It's on fire before it goes on the market. This is the market popularity of Katie CT4. Xiao Zhi will analyze CT4 from three dimensions: product, competing products and market.
While the iron is hot, you need to be hard. At present, CT4 is really hard in hardware configuration. Of course, this is also based on the configuration level. Before opening it, Xiao Zhi had some doubts about CT4.
As the successor of ATS, CT4, like CT5, is built on the second generation Alpha platform, and the external and internal design elements have maintained a great degree of similarity. It can be said that CT4 is "little CT5".
CT4 adopts the latest "diamond cutting" design language of Cadillac family. The rigid body lines of the whole vehicle are matched with the tearful LED headlights that steal the mirror, and the strong fighting atmosphere is vividly on the paper. Bian Xiao's colleagues have already finished the real car shooting of CT4 before, and the real car is more fierce than the photo. This is their unified view.
In the interior, CT4 is equipped with a multi-function steering wheel and wrapped in leather. Shifting paddles are naturally indispensable sports hardware. The 8-inch touch screen is equipped with the latest CUE system, which supports mobile phone interconnection and car networking. In addition, the high-profile model of Cadillac CT4 is equipped with BOSE sound system with 14 speakers, and has ANC active noise reduction function. ESE engine sound wave optimization system will optimize the engine sound wave when the engine speed exceeds 3000 rpm.
From the configuration table, although the design of "4.2-inch LCD instrument+double mechanical instrument" is not as realistic as full LCD instrument, its reading convenience and clarity must be better than full LCD instrument when driving fiercely. It doesn't blow or black, because the new BMW 3 Series is equipped with liquid crystal instruments, and the speed and rotation speed pointers are animated, so you still can't feel anything wrong with the readings in daily driving. When you drive so hard that you have to take a look at the data, you will obviously feel that the animation effect of the pointer is a bit fuzzy.
Like CT5, CT4 center console is equipped with a large number of physical buttons, which looks a bit out of place in today's full touch screen, but all this is to maintain the original operation convenience. Aside from voice control, which LCD screen with full touch operation can compete with the blind operation of physical keys? Ok ... there are few cars on the market at present. In addition, which car's speech recognition is not obscure at present? I don't think so either.
In the power part, CT4 is equipped with LSY 2.0T variable-cylinder turbocharged engine and rear-wheel drive. The transmission system is matched with 8AT gearbox. The maximum power is 237 HP, the peak torque is 350 n m.0-100 km/h and the time is 6.9 seconds.
The body size of CT4 is 4760/1815/1421mm and the wheelbase is 2775 mm. The wheelbase is consistent with the previous standard axis ATS (ATS-L wheelbase is 2860mm). Obviously, CT4 chose the latter between space and motion.
Cadillac CT4 also greatly optimized the chassis system: upgraded the traditional McPherson suspension structure to a double-ball-joint multi-link structure to improve the comfort and handling of daily driving. The rear suspension adopts a five-link independent suspension. The new car also adopts lightweight design such as aluminum alloy front lower control arm and aluminum alloy steering knuckle to minimize the unsprung weight. CT4 not only provides three standard driving modes: sports, comfort and anti-skid, but also provides "MyMode My Driving Mode".
Back to the dynamic level. What does the 0-100 km/h "6.9 seconds" of CT4 mean? The time of CT5 0- 100km/h is 7.2 seconds, and that of BMW 330 I 0- 100km/h is 6.2 seconds. It can be inferred that the dynamic performance of CT4 is stronger than that of CT5.
High horsepower is the simplest and rudest way to shape the vehicle's sportiness, but high horsepower cannot be an inevitable factor to shape the vehicle's sportiness. Aside from the chassis system, the 8AT gearbox of CT4 and ATS-L (upgraded) is Xiao Zhi's biggest worry.
When we talked about AST-L before, we always talked about its motivation. The original factory has 279 horses and the original canning plan. Gearbox and fuel consumption are topics that every ATS-L owner avoids talking about. The low-speed frustration in daily driving and the "slow" shift logic in intense driving have become obstacles? ATS-L challenges the obvious shortcomings of BMW 3 Series. Look at the fuel consumption,13-15l/100km. What will happen to 8AT after CT4 upgrade?
However, Bian Xiao will not worry too much about the performance of the CT4 gearbox. After all, for most consumers, you can explore the sports potential of a car by 50%, which is already very high. On the contrary, the smoothness and fuel economy of daily driving are the issues that most ordinary consumers can perceive and pay attention to every day.
Thanks to the higher-level chassis foundation, the body size of CT4 has obvious advantages compared with BBA compact car. However, due to the vertical layout of the engine, the layout of the interior space will not be as efficient as that of the predecessor, plus the design of the long tail. Although the wheelbase of CT4 is more than that of Audi A3 146mm, the performance of rear legroom is not much better than that of A3.
