More than 200,000 yuan to buy an SUV, "domestic overbearing" Haval H9 off-road home can be used.

Due to the influence of the big environment, the Beijing Auto Show has been postponed to the traditional peak season of selling cars, and at the same time, the National Day holiday is approaching, so consumers pay more attention to buying cars and traveling. Jin Shu received a question from a reader, "How about it? Toyota Prado stopped production. Can you buy a Haval H9 instead of Prado? " As it happens, Haval H9 recently completed the official crossing of "the hardest road to Tibet", which is also an achievement that Toyota Prado failed to achieve. So Jin Shu will talk about these two models suitable for travel today.

The southern section of Sichuan-Tibet line, northern section of Sichuan-Tibet line, northern section of Sichuan-Tibet line, great ring line of Sichuan-Tibet line, Yunnan-Tibet line, Qinghai-Tibet line, New Tibet line and Zaduo line are the eight traditional routes to Tibet. In fact, there is a ninth route from Hotan, Xinjiang to Tibet. This unknown route spans more than 4000 meters above sea level, covering desert, Gobi, swamp, frozen soil, river valley and other complex landforms and climates.

Recently, Haval H9 officially crossed Line 9 into Tibet. During this period, Haval also cooperated with Zhangjiajie to build a mountain forest crossing destination. Why did Harvard frequently carry out targeted marketing strategies in the off-road field in a short period of time?

Jin Shu believes that there are three factors: market, enterprises and competitive products.

At the market level, the original niche automobile market has gradually increased in popularity in recent years.

For example, the popularity of the coupe, rear-sliding SUV, motorcycle and hard-core off-road vehicle where Haval H9 is located has improved, and grasping the niche market can promote sales in the stock competition.

On the enterprise side, Harvard has been deeply involved in the SUV market for a long time and has already had a high influence in the SUV market.

The launch of multiple tourist routes can bring convenience to car owners and help to create the "tourism" image of Haval brand.

In terms of competing products, Haval H9, which has its own hard-core cross-country flag, has always been known as the "overbearing civilian version", while the domestic Prado (nickname: overbearing) car series was completely discontinued in the China market this year.

Lack of competing products is also an opportunity to increase the sales of Haval H9.

Then, Jin Shu will discuss who is more powerful, the Haval H9, which is known as domestic overbearing, or the Toyota Prado.

Compared with the second-hand Prado, the top model of H9 still has obvious price advantage.

As Toyota Prado has stopped production in China, it can only be purchased through the used car market and parallel import channels.

Taking the lower-priced 2.7L version of Toyota Prado as an example, Jin Shu learned about Toyota Prado 20 16? The price of the 2.7L automatic luxury used car is about 400,000 yuan (official guide price: 429,800 yuan), while the lowest price of the Middle East version of 2.7L is about 500,000 yuan, but the configuration is extremely low, such as woven seats, halogen headlights, wheels and other configurations. In addition, the purchase channel of parallel imported cars is narrower than that of used cars, and there are also some purchase traps. Jin Shu advised consumers to buy Toyota Prado used cars in good condition.

The price range of Haval H9 is 209,800-368,800 yuan, but 368,800 yuan is a customized version of Lorenz, with fewer potential consumers. So, Harvard H9? The 272,800 yuan four-wheel drive distinguished model can be regarded as the top version of Haval H9.

Jin Shu compared this version with Prado 20 16? Compared with the price of 2.7L automatic luxury used car, Haval H9 has a price advantage of more than 654.38+10,000.

Then, on the basis of large price gap, can Haval H9 products compare with Prado?

Haval H9 is more suitable for home use, and Prado's product image is better.

The potential buyers of Haval H9 and Toyota Prado don't spend most of their time on cross-country crossing, but value the domineering vision and internal seating space brought by their larger body size.

To put it bluntly, it is to use hard-core off-road as a home SUV.

From the visual sense of vehicles, Haval H9 is better than Toyota Prado.

First of all, its body size is larger, with a length, width and height of 4856/ 1926/ 1900mm and a wheelbase of 2800 mm

At the same time, the appearance of Haval H9 is more exquisite than that of Toyota Prado. Equipped with matrix LED headlights, electric pedals and external spare tires, the toughness of Haval H9 is also improved.

