Recommended two-wheel drive Xingyao Edition 2024 Star Way Lingyun Car Purchase Guide

Not long ago, the 2024 Starway Lingyun was officially launched. The new car was built based on M3X Mars architecture Pro, which not only updated the latest family-style interior design, but also fully upgraded the configuration. Nowadays, the domestic SUV market has long been a red sea. In order to gain a foothold in such a harsh environment, in addition to the strong competitiveness of the products themselves, the pricing link is also a top priority. For example, today’s protagonist, Star Road Lingyun, although it is positioned as a medium-sized SUV, its price has even dropped to the price range of traditional compact SUVs, and joint venture brands and independent brands have followed suit, which is quite a "dimension reduction blow".

The above manufacturer’s guide price only represents the price on August 1, 2023. If there is any change, please take official website as the standard.

The 2024 Star Way Lingyun has launched four models with a price range of 139,900-177,900 yuan. At the same time, the government also announced seven user rights and interests, including big order gift, replacement gift, financial gift, maintenance gift, quality assurance gift, flow gift and rescue gift (please consult your local dealer for details).

First, a brief description of the model

In terms of appearance, the new Star Way Lingyun continues the classic family design language, and the whole vehicle is elegant and dynamic, which is highly recognizable. The front face of the new car has been slightly adjusted, mainly by adding chrome-plated decorative strips at the front grille, with large-size middle net and vertical lights on both sides, and the visual effect is simple and atmospheric. The side lines and waist lines of the car are intertwined, and the second half diverges and rises, which outlines a strong sense of strength. There is a small spoiler at the top of the rear of the car, and the through taillight group further stretches the visual width.

In terms of rims, according to different configurations, the new Star Road Lingyun offers three sizes of 18, 19 and 20 inches. Among them, two 400T models are equipped with 20-inch aluminum alloy wheels, which match the horse brand tires, and both the face value and performance are quite excellent.

The new Star Way Lingyun offers 6 body colors to choose from, and Star Mang Qing replaces the original Kyauk Moon Grey. As the main color matching, Xingmangqing has excellent visual effect, simple personality and great recognition, which is highly recommended. Of course, for a medium-sized SUV, the traditional black/white color matching is also a good choice that is not easy to make mistakes.

In the interior part, the Lingyun cockpit has been fully optimized, keeping the overall design simple and atmospheric, and at the same time, the workmanship and materials performance are better. The new car offers two kinds of interior color matching options: light cloud white and elegant silver black. With 256 stepless color-changing atmosphere lights and streamer LED atmosphere lights, it can provide a variety of display effects. In terms of configuration, the new 24.6-inch "Galaxy Encircling" curved screen includes a liquid crystal instrument and a central control panel, and has a built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, which supports the interconnection of CarPlay and Hicar mobile phones. The computing power and functional performance have reached the mainstream level of the same level.

In terms of power, the new car offers 1.6TGDI+7-speed dual-clutch gearbox and 2.0TGDI+8-speed automatic manual transmission. Among them, the 1.6TGDI engine has a maximum power of 148kW and a maximum torque of 300N·m；; 2.0TGDI engine has a maximum power of 192kW and a maximum torque of 400 N m.. In addition, the 2.0T high-end model is also equipped with a four-wheel drive system.

Second, vehicle configuration highlights and recommendations

The 2024 Star Way Lingyun Entry Edition is a 300T two-wheel drive Star Enjoy Edition with a price of 139,900 yuan. Objectively speaking, combined with the positioning and configuration performance of its medium-sized SUV, the comprehensive performance of this entry-level model is actually not bad. Regardless of comfort, safety or technical configuration, such as LED automatic headlights, leather multi-function steering wheel, 12.3-inch LCD instrument, 12.3-inch central control panel, car networking, automatic air conditioning and active braking are all standard, which can fully meet the needs of daily use. The reason why it is not recommended is mainly because there are more cost-effective configuration options.

Third, the recommended vehicle configuration difference analysis

In terms of comprehensive configuration and price, for the purchase suggestion of 2024 Star Way Lingyun, I personally recommend 300T two-wheel drive Xingyao version, with a price of 147,900 yuan. As the second-lowest model, the recommended model is only 8,000 yuan more expensive than the entry version, but the configuration has been improved in all aspects, including 19-inch wheels, adaptive low beam, front multi-layer sound insulation glass, front seat heating/ventilation, driver’s seat memory function, car air purifier and PM2.5 filter in the car. More importantly, the driver assistance system has been improved qualitatively, equipped with lane departure warning system, front/rear collision warning system, car side blind spot image, L2 assisted driving level, reversing car side warning system and so on. Regardless of comfort, sense of science and technology or safety configuration, it has ushered in a substantial upgrade. Considering the price difference of 8,000 yuan, the price/performance ratio is quite high.

The 400T two-wheel drive Star Zun Edition is 20,000 yuan more expensive than the recommended model. Although the 2.0T engine with stronger performance is replaced and the transmission system is changed to an 8-speed automatic manual transmission, the upgrade for configuration is very limited. For example, 20-inch rims, rear privacy glass, active noise reduction, steering wheel heating, etc. are mostly icing on the cake configurations, and the improvement in daily use is not obvious. To sum up, the 300T two-wheel drive Xingyao version with a price of 147,900 yuan is the most cost-effective, and consumers can give priority to it when choosing.