Buy big, don't buy small! The budget of 250,000 is a comprehensive comparison of the patrol and the crown road

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2024-07-01 19:53

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01 FAW-Volkswagen Lancun launched 4 new models in 2024, with an official guide price of 242,900 yuan, and a starting price of 32,000 yuan, with no decline in configuration and power.

02Compared with Honda Guandao, which is also a joint venture SUV, the Range Cruiser has competitive advantages in terms of space size, cockpit experience, and safety configuration.

03 Among them, the wheelbase of the Range Patrol is 2980mm, and the body size is 4936/2015/1756, while the wheelbase of the crown road is 2820mm, and the body size is 4858/1942/1670mm.

04 In addition, the top version of the Range Patrol is better than the top version of the Crown Road in terms of comfort and technology.

05 Overall, FAW-Volkswagen Range Patrol performs well in terms of space, configuration, and power, which is worth considering when buying a family.

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More and more volatile market, brought more volatile new cars, May sales have been out, the car market performance is flat, the growth rate is slowing down, only SUV models have a year-on-year and month-on-month sales performance. Among them, the mid-to-large SUV market is particularly popular, which also indicates that the time is right for the family-based car buying force. Recently, Volkswagen Lancun has launched 4 new models in 2024, with an official guide price of 242,900, compared with the previous model, the starting price has been reduced by 32,000, but the configuration and power have not declined, and it has a stronger competitive advantage. Below, let's take a look at the competitiveness of the ranger, which is also a joint venture SUV.

A contest between German and Japanese styles

The demand for family cars with multiple people has led to the emergence of new medium and large SUV cars with large space and strong power. In the joint venture camp, FAW-Volkswagen Range Cruiser has attracted a lot of attention, and its vehicle shape is more youthful, sporty, refined and trendy. The front of the car is an avant-garde "Lingniu" design language, the bull-style front face is full of power, the side of the body has a strong sense of muscular lines, the roof is suspended, and there are 20-inch tomahawk aluminum wheels, the vehicle shape is full of young vitality.

In addition, the "Bright Flame" headlights of the Ranger are also very individual, with a light-emitting logo and family-style daytime running lights, which are very smart. Coupled with the atmosphere effect of the roof, door handles, and welcome lights, it can have a better sense of interaction with the driver and passengers.

On the basis of the two styles of the regular version and the R-Line, the 2024 Range Cruiser also adds a new basalt version, and the exterior color of the body adopts the matte paint of "Sky Black" to provide a cooler visual effect of the whole vehicle.

Looking at the exterior design of the Honda Crown Road, it is still a more stable shape. At the front, there is a large chrome trim panel with a logo embedded in the middle, flanked by slender LED headlight clusters that Japanese cars specialize in. On the side of the car, there are specially designed front and rear wheel arches, with multiple wheels, showing a stable and imposing style. However, compared to the rangers, it is too traditional and conservative.

More space and a healthier cabin

Although the price ranges of the two models overlap, the overall body size of the FAW-Volkswagen Range Cruiser is larger than that of the Honda Crown Road. Specifically, the wheelbase of the Range Patrol is 2980mm and the body size is 4936/2015/1756, while the wheelbase of the crown road is 2820mm and the body size is 4858/1942/1670mm. The size of the Range Patrol is leading in an all-round way, and in terms of the sense of space directly experienced by the user, the longitudinal space and horizontal space in the car have obvious advantages.

In terms of storage capacity of the trunk, the FAW-Volkswagen Range Cruiser is 656L, which can easily fit three 24-inch luggage compartments, and the electric tailgate with virtual pedals can be used to open the tailgate only when carrying heavy objects. The Honda Crown Road is only 510L, and the space gap between the two cars is indeed not small. In addition, the trunk opening of the Range Cruiser is wider, and there are separate storage compartments on both sides. The second-row seats can be folded down completely or folded down in a 4/6 ratio, forming a nearly flat space with the trunk when folded, and can be flexibly switched between storage and people-carrying scenarios.

In addition to the difference in space size, the cabin experience of FAW-Volkswagen Range Patrol is also more high-end and rich. The interior of the cockpit adopts a futuristic design style of light luxury, and a large area is covered with softer materials, which is more classy. At the same time, the 10.25-inch full-LCD digital instrument cluster and the 12-inch central control screen in the center console are integrated, which is also more technological. In contrast, the 8-inch touch LCD screen equipped with Guangqi Honda Guandao is much more conservative at the moment.

