The market competitiveness of Excelle GT, REGAL, ENVISION...... a Buick is declining, these champions have said goodbye to the first lineup, but among Buick's lineup, there is a car that is enduring, and that is the Buick GL8 in the medium to large MPV market.
The Buick GL8 has a visually rich business impression, but what people didn't expect was that after entering its third generation, the ES Land Premium began to have a more personalized expression. Although its center mesh will have a sense of armor, the interpolation between the metal and headlights with the wide grille area will still highlight a sense of visual oppression. But oppression is oppression, through the introduction of metal banners in some models, Buick GL8 still shows itself to be a model towards business luxury.
According to the Land Business Class, ES Land Premium and Avenir versions, Buick GL8 will have different size specifications, but the width and wheelbase of all three remain at 1878mm and 3088mm, while the length of the three are 5238mm/5219mm/5219mm and the height is 1776mm/1805mm/1799mm respectively. Which version, the vehicle in the size of the expression are used in the same class of the market high standards, which for the body of the MPV is originally used flat and straight disposal, of course, is possible to achieve space gain, and this is also the most important competitiveness of Buick GL8.
In fact, the Land Business Class and ES Land Premium/Avenir are two generations of cars, which can be seen at a glance from the vehicle's cabin design. The Land Business Class is still using the very traditional T-shaped center control style, while the ES Land Premium is completed with a dual-link screen throughout, which is the biggest difference between the two, and the systems they each carry are also two generations of family differences. But no matter which version, the high layout of the electronic gearshift mechanism, four-spoke steering wheel are retained, these in the control of manipulation will be more smooth and convenient, and this with the vehicle itself is the main focus of comfort is also in line with.
In terms of the vehicle, the ES Land Premium, for example, the vehicle is supported by Buick eConnect, including lCarPlay/CarLife cell phone interconnection, voice recognition control, cell phone APP remote control and other mainstream functions are available, and in terms of functional type, access to head applications such as Gode map, voice support for air conditioning/sunroof, etc., can cash in on the interconnection for practicality .
In addition, Buick GL8 can also achieve L2 level assisted driving, the implementation of lane centering, lane merging assistance and other functions can allow the vehicle to enhance active safety in adaptive cruise, while automatic lane change assistance and automatic parking functions supported by Mobileye EyeQ4 chip will enhance the comprehensive convenience of driving through intelligence to a certain extent.
Other features, depending on the model, segmented sunroof, induction tailgate, full keyless entry and dual side power sliding doors and other convenience features can be added to the cabin, while the steering wheel and seats can be covered with leather and bring power/heating/ventilation to the front row and power/heating/ventilation/massage to the second row, with full acoustic glass, rear privacy glass, second row small table, Multi-zone independent air conditioning, fragrance system and BOSE audio, etc. will enhance the overall comfort and even the class of the comprehensive ride.
Mechanical hardware, Buick GL8 all share the 2.0T turbocharged engine, 174kW of maximum power and 350N-m of maximum torque in the tuning and Cadillac no difference, 48V light hybrid system will be added to optimize the starting efficiency, with 9AT transmission, the whole car although zero hundred acceleration are 9 seconds (9.5-9.8 seconds), but whether unloaded high-speed, or The performance of the car will not be lacking whether it is unloaded at highway speeds or fully loaded for travel. Despite the variable cylinder technology, for a 5.2-meter-long MPV, it is difficult to avoid the high fuel consumption, which is perhaps the biggest difference between it and the Alphard.
The chassis is a conventional combination of front MacPherson and rear multi-link, which is very common in this class, because the chassis is grounded and tuned on the soft side, the vehicle in terms of comfort is nothing to pick on, tire noise control is also done relatively well, perhaps the lack of adaptive damping will seem like a missed opportunity to enhance the suspension feedback, but the MPV itself, which is mainly used for commuting, will also be too much to value the electronic suspension for dynamic control. The MPV itself, which is mainly used for commuting, will also place too much value on the improved dynamic control of the electric suspension.
In closing
Just recently, Buick also launched a more luxurious Buick Century based on the Buick GL8, which, as an ultra-luxury version, has been able to compete directly with the Toyota Alphard in terms of design and overall configuration specifications. But even the standard version we see today, Buick GL8, which offers multiple versions of Land Business Class, ES Land Premium, Avenir, etc., is still competing with the top Alphard in terms of class, and compared to Japanese business cars that wait for a car and raise prices, Buick GL8 is still slightly inferior in terms of "hard luxury". But when it comes to cost performance and comfort, it really hasn't been afraid of anyone.
