The college entrance examination scores, the high school entrance examination is over, primary and secondary schools are on vacation, more and more families have set off to take friends of all ages to see the world, and summer family travel is becoming more and more popular. Some people go to the filming location because of a drama, some people are attracted by the magnificent culture, and some people plan to enjoy the majestic mountains and rivers, and free and flexible self-driving travel has become the main way for families to travel.
Family self-driving cars should not only be large enough, but also safer and more luxurious, so as to give users enough sense of security and comfort. So, how do you look at the safety and luxury of a family car? Take the two medium-sized and large SUVs that seem to be on par - Xingtu Lanyue and Trumpchi GS8 as examples, you can see the real chapter after comparing the details of the configuration.
Safety PK: The body is hard enough to be the real protection
The majestic plateau, rolling mountains, vast plains, low hills, and basins surrounded by mountains all constitute the rich and varied topography of the continent, and thus create many strange, dangerous and beautiful highway landscapes. Traveling by car can not only enjoy the beauty of the rape fields on the plains, but also feel the thrill of the gravel rolling down the winding road, so a car with a "hard" enough body to save lives at critical moments is crucial.
Xingtu Lanyue adopts a cage-type energy-absorbing capsule design, the proportion of high-strength steel covering the whole vehicle reaches 85%, and the door anti-collision beam and B-pillar are made of ultra-high-strength steel reinforced plate hot stamping technology (UHSSP), with a tensile strength of up to 1500MPa, which can cope with different forms of impact tests and provide full protection for the entire passenger compartment. On the other hand, the Trumpchi GS8 adopts the "five-ring" cage-like 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 vehicle still has to be questioned.
In order to let users intuitively feel the hard-core security strength, Xingtu Lanyue will start to "ruthlessly" itself from 2023 to prove its security strength. In September 2023, a Xingtu Lanyue rolled all the way down a steep slope with a vertical height of 25 meters and more than 45 degrees, and after 8 laps of rolling and collision, the A-pillar, B-pillar and C-pillar were not deformed, the vehicle structure was complete, and the doors could be opened normally. What is even more reassuring to users is that at the moment of collision, the 10 airbags of Xingtu Lanyue instantly pop open, and the seat belts are effectively tightened, creating a safety binding force for the drivers and passengers of the whole car and reducing collision damage.
In March 2024, the B-pillar steel beam on the Xingtu Lanyue collision vehicle entered the professional test site, and after being shot by the CZ-512 Bu Q, Baikal Double-barreled Hunting Q and other types of guns, 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 were penetrated many times. In June, the steel beams of the B-pillar of the Star Journey were continuously shot and then sharpened. As the saying goes, "good steel is used on the blade", the master of intangible cultural heritage sword skills takes materials from the steel beam of the B-pillar as an important blade, and constantly quenches and tempers it with water at a temperature of about 800 degrees Celsius, which not only has to be tempered, but also finely grinded. The whole knife has been struck at least 1,000 times, showing the excellent strength of the steel beam of the B-pillar of Xingtu Lanyue and the excellent strength of extreme temperature difference. At the end of the day, a strong Tang knife called "Lanyue" was born out of the wind, conveying the strong protection of Xingtu Lanyue in another form.
In addition, Xingtu Lanyue is also better than the Trumpchi GS8 in terms of active safety. The whole car will be set up with a reminder that the seat belt is not fastened, the safety awareness is full, and there are many protection functions such as DOW door opening warning and rear collision warning. Trumpchi GS8 is deficient in the above aspects, and it is inevitable that there will be a suspicion of "price reduction and allocation".
Luxury PK: The high-end power is the real luxury
Family long-distance road trips usually have little time to stop and rest, and most of the time is spent in the car, which not only causes the discomfort of staying in a sitting position for a long time, but also makes you feel bored and in a bad mood because of the same road conditions. Therefore, when buying a car, the vehicle's seats, screen system, audio system and other cockpit configurations need to be paid attention to.
As the flagship model of Chery's spire brand, Xingtu Lanyue was born for family users, and better meets the driving needs of all car occupants from many details. Xingtu Lanyue applies a new ergonomic seat design, as well as a dual-hardness foaming process and a wrapping structure, with a wrap-around backrest shape for better overall support effect, and is equipped with Pre-NAPPA leather, using parametric perforation and personalized quilting technology, giving users a more comfortable, soft and breathable riding experience.
It can also be seen from the comparison chart of the two-car configuration that the front seats of Xingtu Lanyue have heating, ventilation and SAP functions, and the second row seats also have heating and ventilation functions, so that users can maintain a comfortable experience and a good mood whether they are driving in hot areas or cold high altitudes. In this regard, the Trumpchi GS8 can be reduced, and the front seats only retain the heating function, without considering the riding experience of the second-row occupants.
In terms of entertainment, Xingtu Lanyue is better than the size of the Trumpchi GS8 central control screen, and it is also equipped with a 12.3-inch entertainment screen, when users are camping in the wild, long-distance parking and resting, they can also use the large screen to watch football games and chase dramas. With the 23-tone LION MELODY audio, as well as the 4-tone voice interaction function, the control of 766 functions such as multimedia, navigation, and air conditioning can be "visible and spoken", and users can enjoy immersive ball viewing, movie viewing, and listening to music, with a full sense of live. In particular, Xingtu Lanyue is also equipped with an exclusive headrest audio, and the surround sound enjoyment creates a full sense of luxury.
In the first half of the year, the group sold more than 1.1 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 48.4%, and the semi-annual sales exceeded one million for the first time, creating a record high, becoming the only company in the industry to achieve the "double growth" of new energy vehicles and fuel vehicles. Automobile companies with "double growth" in domestic and overseas markets. Among them, the Xingtu brand contributed 54,447 units in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 28.9%, and achieved positive year-on-year growth for six consecutive months, continuing to develop rapidly towards the new growth momentum of the group.
After a comprehensive comparison, Xingtu Lanyue not only has a significantly better safety performance and luxury configuration than the Trumpchi GS8, but also has Chery Holdings' strong car-making heritage, global design resources, and continuously strong brand influence, so as to better create a "mobile home" for users. At the same time, in order to avoid many users choosing to sacrifice some car enjoyment due to the price of the vehicle when actually buying a car, it is necessary to introduce the car purchase discount of "price in place" of Xingtu Lanyue, and the current car purchase can immediately get a comprehensive subsidy of up to 35,000 yuan for "replacement + national subsidy", so that more families can get higher car value, better car experience, and welcome the longed-for summer self-driving trip.