Exeed Yaoguang

Exeed Yaoguang: which version to buy

If you already know the Exeed Yaoguang is a first-generation SUV 5-doors sold from December 2022 and still in production, the remaining question is which of the three listed versions to take. All three share the same 2000 cm³ Gasoline turbo engine at 261 hp (191 kW) and 400 Nm. The split is drive and gearbox: 2.0 DCT FWD, 2.0 DCT AWD, and 2.0 AT AWD.

If you already know the Exeed Yaoguang is a first-generation SUV 5-doors sold from December 2022 and still in production, the remaining question is which of the three listed versions to take. All three share the same 2000 cm³ Gasoline turbo engine at 261 hp (191 kW) and 400 Nm. The split is drive and gearbox: 2.0 DCT FWD, 2.0 DCT AWD, and 2.0 AT AWD. There is only one generation, so there is no “later generation” to wait for on this model key.

Generations: what actually changed

The catalogue lists 1 generation (key 7903), start 2022-12-01, stop not measured. Body: SUV 5-doors. Modifications: 3. No restyling is recorded as a separate generation.

Because generation count is 1, buying “the new generation” is not a choice here. The choice is inside that generation: two 2.0 DCT lines that differ by drive (FWD vs AWD) and one 2.0 AT that adds an 8-speed Automatic and is AWD only. All three start on the same date, 2022-12-01, and none has a stop date in the data.

Specs comparison: engine, gearbox, drive

Engine placement is the same on every version: Front, transverse. Valves per cylinder: 4. Fuel grade in the data: 95.

Specific output is identical because displacement and power do not change: 261 hp ÷ 2.0 L = 130.5 hp per litre; 191 kW ÷ 2.0 L = 95.5 kW per litre; 400 Nm ÷ 2.0 L = 200 Nm per litre. You are not buying more engine when you step from FWD 2.0 DCT to AWD 2.0 DCT or to 2.0 AT. You are buying drive and gearbox.

Gear count: 2.0 AT has 8 gears; both 2.0 DCT versions have 7. Difference: +1 gear on 2.0 AT. Gearbox type: Robotic on both 2.0 DCT versions, Automatic on 2.0 AT. Drive: FWD only on one 2.0 DCT; AWD on the other 2.0 DCT and on 2.0 AT.

Performance and mpg: what is measured

0–100 km/h is measured on one version only: 2.0 AT at 8.1 s. For 2.0 DCT FWD and 2.0 DCT AWD, 0–100 is not measured. Do not treat the 8.1 s figure as belonging to the DCT lines; the data attach it only to 2.0 AT.

Top speed is 205 km/h on all three versions. Arithmetic difference between versions: 0 km/h. AWD and the extra gear on 2.0 AT do not change the listed maximum.

City consumption: not measured (all three). Highway: not measured (all three). Combined / mpg: not measured (all three). CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured. You cannot rank versions on fuel use from this catalogue.

Dimensions, weight, tank, wheels

Kerb weight: not measured (all three). Gross weight: not measured (all three). Ground clearance: not measured. Tank: not measured. Wheel sizes: not measured.

Weight per horsepower cannot be calculated: kerb mass is not measured, so kg/hp is not measured. Ground clearance cannot be used to pick an off-road-biased version: the number is not in the data.

Chassis items that are listed are the same on every version: front suspension Independent, spring; rear Independent, spring; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear brakes Disc. Those fields do not separate the three versions.

Which version to choose

If you want the only timed 0–100 figure and AWD with an Automatic: take 2.0 AT. It is the only line with 8.1 s to 100 km/h, the only Automatic, 8 gears, and AWD. Power stays 261 hp / 400 Nm / 2000 cm³ Gasoline Turbo, same as the others. Top speed stays 205 km/h.

If you want AWD but keep the 7-speed Robotic: take 2.0 DCT AWD. Engine numbers match 2.0 AT exactly (261 hp, 191 kW, 400 Nm). You give up the measured 8.1 s (0–100 not measured on this 2.0 DCT) and you give up the 8th gear (7 vs 8). You gain AWD versus the FWD 2.0 DCT. Price is not in the data, so “what the extra money buys” can only be stated as AWD instead of FWD, not as a currency amount.

If you do not need AWD: take 2.0 DCT FWD. Same 261 hp, 400 Nm, 2000 cm³, Turbo, Robotic 7, top speed 205. The only listed mechanical difference versus 2.0 DCT AWD is FWD instead of AWD. 0–100 is not measured. Fuel use is not measured. Weight is not measured, so you cannot claim this version is lighter.

Do not choose by generation. There is 1 generation from December 2022 with stop not measured. Restyling is not listed as a separate generation.

Do not choose by engine size or power. All three versions are 2000 cm³, 4 Inline, Turbo, 261 hp, 400 Nm. Power-per-litre is 130.5 hp/L on every line.

Do not choose by mpg, tank, clearance, or kerb weight. Those values are not measured. Ranking on them would invent numbers.

Two versions share the name 2.0 DCT. Distinguish them by drive: 2.0 DCT 261 hp FWD versus 2.0 DCT 261 hp AWD. Power is the same (261 hp), so drive is the label that keeps the two catalogue rows apart. 2.0 AT is the unique name; it is 261 hp, Automatic 8, AWD.

Practical order using only listed differences:

1. Need the only published 0–100 (8.1 s) and Automatic 8 + AWD → 2.0 AT. 2. Need AWD, accept Robotic 7 and 0–100 not measured → 2.0 DCT AWD. 3. Accept FWD, same Robotic 7, same 261 hp → 2.0 DCT FWD.

Reliability and typical problems are not in the supplied data, so they are not used to rank versions. Sales prices are not in the data.

Engine layout recap for a single-version extract

2.0 DCT FWD: 261 hp, 191 kW, 400 Nm, 2000 cm³, Gasoline, 95, 4 Inline, Turbo, Front, transverse, Robotic 7, FWD, top speed 205, 0–100 not measured.

2.0 DCT AWD: 261 hp, 191 kW, 400 Nm, 2000 cm³, Gasoline, 95, 4 Inline, Turbo, Front, transverse, Robotic 7, AWD, top speed 205, 0–100 not measured.

2.0 AT: 261 hp, 191 kW, 400 Nm, 2000 cm³, Gasoline, 95, 4 Inline, Turbo, Front, transverse, Automatic 8, AWD, top speed 205, 0–100 8.1 s.

That is the full buying split for Exeed Yaoguang 1 generation: same engine three times, two drives, two gearbox types.