It's not bright yet, and under the window on the fourth floor, Lao Wang's old SUV started its routine "getting out of trouble" during the morning rush hour again.
He pretended not to care and twisted a 36-degree smile in front of the steering wheel. The neighbors stood around with their arms folded, and the children carried their schoolbags. Their eyes were all on his right rear wheel and the scratch on the corner that was more familiar than his puppy.
I stood next to it, holding three bags of milk and two baguettes in my left hand, and holding the small one in my right hand, while taking a look at my "new favorite" - the Lynk & Co 900 Dawn White 1.5T Halo that had just been delivered less than a week ago.
The air smells of gasoline, the aroma of morning milk tea, and some indescribable “family responsibility”—a smell that probably lasts longer than the smell of new car leather.
The problem is that simple: a family of six, three children, two elderly people, and a couple.
When you go out to move or go on an expedition, choosing a car is the same as choosing a partner. The picture may look good for a while, but you will know who will stay up late with you and who will stay with you in traffic jams after you actually use it.
If you were me, what would you choose?
Let’s sort out the facts of the case first——
Budge
It's not bright yet, and under the window on the fourth floor, Lao Wang's old SUV started its routine "getting out of trouble" during the morning rush hour again.
He pretended not to care and twisted a 36-degree smile in front of the steering wheel. The neighbors stood around with their arms folded, and the children carried their schoolbags. Their eyes were all on his right rear wheel and the scratch on the corner that was more familiar than his puppy.
I stood next to it, holding three bags of milk and two baguettes in my left hand, and holding the small one in my right hand, while taking a look at my "new favorite" - the Lynk & Co 900 Dawn White 1.5T Halo that had just been delivered less than a week ago.
The air smells of gasoline, the aroma of morning milk tea, and some indescribable “family responsibility”—a smell that probably lasts longer than the smell of new car leather.
The problem is that simple: a family of six, three children, two elderly people, and a couple.
When you go out to move or go on an expedition, choosing a car is the same as choosing a partner. The picture may look good for a while, but you will know who will stay up late with you and who will stay with you in traffic jams after you actually use it.
If you were me, what would you choose?
Let’s sort out the facts of the case first——
Budget 350,000.
Target: Large six-seat SUV.
There are more than ten suspects, several 4S salesmen who are stalking the company, and the evidence chain of word-of-mouth reputation in the APP comment area and forum has been basically formed.
The final lock is the Lynk & Co 900, which will deliver 50,000 units upon launch.
The location of the crime changed many times and appeared in front of the school, in a narrow alley in a basement, on a city elevated road and in a suburban camping ground.
The murderer (or antidote) is a "Dawn White" that looks ordinary but actually contains a secret.
Preliminary on-site inspection of the appearance: I thought it was just a public face, but when I saw the actual car, I found that the so-called calm texture is actually similar to that of an older man - it is not ostentatious, but the details are eye-catching, and the color matching can play tricks under different lights.
The 20-inch multi-spoke wheels look low-key and don't reveal their secrets when encountering broken roads.
When the neighbors watched, they asked about the price, not the parameters. Face is more important than horsepower here.
I admit, I feel a little proud from time to time.
Entering the smart cockpit - the case gradually deepens.
Flyme Auto 2 car machine + dual Snapdragon 8295 chips, the UI interface is friendly, and the voice recognition can understand the dialects of the elderly in seconds.
My mother said it is "easier to use than a smart TV." My dad was able to adjust the air conditioner on the first use. The children can refresh animations on their own, and my wife can navigate and play songs.
CarPlay will be launched soon and is recognized by both iOS and Hongmeng.
Three-finger flying screen, AR-HUD, blind spot display and navigation on the same screen.
Don't ask me how I understand it, I can't understand it, but using it is more important than understanding it.
For assisted driving, the logic chain is longer and stiffer.
NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor chip, 700TOPS computing power, 29 sensors, and lidar. If this list of parameters were printed on the medical examination form, it would probably scare Lao Wang into a sweat.
After actual use, the D2D navigation assistance automatically "wanders" in the old basements and narrow streets of the business district, which is comparable to the high-energy call in the last chapter of a mystery novel: no hands-on, full planning, avoiding people when encountering, the elderly no longer point fingers, and the children no longer scream.
With the memory parking function, you no longer need to perform "three U-turns for one person" when carrying groceries home. With one click of the mobile APP, the car can get into the parking space by itself, which is a great relief for housewives and men.
In terms of safety, G-AES automatic avoidance, warning of the vehicle ahead rolling away, prevention of accidental accelerator pedal pressing, SOS one-button pull over...each of these items is like an extra layer of insurance for family members.
I don’t believe in any absolute safety, but after witnessing the system slamming on the brakes at the gate of a community and saving a child who suddenly jumped out, I admitted that technology is faster than reaction. This is not shameful, but self-awareness.
space?
It has a length of 5240mm, a wheelbase of 3160mm, and a six-seat layout.
The third row is not useless. Adults can sit there, children can play, and parents can chat. This is not a clever design, but the duty of "giving space back to passengers."
The luggage compartment starts at 300L and can be reached to 1070L when the third row is folded down. Large items such as barbecue grills and tents can be easily installed, and the door panel armrest box can be filled with water bottles and sundries, which is in line with the details of life.
The price starts at 289,900, which is not a bargain when it is launched, but it is reasonably expensive.
What's even more terrible is the promise of OTA upgrades - the car and driver assistance will change every year, so old car owners don't have to worry about being left behind by the new version.
This is the same as you can't forget that wedding anniversary, and whether you can have a better time next time. The core appeal is actually: Don't make me feel that I have lost money.
At this point, I have to laugh at myself about the daily life of being a "family case handler": all the test drives, parameter comparisons, and word-of-mouth screenings, the final battle is not IQ, but patience.
There is a lot of hype in the forum, but the people who actually use the car are the witnesses.
People can lie, but cars can't.
The salesperson's sweet talk doesn't cut it. The expressions of the old man and the child in the back row are the real ones.
No matter how much technology you have, it's better to be comfortable; no matter how many functions you spend, it's better to have less quarrels.
Of course, rationality follows rationality, and the complexity of a family can never be completely covered by a six-seater SUV.
A car can solve 90% of travel pain points, but the remaining 10% - such as children fighting, old people complaining about the air conditioner, and my wife saying I didn't choose a shortcut on the navigation system - are still unsolved.
It's like if you buy the thickest cotton-padded coat, you will still feel cold in winter; but without the cotton-padded coat, the cold will be even worse.
Returning to the scene of the crime, my family was satisfied and I was relieved. My neighbors asked me which car it was, and the sales department would regularly send OTA updates on the progress.
This is probably the realistic version of "long-termism" in household consumption.
Don’t pursue perfection, don’t show off parameters, just don’t let yourself regret it.
There is really no profound philosophy when it comes to buying a car. It is just about packing every trivial aspect of the family into the gas tank and compartment. Getting home safely is a victory.
What would you choose?
How can you ensure that you are not the one who is swayed by parameters and advertisements?
In other words, can more technology and space really offset all the pain points of family travel?
How should home users weigh the balance between "security" and "novelty"?
I don’t have a standard answer, just as every family of six has a different story.
No matter what you choose, no matter how you choose, you have to find your own answer in the morning rush hour, in the basement, at the campsite, and in the dead of night.
As for me, I can only say that the Lynk & Co 900 does not make me regret it, and it may not be suitable for everyone.
A car is a car, and a family is still a family. I hope every trip will be more secure than the "parameters".
