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SAIC-Volkswagen officially announced that the new domestic MPV Viloran is officially named "Wei ran". The new car is equipped with a 2.0T engine and will go on sale on May 28th. Both the car and the Buick GL8 are positioned as medium and large MPV models, while Viagra's overall size is larger, which can be said to be the largest joint venture MPV by far.

According to official information, SAIC Volkswagen will launch a low / high-power version of the 2.0T model, including 350000 yuan for the deluxe version of 330TSI and 400000 yuan for the premium version of 380TSI.

In terms of appearance, Weiran uses Volkswagen's latest family design, with six chrome strips across the front face and both sides of the front bumper to form a unified through-and-through collocation, which is somewhat similar to Volkswagen's CC.

On the side, the car body is slender, the tail adopts a relatively simple design style, and flat LOGO and the English alphabet are used. In terms of size, the length, width and height are 5346/1976/1781mm and the wheelbase is 3180mm. By contrast, the Buick GL8 onshore business class is 5238/1878/1776mm in size and 3088mm in wheelbase.

In terms of interior decoration, Weiran also uses family design, large-size central control screen and full LCD dashboard are equipped with prestige, large-area piano black panels and soft center console also further improve the quality of the vehicle. In addition, Volkswagen has a 2-to-2-seat layout throughout the department.

In terms of power, Varan is equipped with a 2.0L four-cylinder turbocharged engine and is available in both low and high power versions, with a maximum output of 186hp and 220hp respectively, matched by a seven-speed DSG double clutch gearbox.

The joint venture business MPV market has been firmly occupied by Buick GL8, and the sales data of more than 10,000 units per month have attracted the attention of other brand manufacturers. the launch of SAIC-Volkswagen will mainly compete with Buick GL8 for market share. From the perspective of pricing, SAIC Volkswagen has a slightly higher market positioning.

In 2019, the Buick GL8 sold 148000 vehicles in China, making it still the king of the market segment. After SAIC Volkswagen is introduced to the market in the future, what kind of market performance is worth looking forward to.

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