With the increasingly diversified demand for car use scenarios, 6/7-seat models have become popular products. The space is large enough and comfortable to ride, which is the characteristic of this type of model, so recently people around the purchase of 7-seat models have also increased, and many friends have asked to recommend high-quality 7-seat family cars within 150,000, not only the space is benchmarked against 200,000 or 300,000 Japanese cars, but also the shape and interior are excellent enough.
To be honest, that is, in the Chinese market with a hundred flowers, it is possible to give birth to such a model, today we will talk about this one that has not been listed and has attracted a lot of attention - the popular yacht.
Dongfeng Fengxing is a brand with thick accumulation and thin hair, and the first impression of the Fengxing yacht launched after the comprehensive replacement is quite eye-catching. The shape design breaks the convention, whether it is the color collocation or the breakthrough design of the front face, it is easy to remember at a glance.
Fengxing Yacht is the first 7-seat family car after the replacement of dongfeng Fengxing brand, "yacht" means to provide yacht-class enjoyment with benchmarking, although most people do not have yachts at home, but it is obvious that private yachts are high-end assets higher than private cars, and Fengxing Yachts themselves are positioned slightly higher than general family cars, so can it do this?
The test drive model we got was the 2022 model of the wind yacht, because this model was not officially listed at the time of shooting, so the specific configuration information is still unknown.
Appearance: Original design, fashionable appearance
Fengxing Yacht is based on the "Super Cube EMA Architecture", which is a bold demonstration of the new design language of the Fengxing series. Although it is a 7-seater model, the shape does not have the heaviness of the conventional mpv, and in the design tone of meeting the large space, the lines of the vehicle are flowing and smooth, and the unique three convexities on the roof are indeed easy to remind people of the design of the private yacht ship.
The overall design of the Fengxing Yacht actually follows the fengxing T5 Evo's forward dynamic design concept, the front face is very recognizable, the wide lines are rich, and there is a set of butterfly-shaped breathing lights directly below the logo, and there are many details. The high contrast between the black grille and the pale blue body made us gain a lot of attention when driving this car.
The wind yacht adopts a suspended roof design, through-type taillights, coupled with the overall smooth lines so that this car has a lot of fashion coupe design elements, the traditional MPV rarely see similar to the smart and flowing design.
The front of the Fengxing yacht adopts full LED headlights, but it is quite characteristic in the shape of the light group, and the chrome trim strips around the central net are fused together with a high degree of recognition, and the internal structure of the light group is a split design, the low beam lamp is composed of three independent LED lamp beads, and the high beam group is integrated on the lens below. A little look at the design of the complex shape highlights the sense of science and technology of the headlight group, after all, although the current split headlight design is popular, the model with an aesthetic appearance is very rare. The eclectic polygonal headlights of the Fengxing Yacht are also more like their own names, pursuing special charm.
The design of the through-type LED light group is more common in sports coupes, and it is rare to put it on a 7-seat family car.
The test drive model uses an 18-inch five-spoke sharp color-block wheel, paired with the 215/55 R18 Dunlop GRANDTREK PT3 series tires, which is still very generous, this tire is mainly silent and comfortable, not only many family cars have the choice, but also more suitable for the positioning of popular yachts. This set of wheels will emit a faint gold color after running, and the color is unique.
Interior: intelligent light luxury multi-color interior
This is a cockpit picture of an ultra-luxury yacht, and below is a picture of the cockpit of a popular yacht that we can afford. Let's not talk about the difference between the two and the huge difference in the size of the car and the boat before. The overall style and color matching are actually very similar.
Light-colored multi-tone interior design such as Fengxing Yacht is actually very difficult. There are 2-3 kinds of leather colors, matching wood and metallic colors and black colors, the overall formation of a clean, bright and luxurious cabin atmosphere is actually quite a need for design skills.
At present, the pre-sale price of the whole vehicle is 121,900 yuan, and under this price basis, the overall interior of the popular yacht is strongly stylized, the degree of completion is high, and it will indeed be eye-catching among the competitors in the same space and price.
