With the vigorous development of the automobile industry, especially the emergence of domestic brands, the choice of cars in the market has changed dramatically. Once upon a time, it was almost unthinkable to buy a joint venture car that was both aesthetically pleasing and well-equipped on a budget. But today, that dream is no longer out of reach. Today, let's take stock of a few joint venture cars that are within the budget range of 100,000 yuan, not only have high appearance, but also have high configuration.
Paragraph 1, Cruze, dealer offer: 64,900-78,900
As a compact sedan owned by SAIC-GM Chevrolet, the front face of the new car is equipped with a large grille, and the interior is filled with a black wavy texture, and is divided into two parts by chrome trim strips, with the Chevrolet brand's iconic gold bow tie logo in the middle, and the headlight clusters on both sides are blackened and connected by a continuous chrome strip to bring a strong visual impact.
In terms of body size, the specific length, width and height of the car are 4656×1798×1465 mm, and the wheelbase is 2640mm. The side roof adopts the traditional sedan shape, and the waistline adopts a through-type design with a certain arc, and the style appears more stable. The top of the tail trunk is designed with a slightly upturned ducktail, the tail light cluster is blackened, and the interior is set with a wide light strip in the style of a checkmark, which is very recognizable when lit, and the exhaust is a hidden design.
Inside, the metallic finish of the center console enhances the refined feel of the interior. It provides a three-spoke leather multi-function steering wheel, a 10.25-inch LCD instrument and a 10.25-inch floating central control screen and a mechanical shift knob, with a built-in Xiaoxue OS intelligent car connection system, which supports Apple CarPlay/HUAWEI HiCar/Baidu CarLife mobile phone interconnection and singing bar, mobile phone interconnection mapping, voice recognition control, 4G network, Internet of vehicles and other functions, with a certain sense of science and technology. In addition, the bottom area of the center console retains a relatively rich physical button and knob, which has good practicality.
In terms of configuration, it provides electric folding of exterior mirrors, 2-way electric + 4-way manual adjustment of the driver's seat, electric heating of the front seats, cruise control, automatic parking, hill assist, steep hill descent, parallel assist, reversing image, built-in dash cam, wireless charging of mobile phones in the front row, side blind spot alarm and AR real map and other functions
The power is available with a 1.5L self-aspirated engine and a three-cylinder 1.3T engine, of which the 1.3 engine has a maximum power of 120 kW and a peak torque of 230 Nm, and is matched with a 6-speed automatic manual transmission + 48-volt mild hybrid system. The 1.5L engine has a maximum horsepower of 113Ps, a maximum torque of 141N•m, and a fuel consumption of 5.86L per 100 kilometers, and is matched with a 6-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.
The second paragraph, Honda Fit, dealer offer: 76,800-98,800
In terms of appearance, the front face adopts an inverted trapezoidal grille, the interior is filled with a blackened honeycomb mesh, and Honda's "H" shaped Logo is integrated in the middle.
The body dimensions are 4125 * 1694 * 1537mm, and the wheelbase is 2530mm. The side bodywork is finished in two-tone paint panels, with black paint detailing and a continuous waistline that runs from the front to the rear and tends upward, visually stretching the length of the car. At the rear, the roof is equipped with a spoiler, the large taillights are placed on the sides, the rear surround area is inlaid with diffusers, and the circular exhaust with two outlets on both sides enhances the sporty feeling.
The interior design seems to be stuck in the previous era, with the interior made of mainly slush mold trim, the gear knobs are mechanical gearboxes, and the seats are still made of traditional fabrics. The center console of the lower-spec model is not equipped with a multimedia display or other equipment. The high-spec model is equipped with a multi-function steering wheel, a 7-inch built-in full LCD instrument cluster, an 8-inch central LCD screen, and a built-in Honda CONNECT 3.0 interactive system.
It is equipped with Honda SENSING intelligent driving assistance system, body stability system, brake force distribution, brake assist, main and passenger airbags, front side airbags, L2 intelligent driving assistance, active braking, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist system, lane departure suppression system and collision mitigation braking system.
In terms of power, it is equipped with a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 131 horsepower and a maximum torque of 155 Nm, and the transmission system is matched with a CVT continuously variable transmission. The fuel number is 92#, the combined WLTC fuel consumption is 6.52L/100km, and it supports two driving modes, namely ECO/Economy and Sport mode. In terms of suspension, it adopts a combination of MacPherson independent suspension at the front and non-independent suspension with torsion beam at the rear. In terms of power and stability, there are no obvious advantages in the overall tuning. Compared to the same class models, it can be slightly mediocre.
The third paragraph, Jetta VA3, dealer offer: 65,800-92,800
From the outside, the car adopts a family-style design, the front face is equipped with a large area of dot matrix chrome grille, the interior is filled with scale armor chrome, the middle is a "J" shaped car logo, both sides are equipped with vertical LED daytime running lights, with dynamic atmosphere side air intakes and other designs, it looks like the visual effect is still more delicate and sporty.
The length, width and height of the body are 4501mm, 1704mm, 1469mm, and the wheelbase is 2604mm. The side adopts a classic double waist line shape, which enriches the muscular feeling of the side body. But the 14/15-inch twin five-spoke wheels always give the feel of a small horse-drawn cart. At the rear, it has a slight canard shape, and the angular interior is a Y-shaped taillight shape, with a continuous chrome trim strip and a concealed exhaust layout. Highly recognizable.
The interior shape is particularly simple, with round air conditioning outlets, a large three-spoke steering wheel, a more traditional instrument panel located in front of the main driver, and an 8-inch embedded central control screen. At the same time, there is also a row of physical buttons under the center console to facilitate quick operation by the driver.
In terms of configuration, it is equipped with automatic headlights, headlight delay shutdown, electronic anti-theft system, 6 airbags, tire pressure detection system, induction wipers, automatic air conditioning, window anti-pinching hand, cruise control, tire pressure alarm, hill assist, rear reversing radar, electric adjustment/heating function of exterior mirrors, anti-glare interior mirrors, etc
It is powered by a 1.5-liter self-aspirated engine with a maximum power of 112 horsepower and a maximum torque of 145 Nm, mated to a five-speed manual and six-speed automatic transmission. The chassis adopts the structure of front MacPherson independent suspension and rear torsion beam non-independent suspension, which is not excellent in shock absorption, and the shock feeling is slightly stiff when passing through potholes or speed bumps.