大众近日在北京车展发布了新一代朗逸，该车去年在中国市场共销售了约45万辆，成为大众在中国市场非常重要的一款车型。新车采用MQB平台，将与采用PQ系列平台的老款车和共同销售一段时间。国内媒体报道称，该车搭载一台1.5升引擎，功率116马力；而搭载1.2升涡轮增压引擎的车型输出功率与1.5升车型一样。另一台1.4升涡轮引擎功率提升至150马力。可搭配五速手动或六速自动变速器。与老款车相比，新车的长度和宽度增加，高度降低，由于轴距增加，后排乘客腿部空间更充裕。如果想要获得更大储物空间，可以选择类似旅行车的GranLavida。新车仍继续由上海大众投产。
2018 VW Lavida Debuts In Beijing With Oh-So-Familiar Design
After unveiling the all-new Touareg as well as a couple of SUVs in recent weeks for the Chinese market, Volkswagen is now ready to present the next-generation Lavida. What is it? It’s a no-frills compact family sedan with an emphasis on practicality and featuring a design that certainly won’t blow you away. Having sold approximately 450,000 units last year, it’s safe to say the Lavida is a very important model for VW’s Chinese branch, which managed to move nearly 3.2 million cars last year.
Putting the MQB platform to good use once again, the third generation of the sedan will be sold alongside its PQ-based predecessor for a while. Chinese media is reporting the 2018 Lavida will be available with a 1.5-liter engine delivering 116 hp and a turbocharged 1.2-liter unit with the same output. A beefier turbo 1.4-liter can churn 150 hp. Buyers will get to pick from either a five-speed manual or an optional six-speed automatic.
Compared to the model before it, the new Lavida is longer, wider and lower, with an extended wheelbase granting superior legroom for passengers sitting in the back on the elongated rear bench. Customers in need of a bigger cargo capacity will be able to buy the Gran Lavida, essentially a wagon version of the four-door sedan.
Both body styles will be manufactured in China for China by the local SAIC-Volkswagen joint venture.