Recently, this car has attracted much attention - the original best-selling Hoshikoshi L, this time became the first model equipped with Geely's new hybrid technology, and named the Hoshikoshi L Thor Hybrid Edition. The name is domineering, how about the car? Let's go to the store with this question and see how the Thor Hybrid version of Hoshikoshi L is doing.
First of all, let me explain to you, this is still a blue brand model, it uses a 1.5T three-cylinder engine + electric motor composed of hybrid system, the working principle and Toyota Honda's oil-electric hybrid similar, the main driving unit or the engine, the maximum power of 150 horsepower, peak torque of 225 Nm.
However, its biggest difference is the use of a 3-speed electric drive transmission, it is said that the maximum endurance of 1300km when full of fuel, the official 100km fuel consumption of 4.3L/100km.
To say that in the context of the current sharp rise in oil prices, it is also the most important reason why the Star Yue L Thor hybrid version has attracted attention. I also deliberately looked at its fuel tank cover, this car can actually add No. 92 oil, which is always less than the cost of those turbocharged cars that add 95, I have recently added No. 95 owners who have not dared to fill up the oil, see if people can add No. 92 oil, the key is that the fuel consumption is less than 5 liters, in fact, the heart is really not a taste, and there is an impulse to change the car.
After we arrived at the store, we found that there were indeed many customers who came to see the Hoshigoku L Thor Hybrid Edition, and in addition to power and fuel consumption, everyone also paid more attention to the appearance of this car. Take this front face, for example, there is a cyberpunk wind - the Xingyue L fuel version uses a straight waterfall grille, and this Thor hybrid version uses this long strip dot matrix, in fact, it is a bit like the Qiangua in our I Ching, like: Tianxingjian, a gentleman with self-improvement, which is a Chinese element deeply embedded in the car.
The Geely LOGO in the middle can emit light, plus there are also LED light sources on both sides of the middle network, and the Xingyue L Thor hybrid version looks like some new energy vehicles. Of course, the bumper shape and the fuel version are also different, I especially like the superimposed design on both sides, well, like a wind knife, very sharp. The hubs also don't use the cutout style of the fuel version, which makes me suspect that the next Hoshigoku L plug-in mix will use a similar design.
In addition, in the choice of car paint color also another way, did not use the usual kind of blue, white, black and gray or whatever, but used the more popular Morandi color in the past two years, and a bit like the popular Nado gray last year, but it is slightly whiter, I personally think it is very good-looking, these two years many people even specially for the color of the film to paste the color film, this even the money for the color change film has been saved.
Personally, I have always believed that hoshikoshi L's interior design and manufacturing materials in this level of domestic SUVs are outstanding. The texture of the entire interior of the Star Yue L Raytheon Edition is in line with its positioning, and its starting price of 171,700 yuan (just officially listed on March 30) has successfully entered the price range of the joint venture brand compact SUV, compared with Veranda, CR-V and what have advantages, and the price of the hybrid version of these joint venture cars mentioned is to go to more than 210,000 yuan, which is not to reflect the cost performance we often say.
In addition, there are some differences between the interior color of the Hoshikoshi L Raytheon edition and the fuel version model, which uses a white and blue interior color, which is estimated to reflect the concept of energy saving.
There are three details in the interior that I personally prefer. The first point is this most conspicuous triple screen, although it is not the same as the standard three pieces, but it can be seen that its functional partition is still very obvious, and the menu layout is reasonable, the submenu is not complicated, easy to operate; the second point is that the steering wheel feels very good, especially the three and nine o'clock positions feel very much like Volvo -
This family has some genetic exchanges, which is very normal; the third point is that the comfort of the seat is in the same level, I dare say that it can be ranked in the top three, and the flexibility of supportive wrapping is better than that of Tiguan L, Veranda, cr-V.
However, before I thought that this time the Star-Over L Thor Hybrid Edition would change the style of the block, but some regrets did not. The other is the air outlet on both sides, if it is a little bigger, it will be more beautiful.
The rear row has basically not changed much, because the wheelbase has not changed, and the overall layout and fuel version have been consistent. After the front row was adjusted according to my height, the leg space in the back row was about two fists, and the head space was more than one punch, which was enough for the family.
And the rear row of the Hoshikoshi L has always had a clear advantage over its peers (including joint venture cars): the width of the seat cushion is wider, which also means that the passengers' hips and legs are better supported, and the comfort is even better than cr-V and Tiguan L.
It is also worth mentioning that the bulge in the middle of the rear floor is not too high - about three centimeters - compared to some joint venture car bulges are very high in the middle can hardly sit people, and can be relatively calm when fully loaded. Therefore, this is also a factor in my recommendation of the Hoshigoku L Thor Hybrid Edition.
Driver's Summary:
Geely Xingyue L itself has a strong product force at this level, before the 2.0T machine in addition to fuel consumption of about 9, power has a significant advantage over the same level of many 1.5T. Now that Hoshikoshi L has one more option, the Thor Hybrid edition focuses more on fuel consumption and power, and friends who want to know more about its power can refer to the video of my colleague Sakamichi ("Test Drive Geely Hoshikoshi L Hybrid: Power is stronger than Toyota Honda, but the details need to be improved").
It is expected that the oil price will maintain a high state in the past two years, if you buy this car to save thousands of dollars a year in fuel costs, there is no problem, and the practicality of the car itself is also good.
Just yesterday, Xingyue L Thor Hybrid officially released the price, 171,700 yuan to 183,700 yuan, while the Starry Sky Gray Double Interior Optional Package and BOSE Audio need to add 3,000 yuan each. This price is basically at the same level as the Japanese hybrid SUV, and the advantages of the Hoshikoshi L Raytheon Hybrid are mainly in the larger body size and better power output, but because they cannot enjoy the green card purchase tax exemption, the landing price is about 200,000 yuan. Therefore, Geely also said that the new car uses order-based production.
For consumers, 200,000 yuan to buy their own brand blue brand hybrid does require some courage, and Geely does not have the ambition of BYD Song PLUS DM-i for its sales targets. But this car is only a test of Thor power, and Geely will have more hybrid products to the market after that.
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