Description

Exterior

LX Exeed upper and lower split grille in the compact SUV market has been a school of its own, supplemented by matrix LED headlamps, fashionable and highly recognizable; to the side and rear, LX Exeed is not like the Ezekiel excessive pursuit of personalization and the loss of a sense of coordination, horizontal and vertical body streamline coupled with curved surface design, atmospheric and not lose fashion.

Interior

Center console materials, XR-V to hard plastic-based, CS55 PLUS has been equipped with a large area of soft plastic and leather materials, and LX on this basis, and metal chrome, brushed diaphragm, baking paint buttons, a single center console with as many as four or more kinds of materials, sophisticated and exquisite;

Visual down, with a piano baking paint texture of the temperature control knob, not only look good, driving the process of blind manipulation is also extremely convenient; electronic gear handle is small and does not take up space …… In short, LX to create a set of light luxury wind interior, simple, exquisite and practical, very suitable for young people’s preferences and habits of use.

Then there is the texture of the experience.

Here to highlight two configurations, one is a dual 12.3-inch center control screen, which integrates most of the intelligent operation, the overall control logic and sliding smoothness has actually reached the level of smartphones, not like some joint venture or domestic SUVs, the big screen is just a decoration, flashy, inconvenient to operate.
Second, 360-degree panoramic image. LX’s 360-degree panoramic image clarity, the whole picture texture basically reaches the clarity of mainstream smartphones, plus support for 3D mode, comprehensive, three-dimensional, clear presentation of the surrounding driving environment, for novice drivers, essential and very practical.

Power

2022 LX Exeed features two series: the Ride Up Edition and Versailles Edition, both of which are equipped with two sets of power systems, 1.5T + CVT and 1.6T + 7DCT, respectively, and the 1.5T CVT Ride Up Edition of the test drive is the higher-end model of the Ride Up series.

The 1.5T engine has a maximum power of 115kW (156hp) and a peak torque of 230Nm, with the book parameters reaching the mainstream level of the same class, and comparing with the Honda Earth Dreams 1.5T maximum torque has a certain advantage; in addition, the maximum thermal efficiency of the engine is as high as 37.1%, which theoretically has a good potential for fuel saving.

LX Exeed initial start, power response is fast, lightly step on the gas pedal, the engine will soon be able to release the peak torque of 230 Nm; immediately with the speed of the climb, the 1.5T + CVT match is also very linear, delicate, will not say that give you too much sense of intrusion; the highlights of the middle and rear section, the gas pedal stepped on one-third of the power will be a kind of second release of the thrill, and once switched to the sports mode, the power will seem more manic. This set of power will seem more manic. Of course, it is also because the LX this more “aggressive” CVT settings, on the smoothness may not be as Japanese turbo / self-absorption + CVT tuning, but the daily driving is comfortable enough, and occasionally can meet the passionate driving, this relatively interesting settings, I feel that the opposite is more suitable for young people.

Chassis

LX Exeed also favors comfort, and in order to reach the point of relative comfort, LX Exeed has done three things.

The first is equipped with a front MacPherson rear multi-link, compared to the XR-V plate suspension structure, comfort is certainly more guaranteed; the second is to pull up the suspension stroke as much as possible, improve the damper damping, maximum filtering of small and large bumps and vibrations; the third is the tires, Exeed LX 1.5 CVT version of the use of 225/60 R18 thick tires, in order to achieve a better vibration damping performance.

Under the efforts of the three aspects, feedback to the actual experience, LX chassis and road contact can be described as smooth, fine vibration through the layers of filtration, no longer disturbed when transferred to the car. In the face of bridge joints and asphalt bumps, the suspension does not appear “hard” feeling; at the same time, in the LX fast through the bad road, the spring also has no unnecessary jump, the chassis of the sense of weight is also good.