What kind of car can I buy for about 300,000? I believe that most consumers can give a unified answer - BBA. Yes, in today's era when the BBA almost dominates most of the luxury car market, people can't seem to get around the above three brands, whether for "face" or "lizi".
But things are not absolute, just in March, Lexus ES sales surpassed bmw 3 series for the first time, completing a self-redemption of second-tier luxury brands. This also gives other second-tier luxury brands a shot in the arm, and the rule of the "BBA" does not seem to be unbreakable. Just recently, the 2023 GenisesYS G70 was officially listed, with a price range of 250,800-322,800 yuan. It is clear that the Genisesy G70, as a luxury mid-size car, also wants to divide the "BBA" market, so can this car that integrates "import without length", "driving" and "control" succeed? How far is it from Lexus ES, which was also born from an Asian luxury brand? Today we will put two luxury cars with very different personalities together.
With a rear-drive car, you can still see what the front-drive is
We need to know that the driving forms of cars are front-end rear drive (FR), front-mounted front-drive (FF), rear-mounted rear-drive (RR), mid-rear-drive (MR), and all-wheel drive (four-wheel drive). The front drive generally appears in economic models, which is characterized by low cost, high transmission efficiency and low fuel consumption. Back-drive cars generally appear on sports mid-to-high-end models, which are characterized by superior handling, good acceleration performance, and of course, fuel consumption is also very touching.
In the current Lexus sequence, most of the models are "added" on the basis of the horizontal platform, and ES is certainly no exception. On the other hand, the Geniseis G70 is a good way to avoid this, it resolutely implements the advertising slogan of a luxury brand "no rear drive, no luxury", and all its models are currently based on the rear drive platform. Of course, some people will say that the rear drive can not prove anything, but at least for the low market position of Genisesy, "front drive pseudo luxury" at least will not become the reason for people's criticism. You know, even the better-selling Lexus still can't escape the drawbacks of being excessively similar to its peers.
Extreme differences in power reserves
In the era of electric vehicles, the power of the car has been infinitely weakened, but the ES200's hundred-breaking score is still a mystery, because most of the media reviews of the test drive is a 300h top, 2.0 naturally aspirated engine with CVT gearbox, obviously not for aggressive driving. The Geniseys G70 is equipped with a 2.0T high-power engine as standard, with a maximum horsepower of 245Ps, which is among the best even if all the medium-sized cars are counted one by one.
Of course, some people will say that on the brand power, the popularity of Genisesy in the Chinese market is not high, and in terms of size, the G70 is almost the "smallest" size in the luxury mid-size car, not to mention the price, the price of 300,000 is basically the medium-sized car on the market can be picked at will. But if you look at it from another angle, in the price of less than 300,000 yuan, the GeniseyS G70 has a rear drive, Brembo braking system, electronically controlled suspension, a mechanical limited-slip differential, and a 245-horsepower 2.0T engine.
Personality is available, but the ES configuration is too low
It is said that the split headlights are not good-looking, it depends on who designs, it should be said that Korean cars have never dragged the hind legs of the design circle at least in terms of appearance design. The G70's unique split headlights, shield-shaped grille style, and shorter, more compact body shapes give people a feeling of being unforgettable. In contrast, although the design of Lexus ES is also unique, the body side posture brought by the front-drive structure is definitely not something that the appearance line can make up. Entering the interior is also the same, the DenisSYS G70 large area of leather soft material coverage and two-color stitching makes its interior luxury atmosphere extremely strong, Lexus ES is slightly old, after all, it is released nearly 4 years of "old car".
Speaking of configuration, even if the guide price of less than 250,000 entry-level models, in fact, there is a good purchase value, in the most core power system, active and passive safety, auxiliary driving, high and low configuration is almost the same, the whole series of standard main and co-pilot electric seat adjustment and seat heating function, while the flagship and limited edition models also appeared in the front seat ventilation / memory, passenger seat rear adjustable button (boss key) and rear seat heating function. Although the space is not an advantage, the comfort configuration is very rich. The configuration of Lexus ES or Japanese brands is notoriously low. Of course, there are also certain similarities between the two, such as a unique product personality that is completely different from the BBA, and the audiences of both tend to give a younger impression, not ostentatious but pursuing exquisite quality.
Write at the back:
In an era when almost all luxury midsize cars are being extended and less emphasis on handling, Geniseys has gone the other way, creating a rear-drive architecture, reasonable size, running-friendly styling, and a consistent 2.0T plus 8AT. Shouldn't we give affirmation? And from the performance of the Genisesy brand in the North American market, Lexus should have excellent characteristics (brand tone, low failure rate) it seems to have. Not to mention that now hope to "escape" the BBA "escape" Lexus young car owners more and more year by year, boldly abandon the BBA and Lexus for the mainstream consumer group, specializing in driving the new generation, may be the G70's way of survival.
But when we return to reality, in fact, the audience like Lexus ES is increasing. The GeniseyS G70 is currently difficult to shake the BBA and Lexus market, and the standard wheelbase body used by the Genisesy G70 is obviously unable to meet the domestic consumers who are so obsessed with space needs, and want to use control and driving to attract consumers in 300,000 price groups, cadillac CT4 is the best proof of this extreme example.