Chapter 017: A Very Ordinary Existence (2)

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The taxi industry Elantra was launched in China at the end of 03, and its status in Hyundai is equivalent to Jetta to Volkswagen, Corolla to Toyota, and Civic to Honda.

In the compact class of that year, Elantra was one of the few cars with a sense of line design, with a good appearance, or a joint venture car, and the price was not very expensive, and the most direct competitor of that year was the square-headed Volkswagen Jetta.

The general model will be replaced in almost five years, for example, the Accord is a three-year facelift, and it will be replaced every five years.

Elantra's rival Jetta made its debut in Europe for the first time in 1979 and was completely discontinued in 2012, and Shi Gengsheng carried it for 33 years in the world car world.

Elantra is more ruthless than Jetta, out of the younger generation of Yuedong, Langdong, Lingdong, Elantra is still selling, their tail marks are called Elantra, it is simply a kind of faith in the inheritance, is the only four generations in China, all the models on sale, Shi is the strongest competitor from Jetta to Suteng.

And the sales strategy of the Hyundai Elantra is also very interesting, a family of four generations is in battle, and they can't fight their own people, and in order to diverge the price range, the old model will be slashed to make way for the new model to make money.

At the time of the launch of the Elantra, Hyundai reduced the configuration of the Elantra, lowered the price, and allowed the Elantra to occupy the original market of the Elantra, and the next two models also used this method, so that Hyundai has always maintained a very strong competitiveness in each price range of the compact market.

Elantra was also unlucky, and in this way, the price and status fell again and again, becoming the lowest model among the four.

But it is this kind of sales strategy that has made Korean cars from 2010 to 2014 during this period of time, invincible sales in China God block and kill God, Buddha block and kill Buddha, it is simply a big kill, what German American system system stands aside.

It was not until the rise of independent brands that the price of joint venture brands such as German and American brands extended downward to break this situation.

After introducing the basic situation of the Elantra, Fang Yuan first talked about space.

The 2011 1.6L Manual Comfort Elantra is 4,545 mm long, 1,725 mm wide and 1,425 mm high, making it a compact 4-door, 5-seater sedan.

Although its wheelbase is only 2610 mm, but the space utilization rate is very good, when taking the Elantra taxi, you can clearly feel that the back row of the Elantra is not crowded at all, normal people can not say that they can bend their legs, at least the leg room can be bent and stretched without suffocation.

Surprisingly, many models of the same era still insist on torsion beam suspension, the front suspension of the Elantra turned out to be a MacPherson independent suspension, and the rear suspension is a two-link independent suspension.

"What do you mean by torsion beam and two-link independent suspension?" Liu Yang is a car novice and does not understand the difference between the two.

"Let's put it this way, the torsion beam is a very thick and large torsion beam, the longitudinal rocker arms on the left and right sides are welded together, which is simple and trouble-free.

The multi-link independent suspension is divided into a 5-link rear suspension and a 4-link front suspension system.

As the name suggests, the 5-link rear suspension system contains 5 connecting rods, which are the control arm, the rear positioning arm, the upper arm, the lower arm and the front positioning arm, where the control arm can adjust the rear wheel toe. ”

Fang Yuan patiently explained that the advantages of torsion beam non-independent suspension are simple structure, the left and right wheels occupy very little space, and the camber angle of the body has not changed, and the shock absorber does not have bending stress, so the friction is small, the ride is good, and the most important thing is low cost.

However, the comfort and stability are slightly worse than the independent suspension.

Therefore, it is often used in small cars and compact cars where interior space is valuable.

Now the French car is sprayed the most, that is, it has always insisted on using the torsion beam.

The advantage of multi-link independent suspension is that it is lightweight and reduces the space occupied by the suspension system.

The 5-link rear suspension can achieve the optimal position of the caster angle of the kingpin, which greatly reduces the front and rear directional force from the road surface, thereby improving the smoothness and comfort of acceleration and braking, and also ensures the stability of straight driving.

It is currently the more mainstream suspension, with higher ride comfort and higher cost, and is mostly used in luxury cars such as C and D.

Because this suspension method is rigid and high, stable and good, it has been promoted by some manufacturers to compact cars and even small cars to enhance the competitiveness of the model.

When Fang Yuan finished speaking, Liu Yang was still confused, and he didn't understand what longitudinal rocker arm, what control arm, and what rear positioning arm was.

"Well, I think about it. Fang Yuan made an inappropriate, but popular, analogy, patiently explained, the torsion beam is a stick connecting two wheels, the cost is low, and it is mostly used for small cars.

Independent suspension is independent on the left and right sides, does not interfere with each other, has a high cost, and is mostly used in high-end luxury cars.

"Now I understand. Liu Yang suddenly smiled.

Fang Yuan told Liu Yang that the modern Zhou Sect on suspension is very soft, and the itinerary is very long, which makes it have nothing to do with sports, and is purely for comfort.

When passing over the pit and speed bumps, the shock is well filtered and does not appear bumpy, even if Liu Yang's wife is clumsy and has a big belly, she can lie comfortably in the back.

Secondly, let's talk about configuration.

This Elantra configuration is outrageously low.

Only the main and co-pilot have airbags, no side airbags, no head airbags, and no knee airbags.

There is ABS anti-locking, the steering wheel can only be adjusted up and down manually, the high and low beam light sources are all halogen, and the air conditioning is manual.

As for the large central control screen, tire pressure monitoring, ISOFIX child seat interface, lane merge assist, lane departure warning system, automatic parking and positioning, engine start-stop, hill assist, hill descent......

