100,000-level joint venture SUV brawl, who chooses XR-V, Tucai, and Setus?

The current new car market is dazzling, from the prominent design to the exaggerated large screen, and then to various trendy functional scenarios, it seems that without some wild ideas, it is impossible to capture the attention of users.

But after all, as a large consumption, what really affects the user experience is all aspects of long-term relationship. Especially for models with a 100,000 yuan level, "reliable" and "easy to use" are the focus that users really need to pay attention to.

In this issue, we may wish to start from the above criteria and select three popular models from the 100,000-class joint venture SUVs, namely Dongfeng Honda XR-V, SAIC Volkswagen Tucai and Kia Setus, to see which model is the more worthy choice.

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In the 100,000-class SUV market, the entry-level version of the joint venture model is more basic, and users want to experience a complete car enjoyment, and the top-equipped version is a suitable choice. Therefore, we have selected the top-equipped versions of the above three models for comparison to provide a more valuable reference.

SAIC Volkswagen Tucai 280TSI Deluxe Edition 160,900

Dongfeng Honda XR-V love version 152,900

Kia Setus 1.5L Premium Edition 139,900

Safety and practicality are "true intelligence"

If the automotive industry has changed in recent years, intelligence must be a key word that cannot be avoided. Compared with all kinds of eye-catching and fancy functions, it is the value of intelligence that really makes our daily travel more convenient and safer.

As the basis of any experience, the importance of safety goes without saying, and active safety systems play an important role in this. Although each car company is equipped with such systems for its products, there are still many differences in its specific performance.

The three models in this comparison all have forward collision avoidance assist, which can prompt and brake when the risk of a collision ahead is recognized, but in terms of recognition range, XR-V can identify vehicles and pedestrians, Tucai is also vehicles and pedestrians, and Setus supports vehicles, pedestrians and two-wheelers. At the intersection with complicated road conditions, XR-V and Tucai are still difficult to cope with for the time being, and Setus supports intervention.

Beyond the front and rear distances, the vehicle also needs to intervene in terms of steering, especially when the driver is sleepy or distracted, lane keeping assist is even more critical. In this regard, the XR-V supports lane keeping assist, as does Setus, but Toucai is temporarily unable to intervene.

In addition to safety, the helper that can make the driver easier is the intelligent driving assistance system. In the current mainstream models, the control of distance and lane is basically supported, and more tests are high-end functions.

Compared with the intelligent driving assistance systems of the three cars, the XR-V and Tucai are both standard L2 levels, which can maintain speed, distance and lane. The XR-V Tucai and Setus are also equipped with an intelligent speed limit assist function that alerts the speed limit sign on the gauge. In addition, Setus also has an intelligent cruise control NSCC based on navigation, which can flexibly adjust the cruise speed according to the map information, and then better deal with scenarios such as speed limit changes and large curvature curves, and the overall ability has been higher than the ordinary L2 level, which can indeed make users more worry-free and more secure.

Of course, in addition to the intelligence of intelligent driving, we cannot ignore the trend of replacing mobile phones with car machines. As far as the intelligent interconnection system of the vehicle is concerned, the richness of the software ecology, the ability of voice interaction, and the level of scene optimization are all very important to our car experience.

In contrast, XR-V's intelligent system supports mainstream online applications, also supports voice interaction in the dual sound zone, and can be upgraded OTA. Although the range of voice control is not as good as the XR-V, there are more online video applications in entertainment.

As for Setus, based on the intelligent system jointly developed with Baidu, its software ecology seems to be richer, and voice interaction also supports dual-tone zone control. At the same time, for different car use scenarios of users, Setus also supports rear seat silent mode, voice memos, Bluetooth keys and other functions, adding more convenience.

To summarize simply, we can see that among the three cars, although the Tucai supports some functions, they are all relatively basic and belong to the state of "some is stronger than nothing"; XR-V has more OTA iteration capabilities and supports a richer online ecosystem, which can be regarded as the mainstream level in joint ventures. Focusing on Setus, it has carried out relevant optimizations in many aspects such as safety, intelligent driving, and connected scenarios, especially the scenario-based definition and the online ecology supported by Baidu, which has indeed reached the leading level in joint venture vehicles and is more in line with user needs.

