Domestic Mercedes-Benz A-Class won the first battle. Do you know the standard of "Bai Fumei"?

Looking back at the sales volume of 20 19 luxury compact cars, Beijing Benz A-Class, FAW Audi A3 and BMW Brilliance 1 series continue to lead the market segments. Interestingly, in the later period, Beijing Benz A-class 2065438+2009 sold 69647 vehicles, surpassing FAW Audi A3? Luxury cars and BMW Brilliance 1 series have become the best-selling luxury compact cars. (sedan only, excluding FAW Audi A3? Sportback)

To tell the truth, since the A-class listing of Beijing Benz, many netizens complained about "expensive", "small displacement" and "low matching can't be forced to buy high matching", and some netizens praised "invincible interior at the same level" and "lowering the threshold". Aside from different opinions, from the perspective of sales volume alone, Beijing Mercedes-Benz A-class can be described as a success in the first battle. What is the reason why Beijing Benz A-class came from behind? Is it worth starting with a car purchase budget of 200,000 to 300,000 for you?

Cheap and dignified

Not to mention Mercedes-Benz smart, Beijing Benz A-Class is definitely the cheapest Mercedes-Benz in the Mercedes-Benz series. Judging from the official guide price, Mercedes-Benz A 180L is only RMB 2 1. 1.8 million, and the highest discount for terminals in Beijing and Shanghai is about RMB 40,000, which means that the lowest bare car price of Mercedes-Benz A 1.80L is only RMB 1.7 million, including purchase tax.

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What is this concept? Potential users who originally planned to buy Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf will "squeeze" in! Potential users who originally planned to buy low-priced Toyota Camry and Honda Accord can "go out and turn left" to buy Mercedes-Benz! Especially in the eyes of most female consumers, no matter its low displacement, low configuration and small space, as long as its logo/ car keys are eye-catching and the interior is luxurious, other problems are not a problem! With this part of consumer blessing, can the sales of Beijing Benz A-class still be low?

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The powertrain is not bad.

I have to say, Beijing Benz A-class is really expensive! The price of the low-end A 180L terminal is also 17000, which is more than 20000 yuan more expensive than the lowest-end models of FAW Audi A3 and BMW Brilliance 1 series. The price of the high-power A200L terminal reaches 220,000 yuan, and you can even buy the Q50L from Britain and the second-tier luxury medium-sized cars such as finidi, Jaguar's XEL and Lincoln's MKZ. However, compared with FAW Audi A3 and BMW Brilliance 1 series of the same level, the A-class powertrain of Beijing Benz is actually kind.

First of all, from its engine and transmission. The low-profile model is equipped with 1.3T low-power engine +7-speed dual clutch. The maximum horsepower of the nose 136ps, the maximum torque is 200N·m, and the test result of the owner's 0- 100km/h is about 9s, which is quite satisfactory. The middle model is equipped with 1.3T high-power engine +7-speed dual clutch. The maximum horsepower of the front is 163ps, the maximum torque is 250n·m, and the test acceleration of the owner is about 8s, which is really good in mainstream compact cars. More importantly, the displacement of Beijing Benz A 180L and A200L engines is small, only 1332ml, but they are still four-cylinder engines. Compared with BMW Brilliance 1 Series 1.5T three-cylinder engine, it is much more stable. In addition, according to the owner, there is no small horse-drawn cart in Beijing Benz A-class, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is also good. If you have a higher pursuit of power performance, you can even choose A220L with 2.0T full-time four-wheel drive engine, but the price, you know!

Is it worthwhile to buy a car for 200,000 to 300,000 yuan?

Personally, I think it's not worth it! First of all, regardless of whether the A-class of Beijing Benz has an "L" or not, and whether there is a luxurious interior, aside from the ridiculously expensive top models, the A-class of Beijing Benz purchased by most consumers is only an entry-level compact car, or an ordinary predecessor, and even the engine is in a conventional horizontal layout. Due to the transverse layout of the engine, there is not much room for the A-class front suspension of Beijing Benz to arrange more advanced suspension types. The former McPherson independent suspension is really cheap for luxury brands. In terms of the type of rear suspension, Beijing Benz A-class is reduced to a torsion beam type non-independent suspension, and even the most basic ordinary multi-link independent suspension is not given, which is really unkind.

Personally, if you have no obsession with the Mercedes-Benz brand, there are actually many high-quality models for you to choose from in the car purchase budget of 200,000-300,000. If you want luxury and control, rear-drive British finidi Q50L and Cadillac CT5 are good choices. If you are looking for an Audi A4L with larger size, stronger power and overall stability, you can consider it (although it is a front wheel, the engine is vertically arranged, and the front-to-rear weight ratio of the car body is more balanced, so more space is reserved for the front and rear suspensions to arrange a five-bar independent suspension). If you are not obsessed with luxury brands, the 2.5L Toyota Camry built by TNGA framework and the imported full-time four-wheel drive 2.5L Subaru Legacy are all good choices!

Ride scale

The current society is too utilitarian, and the saying that "heroes are not judged by success or failure" seems to be a joke in front of naked data. It is undeniable that Beijing Mercedes-Benz A-Class has easily created a sense of luxury for the general public through the remodeling of details and the pouring of interior. But personally, I care more about the core invisible to the naked eye than the luxury visible to the naked eye. From this point of view, the A level of Beijing Benz is really superficial. How many people think this car is a "Gao Fushuai" car, and how many people think its value is more than 654.38+500,000?

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