In the highly competitive automotive market, the major manufacturers in order to occupy a higher market share, in the launch of the models can be said to have come up with their own ‘home skills’, and the configuration is also a higher than a high, especially in the past two years with the gradual rise of the domestic brands, domestic models of the product power and reputation has made greater progress, so the Many people will also consider domestic models when choosing a car. So, how to choose a compact SUV model at the level of 150,000 yuan? Today, I brought two models that can't be bypassed when choosing a car in this class, which are LYNK&CO 01 and Toyota RAV4 Rongfang. A domestic SUV with solid workmanship and materials and a best-selling joint venture SUV, in the end, who is more worthy of choice? Let's take the LYNK&CO 01 2024 2.0TD 2WD Global Pro with a guide price of 169,800 yuan and the RAV4 Rongrong 2024 2.0L CVT 2WD Urban Edition with a guide price of 169,800 yuan (hereinafter referred to as the LYNK&CO 01 (IWOM) and the RAV4 Rongrong) as an example, and compare them in detail.
Appearance Comparison
In terms of exterior design, LYNK&CO 01 adheres to the Link family design style, the overall fashion and has a certain sense of sport. From the front, the bonnet of LYNK&CO 01 adopts a bulging design on both sides, which brings a good sense of power to the entire front face. Split headlight design is not absent, especially the two sides of the daytime running lights unique shape, after the light has a good visual effect and recognition. The bottom of the high and low beams and the middle of the horizontal grille into one, has a good sense of unity. The bottom enclosure is also designed with a larger trapezoidal air intake, adding to the sporty look of the entire front face.
In terms of body dimensions, the body length, width and height of the LYNK&CO 01 are 4549/1860/1689mm, and the wheelbase reaches 2734mm, the body dimensions in the compact SUV performance is good, but also to provide a good basis for the space inside the car. From the side of the body, the D-pillar of this Link 01 adopts a chrome decorative strip through the design, so that the roof forms a floating effect. The rear of the car also adopts a sliding back design, adding a sense of sportiness to the side of the body. The front wing panel is designed with black material decorated with ‘shark gills’, which again enhances the power of the side of the body. In terms of tyres, the LYNK&CO 01 is equipped with 235/50 R19 tyres, 19-inch wheels can bring a good visual effect, 235mm wide tread can also bring good grip.
Come to the rear of this LYNK&CO 01, can be found above the rear windscreen designed to extend backward obvious spoiler, adding a certain sense of sport. The design of the penetrating tail lamps is not absent, and the interior of the lamp group adopts the ‘energy bar’ design, which can bring good recognition after lighting, and also has a good visual effect. The bottom bumper is decorated with black material, and the design of the bilateral dual exhaust, increasing the whole rear of the fighting atmosphere.
Here's a look at the RAV4 RAV4, the front design of this RAV4 RAV4 also continues the style of the Toyota SUV family. From the front, the sharp headlamp cluster in the middle of the design of a hollow shape, enhance the recognition of the front face. The grille adopts a trapezoidal design, and the interior is decorated with horizontal breakpoint decorative strips, coupled with the bottom of the trapezoidal protection plate, also adds a certain ‘cross-country atmosphere’.
Body dimensions, the RAV4 Rongfang body length, width and height were 4600/1855/1680mm, wheelbase 2690mm, body length compared to LYNK&CO 01 slightly longer, but the body width, height and wheelbase are slightly smaller. From the side of the body, this RAV4 Rongfang D pillar is decorated with black decorative strips, which also makes the roof form a floating effect. The wheelbars and sides of the car are also adorned with black anti-crash material, and the tyres are 225/65 R17, with 17-inch wheels that are slightly understated when viewed from the side of this compact SUV.
We turn the perspective to the rear of the RAV4 Rongfang, can be found in the rear of the car adopts the design of the upper narrow and lower wide, bringing a certain sense of power. Tail lights do not use the popular through the design, but the two sides of the light group shape presents a ‘boomerang’ design, after lighting can bring a good visual effect and recognition. The bottom of the enclosure also uses a large area of black anti-polishing material decoration, is equipped with a bilateral dual exhaust, increasing the rear of the car's sense of sport.
