Talk about Geely Xingrui： The power is good, and the sound insulation and shock absorption are not bad, but I won’t buy it.
Some time ago, I drove the car Geely Xingrui. Today, I took the time to talk about the use of this car.
It has been some time since Geely Xingrui went public, during which I also attended a launch conference of Geely Xingrui Space-Time Edition. I didn’t have a chance to test drive because it was just a listing conference.
However, as the old saying goes, "A good meal is not afraid of being late." After half a year, I still got on this car.
I believe that people who often pay attention to cars should be familiar with this car, so let’s go straight to the point and talk about some of my driving feelings about it.
Of course, if there are some friends who don’t know about this car, don’t worry. Later, when I talk about driving, I will also talk about other aspects of this car.
The first is power. Geely Xingrui is the only car with a 2.0T engine at the same level and price. This engine can produce 190Ps and 300N·m in generate. This power output is relatively large at the same level. For example, the horsepower output of the well-known Civic 1.5T engine is 182Ps.
So what exactly does Xingrui drive? Let’s just say that it can definitely enter the top three in terms of acceleration, and the somatosensory feeling should be within 8 seconds. But if you say how fast this acceleration is, it won’t be, just that it is a fast car in the same class. Then daily driving is definitely enough, and there is no pressure to overtake in parallel.
The matching of engine and transformer is well done, there is no sense of frustration at low speed, and the shift smoothness is ok. Driving slowly every day, the gearbox is still very obedient.
Next, let’s talk about its space. I sit in the back row with my height and weight. In fact, I don’t feel how spacious the back row space of Xingrui is. Compared with other models in the same class, it is almost the same level, such as LaVida, Sagitar, Bora, Corolla, Sylphy and so on.
The luxury of the interior design is better than the above models, and the size of the central control panel, the color matching of the center console and the skin materials are also better than the above models.
However, the shape of its gear handle does not match the overall interior style, and a simple yacht gear handle stands abruptly on the center console. Switching to a button-type or knob-type shifting mechanism should improve the look and feel.
In terms of sound insulation, the engine roar will be more obvious at medium and high speeds. However, this is normal, and even joint-venture B-class cars at the same price will also have this phenomenon. The isolation of tire noise and wind noise is good, and the engine vibration control is also very good.
The chassis has a certain texture. After some ups and downs, the road surface has a good vibration filtering effect, and the vibration transmitted to the steering wheel is also very small. Under the condition of slow driving, the advanced feeling is still satisfied.
Finally, let’s talk about energy consumption. This 2.0T engine needs to be filled with No.95 gasoline. The total fuel consumption level is basically no advantage at the same level and price. The comprehensive fuel consumption of NEDC is 6.7L/100KM.
In terms of selling price, the price range of Geely Xingrui is 11.37-15.27 million, which is almost consistent with the mainstream joint venture brand A-class cars, such as the common Corolla, Sylphy and LaVida. By looking at its sales volume, it is found that Geely Xingrui can sell tens of thousands of units a month, which shows that the launch of this car is successful and it is not afraid of the status of the joint venture brand.
As the saying goes, "No second in martial arts and no first in literature", at the test drive site, the activist also arranged a competing car for Xing Ruian, which is sagitar from the Volkswagen brand.
Driving two cars back and forth on the same route, sagitar has advantages in shifting speed and fuel consumption compared with Xingrui, especially in the case of fuel consumption. When sagitar speed is more than 30 kilometers per hour, the gearbox has risen to the fourth gear, which is not only fast but also very positive.
However, it may be due to the low basic displacement. When the sagitar is at a low speed (about 1350 rpm), the engine jitter will be transmitted to the steering wheel and seat, so the comfort and advanced feeling are relatively poor. The guess is that the factory engineer deliberately calibrated it in order to save more fuel.
However, for users who buy this car, this little bit of jitter has little effect on them. After all, fuel saving is king, especially in the current high oil price environment.
Sagitar has advantages in the above two aspects, but it is not as good as Xingrui in other aspects, such as advanced driving sense, advanced interior sense, steering feel and so on.
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To tell the truth, I still drive a few mainstream or non-mainstream A-class cars in China, so I can’t figure out how competitive Geely Xingrui is. But from the two cars I have tested, Geely Xingrui is superior to Sagitar in many aspects.
But if you ask me to make a choice between these two cars, I will choose sagitar. The reason is very simple. I will buy a car of this grade in terms of its durability, fuel economy, brand and space. And sagitar can satisfy me in these aspects, especially the fact that leather is durable (of course, the early sagitar is not counted, and interested friends can search for "broken shaft door"). As a car that needs to be used frequently, reliability is more important than everything.
However, for friends who are not very sensitive to fuel consumption and have requirements on vehicle configuration, design and power, then Geely Xingrui is a good choice. (Text/Power)