According to relevant media reports, Changan Auchan's new compact SUV, Auchan Z6, will be officially listed around the middle of this year. The new car is the first model of another new product line under Auchan, which adopts a new design language, the overall effect is very high-tech, and it is expected to focus on the young consumer market. It is reported that the new car is expected to open pre-sale at the 2022 Beijing Auto Show.
In terms of appearance, the front of the new car adopts a large-size inverted trapezoidal silver trim decoration, and the interior is decorated with a large number of trapezoidal gray trim pieces, forming a matrix-style middle net shape, the overall effect is very scientific and technological, and even makes people have the illusion that this is a pure electric model. The new car also adopts a split headlight design, LED daytime running lights are composed of multiple dot matrix lamp beads and light strips with folding corners, and the headlights are naturally integrated into the bright black trim strips on both sides of the grille trim board, and then matched with the vertical blue trim on both sides of the bumper to create a strong sporty atmosphere.
With a length, width and height of 4699/1890/1660 mm and a wheelbase of 2795 mm, the new car is positioned as a compact SUV. The new car uses a more standard SUV shape ratio, but the rear of the roof has a significant sunken design, with large multi-spoke wheels and sharp waistline, creating a strong fighting atmosphere. In addition, the new car is designed with a separate black trim decoration in the D-pillar position, creating a visual effect of the suspended roof, and the large inclination design of the D-pillar also makes the side lines look smoother.
In terms of the rear, the new car is equipped with a large-sized hollow spoiler above the tail window, and the narrow taillight internal light group adopts a special-shaped double L design, which is highly recognizable after lighting. At the same time, due to the high position of the taillights, the visual center of gravity of the rear of the new car has also been correspondingly improved, and it has a strong sense of heaviness. In addition, the new car adopts a bilateral exhaust layout with a total of four out, which also creates a stronger sports atmosphere.
In terms of power, the new car will be available in a pure fuel version equipped with two engines, the Blue Whale 1.5T and 2.0T engines, which are matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission and an Aisin 8AT transmission respectively. In addition, the new car will also be equipped with a plug-in hybrid system, which will also become the first product equipped with a plug-in hybrid system.