Produced | Sohu Auto·Sohu New Car
Author | Davidley
Photography | Daville
Edit | Ma Liang
Cars have many attributes, whether it is luxury, performance, comfort or space. In big cities, people often pay for the added value that can please them, but for users in the sinking market, these added values are not important. The transportation attribute is the only king way. Add some on the basis of transportation. The comfort or entertainment function of icing on the cake can’t be better. Our protagonist Emgrand S was born for this kind of demand. 100,000 yuan is the car purchase budget of many families in three or four cities. The competition for independent brands in this range is particularly fierce. The Emgrand series, which has been cultivated for many years, has been steadily establishing its own reputation. Can this new compact SUV Emgrand S Is it as good as its predecessors for the role of a scooter? In the ancient city of Dali, where the road conditions were not good, this brand new Emgrand S ushered in a test.
One question: Does the appearance conform to the trend of youth? The elements that are popular in recent years are used, and after fusion, they are considered to be relatively high-valued at the same price.
As a model that focuses on technology and fashion, Emgrand S is not ostentatious in appearance design. The front face has very obvious family characteristics. If you are familiar with Emgrand series before, it can bring you in appearance. There are not many surprises, so I picked out a few points worthy of attention to talk to you.
The headlights of Emgrand S use LED light source, which is integrated with several broken lines on the front of the car in shape, and the overall feeling is very strong. In addition, the red trim on the side of the headlights is very obvious in the daytime, and the red calipers at the wheel hub create a certain sporty atmosphere.
The shape of the side is relatively ordinary, and the suspension model and the chrome strips on the window and door sides enhance the texture of the whole car. The downward curvature of the model starting from the B-pillar also makes Emgrand S look like a crossover in visual effects.
At the rear of the car, although the through-type taillights are not used, a black trim strip connects the left and right taillights, which still adds a lot of visual effect. Looking closer, the vertical arrangement of the lights inside the taillights also gives the design sense of the tail. Further improve.
In addition, the chic small rear wing above the rear of the car is also the finishing touch to enhance the sporty atmosphere. The exhaust port below is undoubtedly just a decoration, the real exhaust is hidden under the enclosure.
Second question: What is the texture of the interior? The performance is excellent in the same level, and the main and co-drivers have heated the seats.
The main tone of the Emgrand S interior is black and red. At first glance, there is still a visual impact. It can be seen that Emgrand S is also trying to create a sense of movement in the interior.
The steering wheel is also designed in two colors of black and red, the leather is delicate and supports four-way adjustment, and it feels good. The instrument panel and the central control screen do not have many commendable points. The only interesting thing is that when the Emgrand S switches the driving mode, not only the theme of the interface will change, but there will also be a sound effect, giving people a kind of armor warrior transformation. feel.
The Emgrand S seat also uses a black and red stitching design, and there is a WAVE note embroidery on the front and rear headrests. Although most people don’t know what it means, the visual effect is still good. The front seats are relatively solidly filled, and the only drawback may be that they are generally supportive; the rear seats are relatively stiff, but the legroom performance is good, and the experience is not bad, which will be mentioned later.
On the top and bottom of the instrument panel, Emgrand S is wrapped with soft materials, the material feels relatively solid, and the assembly tolerance is very small, which is a relatively excellent level in the same level.
Below the central control screen, Emgrand S retains a part of the air-conditioning physical buttons, which are very friendly for blind operation during driving, but whether it is this row of buttons or the parking button below, the feel is normal.
Emgrand S is equipped with a panoramic sunroof that cannot be opened, and ventilation is definitely impossible, but the view after opening is still very good. However, the sunshade of this sunroof does not have a physical opening button, and it must be operated from the central control screen, which is a bit cumbersome.
There are several things worth knowing about the configuration. One is that the Emgrand S main and co-drivers are equipped with seat heating, which is a very sincere configuration for this level; the other is a 540˚ transparent chassis called the Eye of God by Geely In fact, it is a panoramic image. Overall, the display effect is good. The only regret is that you gave me all the panoramic images, and the automatic parking is also good.
Three questions: How intelligent is the vehicle and is the vehicle-machine system easy to use? L2 level driving assistance, there is everything, and the overall car-machine system is very smooth.
Technology is one of the main buying points of Emgrand S, and Geely naturally hopes to give more. Emgrand S is equipped with a series of driving assistance functions such as L2 level intelligent driving assistance system, full-speed ACC adaptive cruise, ELK lane keeping assist system, etc. It is said that the current mainstream driving assistance functions are available, but most of them are not used daily. The last few times.
We experienced the adaptive cruise and lane keeping functions on the road section in Dali. It may be due to the fact that most of the road sections in Dali are paved with cement, and the ground marking is very unclear. The performance of this Emgrand S on the Dali section is compared. Struggling, the recognition rate is relatively low, and there should be better performance on roads with good road conditions.
There is one point that I don’t like very much about the display of the instrument panel. The Emgrand S only displays a rough data whether it is a speedometer or a tachometer. The speedometer will have a detailed speed in the middle, but the tachometer does not. When you want to see the speed, you have to stare at it for a while, which is not very convenient.
