So is the COUPE really struggling to enter the mainstream in China?
Let's take a look at another car, the Geely Xingyue. During a discussion in the Shu Jin editorial office on the thesis that autonomous coupes are so hot to enter the market, most people chose to take this car as the starting point for autonomous coupes, and thought it had reached a certain height, with a smaller gap with such models from overseas. The GS4 COUPE is a latecomer to the market, so what kind of competition exists between it and the Star, and how the young consumer group chooses to go about it, became the extended topic of this discussion.
There's really no point in discussing the shape
The two camps confront each other badly
When it comes to coupes, there's often a round of heated foamy starbursts in the editing room, and there's no exception regarding the Geely Xingyue and the Transaero GS4 COUPE. This time, the biggest knot still focuses on the appearance, where one faction believes that the Star is the representative of the independent coupe, and its line smoothness is the best of the bunch; while the other faction believes that the GS4 COUPE's short wheelbase gives it a better buttocks, and the sense of movement is obviously stronger than the Star. Who is right and who is wrong? There is no right or wrong here, you like is the best!
Without the 2.0T, is the GS4 COUPE really missing some soul?
It is said that the coupe is the young people's highest aspirations, the most desired BMW X series, although most people can only look at, but more than 100,000 can buy the coupe also need to meet their requirements for "sports". Compared to the Geely Xingyue, Shu Jin editorial office believes that the biggest disadvantage of the GS4 COUPE is the lack of 2.0T this gear power equipment, and SUV model GS4 is in the same starting line. "I do not necessarily go to the wave, but also to have the capital of the wave" is the young people of today's reality, apparently, they have some views on the GS4 COUPE.
But the market is not a hobby, if we combine the market and hobby, you will find that the 150,000 level is the real sense of young people can buy value range, the top of the Xingyue 188,800 yuan price tag may allow them to consider the luxury brand's entry-level models. And to be fair, the next thing we're going to talk about is how the two cars stack up against each other on the 1.5T model.
The 10,000 yuan difference in price makes it a must for you to choose upwards
As their respective entry-level models, the GS4 COUPE and 300T Starfinder are priced at 136,800 yuan and 135,800 yuan, respectively, and it was only after the Shujin editorial office had difficulty in distinguishing the differences in their respective configurations that it realized that the 10,000 yuan difference in price between this level and the higher level is not worth mentioning. The 10,000 yuan difference between this level and the higher level is not worth mentioning at all. Because on the entry model, you simply can't see what young people want, except for the lightning LED headlights that are attractive enough on the GS4 COUPE and the heated seats in the Xingyue configuration.
If I had to compare the two, it would be the fact that the GS4 COUPE has wasted no time in putting the ADiGO intelligent IoT system on this car, which includes everything from voice interaction, custom IDs, and remote assistants.
Obviously, the young people in Shu Jin's editorial office are not short of money and advocate quality, the GS4 COUPE 270T automatic Premium Edition 146,800 yuan, the Star 300T Star Shine 148,800 yuan, both optional. Who is more worth choosing to go back to the above topic, value and preference which you value more.
To say that the sense of movement, just from the data, the Star 300T Starry Night has a slight advantage, but this advantage is almost negligible. However, in terms of the traditional conception of the GS4 and the actual testing of the GS4 COUPE, the GS4 COUPE 270T Automatic Premium Edition is fully capable of meeting the requirements of young people.
Configuration competition is naturally essential, young people are most concerned about the assisted driving system, in this regard, the two cars are not similar, just some specific call is not the same, and we can use the basic stay in the active braking assist system, front collision warning system, ACC adaptive cruise control system and lane departure warning system, and so on. What are the specific differences between the two? Don't forget, we are comparing the coupe model, the seats are important or not may not need Shu Jin editorial office to say more. Through the official website, we can see that the Star is equipped with dynamic NAPPA leather seats and even suede seats, and the red and black racing-style design is very dazzling. But in the actual configuration table, not only the 300T model does not have this configuration, even the 400T top model does not have this option. I don't know whether it's for promotional reasons or an official website setup error, but these are not very acceptable.
The GS4 COUPE is shown at the top and the GS4 COUPE at the bottom
In our experience with the GS4 COUPE, we found that the "Racing Style" one-piece racing suede seats have a good ride, and the red stitching is matched with the black color scheme, and assisted by the red stripe on the center console. Red stitching with black tone, and the center console red decorative stripes to assist, very visual impact. Of course, the StarElite 300T Starshaker gets the game back with a BOSE luxury hi-fi sound system, but it's up to the buyer to decide which is more worth the price of admission. It just seems like the style and materials of the seats are more appealing in a coupe.
Is the coupe model important to the autonomous brand or not?
This question, which brings us back to the beginning of this article, is one that is more complicated to answer because of the varying responses at the end of the line, but it's not too complicated for GAC Chuanqi and Geely.
First, let's talk about GAC Chuanqi. The GS4's market appeal goes without saying, and it wouldn't be wrong to say that the GS4 COUPE is an addition to the model lineup, but more importantly, it's being born on the shoulders of a "giant," and its market influence is enough to give the car the market attention it deserves. However, the GS4 COUPE is a latecomer, and being a latecomer means that it has lost the climax of the market segment, and the market endpoints will not appear quickly.
Star over the Geely, lies in the platform change and the establishment of new models. Bo Yue has been at the end of the product cycle, and each family is rapidly updating the design and technology, the birth of Xing Yue is also imperative. On top of the platform change, Geely has also started to create "non-mainstream" models, taking on the burden of enriching the Chinese market. Perhaps the market prospects are not optimistic, but "something is more than nothing" in addition to the promotion of the rejuvenation strategy, the main thing is that it must quickly internationalize itself.
As mainstream autonomous brands, both GAC and Geely's influence on the Chinese auto market is self-evident, and both have the ambition and stamina to steer the market. On the surface, the GS4 COUPE and the Geely Xingyue are just pairs of pins and needles, but perhaps they will ****together lead this market segment.
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