In the domestic joint venture car market, Japanese joint venture brands and German joint venture brands can be said to be "point-to-head"; the former is mainly Toyota , Honda, Nissan , while the latter is basically Volkswagen. In the joint venture camp, B-class car is undoubtedly one of the important markets, Passat is one of the representative models and one of the representatives of "official vehicles" in the early years. It was imported to China in the 1990s and started domestic production in 2000, with a history of nearly 30 years.
Of course, with the continuous development of the domestic automobile industry, the B-class models are becoming more and more abundant. For example, FAW Toyota Asia Dragon officially entered China in 2019. Once it entered the market, it became a hot model, and its strength is obvious to all. So Asian Dragon and Passat, the competition between "new" against "old" is also a confrontation between Japanese and Germans. Who is better at skill? You might as well compare it.
First look at the basic information of the vehicle. Asia Dragon is priced at 199,800-279,800 yuan, with a total of 3 different powers, including gasoline power and hybrid , 9 different configurations, nearly 5 meters in length, and a wheelbase of 2,870mm. is magnificent and has a wide space, which is basically the same as the Lexus ES on the same platform. To be precise, Asia Dragon is a B+ class sedan . It is worth noting that since the launch of Asia Dragon, the price system has been very stable. Coupled with good ownership and reliability, the value retention rate of used cars has always been at the top of the market segment, which is also the characteristics and advantages that most , including Asia Dragon, Toyota Motor have.
Passat is priced at 181,800-252,900 yuan, and it also has 3 different powers (2.0T has high and low power versions), and 11 different configurations. Since it is an extended wheelbase model, the wheelbase also reaches 2,871mm, which is comparable to Asia Dragon and has a good space. I don’t know if netizens have noticed that Passat’s price has continued to decline in recent years. Five or six years ago, its top-end model price once reached 330,000, but now it is only over 250,000. This is actually a huge relationship with the increasingly fierce market competition. Luxury brands continue to decline, and other joint venture brands have made Passat feel pressured. In addition, some other internal factors (such as the "A-pierce" of China Insurance Research Institute that year), price reduction is also inevitable. This not only affects users' purchasing confidence, but also causes the value retention rate of used cars to continue to decline, resulting in an invisible increase in the cost of purchasing cars when users change cars next time. In almost all market segments, the value retention rate of Volkswagen models is only at the central level. In terms of powertrain, Asia Dragon provides three different models, namely the gasoline power of "2.0+CVT" and "2.5L+8AT" and the dual-engine power of "2.5L+E-CVT", all of which use No. 92 gasoline. Passat is both powered by gasoline, with three engines, 1.4T, 2.0T low-power and 2.0T high-power, all of which require 95-digit gasoline. Among them, the 1.4T engine is matched with a 7-speed dry dual-clutch transmission, and the 2.0T engine is matched with a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission. Judging from the market reputation, the wet dual-clutch is significantly better than the dry dual-clutch, but not as good as the CVT gearbox and the 8AT gearbox.
Asian Dragon has three different powers, with great differences and characteristics. Each one is suitable for different car users. 2.0L gasoline is suitable for entry-level users, 2.5L gasoline version is suitable for users who pursue driving pleasure, and 2.5L dual-engine version has the highest driving experience and lowest fuel consumption performance. As for Passat, the 1.4T is not mainstream and the sales share is not high. However, the two power 2.0T are different, except for the difference in power sizes, other differences are not obvious.
If consumers pay attention to gasoline power, then Asia Long's naturally aspirated engine has smoother output characteristics and linear and delicate power output. Passat turbocharged engine has stronger explosive power when the turbine is intervened, but the fuel consumption is also slightly higher, and the price of No. 95 gasoline is also higher. But if you focus on hybrid power, then the Asian Dragon is undoubtedly the best choice. In terms of configuration of
, choose Asian Dragon 2.5L Touring Premium Edition, compared with Passat 330TSI Deluxe Edition.The entire Asian Dragon series is equipped with 10 SRS air bags, which is a high standard in the industry. Passat has 6, which is relatively average. It does not carry the rear side airbag and knee airbag , and only the top-end model has 9. It is still necessary to reduce the degree of leg injury to a certain extent when a knee airbag collided.
In other comfort and convenience configurations, although the two models win each other, Asia Dragon has more overall wins, such as AVS adaptive variable suspension (standard for 2.5L gasoline version), adaptive adjustment shock absorber damping , further combining handling and comfort, with a sharper chassis performance. Passat has front seats ventilated, rear independent air conditioning and rear windshield sunshade, and the rear seat performs better.
Summary: As the saying goes, "latecomers come from the top", it is not difficult to find through the comparison between Asia Dragon and Passat that the former, as the FAW Toyota flagship sedan, does not disappoint the flagship. The attributes of the B+ class luxury sedan, rich powertrain, impeccable safety configuration, and a younger design, make it difficult for him to find a low-level player in the joint venture B-class sedan market of 200,000-300,000 yuan. As the benchmark of the past, Passat now has to give up his position when facing stronger opponents. If you are planning to choose 1 between the Asian Dragon and Passat, then the Asian Dragon is undoubtedly worth buying.