The center console uses a large area of soft wrapping materials, wood grain panels, piano paint panels, the use of a variety of materials to make the overall texture of the interior has been greatly improved, although the wood grain panel is not real wood material, but the atmosphere under the low light light pattern, but also at night will indeed come more emotional.
The material level of the center console has also been used on the front and rear door panels, and the most common contact places in the body are not only leather wrapped, but also the diamond-shaped lattice design, which continues to the third row, and this design is more often found in the more expensive first-class models, which is very rare in the 7-seater model at this price point.
The sense of refinement is also reflected in the steering wheel, and the fengxing yacht uses a new D-shaped steering wheel, and the fresh color scheme makes the style look better. In addition, the overall grip of this steering wheel is excellent, the multi-functional buttons are more abundant, the actual use is simple and easy to understand, and the button operation will also give the driver clear feedback, which is different from the current popular touch button layout, and the advantage is more practical.
Fengxing Yacht adopts a double screen design, the screen is large, the UI design is simple and atmospheric, the various menu calls are faster, and the degree of follow-up is also good.
The intelligent technology of the self-owned brand car has been in the forefront of the world, so we can see such a large screen is applied to all levels of models, the full LCD dashboard of the popular yacht is large in size, the screen display effect is delicate, support three kinds of theme adjustment, and you can also see real-time navigation information.
The machine system on the Fengxing Yacht comes with Tencent TAI 3.0 intelligent network system, which is not only highly intelligent, but also provides more entertaining functions, which is an experience that cannot be given on many more expensive joint venture/import models.
This system makes the entire operation interface simple and clear, with daily use of online music, online navigation, voice recognition, even if the first contact with friends, you can also quickly get started.
In particular, the voice assistant function can realize operations such as wake-free, change character answers, and ask it some special questions, which can accompany you to chat a few words!
My most common wake-up word is: "Summon yourself."
For example: "What is the weather like today"? The car machine can give you an accurate answer, more functions can be queried from the novice skills, the latest skills, similar to the idiom solitaire, tell a joke, open the window, adjust the air conditioning temperature can be easily achieved.
Secondly, the support for car WeChat is also a highlight of this system, with this function can make the sending and receiving information more timely, and can also be broadcast by voice.
Space: 2900 mm wheelbase creates a comfortable space
The main driver's seat of the Fengxing Yacht supports 10-way electric adjustment, heating, ventilation, memory, massage functions are all complete, basically the configuration of the luxury executive model has also been put on this car, with NAPPA leather seats, creating a comfortable and soft riding feeling. The seat massage power is comfortable, supports three-speed strength adjustment, and supports five modes of wave, cat step, cross, soothing, jumping, test driving has a very rich function in the main driver's seat, and the co-driver is not yet available.
The second row of seats is also heated and ventilated, and the angled wrap-around headrest is a must-have for a comfortable seat for a good rest during long rides. Not only does it support the electric adjustment of the front and rear of the backrest, but also supports the horizontal sliding function, and the degree of freedom is greater.
Fengxing Yacht comes standard with 2-2-3 layout and optional 2-3-2 layout, which is suitable for the needs of different consumers, and our experience is 2-2-3 layout.
(Top of the second row)
(Last state in the second row)
In terms of specific space experience, after the front row is adjusted to the standard sitting posture of Uncle Ou (170cm), the second row is moved to the most advanced state, and there is still room for four fingers in the legs, while the seat is adjusted to the final state, the legs have nearly 3 fists of space, and the second row can be adjusted back and forth, which is convenient to take care of children sitting in the second row.
Many 7-seat models are comfortable, in addition to looking at the second row of seats, in fact, the third row of seats is also very important, the comfort of the third row of seats of the wind yacht is very close to the first two rows, the whole vehicle has a wheelbase of 2900mm, so the space in the third row is also significantly better than the MPV model at the same price. After the second row is adjusted to the middle state, take a man with a height of 180cm, the third row sits an adult with a height of 160cm, and there is more than one punch in the leg space, because the third row of the head has a hollowing process, so the head space has a larger margin, even if the middle seat takes a passenger with a height of 170cm, the head space also has a certain wealth, and the whole family travel is not a problem.
