It's probably about to be the May Day holiday, and recently, we have received more and more inquiries from netizens, asking how to choose an SUV. Among them, the price range of 300,000 has become the mainstream choice of many consumers. As an evergreen tree in this market segment, the Highlander is naturally within the scope of consumers' considerations, and another model, we choose the Volkswagen Touron, which is also a joint venture brand, as a comparison.
Although the Highlander has always been a benchmark model in this class, the price remains high, and the configuration cannot keep up with the needs of current users. The Tourang family recently launched a new 2024 Tourang outstanding model, and the price has reached less than 250,000 yuan, with a starting price of 249,000 yuan, which is not a star and a half compared to the price of the old model. Compared with the Highlander that can only be won by more than 300,000 yuan, it can be regarded as "fragrant". And whether it is in terms of space or configuration, it is a step higher than Highlander!
Space, who is more practical?
In this class, more space means more comfortable travel for the whole family. Then let's take a look at which of the two models has more practical space.
Let's take a look at the data first, the length, width and height of the Touron are 5052mm/1989mm/1773mm with a wheelbase of 2980mm, while the length, width and height of the Highlander are 4965mm/1930mm/1750mm with a wheelbase of 2850mm.
Just looking at the data, it is naturally bigger than the Tourang. And the trunk volume of the Tourang is 286L, although the Highlander did not give this parameter, but it can be seen from the size that in terms of space, the Touron is superior, the rear seats are more spacious, and the ride comfort will be better!
In terms of power, who is faster?
Let's take a look at the power of these two cars.
Taking these two models as an example, both the Touron and the Highlander use 2.0T engines, but the power feel of the two cars is not the same. The Touron uses a 2.0T+7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission with a maximum power of 162kW and a peak torque of 350Nm, while the Highlander uses a 2.0T+8-speed automatic manual transmission with a maximum power of 182kW and a maximum torque of 380Nm.
So in terms of data alone, Highlander is slightly ahead. But there is one thing, the Touron can reach a top speed of 200 km/h, while the Highlander can only run at 180 km/h. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the Touron uses in-cylinder direct injection technology, while the Highlander uses hybrid injection technology, so if you look at the adequacy of fuel combustion, the Touron is more adequate. In addition, there are also certain differences in the AEB emergency braking system of the two cars, and some media have done relevant tests: the AEB braking of the body and vehicle weight is more timely and effective, especially at medium and high speeds!
Intelligent, who is smarter?
As a 300,000-level SUV, it is important to drive well, and it is equally important to worry about it.
Carefully speaking, both cars are equipped with L2 level driving assistance functions, so the basic assistance functions are equipped. But in the details, there are some differences.
For example, the Touron's fatigue driving alert, door opening warning, parking assist function, steering wheel hands-off detection, headlight rain and fog mode, delayed headlight shutdown and keyless entry function are not equipped on the Highlander. Especially for medium and large SUVs with large bodies, it is important to have a parking assist function as standard, because considering the current parking environment and the increase in the number of novice drivers and smaller female drivers, the importance of this function is self-evident.
What's more worth mentioning is that on the car machine, the Touron is equipped with CarPlay, CarLife and Hicar, and is equipped with a hotspot function, and these configurations do not appear on the Highlander.
Therefore, in terms of intelligence, the two cars can be said to be equal, but a careful comparison of the configurations of the two cars can be found that the practicality of the Tourang is better.
In terms of price, who has the advantage?
I just mentioned the terminal price of these two cars, so in addition to the car price, what is the difference between the purchase rights of the two cars?
At present, Highlander has given a policy of purchase and reduction of some models, while the 2024 Touron Outstanding model gives 0 pressure car purchase (to 0 down payment, to 0 monthly payment, up to 5 years 0 interest rate), as well as 12,000 yuan replacement or additional purchase subsidy for this product, and 2.0T models can enjoy 2,000 yuan cash vouchers or 3-year worry-free maintenance packages.
In this way, although the rights and interests of the two are different, they both give consumers a fairly suitable car purchase policy.
Summary:
All in all, both models are high-level players in their class, but obviously the terminal price of the Volkswagen Touron is lower than that of the Highlander, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the dimensionality reduction blow is not exaggerated. And in terms of configuration, from the perspective of practicality, I personally think that the practicality of the Tourang is also stronger.
So what do you think should be the choice between these two cars?