In the domestic 7-seat car market, the potential is actually relatively large. On the one hand, there are not many car companies willing to launch 7-seater models, many car companies are based on 5-seat SUVs, launching the 6/7-seat derivative model of this model, although the number of seats has gone up, but in fact, the rear seating experience is not good. On the other hand, the Song MAX fuel version, which was originally quite famous in the 7-seat car market, was discontinued, and there were fewer 7-seater cars available at a price of 100,000. Faced with such an environment, Wuling Jiachen came to us, which is a new 7-seater car that is about to be officially launched.
Wuling Jiachen belongs to Wuling's global silver standard car series, and is also the first 7-seat model in the Wuling silver standard car series, after the Capgemini and Xingchen launched by Wuling correspond to 6-seat cars and 5-seat cars respectively. That is to say, Wuling did not choose to launch a 7-seat version based on the existing model like most brands, but specially created a new 7-seater car. This approach has advantages and disadvantages, and its advantage is that the use of space is higher, and the comfort of rear passengers will be improved; but the disadvantage is that the cost of building a car will increase accordingly.
It is reported that Wuling Jiachen will open pre-sale on April 28. And we are also fortunate to test drive Wuling Jiachen, and then let the author objectively analyze the test driving experience of this car for everyone.
The exterior design of Wuling Jiachen continues the family language of the silver standard car system, its front face can see the horizontal polygonal grille, the size of the entire grille is not small, and more silver chrome and black trim strips are added to the interior to embellish, which has a certain sense of refinement. The headlights on both sides are also flat designed, and the daytime running lights extend to the edges of the grille on both sides. The side is more slender, and the window cutout is also relatively large, in line with the general design of the 7-seater car, which can improve the lighting effect of the rear row and reduce the sense of depression in the car.
In terms of body size, Jiachen has a length, width and height of 4785/1820/1760mm, a wheelbase of 2760mm, and the size performance is not small, and the discontinued Song MAX, the Geely Jiaji on sale, Trumpchi M6 and other models are at the same level. When you actually sit in the car, you can find that the seat softness of this car is relatively high, there are also more delicate diamond-shaped stitches on the seats, and the two independent seats in the second row are also equipped with the inner folding armrests. The leg space in the third row will be relatively cramped compared to the second row, but the author is 178cm tall, sitting in the third row will not top the knee, plus the third row also has an independent air conditioning outlet, so it will not be too tired to ride for a long time. Then there is the car's seat layout choice into the "opera" design, each row of seats has an 80mm height difference, sitting in the third row to see the front, the field of vision is not bad.
Actually driving Jiachen up, we can find that this car is still the "Wuling Wind" that we are familiar with, and the power it carries is indeed the classic power of Wuling, that is, 1.5T engine + simulated 8-speed CVT transmission, with a maximum power of 108kW. In the initial stage, Jiachen's power output is relatively linear, and there is no particularly obvious sense of forward channeling, this adjustment is mainly for Jiachen's bias towards home positioning. When driving regularly in the city, Jiachen's power does not make us feel weak, the power can be stepped on, plus it comes with its own S-block movement mode, which can take into account personal driving habits and family travel.
In addition to the above-mentioned points, Wuling Jiachen actually has 23 storage compartments, 9 speakers in the car sound system, a variety of car colors / interior color selection and other characteristics. Overall, Jiachen's competitiveness is still relatively strong. As for the price, considering the size positioning of Jiachen itself and the pricing of the previous models of the Wuling Silver Standard Car Series, the possibility of Jiachen selling within 100,000 yuan after listing is still relatively large.