Tell you a harsh reality, there are still a few days to go, 2021 will become a thing of the past, 2022 is coming.
2021 is a year full of opportunities and challenges for the vast majority of brands, with a chip crisis and rapid development of electrification. What will happen to the automotive market in 2022? Maybe we can get a glimpse of the blockbuster new cars that will be launched next year.
BMW X5 long wheelbase version (domestically produced)
BMW X5 to domestic this matter, has been passed on for several years, some time ago finally saw its figure in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Judging from the declaration information, in terms of appearance, the domestic BMW X5 is actually not too obviously different from the imported X5. Like the front face, it is still a narrow light group shape, with a double kidney grille with chrome decoration. In addition, the M Sports Kit is the same as the current model. The only obvious difference that can be seen is that the air intakes on both sides of the front bumper are chrome decorated.
According to the information declared by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the wheelbase of the domestic X5 is 130mm longer than the imported version, reaching 3105mm, which is the same as its own X7. The length of the car naturally increased by 130mm, breaking through the 5-meter mark and reaching 5060mm. The height of the car symbolically increased by 3mm to 1779mm, while the width remained unchanged at 2004mm.
As for the price that everyone is most concerned about, Brother Understand believes that the price after domestic production may not necessarily have a substantial concession. For example, after the bmw X3 completed the domestic production, the starting price was only reduced from 421,000 to 389,800 (2018), a decrease of only 31,200. For example, the domestic long shaft 5 series (starting price of 428,900) and the imported standard shaft 5 series (starting price of 423,900), the price gap is very small.
Of course, it is not that the price of domestic X5 cannot come down. In order to show sincerity, Brother Understand believes that the starting price of the future domestic X5 2.0T model is tens of thousands lower than the current price, I believe it is not a problem, but to say that it is cheaper than 100,000, I think it is wishful thinking.
Smart Genie
This year's Munich Motor Show Smart released a new Smart Genie #1 concept car, the new car is designed by Mercedes-Benz, geely produced, and like the Extreme Kr 001, it is based on the Geely SEA vast architecture, and the first model is expected to be officially launched next year. But what the brother did not expect was that the concept car was no longer a mini car, but transformed into a pure electric small SUV, and from the design point of view, it seems to be divorced from the current smart. Looking at it horizontally and vertically, you can't seem to find anything related to the current design on it, and you really can't see it at all.
In terms of body size, the new car has a three-dimensional size of 4290/1910/1698mm and a wheelbase of 2750mm, which is not bad compared to the same class (small SUVs). But if you compare it with the former "self", you simply don't know where it is, and the rolls-royce double door design of the same model is indeed quite bright. With the skyrocketing size plus more rear seats (compared to the most popular smart fortwo), the new smart is undoubtedly more practical.
Smart literally means small, dexterous. It is true that the new smart is now more advanced and more refined, not to mention that the price may be further explored after the domestic production, and the new smart is undoubtedly more fragrant for some consumers. But in the eyes of the brother, this car gives me the feeling of not "smart" at all, to use the recently popular Internet language to describe, that is, there is no inner taste (pay attention to the tongue).
Since it has no inner taste, I don't think it deserves the name smart, and if it is named according to the size, I think it may be more appropriate to call it "medium".
Cadillac Lyriq
At this year's Guangzhou Auto Show, Cadillac's booth can be said to be unprecedentedly lively, and the booth is surrounded by water. The reason for this is that Cadillac brought a new pure electric vehicle Lyriq. This first model from GM's Aotene pure electric platform is positioned as a medium-sized SUV. Speaking of design, I think it is the most "futuristic" pure electric SUV I have ever seen, which is both simple and high-level design language, which is pleasing to the eye.
The body size reaches 5003x1978x1635mm, and the wheelbase is 3094mm. The new cars are expected to be officially launched in the first half of next year, and deliveries will begin in the middle of the year. In terms of power, the Lyriq is equipped with a drive motor with a maximum power of 220kW and a peak torque of 440N·m; the late-drive version of the model was launched in the early stage, and the cruising range under CLTC conditions exceeded 650km; and a four-wheel drive version of the model will be launched in the later stage, with zero hundred acceleration time of no more than 4.9 seconds. Entering the era of electrification, Cadillac's product performance is worth looking forward to.
It was thought that Hongqi would install an engine on the E-HS9 and then rename it HS9 to launch the market, which is undoubtedly the most economical approach, and it can capture the aesthetics of most people by imitating the appearance of the E-HS9. But I didn't expect that Hongqi did not play cards according to the routine, but directly found another way to launch a full-size SUV, called LS7. At a glance, my first impression of this car was the "bloated version of the E-HS9". Especially the front face part, the grille and headlight area compared to the E-HS9 can be seen with the naked eye "squeezed", the E-HS9 is very comfortable front face design, to the LS7 has a feeling of being squeezed, I personally think it is not particularly good-looking.
According to relevant sources, the length of the Hongqi LS7 will be between 5.5 meters and 5.7 meters, and the height of the car will be between 1.9 and 2.0 meters. Looking at the size of the mainstream large SUV in the market, the largest navigator is 5.35 meters long, while the main models in the market like bmw X7 and Mercedes-Benz GLS are between 5.1-5.2 meters in length.
This car will launch a 6-seat and 7-seat layout in the seat layout, and the four-seat version of the more distinguished and special identity will certainly not be absent, and we can wait and see when the time comes. The power system of Hongqi LS7 is a major attraction, it is said that it will be equipped with Hongqi's first self-developed and designed 4.0T V8 engine, the maximum power is 659 horsepower, the peak torque reaches 850 Nm, it is said that this machine has been completed in the Hongqi R & D Institute Trial Production Institute, the future application in Hongqi's high-end models, this Hongqi LS7 will not be an exception. In the current era of V8 scarcity, this new machine of Hongqi is quite exciting. Of course, I hope that the price will not be too expensive when the time comes.
Wuling MINI EV Convertible Edition
Convertible version of the Hongguang MINI EV concept car
I don't know if you remember this year's Shanghai Auto Show, Wuling released a convertible version of the Hongguang MINI EV concept car, right? At that time, the heat of the new car was so high that the Wuling booth was surrounded by water, and various media people were also scrambling to report on it, and named the car "the most grounded convertible".
This month the declaration chart of the Wuling MINI EV convertible came out. The exterior details are different from the current model, of course, compared with the previous concept version, we can revisit. Specifically, there are new design elements inside the headlights, and integrated decorative panels are used under the front bumper, which are combined with the plate frame.
As you can see, the new car uses a soft-top convertible design, which is expected to be manually opened and closed (after all, the cost is there). The tumbling safety rack that a convertible should have, there is no absence on it. White A-pillar + convertible + frameless door + roll cage, these elements are combined together, and the return rate on the road is destined to be not low. The most important thing everyone cares about, of course, is its price, after all, it is the closest we have to the convertible.
Understand the brother to analyze it, before the MINI EV convertible version was exported to Europe in the form of CDK, the price was 20,000 euros, while the ordinary version of the MINI EV in Europe was sold for 9999 euros, and the price of the convertible version was twice that of the ordinary version. Therefore, the price of the MINI EV convertible version should not be too high, and it may be the most likely to be about 60,000 or 70,000 yuan. If it were for that price, I'd call it the most grumpy scooter in human history. This price, this degree of pulling wind, rioted friends!
Which of the above new cars that will be launched in 2022, which one do you like the most? Feel free to let me know in the comments section!