Tomorrow is the May Day holiday, looking through the circle of friends found that there are a lot of friends who want to travel, most of them are driving by themselves, in addition to convenience, time is also free, and friends ask me, if the budget is about 300,000, consider medium-sized cars, mainly sports control, what models are worth considering?
Today, we bring you Volvo S60, positioned in a medium-sized sedan, currently on sale with a total of 4 models, the guide price range is 306,900 ~ 384,900, with a high-strength cage safety body and the whole system of standard urban intelligent security system, there are currently activities, comprehensive discounts after the sale of 214,900 yuan, activities include the whole system of limited to 600 million car purchase subsidies, up to 15,000 yuan replacement subsidies, etc. (details can be asked local dealers) From the perspective of handling and power, the competing model on the market is the BMW 3 Series, and today we will compare the two cars to see how they perform?
Compare model options
We choose two cars with similar guide prices, namely Volvo 2024 B4 Zhiyuan Luxury Edition (guide price 339,800) and BMW 3 Series 2023 325i M Sport Night Package (guide price 339,900)
1. Comparison of static parts (exterior design, interior layout materials)
2. Comparison of dynamic parts (technology configuration, safety configuration, space comfort, power experience)
3. Model recommendation
1. Comparison of static parts
In terms of appearance, Volvo S60 appears simple and powerful, the waterfall grille and Thor's hammer headlights are the classic elements of the family, the body shape looks young and stable, the author thinks that the driver has a wide range, young or middle-aged people can control it, and BMW 3 Series pays more attention to the sports type, such as the exterior mirror, front grille, wheel eyebrows have been blackened, the side lines of the body are convex, the muscles are obvious, and it is biased towards young people.
Materials used for interior layout
In terms of interior, Volvo S60 adopts a Y-shaped cockpit layout, and also adds a wood grain trim plate to the inside of the door and the center console for decoration, which looks atmospheric, and the crystal handle has an obvious sense of refinement, and is covered with leather material in many places, which looks skin-friendly and delicate, BMW 3 Series adopts a T-shaped layout, and the center console is added with black piano paint material and silver chrome bright strips, which looks young and capable, and the gear shift mechanism is card-type, and synthetic imitation leather material is used in many places, and the softness is good.
On the whole, both cars belong to the sporty type of design, but the Volvo S60 appears simple and capable, biased towards the calm direction, while the BMW 3 Series has obvious young elements from the details and color scheme.
Second, the dynamic part of the comparison
Volvo S60 is equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument cluster + 9-inch central control screen, built-in Android system and Intel A3960 smart chip, with 10 speakers, BMW 3 Series with 12.3-inch full LCD instrument cluster + 14.9-inch central control screen, built-in iDrive system and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 smart chip, with 16 speakers.
In terms of functions, both cars have GPS navigation system, roadside assistance service, Bluetooth car phone, mobile phone interconnection mapping, car networking, OTA upgrade, voice recognition control system and other functions, Volvo S60 has more Wi-Fi hotspots, app store functions, and BMW 3 Series has more voice wake-up free, voice continuity recognition function.
In the car machine part has its own merits,VolvoS60 is a mosaic central control screen,BMW3 series is a suspended central control screen,Through comprehensive experience,The author thinks that VolvoS60The system is very fast,Swipe the page smoothly left and right,You can also use your favorite software,For example, download videos in the app store、Music、Tencent love fun listening、Huawei assistant、Listen to books and other software,And BMW3 series human-computer interaction function is good,Support continuous voice recognition、 Partition recognition and wake-up free function, in addition to multi-person dialogue on the way, it can also recognize continuous multiple instructions, which is equivalent to the convenience of the assistant.
Safety/driver assistance features
Both cars are equipped with lane departure warning, forward collision warning, active braking, lane keeping assist, fatigue driving reminder, tire pressure warning, front and rear parking radar, reversing camera, cruise control, automatic parking, hill start assist, and steep hill descent.
In terms of configuration, Volvo S60 is equipped with City Safety urban safety system, with more lane centering, road traffic sign recognition, departure reminder in front, full-speed adaptive cruise configuration, and BMW 3 Series has more passive pedestrian protection, automatic parking, safety tires, and 360-degree panoramic image configuration.
Space part + rear seat
Volvo S60 vehicle dimensions are: 4778mm, 1850mm, 1437mm, wheelbase of 2872mm, BMW 3 Series vehicle dimensions length, width and height were: 4728mm, 1827mm, 1452mm, wheelbase of 2851mm.
Both cars are positioned in medium-sized cars, from the point of view of body size, Volvo S60 body length, height and wheelbase are relatively large, and the body height is smaller than BMW 3 series, the height of friends is 1.66 meters, sitting in the back row of both cars can Erlang's legs, the remaining space in the head has a punch, if you look at the longitudinal and lateral space, Volvo S60 is more obvious.
Seat material + adjustment
Volvo S60 is made of leather, BMW 3 Series is imitation leather material, in terms of function, both cars support electric adjustment of the main and co-pilot seats, the main and co-pilot seats support forward and backward movement, height adjustment and backrest angle adjustment, the main and co-pilot seats have a push-off function, Volvo S60 has more waist adjustment of the main and co-pilot seats, and the BMW 3 Series has more headrest functions for the main and co-pilot seats.
Power part
Volvo S60
It is equipped with a 2.0T+48V mild hybrid system, with a maximum power of 145 kilowatts and a peak torque of 300 Nm.
BMW 3 Series
It is equipped with a 2.0T engine with a maximum power of 135 kilowatts and a peak torque of 300 Nm.
Experience the feelings
Through a comprehensive test drive, the two cars have their own strengths, first of all, they are equipped with 2.0T turbocharged engines, Volvo S60 has joined the 48V mild hybrid system, which is more powerful in power output, especially when accelerating halfway, the power comes directly and continuously, the steering wheel fits the body, quite accurate, the chassis suspension focuses on lateral support, especially when cornering, the performance is stable, the 48V mild hybrid system can reduce the cost of use to a certain extent, and the BMW 3 series accelerates faster, the explosive force of stepping on the accelerator is obvious, the steering wheel is very delicate from the perspective of light and hard hits, and there is no sense of heavy spanThe chassis suspension tuning is biased towards integrity, that is, when crossing speed bumps or potholes, there is no unnecessary shaking of the body.
Model recommendation
If you like a model with enough power, and the integration of young elements and business elements, the author thinks Volvo S60 is good, if you like young elements and sporty models, you can take a look at the BMW 3 Series, but as a consumer to choose the best for yourself!
Conclusion
As the main control and power of the two medium-sized cars, the author thinks they are good, the appearance of Volvo S60 looks young and steady, BMW 3 series sporty atmosphere is obvious, the interior part has been added to the soft material filling, the texture is soft and skin-friendly, it is worth mentioning that they are equipped with 2.0T turbocharged engine, Volvo S60 has joined the 48V mild hybrid system, the fuel economy is obvious, and the BMW 3 series accelerates faster, what do you think?