Bitauto Original Last month, a friend I hadn’t contacted for a long time asked me about buying a car. After working hard outside for several years, she returned to her hometown to find a relatively stable job, focusing on key words: joint venture brand small SUV, budget It is about 120,000 yuan, and the daily commute is 45km one way. It is easy to drive and use. The first option that popped into my head was Chevrolet's new Transcendence RS, which I just finished test driving in June. At that time, it was a comparative test drive between Chuangku RS and Geely Binyue. Chuangku RS's new power, new vehicle system, and easy-to-use cruise control all left a good impression on me.

In the past, we always talked about a car from the perspective of male consumers. In fact, in this era, more and more female consumers also have needs for daily commuting and meeting friends on weekends. Today we will discuss from the perspective of female drivers why the Chuangku RS is also suitable for female drivers.

Appearance: Young and trendy with "boyfriend power"

We often have a "stereotypical" impression of female consumers, thinking that they will prefer small, cute and cute cars that are good-looking. But everyone has noticed that we often see female drivers driving Tesla Model 3, Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Wrangler, and Range Rover on the road. The powerful design also fits the aesthetics of some female consumers.

Let’s talk about Chuangku RS. Since it is named RS (Rally Sport), it is obvious that this car has racing genes. The RS sports package derived from rally sports is manly enough and sporty enough. Chuangku RS has a large number of blackened parts, supplemented by red details. The front face uses a more sporty honeycomb mesh air intake grille, combined with LED light groups on both sides and a more "fierce" front grille. The enveloping shape conveys an excellent sense of power and movement.

In addition, the overall vehicle size of Chuangku RS is 4270/1791/1627mm, and the wheelbase parameter is 2570mm. Nowadays, many compact cars are often 4.7 meters or more in length. Compared with the body length of Chuangku RS, which is less than 4.3 meters, they are not so flexible. The shorter body size also effectively hits the pain point of many female drivers: parking. Of course, when driving in cities with greater traffic flow, the car will appear more flexible and less likely to get scratched.

In addition to the front of the car, the sides and rear of the vehicle are also relatively harmonious. The design of the front and rear of the entire vehicle uniformly highlights the sense of strength. We can see that the sides of the vehicle, wheel arches, fenders, and the shape of the rear of the vehicle have many ribs, and a sense of anthropomorphic muscles appears on this car body.

The LED light set has an automatic opening and closing function. For female drivers, the fewer operations other than driving, the better. It’s not that it’s easy to get distracted, but it’s certainly better and safer to concentrate on observing the road conditions than to operate lights and wipers while distracted. Rain sensing wipersThe same is true for functions.

Keyless entry is definitely a feature that everyone loves, and to some extent I think girls will use this feature more frequently. Some male car owners also hang their car keys on their belts, but for female drivers, it is very convenient to unlock the vehicle without taking the keys out of their bags. Especially when the car owner returns from shopping in the mall or supermarket shopping on the weekend.

The exterior rearview mirrors of Chuangku RS are equipped with electric adjustment and rearview mirror heating functions. The former is not very sensitive, but the latter is a boon on rainy days.

Generally speaking, Chuangku RS is not a model that truly caters to the aesthetics of female consumers. It has the typical sense of power of an American car and the "cool" feeling of the RS sports package, but I wouldn't find it inappropriate if a girl drove it: this sense of power can easily give female consumers a sense of security. . At the same time, a variety of outstanding body colors make it look young and trendy, and the external technological configuration is also easy to use.

Interior: Xiaoxue OS considerate service

For female drivers, the most obvious point of "ease of use" of Chuangku RS should be in the interior part. Strictly speaking, I think it is the new car-machine system: Xiaoxue OS.

Considering the price, the materials used in the interior of Chuangku RS are not very outstanding. The design of dual screens + tilting center console also shows that this car is driver-centered.

The main color of the interior is gray, and Chuangku RS uses a lot of diamond-lattice soft decorative panels, which does not feel cheap. The air-conditioning area adopts the traditional knob + button control method. It is very convenient for the driver to adjust the air-conditioning function. Even after getting familiar with it while driving, he can adjust related functions without moving his eyes.

I think the car system is a major upgrade for Chuangku RS. First of all, the two 10.25-inch LCD screens have a certain sense of technology, and the display effect is not picky and is at the current mainstream level. Different from conventional dual screens, the two screens of Chuangku RS are arranged in a staggered front and rear. This design is quite fresh.

