A growing elf! Test drive lifan 320 new interior version.
[car home Test Drive] Recently, chongqing lifan Automobile launched a small upgraded model from lifan 320, which was temporarily named as lifan 320 New Interior Edition. As the name implies, the main change of this model must be in the interior. Lifan 320 is positioned in the small car class, where it can be said that it is a strong hand, so to survive or gain more space in it is not only the price on the one hand, but also the practicality and personality on the other. Recently, we had the honor to participate in the test drive meeting of the new interior model in lifan 320, to see what unique weapon this model with widely disputed appearance can survive in the market.
● Appearance aspect
The appearance design of lifan 320 is the most controversial point. When you first see it, you will be surprised to find that this car has many similarities with many models. Flat body, vertically designed C-pillar, blackened A-pillar and B-pillar make people think of MINI. But it’s better to learn from it than to imitate it. lifan 320’s exterior design has also incorporated many design concepts of Lifan, such as headlights and air intake grille. Although it looks a little stiff, as a domestic independent brand model, this step still needs to be taken now.
Lifan 320’s front face design incorporates many sports styles. The honeycomb grille and the curved front machine cover all convey "I am very athletic". The amoeba-like headlights, though novel in design, don’t fit in with its tough overall appearance lines, and even though the low beam lamp is equipped with a lens, it is still illuminated by halogen bulbs instead of xenon lamps. This design seems a bit redundant. If the lens is deleted and then some more practical configurations are added, it may be recognized by more people.
When you drive a lifan 320 in the downtown area, you will find that you have accumulated a lot of people’s attention, mainly because its design is very similar to the MINI mini, which makes people easily mistake it for that classic model.
Perhaps the most controversial part of lifan 320 is its side lines, flat body lines and tough cab lines. This design has been used on other models, so when lifan 320 went on the market, many people talked about imitating other models. But imitating others is definitely a good place to learn from, and the ultimate goal of imitation is to find a way of your own. As a regular Lifan automobile, we should improve ourselves through continuous learning and integrate our own characteristics into future products.
The test drive model is a high-profile model in lifan 320, which is equipped with a chrome-plated door handle, a bumper with the same color on the body, a chrome-plated letterhead, an electric rear wiper and a rear spoiler with LED brake lights. The overall style is very sporty. But I feel that too much chrome decoration is a bit tacky for a model suitable for young people to drive. It is better to add some scratch strips or personalized car logos, which is more attractive to young car buyers.
It is obvious that lifan 320’s tail design imitates and draws lessons from it, but Lifan did not copy it intact, but added Lifan’s own design, and two round lights formed an oval taillight, especially to explain that lifan 320’s brakes have very high brightness at night and faster response speed, which is very helpful to the driving safety of the car.
In terms of tires, lifan 320’s new interior version has not made any changes, and it still uses Jiatong 165/70R14 tires. For a car, this equipment may be for the purpose of achieving good fuel economy. Although the size of the tire is small, the design of the wheel hub is very thoughtful. If the size can be increased, I think the visual effect will be better.
Change one The color matching of the seat has changed.
Since it is called the new interior version, there will be obvious changes in the interior of the car. After opening the door, it is found that the new interior version of lifan 320 has replaced a brand-new seat color design, which is mainly dark beige with gray. The most remarkable effect of this design is that it gives people a warmer feeling. Although dark beige will not be too dirty in daily use, it is more intimate than black seats.
Change 2 dashboard design is novel and full of sense of technology.
The next significant change is the dashboard, which has added many popular elements, such as LCD screen and digital speedometer, and it is worth mentioning that the brand-new dashboard looks like Mickey Mouse’s head, with two ears for oil gauge and water thermometer, and a large semicircle in the middle for tachometer and speedometer. When the lights are on, the whole dashboard really looks like Mickey Mouse.
Change three The sound panel changes greatly.
The sound control panel has also changed greatly, from the original square design to the smiling face shape composed of circles and curves, but in actual use, it is found that there is no CD player, only USB, AUX interface and radio. At present, most people are still used to using CD, which is not only convenient but also has good sound quality. The main reason why lifan 320 doesn’t have a CD is probably the cost.
When lifan 320 was just listed, many friends noticed the shape of its door panel. If you look closely, it is actually a funny smiling face, with one big eye and one small eye, and the storage compartment is like a big mouth with a split smile. This design highlights the young characteristics of lifan 320, and it is still rare in China. lifan 320 has also taken a step in innovation.