Interior Comparison
Sitting inside this LYNK&CO 01, you can find that the entire cabin has a wrap-around design. The through-air conditioning vents also widen the visual width of the car. The entire centre control area and the sides of the door panels are wrapped in leather and soft materials, coupled with metallic decorative panels, bringing a good sense of class. It is worth mentioning that the LYNK&CO 01 we experienced is also equipped with surround ambient lighting, which can bring a good sense of luxury ambience when lit in a low light environment. The steering wheel is wrapped in leather and has a heating function, with this feature, driving in the cold winter will also bring a good sense of comfort. It is worth mentioning that the leather steering wheel of this LYNK&CO 01 also has antibacterial and antiviral effects. (The antibacterial rate of E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus is 99.9%, and the antiviral rate of Influenza A virus is 99.2%). In terms of technological features, this LYNK&CO 01 is equipped with 12.3-inch full LCD gauges and a 12.8-inch centre screen, bringing a nice sense of technology. It is worth mentioning that this car is also equipped with a rare head-up display (HUD) system in the same class, and the display information is rich and clear, which can also provide drivers with good convenience. In addition, the car system is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 processor, which makes the system operation of the response speed and smoothness are good. Intelligent connectivity, such as navigation, mobile phone connectivity mapping, car networking, OTA upgrades, voice recognition control, etc. are supported, such as when we experience the navigation interface, drag or zoom the map with your finger, the whole process is still very smooth.
Come to the interior of this RAV4 Rongfang, you can find that the entire interior is still Toyota home-style design style. The centre control area and the sides of the door panels are also covered with more soft materials, together with the silver metal trim, also reflects a good sense of class. However, the car is not equipped with interior ambient lighting. The steering wheel is a three-spoke design, wrapped in plastic, and is not equipped with a heated steering wheel. In terms of technological configuration, the 4.2-inch non-full LCD instrument and 10.25-inch central control screen also bring a certain technological atmosphere. In terms of intelligent configuration, like voice recognition control, OTA upgrade, car networking, navigation and so on are not equipped, but also equipped with mobile phone connectivity mapping, common functions can also be achieved.
Space and Comfort Comparison
Both the LYNK&CO 01 and RAV4 RWD have a conventional 2+3 5-seat seating layout. In terms of interior space, let's take a 175cm tall, 75kg person as an example. Sitting in the LYNK&CO 01 car, the main driver's seat adjusted to the appropriate driving position, headroom has a fist and three fingers; the main driver's seat position is unchanged to the corresponding rear, headroom has a fist, legroom has two fists and three fingers, this space performance in the same level of performance of the car is still quite good. In addition, the open panoramic sunroof extends to the rear passenger's head, bringing a good sense of openness. Under the same conditions to the RAV4 Rongfang car, sitting in the main driver's seat headroom has a fist and a half; to the corresponding rear, headroom has a fist, legroom has two and a half fists, I have to say that the RAV4 Rongfang car space performance is also quite good, but is not equipped with a panoramic sunroof.
Comfort configuration, the LYNK&CO 01 seats are leather wrapped, and the main passenger seat is also a sporty style shape, coupled with the internal sponge padding is soft and thick, the ride has the right sense of parcel and sense of support. The driver and passenger seats support electric adjustment, and the front seats are also equipped with heating, ventilation (main driver) and memory (main driver) function, whether it is winter or summer ride can bring a comfortable riding environment. It is worth mentioning that this LYNK&CO 01 is also equipped with 10-speaker Infinity audio, playing music is the texture is quite good. The seats of the RAV4 Rongfang are wrapped in fabric, which is not easy to take care of for long periods of time, even though the material is relatively breathable. The padding inside the seat is also relatively thick, coupled with the seat backrest on both sides of the design of the slightly raised side wings, ride also has a good sense of parcel. In addition, this RAV4 Rongrong's driver and passenger seats do not support power adjustment and are not equipped with comfort features such as heated and ventilated seats. For the audio system, this car comes with 4 speakers.
