Who is the leader of the domestic MPV market? I think many people's answer is: Buick! There is no doubt that Buick's MPV products have always had very good sales results, and its GL8 is also the object of catching up with a number of MPVs. Facing the excellent market performance, Buick did not choose to stop, but further conform to the market changes to meet the needs of users. After a steady development process, Buick brings you the new flagship MPV - Buick Century. In the face of various pursuers, Buick Century is also prepared. It almost pulls the full line of luxury, technology and quality, using its strength to show its value. Today we will come together to feel the charm of the new car.
Buick Century Recognizable exterior, full of elegance
The exterior design of a luxury MPV must have two major features: recognizability and majesty. The former can make passersby easily remember, while the latter can fully demonstrate the user's noble identity. Obviously, the Buick Century does both. It adopts the new PURE Design pure design concept, which integrates oriental meaning, modern aesthetics and digital technology.
The new "Flying Eaves" front face with a rhythmic ripple grille in the shape of a gable tile is really visually striking and gives a sense of self-awareness. The four-seater version of the Century also features a two-tone body design in Guanshan Jade and Flying Snow Silver, creating an exclusive body color.
The side design of the new car can also show the majestic momentum. The undulating side lines and the chrome trim around the side windows give the new car an elegant look.
The opposing light-sensitive door handles and 19-inch umbrella-shaped flowing aluminum alloy wheels are also full of quality. In terms of dimensions, the body has a length, width and height of 5230 x 1980 x 1867mm and a wheelbase of 3130mm. the wide body provides a good foundation for the luxurious space inside the car.
The lights are one of the highlights of the Century. Both the headlights and taillights are created with laser laser engraving process, which can show the crystal clear crystal texture. The front LED headlights are composed of 90 LED light sources and support 8 intelligent lighting modes.
The rear tail lights are embedded with 730 LED light sources and made of high-transmittance material, which can bring high recognition to the rear of the car when lit up.
As luxury MPV, the second row of luxury sense not to lose the luxury BBA
For a luxury MPV, the inside of the car is the focus, and the top priority is undoubtedly the rear row experience. For Century users, wearing a suit or a dress should be a common occurrence, and how to get in and out of the car gracefully even under such a dress is a subject that Century designers must consider. The double side power sliding doors are naturally a regular operation for this class of car, and when you open the doors you can see the presence of a secondary pedal. With it, our action of getting into the car becomes more relaxed and comfortable.
After getting into the car, nothing attracts more attention than the two 160-degree cloud-sensitive seats. They are currently the industry's most feature-rich seats, the seats also provide 18-way full electric adjustment, five major zones of heating and 18-point zoning finger massage function. The standard "chair play year". Rich features are not to show off, but to bring the rear passengers a more extreme and more comfortable ride, so they feel like being in the clouds of a peaceful and comfortable experience, the true definition of luxury with technology.
The seats are wrapped by Fine Nappa semi-aniline perforated leather, which is quite soft to the touch and has first-class skin friendliness. Combined with the soft and firm seat padding, the comfort of the seats is almost impeccable.
Sitting in the back, you will also find a lot of small thoughtful designs inside the car, let's say there are soft light vanity mirror, 13L courtesy refrigerator, pop-up large-capacity storage box, diffuser box, etc. In addition, the vehicle is also equipped with Bose Executive Edition Yuezun audio system. All this together creates an immersive and luxurious riding experience.
Looking up we can also see that the Century is equipped with a Meteor Shower Star Dome, with 528 star points on a premium suede top lining to create a brilliantly realistic starry sky effect. The meteor shower dome can simulate 8 star modes, and users can also control the star grouping and adjust the meteor frequency through the rear 8-inch intelligent control screen to achieve true "private customization". Even the "big brother" who has been in all the luxury cars can find a familiar feeling in the century, the familiar sense of luxury.
The 32-inch liftable intelligent screen can be fully raised with just one touch, upgrading the rear cabin into a luxurious and quiet "private space" to meet the needs of independent offices while also requiring privacy, which is essential for industry leaders. Perhaps in their view, the rear space should not only be able to combine rest and office, but also be able to deal with information in privacy, and the Century can solve such a pain point.
The central armrest area of the seat integrates an 8-inch smart control screen, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip alone, which can control the partition screen, star roof, Cabin talk and seat adjustment.