In terms of the expansion function of the seats, the first row of seats of the Wind Yacht can be put backwards and form a flat "yacht lying" reclining mode with the second row of seats, bringing a wide rest space, which feels a bit like a yacht.
The second row of double seat design, with the small table design on the top, can not only take care of office use, but also facilitate the mother to take care of the children in the car.
The third row supports full flat reclining and 4/6 proportional reclining, so that a larger trunk space can be formed, almost the practicality of the van, and the four-person travel mode is measured, whether it is the rear space or the trunk space is spacious enough.
In order to more realistically simulate the situation of full travel, we filled the vehicle, at this time the second and third rows of space can easily seat four adults and a child (child seat), the trunk can also put a 24-inch and a 20-inch suitcase, and under the trunk cover, there is also a storage compartment that can put trivial items, which is completely enough for the whole family.
Speaking of loading capacity, we just needed a bookcase with a height of 2 meters, so we ran to Beijing Ikea to move this bookcase back. The windy yacht will put down three rows of seats, and it is easy to put down a 2.1m long carton, and the second row of rides is not affected.
Driving: Plenty of power Comfortable driving
In terms of power, fengxing yacht is equipped with a 1.5TD engine, with 197 horsepower and 285N·m peak torque, and the book parameters are more eye-catching in the same class, which is close to the level of some 2.0T joint venture engines. In actual driving, the D-gear mode deep throttle system will have a little reaction time, and then the power will continue to be provided to you, although it is a 7-seat family car, but the overall acceleration experience is still very brisk.
7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission from Magna, Magna as the world's top ten transmission brands, has a high reputation, this gearbox shift logic and response are good, there are ECO, ordinary, sports three modes, ordinary mode, if you follow a 7-seat family car to drive this typhoon yacht in a smooth way, the smoothness is still quite good.
The Yacht is equipped with an L2+ class driver assistance system. Including ACC adaptive cruise, lane keeping, lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring system, it can provide drivers with all-round driving monitoring. Compared with models without such configurations, the advantage is that the driver can reduce fatigue when traveling long-distance cruises at home, it is worth noting that the wind yacht is also equipped with a rare rear member detection ROD system of the same level, when the rear seat has a crew left behind, it can be alarmed by mobile phone message push and the sound and light of the vehicle, if the rear row is a child, the occurrence of danger can be avoided.
Although few people will drive a 7-seat family car up the mountain, but in the actual use, there will be a situation of traveling with the family, so it will encounter the mountain road that appears on the national highway, and on such a road, the power performance of the vehicle and the flexibility of the control will be more tested, so we also drive this car on the mountain road.
Although the wind yacht looks like an MPV from the figure, but the actual drive is not difficult, in the face of the continuous uphill section of the national highway, the whole set of powertrain to give enough power performance, of course, this is a 7-seat family car, a stable chassis and power system, although it will not let the driving to linger on the mountain road, but it will not become an obstacle to the rough road, will not let the driver feel dragged, is its characteristics of driving on the mountain road.
The adjustment of the wind yacht on the throttle and steering is relatively light, and it is not clumsy to drive, like a car, which is invaluable for a 7-seat family car.
Fengxing yacht adopts the front McPherson rear multi-link independent suspension, the chassis is also a comfortable tuning, the overall performance is similar to the same size Japanese model, in the non-paved road, the chassis filter is soft, providing good comfort for the car, in terms of noise control performance is better than the same size of Japanese products.
In the past, MPV models due to the wide body, the square shape led to greater wind resistance, so the general fuel consumption is high, while the wind yacht due to the streamlined shape of the low wind resistance, as well as the efficient powertrain official nominal comprehensive fuel consumption of 6.6L/100km, and after our actual experience in these two days, the wind yacht can be maintained at 6.8L/100km, the daily household use pressure is not large.
Although space has always been an important consideration for consumers in the Chinese market, models such as yachts are not highly priced, have enough space, and are rich enough in interiors and configurations. If you add good color collocation and outstanding flowing shape design, such products are even less. If you want a large space, high configuration but do not want these advantages to bring too many negative effects, such as dull shape and too high price, then Dongfeng Fengxing Yacht, it is worth you to try.