Isn’t Fit famous because of its good power? These cars all have forgotten strengths

Nowadays, when many car models mention their names, many people can talk about their advantages. Everyone seems to know that car very well, but in fact, there are many car models. They will be familiar to everyone. The reasons why they were famous in the past are different from the reasons why they are famous now. In other words, the advantages that everyone thinks may not be the designer's original intention for designing this car. The cars I will talk about today are such examples.

Nowadays, when it comes to the Fit car, many people’s first reaction is that it has good power. Yes, it is undeniable that the 1.5L engine can produce 131 horsepower, which is indeed very powerful. Coupled with such a light and short body, the engine's power can be fully utilized. However, many people seem to have forgotten one of the most important reasons why the Fit is so popular: its large space.

When the Fit was first launched, how could there be so many users pursuing power as much as now. For most people, they only require a car that is cheap, has large space, and has strong carrying capacity, and the Fit is just that. It just meets these few points. The "magic seat" that many people think is very novel today is actually already equipped on the first-generation Fit GD, and it is not only available in top-end models as it is now.

The combination of "MM Concept" and "Magic Seat" is destined to make the Fit achieve extraordinary results. Whether it is carrying people or cargo, flexible and changeable space is the nature of this car. This is exactly what designers want to embody. In the car-using environment at that time, designers tried every means to diversify the space of a car.

At that time, when many people could only own one car, an A0-class model that could usually carry people and cargo when necessary became the first choice of many people. As for power, in fact It doesn't matter. In fact, users at the time valued durability more than power, and the Fit also satisfied this very well.

When you mention the brand Jepp, what do you think of? I believe many people think of off-road vehicles. However, not every Jepp model is suitable for off-road use, and only a few models are suitable for off-road use. Take the Cherokee we have today as an example. The official definition is a "professional-level urban SUV with full driving control." Judging from the name, it can be said that it has nothing to do with off-roading. Even though the English name of this car is Cherokee, That's what Cherokee means.

Yes, it looks like it is closely related to the Grand Cherokee, but in fact it is a tribute to a previous model called "Cherokee". Whether it is the exterior or interior, there is no rough feeling at all, instead it is full of luxurious atmosphere.

In other words, the designer has no intention of letting you take this car off-road. Instead, he wants you to use it more on urban roads. He also wants consumers to know that even if you drive Driving a Jepp on the road is not bad, and you can also experience the feeling of American luxury.

Some people may say that this is wrong. Jeep vehicles are also equipped with four-wheel drive. How can they say they cannot go off-road? Yes, Jeep is equipped with four-wheel drive systems for many models, but this is to increase the vehicle's ability to get out of trouble outdoors and to improve the safety of users in some places.

Remember, escape ability ≠ off-road ability, mainly to prevent you from driving yourself to a certain place and being unable to get out. Therefore, don’t take someone else’s urban SUV for off-roading, and then if something goes wrong, you think it’s someone else’s problem. The ideas designed by others are not the same as how you use it.

Speaking of Ruizhi, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? V6, rear drive, and high horsepower, which is called "big rear super" for short, right? Don't think too much, it's really not the case. The person who said this may have missed something and didn't tell you. The steering wheel of this car can turn three times. What is this concept? Our ordinary cars can turn 2 times, but trucks can turn 3 times. Now you understand.

The V6 sounds very powerful, and this car also has two displacements, 2.5L and 3.0L. However, the 2.5L of this car only has 193 horsepower, and the top-of-the-line 3.0L It only has 227 horsepower. I don’t know if it is different from your expectations, but if you look at it with the title of "big queen super", it seems to be a bit disappointing to the audience.

But to be honest, the original definition of designer was not like this at all. At the beginning, Reiz was launched at the same time as the 12th generation Crown in 2005, and both were produced by FAW Toyota, and they all had the same power system.

The biggest difference between the two is that the Reiz has a sportier appearance and looks much younger than the Crown. It can be understood that this is a sports version of the Crown, just like now The Camry is the same as the Camry Sport. So when Reiz came out, it just wanted to focus on the young market. It didn't declare how sporty it was. But later on, the Crown became younger and younger, and fewer and fewer people bought Reiz, but the memes about Reiz have always been there. a lot of.

Lingdu, does it look like the Lavida and Sagitar in the picture? However, the manufacturer did not think so when it was first launched. The manufacturer claimed that this was a "luxury wide-body coupe". This title made many people know about this car, but it also made this car different from other models. There is a big gap - the kind that lags behind.

Let’s take a look at several words. Let’s talk about luxury first. At that time, Lavida and Bora still used the PQ34 platform, Sagitar used the PQ35 platform, and even Magotan and Passat were still using the PQ46 platform. Lingdu had already used the MQB platform, adopted a new tail name and was equipped with the EA888 Cross-level engines. Yes, it looks quite luxurious this way, but the interior is not much different from the Golf 7 or other models.

Luxury is also reflected in the price. When it was first launched, the Lingdu was priced at 145,900-213,900 yuan, which was almost as much as a B-class car. As for the wide body, the Lavida has a width of 1806mm and the Lingdu has a width of 1826mm, but there is a 20mm gap, but they lag behind in terms of length, height and wheelbase.

As for the coupe, it seems that it is really invisible. Whether it is a fastback or a frameless door, nothing is visible. However, the power of the coupe was still a bit weak at the beginning. When it was first launched, it provided three types of power: 1.4T high power, low power and 1.8T. The 1.4T low power was 131 hp, and the 1.4T high power was 150 hp. Horsepower, the 1.8T equipped with EA888 had 180 horsepower, which was indeed very strong compared to other models at the time.

In order to prove the strength of its coupe, it later launched the Lingdu GTS model, equipped with a 220-horsepower 2.0T engine, but the price was as high as 228,900 yuan, which was the same as the Sagitar GLI at the time. There is a lot of competition. However, in the end, it can be seen that neither model has any good results, especially the Lingdu, and the title of "luxury wide-body coupe" has become a joke to many people.

Of course, you can no longer see such words in Lingdu’s advertisements. The entire series is equipped with a 1.4T engine with high and low power. Although the price is not low, the discount is very large. big.

The starting point of wanting to create a young and sporty A-class car for young users is certainly correct, but in the eyes of users, this is actually a Lavida that looks sporty, so why bother? Putting so many labels on yourself has made the labels that you were once proud of now become a laughing matter for many people.

In general, in our eyes, there are actually many models that are very different from the original intention of the designers. I don’t know why they slowly turned into another model. The meaning may be what many people call "bringing rhythm". If you carry it with you, you will go astray. In a word, "the designer probably fainted in the toilet from crying." Finally, if you know of any other models similar to this, please leave a message below to tell us.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.