When it comes to French cars, most of the friends who have driven French cars have a first impression is good to open, and the French brands that have been immersed for a long time recently have not decreased because of the arrival of Peugeot 508L and Citroen Versailles C5 X, and today I have the honor to experience Versailles C5 X, and I will talk about the experience in detail below.
In terms of appearance, the versailles C5 X tension front face design is very attractive, through the chrome trim design and the hood perfect contact, stretching the visual width, the headlights use a split design, all use LED light sources, narrow LED daytime running lights are "X" design, after lighting the visual effect is not bad.
As a cross-border medium-sized car, its retreat style is very strong, 4805/1865/1505mm of length, width and height and 2785mm wheelbase with smooth body lines, making it more slender, the upper edge of the window has been modified by chrome strips, creating a suspended roof effect, coupled with the design of the back, showing the atmosphere of fashion and sports. Functional aspects support the whole car keyless entry, and also with a welcome mode, when you hold the key close to the vehicle, the vehicle will automatically unlock, the headlights on, when you are far away from the vehicle, the vehicle will turn off the headlights, automatically locked. The shape of the tail is relatively full, and the design of the double tail has a strong visual effect.
Entering the car, the interior adopts a dark color collocation, giving people a relaxed feeling, the center console design is relatively simple, and the addition of wood grain trim panels has improved the sense of grade in the car. 10/12-inch suspension central control screen and 7-inch full LCD instrument to create a sense of technology is not weak, the central control screen in addition to low-end models only support Bluetooth / car phone, CarLife, OTA upgrade and voice recognition, the rest of the models are also equipped with navigation, navigation road information display, CarPlay and car networking functions.
The full LCD instrument display interface is clear, the engine speed, the speed are displayed in digital information, and the high-end model is also equipped with a HUD head-up display function, which can not only project information such as speed onto the windshield, but also project a full-color map, which is still relatively rare in this level of models. Here I would like to complain that the position of the dashboard is low, and some driving information is easily obscured by the steering wheel. The three-spoke multi-function steering wheel is made of leather material, which has a good texture and a good sense of sportiness.
In terms of configuration, versailles C5 X has a lot of advantages in the joint venture model of 14-180,000, in addition to the low-end version, the rest of the models have a more comprehensive active safety configuration, such as lane departure warning, forward collision warning, active braking, parallel assist, lane keeping and so on. In terms of auxiliary configuration, low-end models have reversing images, cruise control, uphill assist, engine start-stop, variable suspension adjustment and so on. Medium and high-end models also include adaptive cruise, full-speed adaptive cruise, L2 level assisted driving, side blind spot image, 360 ° panoramic image and so on.
In terms of space, my height of 175cm, can get 1 punch head space in the front row, in the back row can get 4 fingers of leg space and more than 2 fists of leg space, the middle of the rear row platform is not high, the middle passengers are relatively friendly, note that the material in addition to the top model using leather, the rest of the models are made of imitation leather material, and the entire series of models support the electric adjustment of the main passenger seat, which is worthy of praise, the top model also supports heating, ventilation and massage functions.
In terms of power, versailles C5 X is equipped with a 1.6T engine, which can output a maximum power of 129kW and a maximum torque of 250N·m, from the book data, the maximum power is 4kW more than the 1.6T version of the Peugeot 508L, but the power output is more linear, giving people the feeling of being more lazy (note that it is not said that it is weak), even if you step on the throttle deeply, you can't give you the feeling of pushing back like the Peugeot 508L. The drivetrain is matched with an 8-speed automatic transmission, and the gear changes are very smooth, and there is almost no sense of frustration.
The chassis adopts a combination of McPherson independent suspension and torque beam non-independent suspension, you don't look at the rear suspension is not independent suspension, after a deep foundation of Citroen tuning, the front section of the chassis is relatively soft, the bumps from the ground are handled well, comfort is guaranteed, but when you turn at high speed, the second half of the suspension has enough support.
Although the same is a French car, the Peugeot 508L and Versailles C5 X two cars give people different driving textures, Peugeot 508L has a stronger power explosion, the chassis texture is tougher, with stronger handling. The Versailles C5 X has a more linear power output, softer chassis tuning and a greater focus on comfort. If you pay more attention to comfort, then this medium-sized car priced at 14.37-186,700 yuan is undoubtedly a cost-effective choice.