In terms of car and machine system, the overall experience of Emgrand S’s central control screen is very good. Although there is no tactile feedback, it is better than the smooth system. The realization of various operations will not cause too obvious lag, and it is extremely large. Some useful functions are integrated in the drop-down menu, and the ease of use is very high. In addition, the voice assistant of this car is also highly intelligent. It can be awakened by “Hello Geely”. Many relatively complex commands such as closing the sunroof and sunshade can be realized by this voice assistant.
Four questions: How does the space perform? The headroom in the back row is not good, and everything else is pretty good.
In terms of body size, the Emgrand S has a length, width and height of 4430/1833/1573mm, respectively, and a wheelbase of 2700mm. Except that the length is 10mm shorter than the Emgrand GS, the rest are exactly the same, which is quite satisfactory.
In terms of riding experience, passengers with a height of 175cm adjust the front seats to a comfortable position with a punch and four fingers on the head. The space experience is great.
The front row stays still, and when you come to the back row, the leg room is still very abundant. The legroom with more than two punches can prevent the rear passengers from curling up, but because the roof adopts a certain degree of slippery back in the rear part Design, so the head space is indeed a bit stretched, only three fingers space is left. If you are taller than 180cm, then this back row may really be a height measurer.
But it is worth mentioning that the central platform in the rear row is relatively flat, and the passengers in the middle will have a relatively good experience in the leg space.
In terms of storage space, the Emgrand S performed fairly well. Many storage details such as the hollowing out under the gear lever area and the mobile phone slot on the left side of the steering wheel, the Emgrand S did not. But the basic armrest box, glove box, trunk, Emgrand S are all normal performance.
Oh, by the way, under the central control, this small platform that looks like a wireless charging pad is actually a small tablet, so it’s no problem to put a mobile phone. Charge? Sorry sir, please plug in the wires.
Five questions: How do you feel about driving? It’s comfortable to travel daily, but want to drive a car? I advise you not to think too much.
Power performance is not the main selling point of this Emgrand S. We have seen this 1.4T engine many times on Emgrand series, with a maximum power of 141 horsepower and a peak torque of 235 Nm. In terms of transmission, it is matched with a simulated 8-speed CVT gearbox.
Emgrand S offers three driving modes, economy, sport and comfort. We start from the economy mode. The lazy engine performance is very consistent with its 1.4T segment and the settings of a family car, which is also the most suitable driving mode for this car in my opinion. Slightly step on the accelerator, and with a short lag, the power begins to release linearly, and you can drive the car leisurely to buy food. This kind of power output is the most suitable.
However, the only drawback is that this engine does not seem to have a peak torque of 235 N·m. During the speed increase or overtaking process, even if it comes to the official calibrated 1600-4000rpm maximum torque speed range, this car will still give You have a feeling of insufficient torque.
What about after the sport mode is turned on? The setting of Emgrand S in the sport mode is to increase the speed so that the engine always maintains above 2000rpm to achieve the goal of faster power response. However, when driving in a city, this kind of adjustment will be more frivolous, not suitable for driving with cars on congested roads, and the problem of torque still exists.
As for the comfort mode, the feeling of driving is infinitely close to the economic mode. Since the economic mode is more fuel-efficient, why use comfort?
The Emgrand S analog 8-speed CVT gearbox, except for the obvious frustration when the first gear is up to the second gear, your perception of the gearbox is not obvious at other times, and the smooth tone runs through and is very domestic.
In terms of steering feel, my impression of Geely has always been that it feels very light. Even the Lynk & Co 03 I feel a little light, but this Emgrand S is different from most Geely models. The relatively heavy feel will make You have the illusion that you are driving a sports car, but a certain empty position of the steering wheel will pull you out of this feeling. Of course, you have to ask me whether I like it or not. I still like the heavier steering wheel feel, but for ordinary users, the lighter feel will undoubtedly reduce the driving difficulty to a certain extent.
In terms of chassis, the front and rear torsion beams of McPherson are a regular configuration at this price, but Boyue has used multiple links, and Emgrand should also consider it. For small vibrations, such as pavement stones and small ground joints, the Emgrand S filter is not bad, but you should not ask too much for the torsion beam. Large potholes should be bumpy, but it is more than enough to cope with urban roads. In addition, the home-use chassis adjustment also made the Emgrand S’s lateral support performance average, and the degree of roll is relatively large when large or high-speed steering is required.
In other parts, the brake pedal braking force release is linear, and the NVH performance is in line with the mainstream level. Although I have said so much nitpickingly, if you want to say whether the Emgrand S is a family car or not, I can tell you very responsibly, no.
Say at the end:
After experiencing this Emgrand S, the biggest feeling is that there is no feeling, which is exactly what many ordinary users need most. I bought this car for transportation. I don’t need to make a lot of sacrifices in other areas for a certain main selling point. If you want to buy a mobility SUV with a certain price/performance ratio, the Emgrand S with a pre-sale price of 86,700 yuan must be a good choice.
Throughout the years of the Emgrand series, cost performance has always been its main series to maintain sales. The threshold of experience for 100,000-yuan models has been lowered to 80,000 or even 70,000. Coupled with Geely’s brand identity and quality control, it has achieved success. The splendor of the Emgrand. However, in the past two years, under the background of independent brands such as Chang’an and Great Wall, this cost-effective advantage no longer exists. If it continues to maintain its sales myth in the new era, the Emgrand series may need to find some new highlights.
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