Car market price war continues to upgrade, since June, many brands take advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival, 618 and other nodes crazy promotion, including Corolla (picture | configuration | inquiry), Xuan Yat, Lang Yat and other popular joint venture car market concessions have been further increased, especially Corolla hit a starting price of 79800 thousand once caused the industry hot discussion.
However, in this price range, the option is not only the joint venture A-class car, in fact, the domestic B-class car has also come to this price range. For example, the Pentium B70 has given a price of 75,900 yuan on its recent promotional poster. So with the same budget, would you choose the joint venture A-Class or the domestic B-class?
Obviously, if from the product point of view, Pentium B70 compared with the same level of joint venture car’s most obvious advantage is the size. Take the latest 2024 Dragon version on the market, its length, width and height are 4855mm/1840mm/1455mm, and the wheelbase reaches 2800mm, while the Corolla’s length, width and height are 4635mm/1780mm/1435(1455)mm, and the wheelbase is 2700mm, which is significantly smaller.
Thanks to its larger size, the Pentium B70 does have a lot more room inside. The rear passengers have plenty of legroom and headroom, and will not feel cramped even on long drives. Especially in the case of a full load of 5 people, if the horizontal space in the back row is insufficient, the passenger squeezed in the middle will be very uncomfortable.
Of course, as a family car loading capacity is also important. The Pentium B70 has a trunk volume of 440L in normal condition, which can be expanded to 930L if the rear seat is lowered, and more large items can be carried on long trips or weekend camping. It can be said that in terms of body size, Pentium B70 actually captures the psychology of consumers’ preference for large cars very well. Of course, there’s no problem with the Corolla’s seat space and trunk space for the daily commute.
As for the configuration, if you consider the price factor, then mainly look at the practicality, and the Pentium B70 and Corolla actually have their own advantages. Pentium B70 rear parking radar, reversing image, electric sunroof, leather steering wheel, automatic air conditioning are all standard. And this is the Corolla entry model is missing, especially the rear parking radar and reverse image, is a very high frequency of daily use function, you can eliminate a lot of unnecessary erase.
The advantage of Corolla lies in the active and passive safety configuration under the TNGA architecture, such as the main/passenger full airbag, front side airbag, front/rear side air curtain, etc., as well as the active safety configuration such as full-speed adaptive cruise, active braking, and lane centring.
For power, Pentium B70 Dragon version has 1.5T+7DCT, 2.0T+6AT and other combinations, the maximum power of the engine is 124kW and 165kW, and the maximum torque is 258N.m and 340N.m. Compared with Corolla’s 1.5L+CVT in performance, 1.2T+CVT and 1.8L smart hybrid have obvious advantages. In addition, the Pentium B70 Dragon version has upgraded the former McPherson rear multi-link independent suspension, which can not only ensure the comfort of the ride, but also provide a certain amount of driving pleasure, especially in the high-speed corner, better suspension support will give the driver greater confidence.
However, for family cars, performance control is only one aspect, Corolla is better in fuel economy, especially smart electric hybrid models. So whether you want to drive better or save money depends on your needs.
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The Pentium B70 and the Carola were originally two class models, and the comparability between them was based on the same price point. For consumers who like large space, spending the same amount of money is definitely able to buy A B-class car without buying A Class car. The advantage of Corolla is the brand reputation and the value equality of TNGA. So in the end is Pentium B70 more cost-effective, or Corolla is more worth buying, or according to their own needs.
