more economical, but short-distance most of them are between 8-9L.
Finally, let's talk about the achievements of Mingtu in the past six years, scratches are basically all over the body, both artificial and accidental. In the case of a collision, the first collision is a collision with the cash truck during the turn, and the other party is fully responsible. The second crash was the waist of a VV7, and I was fully responsible. As for maintenance and repair, in addition to the first guarantee in the 4S shop, basically in the friend's small repair shop for maintenance, basically maintenance is only three or five hundred yuan at a time. As for the vehicle failure, the most impressive should be in the winter, because there is a month has not driven the car, resulting in the loss of power in the name map battery, and it took half a day to finally end with a new battery.
The famous picture of the 2014 model, put aside for now, does have many shortcomings. But if you simply put it in the position of the travel tool, you will find that it also has many luminous points, such as low failure rate, which makes people very worry-free; the space is large enough to ensure travel comfort; although the performance is not strong, it is better than having a good smoothness. So when this car meets a "Buddhist" owner, let alone drive for another 6 years, it is expected to drive until it is scrapped.
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