Passat "forced" to become younger? I don't agree with this statement| Mo Gong pulls the car

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Mo Yilong is a former vehicle subjective evaluation engineer

When the post-90s or even post-00s have become the main car buyers, car companies will have to think of ways to cater to the aesthetic concepts of young people, so even "middle-aged models" such as passats must be forced to become young?

Is this really the case? I personally disagree. In fact, each era has its own unique aesthetic standards, and these aesthetic standards are also a manifestation of contemporary trend culture, so the reason why Passat will become "young" is not because the post-90s and 00s like this style, but this kind of modeling, which is the mainstream of the contemporary era, and even the design of passat's modeling team, it is estimated that the proportion of young people will be greater, and even compared with other brands, Passat has been considered to be relatively restrained and mediocre, and the above-mentioned contemporary "trend" style, Personally, I have simply summarized the following key points -

Sporty exterior, minimalist interior, configuration and detail sci-fi.

Therefore, the appearance of the new Passat is stronger than in the past, the sense of dive is stronger, and the large-area chrome parts of the past have converged a lot, while there is a larger area of the middle mesh size, a more moving black fog light area, etc., and the tail light has also become a popular integrated and coherent shape.

Interior style integration is higher, the previous model function partition is obvious, air conditioning is air conditioning, instrument is instrument, central control is central control, now the styling design is stronger and more simple, air conditioning and instrument panel modeling details are integrated together. At the same time, thanks to the rapid progress of the IT industry, most secondary functions do not require special buttons to be set separately, and are integrated in the car and machine system.

One screen can solve the thing absolutely not to engage in physical buttons, if not, then two, so even the control panel of the air conditioner has become a touch-like solution. This modern technology not only improves the integrity, but also highlights the sense of technology, but also allows for a particularly large operating space for the shape design, while also saving the cost of many switch buttons, which can be described as a lot of things.

The details are very simple, after having the previous design, as long as some uneven or dotted operations are added to the details of various panels such as central control, door panels, etc., to meet the appearance or model positioning, it can give people a better look. Then add some red, green and purple lights, but you must not be able to see the light source directly, and do not be too bright, but hide it, and at night you can see it quietly, like a small bar, the overall sense of science fiction comes out.

But even after the great change in style, the Passat can not catch up with the focus of many domestic independent brands in this regard, compared to the Passat is still relatively moderate, on the contrary, I personally feel that many model designs are a bit "too strong", but not good-looking, so you see, the Passat is still not a car for young people, but our original gang of people has become old.

This time I tried the 330TSI Starry Sky Elite Edition, the guide price is 203,900, other parameters can be found on the Internet, I will not repeat it, the configuration is like that, in this price point is not particularly outstanding. Volkswagen as a veteran strong company must know how to "reasonable" cost savings, in some places that can not be seen, the precision of the process is not like a serious German brand, open the engine compartment you can find in some details of the processing is more flickering.

For example, the uniformity of the glue, the sheet metal shield that should be done, etc., these can be seen in the 4S store, although there is no impact on the performance, but it can also reflect some attitude problems, and the others will not say much, lest someone say that I am a car black, I can accept it.

Dynamic experience, EA888 + DSG's golden powertrain, most of the Volkswagen models are equipped, drivability is not to say, Volkswagen's dual clutch should be the current world's DCT peak (followed by I think it is the modern double clutch), smooth, efficient, powerful, fast enough response, 7 seconds more than 0-100km/h performance in this price of the B-class car can be ranked very high.

As for the smoothness, the common disease of DCT everyone knows that there will always be some pulling phenomenon when the low speed is downshift, this is still a wet DSG, if it is dry, it is more obvious like the original old A3, but the overall degree has been calculated to a very slight extent, the industry's top tuning level, fuel consumption, power and compliance are highly compatible.

