There is a kind of man's romance called a self-priming high-displacement SUV. However, looking around the brands now, such cars are becoming less and less. Many readers of the driving school know that we bought a Highlander hybrid model, how much difference is there between it and the self-priming large-displacement SUV? Today, we are looking for a pure imported 3.5L V6 Hyundai Paristi, which is also priced at 329,800 yuan, and plan to open a Sichuan West trial to let everyone see what is different between the two cars.
The real SUV should have "left its name" on the plateau, and we drove up With Parristi and Highlander to the scenic and challenging Chuanxi. In winter, there will be a different kind of beauty here, but the living conditions in the plateau are limited, and the equipment and luggage you need to bring are much more than the average self-driving trip. This time, each of us brought a large box with water, dry food, and a tent. This is a big test for the loading capacity of the vehicle. So before we go, let's compare the trunks of The Parisian and Highlander to see who is more suitable.
First, let's look at the official data. Parris Emperor trunk 1295L, Highlander did not publish the actual data, but in terms of visual evaluation, Parris Emperor is indeed larger than Highlander. In order to ensure objectivity, we actually measured the depth and width of the trunk of the two models with a tape measure, from the actual data, the Paris Emperor trunk depth of 120cm, better than the Highlander's 110cm, and the ParrisTi trunk opening is also larger, and the maximum horizontal width of the Highlander 120cm is slightly longer than the Parristi's 116cm. Then we also carried out a loading test of all the luggage, and you can intuitively see the actual situation through the pictures: Paristi can put down even if he has twice as many items, while the Highlander trunk is more cramped after loading the same amount of luggage.
▲ Paristi
▲ Highlander
In addition, both cars have a second row of seat reclining function, excellent space expansion ability, moving or two people can load more supplies when they travel long distance, and even this expansion space can be used as a bed in emergency; but compared with The second row of electric rewind function of Paristi is more convenient and the comprehensive loading capacity is more comprehensive.
Once we set off, we had the most intuitive experience of the dynamics of Paristi and Highlander. First of all, Highlander, in the low altitude area Highlander's THS hybrid system can achieve the best balance state, in the city, suburbs, high-speed and other working conditions are satisfactory; but once to a higher altitude, because the THS system of the motor itself is not very powerful, such conditions will usually be based on engine output, but the four-cylinder self-priming engine has a significant power decline, and the motor can not give more help, the engine roar is obvious, the power output can not be as good as expected, It doesn't feel like the acceleration is as smooth as it is at low altitudes.
The large-displacement V6 self-priming Hyundai Paristi performs well in the plateau, on the one hand, the power attenuation is not obvious, and the initial acceleration is more energetic than the Highlander; and the transmission shift logic will be significantly changed, so that the engine can be kept at the maximum torque output platform as much as possible, so the power response will be better in various working conditions - finally understand why people in the highland area yearn for large displacement.
Paristi is also worth mentioning that it has four driving modes to choose from, in addition to the ECO mode that focuses on fuel economy, the standard mode that copes with most normal road conditions, and the SPORT mode with no reservation for power output, there is also a SMART smart mode that is the highlight of the whole car, in this mode, the driving computer can do timely monitoring and matching according to the driver's habits, as well as the current road conditions, and always provide the most suitable power to respond to the driver's driving intentions. And the visualization on the instrument is also very good, deep on the throttle SMART word will turn red, representing the power output approaching motion mode, it can be said that it is really smart.
When we come to high altitudes, the road conditions are often complicated – except that the national highway is a normal paved road, we occasionally encounter gravel roads and even potholes. I drove The Paristi first on this road, on the one hand, I felt that the power response was good, on the other hand, the whole process of suspension showed good toughness, the overall solidity was also good, the performance was smooth, even colleagues in the back row praised its good comfort.
Coupled with the fact that the ground clearance of Paristi reaches 203mm, there is no need to worry about the ability to deal with the gravel road potholes, and even the deeper pits can be calmly coped with. And In addition to 4 driving modes, there are 3 terrain modes to choose from, we encounter muddy and icy roads on the high mountains, only need to open the corresponding ruts, snow mode, Paristi's H-TRAC four-wheel drive system in different road conditions to intervene in time, the vehicle's passability is indeed a high level.
In fact, we know that the Toyota Highlander has good highway performance, showing good condition in the high-speed conditions in the front section, and the suspension filtering ability is also good. However, under the complex road conditions such as Plateau Mountain Road, Highlander feels less stable, although the integrity of the suspension is still at a high level, but I don't know if it is an assembly problem, the noise of the whole vehicle is more obvious, which makes people feel less solid. Secondly, Highlander officially did not announce the ground clearance, but the actual experience should not exceed 200mm, and sometimes some deep pits are hidden, afraid of scraping the chassis.
In addition, Highlander's four-wheel drive system is also different from most fuel SUV multi-piece clutch four-wheel drive, because the E-four itself is composed of a front axle engine, motor and rear axle motor, which is more of a "four-wheel drive with a four-wheel drive concept", and the rear axle motor power is not large, there is no problem in dealing with simple slip limit and de-trapping, but to cope with more complex snow mountain road conditions, in fact, there is some inadequacy, which is a test for the driver's driving level.
Under the beautiful scenery of Chuanxi, how can we not discuss a wave of their appearance? In fact, the two cars are completely different styles, the new Highlander has become more "delicate", the body lines have become much softer, and the light groups have become slender, which is the result of catering to urbanization. And Paristi shows a more resolute aura, the lines are wide open, the body contour is very powerful, in a scene like Kawanishi, it seems to be more in line with the surrounding environment. In addition, when I was driving Highlander just now, I looked at the tail of Paristi, which was very sexy.
As for the interior, the Japanese and Korean systems still have a lot in common, on the one hand, they are standard T-shaped layouts, and retain a large number of button designs, the difficulty of getting started is low; the materials and workmanship selected by the two cars in the details are very close, and the interior color is also all black, supplemented by silver panels, which is relatively traditional style and easy to get the recognition of 30-45 years old people.
Finally, in terms of configuration, the same is 329,800 yuan of two cars, we may think that the configuration of imported cars is not as good as domestic, in fact, on the contrary, Highlander basic configuration application is enough, but in the details or modern Paristi is more abundant - for example, in high-altitude areas seat heating, steering wheel heating is very practical, seat ventilation is also Highlander does not have, in addition, Paristi also has electric seat memory, mobile phone wireless charging board and other configurations, better in the experience.
Driver's Summary:
Through the Chuanxi trial, in terms of design, space, safety, intelligent configuration, especially in terms of large-displacement self-priming power, the same price, Paristi is a better choice. Its sales volume in the North American market and the various awards it has won are also fully proof of the excellence of the product strength. As an imported model, The Parristi's quality is also trustworthy.
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