As mentioned earlier, the car door panel in lifan 320 is designed with a smiling face. Although it is novel and beautiful, you will obviously find that there is a problem in this design in daily use, that is, the door handle is designed to be in a relatively backward position, which means that you will feel very uncomfortable when you close the door after getting on the bus. Generally, the door closing handle will be set in the middle of the car door, which will make it very convenient to close the door. However, when the lifan 320 is set in a backward position, the arm bending will be awkward.
Now that you come back to life, you will also find that the lockers on the car doors are not very convenient to use. The slender openings can’t hold wider items, but only some documents or small items. There is no storage compartment on the back door of lifan 320, so it is not considerate to take care of the rear passengers. In fact, these are small parts, and Lifan Automobile still needs to make more efforts in humanized design.
The glove box also has the same problem. When you open the glove box, you will find some damping, which is very good! However, observing the inside of the glove box, it is found that the space is very small, and the opening device of the glove box occupies one third of the whole space, so it is impossible to place some bulky items.
As a small car, lifan 320’s interior space is relatively spacious, especially in the head, and even passengers who are about 1.8 meters tall will not feel oppressive. Through experience, it is found that there are some shortcomings in the design of lifan 320’s back seat. The size of the back seat is a little short. Although it is equipped with an adjustable headrest, when the headrest is adjusted to the highest position, the neck will still be put down, and the taller passengers will feel uncomfortable.
Lifan 320’s trunk has a volume of 300 liters, which is moderate in the class of small cars. It can also be placed in the back seat to expand the cargo space. When the rear seat is laid down, the two buckles of the fixed seat will be exposed, which will directly affect the shape of the loading space, which is more troublesome for carrying some large items.
In these subtle design aspects, it reflects whether the manufacturer has considered the actual use of the product thoroughly or not. For a newly established brand like Lifan Automobile, it is necessary to constantly improve itself through continuous practice and long-term customer feedback.
● Test drive part
Finally, in terms of driving performance, lifan 320 played a sports card at the initial stage of listing, and its imitation and reference object was also MINI Cooper, which mainly played sports and manipulation. First of all, lifan 320 adopts four-wheel independent suspension. This design is relatively rare in the domestic small car class, and it also appears on the model of about 50,000 yuan, which makes everyone curious about this car and wants to see how it performs in handling.
The characteristic of four-wheel independent suspension is that all four wheels are in a relatively independent state, so that each wheel can separately filter the vibration from the ground and improve the comfort of the vehicle. And it is also better in maneuverability. Through the test drive experience, I feel that lifan 320’s suspension needs to be improved in terms of training. When driving on the road with poor road conditions, the vibration inside the car is more complicated and the noise transmission is not too delicate.
Lifan 320’s steering wheel size is relatively large for a small car. Although it is made of soft materials, it feels good, but the larger size does not fit its sports style design concept. When we are driving normally, we will slightly shake the steering wheel from side to side and find that there will be a lot of margin.
When the speed was about 50 km/h through some gentle detours, the body roll of the 320 began to appear, and the side support of the seat was not enough, which could not give people enough confidence, so they could only reduce the speed to alleviate the roll amplitude.
Lifan 320 is equipped with a 1.3L engine, with a maximum output power of 65KW/6000rpm, a maximum output torque of 110N.m/3000-5000rpm and a top speed of 155km/h.. In actual driving, this 1.3L engine has no problem in propelling lifan 320, and the speed of 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears is relatively fast.
After the 5th gear is accelerated to 80km/h, it is obvious that the noise of the engine is getting worse. At this time, the tachometer shows 2100rpm, which is reasonable. However, when the vehicle speed rises to 120 km/h, the noise has begun to affect the normal conversation of the people in the car, and it is difficult to fully accelerate at this time.
Strangely, at the current speed, we only see the driving speed of 2500rpm … 80 km/h is 2100rpm, and 120km/h is only 2500rpm? Is it possible that the speed has increased a lot, but the speed has not changed much? I think there should be something wrong with the dashboard. If so, I hope this is just an individual phenomenon.
Editor’s comment:
As the main model of Lifan Automobile, lifan 320 bears the efforts and hopes of many people. Although there are still some problems to be improved, the performance of this car is satisfactory on the whole. After all, considering its price of about 50,000 yuan, it is very good to get a fashionable, beautiful and dynamic car.
At present, the newly-launched lifan 320 new interior model is to meet the needs of consumers by changing itself. In the future, Lifan will also make efforts in the after-sales service network and model innovation, especially to get out of the imitation circle as soon as possible and establish its own characteristics and even brand family characteristics as soon as possible. This is a thorny issue! At the same time, it is also the hope of people who pay attention to their own brands. (Photo, text/Yang Li, car home)
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