In recent years, with the rising demand for free and flexible travel methods, major automobile brands have continued to develop six- and seven-seat SUVs, and the publicity of "refrigerators, color TVs, and large sofas" has emerged in an endless stream. In early summer, the demand for family self-driving travel ushered in a new growth, and with the launch of new models, the battle for Zui's family-friendly and safer SUV has once again entered the public eye.
As the two "veteran" SUVs at the center of the controversy, Xingtu Lanyue and Trumpchi GS8 respectively announced the "replacement + national subsidy" car purchase discount plan, and on the basis of their excellent safety configurations, users have once again improved the affordability of car purchases. Today, we will compare and analyze the preferential strength of the two cars, as well as the details of active and passive safety configurations, to find a more suitable family SUV for intending car buyers.
Replacement + national subsidy, double preferential treatment shows sincerity
Previously, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Finance and other seven departments jointly issued the "Implementation Rules for Car Trade-in Subsidy", announcing that from now until December 31, 2024, consumers of new passenger cars who meet the requirements can receive a one-time fixed car purchase subsidy. Among them, individual consumers who scrap fuel passenger vehicles with emission standards of China III and below (new energy passenger vehicles registered before April 30, 2018) and purchase new passenger cars that meet the energy-saving requirements can enjoy a subsidy of 10,000 yuan; Users who scrap fuel passenger cars with emission standards of China III and below (gasoline passenger cars registered before June 30, 2011, diesel passenger cars and other fuel passenger cars registered before June 30, 2013) and purchase fuel passenger cars with an engine displacement of 2.0 liters or less can enjoy a subsidy of 7,000 yuan.
On the basis of national subsidies, Xingtu Lanyue and Trumpchi GS8 have launched replacement subsidies respectively. Xingtu Lanyue's "trade-in" ZUI high subsidy can enjoy 28,000 yuan; Trumpchi GS8 "trade-in" zui high subsidy can enjoy 20,000 yuan. Since both cars are fuel vehicles, car buyers can enjoy a national subsidy of 7,000 yuan at the same time, and the comprehensive subsidy of Xingtu Lanyue can be as high as 35,000 yuan, while the comprehensive subsidy of Trumpchi GS8 is only 27,000 yuan. In contrast, Xingtu Lanyue has a discount of 8,000 yuan, which may support a family short-distance self-driving trip, which shows its sincerity to users who intend to buy a car.
NOC pilot, active safety is further advanced
On the way to "Poetry and Distance" or on the way back, family members either laugh and laugh along the way, immerse themselves in the pleasant atmosphere of the trip, or sleep soundly because of the fatigue of the journey. The above situation will have a certain impact on the driver, may be distracted by chatting, may also be "infected" by the quiet sleep atmosphere and cause fatigue, or even miss the high-speed, elevated exit (entrance), at this time, the active safety configuration of the vehicle becomes very important.
The vehicle is equipped with 32 high-end ADAS driving assistance systems, such as W-HUD high-definition digital head-up display, HWA highway assist, NOC high-speed navigation assisted driving, and HPA memory parking, which comprehensively sweeps away dangers, "prevents accidents before they occur", and protects users' travel safety throughout the process. In February 2024, Xingtu Lanyue updated the NOC automatic navigation assistance function, which can automatically switch the main road between the highway and urban elevated road sections within the coverage of the high-precision map according to the path planned by the navigation, and at the same time, it can automatically adjust the vehicle speed, intelligently change lanes and autonomously overtake slow cars according to the road speed limit and the perception of the surrounding environment of the car, making driving easier, bringing smart obstacles to the safe travel of the whole family, and walking in the forefront of active safety in the automotive industry.
On the other hand, Trumpchi GS8, although equipped with lane departure warning system, fatigue driving prompt, DOW door opening warning, front and rear collision warning and other active safety configurations, but DOW door opening warning, rear collision warning and other functions are not equipped with all models, and there is no automatic pilot assistance function, it can only be said that the overall unsatisfactory, active safety level is above the industry passing line.
Steel armor, passive security hard power
Recently, the film "My Altay" has been on the air, and the clear blue sky, white clouds, vast grasslands, and free lifestyle in the play have aroused the yearning of countless people, and topics such as Xinjiang self-driving tours and "318 must be driven in this life" have risen. However, before arriving at "Poetry and Distance", the steep road conditions of the Xinjiang Highway and 318 are also a big test for vehicles. Although the probability of encountering mudslides, road collapses, and rocks on the slopes is not high, a more secure vehicle is always reassuring.
Xingtu Lanyue applies the design of cage-type energy-absorbing space capsule, and the proportion of high-strength steel coverage of the whole vehicle reaches 85%, ranking in the first echelon of the industry, providing full protection for the entire crew compartment. In addition, the door anti-collision beam and B-pillar are made of ultra-high-strength steel reinforced plate hot stamping technology (UHSSP), and the tensile strength can reach 1500MPa, which can cope with different forms of impact tests. The Trumpchi GS8 adopts the "five rings" cage protection frame of the passenger compartment design, the use of high-strength steel accounts for only 62.7%, even if the strength of ultra-high-strength hot-stamping steel has reached 1500Mpa, but the impact resistance of the whole vehicle, the user does not know.
In order to let users intuitively feel the security strength, Xingtu Lanyue has repeatedly "ruthlessly" to himself. For example, in the rolling collision event in September 2023, after 8 laps of rolling from a vertical height of 25 meters and a steep slope of more than 45 degrees, the A-pillar, B-pillar and C-pillar were not deformed, the vehicle structure was complete, and the doors could be opened normally. Moreover, at the moment of collision, the 10 airbags of Xingtu Lanyue instantly popped open, and the seat belts were effectively tightened, creating a safety binding force for the drivers and passengers of the whole car to reduce collision damage.
In addition, the B-pillar steel beam on the collision car was also taken away by the industry media for a "bounce" test. At the professional test site, after being fired by the CZ-512BU gun, Baikal double-barreled LIE gun and other models of wallpaper, the steel beam only left a crater and was not penetrated, and its safety performance was far better than that of the control group of Japanese cars that had been broken down many times. For a long time, the safety strength of Xingtu Lanyue has been obvious to all in the industry, not only won praise from central media reports, but also passed the certification of international ding-level safety standards such as Euro NCAP, IIHS, FMVSS and other international safety standards with high scores, exchanging users' peace of mind with leading safety.
As the "big six-seater and big seven-seater" family SUV continues to enter the public eye, more and more intending car buyers have become more cautious and rational in their choice, and they have also paid more attention to price and safety configuration. If you can get a big discount of 35,000 yuan, the official guide price of Xingtu Lanyue will change from the original 193,900~238,900 yuan to 158,900~203,900 yuan.