Bitauto Original As your career upgrades, your car upgrades and your life continues to rise, a spacious, comfortable and spacious medium-sized SUV is a better choice. However, there are so many products to choose from in the 200,000-300,000 level, which inevitably leaves consumers confused and confused. Should they choose an independent brand with richer configurations and higher cost performance or an established joint venture brand? Today, we have selected the benchmark products of our own brands and joint venture brands in this market segment, Hongqi HS5 and SAIC-Volkswagen Tiguan L. We hope they will be helpful to you in your car purchase. 
The models for this comparison are the Hongqi HS5 and the Tiguan L from SAIC Volkswagen. We have chosen the main sales models of the two cars, the 2022 facelifted 2.0T Zhilian Qixiang four-wheel drive version (hereinafter referred to as the Hongqi HS5). The guide price is 213,800 yuan. and the 2023 330TSI automatic two-wheel drive R-Line Premium Edition, with an official guide price of 243,800 yuan and an optional 7-seat layout.
——Calm and atmospheric VS young and sporty
In terms of appearance design, both Hongqi HS5 and Tiguan L have a strong family atmosphere of their own brands. Hongqi HS5 is a calm and elegant model, while Tiguan L is more youthful and sporty. 
Hongqi HS5 adopts a large-sized straight waterfall-style front grille, matched with the brand's main color trim, which is even more impressive in terms of momentum, serious and solemn, and in line with the tonality of the brand. The arrow-feather type light group shape and four LED matrix fog light group are the finishing touch of the entire front of the car. Compared with its opponents, it is equipped with adaptive far and low beams, steering auxiliary lights and LED front fog lights. After lighting up at night The effect and sense of ceremony are more in place. 
On the other hand, except for the two entry-level models of the Tucson L, all models are equipped with the R-Line sports package. The sports surround and double C-shaped chrome trim at the bottom of the front of the car make the overall look more sporty. The overall use of the front of the car In line with the flat idea, the lamp group and the grille are combined together. 
Coming to the side of the car, both cars have a more traditional SUV hatchback layout in terms of visual effects. The straight lines of the rear window of the Hongqi HS5 and the touch of red on the front fenders outline a stable and powerful aura. The slightly upward rear window line and chrome trim make Tiguan L look younger; 
In terms of size, the Hongqi HS5 can be said to be a full circle larger than the Tiguan L, with better length, width and wheelbase data. Therefore, in theory, Hongqi has better overall seating space and storage space. The performance of hs5 is even more outstanding. 
Below, all Hongqi HS5 series are equipped with 20-inch wheels with tire size of 255/45 R20. Tiguan L offers two different sizes of wheels, 18-inch and 19-inch, depending on the configuration. The comparison model is equipped with 19-inch wheels and the tire size is 235/50 R19. 
It is worth mentioning that as a redThe flag brand's first luxury B-class SUV, HS5 is directly full of a sense of ceremony and dignity. The welcome light carpet is like an eagle spreading its wings. The light carpet design is intertwined with longitude and latitude, creating a starting effect of an eagle striking the sky. Every time As you approach the vehicle, the LED lights will light up in sequence. 
Starting from mid-range models, all models are equipped with rear privacy glass, highlighting the sense of dignity. 
At the rear of the car, the HS5 presents a rounded and full visual effect. A chrome trim strip connects the taillight groups on both sides, making the rear of the car look more layered. 
Tiguan L adopts a flat design that echoes the shape of the front face. The large black trim strip at the bottom and the four "exhaust"-shaped decorations are in line with its sporty positioning.
The appearance styles of the two cars are completely different. The Hongqi HS5 has a stable and restrained appearance. I believe this neutral design will be accepted by more people. The Tiguan L has more obvious sports attributes and is more suitable for the appetite of some young consumer groups.
——Luxury technology is never an alternative
The interior part of Hongqi HS5 takes into account both luxury and fashion. The entire center console is stretched and majestic. The interior of the car is wrapped with a large number of soft materials, and is embellished with chrome trim strips with special patterns to create a sense of luxury and fashion. Nice layering and sophistication. 
The new Tiguan L uses Volkswagen's latest digital cockpit, which looks and works better than the old model. Most of the physical buttons in the car have been removed and replaced with touch buttons, making the entire interior more attractive. It looks neater. However, the materials used are still a bit stingy, and the central control part has more hard materials. 
In terms of creating a sense of technology, Hongqi HS5 adopts the current mainstream dual-screen design, a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument panel + a 12.3-inch large central control color screen. The size is large enough and the screen display effect and clarity are good. The display is rich in content. 
In addition to supporting some third-party APPs, the car and machine part also provides CarLife interconnection functions and supports OTA upgrades, which Tiguan L does not have. Coupled with the HUD head-up display and large-size touch-sensitive air-conditioning panel, it is difficult not to be attracted by such an intelligent cockpit. 
Except for the lowest model, Tiguan L is equipped with a 10.3-inch full LCD instrument and a 12-inch floating central control screen. 
The car machine provides CarPlay and CarLife mobile phone interconnection functions, which can basically meet the basic daily needs, but it has to be said that its UI interface design is a bit old-fashioned, and the built-in navigation function cannot display real-time traffic information, so daily Frequency of use is very low. 
Finally, we come to the configuration competition, which is the strength of independent brands. Although the price is 30,000 yuan lower than the Tiguan L, the configuration is much richer than that of the Tiguan L. For example, in terms of active and passive safety configuration, Hongqi HS5 provides tire pressure display, merging assist, and road traffic sign identification.and fatigue driving reminders, etc., while Tucson L only has tire pressure alarms and lane centering; in terms of technology and comfort configurations that are frequently used in daily life, Hongqi HS5 provides reverse side warning, multiple driving modes, remote start, Front seat ventilation, 12-speaker BOSE audio, etc. can provide a more comfortable driving space, which are not equipped in Tiguan L. 
In terms of power, all Hongqi HS5 series are equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine with a maximum horsepower of 224 horses and a maximum torque of 340 N·m. The fuel number is No. 95, and is matched with a 6-speed automatic manual gearbox. The drive mode provides two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive for everyone to choose from. 
Tiguan L is also equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine, but it is divided into high and low power according to different configurations. The mid-range model we are comparing today is the 330TSI version, with a maximum horsepower of 186 horsepower and a maximum torque of 320 Nm. It also needs to be increased It is powered by No. 95 gasoline and matched with a 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox. The driving modes also include two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive.
In comparison, it is not difficult to see that the two high-end top-end models are almost evenly matched in terms of power parameters, but the power advantage of the low-end model Hongqi HS5 is more obvious. Secondly, the 6-speed automatic manual gearbox is compared to the 7-speed As for the dual-clutch gearbox, its technology is mature and its performance is stable, which can greatly reduce the failure rate of later vehicles.
——Summary
There are many models in the 200,000-300,000 yuan range, and competition is fierce whether it is a sedan, MPV, or SUV. In the past, when we talked about models in the mid-size SUV market segment, we would always think of joint venture brands immediately. Nowadays, independent brands are coming fiercely. It can be seen from the two models we compared today that although the old joint venture brands The benchmark product Tiguan L has balanced performance in all aspects, but the Hongqi HS5 is superior in terms of power, configuration, space and price. For domestic consumers who value cost-effectiveness, the Hongqi HS5 is undoubtedly a better choice.
Editor: Wang Dantong