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Buick Veran United States

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Buick Veran Boutique Compact Sedan Product review

At present, the new Yinglang in the Chinese market is a mid-range compact car independently developed by SAIC-GM, and the replacement product of the previous generation Yinglang has been renamed Weilang, which is half a level higher than Yinglang, and shoulders the responsibility of Buick's high-end compact car in China.
 
The current Yinglang has been replaced with a three-cylinder model, while the Valeant still maintains a full range of four-cylinder models, namely the L3G 1.5L naturally aspirated engine on the 15S model, with a maximum horsepower of 118 hp, a maximum power of 146 Nm, and a 000 acceleration time of about 13 seconds, and the LFV 1.5T turbocharged engine on the 20T model, with a maximum horsepower of 169 hp and a maximum torque of 250 Nm. Although the 1.5T engine of the Valeant is also tuned to close to 170 horsepower, the zero hundred score is about 9 seconds, compared with the 7.6 seconds of the 1.5T Civic, there is still a certain gap.
 
These two models are also equipped with two sets of transmission systems, the 1.5L self-priming engine is equipped with GM's 6AT, and the 1.5T turbocharged engine is equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, GM's two gearboxes have been used for a long time, but the reliability reputation has always been very bad, GM has been complained about the most about these two gearboxes, and the use experience is not very good, especially the 7-speed dual-clutch, when driving at low speeds, the kind of unprovoked pull speed will be annoying.
 
The 18 models of the Valeant all use the front MacPherson rear torsion beam plus the suspension combination of the Watt linkage, the Watt linkage can improve the performance of the rear suspension, but many competitors in the same class have adopted independent suspension, Valeant as a high-end compact car, saving this part of the cost will reduce its competitiveness. The 18 Valeant is still the same as the 17 Valeant, the front suspension uses a split bushing, although the manufacturer has made the corresponding upgrades, but there is still a hidden danger of off-shaft, if you will be entangled in this, don't consider Valeant.
 
The interior of the Valeant still plays the normal level of Buick, the interior is very exquisite, the central control and seats are quite luxurious, the wheelbase of 2700 is also long in the same class, the performance of the interior space is also very good, the flat floor allows the rear row to easily sit three adults, but the seat of Buick may still be hard for some passengers, although it is supportive, but sitting for a long time will still have a feeling of pressure on the waist.
 
There will be a relatively large configuration difference between different models of Valeant, each higher level, the configuration will be much more, and the price difference between each configuration is not large, it is easy to add money to the top configuration, and you need to rationally consider the required configuration.
 
Verano's performance in IIHS crash tests is acceptable, but it has been absent from the most demanding offset frontal collisions. SAIC-GM's Buick Yinglang received a five-star rating in the second batch of tests in China in 2015 and received a high score of 52.5 points, and we believe that it is still a trustworthy car in terms of safety.