In addition, FAW-Volkswagen Range Patrol has an intelligent touch three-zone air conditioning system, and all models are equipped with a Clean Air 3.0 air purification system with a PM2.5 filtration efficiency of up to 99%, and an AQS air quality automatic control system that can intelligently adjust the air quality in the car according to the turbidity and humidity of the cabin air, providing a safe and healthy interior environment. The health configuration in the car of Guangqi Honda Guandao is lacking.

There is a big difference between high and low matches

The important configuration function is real only if it is standard for all systems. So, let's first compare the entry-level configuration differences between the two cars. It is also an entry-level configuration, and the patrol is equipped with active safety configurations such as lane departure warning, active braking, and forward collision warning as standard, and is also equipped with intelligent perception hardware. At the same time, all models are equipped with IQ.Drive L2 level assistance system as standard, which can provide full-speed adaptive cruise control, satellite navigation, road condition display, lane merging assist, lane keeping, road traffic sign recognition and other auxiliary driving functions. The crown road is only equipped with an ordinary cruise control function. In addition, in order to improve driving safety, the Ranger has LED daytime running lights, automatic headlights, turn assist lights, headlight rain and fog mode, rain sensing wipers and other functions are also standard on all models. In terms of the safety configuration of the entry-level model, there is a big difference between the two cars. In terms of comfort experience, the whole range of Ranger is equipped with trunk electric and memory functions, voice recognition control system, in-car network, mobile phone APP remote control and other functions are also standard for the whole series, while the entry-level models of Guandao are not equipped with these configurations.

The high-end model determines the luxury of a car, and let's compare the differences in configuration functions between the top configuration of the two models. Compared with the top version of the crown road, the top version of the Range Patrol has more fatigue driving prompts, DOW door opening warning, and six driving modes to choose from, more off-road and custom modes than the Crown Road, and more steering headlights, which further highlights an aspect of the Range Patrol that pays more attention to vehicle safety. In addition, the electronic gear knob, 10.25-inch full LCD instrument, mobile phone wireless charging, and 12-inch central control screen are also ahead of the traditional configuration of Guandao. In the traditional concept, Japanese cars have better comfort, however, the top configuration of the Range Patrol also provides lumbar support in the passenger seat, the second-row seats can also adjust the backrest angle, and is equipped with Harman Kardon 14-speaker audio, as well as 30-color ambient lighting and PM2.5 filtration in the car, and these are all functions that the overhead version of the crown road does not match.

A contest between power and energy consumption

Family SUVs, because they are often fully loaded, need to compete for power and energy consumption.

In terms of power, the Range Cruiser is still equipped with a 2.0T engine, offering two power options: 330TSI and 380TSI. Among them, the 330TSI version has a maximum power of 137kW and a maximum torque of 320Nm; The 380TSI version has a maximum output of 162 kW and a maximum torque of 350 Nm. In terms of transmission, it is equipped with a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, which can show strong power performance and stable handling performance on both urban roads and unpaved roads. In terms of energy consumption, the fuel consumption of the two versions under the WLTC mode of 100 kilometers is 7.77L and 8.68L respectively.

Looking at the 2023 Guandao, it is equipped with two displacement engines, 1.5T and 2.0T, with a maximum power of 138kW and a maximum torque of 243N·m, matched with a CVT gearbox, and a comprehensive fuel consumption of about 7.69L per 100 kilometers under the official WLTC working condition. The 2.0T engine has a maximum power of 192kW and a maximum torque of 370N·m, and the transmission is matched with a 9-speed automatic manual transmission, with a comprehensive fuel consumption of 9.14L per 100 kilometers under the official WLTC working condition.

From the comparison of the power and energy consumption of the two models, it can be seen that Japanese cars are not as fuel-efficient as the traditional impression, but German cars continue to provide strong power performance for the vehicle.

Comparative summary analysis:

Buy the new not the old, buy the big not the small. Up to now, Guangqi Honda Guandao is still selling the 2023 and 2022 models, and since the annual model has not been updated, the design and configuration of the vehicle are still stuck in a year ago, and not too many improvements have been made. The model on sale has been fully renovated to the 2024 model, which has been optimized and upgraded with the times to improve the safety, comfort, and technological configuration and functions of the vehicle, while the entry-level model of Guandao has a lower configuration and a significantly backward degree of technology. In addition, according to the above-mentioned comparison of the two cars, it can be seen that the overall body size and space of the Range Patrol are larger than the body size and space of the crown road, which is a "yardage", coupled with a more technological and luxurious cockpit function, which can make family travel more calm and comfortable.

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