A-class sedan's \"Iron Throne\", Geely Starlet speaks with performance

The arrival of the Starlet has made "subversive" the core adjective of the current A-class sedan, but what exactly is subversive, and subversive of what? We finally had the opportunity to Geely Starry, Faw Toyota Corolla and Dongfeng Nissan Xuanyi together, to a "Iron Throne" battle. In the compact sedan market, where the best of the best are gathered, the previous undercurrents have turned into the current bayonet, and the result is the reconstruction of the pattern.

In the face of two Japanese competitors, Starry's first glimpse of the charm of absolute confidence. In the traditional cognitive level, A-class Japanese brands rarely have anyone's face value can be associated with the word "stunning", "good enough" is more important than "attractive". In comparison, the Starlet's face value clearly surpasses that of its two rivals. The water ripple shape of the center grid added a "vertical line" shape, looks more atmospheric. It doesn't use too much chrome to emphasize the luxury, which is also in line with the qualities of the Starlet as a family sedan, and some of the silver metal lines are also appropriately outlined in the Starlet's fashion.

Already reached the level of B-class cars (2800mm wheelbase is the longest among the three cars) slender lines and ultra-wide body, through the rich Volvo atmosphere, coupled with more exquisite workmanship and body lines, the Starry's value relative to competitors to form a crushing advantage effect.

It is worth mentioning that, due to the CMA super mother body Fu can, Geely Starry this "subversive" the most surprising is that it is the first fuel car with OTA function, and remote vehicle control, cell phone bluetooth key, 540 degrees of transparent chassis, APA automatic parking, AQS air quality monitoring system, CN95 cartridge and other functional configurations, are Xuanyi and Carrera are The car is not available in the Hennessey and Corolla.

What's even more shocking is that this A-class sedan, priced at just 113,700-149,700 yuan, comes with a 2.0T engine as standard across the board, thus completely crushing a host of rivals. It is important to know that the Corolla is equipped with a 1.2T engine + CVT transmission, the Hennessey is equipped with a 1.6L engine + CVT transmission, while the Geely Star Push is equipped with a 2.0TD direct injection turbocharged engine from Volvo's Drive-E series, the actual driving experience is naturally an advantage is quite obvious.

The focus of the event was to experience, through a series of field tests, how well the Star Push compares to the two typical Japanese classic coupes in terms of dynamic performance.

In the 100-kilometer acceleration test at the beginning, the StarElite scored a superb 7.59s with its powerful powertrain, leaving the Corolla (12.71s) and Hennessey (11.6s) far behind. In the emergency braking segment, the Corolla and Hennessey's braking distances were 38.9m and 39.1m respectively, while the Starry once again won the first place with a score of 36.5m.

After testing the acceleration and braking two major "hard indicators", we also carried out a roundabout test, elk test, Kincana circuit lap time and continuous speed bumps and other driving tests, the specific results in the table below. It can be seen that, in addition to the excellent performance in the handling, but also show the comfort of the Japanese leading level.

And in the Gymkhana circuit, the Geely Starlet's wheelbase of 2800mm is the longest among the three cars, so it may not be as flexible as the Corolla with a wheelbase of 2700mm and the Hennessey with a wheelbase of 2712mm in the corners, but with more power, it also got second place.

As we all know, the A-class sedan market has always been the major manufacturers must contend, to stand firm here must have two brushes, and to become a disruptor, that is more than easy. However, with the continuous iteration of market demand, but also with the increasing pressure of competition, 100,000-150,000 yuan price range, is not casually build a no technical content, no personality can sweep the opponent, space, value, intelligent equipment, power ...... a can not be less, the more critical is that the price can not be expensive! Now, Geely Starry is on behalf of the Chinese brand, killed this piece of red sea market. Its goal: the same level of "Iron Throne".

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