In the joint venture medium and large SUV market, Toyota Highlander and SAIC Volkswagen Tourang are the star products of the two markets, and these two cars have extremely high brand awareness. Highlander, as a leading product in the market, even had to increase the price of the car in the past few years. With the dual blessing of brand and product strength, the market performance of Tourang in recent years has also been very strong, especially recently, the outstanding model of Tourang 2024 has entered this level of market with a starting price of 249,000 yuan, which you can not overstate to describe as "crazy", because you must know that this is nearly 50,000 yuan cheaper than its old model. So who is more bullish in the end, as the "North Qiaofeng and South Murong" of the joint venture medium and large SUV market between Tourang and Highlander?
Just recently, a comparative test of Tourang PK Highlander was successfully out of the circle, attracting the attention of many domestic media and users. And through the comparison of test results, can it truly reflect who is better than Tourang and Highlander?
The Touron has better loading capacity
In the process of daily car use, the larger trunk loading space can provide a more convenient car experience. In this space comparison test, the utilization of the trunk in different scenarios was also simulated, so that everyone could more intuitively distinguish which car has a greater loading capacity.
In the camping scene, the Touron can easily fit a variety of items such as tents, canopies, camping tables and chairs, barbecue grills, moisture-proof mats, etc., which can be said to be a net of all the equipment in the camping scene, while the Highlander cannot carry so many items at the same time.
In the case of traveling with musical instruments, although both cars can fit the drum kit, guitar, bass, and electronic organ at the same time, the Touron is significantly easier to load, and the remaining space is larger.
In fact, the loading space of Highlander is not weak, as long as it is reasonably planned, it can still be competent for many travel needs. But there are still some gaps in comparison with Touron.
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Directly hitting the pain points of car use, Tourang easily solves the difficulties of "difficult parking, ghost probes, and night driving".
In the process of daily driving, there have always been several old and difficult pain points in using the car, even if the old drivers who have been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, they will also be frightened. For example, parking on a crowded street will have the problem of difficult parking in a narrow space, which is an extreme test of driving skills. In the process of driving, there is often a terrible ghost probe phenomenon, which is difficult to identify and take action in advance with the human eye. However, when driving at night, accidents are prone to occur in the face of turning scenarios with large blind spots. The media test can intuitively feel the real performance of Highlander and Touron in the face of these pain points.
Through testing, it was found that in the face of the same difficult parking space, the Tourang can accurately identify the middle vacancy with its excellent parking assistance function, and park smoothly, which is especially effective. The Highlander, on the other hand, is unable to enjoy the parking assist function because it does not have this function, which is indeed a big problem for some novices with poor driving skills.
The large blind spot at night is also a difficult problem for driving. In the lighting simulation link, the two cars drove slowly along the ground markings in a completely dark field, made a 90-degree turn along the markings, and set up a dummy at the inner corner of the curve. Through the comparison test, the Touron can spot the sticker on the dummy much earlier before entering the corner, while the Highlander needs to be seen after entering the corner, indicating that the Touron has better blind spot vision when driving at night. This is mainly due to the IQ.Light full-LED matrix headlights equipped with the outstanding configuration of the Touron, which can give the driver a wider field of vision, while the Highlander is equipped with ordinary LED headlights, the effect is not so good!
The problem of ghost probes is also the last thing we want to encounter in the process of using the car. The two vehicles were also tested, and during normal driving, the pre-set dummy would suddenly emerge from behind the obstacle car to test the AEB performance of the two vehicles. When the speed is maintained at 20km/h, both the Touron and the Highlander can effectively brake, and when the speed is increased to 30km/h, the Touron can effectively brake, and the Highlander braking effect is not as good as that of the Tourang. In fact, for SUVs of their level, the body is heavy, and the brake itself is not a small test, especially this kind of emergency response, which is even more difficult! But the heavier body of the Tourang can still achieve effective braking, and the lighter body, known as the "benchmark" Highlander, seems to be more caught off guard!
Through the comparative test, it can be clearly seen that in addition to having better space, the Touron is also better to drive, and even female drivers can easily drive this large German SUV.
The most important thing is that now coincides with the launch of the Tourang 2024 Outstanding Model, which only costs 249,000 yuan for the entry model, and it also brings a wealth of benefits - allowing you to buy a car with 0 pressure (up to 0 down payment, up to 0 monthly payment, up to 5 years 0 interest rate), and there is a 12,000 yuan replacement or additional purchase subsidy for this product, and the 2.0T model can enjoy a 2,000 yuan cash voucher or a 3-year worry-free maintenance package. This promotion is due to April 30, this is also the largest discount car purchase activity in the history of Tourang, it is strongly recommended that those who want to buy a car and change the car, must seize this rare opportunity - you look at the Highlander that can be won by more than 300,000 yuan, which is less than 250,000 yuan can be placed under the Tourang with better space and higher configuration, is it more worth choosing?