According to the description of my colleague (178cm) who actually experienced the rear space of CT4, the front row was adjusted to a proper sitting posture, and the rear leg space was less than one punch. It can be said that the space performance of CT4 can only reach the normal score of luxury brand compact cars, and it will not become its selling point.
The new Audi A3 will also land on the market in the near future. The length, width and height of the new car are 4340/ 1820 (excluding the rearview mirrors on both sides)/1430mm, and the wheelbase is 2640mm. Compared with the previous generation, the length, width and height of the car body are increased by 30mm, and the wheelbase is increased by11mm.
The brand-new BMW 1 series based on FAAR precursor platform has been released overseas, with the length shortened by 5mm and the wheelbase shortened by 20mm, but the interior space has increased instead of falling, with the rear leg space increased by 33mm and the head space increased by19 mm.
The new Audi A3 and the new BMW 1 series once again polished their space practicality. Xiao Zhi can't help worrying that the practicality of CT4' s back row space will become its shortcoming. But then again, A3 and 1 series are just compact cars. How much space will there be in the back row? ?
Our predecessors planted trees, while our descendants enjoyed the cool. This is the obvious advantage of CT4 compared with ATS when 20 13 came to the domestic market from scratch. According to big data of car home, the terminal coverage of ATS-L was 55,604 in 20 17 and 53,495 in 20 18. In 20 19, it was implemented ahead of schedule in six major regions of the country, and 33,665 vehicles were insured throughout the year.
Although the sales volume of ATS-L is far behind that of BBA medium-sized cars in recent years, after all, the annual sales volume of mercedes benz c Class, BMW 3 Series and Audi A4L in recent years are all in the hundreds of thousands. However, ATS-L still won the honor of "the fourth best-selling luxury brand medium-sized car". In any case, Cadillac still has a certain market share at this level and a large number of fans. ?
Now CT4 has replaced ATS, and the market positioning has further sunk, which is the luxury brand compact car market. The average sales volume of Audi A3 2065 438+07-2065 438+09 is stable at around 85000 vehicles; The annual sales volume of BMW 1 Series 20 17-20 19 is stable at around 38,000 vehicles; Mercedes-Benz A-Class 20 19 sold about 6 1000 vehicles. This is a market with great potential. At the same time, Xiao Zhi wants to point out that consumers at this level are also very sensitive to the price and cost performance of car purchase.
Car home big data shows that most consumers who buy ATS-L are post-90s, and they are well-educated. Today's CT4, it can even slowly lock the audience after 00. Young consumers in these two stages have witnessed the rapid development of China automobile market, and their understanding of automobile culture can be said to be overwhelming. At the same time, they are also a very individual generation, and they have extremely high requirements for the personalized appearance of vehicles and the sportiness of driving. For example, the new generation design language and big screen adopted by various car companies are just to satisfy this generation of young consumers. ?
Cadillac CT4 has shorter wheelbase, more power and younger market positioning. It can be speculated that it will be more dynamic than CT5. As for the predecessor A3, 1 series and Class A, it can meet the brand beliefs and daily practical needs of many young consumers, but it can't meet the extremely interesting driving needs.
At present, the guide price of Cadillac CT5 is 279,700-339,700 yuan, and the terminal discount is 30,000 yuan. It can be speculated that the price of CT4 is expected to be around 200,000-260,000, plus GM's consistent preferential treatment. Do you think it is attractive?
Compared with the sportiness of BMW 3 Series, the latter is undoubtedly the one who rides the dust. As for CT4 compared with BBA compact car, it is estimated that CT4 will become a bright spot in the luxury brand compact car market.
I used to drive like my sister next door, and I could be coaxed how I drove. Four-wheel drive is like a sister a few years older than you, no matter how you toss, it can tolerate you; Driving behind is like your favorite royal sister after walking through the vast sea of people. Driving is really difficult, but it will wake you up from your dreams every day. After all, everyone wants to find the other half they love.
Although high horsepower will have a lot of motivation in daily use, you must taste what it feels like to have high horsepower when you have the opportunity. The displacement of Audi A3, BMW/KOOC-0/series and Mercedes-Benz A-class main sales models are/KOOC-0/.4t,/KOOC-0/.5t and/KOOC-0/.3t respectively, and the maximum horsepower is basically around/KOOC-0/50. I'm not just talking about high horsepower. After all, this 150 horse is enough for daily use, but with the arrival of electric vehicles, is the kind of power feedback that has not been burned really what you want? If one day the fuel car is completely delisted, ask yourself, which fuel car did you drive that scared you when you stepped on the gas pedal? Which gas tanker has a bottomless accelerator pedal? If you don't want to leave any regrets, at least try the taste of 237 horses now.
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