Yes, 1.3T GLB also has a low-power version.
The new car GLB was officially released last year1October 29th, 165438. It consists of three models. At that time, the price was 3 14800 yuan, and the top was 354800 yuan, including two 7-seat models. GLB is located in a compact SUV, with the length, width and height of 4638/ 1834/ 1687mm and the wheelbase of 2829mm respectively. After listing, GLB became the cheapest 7-seat SUV among luxury brands. But almost everyone looked at the 1.3T engine.
Renault's 1.3T engine.
A 7-seat SUV, with an unloaded mass of 1.6 tons, is really not pretty with an engine of1.3t. But you should also know that this engine is actually a product developed by Mercedes-Benz and Renault. It was once used in Kelebin of Dongfeng Renault, and now Dongfeng Renault has officially withdrawn from China. Before GLB went on the market, this engine was also used in A-class cars, and cost control became the reason for Mercedes-Benz to use it again.
In order to lower the "threshold", Mercedes-Benz deliberately reduced the power of this 1.3T engine. From 120 kW (163 HP) to 100 kW (136 HP), the torque also decreased from 250 Nm to 200 Nm. The configuration of the 7-seat model remains unchanged, and other configurations are compared with the high-power entry model (200? Power type, the price is 3.65438+0.88 million). Only LED headlights and interior atmosphere lights are missing, but the price can be reduced by 26,000. At present, many Mercedes-Benz dealers in China have given a certain preferential margin, and the actual car purchase price will be lower.
Don't scold yet.
Seeing everyone's mood here, I know, "Can you buy a 7-seat SUV with 1.3T, 136 horsepower?" "Can I open an underground parking lot?" No explosion-proof tires and spare tires; The third row space of the 7-seat model is also very cramped. It can be seen that Mercedes-Benz GLB has many shortcomings, and these shortcomings are unacceptable to some people. In the eyes of most people, buying GLB is nothing more than taking a fancy to the brand of Mercedes-Benz.
There is a lot of discussion about "buying a car" or "buying a brand". Judging from the feedback from the owners who have already picked up the car, they are basically satisfied with the cost performance of GLB. Of course, when it comes to cost performance, there are naturally many "levers" jumping out and sneering at1.3t.
Does it really smell good?
Mercedes-Benz moved an engine from an entry-level compact car to a compact SUV, which is a completely market-oriented approach. A few years ago, BMW abandoned the tradition of rear drive and launched UKL's predecessor platform. The three-cylinder 2-series AT is BMW's compromise on the market, which is actually good from the market reaction.
GLB is also going this way, which may have a better response than BMW's 2 Series AT, and the "true fragrance rule" can appear on Mercedes-Benz GLB again. Why do you say that? First of all, although 1.3T is not pleasant to hear and the data is not brilliant, the engine with 163 horsepower is not an "incomprehensible" power for such a compact SUV, and it has basically not been abandoned by this level of joint venture SUV.
Second, although the positioning of GLB is not high, the configuration and the atmosphere created in the car are not bad at all, which other brands can't do. I guess many GLB owners will be impressed by the top luxury of Mercedes-Benz when they sit in the display car. Just the S-class and E-class all-LCD instrument panel and the whole car atmosphere lights can make people play for a while, not to mention the luxury design of Mercedes-Benz (although there is still a gap with high-end models).
It is very important to understand the mentality of consumers when selling cars now. Mercedes-Benz GLB aims at potential customers with a budget of around 250,000, and grabs these people from joint venture brands with brand, design and other elements. No matter what attitude you have towards this car now, if you go to the exhibition hall to see the real car and you are still a little excited, it means that Mercedes-Benz has succeeded.
Think about it, even Mercedes-Benz E-Class is1.5t. Is it suddenly reasonable for GLB to use 1.3T? (Manual dog head)
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