Recently, a big thing has happened in the automotive circle, that is, Yu Chengdong, the head of Huawei's terminal, has driven the M5 off the track. These Internet bosses are really fighting, more than 50 years old, not to mention the opportunity, you can also drive a performance car to play the ultimate racing, called the strongest endorsement.
However, Mr. Yu is really not a layman, and when it comes to automobile history, it is also a family treasure. Play happy also began to "expose themselves", saying that they are really car enthusiasts, very "poor" when they bought the first car Jetta King, and then bought the Accord and BMW 530i, listening to a little Versailles.
However, what interests Kung Fu Cars the most is that the three cars he mentioned are really the kings of different eras. Mr. Yu said that he was an audiophile, and he really didn't say anything.
What are these three cars? Let the kung fu car take everyone to see it together.
(1) Classic Jetta King, the five valves have become a masterpiece
When it comes to Jetta King, most of today's young people are not impressed. But in 1998, when Mr. Yu first bought a car, this was a "luxury car" without compromise, and it was also the dream car of many people at that time. The price is more than 180,000, which is almost the top of the average working class's salary for 10 years at that time. Mr. Yu said that he bought it when he was very poor, and he can only say that the poverty of the big guy and the poverty of our ordinary people are not a concept.
In 1997, the domestic Jetta ushered in a major overhaul for the first time, the biggest change was equipped with a new 1.6L naturally aspirated engine codenamed EA113, and also replaced by the domineering name "Jetta King". In the 98 years when Yu Zong bought the car, jetta king made another upgrade, using the latest Pat front face, and equipped with automatic models, of course, with power windows, central door locks, electric rearview mirrors, which were very fashionable configurations at the time.
In that era when domestic cars have not yet taken off and imported cars are sky-high prices, jetta king such a high-level joint venture domestic model is definitely a handle on the market.
Of course, the biggest feature of this generation of Jetta is that each cylinder of the engine has 5 valves (3 into 2 rows), which many enthusiasts at that time called it a five-valve car. This was the technology that was put up and down from Audi's high-end models at that time, which could effectively increase the power of the vehicle.
Jetta King's engine has a maximum horsepower of 101 horses and a maximum torque of 150 Nm, which was quite a hit more than 20 years ago. Because there are three intake valves, its inflation efficiency is far higher than that of ordinary four-valve engines, not only the initial acceleration is rapid, but even the speed of the car reaches more than 140km/h, and there is still a strong acceleration effect, and the extreme speed can reach 195km/h. In addition, it was also the favorite of the car players at that time, plus the modified tail throat, the sound of deep throttle was quite shocking.
Of course, as with the popular supercharging technology in the early years, the technical solution of 5 valves is not low in cost, and the fuel consumption is relatively high, and the fuel consumption of the Jetta King City at that time without air conditioning is 10L/100km. With the later stage of Volkswagen began to develop turbocharging technology, the 5-valve engine also became history, and the Jetta King has become a masterpiece.
At the Chengdu Auto Show the year before, the Volkswagen Jetta brand also made a classic Jetta "platform", which was built on the basis of that generation of Jetta King. It is enough to see that not only in the hearts of car fans, but also in the hearts of car companies, this car also has a very high status.
(2) Classic Accord, i-VTEC is YYDS
The second car that Mr. Yu started was the Honda Accord, which was not surprising at all. Considering the replacement cycle of ordinary people, the Jetta King will most likely serve until the mid-to-late 00s, which is also the day when accord began to shine.
In 2004, the seventh generation of Accord was officially put into production in China, replacing the sixth generation of Accord, which was still very popular at that time, which was a rare global model directly introduced that year, and then broke out, winning the sales championship of the same class for 19 consecutive months. 2.0L, 2.4L, 3.0L three power configurations, but also called luxury.
Compared with the Jetta King, the control of the seventh generation accord has risen to a new dimension. The new car is equipped with a double wishbone independent front suspension and a five-link double wishbone independent rear suspension, which not only makes it more sporty to drive, but also better filters the vibration of fine road surfaces and makes it more comfortable. At the same time, accord is also equipped with VSA vehicle stability control system, which not only has the traditional anti-lock and traction control functions, but also adds anti-slip devices, which is more convenient to drive.
It was also from this period that Honda's i-VTEC technology became widely known. It adds variable timing control to Honda's VTEC technology, allowing the engine to find the best air distribution phase in all operating conditions, which not only reduces fuel consumption, but also makes the vehicle's power response faster. And the system has great potential for modification, and it is also from this period that Honda began to become a favorite of enthusiasts. Paired with the i-VTEC is Honda's unique 5AT parallel shaft gearbox, which has a very good gear shifting feeling, and the reliability is very good, and it has also achieved a good reputation.
It was at that time that many fans shouted out the familiar slogan, "One Japanese field, lifelong Honda". Honda's legend in China began to a large extent from this generation of Accord.
(3) BMW 530i, a match made in heaven with ZF
When mentioning the BMW 5 Series, Mr. Yu deliberately emphasized that he bought the 530i, which is the standard shaft version. According to BMW's habits for so many years, the standard shaft version is mostly imported, and the long shaft version is domestic, and it is most likely that Yu always buys an imported version.
However, from the trend of recent years, in fact, the price of the imported version of the five series and the domestic version is similar. The advantage of the domestic 5 series is that the configuration is higher, generally there will be more advanced car networking systems, as well as adaptive lights and other configurations that Chinese people like more, and then there is more space, after all, an inch long and an inch strong.
The five series of the standard shaft have better handling performance. After all, the cornering performance after the extension is often regressive, and the suspension adjustment of the long axis version of the 5 Series is also softer.
In terms of performance, thanks to the unique advantages of the longitudinal platform, the weight ratio of the front and rear of the standard axle 5 series is more balanced, and the texture of the driving is more smooth and smooth.
Of course, the most commendable thing is its power system. BMW's B48 2.0T engine is very powerful, it uses a larger injection pressure and a higher ignition voltage, which can make the combustion more intense and the power output more powerful. And the 8AT it matches is also the most stable and well-tuned transmission on the market. The upshift is positive enough, the shift is extremely smooth, and there is almost no delay, which can be powered on call, and there is no opponent in the market so far. So much so that when opponents use 9AT and 10AT, BMW's main sales model still uses ZF 8AT.
In the past few years, the BMW 5 Series has become the highest-selling luxury C-class sedan in China, and many times it even sells more than the "little brother" 3 Series, indicating that Yu always has a vision.
(4) Kung Fu shooting
These three cars have one thing in common, they are actually the upper limit of the middle class car selection in various eras. The once 180,000 Jetta King, the 300,000 Accord, and the MORE THAN 400,000 BMW 5 Series were representatives of the high-end family cars at that time, and two of them were still the top models sold in the same class, and the Jetta has also transformed into an independent brand.
From the big guys buying cars, we can see that in the past 20 years, the high-end market has basically been occupied by international brands. Now that domestic cars have begun to rise, technology companies such as Huawei have also begun to intervene in the automotive industry, and Yu Chengdong's most talked about car has become his "own" M5. And its opponents, there are foreign brands such as Tesla, and more are friends such as Weilai, Ideal, and Extreme Krypton.
Maybe in the next decade, the middle class will start to choose domestic cars.