MPV Selection: Home or commercial use, how to choose between Buick GL8 and Honda Odyssey?

When you see the title, you will say, will anyone be torn between the Buick GL8 and the Guangqi Honda Odyssey? Let me tell you that there really are such people. A colleague of mine is an ordinary white-collar dad. He has a budget of 300,000 and wants to buy a car. Secondly, he also has a Mercedes-Benz E-class, so he wants to buy one. The 7-seater MPV is mainly for home use, but he fell in love with the solidity of the GL8 and the warmth of the Odyssey. This is a problem. Today I will use this copy to give him an answer.

Contestant No. 1: SAIC-GM Buick GL8

Word-of-mouth features: stable and domineering body shape, high configuration, good comfort, and unusually large space.

Body size: length 5238mm*width 1878mm*height 1800mm, wheelbase 3088mm

Power parameters: 2.0T turbocharged 9AT gearbox, 237 horsepower

Price range: 232,900-529,900 yuan (no discount yet) As a car that has been sold in the domestic market for nearly 20 years, GL8 must have a personal brand trust among many consumers, and the new GL8 is excellent The unique appearance design and more advanced technological configurations have also raised the car's domestic influence to a higher level. Maybe someone will mention the crash test results of GL8 at this point. Because it is a model specially supplied to China, the front buffer area of ??MPV models is originally small, but the current new model is said to have been improved, and the business capabilities and driving experience of GL8 They are all good enough, so users with heavy business purposes can still choose the new Buick GL8.

Contestant No. 2: Guangqi Honda Odyssey

Word-of-mouth characteristics: The appearance has a strong sense of warmth, high reliability, low vehicle cost, low fuel consumption, even if you look at it, it doesn’t look like it driver.

Body size: length 4847mm*width 1820mm*height 1712mm, wheelbase 2900mm

Power parameters: 2.0L hybrid E-CVT gearbox, 2.4L naturally aspirated CVT gearbox

Price range: 229,800-376,800 yuan (comprehensive discount of 6,000 yuan) The history of Odyssey and GL8 in the domestic market can be said to be similar, but the two cars have been completely different from the beginning. Positioning: If GL8 is a social elite, then Odyssey is a super dad who has a successful career and takes care of his family. The Odyssey can adjust the maximum distance of nearly 70 centimeters after contacting the rear seat limiter. This is based on an original factory situation, and its rear door opening range is larger and the anti-pinch strength of the rear door is smaller. In these few days, The home-use capabilities of the Odyssey are stronger than those of the GL8.

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