The .gacmotorph EMPOW is good by any standard. GACMotor GACEMPOW EMPOW CompactSedan CarReview CarGuidePH
Chinese carmakers often rely on two playbooks when marketing their cars in the Philippines. The first is to claim that you’re the custodian of a storied European brand, even if the cars you’re selling have nothing to do with said European brand. Second is to leverage all the technical partnerships you’ve gained throughout the years, down to whoever supplies the carpet. Either way, they make for good soundbites, but sadly, don’t often translate to cars which are actually respectable to drive.
Now, as the top-of-the-line Empow trim, this 1.5T GE does get all sorts of cosmetic enhancements. Listing them all reads like a recipe for fuccboi-ness: the matte paint, carbon fiber trim, yellow highlights , and even quad exhaust tips. But you know what? It works. Somehow, GAC managed to tap into the mindset of zillennial gamers, distill what they find awesome in a car, and put it all here. Cheesy? Sure. Timeless? Maybe not.
Strip the fluff, and you’ll find the Empow’s interior materials mixed. Areas like the dashboard, seats, center console, steering wheel and shifter are all great; they even managed to embed some nice Easter Eggs here and there. But there are also some not-so-nice areas too like the power window switches, stalks, steering wheel buttons, and interior door handles. They feel solid, but they don’t exude the same sort of polish found elsewhere.
In terms of space, the Empow’s very generous. Its 2,736 mm wheelbase is huge for a compact sedan, and that easily translates to all the leg and knee room you’d ever need. Remember the weird C-pillar I mentioned earlier? That translates to excellent rear headroom thanks to a formal, square-cut roofline. The rear seats themselves offer nice support and with three proper headrests and three-point seatbelts for all; it’s quite comfy.
For this drive, I kept everything in Comfort mode for about 90 percent of the time. Here, I already find the experience to be quite solid. The steering is quick around the center, boosting its pointiness—perfect for darting through urban traffic. As you open the steering angle, you’ll find that the Empow trades that agility for stability. If not for the less-than-perfect seating position, this is one effortless highway cruiser.
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