Volkswagen Weiran is SAIC Volkswagen's first commercial model, launched in 2020, this year SAIC Volkswagen upgraded this car, and officially launched it at the Chengdu Auto Show held in August. Toyota Sena is also an influential business model of GAC Toyota, and the whole series adopts hybrid drive. In the face of Volkswagen's competitor, what is the competitiveness of Toyota Sena?Let's make a comprehensive comparison from the aspects of design, configuration, power, and cost performance.
Exterior design: The characteristics of familialization are obvious, and it is difficult to distinguish between them.
The 2024 Volkswagen Weiran still adopts a family-oriented design, and the front face is still the familiar horizontal chrome grille, which looks very stable. The front bumper also incorporates a horizontal chrome trim strip, adding a touch of youthful vibrancy to the restrained look. iq.The light headlight group has a sharp shape and stabilizes the aura.
The Toyota Sena uses the latest design language of the family, and the large grille looks particularly bluffing. The wing-style chrome trim is matched with Toyota's "bull head" badge for a recognizable look. **The headlight group of Toyota Sena has a sharp shape, and all of them are LED light sources, and the lighting effect is good.
There is a big difference between the body shapes of the two models, and the Volkswagen Weiran is more simple and gives people a more mature and stable feeling. Toyota Sena adopts a more youthful design approach, and the waistline of the body is more prominent at the rear wheel arches, like the hind legs of a horse, full of power. However, both models have added privacy glass to the rear, which is quite commendable.
Because of the design method, the body of Volkswagen Weiran looks much more compact than that of Toyota Saina, but in fact, the body size of Volkswagen Weiran is much longer than that of Toyota Saina. Volkswagen Weiran is 5346mm long, 1976mm wide, and 1781mm high, while Toyota Sena is 5165mm long, 1955mm wide, and 1785mm high. Therefore, when actually riding in the car, Volkswagen Weiran is more spacious.
Software and hardware configuration: the gap is obvious.
The interiors of the Volkswagen Weiran and Toyota Sena both adopt the style commonly used in MPV models, and the center console uses a lot of lines to look very layered. However, the difference between the two models in terms of materials is obvious, Volkswagen Weiran uses a large area of wood grain trim decoration, and uses a large number of soft materials, leather materials, and a high sense of grade. The material used in the Toyota Sena is slightly lacking, and the plastic feeling in the central control area is heavier.
In terms of car machine system, Volkswagen Weiran is equipped with a 12-inch central control screen, which supports carplay, carlife, and hicar mobile phone interconnection, and voice recognition can control multi-**, navigation, and ** functions are relatively basic. In addition, the car is equipped with auxiliary driving functions such as fatigue driving reminder and automatic parking.
The Toyota Sena was equipped with a piece of 123-inch central control screen, the sense of science and technology is relatively high, and the mobile phone interconnection functions of the 2 entry-level models are relatively complete, but after the voice control function is added, the carplay function is canceled for the middle and high-end models, but the voice control system of Toyota Sena is more comprehensive than that of Volkswagen Weiran, which can be regarded as making up for a little regret.
Riding experience: Volkswagen has obvious advantages.
As the flagship MPVs of their respective brands, the design of the second-row seats reflects the concept and class of the model in this price range. Volkswagen Weiran's second-row seats are equipped with heating, ventilation, massage and other functions, and provide electric leg rests and lumbar support, allowing passengers to experience the same comfort as a first-class cabin on an airplane.
Toyota Sena looks good in the second row of seats, and it has all the functions it should have, but it lacks details such as lumbar support than Volkswagen Weiran, and the overall wrapping and support are much inferior. And the Volkswagen Weiran has a longer wheelbase and more space between the three rows of seats. If you often travel long distances, Volkswagen Weiran is obviously more suitable.
Power part: the confrontation between hybrid and fuel engines.
Volkswagen Weiran is powered by a fuel engine and is matched with EA888 2The 0T turbocharged engine has a maximum power of 162 kW and a peak torque of 350 Nm, and the drivetrain is mated to a 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox. Although the Chinese people will have complaints about the dual-clutch gearbox, Volkswagen's dual-clutch gearbox has been tested by the market in China, and the performance is also good in the daily use of the car. Unless there is a particularly large congestion, the smoothness of the gearbox is not bad.
The Toyota Sena is driven by a hybrid of oil and electricity, and the engine is matched with 2The 5L naturally aspirated engine has a maximum power of 139 kilowatts, and the front electric motor has a maximum power of 134 kilowatts, and the comprehensive power of the system is a little higher than that of Volkswagen Weiran. The drivetrain is mated to an E-CVT continuously variable gearbox, and the logic of shifting gears is excellent, and the upshift and downshift responses are positive.
In terms of driving quality, the pure fuel-driven Volkswagen Weiran can bring a better experience to the driver. However, in terms of fuel economy, the Toyota Sena with an electric motor drive has relatively lower fuel consumption. For the same 100 kilometers, the fuel consumption of Volkswagen Weiran is 8L-9L, while the fuel consumption of Toyota Sena is only about 5L. In terms of current oil prices, the fuel economy of the Toyota Sena may be more impressive to consumers. How to choose, it depends on which aspect of the needs you pay more attention to.