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The new Buick GL8 family under the SAIC GM Buick brand officially launched on August 19, with a total of 20 models in three series of GL8 Avia, GL8 ES Lu Zun and GL8 onshore business class, with a price range of 232900 yuan to 533900 yuan. For comparison, the old Buick GL8 land business class is priced at 232900 yuan to 329900 yuan, the old Buick GL8 es is sold for 317900 yuan to 417900 yuan, and the old Buick GL8 Avia is priced at 533900 yuan. By comparison, the new GL8 land business class 652T luxury model is 1000 cheaper than the old model. In addition, three new models have been added to the new GL8 ES Lu Zun and one new model has been added to the new GL8 land business class.

In terms of appearance, the new cars are designed with a brand new front face, and the new GL8 Avia and the new GL8 ES Lu Zun adopt a similar design of flying eaves armored grille, with LED rectangular lights on both sides. The side of the body is equipped with bilateral electric sliding doors, of which the new GL8 Avia is equipped with 18-inch crown aluminum alloy rims, wing panels, and the rear Avenir exclusive logo. In the rear part, the rear design style of the new Buick GL8 family is basically the same as that of the old model, with only slight differences in details.

In the interior part, the new GL8 Avia and the new GL8 es Luzun are equipped with a double 12.3inch integrated duplex screen. The new GL8 Avia offers its own four-seat layout, and the new GL8 ES Lu Zun's second row offers a full-enclosed seating layout.

The new GL8 land business class front face modeling is similar to the shield-shaped grille, the grille area is relatively large, almost occupying the entire front face, the interior of the grille is also decorated with chromium plating, the LED lamp group on both sides is flattened, and a new imitation air inlet shape is added on both sides of the front bumper. In the interior part, the overall layout of the new GL8 land business class is similar to that of the old model, equipped with 8-inch full liquid crystal meter and 12-inch suspension central control screen, and the whole department is equipped with Autohold automatic parking system. In addition, the new GL8 land business class also provides a well-being version of the model for consumers to choose from and equipped with well-being seats on the right side of the second row.

In terms of power, the new Buick GL8 family is equipped with a 2.0T engine + 48V light hybrid system, in which the maximum power of the engine is 174kW, the peak torque is 350Nm, and the transmission system matches the 9-block automatic gearbox.

According to the data, Buick GL8 was first put into production in China in 1999. At present, Buick GL8 has gone through three generations of vehicle iterations. According to the concern of the automobile industry, the first generation model was officially launched in 2000, and the car was adjusted based on the family design language of Buick in the new century, all equipped with 3.0L V6+4AT power system. In view of the car's slender body and the layout of seven extra-large seats, it has been widely used in a variety of official and business occasions. The Buick GL8 was revamped for the first time in 2003, and the Buick GL8 Luzun model was launched in July 2005. the car has a more magnificent appearance and more luxurious configurations, and the power continues to carry 3.0L V6+4AT powertrain.

After 10 years, the second generation of Buick GL8 was officially listed in October 2011. Compared with the first generation model, this generation model is more local in appearance design, officially named "GL8 luxury business car". In terms of power, it is equipped with two power systems, 2.4L+6AT and 3.0L+6AT, and uses the Buick GL8, which is sold together for two generations, and the market sales are booming all the way. The third-generation Buick GL8 was launched in November 2016. compared with the previous two generation models, the third-generation models have taken on a new look in appearance, interior and power performance, even the size has been further magnified, and the biggest change is in the power parameters. all the third-generation models have been replaced with 2.0T turbocharged engines. The third generation Buick GL8 is divided into business travel version, es Luzun and Avenir (Avia) three models, of which the most luxurious is the Avenir version, which is mainly reflected in that the Avenir model can enjoy special butler service as well as special body color, wheel hub shape, appearance decoration, custom seats and so on.

According to public data, Buick GL8 sold 161300 vehicles in 2021, ranking first in MPV sales, followed by Chuanqi M8 and Wuling Capgemini, with sales of 66000 and 63000 respectively. From January to July this year, Buick GL8 still ranked first with cumulative sales of 71580 vehicles, followed by Sena and Chuanqi M8, with sales of 40866 and 35347 respectively. Although the Buick GL8 topped the list in the first seven months of this year, the Buick GL8 has been overtaken by different models, such as only 10138 in July and 13799 by Wuling Hongguang. At the same time, with the listing of domestic Lantu dreamers, Teng Teng D9, FAW Toyota GRANVIA and Hongqi brand-new MPV, the share of Buick GL8 in the domestic MPV market has been gradually subdivided. According to the Federation of passengers, the cumulative sales of the domestic MPV market from January to July this year was 514000, down 21% from the same period last year. Buick GL8 only accounted for 13.9% of the domestic MPV market share.

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