Every November, the Guangzhou Auto Show is regarded by the automotive industry as the annual closing battle, and automakers will also release the blockbuster models that have been brewing for a year during the Guangzhou Auto Show, and Lingrui is the "big move" from Jiangling Ford at the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show.
After four months, the climate has changed from early winter to early spring, and Lingrui, which debuted at the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show, officially demonstrated all its strength. For such a model that gives high hopes, Whether Lingrui can make people shine in terms of product strength or not is still very much looking forward to it.
Leaving aside how this car drove, lingrui was undoubtedly successful in terms of design alone. Under the "burly body" of the medium-sized SUV, the designer gave it a "handsome and charming face", and the angular and handsome face made it "pay attention" to it no matter who passed by it.
Its beauty "gene" is due to the "potential energy aesthetics" design brought about by Ford's China 2.0 strategy, and the same design has received a good response on the Ford EVO, and now it is naturally glamorous and pleasant on the Lingrui.
Especially at the front of the car, the scaly mid-mesh grille resembles armor. The bulges on both sides of the grille are also as masculine and direct as the explosive muscles of a beautiful man, which makes it difficult for people not to be moved.
The design of the split headlights is not new today, and there are not a few models that have evolved this design to be eye-catching enough, but the split headlights on the Lingrui have made me see the peak of the use level.
It wasn't until the eyes were moved to the side of the body that the overall sense of amazement decreased, but the built-in waistline and boxy silhouette still brought out the masculine temperament to the fullest.
However, this masculine body contour often needs large wheels to set off, and the 235/50 R19-inch rim matched by Lingrui is not small in the same class, but it is a bit insufficient under such a design.
The rear is completely flat compared to the dazzling front, but this is only relatively speaking, the designer still uses some echoing techniques in the design of the rear, but the highlights of the front are too dazzling.
Lingrui's interior does not use too complex methods to design, simple and generous and take into account the practical overall style is easy to be welcomed by everyone, reasonable material collocation also makes its interior look more grade.
Although the positioning of Lingrui is a medium-sized SUV, it unexpectedly provides a flat-bottomed sports steering wheel on the steering wheel, the material wrapped in leather, with the size of the diameter just right, in the feel is not to pick.
In addition, because the car machine system integrates Tencent's ecosystem, there is also an independent WeChat button on the left side of the steering wheel, which can realize the function of opening WeChat with one click.
As the latest model under Jiangling Ford, although Lingrui did not use the exaggerated triple screen on the EVO, the design of the dual screen still brought it a strong atmosphere of technology interior.
While pursuing technology, Lingrui also retains many practical designs, such as the buttons under the central control screen, and the huge storage compartment below and the integration of wireless charging functions.
When I learned that this masculine midsize SUV was equipped with only a 1.5T turbocharged engine in the powertrain, I was somewhat disappointed. Even if its maximum power reaches 125kW/5400-5700rpm, the maximum torque is 260N·m/1500-3000rpm.
But the old saying goes: "Don't look at the advertisement, look at the curative effect". In fact, this 1.5T engine will not have any feeling of difficulty in driving Lingrui. Especially at the beginning, the power output of quite confident, for a time, people can not touch its depth.
If you think it relies on high speeds to provide the right power response for the initial stage, then just glance at the dashboard with the afterglow and you can see that the engine does not bother to do so, and the peak torque that can erupt from 1500 rpm is enough to make it easy to cope with the power demand below 80km/h.
Due to the displacement and body size, after 80km/h, it will not look as smooth as the initial and mid-section acceleration, especially when overtaking requires a little more patience.
The drivetrain that paired up with this engine was the expected 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission. From a daily use point of view, this gearbox is absolutely competent, the gear upshift is positive enough and the range of motion is gentle enough that it is difficult for normal drivers to detect its presence.
Only when you step on the throttle deeply and need to downshift and speed up, you will find its "chronic son", but this slowness belongs to the kind that is completely acceptable, and from the time point of view, it is only the interval between the driver stepping on the accelerator pedal and feeling that the speed increases by about 1 second. According to the standards of family cars, this gearbox is already at a passing level.
The ease and smoothness of the power does not mean that the chassis is equally comfortable. On the contrary, this chassis is very lively and abnormal, it is very willing to pass all the information on the ground to the members of the car, of course, not as hardcore as the performance car, but it is a more active presence in the family car.
This suspension tuning style is not without benefits, and when circling on the high-speed ramp, the body posture can even be more stable than the car. Seats that feel comfortable on everyday driving will also tightly wrap around the bodies of the passengers in the front row, which is also unexpected.
Written in the end: In the past, I have also been in contact with passenger models from Jiangling Ford, but the appearance of Lingrui has really refreshed my understanding of Jiangling Ford models, which not only has a good appearance, but also deserves its excellent appearance based on its pre-price. At present, the pre-sale price of Lingrui is 158,880-188,800 yuan, and this price range has touched the field of low-end models of joint venture compact SUVs. If it were you, would you choose whether this fresh blood that coexists with the inside or endure the low match of the joint venture compact SUV, welcome to let me know in the comments section.
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