Joint venture brand car companies, including Volkswagen, Toyota, and Honda, must not have thought that the rise of their own brands would have a huge impact on their market share. A typical change can be seen that the models that everyone used to need to increase the price to buy can now be bought without a price increase, and there are significant discounts at the terminal, such as the Toyota Highlander. According to the quotations of some vertical automobile websites, the current terminal discount of Highlander can reach up to 66,000 yuan, and the price of the entry-level model has dropped to about 209,800 yuan.
It is not difficult to see from the trend of the market that compared with the scene of price increases in previous years, the market position of Highlander is now much worse than before. But Highlander is not alone, because its competitor Volkswagen Tourang has also been impacted by new energy SUVs, in order to consolidate market share, the official launched an outstanding model, the starting price from the old model of 295,000 directly down to 249,000, at the same time, dealers in some regions also gave a discount of 25,000 yuan, so that the price of the entry-level 330TSI two-wheel drive Longteng version fell to 224,000 yuan. It can also be seen from this that in the face of a number of new energy SUV competitors, Volkswagen is really worried.
The current Volkswagen Touron has a length of 5052mm and a wheelbase of 2980mm, and the model is positioned as a mid-to-large SUV, which is actually larger than most mid-to-large SUVs in terms of body size. In addition, the car has a seven-seat layout, and there is no five-seat version to choose from, but the second- and third-row seats can be folded and folded, and the trunk space is also considerable.
I believe everyone is very familiar with the appearance of the Tourang, so I won't go into too much detail here. To put it simply, the whole vehicle adopts a square and tough design, and the front and rear light groups use a through-type design, which increases the recognition of the appearance. Of course, there are also some friends who prefer a smooth and full line design, which can be regarded as a matter of opinion.
Sitting in the car, the interior of the Touron seems to us to be quite mainstream. However, if compared with some current 20-300,000 domestic new energy SUVs, its interior design is a bit outdated, but it has all the technology configurations. For example, 10.25-inch full LCD instrument, 12-inch central control screen, CarPlay/Hicar/CarLife car machine interconnection, app store, OTA upgrade, monochrome atmosphere lighting, automatic three-zone air conditioning, voice recognition control, intelligent remote control key and other configurations, although it does not particularly emphasize the intelligence of the cockpit, but it is enough to meet the convenience needs of a family's daily travel.
In terms of space, the Touron continues the advantages of the large body design. The seats are designed with simple contrasting technology, the interior padding is soft, and the front seats are equipped with lumbar support as standard, which can alleviate the fatigue of front passengers to a certain extent during long-distance rides. The material of the second-row seats is the same as that of the front row, and in addition to the short seat cushions and stiff backrest, the longitudinal legroom and headroom are good. After coming to the third row, I can still get about 1 fist of legroom in the longitudinal direction, which is more comfortable than the third row of the Highlander I sat in before.
In terms of power, Tourang provides three sets of power systems, and the main one is still the 2.0T+7DCT power combination. Among them, the 2.0T engine is the third generation of EA888 power, with a maximum output of 186 horsepower and 220 horsepower respectively, and the performance belongs to the mainstream level. In my opinion, the core advantage of these two powertrains is low fuel consumption, corresponding to WLTC combined fuel consumption of 7.89L/100km and 8.65L/100km respectively, of which the 380TSI high-power version is still equipped with a timely four-wheel drive system to achieve fuel consumption, which is more fuel economy than the Highlander at the same price. If the power demand is higher, the car also provides 530 V6 power, this set of power maximum power of 299 horsepower, maximum torque of 500 Nm, WLTC working condition comprehensive fuel consumption of 9.7L/100km, although the fuel consumption is high, but in exchange for better power performance.
All in all, the Volkswagen Tourang is still worth recommending, especially when the entry price comes to less than 230,000, it is still worth considering, especially the 380TSI model, which has abundant power and low fuel consumption, and the interior space is relatively wide, and the overall market reputation is also good.