Bitauto Original SAIC-Volkswagen Tuyue has experienced more than 4 years of market baptism since it was launched in 2018. It can be said that Tuyue has delivered an excellent sales answer sheet in these more than 4 years. Even in today's market situation where new energy has an increasing share, Tuyue can still stabilize its monthly sales at more than 10,000 vehicles. However, in the past few years, consumers' demand for vehicles has also undergone many changes. Younger and smarter vehicles will undoubtedly be the characteristics that today's consumers want vehicles to have. Therefore, in order to better adapt to market demand, it is finally time for Tuyue to undergo a mid-term facelift.
The appearance finally got rid of the title of "Little Tuang"
Since the Tuyue came out, it has been dubbed the "little Tuang". Indeed, the appearance design of the current Tuyue is very similar to the Tuang of the year. The same square and hard-core shape will make many people think They are associated together. However, now that the Tuon has been updated, this mid-term facelift Tuyue has finally come up with its own style in design. The overall design is obviously younger. It is not as mediocre as the current model, and it will be more in line with today's consumption. the appetite of the person.
Although it has taken off the "little Tuang" label, the mid-term facelift Tuyue still maintains a family-like design language. The upper and lower double-layer grille design has also appeared on other SAIC Volkswagen models before. Moreover, the new Tuyue also uses a penetrating LED light strip design on the front face. Unfortunately, it does not use a light-emitting LOGO, which makes the overall effect slightly worse. The lower part of the front face is decorated with a large number of chrome trim strips, combined with a trapezoidal lower grille and a silver bottom guard, which significantly improves the refinement of the vehicle. There are also hollow designs on both sides of the lower grille, which may be able to guide the front airflow to a certain extent.
In fact, Volkswagen officially calls the exterior design of the new Tuyue a "dynamic moonlight design." In addition to the chrome-based design, another design uses a large number of black kits to make the vehicle more distinctive. Visual impact. This design is called the Cool Moon Black Suit. However, it is not yet known whether the use of the Cool Moon Black Suit will be restricted by model. During the actual shooting, the Cool Moon Black Suit was installed on the new Tuyue 330TSI model. It is indeed more The high-power Tuyue will be more suitable for this cool moon black suit.
The headlights also adopt an upper and lower layered design. The LED daytime running light in the middle is connected to the LED light strips on both sides of the LOGO. Moreover, the new Tuyue is also equipped with IQ.Light matrix LED headlights, which can have functions such as adaptive high and low beams and automatic headlights. This is a relatively large improvement compared to current models, but the IQ.Light matrix is currently unclear. Will the headlights be standard on all series?
Going to the side, you can still see the shadow of the familiar Tuyue. In fact, the new TuyueThe body proportions have not changed much from the current model. The design of the upper and lower waistlines also makes the side of the vehicle more three-dimensional. As for the body size, the length, width and height of the new Tuyue are 4458/1841/1632mm, and the wheelbase is 2680mm. Compared with the old model, only the body length has increased by 5mm, and the other body dimensions have not changed.
There are currently two known rim styles for the new Tuyue, namely two-color hollow rims and Yueying Hongyun dynamic black rims. Let’s call the one on the left a two-color hollow rim, because it is currently available. I don't know the official name for it. The Yueying Hongyun dynamic black wheel on the right is actually part of the Cool Moon Black package. The addition of red lines makes the vehicle wheel more dynamic. As for tires, the new Tuyue uses Hankook Ventus S1 evo³, and the tire size is 225/50 R18.
The most striking feature of the new Tuyue's rear is the use of a through-type taillight design, which is highly recognizable and blackened, making the entire rear of the car look more dynamic. The bottom of the rear of the car uses a through-type chrome decoration and is matched with a silver guard plate, which highlights the sophistication of the vehicle. As for the most attention-grabbing change at the rear of the car, probably it comes from the "300TSI" tail badge, which also marks that the new Tuyue is equipped with a 1.5T engine. The exhaust adopts a hidden exhaust layout, but you can still see the real exhaust layout when lying under the car. The 300TSI model uses a single-side double outlet.