However, Jin Shu believes that even if the design of Haval H9 is excellent enough, it is difficult to impact the deep impression left by Toyota Prado in consumers' minds. From the design point of view only, most consumers may vote for Toyota Prado.

From the point of view of car comfort, the gap between Toyota Prado and Haval H9 is obvious. For example, Haval H9 is equipped with panoramic sunroof, L2-class assisted driving, steering wheel heating, seat massage, voice recognition, electric tilting of rear seats, interior atmosphere lights, sound insulation glass and air purifier. At the same time, Haval H9 is more textured than Prado in the materials covered by the interior.

The configuration of Toyota Prado tends to be practical, such as the independent opening of tailgate glass, car refrigerator and other configurations that Haval H9 does not have.

If the hard-core off-road vehicle is used as a home SUV, the Haval H9 is actually more suitable, and it is superior in configuration and interior materials. However, if the price is not considered, Jin Shu still suggests choosing Toyota Prado, because the product image of Prado is much better than that of Haval H9 in terms of improving the owner's identity.

H9 has better performance and Prado has high applicability.

For Haval H9 and Toyota Prado, hard-core off-road vehicles weighing more than two tons, power is a very important consideration. In normal road driving, abundant power is equivalent to active safety configuration, while in off-road driving, abundant power can ensure climbing over mountains.

In terms of power, Haval H9 is equipped with a 2.0T engine with a maximum power of 224 HP and a maximum torque of 385 Nm, which determines the demand for off-road power. This power reserve has great advantages in competing products with the same power.

Although the engine displacement of Toyota Prado is 2.7L, it is a self-priming engine, and its engine parameters are not as good as Haval H9. The maximum power is only 163 horsepower, and the maximum torque is only 246 Nm. The acceleration of 100 kilometers measured by the owner is about 13 seconds. Fortunately, the front section of Prado 2700 is sensitive enough to meet the needs of urban travel vehicles, but there will be insufficient power when overtaking.

However, the engine of Toyota Prado 2700 is more durable and adaptable than Haval H9. For example, Toyota Prado can be seen everywhere on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Therefore, the powertrains of these two cars have their own advantages and disadvantages. Haval H9 has better performance and Toyota Prado has better durability.

If the vehicles are mainly urban roads, Haval H9 is more suitable, such as frequent access to construction sites, plateaus and no man's land. The durability of Toyota Prado is a big advantage.

Cross-country performance comparison

Haval H9 and Toyota Prado are both hard-core off-road vehicles. Although most consumers use them as urban SUVs, in the final analysis, unpaved roads are the most suitable roads for them.

Off-road, these two cars are also different.

Toyota Prado uses Torsten differential lock, that is, mechanical differential lock, and Haval H9 uses multi-plate clutch differential lock, which can be regarded as an electronic differential system.

Compared with the two, the Prado differential lock structure is more durable, but the electronic differential system enables Haval H9 to have timely four-wheel drive and various off-road modes such as snow, off-road and sports.

In addition, Haval H9 also has the functions of tank turning and low-speed off-road cruising.

Haval H9 is more like Land Rover's off-road philosophy, emphasizing the use of technology to enhance the convenience of off-road. If it is only an occasional off-road demand, Haval H9 is more suitable, but the pursuit of long-distance off-road crossing is still the advantage of Toyota Prado.

Jin Shu said:

Haval H9 is cheaper, but its off-road performance has its own advantages and disadvantages compared with Prado.

For many off-road novices, the technical configuration of Haval H9 off-road can reduce the difficulty of off-road. In addition, the interior design and materials of Haval H9 are better than those of Toyota Prado, which can be used for both off-road and home use.

The advantages of Toyota Prado are reliability and consumer awareness. Of course, Prado's hedge ratio is also an advantage. Take Toyota Prado 20 16 mentioned in this issue. 2.7L automatic deluxe edition, the official guide price of new car is 429,800 yuan, but the price of used car is still as high as 400,000 yuan. Haval H9 still has room for improvement in the face of these advantages of Prado.

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