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Test location: Zhuhai
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It is said that the biggest enemy is always himself on the road to growth. This is perfect for Binzhi, a small SUV. Born on Honda's global car platform, it has been sold domestically since 2014 and has accumulated sales of more than 1.1 million vehicles in just 8 years. With such achievements, no other brand can compete with the same-class car models.
Although the current GAC Honda Binzhi is still very popular with consumers, it is time to change its generation. We are very lucky to experience the new one at the first time; and the new Binzhi changes this time are no longer enough to describe them as growth after experiencing the baptism of time. They are transformed in many aspects. Everyone will always predict the evolution of general models. They know more about the areas that can be expected. In comparison, the transformation of the leader is even more surprising; if Bin Intelligent continues to maintain such transformation, it may be not far from becoming a classic model. The new Binzhi in front of
looks much more stable than the previous generation. Without the previous agile and relatively playful front face, it is replaced by a horizontal stripe-shaped air intake grille with the same color as the body, and the flying wing LED headlights make the new car look restrained and energetic. The roof no longer slides down from the B-pillar, making the entire side look slightly square; the rear of the car uses the popular through-type taillights to make the rear look more fashionable.
Obviously, the overall design of the new Binzhi is relatively simple, and it is even a little "boxy" a little, but after the Honda F1 racing wind tunnel test, it can ensure that the vehicle has lower wind resistance and further improve fuel economy.
Its interior is also mainly simple, which is also earth-shaking compared to the previous generation. The simple center console is very home-friendly from design to color matching. It is paired with a 7-inch LCD instrument and a 9-inch central control screen, making the new car's technological level not inferior to new energy models of the same price. At the same time, this design greatly broadens the driver's vision ahead, and even the wiper is deliberately hidden by the design to avoid the driver's vision ahead being slightly affected. In addition, the distance between the rearview mirror and the body is also optimized to reduce the visual blind spot between the A column and the rearview mirror and improve the safety of driving.
In order to further improve the comfort of front passengers, the new Binzhi front exhaust air outlet has added a breeze function. Just twist the knob next to the air conditioner outlet to enter breeze mode, which prevents the air conditioner from blowing directly on the front row staff, while also improving the air flow in the car, making the interior environment more comfortable.
The new Binzhi seat is wrapped in black/white two-color spliced leather. The filling inside is thicker and moderately soft and hard, so you won’t feel tired after sitting for a long time. At the same time, the wings of the waist and legs have a certain bulge, providing a certain degree of wrapping for the passenger. When driving fiercely, it can better fix the passenger's body and reduce the amplitude of body sliding.
As a new Binzhi with home attributes, the design also fully takes into account the comfort of the rear seat members. It not only increases the leg space in the rear seat by 35mm, but also tilts the seat back angle by 2°. While improving the rear seat riding space, it also makes the seat more comfortable sitting posture, making the rear passengers more comfortable when traveling long distances.
It is worth noting that since the roof of the new car starts to be lowered from the C-pillar, the area of the rear side window has increased a lot. With the panoramic skylight that can isolate 99% ultraviolet rays, the rear space feels more abundant. In addition, as one of the smallest SUVs in the country of Honda family , the new Binzhi also retains the design of magic seats, improving the space utilization rate in the car, making it more convenient to carry large luggage.
A SUV with a home-oriented attribute is relatively mild in terms of power.The new Binzhi is only equipped with 1.5L naturally aspirated engine , with a maximum power of 91kW and a peak torque of 145N·m, and is matched with a CVT gearbox. Although this power system looks very platform-like, when the accelerator pedal is halfway through the trip, the exhaust sound carefully adjusted by the engineer will come, giving a small-displacement model a unique driving pleasure.
This set of 1.5L+CVT combination cannot be compared with many models with T. However, its gearbox has been adjusted and it is obvious that the gear-up and downshift have become more "smart" and learned to predict the driver's wishes in advance. For example, when turning, when we retract the accelerator and step on the brakes, the vehicle can slightly increase the speed, just like the racing driver's action of lowering gears and replenishing oil when turning, preparing for the oil out of the corner, improving the vehicle's power response, and making the driver more confident about the power.
With this sport-oriented power system, the tuning of the new Binzhi chassis has also been improved. The suspension system is still the combination of front McPherson/rear torsion beams, but the rigidity of components such as the grounding part of the body, the torsional rigidity of the body, and the rigidity of the suspension mounting part have been increased, making the new car more stable in the curves, and the feeling of the vehicle roll is significantly better than the previous generation model.
In addition, the new Binzhi also has an AHA agile control assist system that can independently brake one of the wheels to improve the grip of the tires. It is light and precise steering wheel adjustment, so that the vehicle can obtain better tracking, making the new Binzhi even smoother when passing through the curve.
Of course, the brand new Binzhi not only cares about the driving experience of veteran drivers, but is also very friendly to novices. The upgraded Honda SENSING intelligent driving assistance system, in addition to the familiar ACC adaptive endurance system, BA braking assistance system, , etc., also adds a CMBS collision mitigation braking system, which can sense incoming vehicles when turning at the intersection, prompting the driver to avoid it. Even if there is no street light, the vehicle can sense pedestrians or non-motor vehicles crossing horsepower, warn the driver, reduce the probability of accidents, and escort all drivers.
model replacement always requires major adjustments from the inside to the outside to appear more sincere. The new Binzhi's replacement is not only a change in the design of the exterior and interior, but also a further exploration of the driving space, and a better driving control and safety performance, which has brought about a great change in this new car. Therefore, this is no longer a simple question of "showing sincerity", but also a hope of surpassing oneself to achieve transformation. The previous generation of Binzhi is one of the market benchmarks in the small SUV range. This replacement will undoubtedly continue to consolidate its position.
text & photography=Huang Zhifeng
