【Snail Car Selection】 175 issue, I am a cute brother. Two weeks ago in response to my Chengdu cousin's car purchase needs, did a 150,000 yuan budget to buy a pure electric car for home and running network contract, after the program was launched, [Snail Car] Backstage and friends around many people asked me: "If the same budget to buy an electric SUV, how to choose?" "OK, then this issue we will hit the iron while it is hot, and then talk about electric SUVs!"
First of all, I would like to explain a few of my points and suggestions:
First, simple home, do not consider what to run the network or business reception, small electric vehicles for home, I recommend SUVs more; because it still has obvious advantages over small cars in terms of space and practicality, and the various scenes and needs of the home are not too stretched; more importantly, we know that the large battery is to occupy a lot of chassis space, and the higher height of the SUV can leave more ample space for the battery, and will not either squeeze space like a small electric car. Either reduce the safety and auxiliary structure of the battery.
The second suggestion: low-cost electric SUVs are single-motor front-wheel drive, and because of the battery, the actual ground clearance is not high, so off-road and passability, don't think about it, this SUV, the focus is still to see how its space and practicality are. We can see that many small electric SUVs will use A body design similar to MPV, which is actually a good idea; in addition, SUV models, how about the actual space, can not just sit at home to see the length, width and wheelbase of these data, it is best to actually go to the store to experience the real car, human flesh test is the most reliable.
One last suggestion: because of the high center of gravity of the SUV and the heavier weight of the electric vehicle, the control potential of the low-cost household electric SUV is to be honest, it is not suitable for the express car, so under the premise of limited budget, you do not have to care too much about power and acceleration for this type of car, the car can start and the daily meat is good, the focus can be on its driving experience and texture, such as whether it is good to drive, smooth or not, how to deal with the bumpy road? Are passengers prone to motion sickness and obvious rolls over the corners? And so on.
OK, enter the model link, select four cars to talk about, ranking in no particular order. Since the budget is set at about 150,000, I will choose their versions between 150,000 and 160,000, the price is close to comparable, if you have insufficient budget, reduce a configuration version, almost within 150,000.
The first car, GAC Aeon's AION Y; this car is the largest sales car in its class and the most common on the street. We know that Aeon's new cars replaced last year have added a PLUS after the original car name, such as V PLUS, S PLUS; and aion Y still does not have a PLUS suffix, indicating that it has not been updated.
However, although it is not a new model, it is still good in front of opponents. First of all, the wheelbase of the car reaches 2750 mm, which is the longest in the same level of SUV, and even more than some cars at the same price; and its shape design is the kind of belly and short nose similar to the MPV that I just said; coupled with the design of the Aeon brand's unique rear seats, so the space performance can be proud of the opponent, especially the rear row, giving me the actual experience of the Tesla Model Y that has not lost a big circle;
The power is a 135KW motor. The official price of 157,600 yuan 70 smart driving version, NEDC mileage of 500 kilometers. It should be noted that this version is available in two battery configurations, lithium iron phosphate and lithium ternary, and the price is the same. If the ternary lithium version is recommended in the north, the low temperature performance in winter is more stable; and in the south like shenzhen, which has no winter, the lithium iron phosphate version can be considered, because its actual battery capacity is about 5 degrees more than that of ternary lithium.
So what are the disadvantages of AION Y? First of all, the driving texture of the car is very general, driving up and floating; the second is that the interior workmanship and grade are almost hot, and the car machine experience is also very general; of course, for me, the most disliked thing is that the appearance of this car is very general, driving on the street is also very easy to be mistaken for an online car, but it does look like an online car.
If you care a lot about the appearance, let's look at the second car, BYD's yuan PLUS, which we just test-drove at the beginning of the year. First of all, compared with the previous meta-EV, it is a huge improvement: some of the slot points of the previous meta-EV have become its highlights:
For example, you said that the meta-EV accelerated the meat, and now the total power has risen to 150KW, the torque has reached 300 Nm, and the official 100-kilometer acceleration is 7.3 seconds; for example, you said that the torsion beam of the meta-EV cannot be suspended, and now it is directly replaced by multi-link independent suspension, and the driving texture does have a leap.
There is also, of course, the appearance is more beautiful, especially unlike the online car, the most brilliant is the interior, refreshing, I think even BYD in recent years the interior design of the most bold and innovative one, we should praise the original design. In addition, this car also uses heat pump air conditioning, improving efficiency and reducing energy consumption, which is very critical for electric vehicles.
