Visiting the store|The sales volume in April is nearly half! Can the Buick GL8 be recaptured with a PHEV? Is it or DENZA D9?

Snail Car Chronicles

2024-05-15 15:28Published in Guangdong automotive creators

There is a car in the domestic MPV market that is irreplaceable, since its listing in 2000, it has been the leader of the MPV industry, it is Buick GL8.

However, as we all know, in the past two years, the development of domestic new energy models has been very fast, and the listing of a large number of green MPVs has also had a great impact on GL8, among which the most rapid development is DENZA D9, and even poses a big threat to GL8 in terms of sales. In April, the latest MPV sales list has just been released, and the Denza D9 DM-i and Buick GL8 have opened a wider gap, with the former selling nearly 10,000 units per month, while the Buick GL8 only sells more than 5,000 units.

Combined with the sales volume of the past half year, the Buick GL8 has been surpassed by the Denza D9 and Toyota Sena a lot.

Therefore, now it can only be called "the big brother of the MPV industry", but Buick is not to be outdone, and at the end of April, it began to fight back and launched the new GL8 Luzun PHEV, that is, the GL8 plug-in hybrid model. Now the most pressure must be on the Denza D9, after all, the vast majority of its sales rely on plug-in hybrid models, so what are its advantages compared with the Denza D9? Is GL8 plug-in hybrid worth buying? Let's take a look!

I believe that everyone has seen too much on the Internet, so I won't repeat it too much, simply appreciate it, compared with the fuel version, the front face has changed a lot before and after, the front face through the light strip and split headlight group, with a large size is a bit like a horizontal matrix arrangement of the grille, domineering, very recognizable, the side and rear of the car are decorated with a lot of silver chrome strips, plus angular through taillights, giving people a high-end luxury atmosphere.

Come to the car,The whole interior adopts a family-style design and is also more familiar,30Inch integrated curved screen,Resolution reached6k,The display effect is very clear,These are all seen on other Buick models,GL8One of the more characteristic features of the plug-in hybrid is the movable center console,The official is called it"Dynamic Island",It supports front and rear movement,It is convenient for the use of passengers in one or two rows。

It's more interesting, of course, as the big brother of MPV, the back row is its focus, go!

Coming to the second row, first of all, in terms of space, the front seats are adjusted to a comfortable driving position, and the second row is quite spacious.

Secondly, the second row is equipped with two independent aviation seats, six-way aviation headrests, four-way lumbar supports, electric leg rests, heating and ventilation massage, and the functional configuration is readily available, in addition, it is favored by the new power models, refrigerators, TVs, small tables, GL8 plug-in hybrid This time it is also equipped for you, it can be said that it is not inferior to the current mainstream new power models in terms of functional configuration.

Coming to the third row, the one we photographed is the top 6-seat version, the third row is also two independent seats, with the function of heating and ventilation, and the sense of vision is also relatively good, and the top configuration also has a 7-seat version to choose from, with the third row of seats electric folding function.

Looking at it whole, in fact, I feel that the difference between GL8 and DENZA D9 in terms of space configuration is not too obvious, so what are the advantages of GL8 plug-in hybrid and DENZA D9 compared to it?

GL8 plug-in hybrid is equipped with a high-power 1.5T engine, matched with a 2-speed DHT gearbox, single-motor front-wheel drive, although there is no dual-motor four-wheel drive version like Denza D9, but from the perspective of power parameters, it is not worse than the Denza D9 four-wheel drive version, GL8 plug-in hybrid has a comprehensive maximum power of 292 kW, zero hundred acceleration 7.8S, D9 four-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 299kW, zero hundred acceleration 7.9S.

In addition, in terms of cruising range, the GL8 plug-in hybrid is equipped with a 24.4kWh battery pack, which has a pure electric range of 138km, which is a little smaller than the Denza D9, but the fuel tank has 73L, which is 20L larger than the Denza D9, and the comprehensive cruising range reaches 1370km.

In terms of price, GL8 plug-in hybrid is a six-seater, seven-seat two cockpit layout, a total of 3 configurations and 4 models, the price is 359,900 yuan-419,900 yuan, here I have to say that GL8 in the field of commercial vehicles a position is undoubted, before being pressed by Denza D9, mainly because Denza D9 occupies the new energy market, no need to pay purchase tax, equivalent to saving 3, 40,000 yuan.

And now the arrival of GL8 plug-in hybrid, so that it also has a certain advantage in price, and it also has a good performance in terms of power endurance, I think it is still worth seeing, and it is bound to have a certain impact on the MPV market.

Which version is the best to buy?

Finally, come to the model version recommendation: 3 configurations are recommended to take a look at the exclusive version of the configuration, the price is 389,900, the price is less than 400,000, compared with the low configuration, the second row of the medium configuration model is equipped with aviation seats, BOSE audio, the third row of electric adjustment, streaming media rearview mirror, wireless charging, rear independent air conditioning, etc., you can also add money to the optional rear entertainment screen and refrigerator, the whole functional configuration is still quite good, this visit to the store is over here, do you think GL8 can hit the peak again? Let's discuss it in the comment area, bye-bye!

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