The interior has been greatly changed, and the texture and class feel are better
The appearance of the new Tuyue has changed a lot, and the changes in the interior design are even more subversive. The standard T-shaped layout divides the interior of the new Tuyue into left and right parts. Compared with the current model, the interior design of the new Tuyue is more layered, and different materials are used in different planes to make the interior more comfortable. The difference is more obvious. Most of the center console is wrapped in soft materials, and the addition of 30-color ambient lights also makes the interior more textured. The part below the center console is also wrapped in leather and decorated with stitching. There is also an embroidered logo of "THARU" on the far right. In addition, the interior of the new Tuyue has three themes, namely "green theme interior", "red theme interior" and "gold theme interior".
The new Tuyue has also changed in the style of the steering wheel. The steering wheel is quite thick and comfortable to hold, and it has a perforated design at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions. In particular, the left and right multi-function control areas of the steering wheel use touch buttons, which improves the sense of technology and provides tactile feedback after pressing the buttons. Of course, in terms of actual use, touch buttons may not be easier to use than physical buttons. The instrument panel uses a 10.25-inch full-fluidThe display effect of the crystal instrument panel is quite good, but perhaps due to the trial installation of the car, we can see that there are a lot of fault codes on the instrument panel.
The new Tuyue is equipped with a 12-inch floating central control screen, and the display effect is still very good. Although the system is not connected to the Internet, we cannot experience more functions of the car system for the time being. However, according to reports, the new Tuyue is equipped with the latest MOS car-machine system, which can realize multi-wheel voice interaction, lane-level navigation, APP application store, remote intelligent car control, wireless CarPlay, CarLife and in-car WIFI and other functions, and can bring users Come to a more intelligent car experience. Under the air outlet of the central air conditioner is the air conditioning control panel, which is consistent with the current model and adopts a touch button design.
Under the air-conditioning touch panel is a wireless charging pad for mobile phones, which is also equipped with two Type-C interfaces and a 12V power interface. The rear row is equipped with a Type-C interface and a USB interface.
The new Tuyue also has a huge panoramic sunroof with a size of 1364x870mm and a light transmission area of 1.17m².
In terms of seats, the new Tuyue is wrapped in leather materials, and with different interior themes, the color matching of the seats will also change accordingly. A five-tangent design is added to the seat, giving it a sporty and three-dimensional feel. The entire seat has good wrapping and good riding comfort. In addition, the seats of the new Tuyue support 8-way electric adjustment and have 3-speed seat heating.
As for the seating space inside the car, since the size of the vehicle body has not changed much, the seating space inside the car has not changed much. An experiencer with a height of 177cm sits in the front row, and the headroom is four fingers; when the experiencer comes to the back row, the headroom is still four fingers, and the legroom is also two fists. However, the rear floor of the new Tuyue is too high, so it is not friendly to passengers in the middle position of the rear row.
The new Tuyue has abundant storage space in the car. According to the official introduction, there are 33 storage spaces in the whole car. In addition, the trunk is quite spacious. Although the specific capacity data has not been announced, it is probably not smaller than the current model. Moreover, the rear seats also support folding down, which can further expand the trunk space. In addition, the new Tuyue is equipped with an electric tailgate and supports induction opening.
The 1.5T engine is finally here, with more power and lower fuel consumption
One of the key points of the upgrade of the new Tuyue is power. The 1.5T engine will completely replace the 1.4T engine, and the vehicle tail label will also change from the original "280TSI" to "300TSI". New Tuyue 300The TSI model has a maximum power of 118kW and a maximum torque of 250N·m. Not only has the maximum power been improved, but also the fuel consumption under WLTC conditions has been reduced by 0.56L/100km when the weight of the new Tuyue has increased by 40KG. Moreover, the maximum torque speed range of the 1.5T engine has been increased from 1750~3000rpm to 1750~4000rpm. The maximum torque speed output is wider and the power is more abundant and lasting.
Editor’s comment: The overall improvement of the mid-term facelift of the SAIC Volkswagen Tuyue is very obvious. In today's increasingly competitive market landscape, it is of course excellent to take the initiative to seek change, and we are also willing to see Tuyue make such changes. Whether it is a more dynamic exterior design or a more textured interior, the new Tuyue can indeed better meet the needs of current consumers. And relying on the good reputation of the current Tuyue, I believe that this mid-term facelifted Tuyue can still get good reviews from consumers, and its sales performance will naturally not be too bad. Of course, what I am more looking forward to is the performance of the 1.5T engine. I hope to get a test drive of the new Tuyue as soon as possible, and then I will share my dynamic feelings with you.
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