Test drive Geely ICON: Today we won’t talk about the third child, your personality flashed through me

Unconsciously, the first batch of post-90s generation are already 30 years old, which means they have entered the main force of market consumption. Automobile manufacturers have long sensed the consumption potential of young people, and their product designs have gradually become younger. Although car owners are getting younger and younger, when you go to the parking lot and take a look, most of the new cars are still white and black. Why does a young person’s first car have to be so boring?

In an era when humans are eager to immigrate to Mars, young people need individual expression and creative products. Today, we took a test drive of this Internet celebrity car - Geely ICON. In addition to the three major features, the most impressive thing about this car is its personality.

When we first saw the Geely ICON, everyone couldn’t help but ask, who is this car designed to drive? Many people don't believe that a concept car has been mass-produced so authentically. A large number of rounded rectangular symbols make the whole vehicle look very sci-fi, with a simple and fashionable style without any unnecessary decoration.

The slender LED daytime running lights, split headlights, and hidden air intake grille distinguish it from traditional cars, so many people think it is a pure electric car. The headlights are embedded on both sides of the bumper. The advantage of this is that the luminous efficiency is increased by 30 and the straight-line visual range is extended to 165m.

The lines on the side are mainly straight, with a simple and lively design technique, but it can also outline a rich sense of hierarchy and dynamics, including the outward-thrown creases of the front and rear wheel arches and the suspended C-pillar design. Let Geely ICON contain power and visual impact, which is very eye-catching.

The 19-inch petal-style five-spoke wheels are particularly eye-catching, and combined with the hidden door handles, give young people a sense of freshness. Friends, this is what future cars will look like.

The time symbol-shaped taillight accommodates up to 118 lamp beads, and is equipped with new light guide technology to present a more brilliant lighting texture. Anyway, when you see the ICON’s taillights at night, it’s not a slight improvement in its class.

Sensual and exciting are the design styles of Geely ICON. It combines many interesting elements to give people full visual impact. Even on a rainy day, we drove the Geely ICON around the city center during the test drive, and it still attracted people's attention.

Our test car is ICON blue. The unique and moist paint looks bright and eye-catching. No wonder most ICON car owners choose this color. And as many as 45% of ICON car owners are women! It can be seen that Geely ICON is sold to young people who pursue sensibility and individuality. Being young means uncompromising.

This car is very suitable for driving in the city. What we tested was the ICON 1.5TD i9 BSG model, which is equipped with a 1.5TD turbocharged three-cylinder engine and is matched with a 7DCT dual-clutch transmission. This 1.5T mild hybrid also has Volvo's technical genes, with a maximum power of 130kW and a peak torque of 255?N·m.

From the data point of view, this 1.5T engine can be regarded as the most powerful 1.5TD engine in China, but for Geely ICON, the addition of BSG? 48V mild hybrid motor is what makes it so powerful. The highlight of the set of power is that it allows the car to accelerate from a starting point and become smoother.

On the day of the test drive, this ICON was fully loaded with 4 adults. The road section was in the urban area and contained some congestion. With 1500 rpm, it can explode 300N·m torque and the assistance of the BSG motor, whether it is starting at a green light or Following a car in a traffic jam is quite refreshing, and the motor's boost at low speeds effectively resolves the frustration of the dual-clutch.

The steering wheel adopts variable ratio technology. It is very light to move the car at low speeds and has good steering feel when the speed increases. The tuning of the chassis is not just comfortable and soft. It still has good support during sharp turns, and the texture that is fed back into the car when passing speed bumps is still very good.

The Geely ICON pricing range is 99,800-128,800 yuan, which is quite realistic even in the independent camp. The key is that this car gives you a higher level of enjoyment.

Based on the intelligent BMA architecture, ICON can be expanded to L3 autonomous driving in the future, which means it is a truly smart car.

In terms of vehicle perception and assisted driving, Geely ICON has inherent advantages. For example, if you put it in R gear, the central control screen can display 540° transparent chassis visibility of the vehicle, 360° four-way driving recorder, Automatic sensor parking, etc., are not afraid of novices at all. The 10.25-inch high-definition LCD instrument panel and large floating central control screen realize dual-screen interactive "three-finger flying screen" function, giving drivers more driving perception capabilities.

Combined with the sales of Geely ICON in September, this trendy model with full personality can be regarded as a satisfactory answer. Judging from the officially released data on the proportion of ICON car buyers, more than 70% have undergraduate degrees and the average annual income is more than 200,000. Civil servants, medical workers, teachers, military personnel, designers, etc. account for more than 40% of the car buyers. The manufacturer's positioning of ICON is to use this young car of the new era to better understand consumers born in the 1990s. Did it do it? You will know after you go for a test drive.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.