These...... None at all.

That is to say, in addition to the three major parts of the car, the Elantra is not good or bad, the real leather is durable, saving money and worry.

"Huh, or is it a CD player?" Liu Yang is messy, and the configuration is so small, it is indeed durable.

"This Elantra is equipped with a G4ED engine, 112 hp, 143 Nm, which is not as powerful as the Jetta King, and is suitable for honest and careful driving by obeying traffic rules.

Don't think about overtaking, even if someone else overtakes you, don't be anxious, because there is no way to be anxious. Fang Yuan said that although this engine is equipped with a five-speed manual gearbox, it cannot give the owner driving pleasure, but it is durable.

As long as it is maintained normally and on time, it can achieve 200,000 kilometers without major repairs, which is much stronger than the Jetta that burns engine oil and leaks oil.

And Hyundai in April 06 to the 1.6 version of the Elantra replaced the engine with CVVT, although the power has not changed, but compared with the previous imported engine fuel consumption is lower, 100 kilometers of fuel consumption of about 8.5, this Elantra tail mark has VVT three letters, with such an engine.

This engine has strong low-torque power, and it can start with a lift of the clutch, which is very suitable for novices who have just come out of driving school and are rusty with oil.

But pay special attention to its throttle at the beginning of the Zhou Jiao is very sensitive, and even gives you a feeling of jumping out at the start, but this is the consistent chicken thief Zhou Jiao style of Japanese and Korean manufacturers, and it is relatively weak at high speed.

In the end, Fang Yuan summed up that the biggest feature of Korean cars is that they are good-looking, weak in power, and affordable, and they are the most unretained models that Liu Yang can buy with 30,000 Chinese coins, the least mileage, and the most recent age.

Liu Yang nodded, very much agreed with Fang Yuan's opinion, his car purchase budget is too small, he can buy such a durable, large space, very suitable for novice driving model, he is already very satisfied, immediately said that he wanted to see this car.

"Please come with me, I'll show you the car. Fang Yuan beckoned Liu Yang to a black sedan in the middle of the sea of cars.

Far away, Liu Yang saw the inverted trapezoidal chrome grille in the middle of the front, with layers of thicker lines on it, and under the illumination of the light, the Brynblins were shining brightly.

On both sides are large area wedge-shaped headlights, but for too long, they are still halogen, and the outside of the lampshade is a little yellowed.

With a little regret, Liu Yang stood at a forty-five-degree angle and looked carefully, the waistline raised on the side of this Elantra outlined the edges and corners on the body straight to the rear, with the two thick ridges on the front bonnet extending forward to the small and prominent radiator grille, with a strong sense of forward rush.

"Well, the appearance is much better than the Jetta. Liu Yang smiled, the appearance of this Elantra is not very good according to the current aesthetic standards, at least it can be seen in the past, and it is much stronger than the square-headed Jetta.

Liu Yang circled around the Elantra and found that there were scratches on the front and rear bars, and the rest of the place was fine, so he opened the co-pilot's door and sat on the co-pilot to look around.

The interior lines of the Elantra are relatively simple, the beige color combination looks very fresh, and the center console and door armrest are also matched with matte metallic trim, which is surprisingly stylish.

The inside of the door has rusted, and the usual buttons have a slight paint loss, but all the function buttons can be used normally.

Liu Yang tried the main driving and rear row again, the center console that is slightly biased towards the driver is very biochemical, the front seat has a certain amount of wrapping, and the various operating parts are very smooth and in place.

The plastic parts of the instrument panel are acceptable, and the elbows and knees are soft and not uncomfortable, and they don't feel particularly cheap.

Liu Yang is 1.7 meters tall, and he feels that the width of the car is very prominent in terms of space, and the leg room and headroom in the front and rear seats are also very generous.

Only the headroom of the rear center seat is too small, and it is easy to reach the head, and the reason for this is that there is a telescopic cup holder under the rear center seat.

Liu Yang was lying in the back row imitating his daughter-in-law's movements, Fang Yuan sat in the driver's position, pressed the steering wheel with both hands, the steering wheel had a good texture, and then turned his head to look at Liu Yang behind him, and said, "This Elantra, you have to pay attention to some problems." ”

"What's the problem?" Liu Yang straightened his back, sat up, and looked at Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan knocked on the interior and told Liu Yang that there were more abnormal noises in the interior of the car during driving, which was not as good as the Jetta.

In addition, clutch noise, engine noise, engine shake.

The Elantra airbags are also not well configured, and the only two airbags even do not pop open.

There is also the rust of the body and the cracking of the interior that Liu Yang just saw, which are also common problems, but as an old car of seven or eight years, it is indeed unavoidable.

But the advantage is that maintenance and repair are cheap, a few hundred small insurance, and no more than a thousand large insurance.

It's almost as easy to repair as the Jetta, with a lot of spare parts and easy to find, and if any auto repair shop won't fix the Elantra, then they can go out of business.

After listening to Fang Yuan's introduction, Liu Yang was moved in his heart, he felt that Fang Yuan was too caring and too considerate of customers, he secretly made up his mind that if he changed cars in the future, he would definitely find Fang Yuan.

Liu Yang got out of the car with a smile.

The two stood next to the Elantra, Liu Yang patted the roof of the car, and the satisfied other party said: "It's exactly the same as what you introduced, there is not much wrong with the appearance, the interior is also seventy percent new, and I am even more satisfied with the space, okay, just buy it." ”

"No, I don't agree. Suddenly, a coquettish reprimand sounded in the ears of Fang Yuan and Liu Yang.