American light luxury Cadillac XT6 & Lincoln Navigator Who do you prefer?

Light luxury represents a pursuit of quality life, but also represents a low-key and comfortable attitude to life. For consumers, light luxury has both quality and does not have too much burden. With the localization of American luxury brands in recent years, Cadillac and Lincoln, two once admirable brands, have now narrowed the distance with ordinary consumers. The Cadillac XT6 and Ken Navigator are the masterpieces of light luxury in the American SUV model.

Cadillac XT6

The manufacturer guidance price is 392,700-552,700 yuan

Cadillac XT6 continues the classic style of the family in the design concept, in the family of many SUVs, XT6 in the details of the adjustment more in line with its own positioning, showing a more stable style. The interior of the larger shield grille is the same as that of the ESCALA concept car, and the aura and style are integrated. Slender matrix LED headlight set and vertical daytime running lights embellishment. The lighting configuration of the XT6 series is top-notch, from automatic headlights to steering assist, from delayed shutdown to adaptive near and far light... When the owner is driving, except for turning on the turn signal when he needs to turn around and the double flashing in special cases, the lights can be fully automated in the rest of the cases.

The sharp waistline on the side of the body runs through the entire body, and the area of the window is relatively large, creating a more stylish appearance and providing a better lighting effect in the car. The XT6 has greatly optimized the front-to-back ratio of the body, which on the one hand improves the beauty of the vehicle side, and on the other hand, it also makes the interior space better expanded.

A closer look reveals that Cadillac is very good at highlighting the luxury of the vehicle through a small and large area of silver trim, and creates a sense of refinement with slender decorative strips. The XT6 is no exception, with a luxurious sense at the rear that reshapes the new American grandeur with its wide silver trim and the silver bilateral single exhaust pipe layout at the bottom.

Compared with the luxurious sense of appearance, the XT6 emphasizes more refinement and quality in the interior part, the center console is wrapped in a large area of leather material, the lower edge and the co-pilot position of the trim plate is made of piano paint material, and the privacy decoration strip just outlines the shape of the center console part of the wings. The 8.0-inch multimedia display is equipped with THE CUE mobile Internet system, supports Apple CarPlay, Baidu CarLife and OnStar 4glte services, and supports OTA upgrades, realizing a fully evolved human-vehicle interconnection experience. The new Baidu intelligent voice interconnection interactive system, in the car, the driving control instructions, life services can be directly said. 5 kinds of HMI interaction design, interactive selection is flexible and diverse.

The XT6 is equipped with the new BosePerformance Series sound system, each with 8/14 high-performance speakers, and Centerpoint 2 virtual surround sound technology, which converts two-channel channels into multi-channel digital signals for immersive sound. The combination of ANC active noise reduction technology and AudioPilot 2 noise compensation technology provides a quiet environment in the car.

In terms of power, the 2022 XT6 series is equipped with a 2.0T+48V light hybrid power system, peak torque of 350N.m, the transmission system matches the 9-speed manual transmission, and there are two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive options. Thanks to its 48V light mix system, at the beginning, the XT6 showed positive power, and there was no frustration in the process of adding and subtracting gears, RTD Hummingbird variable damping suspension and E-AWD electronic timely four-wheel drive, which were of great help to stability, comfort and extreme speed cornering performance.

Lincoln Navigator

Manufacturer guidance price 328,800-47.88 million yuan

Lincoln Navigator basically continues the appearance characteristics of the imported version of the model at the appearance level, the Lincoln family-style front grille design is supplemented with the through-type chrome trim on the previous bumper, and the large-area metal dot matrix design is matched with the "three-layer stereoscopic" headlight group, and the overall appearance is highly recognizable.

Star drill LED headlights are "kind-eyed" and have automatic on and delayed off functions. Steering assist, adaptive long-range lights and front fog lights can only be found in medium and high-end models. Navigator is equipped with Lincoln welcome induction system, through a unique "light show" to welcome the arrival of every car owner, adding a lot of luxury.

The design of the navigator's body part is relatively simple, and the body body is mostly outlined with some sleek lines to outline the contours of the body with a sense of atmosphere and full of power. The C-pillar at the tail is partially angled, as if it were some cruise ship's texture. The through-type taillights are equipped with double exhaust, which has a good sense of fashion and stability, which is very in line with the positioning of luxury SUVs.

The interior part is more calm than the chic of the Cadillac XT6. The interior, which follows the "Horizon Principle", effectively raises the visual width of the landscape with a transverse straight line running through the cockpit, and the fusion of high-grade leather and metal materials is excellent in both visual and tactile feel. The air conditioning function keys under the center console retain the mechanical buttons and knobs.

The Navigator series comes standard with a 1.2-square-meter oversized panoramic sunroof with a lighting area of up to 0.8 square meters, and a deep and elegant black that adds a touch of vitality to the calm style.

Navigator uses a 12.8-inch multimedia display, which is superior to the Cadillac XT6 in size, equipped with the latest SYNC+ Intelligent Mobility interconnection system, supports baidu intelligent vehicle connection system and Lincoln Way mobile phone APP interconnection operation, and also supports OTA upgrades. The configuration of the Navigator's entire range of models is more inclined to comfort. For example, the heating and ventilation functions of the seats, and the back adjustment of the second row of seats are all functions of the entire series. Whether you're travelling with a family for business or on a daily basis, you'll feel comfortable sitting in any position. In addition, the voice control system and comprehensive exterior mirror function are also standard for all models. It can be said that the navigator has indeed achieved "starting is high matching".

In the vehicle NVH quiet project, the blood cost, the front windshield, front and rear side windows are made of 5-layer structure of acoustic noise reduction glass, sound insulation effect is very excellent. Navigator's full range of models are equipped with 9, 13 or 19 high-performance speakers, with Ruiwei audio, the sound effect in the car can be said to have no slots.

In terms of power, the Navigator has two power versions of 2.0T and 2.7T, the driving mode can only be switched between the normal and sports modes, and the 2.7T version of the model is all equipped with softness and hardness to adjust the suspension, and the control is more fun.

The people evaluate the car

The concept of a light luxury car seems to be more suitable for the consumer group of this age group. This group of consumers know how to reconcile quality and cost performance, but also have requirements for the texture, handling and brand value of the vehicle, and the Cadillac XT6 and Lincoln Navigator are in line with the needs of this class of consumers in terms of configuration and power. The former has excellent advantages in space, the design of the exterior and interior is more in line with the needs of female consumers, and the latter's motivation is more excellent appearance and interior is more stable, I believe that more male consumers will be inclined to the latter.