As we all know, the status of American cars in China has deteriorated in recent years, except for a few models such as Buick Yinglang, GL8, Chevrolet Cruze and other models can maintain a high level, most of the rest of the models have no sense of existence. The main reason for this situation is that there are three main reasons, one is that the German and Japanese opponents are too strong, and the psychological needs of consumers are in place, the second is that the American car has long left the impression of "oil tiger", consumers are worried about the high cost of the car in the later stage, the third is that GM and Ford have used the three-cylinder engine on the main model, and the attitude of the Chinese people to the three-cylinder engine is still relatively rejected, so the number of people to buy is less and less.
After realizing the problem, GM's two brands Buick and Chevrolet are actively improving, such as Buick Yinglang and Chevrolet Maribor XL, which have re-launched the four-cylinder version, and it has indeed received good results. Recently, there is another American model that will re-launch the four-cylinder model, which is Chevrolet Chuangku.
In the joint venture small SUV market of less than 150,000, Honda Binzhi and XR-V have always been the existence of the king, even if it is as strong as Volkswagen, Toyota is difficult to stand at this level, let alone other brands, so in recent years, Chevrolet Chuangku has not had a sense of existence, especially after the whole series is equipped with 1.0T/1.3T three-cylinder machine, it is even more unsought-after. In 2021, the annual sales of this car is only 9676 units, an average of 806 units sold every month, there are no more than a few heads of Binzhi and XR-V, but in the 2022 Chevrolet Chuangku RS unveiled on April 29, the four-cylinder engine can return, can this car turn over?
In terms of appearance, the new Chuangku RS continues the design of the old model, the overall style is mainly young sports, the front face uses the upper and lower double-layer air intake grille with bright black mesh, the front of the car has an RS exclusive logo, and the logo, rearview mirrors, and roof luggage rack have also been blackened. From the side, the overall line of the vehicle is more prominent muscular, the whole car is surrounded by black plastic, and equipped with 17-inch silver and black two-color wheels, the rear of the vehicle is also designed with a imitation diffuser structure, and compared with the decent Japanese car, the appearance of the American car is indeed more fashionable, I don't know if young people can accept it.
In terms of interior, the new car adopts the popular dual screen design, the LCD dashboard and the central control screen size are 10.25 inches, creating a good sense of technology, the yacht-style gear shape is also more exquisite than the old model, and the other three steering wheels are matched with red stitching, and the center console is also embellished with a red trim, which is also to highlight the sports atmosphere. In terms of materials, limited by its own price, most of the car is mainly hard plastic, but in some areas that are often touched, PVC soft bags are still used, so it will not appear too cheap.
In terms of power, the 2022 Chuangku RS series is equipped with a 1.5T four-cylinder engine, the maximum power is 184 horsepower, the maximum torque is 250 Nm, matching the CVT stepless transmission, the official 0-100km/h acceleration time is only 7.8 seconds, and the WLTC 100 km comprehensive fuel consumption is 6.35L, which is more competitive from the book data, both power and fuel economy. In the future, the main opponents of this car will still be the joint venture small SUV led by Honda Binzhi and XR-V, as well as the domestic compact SUV led by Haval H6.