Comfort and convenience thanks to "configuration enough"

For users, intelligence may be the icing on the cake, but a comfortable and practical travel experience must be a core requirement, and in this regard, we should also consider three models.

The foundation of a good ride is space. In contrast, the model with the shortest wheelbase of the three cars is the XR-V, but its actual performance is at a medium level thanks to good space utilization. As the longest wheelbase model among the three cars, due to the model architecture, the space utilization rate is limited, especially the protrusion of the central platform, which has a certain impact on practicality.

As for Setus, although its wheelbase is at the middle level of the three cars, it is at the overall leading level in terms of overall space performance and seat comfort. Moreover, its length, width, and height are the highest of the three cars, creating a larger sense of volume and an SUV aura.

Outside the space, the user's daily comfort is also indispensable for the help of various configurations. From a configuration point of view, we also found more differences between the three models.

For example, for the same top-equipped model, the XR-V's panoramic sunroof cannot be opened, while the Tucai and Setus support opening; The Tucai and XR-V use dual-zone automatic air conditioning, while Setus is single-zone automatic air conditioning; Of the three cars, only Setus is equipped with a 360° panoramic image, which effectively covers blind spots; Wireless charging of mobile phones is not provided only by Tucai, XR-V and Setus are equipped.

It can be said that in terms of the degree of comfort and enjoyment, XR-V and Tucai have each other's victories and losses, and Setus relies on higher cost performance and gives more configurations in the same price range, allowing users to get more decent car enjoyment.

The power level is "efficient enough"

Most users who are willing to choose a joint venture car at a price of 100,000 also have high expectations for the mechanical quality of the vehicle. From reliability to maturity, how do the above three products perform?

Compared with the power, the XR-V is a naturally aspirated engine, Tucai has two versions, 1.5L and 1.4T, and is expected to be launched in the next June is expected to provide a 1.5T version, and Setus is the same as the current Tucai, providing 1.5L and 1.4T versions.

For a wider range of ordinary users, the 1.5L naturally aspirated engine can meet the daily transportation needs. Compared with the 1.5L version of the three cars, Setus maintains a medium power level while having the lowest fuel consumption performance of 6.05L in its class (6.05L/100km), which is more conducive to controlling daily car costs.

In addition, for some users who like to drive more fiercely than fuel economy, you can also consider the 1.4T version of the Tucao, which has the advantage of power among the three cars. However, the disadvantage lies in the higher selling price. Relatively speaking, the 1.4T version of Kia Setus, the overall power and fuel consumption parameters and Tucai are not much different, but compared with the XR-V 1.5L version, there are advantages in power and fuel consumption, which is quite surprising.

Interestingly, similar to the previous two comparisons, Setus also takes into account more user use scenarios in terms of driving, setting a total of 47 driving modes including economy, sport, comfort, intelligent mud, sand, etc. In this regard, the XR-V is only available in economy, sport, and ordinary options, while the Tucai intelligently switches the sport mode. In addition, Setus also provides three modes of snow, mud and sand, which can more easily cope with complex road conditions.

According to actual experience, Setus seems to be more in line with our core requirements for scooters, and has achieved more balance in smoothness, easy driving and economy.

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Based on the above comparison, it is not difficult to see that in the field of 100,000-class joint venture SUVs, XR-V and Tucai have shown the mature style of joint venture manufacturers, met basic needs, and achieved reliability and easy use. However, while Kia Setus remains mature and reliable, it also has more advantages in intelligence and economy, and seems to be more able to meet the diversified needs of the current market.

Combined with the current terminal discounts, compared with the Tucai with fewer discounts and the high-priced XR-V, Setus itself is more friendly in pricing, and there are considerable terminal discounts, highlighting more cost-effectiveness.

It can be said that the current Korean car is a combination of the cost performance of its own brand and the reliability of a joint venture car company, and whether this unique advantage can be recognized by the market depends on the user's final choice.