And I don't like this set of motion is mainly noise, really not good, static PRND cut gear, low-speed 3-2-1 downshift, disturbing gearbox work "click click" sound is obvious, seriously lower the sense of mechanical precision of the vehicle. And this point is similar in most of the Volkswagen models that use this set of motion, of course, ordinary users may not feel that this is a problem, after all, Volkswagen has the strength to educate consumers, so they should also feel that it is not a problem.

Secondly, when the low-turn small throttle input, near 1100-1300rpm, the jitter is obvious, it will be transmitted to the steering wheel, pedals and the bottom plate, and the sound of the engine is not particularly good, "bar pull bar pull". In addition, there is no more obvious fault with the total achievement of this set of power, as long as you accept the above, this car can give you a very good daily driving experience.

In terms of chassis, the public's steering, the electronic flavor is very strong, and the sense of road is about equal to nothing. Low-speed kombats will have a very slight catch up, but it will soon be gone. The gain with speed and angle is very good, but the mid-position lock is not very good at medium speed, especially in the range of 80-100kph, which will feel a little small.

At the same time, the vague median directivity, coupled with the chassis's inhibition of first-order shaking is not very good, caused me to feel that the vehicle was a little fluttery left and right when driving on the straight road, simply put, I needed to adjust the direction to maintain a straight line, and I could not relax my energy for a moment.

I think this is quite tiring, to know that Germany has unlimited speed and high speed, this straight stability performance is to be honest and disappointing to me. However, fortunately, the directivity of the steering during the fierce driving is still good, and the accuracy is ok, and the spacing can still be better controlled when winding the pile.

Large and medium-sized cars in the long axle have a common problem - the rear axle is not fast to follow. There are many solutions, adjusting the suspension parameters, improving the grip of the rear axle, shortening the wheelbase, etc., can solve this problem to varying degrees, but these must be adjusted according to the model positioning and product characteristics, so the performance of the Passat I personally think is normal, after all, as a main home comfort product, not for the sake of the track.

Passat's rear axle will have a certain degree of tail swing when winding around the pile, the speed of the swing is fast enough but the grip of the rear axle is established slower, and the phenomenon of horizontal superposition leading to tail swing will occur in the case of a larger steering angle input, so either reduce the steering input or slow down the speed, which can alleviate this situation.

Of course, there is ESC, which can play a relatively good role in inhibition, but SAIC Volkswagen seems to be more open in this regard, or german-led, ESC will not say that as soon as this phenomenon of shaking occurs, it will directly press down on you, leaving the driver with more room for operation, and the sense of participation will be stronger.

Although this calibration logic is liberalized, it is indeed working, but it is more to help the driver correct than to educate the driver, which I like.

All that's left is ride comfort. Passat can be handled very well when encountering small, medium and large impacts, but when encountering some special sharp large impacts, it will be more stiff, and the vibration and sound are slightly obvious, and most of the rest of the road can be covered off, and the feeling of flexibility and Q bullets is also the essence of European cars, so there is no need to worry about comfort.

The second order is handled well, but the first order I personally feel is not in place, the main performance is that when encountering some continuous undulating road surfaces at medium and high speeds, it will obviously feel that the shaking of the body becomes more, and the shock absorber resets for a longer time, and there is a feeling of drifting.

This should not be in a medium to large family car, but also on the German Volkswagen, which I mentioned earlier. And this feeling, for passengers may be a good thing, will sleep better, and can obviously feel that the suspension of the trip is still quite long, the tire does not throw away the phenomenon, but for the driver, need to concentrate, can not relax.

epilogue:

For the new Passat, I personally feel that this product should be considered from a multi-faceted perspective, if you care about fuel consumption, and have a strong demand for power, and do not care about this noise of the powertrain, then it is a good choice; if there are requirements for the comfort of the family ride, do not like the fancy exterior interior products, then it can also meet you.

But if there's a need for athleticism and a penchant for intense driving, then I don't think the Passat is up to the task. So how to choose, it depends on everyone's needs.

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