Chinese brands have experienced too many setbacks in their development to date, and for a long time, the Chinese brand looked like there was no future. Especially in the car market, many Chinese car companies because there is not enough technical heritage and lag behind the joint venture brands, not to mention with the traditional strong arm, completely in a state of being crushed, but later through acquisition and independent research and development, the technology gap is getting smaller and smaller. For example, Geely Automobile is a good example, at first in the national brand camp belongs to not bad, from the acquisition of Volvo began to show super competitive, especially after the emergence of the LYNK&CO brand, and Volvo to join forces to build the platform and technology can be applied to meet the high requirements of consumers in the budget range for quality.
The LYNK&CO 03, not only to LYNK&CO and Geely brand has an important position, in the Chinese brand car market, is also a model that can not be ignored, from the listing to today, has been the first choice of young domestic consumers. Unknowingly, LYNK&CO 03 has also been listed for a few years, has achieved very good sales data, in order to better enhance competitiveness, we also finally ushered in the mid-cycle version, the new car for the design, power and functional configuration are optimized. From the price point of view, 2023 LYNK&CO 03 and the previous 2022 model gap is not much, 157,800-176,800 yuan for a compact three-door sedan is normal positioning, after all, LYNK&CO brand is originally positioned high-end.
Or back to the design part, compared with the old model, LYNK&CO 03 appearance overall changes are not big, because the profile is still the same, still edgy personality as the main theme, but the details of the more aggressive shape embellishment. For example, the front grille, urban contrasting aesthetics family concept re-evolution, the center grid grille and front bumper optimization into one, including the lower grille shape are further expanded, with both sides of the extended fog lamp shape, the whole car looks very dynamic and severe. And the headlight cluster is still split design, when the market is still very controversial, now looks very smooth, it is worth mentioning that the new LED daytime running lights in the upper internal integration of blue light source, the vehicle unlocked or locked will light up, the sense of ceremony is enhanced.
The size is still the same, as a compact sedan, 4684 * 1843 * 1460mm length, width and height and 2730mm wheelbase, in this class is also considered a first-class level, even the wheelbase can be comparable to many A + class competitors. But compared to the old model nothing has changed, plus the design remains the same, so the visual effect of the body is still the same, the upper window chrome trim continues to be retained, if you choose the high version can also be equipped with optional 19-inch two-color painted closed-spoke forged wheels, effectively enhance the sporting atmosphere, but also to help improve the handling, you know this configuration in the previous version of the LYNK&CO 03 + exclusive.
Tail design changes are still relatively large, mainly because the taillight group has been modified, through the design immediately improve the recognition, the tail mark is also integrated with it, naturally eye-catching after lighting, plus LYNK&CO originally adopted the energy crystal design style, the sense of sophistication and sense of class is also guaranteed. As for the rear surroundings of the dual-exit round exhaust layout, also in line with its identity as a sports sedan, if it is a high version, optional 19-inch forged wheels and exhaust sound valve together.
Sitting inside the car, the design changes are not big, or the familiar center console shape, not as full of personality as the exterior, but more focused on the sense of luxury and technology to create. To say that the design changes are not without, such as air conditioning vents and the central control screen, the first is 12.8-inch suspended central LCD screen, built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, hard disk also upgraded to 128G, while equipped with the new LYNK&CO OS system, computing power to improve 300% to make the operation more smooth. The new car also applies more stitching and leather perforation process on the material, with a three-spoke flat-bottom multi-function steering wheel, the same sporting atmosphere is not bad.
Briefly look at the functional configuration, in addition to the smart connectivity mentioned earlier to improve, there is also a driving assistance system, the new LYNK&CO 03 radar and camera hardware has been comprehensively improved, the whole car has 25 intelligent driving assistance functions, including HWA highway driving assistance and ALCA light change assistance and other functions to avoid long-distance driving fatigue, but also APA automatic parking function. It also has APA automatic parking function, which is convenient enough for urban driving. As for other comfort or practical features, basically maintain the original level, INFINITY audio, multi-color ambient lighting, heated front seats and other configurations are present, at this price point can be called generous.
Since there is no change in size, that means there will be no change in ride space, the test driver is 1.78 meters tall, weighing 85kg, a slightly fatter body, adjust the front seats can get a fist of head space, and the front sports seats are very good package and support, coupled with multi-angle adjustment, find a suitable sitting position is very easy. At this point into the back row, legroom about two fists, head also in a fist, which is rare for a main sports compact car, and the rear air conditioning vents are not missing, comfort is guaranteed.
Finally or power, at present LYNK&CO 03 first listed models have 1.5T and 2.0T two engine options, but the difference is 1.5T for the hybrid version, using dual-motor series parallel structure, matching 3-speed DHT Pro gearbox, 100 km acceleration 7.2 seconds. And 2.0T is no longer low power tuning, so that the regular version can also experience LYNK&CO 03 + performance level, of course, 03 + version also get upgraded, the performance will be stronger. According to official data, the regular version of the 2.0T maximum power 187kW, maximum torque of 350N-m, matched with 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, 100 km acceleration in 6.9 seconds, while the 03 + version of the maximum torque of 380N-m, matched with 8AT transmission and the right time four-wheel drive system, 100 km acceleration in 5.7 seconds.
Summary: LYNK&CO 03 was initially hot because of its individual design, as well as comparable to the Civic performance experience, and then over the years to enhance the sporting attributes through special editions or performance versions. It can be said that this mid-cycle facelift, let LYNK&CO 03 completely become a member of the performance sedan camp, only 150,000 yuan can enjoy the acceleration of 7 seconds, with a wealth of functional configuration, young people still buy Civic what to do?
