In the domestic market, the compact SUV matrix is always a hot market segment. Whether it is a joint venture or an independent camp, it is constantly launching its own product-strength models to join, but it has also led to fierce competition in this segment. In addition to our common veterans such as RAV4, CX-5, a few days ago, we also noticed the Dongfeng Citroen , which is a representative of the legal system, and also upgraded Tianyi BEYOND to join the battle.
This time, Dongfeng Citroen represents French cars and makes another effort to impact the domestic compact SUV market. This time, Tianyi BEYOND will come with expectations. So from the perspective of our consumers, I believe that what most consumers want to know is what the hard power of Tianyi BEYOND product is? Compared with traditional Japanese popular SUVs, can it have the advantage in technology and configuration?
With this question, let’s focus on analyzing this Tianyi BEYOND today, and put it together with the Japanese representatives Toyota RAV4 and Mazda CX-5 to make an intuitive comparison. Compare it one by one in terms of technology, space and configuration that domestic consumers attach great importance to to see who has better product strength and provide us consumers with some purchasing suggestions.
1. Who has more "technology"?
By 2022, the intelligence and technologicalization of automobiles have gradually become more common under the leadership of smart cars. In the past, there were many new car-making forces and pure electric models. In the past two years, traditional cars have also begun to be equipped with intelligent configurations. As a newly launched model, let’s first take a look at what intelligent technology configurations are available on Tianyi BEYOND.
We have sorted out the intelligent technology configuration of Tianyi BEYOND. The high-end car machine hardware MTK automotive-grade mobile chip in the car is of high grade, fast response and smoother. It is matched with the C-CONNECT 3.0 BEYOND interactive intelligent networking system jointly created by Dongfeng Citroen, China Unicom, and Huawei . AR real-life navigation, 360° panoramic parking image + transparent chassis, AI virtual human intelligent voice interaction, immersive in-car entertainment center, these highlight functions are integrated into Tianyi BEYOND's intelligent car system, and their practicality and compatibility are excellent, which can be called a "joint venture strong car machine". It is worth mentioning that the 360° panoramic parking image + transparent chassis can collect and display the 360° body and chassis environment in real time through four high-definition cameras in front, rear and side of the car, making driving safer and more convenient.
Let’s look at the Mazda CX-5. The main technological configurations it is equipped with are: Mazda Yuelian system, BSM blind spot monitoring system, and RCTA reversing warning system. Overall, it is not very "informative". However, for models with higher configurations, there are MRCC full-speed domain adaptive cruise system, CTS cruise mode intelligent driving assistance system, etc.
Let’s take a look at the technological configuration of the Japanese system representing Toyota RAV4. The main ones that can be counted as technological configuration are: TSS 2.0 smart security system, PVM panoramic image, streaming inner rearview mirror, and rearview mirror electric folding . Overall, there are not many highlights.
Overall, from the perspective of the "technology" of the model, Dongfeng Citroen Tianyi BEYOND is obviously better than RAV4 and CX-5. Toyota needs to accelerate the upgrading and iteration of product power in terms of vehicle intelligence. In contrast, Tianyi BEYOND has more diversified technological configurations, which can bring more worry-free and richer intelligent travel methods. CX-5 also urgently needs the addition of intelligent configurations to make up for the lack of product power in this area.
2. What is the strength of the space?
After the competition of smart technology, we will return to the space level that Chinese consumers are concerned about to see how the space performance of the three models is. As a latecomer, Tianyi BEYOND performs better in space than RAV4 and CX-5, so it can gain a foothold in the domestic consumer market. Next, we will list the main space size type parameters of the three models, so that everyone can understand the space situation of the three models more intuitively.
Judging from the data, the space performance of the three models is good in the same level, but the overall spatiality of RAV4 is slightly inferior to that of Tianyi BEYOND and CX-5.The overall spatial performance of CX-5 is at an excellent level, and the three-item BEYOND index is the best among the three cars. For us consumers, if we are single or a couple, the space of the CX-5 is just enough, and the space of Tianyi BEYOND is larger and more comfortable. If there are a large number of people using cars at home, it is recommended that you choose Tianyi BEYOND, which has more outstanding space performance.
3. Who is the "King of Configuration"?
After talking about technology and space, we still put it into practice and compare the configuration richness of the three cars. These three models officially claim that they are rich in configurations, so what are the various configurations? Next, we will select the second-lower configuration models with relatively high volume among the three models of their respective series as a reference for comparison of the configuration richness of this time to avoid the "top configuration trap".
So for the three models, we will choose the 400THP version of Tianyi BEYOND (169,700 yuan), the CVT two-wheel drive urban version of RAV4 (175,800 yuan), and the 2.0L automatic intelligence (185,800 yuan), to see how their respective configurations are:
We list some typical common configuration items that can widen the configuration gap. In the entire chart, it is obvious that compared with the other two models, the configuration richness of the RAV4 is obviously at a disadvantage, the basic configuration is relatively "rustic", and the diversified configuration is basically missing. It can be seen that Toyota is still a little stingy with the configuration of mid- and low-end models in the series. In the actual driving experience, the RAV4 is one of the most standard among the three models, with enough power and a good chassis.
. Let’s look at Mazda CX-5, and the low-end version is basically the same as the Toyota RAV4. In addition to the advantage of the size of the central control screen, the other projects are not as rich as Tianyi BEYOND. In terms of the power system, it has been maintaining the 2.0L naturally aspirated engine , with a large horsepower of only 155Ps, which is the bottom level among the three models. Therefore, the CX-5 will inevitably be relatively monotonous and slightly weak during driving, but the CX-5's handling and body follow-up are dominant among the three.
, and Tianyi BEYOND is obviously much richer in configuration, basically covering most commonly used functions, especially the new Tianyi BEYOND. At a price of 169,700, it can also be equipped with more than 80 standard configurations such as suspension soft and hard adjustable, ALCANTARA, privacy glass, smart hardware, etc., with a rich overall configuration. Therefore, in the process of driving the Tianyi BEYOND, its rich configuration can bring more fun to the journey. The excellent MCS master chassis tuning and soft and hard adjustable PHC adaptive hydraulic stability technology make Tianyi BEYOND one of the top chassis texture among the three cars.
Therefore, it can be seen that the current French cars can be said to be willing to spend a lot of money in terms of configuration, and are those who are cost-effective. In particular, it is the one with the lowest official price among the three models, and the Tianyi BEYOND has a 5-year or 150,000-kilometer warranty, so for consumers who value rich configurations more, the Tianyi BEYOND is the best choice between the three.
is written afterwards:
In the three key points that domestic consumers value, technology, space and configuration, after a competition, we can find that RAV4 and CX-5, as Japanese compact SUV representatives, did not take advantage of the French car representative, namely, Tianyi BEYOND. Tianyi BEYOND is impressive, and its technological configuration is significantly richer than the same level, which is also the configuration strategy of Dongfeng Citroen's new generation model. Perhaps in time, excellent technological configuration will become another way for French cars.
