According to Dai Shifei, senior manager of saic-GM-Wuling Automobile Northwest Region, "Wuling Capgemini will launch a Pro version in the future, and it will be upgraded on the original version. The online car market understands that the Capgemini Pro version is expected to be officially launched in the first quarter of next year. It is worth noting that the current Capgemini conducted a C-NCAP crash test in September this year, and the final result was not satisfactory, becoming the only model to receive a four-star C-NCAP score this year. So will the Pro version of the model be upgraded in terms of safety?
Because the C-NCAP crash standard is not strict, most models can get five-star results in the test, so many netizens call it "five-star wholesale department". In this test, Wuling Capgemini's active safety, pedestrian protection and occupant protection all lagged behind the average score of the test vehicle. In addition, three minutes after the 100% rigid barrier crash test, the car observed an open flame in the front cabin, and the final overall score rate was only 82.4%, becoming the only model below the five-star rating among the 18 models that announced the test results this year.
It is worth mentioning that Capgemini has previously declared a new model, and it is not excluded that the car is a Pro version of the model. Specifically, the area of the new car's intake grille has been increased, and the interior is supplemented by dot matrix decoration, with a penetrating lower encirclement, which is more recognizable. In addition, the new model has a slight increase in the body, and the power is replaced by a 1.5T high-power engine, with a maximum power of 130kW, which is 22kW higher than the current model.
As the first silver label model of the Wuling brand, Capgemini shoulders the mission of the brand upwards, but this year's market performance has been high and low. According to the data, Capgemini's insurance volume in January this year was as high as 8,227 vehicles, but the good times were good, and the number of insurance vehicles in November was only 3,843, down 53% compared with January, and it was a two-month decline in September and November this year.