Interior: Technology and elegance collide
Buick Century features a one-piece wrap-around design in the front. Most of the areas that can be touched by hands are covered with Fine Nappa semi-aniline premium leather and high-grade suede, which are great to look at and feel. Even the carpet of the vehicle is also made of high-grade Australian imported wool, a sense of premium jumped out.
This is not all. The vehicle uses the landscape gilt silver real wood veneer, it is selected from the European imports of the best natural white bolt wood, with laser carving process, to create a landscape texture effect, luxury is visible and tangible. It can even make the user full of talk, say it makes people feel the owner taste full of.
The only EYEMAX 30-inch integrated curved 6K screen in its class is also very eye-catching. Screen resolution up to 6008 × 934, can present 1 billion kinds of colors. From the size, resolution and color reproduction comprehensively crush other models in the same class. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip and Buick eConnect technology are integrated in the large screen, and 5G technology is also introduced for intelligent and smooth human-computer interaction and OTA upgrades for the entire vehicle.
Dynamic performance: as an electric car, the driving experience is smooth and comfortable
Finally, let's take the car for a drive and get a feel for its dynamic performance. Buick Century is equipped with the 8th generation Ecotec 2.0T variable-cylinder engine + 9-speed HYDRA-MATIC intelligent transmission + 48V light hybrid system.
The actual experience, the power output of the engine is very linear, there is no sense of sudden turbo intervention. And the throttle sensitivity is not high, lightly press the throttle, the speedometer needle slowly climb, this kind of dense power output helps to protect the comfort of the whole car driver. I believe the boss sitting in the back seat will be satisfied.
Just because the power comes slowly doesn't mean that the Century is "meaty", in fact, its power reserve can still give you plenty of confidence to overtake. Even when the vehicle is at a high speed, overtaking is a snap, without any delay.
On the driver assistance level, L2-level driver assistance systems are not absent on the Buick Century. It comes standard with eCruise Pro, which includes 20 advanced intelligent driving assistance functions such as ILC command lane change assistance and APA automatic parking assistance, and will be upgraded via OTA with NOP Intelligent Pilot, which provides automatic lane change assistance based on navigation routes and drive-in/out ramp assistance.
Among them, the new APA automatic parking assistance system based on vision fusion perception technology can better identify vehicles, pedestrians, parking space lines and special obstacles, as well as horizontal, vertical and diagonal parking spaces, realizing one-touch automatic parking that completely frees drivers' hands and feet. Our users can also use the SRP Remote Parking Assist system to get out of the car first and complete the parking and ignition process with the car key or mobile app when it is difficult to get in and out of the car, such as when the parking space is small or there is mud and water next to the parking space.
To further enhance comfort, Buick's newly designed rear five-link independent suspension for the Century has a smaller longitudinal arm angle to reduce the transmission of road bumps. Through some speed bumps, the suspension compresses and rebounds quickly, the body only sways slightly and the stance is well maintained, with absolutely no boat-like floating sensation. The comfortable seats can also further eliminate the vibration, sitting in the back, you are completely unable to feel any uncomfortable factors on the road.To further enhance the user experience, Buick Century is also equipped with the newly upgraded QuietTuning Buick Quiet Technology, which applies many high-grade acoustic materials throughout the vehicle and also comes with Bose ANC active noise reduction technology and Maersk Conti PPC quiet tires, which can effectively reduce, block and isORAte noise and enhance the quietness of the cabin. Sitting in the back, you are able to fully feel what is meant by the quietness of the library version. Even if the vehicle is now cruising at a higher speed, the wind noise is almost inaudible.
Summary
In China for 22 years, with excellent driving quality and excellent riding experience, Buick GL8 has been the benchmark product in business reception MPV and continues to lead the Chinese MPV market so far. As the domestic auto market gradually enters the era of intelligence, Buick brings us the Century, a large technology luxury MPV. From the actual experience, the new vehicle does continue to lead and be powerful, whether in comfort, luxury or intelligence and other aspects, its performance can be described as excellent. I believe that with the good reputation of Buick MPV and the excellent strength of the new product, Buick will continue to play the role of the "leader" in the market. If you are planning to buy a luxury MPV in the near future, I sincerely recommend you to check out this Buick Century!