Safety and assisted driving comparison
Safety configuration, this LYNK&CO 01 inherited Volvo's safety genes, both in the European market and the domestic market for the use of global safety standards to build, but also achieved a grand slam in the Central European safety collision. In addition, this LYNK&CO 01 is equipped with a wealth of highly perceptive hardware, with the Lynk Co Pilot assisted driving operating system, so that the car supports a wealth of active safety features, such as active safety warning, active braking, merge assistance, lane keeping, lane keeping, road traffic sign recognition, etc. Support, with the support of this active safety features, in the car can be ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’, ‘preventive’ and ‘preventive’. You can do ‘prevention’ to improve the safety of driving. In addition, this LYNK&CO 01 is also equipped with the commonly used reversing camera, side blind spot image, 360 ° panoramic image and transparent image, full-speed adaptive cruise control, and even has an automatic lane-change assist, under the premise of guaranteeing safety, with the support of these functional configurations, you can really reduce the fatigue of driving.
The body of this RAV4 Rongfang is also built with more high-strength steel, with good body rigidity. In terms of active safety, thanks to the Toyota Safety Sense assisted driving operating system, it allows this car to also support active safety warning, active braking, lane keeping, and lane centring, although it doesn't come with merge assist or road traffic sign recognition. In terms of assisted driving, this RAV4 Rongrong only supports full-speed adaptive cruise control, and features like the basic reversing camera and 360° panoramic image are not equipped.
Dynamic comparison
In terms of power, this LYNK&CO 01 is equipped with a Drive-E 2.0TD T5 engine, matched with an 8AT manual transmission, with a maximum power of 187kW (254Ps), a maximum torque of 350N-m, and a top speed of 210km/h. The LYNK&CO 01 is equipped with a 2.0TD T5 engine, matched with an 8AT manual transmission. From our test drive experience, the power output is smooth and strong in the starting stage, and when you continue to step on the accelerator deeply, it can bring a gradual sense of speed. When you need to overtake, deep pedal can bring more obvious ‘push back feeling’, so as to easily complete the overtaking, this power is enough for daily household use, for the performance of friends who need this power performance is also very attractive. Chassis suspension, equipped with a front MacPherson independent suspension, rear multi-link independent suspension, through the TCR team chassis tuning, the entire suspension tuning style between sport and comfort. When the vehicle drives over speed bumps or bridge joints, the chassis filtering rebound is active, but there is no unnecessary shaking, which will not affect the passengers inside the car. When driving aggressively, the chassis can also provide enough lateral support, which can greatly improve the driver's driving confidence.
This RAV4 Rongfang is equipped with a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine matched with a CVT (analogue 10-speed), with a maximum power of 126kW (171Ps), a maximum torque of 206N-m, and a top speed of 180km/h. The overall power parameters are somewhat smaller than those of the Link 01. When we actually experience, the driving style of this RAV4 Rongfang is still biased towards comfort, whether it is in the starting stage or when you need to accelerate sharply, step on the accelerator throughout the power output is relatively smooth, but does not bring a particularly strong sense of speed. However, RAV4 Rongfang's power combination to deal with daily household is also more appropriate. Chassis suspension, the RAV4 Rongfang is equipped with a front MacPherson independent suspension, rear double-wishbone independent suspension, the overall tuning style of the chassis is biased towards comfort. Whether driving over manhole covers, or potholes, the chassis can filter out most of the amplitude, for home use this driving feeling is quite good.
Write in the end
Overall, from our comparison of LYNK&CO 01 2024 2.0TD 2WD Global Pro and RAV4 Rongrong 2024 2.0L CVT 2WD Metro Edition, both of these cars have good product performance. However, this LYNK&CO 01 in the intelligent, comfort, safety, power performance will be more outstanding, so in my opinion the price is similar, LYNK&CO 01 is still more worthy of choice.
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