New Car Notes
Written by | Lei Lei
In the past two years, the domestic MPV market has become more and more active, and many manufacturers have come up with their own trump cards, such as Volkswagen Weiran, Toyota Xena and Kia Kahua, and the positioning is not low. Among the self-owned brand high-end MPV models, it seems that only Trumpchi GM8 is remembered before, but the overall atmosphere of GM8 is actually IKEA, which cannot be called a pure business high-end MPV. Is there a self-owned MPV designed for the high-end business travel market? Of course, it is SAIC Maxus' newly listed MAXUS G90.
SAIC Maxus G90 was launched on April 29, the new car launched a total of 8 models, priced at 219,900-329,900, as a 300,000-level MPV model with business attributes, it is inevitable that people will compare it with Models such as buick GL8. We may wish to take a look at a domestic brand of high-end MPV models, why dare to sell 300,000? Is it worth it? What are the advantages of the MAXUS G90 compared to other brands of MPV.
In terms of size, both the Buick GL8 and Mercedes-Benz V-Class stand on the sidelines
SAIC Maxus MAXUS G90 length, width and height are 5280/1999/1845mm, wheelbase is 3200mm, from the following table can be intuitively seen, compared to Buick GL8, Toyota Xena and other models, its advantages in size are obvious - that is, the body height is slightly smaller than the Mercedes-Benz V-Class.
If space is one of the important standards of high-end MPV, then the size and aura of SAIC Maxus G90 can be completely competed with the luxury brand MPV.
In addition, the MAXUS G90 also offers bilateral electric slide doors, which are full of high-grade feeling.
Rich in configuration, it can be regarded as a domestic MPV ceiling
When it comes to configuration, I have to talk to everyone well.
As a domestic flagship MPV, it must be worthy of the title of flagship. From the front row, the MAXUS G90's most eye-catching is the integrated large screen equipped with the center console, forming a triple screen of the dashboard, the central control screen and the co-driver entertainment screen. This is the first time that the author has seen a through-line central control screen on an MPV, although it has not yet been test-driven, and it cannot show its system functionality and reaction speed for you, but as far as the screen itself is concerned, it has kept up with the pace of the times. You may not like it, but you have to admit that many people think that this kind of design is called luxury.
The second row of the SAIC Maxus G90 is equipped with aviation seats and has more legroom. In terms of configuration, it has twelve electric adjustments including electric waist rest, headrest, telescopic leg rest, as well as heating, ventilation, massage, one-key linkage mode, etc., and is also equipped with LCD armrest screen and hidden small table board. Meet the travel needs of business people.
It is worth mentioning that the LCD armrest screen can control the sitting posture, music, temperature and other functions, the screen UI interface is very similar to the Android system OFpad, from the picture to see the clarity is good, the specific use of the effect is still to be tested by us to get the test drive. In short, the last model to see the seat adjustment function through the door panel LCD screen is the new BMW 7 Series, can it be that SAIC Maxus MAXUS G90 has understood the future of luxury?
In addition to the second row has a relatively complete functionality, very caring for passengers, maxus G90 third row is also excellent.
While the average MPV only focuses on the second row of occupants, the MAXUS G90 goes a step further, and the comfort of the third row occupants is not sacrificed. Because its third row is also a separate seat, in addition to the conventional electric adjustment, seat ventilation, heating function, but also equipped with seat massage, electric leg rest and other functions, and equipped with exclusive USB interface, air conditioning outlet and visible area of 0.2 square meters of large rear window, so that the third row is no longer the exclusive of the elderly and children, adults can also enjoy the happiness of MPV, completely solve the traditional MPV hard injury.
The whole series of 2.0T+8AT powertrain
Smooth comfort is key
The SAIC Maxus G90 is equipped with a 2.0T engine code-named 20A4E, which is capable of bursting up to 172 kW and up to 390 Nm of torque with the support of the light hybrid system, and the drivetrain uses an 8-speed manual transmission from Aisin.
This 2.0T engine is SAIC's latest blue-core power system, with many industry-leading technologies, such as 350bar ultra-high pressure direct injection, DVVL two-stage variable valve lift, etc., showing that its thermal efficiency can reach 39.52%, and the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is only 8.9-9.2 liters.
Thanks to the addition of the 48V light mixing system, the automatic start-stop system works less quietly, and with the assistance at the start, the MPV with a curb weight of more than 2 tons is very light to open.
In addition, although the SAIC Maxus G90 is not the first domestic brand to carry a 2.0T+8AT powertrain, it is the first to be independently suspended after a five-link bar. It can be seen that it really wants to bring better comfort to the occupants of the car.
As for the specific driving experience of the MAXUS G90, we will share it with you as soon as we get the test drive.
In terms of driver assistance systems, the SAIC Maxus G90 is equipped with a panoramic visual perception system, and the whole vehicle is equipped with a total of 7 high-definition cameras and 5 millimeter-wave radars. In addition to the ADAS functions including ICA and LKA, it also has the APA all-terrain automatic parking function - the author is personally interested in its automatic parking function, because we are currently comparing the automatic parking experience of various models. When we get the test drive, let's take a look at how the automatic parking ability of such a large-size MPV model is, and whether it can save the parking difficulties.
"Final Talk"
The MPV market has become more and more lively in the past two years, whether commercial or residential, there are new cars with product power far more than before, and most of them are the trump cards of each company. Previously, SAIC Maxus already had a certain influence in the domestic commercial vehicle market, and there were more MPV models, but the MAXUS G90 listed this time has significantly improved compared with SAIC Maxus's previous MPV models. Compared with the joint venture brand high-end MPV, the advantages of the MAXUS G90 are space, comfort and configuration level, and the most obvious point is that it really solves the hard injury of other MPVs who only care about the second row and ignore the third row.
But there is a saying, in the MPV market of about 300,000, when it comes to business, everyone is bound to think of the Buick GL8, purely on the brand, Mercedes-Benz V-Class has the advantages that opponents do not have, not to mention toyota Xena, Volkswagen Weiran and the like in the back. Therefore, despite the positioning of pure business, SAIC Maxus G90 has many competitors, and it remains to be seen whether it can be recognized by the market after its listing.
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