The involution of China's auto market is the most obvious in the world, and the original high-end configuration may be rolled into a cabbage price after a few months. Taking the compact SUV market as an example, more than a year ago, the price of new energy SUVs was still around 200,000 yuan, but now you can buy a good model for about 150,000 yuan.
Geely Xingyue L Zhiqing and Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM are among the more representative models, among which the 2024 1.5T Nebula version of the Xingyue L Zhiqing entry version is priced at 159,700 yuan, and the 2024 1.5T long-range PLUS version of the Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM entry is priced at 159,800 yuan, the price of the two cars is very close, so which car is more worth starting?
Family style Which one is more appealing?
Geely Xingyue L Zhiqing and Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM both adopt a family-style design language, and both are positioned in the family SUV market, so which car is more attractive?
The main feature of Geely Xingyue L Zhiqing in appearance is that it adopts a straight waterfall grille, which has a relatively high degree of recognition and looks more atmospheric, but this style has now been gradually abandoned by the Geely new energy family.
The front face design of Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM is actually reborn from a fuel car, using a large-size borderless grille, as well as a through-type light strip and split headlights, in terms of appearance, the two cars can be said to be comparable.
The body length of Xingyue L Zhiqing is 4795mm, and the wheelbase has reached 2845mm, which has certain advantages in the same class of models.
At the same time, this car also provides the main driver's lumbar support, the main driver's seat heating and ventilation, automatic air conditioning, rear seat air outlets, temperature zone control, PM2.5 filtration device in the car and other configurations, and the comfort has reached a relatively high level.
Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM is officially positioned as a mid-size SUV, but its body length is only 4781mm, and the wheelbase has reached 2815mm, which has a certain disadvantage compared with Xingyue L Zhiqing.
In addition, the seat function of Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM is also relatively simple, there is no seat heating and ventilation function, and there is no lumbar support function, which is still worse in terms of comfort.
In terms of interior layout, there are also obvious differences between the two cars. Xingyue L Zhiqing adopts a large-size dual-screen design, which looks like a strong sense of science and technology. However, this car still retains a certain number of physical buttons, and does not adopt a full-touch design, which is relatively conservative in style.
In contrast, Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM is more radical in the interior layout, it adopts a full touch design, cancels the traditional gear handle, and changes to a pocket gear shift mechanism, and is also equipped with a 12.3-inch central control screen, which has a stronger sense of science and technology, and is more in line with the operating habits of young consumers.
Which car is higher?
Domestic cars like to "pile up", which is known to consumers. The price of both cars is close to 160,000 yuan, which is not cheap for most family users, so what configurations do they come up with to attract consumers?
Xingyue L Zhiqing provides active braking, lane departure warning, 360-degree panoramic image, transparent chassis, lane keeping assist, lane centering, road traffic sign recognition and other L2 level driving assistance functions, and is also equipped with Geely Galaxy OS intelligent car machine system and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, with keyless start, intelligent voice recognition, 4G network, OTA upgrade, mobile phone wireless charging, 50W mobile phone wireless fast charging and other common functions, the overall performance is still good.
In terms of internal configuration, Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM also has a good performance, but it is different in emphasis. The car also offers L2 level driving assistance functions, as well as 4 ultrasonic radars, and does not provide common functions such as 50W fast charging for mobile phones, but it provides Sony-branded audio and 256-color ambient lighting, and performs better in terms of entertainment functions.
Who is the real new energy source?
Xingyue L Zhiqing is Geely's blockbuster model, but it should be noted that this is a hybrid model of gasoline and electricity, while Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM is a plug-in hybrid model, and the difference between the two cars is still relatively large.
Xingyue L Zhiqing is equipped with a 1.5T engine with a maximum power of 120kW, and is also equipped with a single motor with a maximum power of 100kW, the power performance far exceeds that of the fuel version of Xingyue L, and the cost of the car is relatively low, but this car can not hang a new energy license plate, nor can it be charged, in the case of the popularity of plug-in hybrid models, such power performance is not very attractive.
Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM is a plug-in hybrid model, equipped with a 1.5T engine with a maximum power of 115kW and a front and rear dual motors with a total power of 270kW, with a pure electric range of 83km, and a comprehensive range of more than 1300km when fully fueled and fully charged, which has obvious advantages compared with Xingyue L Zhiqing.
In fact, Xingyue L Zhiqing is no longer Geely's main model, it belongs to the improved version of fuel vehicles, the main selling point is the relatively low cost of the car, but compared with the plug-in hybrid models at the same price, there is no advantage, such a model, the corresponding user group is relatively narrow, limited to those who want to use the car at a low cost, and at the same time feel that charging is too troublesome for users.
Xingyue L Zhiqing and Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM are actually two different forms of products, the former is more like a transitional product, and the latter is an authentic new energy model, in the case of little difference in price, Xingtu Yaoguang C-DM is obviously a better choice.