In the software part, Chuangku RS uses the new Xiaoxue OS intelligent car connection system. The system's UI interface is quite simple, with a dark background and white icons that are clear and clear. This car system also comes standard with wireless CarPlay function, which is absolutely praiseworthy.

In fact, many times I think the ease of operation and clear operation logic of the car system are more important than some cool functions and fully integrated multi-level menus. After all, in addition to young male consumers who are good at using digital products, there are also many female consumers, middle-aged car owners and other people who are not very good at using cars.

Also, this set of Xiaoxue OS supports remote OTA upgrades, and the localized intelligent audio and video, navigation, and voice system experiences are all very good. It is also one of the few models among joint venture brands that supports the three-finger side sliding function.

Here I need to talk about the voice system of Chuangku RS in detail. In fact, for most consumers, the usage scenarios of voice systems are mainly focused on navigation. Chuangku RS is more accurate in recognizing place names, supports multiple rounds of continuous dialogue and semantic recognition, and has high vehicle control authority. For example, if you say "I want to see the stars", the vehicle will automatically open the sunroof. And if we talk about female car owners, I think this car-machine system will be highly praised. After all, among the joint venture brands in this price range, whether it is the Japanese XR-V, Binzhi or the German Tanying, Tukai, etc. The car model is inferior to this Chuangku RS in terms of the ease of use of the car system and voice system.

What’s more important is that the price of this car is not expensive. 128,900 yuan for the top model can only buy the mid-range models mentioned above.

Of course, although many consumers buy small SUVs mostly for one person, we also need to take a look at the space performance of Chuangku RS when fully loaded. Experiencers with a height of 175cm can get a fist and two fingers of headroom in the front row of Chuangku RS, and a fist and four fingers of legroom in the back row. Considering the wheelbase of this car, The parameter is 2570mm, the overall performance is good, and the comfort of full load for short distances will not be affected.

Power: easy to drive and light at the same time

The new Chuangku RS is equipped with the eighth-generation Ecotec 1.5T four-cylinder engine. Although parameters may not seem so important to female drivers, its book parameters are definitely impressive: 135kW maximum power and 250N·m The peak torque is considered to be above average in the 1.5T camp. It is matched with a steel chain CVT gearbox, and combined with the lighter body weight of a small SUV, the official acceleration time of this car from 0-100km/h is 7.8 seconds. In addition, the comprehensive fuel consumption under WLTC operating conditions is 6.35L/100km.

Actually, I have said so much, just to illustrate that the powertrain of Chuangku RS has a good technical level among fuel vehicles of the same level. While the power is brisk, the fuel consumption level is not high, 6.35L/ under WLTC conditions. The comprehensive fuel consumption of 100km will not exceed much in life. If your daily commuting is mainly on elevated roads and loops like my friend, then the fuel consumption value will inevitably be lower than this when the cruise control function is turned on.

Let’s talk briefly about driving. I test drove this car for two or three days in June. The driving experience was praised for its smoothness. The CVT gearbox had no obvious gear changes, whether it was a traffic jam or regular driving. , this car will not have the frustration that some dual-clutch transmission models have. In fact, if you driveAdjust the driving mode to energy saving. The dynamic performance of this car is very suitable for girls to drive, and the power is relatively easy to control.

In terms of suspension, Chuangku RS uses a front MacPherson independent suspension and a rear torsion beam non-independent suspension. The adjustment orientation of the entire suspension is relatively comfortable, in other words, it is slightly soft. The advantage is that it will not be too bumpy when passing speed bumps and potholes on the road. The disadvantage is that you have to slow down when changing lanes quickly or going up and down elevated ramps.

The steering of Chuangku RS has some gaps, so the most suitable way to drive this car is to turn on the energy-saving mode and cruise on the elevated road or on the highway. The suspension can better absorb the ups and downs of the road and match the lane. The hold assist system makes driving very pleasant.

Full text summary: Chuangku RS was definitely not designed for female consumers when it first came out, but we can see that this car is relatively balanced in all aspects, and it also has many points that female drivers like: for example, it is good It uses advanced car system, softer driving experience, etc. The small body size also makes parking more convenient for female drivers. Eliminating aesthetic differences and space requirements, this car seems to be the "good boyfriend" of female drivers. . In the joint venture brand small SUV segment, Chuangku ranks sixth on the model attention list.