There are specific reasons for how we choose things. We have a preference for the food we eat. We have a choice in how we dress. We plan our travels because we have priorities. We tend to make choices based on our needs.  This is the same when we choose the perfect car for ourselves or others. We match our criteria depending on our needs and wants.

Subcompact SUVs are some of the most in-demand vehicles today as they answer our needs and wants. What we need is a vehicle that could accommodate our families whenever we travel, one that has just enough seating capacity. And what we want is a tall and spacious version of that. Subcompact SUVs are gaining popularity these days because they provide our needs and wants as a package.

Although, of course, on top of that, a beautiful car is useless if its road performance output is sluggish. Why would you put your hard earned money into something that doesn't satisfy you? That is why you give more value to things that are worth your money, and that's why you won't settle for less. What kind of performance should you expect from a subcompact SUV worth Php 898,000 up to Php 999,000? You better gauge well, as the 2022 Changan CS35 Plus is almost a complete package with its affordability, beauty, and functionalities. So, let's see.

The 2022 Changan CS35 Plus comes with a 1.4-liter turbocharged inline-four gasoline-powered engine that makes 158 horsepower and 260 Nm of torque. A seven-speed DCT transmits that power to the front wheels. Although the Changan CS35 Plus engine figures are relatively below some of its closest rivals in the same class, it performs way beyond what you expected. The torque is there the soonest you rev the car. The problem would not lie in the output but in how you handle it, as you are getting used to the time needed to familiarize yourself with the engine's response. And the transmission works well as it accordingly delivers the power to the wheels. The perfect term to describe its powertrain system is “responsive.”

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