The 2023 Dongfeng Citroen Tianyi new car is still positioned as a compact SUV, and the focus of this upgrade is on the intelligence of the car, and a new paint color has been added.
Appearance.
The front part of the new Tianyi is no different from the old model, which is also Citroen's latest family design language, the integration of the grille and headlights gives people a sense of the future, and the huge air vents on both sides under the front envelope also bring a strong visual impact.
The silver accents on both sides of the Citroën logo are the finishing touches on the front of the car, which looks very sophisticated like French luxury. The LED headlights are very sharp, and the daytime running lights are lit up and connected with the silver vertical strips of the middle grille, which looks layered.
The overall shape of the side of the car is also the same as the old model, and the three-dimensional dimensions have not changed, with a length, width, height and wheelbase of 4510mm, 1860mm, 1705mm, and 2730mm respectively, and there are no obvious shortcomings compared with competing products in the same class.
The 18-inch Pulsar rim isn't a big size for today, but the style is nice and resembles a kaleidoscope feel.
The rear of the car has a full and rounded shape, the design of the top is narrow and the bottom is wide, and the exhaust with two sides at the bottom is not decoration, which is rare in the same class. Compared with the headlights, the shape of the taillights appears to be much more rounded, and the lighting effect inside the lamp group is three horizontal bar styles, which looks relatively simple.
The configuration of the vehicle machine system is upgraded.
The interior of the car is equipped with a 12.3-inch LCD digital instrument cluster and a 10-inch floating central control screen, and the overall design style of the interior is not very avant-garde, but it can also reach the current mainstream level.
The instrument is a liquid crystal digital display, which is very rich in information and the display effect is also very clear, and the instrument also supports map display and AR real-world navigation display.
The size of the central control screen is the same as the old model, but both the response speed and the efficiency of voice operation instructions have been improved a lot. The seats of the new Tianyi are a combination of blue and gray stitching, which is the same as the old model, but the material of the gray part has been changed from flannel to leather.
The rear seats are also blue and gray double-color matching, and the ride comfort is good, and the height-adjustable headrests are not omitted, but the middle seat is not equipped with headrests.
The trunk opening and interior space are very regular, and the rear seats support reclining, but they cannot form a flat trunk space after folding, and the trunk space performance of the new Tianyi is in line with expectations for the positioning of compact SUVs.
The power is sufficient, and the chassis is calm.
The new Tianyi is still equipped with a 1.8T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 211 horsepower and a maximum torque of 300 Nm.
The engine is matched with the Aisin 8AT automatic manual transmission, and although the yacht-style gear knob shape is individual, it is really not new.
The 1.8T turbocharged engine equipped with the new Tianyi has good book parameters, and it is actually quite brisk to drive. The 8AT manual transmission is still very smooth in most working conditions, but there will still be slight stutters when changing gears frequently at low speeds.
The gearbox tuning of the new Tianyi is more economical, and it always feels like it will be half a beat slow to complete the downshift action when you step on the throttle deeply in D mode, and the upshift is very positive.
The new Tianyi steering wheel has a light steering force, it is easy to drive, the directivity is good, and the vibration of the steering wheel is also filtered out, which is in line with the positioning of a family car.
The suspension of the new Tianyi is the front MacPherson independent suspension, the rear torsion beam non-independent suspension, the consistent style of the French car, but the driving quality does not have to worry, solid and calm, the French car has been good in terms of chassis performance.
The PHC hydraulic stability system can adaptively adjust the vibration damping damping, which can provide good support for high-speed driving, and comfort can also be taken into account at low speeds.