Nowadays, there are really too many choices for buyers to use cars, and in the fierce competition environment of the automobile market, the main focus is on a high cost performance, so that consumers with difficulty in choosing really have no way to start.
Therefore, when buying a car, you must frame the scope and find the right goal.
For example, we focus on the price of 10-150,000 yuan according to the mainstream family choice, position the model in the mid-size SUV, and then screen it based on the sales performance.
What is the result?—— Chery Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition.
Indeed, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition has been selling well since its launch, and as the sales leader of the Tiggo 8 family, it has pushed the monthly sales of the entire car series to more than 20,000 units, which shows how popular it is.
But is it really that fragrant? Let's take the three questions that family car users are most concerned about, and go to the Chery 4S store to find out.
Equipped with two sets of 1.6T and 2.0T power, is it easy to drive?
The Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is equipped with two sets of Kunpeng power, one is 1.6T and the other is 2.0T, both of which are matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Thanks to Chery's series of engine technologies, these two sets of power have very high combustion efficiency, so they can better balance performance and fuel consumption.
In terms of power, the 2.0T version has a maximum power of 187kW and a peak torque of 390Nm, and the performance is very outstanding, which is close to the level of a 3.5L V6 engine. This allows it to accelerate from zero to 100 in less than 7 seconds, which is excellent for a mid-size SUV that focuses on families.
The maximum power and peak torque of the 1.6T version are 145kW and 290N·m respectively, which is also very good in turbocharged engines of the same displacement. After all, this set of 1.6T power is completely enough for home use, so we can see that it is equipped on more models of the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition.
During the store visit, we also had a short test drive of the 1.6T version. From the experience of test driving, the setting of engine tuning is relatively soft and linear, coupled with the smoothness adjustment of the gearbox in place, the power output is dense and delicate, which meets the needs of home comfort texture. However, under the big foot throttle, the explosive power is still relatively strong, and the high-speed area also retains the continuity of power, and the daily acceleration and overtaking can be very easy.
It is also worth noting that the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition has a very wide driving vision, and you can get a comfortable driving position by adjusting the seat and steering wheel, and the steering wheel feels very light, creating a relaxed and comfortable driving atmosphere overall.
In terms of suspension performance, the advantage of the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is that the shock absorption effect is excellent, and it also has a calm body posture in the face of some large road impacts or potholes on bad roads. At the same time, the road feeling of the chassis is also relatively clear, and a certain driving movement is retained.
In addition, it is worth praising that the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition can be described as "extremely good" in the suppression of tire noise and wind noise, and even many joint venture mid-to-high-end cars have not done it well, which is quite surprising.
Overall, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is not high-performance, but from a home point of view, it is not only easy to drive, but also has excellent overall driving quality.
Is it easy to use in a five- or seven-seater layout?
Whether it's good or not to use first look at the quality of the car, after all, comfort is the first priority of home.
First of all, the interior layout and design of the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is high-end and calm, with good visual coherence between the instrument panel and the door panels on both sides, and a strong sense of enveloping atmosphere in the cockpit. In particular, the craftsmanship and collocation of the material are very outstanding, and the high-quality materials with unique textures are used throughout the dashboard, door panels and gear handle areas of the main and co-pilot, which plays the finishing touch to the overall cabin quality.
The interior of the car is also covered with a large area of soft materials, the seat leather also has a soft and delicate sense of contact, the assembly process and stitching process are also very fine, and many details enhance the sense of grade in the car.
Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition's comfort configuration is also quite high, high-end leather seats, co-pilot seat boss key, aviation pressure relief headrest, main and co-pilot seat ventilation and heating, 8 speakers of SONY audio, 50W mobile phone wireless fast charging, etc., all for you, in the price of less than 150,000 can be said to be very volume.
Among them, the effect of SONY sound is really good, the bass is strong enough, the treble is also very crisp, and the transmission of sound quality is very clean. After all, most people's demands for listening to songs in the car are still quite high, so this is a good configuration that is quite valuable.
