At present, independent brands have completely gained a foothold in entry-level models, and even joint venture cars may not be able to resist independent brands at this price point and at this level. But at a slightly higher level, independent brands are still a bit difficult. For example, the starway lingyun car, from April 2019 launched the first model, then updated year by year, and now in April 2022, it will launch its own 2022 new car. Can this new Starway S fire? In this issue, let's take a look at it together and see where our own brands have gone.
The new S car is still positioned as a mid-size SUV, but there are only 2 new cars in 2022, namely the entry-level two-wheel drive super energy PRO version and the higher configuration four-wheel drive super energy PRO version, both priced at 159,900 and 169,900, it can be seen that the development of this car in recent years is not very smooth, but this does not mean that its performance is not good.
The design of the new Starway S maintains a styling style close to the old model, the front face adopts a large size front grille, the two sides of the longitudinal LED daily running lights, the front LOGO is above the grille, which can be lit when started. The side features brand new petal-shaped aluminum alloy wheels and is equipped with horse brand tires with a tire width of 255mm and a diameter of 19 inches. In terms of grip and handling and mute effect are not bad, the characteristics of the horse brand tires are strong in comprehensive strength. The rear of the car is a penetrating taillight + bilateral double exhaust hole, the appearance level is medium, which is a more acceptable level.
The interior adopts the more popular dual screen design, the LCD dashboard and the LCD central control screen are a whole large screen, the left is a 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard, and the right is a 12.3-inch LCD central control screen. Below the central control, there is also an air conditioning control panel, retaining some of the physical buttons. Exquisite electronic gear handles, flat-bottomed three-spoke steering wheel, grip and damping are relatively close to the hand, easy to open but not floaty. The trim panels and operator station have been made of genuine leather and turned fur, and there is basically no cheap texture in the car, and the interior is of a high standard.
The four-wheel drive version is more abundant than the two-wheel drive version, and from the difference between the two is only 10,000, manufacturers should encourage riders to choose a high-end four-wheel drive version. This version is equipped with a relatively complete active safety warning system, parallel assist, lane keeping, lane center keeping, road traffic recognition, full-speed adaptive cruise, L2 level intelligent driver assistance system, etc. The new range supports remote start, keyless entry and start-up, built-in dashcam, wireless charging of the standard mobile phone and Sony audio with 8 speakers. Voice recognition control also supports voiceprint recognition, the configuration is more abundant, the specific experience texture, you need to go to the store to test drive.
The body size is 4690*1885*1706mm, the wheelbase is 2715mm, and the McPherson-style independent suspension and multi-link independent suspension are adopted. The entry-level version is front-facing front-drive drive, the four-wheel drive version is front-facing four-wheel drive, and it is equipped with a multi-piece clutch-type central differential, which is more excellent in handling and terrain adaptation, suitable for car owners who have requirements for handling and driving. The interior of the car is a 5-seat layout, and the space performance has been reduced compared to the previous generation, but it is basically enough.
Equipped with a 2.0T high-power engine, a maximum power of 192KW, horsepower of 261Ps, a maximum torque of 400N .m, stronger than the power of the BMW X3, the transmission system is matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. This car's zero hundred acceleration network someone has done a test, ran out of 6.29 seconds of performance, the author believes that this result may not be able to run out of ordinary people, in the ordinary venue, the average person to operate, running a 7 seconds in the head should not be a big problem, this is also a pretty good acceleration. WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption two-wheel drive version of 7.5L/100km, four-wheel drive version of 8L/100km, the fuel consumption of both cars is not low, but considering that this car is equipped with a torque of 400N .m performance engine, then this fuel consumption data is actually completely acceptable.
Summary: In terms of appearance, the sports style of Xingtu Lingyun S has been strengthened and looks more personalized. The author himself prefers the new petal wheels, the blackened beautiful wheels with red brake calipers, visually quite outstanding. The interior materials are thick and equipped, with Sony audio. In the audio industry, Sony audio is still very famous, although not high-end, but in the low-end market is still in a relatively powerful gear, a little better than JBL, Beats, but compared with Baohua Weijian, Harman Carton, BOSE and so on. In addition, the most generous thing about this car is its power system, the 2.0T high-power engine is still Chery's self-developed, even if it only considers supporting its own brand self-developed technology, this car is also worth starting. Do you like the Star Trek S and will it be included in the test drive consideration option?