Electric Technology Car News: The former leader of independent brands has become a sports-oriented student. Will the Pentium X80 be recognized when it steps into the examination room again?

When it comes to FAW Group's own brands, in addition to the Hongqi brand that represents the national image, the most popular one is probably the Bestune brand. As Bestune's first SUV, the Bestune X80 was launched in May 2013. With its more fashionable appearance design, it changed people's impression of FAW's old cadres for the first time.

Although the Bestune X80 at that time did not have the popularity of the SUV market today, it could still achieve a monthly sales of 8,000 units at its best, indicating that consumers are quite satisfied with the good looks of the Bestune X80. However, as competition in the Chinese auto market becomes increasingly fierce, good looks are no longer enough to make consumers open their wallets, especially in the hot SUV market, where potential consumers are becoming more and more picky. At this time, FAW Bestune X80 ushered in an upgrade. In addition to its good looks, what other features does the new Bestune X80 have?

First of all, the details of the exterior have been redesigned to be more refined, and the narrow and long headlights are the finishing touch. In terms of the front design, the biggest difference between the sports model and the ordinary model is the use of a black honeycomb grille and red decorative lines, and there is also an RS logo at the bottom. The difference between the sports model and other models in the front face is that the lower guard plate decorative parts have been changed from silver to black.

The sports model uses a completely black roof, which is more dynamic than the regular model with a roof in the same color as the body. There is a Turbo logo on the left front fender, but not on the right. The redesigned headlights look very energetic, and another change compared to the old model is that the daytime running lights and fog lights are grouped together.

The size of the Pentium X80 is quite standard. It has some advantages in length among the same level models, but other dimensions are slightly smaller. The sports model uses two-color wheels and is equipped with Hantai Danip series tires with a specification of 215/60 R17. The brake calipers are sprayed red, which does not have much significance except to create a little dynamic feeling.

In terms of interior, the most eye-catching thing on the Pentium X80 center console is the 8-inch floating touch screen. Compared with the old embedded screen, it has a much more technological feel. The center console area uses a large area of ​​​​slush molding technology, and the actual touch feels quite good. The shape of the instrument panel is relatively ordinary, and the 3.5-inch LCD screen in the middle displays quite rich content.

There are many multi-function buttons on the steering wheel. The buttons in the circle on the right are used to operate the screen in the instrument panel. If there are left and right buttons, it will be more convenient to operate. The RS logo at the bottom of the steering wheel indicates that this car is a sports car. The steering wheel is of moderate thickness, and the leather used to wrap the steering wheel does not feel delicate.

The 1.8T automatic sports model is the only model in the whole series equipped with a 360-degree reversing image. The multimedia system supports the popular CarPlay and CarLife, and the expandability is very good. The 800*480 screen resolution is not bad. However, the touch response is a little slow and not so smooth. The feedback of the buttons is very clear, and there is no loose feeling. In this regard, the Pentium X80 is still very good.

In general, the essence of the 2017 Bestune X80 has not changed. It is still sporty in design, and comfort does not seem to be that important. Although the model we test drove today is equipped with high-tech configurations such as 360° imaging, there are no air outlets in the back row, which I don’t quite understand. I still hope that Bestune can start from the details and use its platform advantages to create a high-quality SUV model that keeps pace with the times for consumers.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.