In terms of car machine, Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is equipped with 12.3 inches + 12.3 inches of integrated LCD dual screen, because it is a curved screen design, so it will give people a stronger sense of immersion, and the resolution is very high, the display clarity and color are very good. The point is that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip is built-in - you know, many pure electric luxury cars use this chip. Therefore, whether it is the speed of booting, the smoothness of the operation of the screen, or the response of intelligent voice, it is very fast.
In addition to covering various vehicle control functions and audio-visual entertainment functions, the car machine also supports Huawei Hicar and Apple Carplay, making the interconnection between the mobile phone and the car machine very convenient.
To sum up, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition has a very good performance in terms of materials, technology, configuration and intelligent car machine, which makes it comfortable at the level of "easy to use".
Then look at the comfort and practicality of the space. The Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is available in two seating layouts, five-seater and seven-seater, with a body size of 4722×1860×1745mm, which belongs to the more mainstream mid-size SUV size. But its greater advantage in terms of space is that it is very flexible.
The seven-seater version we experienced this time is equipped with slide rails for the second-row seats, so when the second-row seats slide to the end, it can make up a lot of space for the second row, which is a bit like an MPV. And it can be divided into 4/6 sliding, and different spatial forms can be combined in different use occasions.
On the premise of ensuring sufficient longitudinal space in the second row, the riding space in the third row is still guaranteed, and the sitting posture is also relatively high, which will not give people the differential treatment of sitting on a "small bench". At the same time, the shoulders of the second-row seats are equipped with folding handles, which are very light to operate, and you can easily enter the third row.
At the same time, the three rows of seats can be fully flattened, and the second row can be moved forward as much as possible to form a large rear cabin space, which is very suitable for carrying large items or outdoor camping.
As you can see from the above, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is both comfortable and practical, and can meet people's general standards of "good use" for family cars.
What about the safety quality and is it reliable?
When it comes to safety and quality, it can be called the strength of the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition.
First of all, in terms of body strength, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition adopts an ultra-high-strength steel integrated cage body design, using six pieces of BENTELER ultra-high-strength hot-stamping steel and third-generation high-strength steel in key parts, and 100,000+ times of body structure design optimization, which can ensure collision safety to a greater extent.
Secondly, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is equipped with L2 intelligent driving assistance system, with 540° high-definition panoramic image, full-speed ACC adaptive cruise system, LDW lane departure warning, LKA lane keeping, AEB automatic emergency braking system, IHC intelligent high and low beam switching and other active safety functions, which can actively avoid some safety accidents.
In terms of quality, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition adopts the global standard design, and also inherits the champion genes of the Tiggo 8 family in automobile events such as the Tour of the Tower International Rally and the China Automobile Venue Off-road Championship, and has a reliable quality foundation.
At the same time, the whole process of vehicle performance is positively developed, and the cumulative reliability mileage of 3.11 million km has been verified for the "four high" extreme environments including high temperature, plateau, high cold and high durability, which meets the requirements of users in various extreme environments and road conditions.
And the Tiggo 8 family is also a global car with a very good reputation for quality. It has won a number of "Best SUV" selections overseas, and its domestic satisfaction and quality evaluation are also among the best in the survey data of authoritative organizations.
In addition, don't forget that the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition offers a lifetime warranty policy for the engine and the whole vehicle, which fully reflects Chery's absolute confidence in quality.
Therefore, reliable safety quality may be the biggest advantage of the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition as a family mid-size SUV.
The family car market is becoming more and more diverse, which is an inevitable consequence of the development of automobiles. But in any case, the core demands of family cars will not change, and they are the three major elements of easy driving, easy to use, and reliable. The Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is not a very characteristic kind in the car market, but it is precisely each advantage that accurately hits the pain point of the demand for family cars, so it is reasonable to sell well.
Finally, I have to mention an important piece of information obtained during the store visit, that is, Chery currently provides a car purchase policy of "up to 50,000 yuan for old cars", so that the Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition, which starts at 126,900 yuan, is even more value-for-money.