When it comes to the Highlander, almost everyone in China knows about it, and it is also the sales leader of its class for a long time. However, with the continuous improvement of consumers' living standards and the increasing demand for cars, the Highlander is more or less "disliked", and at this time another model of the same level can be said to stand out, it is SAIC Volkswagen Tourang.
The pricing of the two cars, the Touron and the Highlander, is in the range of 300,000 yuan, and they are also the representatives of German cars and Japanese cars in this class, so it can be said that they will become opponents in fate. So, at the price of 300,000 yuan, which one should we choose more appropriate? Quietly, the outstanding model of the Tourang has just been launched recently, and the new car is sold at 249,000 yuan, which is "increasing the volume and reducing the price" compared with the old model , and a variety of preferential welfare policies are full of sincerity (the purchase of 2.0T models also has 2,000 yuan cash vouchers or 3-year worry-free maintenance packages, as well as up to 0 down payment, 0 monthly payment and 0 interest rate, 12,000 yuan replacement or additional purchase subsidy for this product, and the owner can also get 1,000 yuan equivalent to V beans each after successfully promoting the new). Of course, the choice of car should not only focus on the price, but also the configuration and performance. Some time ago, some media compared the two cars from various aspects such as space and configuration, let's take a look at the results.
In the space comparison part, the trunk space difference between the two by default is not large, the tailgate opening is a relatively large type, and the conventional storage box and camping-related equipment that can be placed in depth belong to the level of adequacy.
The rear seats of both models support proportional reclining, the rear seats of the Touron and the trunk floor are a pure plane after the rear seats are folded, and the rear seats of the Highlander have obvious bulges after the rear seats are folded, and the space display of the Touron is obviously much more regular in comparison.
Both in depth and width, the Touron is stronger than the Highlander, and the height performance is also significantly better. In a sense, this is also a reflection of the Touron's cabin space surpassing that of the Highlander.
In fact, we can see some clues in terms of size, the length, width and height of the outstanding Touron are 5052/1989/1773mm, and the wheelbase is 2980mm, while the length, width and height of the Highlander are 4965/1930/1750mm, and the wheelbase is 2850mm. In contrast, the Touron is indeed a standard medium and large SUV body, while the Highlander has reached the level of a medium and large SUV, but the wheelbase is actually the level of a mid-size SUV, and the Touron's larger body and longer wheelbase are bound to bring better space performance.
For this 5-meter medium and large SUV, parking will be a troublesome problem, so the difference between the two cars in terms of parking difficulty is also important.
Through the test, it can be found that because the whole system supports the parking assist function, the Touron can easily identify the normal parking space, whether it is side parking or traditional reversing, the driver only needs to turn on the parking assist function and wait for the system to recognize the parking space.
In contrast, the Highlander does not have a parking assist function, so the driver needs to park by himself, and there is no problem in places with more space, but in some small spaces, parking will indeed be more difficult, and at this time, the advantage of the Tourang with parking assist function is more obvious.
Both models also support L2 level assisted driving functions, and the media has also conducted relevant tests for the pain points of the use of "ghost probes" in urban environments.
The results show that the AEB function of both has strong practicability, at a speed of 20km/h, both the Tourang and the Highlander can easily brake, but at a speed of 30km/h, the Highlander only has a braking effect, but can not brake in time, while the Tourang can still achieve timely and efficient braking, which means that the Tourang's assisted driving function has stronger practicality than the Highlander.
The blind spot at night is large, which can be said to be another headache encountered by all drivers. So who can do better in this regard? The answer is Touron. The same simulated night driving, the corner of 90 degrees of dummy, because the Tourang is equipped with a more intelligent and advanced IQ.Light full LED matrix headlights, higher clarity, wider field of vision, can timely find the corner of the dummy, to avoid an accident, while the Highlander equipped with ordinary LED headlights, the effect is not so good, the blind spot is larger than the Tourang, thus increasing the potential safety hazards, so you should pay more attention when driving.
Through the test, it is not difficult to find that the Tourang has advantages over the Highlander in terms of space, configuration and assisted driving, and it can be said that it understands the needs of users better. So that's all there is to the Touron? The answer is certainly not. In terms of price, the advantage of the Touron is also relatively large.
We take the 2024 Tourang 380TSI 4WD Premium Luxury Edition with a guide price of 345,000 yuan and the 2022 Highlander 380T 4WD Extreme 7-seater model with a guide price of 344,800 yuan as examples, the former has a preferential range of about 68,000 yuan, and the terminal transaction price is only about 277,000 yuan, while the latter has a market preferential range of about 40,000 yuan and a terminal preferential price of about 301,800 yuan.
If you calculate the landing price, the 2024 Touron 380TSI 4WD Premium Luxury Edition can be about 30,000 yuan lower than the 2022 Highlander 380T 4WD Extreme 7-seater model, and according to the monthly car expenditure of 1,500 yuan, the Tourang can save nearly 2 years of car cost compared with Highlander. It saves you money and does not affect your enjoyment of products of the same level or even higher than the same level, this is the cost performance!
Conclusion
In fact, in the author's opinion, if you choose a family medium and large SUV at the price of 300,000, Tourang is more worthy of consideration than Highlander. The price starting from 249,000 yuan can buy a joint venture medium and large SUV with excellent comprehensive strength, which can be said to be a more worthy choice!