Buick Lang Wei recently ushered in a mid-term change. For consumers, this model is not as popular as its younger brother Buick Hideo, so the sales volume has been moderate until the mid-term change. Now, this compact car, which is positioned as a boutique, has appeared in front of the public with a brand-new attitude after the all-round upgrade of the engine-interior and exterior styling.
The biggest change in Buick Lang Wei's mid-term change is also his motivation, so let's start with his driving experience. Buick Lang Wei replaced the previous 1.5L naturally aspirated engine with 1.0T, and the previous 1.5T version with 1.3T version. The test drive we got this time is a top model, using a 20T version, and the 1.3T three-cylinder engine matches the CVT gearbox.
In the domestic market, three-cylinder engines are the first models to enter thousands of households, such as Li Xia, Alto and Fukang. At that time, the technical level of the three-cylinder engine was relatively low, which caused the engine to shake very badly, and also left a stereotype of the low-end and shaking of the three-cylinder engine for domestic users. However, I think the technology has been improving, and the three-cylinder machine is not necessarily as bad as everyone thinks. We might as well pay attention to the actual driving performance of this car first.
During the test drive, the daily driving performance of this 1.3T three-cylinder engine is remarkable, the matching between CVT gearbox and engine is very tacit, and the power output is smooth. Compared with the previous power combination of 1.5T and dual clutch, this matching has been obviously improved. At the same time, this CVT gearbox adopts steel chain structure, and there will be no gearbox slipping. In addition, although the displacement of this 1.3T three-cylinder engine is small, the driving experience of urban elevated or fast loop will not lead to the phenomenon of weak acceleration in the rear section, and the power is still sufficient. As a compact family car, its power is completely qualified, and the dynamic response speed and the matching smoothness of the gearbox will increase your affection for it. However, there is a small slot to mention, and it will take some time to match the automatic start system. When starting the system, the action is relatively large, and you will feel obvious jitter at the same time. At this time, people will suspect that the essence of the three cylinders will be exposed.
The positioning of chassis training and dynamic response training is somewhat different. First of all, the adjustment of suspension is not the comfortable feeling of traditional home, but the overall tough orientation. In the actual driving process, this suspension system can suppress redundant vibration when dealing with the road bumps, and the suspension system with strong overall feeling can improve your driving confidence. In addition, Lang Wei still gives people the excellent driving experience that Buick is familiar with. You can even use it for a slightly intense mountain running, because it has excellent pointing performance, relatively strong lateral support and a heavy sense of steering, and it can be easily handled by general intense driving.
As a compact car that focuses on fine products, Lang Wei's NVH performance is not as good as expected, which may be due to the small displacement three-cylinder engine, so the noise of the engine will be more obvious in the high speed range. In addition, it may be that the sound insulation treatment at the front and rear wheel arches is not done well, and the sound of fine stones hitting the wheel arches on the road surface will be clearly transmitted to the car during driving. In addition, the wind noise is also obvious, not necessarily because of the poor level of sound insulation materials, but more likely to ignore the aerodynamic design, especially the obvious performance is that the wind noise at the A-pillar is particularly large. As a boutique car with a starting price of 654.38+0.5 million yuan, such NVH performance immediately suppressed the good impression of the whole car created by exquisite modeling and compact chassis. In addition, it needs to be added that its brake adjustment may take some time to adapt, the whole braking stroke is relatively short, and the braking force in the initial stage is too large, which makes you feel that the brakes are very sensitive, and it is easy to brake too hard if you are not careful.
Improvement of overall modeling texture
Lang Wei, who changed her model in the middle period, was more successful in modeling design. As a compact car with high-quality positioning, the design creates a sense of exquisiteness and high-grade texture, and its face value is quite good in competing products. The main changes in the appearance this time are the front face and tail shape, all of which adopt Buick's brand-new family-style design language. This makes the appearance of the whole vehicle upgrade to a higher level than the old one. Headlights have evolved into LED light sources with adaptive far and near light adjustment, and their shapes are quite sharp. In addition, this top model is also equipped with a four-door keyless entry system.
Compared with the big plastic surgery of exterior decoration, the interior shape is basically the same as the old one. Instead, some improvements have been made in some intelligent configurations, such as adding automatic parking system, lane keeping function and active braking function. It is worth mentioning that Lang Wei is equipped with Buick's eConnect car networking system. This in-vehicle system has good human-computer interaction, easy to use and smooth, and also supports OTA remote upgrade. In addition, some commonly used third-party applications are pre-installed in the car, and CARPLAY and CARLIFE are also supported, which realizes the good expansibility of the system.
Maybe it's because it's only a mid-term change. The old model complained that the head space in the back row was not large, and the problem of strong plastic feeling of the materials in the car has not been solved. Another thing to vomit is that the guide price of the top car is as high as 182900, but there is no central headrest in the back row. In addition, as a compact car close to the price of a mid-level car, the lack of comfort configuration of the front lumbar support is a bit incomprehensible. You know, in the face of picky consumers, this configuration is obviously not enough to impress everyone, especially in the face of such powerful competing products as sagitar and Fox.
Summary:
Buick Lang Wei's mid-term redesigned models have been upgraded to a higher level in terms of face value, and the boutique route of vehicle positioning has also been fully displayed, which will definitely win the favor of some consumers. The fly in the ointment is the materials used in the interior, as well as details such as brake adjustment, and there is room for improvement. Generally speaking, compared with the old model, we can still see his progress, but in the face of a strong market environment, it is estimated that it is difficult for Lang Wei to stand out. I hope that if there is a GS version in the future, these slots can be further improved.