Of course, some people will say that its price is also much more expensive than the yuan EV, but we compare it horizontally, such as the 510KM flagship version with a price of 15.78 yuan, in fact, the configuration is also relatively complete, compared to the old rival aion Y, the cost performance is not lost.
In fact, in my opinion, the meta PLUS is relatively average in all aspects, there is no particularly outstanding point, and there is no obvious shortcoming of the kind of car that conforms to the "barrel theory", which may be in line with most Chinese car owners. You have to say what its shortcomings are: lithium iron phosphate batteries in the early 60s, winter battery life may be a little insufficient; in addition, as we all know, the official price of this car has increased, which is always a little uncomfortable.
In the last episode, someone asked me backstage why I only talked about domestic brands? Isn't it bad for electric vehicles of joint venture brands? Not really, but there are too few electric vehicles in this price point joint venture brand. However, today can recommend one: Guangqi Honda's VE-1; this car we did last year to do a deep experience program, save time will not be detailed, recommended in the [snail car history] back to search. Simply put, the VE-1 can understand the electric version of The Cost Tian Binzhi. This car basically inherits most of the advantages of Binzhi, and in terms of actual driving experience, whether it is acceleration performance, the stability of the chassis and the fine adjustment of suspension, I think it is even better than Binzhi. Therefore, whether you are an HNDA fan or not, buying an electric SUV at this price point, this car should focus on understanding.
Simply look at the parameters, in fact, VE-1 is not outstanding: the length of the car is less than 4.4 meters, the wheelbase is only 2610 mm, which is smaller than the domestic car at the same price, but Honda has the name of "space master" after all, the space utilization rate of this car is very high, the actual space performance is actually not weak, it is recommended to look at the real car; in addition, although its official NEDC mileage is only 480 kilometers, but the battery capacity is also 61.3 degrees, the mileage calibration of Japanese cars is more conservative, and the actual endurance performance will not be lost to those 500 kilometers + Opponents.
Ve-1's current new 2022 entry-level version, that is, the official price of the TA Lingrui version is 174,800 yuan, but the terminal has about 20,000 discounts, so it can actually be won within 160,000. Compared with domestic brands, you may feel that the cost performance is not high. But if you put it in the joint venture brand, even in Honda's own sequence, this price is still very fragrant, you think, its actual landing price, may be cheaper than Binzhi. The short board of this car, I think the power is a little weaker, the power is only 120KW, the torque is OK, there are 280 Nm.
The last car is a bit unpopular in the market, Geely's Geometric C. Although Geely's performance in the past two years has been in full swing, the performance of geometric brands has been owed some fire. For example, the geometric C car, in addition to the online car, it is estimated that you can rarely see it on the street, and there are not many people who know it.
If you don't care about this, you have enough confidence to drive an unpopular car, then this car is actually quite material. For example, this year's updated 2022 model, within 160,000 we choose 550KM grapefruit PRO version, (this name is ...,) counting the terminal offer, The actual is almost 156,000 yuan or so, first of all, its power data and meta PLUS, 150KW, 310 Nm, and the actual acceleration is a little faster than the meta PLUS, the official performance of 7 seconds; endurance, equipped with a 70 degree battery, so the NEDC endurance can reach 550 kilometers, the highest of the same price; in addition, its wheelbase is 2700 mm, so the space performance is not bad. Therefore, if you are more pragmatic and pay more attention to cost performance and long endurance, it can be considered.
What are its drawbacks? To be honest, I have not opened yet, so carefully checked the feedback of the owners, there is no big problem, the basic spit point or the process details, such as the paint is too thin, the new car interior has a peculiar smell, etc., it seems that in the quality control, geometry compared to the Geely parent brand still needs to be improved.
OK, it took almost ten minutes to talk about four cars, and finally gave a simple purchase recommendation. If you care about the appearance value, afraid of being mistaken for an online car driver, choose one of the two in BYD Yuan PLUS and Broadbook VE-1, the former is more cost-effective, power and comprehensive configuration; while the latter product is mature, the driving texture is better, or HONDA faith recharge;
Recommend aion Y if you care a lot about space; if you care a lot about value for money and don't want to choose a popular car on bad street, consider Geometry C. In addition, originally I also thought of Xiaopeng's new G3, after changing faces, it is indeed very beautiful, and on the car machine system and intelligence, at this price, Xiaopeng is still the "king", but its entry version is also 168,900 yuan, seriously exceeding today's budget, if you have enough budget, you can consider it.