The name of "three mothers on the road" believes that everyone has heard of it, especially Xuanyi and Corolla, many friends feel that every traffic jam on the road is driving a Xuanyi or Corolla in front of it, we put aside the driver factor, why can we always see Xuanyi Corolla blocking the road? In fact, it is mainly because they are the two most popular models in the A-class sedan, and the road appearance rate is too high.
Throughout 2021, Xuanyi is a veritable king of cars, selling a total of 513,000 vehicles throughout the year, which has exceeded the annual sales of most car manufacturers, and Xuanyi has also won the "sales championship" after 2020. In contrast, Corolla's performance is somewhat lamentable, with a total of 330,000 vehicles sold in 2021, although it is also a good data, but it is not enough to see compared to Xuanyi.
Logically, Corolla's name is much larger than Xuanyi, especially the well-known AE86 is the fifth generation of Corolla, so why can't Xuanyi be sold in China? For friends who want to buy a 100,000-level compact car, should they choose Corolla or Xuanyi?
Xuanyi and Corolla are very similar in configuration, and we compare the Xuanyi Luxury Edition with the Corolla Ultimate Edition at almost the same price. As a high-end configuration in the model, the configuration is relatively rich, including automatic air conditioning, central control large screen, reversing radar/image, active braking and other important configurations are available, Xuanyi is leading in more parallel assist, electric seats, remote start and other configurations, while Corolla is more than Xuanyi is the main driver knee airbag, LED lights and other content.
As a 100,000-class compact sedan, the two are also very similar in power. Xuanyi is equipped with a 1.6-liter naturally aspirated engine with 135 hp, a maximum torque of 159 Nm and a maximum power of 99 kW, while the Corolla uses a 1.2T engine with a maximum horsepower of 116 hp, a maximum torque of 185 Nm and a maximum power of 85 kW, all equipped with a CVT gearbox. In fact, the two engines have their own advantages and disadvantages, Xuanyi's self-priming has a greater number of horsepower, while the Corolla's turbocharging has a considerable advantage in maximum torque.
From the beginning of space, Xuan Yi had a feeling of crushing Corolla. The new Xuanyi's length, width and height are 4641/1815/1447mm, the wheelbase is extended to 2712mm, while the Corolla is only 2700mm, and the overall length, width and height data of the Corolla is 4635/1780/1455, in addition to a slight advantage in height, whether it is long, wide or wheelbase is not better than Xuanyi, in the case of A-class cars, the sharp lead in space makes Xuanyi attract many consumers.
Speaking of this, many people still don't understand why the sales of Xuanyi and Corolla can be so different, in fact, the biggest reason why many people may not have thought of it, that is, the appearance. We often say that the appearance of this thing is "turnip greens have their own love", but in the comparison between Xuanyi and Corolla in China, most people will be more inclined to Xuanyi.
The new Corolla front face is a relatively simple style, with a long grille under the front face, plus a circle of chrome decoration next to it, and the side body line is relatively straight and unchanged, resulting in the whole body looking a lot wider. In contrast, Xuanyi's appearance characteristics are more obvious, a large area of grille and upper and lower split design as a whole looks three-dimensional and personalized are full, the recognition is also relatively strong, the side waist line is curved to the middle, it looks full of sport, some people evaluate that The new Xuanyi has a Civic-like sports shape, and also has a natural and stable style, according to some offline 4S stores revealed that some users originally ran to Tianlai, into the store to shop and think Xuanyi looks better.
Corolla's eye fate is indeed not as high as Xuanyigao, which also leads to Corolla's lack of popularity in the young people's market, even if the gap between the two in interior, power, and brand power is extremely small, consumers are still more willing to choose Xuanyi instead of buying Corolla. Some consumers who are not interested in appearance will also tend to Xuanyi when considering space factors, which may be the real reason why Corolla has not been able to sell Xuanyi.