Another summer vacation has arrived, and families certainly should not waste the long holiday. Cross-city trips and long-distance self-driving tours have become our preferred ways to relax and have fun, so choosing what car to drive becomes especially important. If your budget is around 100,000 yuan, I think a relatively ideal choice is a new energy SUV. From this direction, I suggest focusing on the national brand Wuling Automobile. Its dual-power, large-space SUV, the Wuling Starlight S, is very suitable. With a guide price of 99,800 to 129,800 yuan, plus terminal subsidies, the final price is around 100,000 yuan. The key point is that this car tries in many details to cater to family users' travel scenarios and needs. If you do not believe it, let us take a look together.
Outdoor camping is very thoughtful
The temperature has warmed up in recent days, making it very suitable for the whole family to go outdoors for picnics, fishing, and camping, and the Wuling Starlight S gives us many functions suitable for camping scenarios. For example, with external discharge, we can find a lakeside shaded by green trees, take out an electric grill, electric kettle, speakers, and various small appliances, and make all kinds of food on the spot. We can even sing karaoke, and even at night we can confidently turn on the lights without worrying about running out of power. For example, folding down the second-row backrest creates a large-bed mode, just enough for a family of three to lie down and rest. Even spending the night outside with the doors closed is no problem, and the 610L oversized trunk can hold all kinds of personal items, whether tents, fishing rods, or children's bicycles.
No fatigue on long drives + no range anxiety
For fathers and mothers, the biggest concern when driving the whole family on a trip may be that driving is tiring. Whether it is one or two hundred kilometers or seven or eight hundred kilometers, whether the car is easy to drive and whether charging and refueling are quick and convenient are very important.
The Wuling Starlight S has a motor power of up to 150kW, with abundant explosive power. The pure electric version needs only 7.7 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h. Changing lanes and overtaking on the highway and climbing slopes with a full load are all quite easy. More importantly, it has won the title of 2024 China Top Ten Chassis. The driver can have a lot of fun driving it, and during curves it can better control body roll. Together with 235mm wide tires, it brings an extremely stable driving posture. Moreover, it also provides L2-level assisted driving. During highway and expressway driving, flexible use of functions such as full-speed adaptive cruise and lane keeping assist can greatly relieve fatigue from long drives. There is also a 540-degree panoramic image providing us with high-definition, dead-angle-free views of the road conditions around the vehicle. At this price, it is simply too good value.
Also, while driving, we can make full use of voice command recognition to operate various functions, so we can focus on the road ahead. The 15.6-inch large screen in the middle can display GPS navigation routes, so on long self-driving trips we do not have to worry about taking the wrong road.
The Wuling Starlight S has a plug-in hybrid version and a pure electric version. The plug-in hybrid version has up to 130km of pure electric range and 1,100km of combined range. I think it is very suitable for family self-driving long trips. From Beijing to Anhui, there is no need to charge or refuel at all, which is naturally very worry-free. The pure electric version has a range of 510km, and 2C fast charging can add more than 250km of range in just 20 minutes. Electricity costs only 7 cents per kilometer, so no matter how far you drive, you do not have to worry about draining your wallet. Moreover, during a self-driving trip, finding a charging pile can solve the recharging problem, and it only takes the time of a meal.
Conclusion
So have you noticed that the Wuling Starlight S is indeed a qualified parent-child SUV? Its oversized and flexible space makes taking care of children easier. Its convenient functions can take care of the needs of all family members in both the front and rear rows. Its range and recharging experience greatly improve travel efficiency and free the whole family from anxiety. At a price of around 100,000 yuan, apart from the Starlight S, can you find a second one better than it?
