To be honest, 2022 will be a year of concentrated outbreak of domestic brands, which may not only be reflected in sales, but also in the form of driving.
The wave of new energy has been inevitable, walking on the road of electrification (electrification), how to let consumers get the most real or the best quality car experience? Naturally, there are no electric cars running all over the streets here. However, due to the problem of endurance or energy replenishment, the excellence of pure electric vehicles cannot meet the needs of everyone.
Born in this context, major independent brands have also handed over the answer sheet of efficient hybridization. We see that BYD DM-i or Great Wall Lemon DHT are both "big hits" in the recent car market. The market needs efficient hybridization, car companies quickly follow up, when the performance and efficiency reach a certain height, consumers can choose more and more efficient hybrid vehicles.
As an important part of Chang'an's "Shangri-La Plan", the trend of electrification of Blue Whale Power has become unstoppable. Therefore, last year, Changan Automobile also officially released the Blue Whale iDD hybrid system and technical planning. This also makes Changan Automobile another independent brand with a truly efficient hybrid system. So as the first launch model of the iDD hybrid family, what kind of expectations will Changan UNI-K iDD bring to everyone?
On January 6, Changan UNI-K iDD officially opened the pre-sale, and the pre-sale price of the two models was 176,900-192,900 yuan. As the flagship model of the UNI sequence, from our previous experience of test driving the UNI-K fuel version, it not only achieves the advantages of large space, luxury, easy to open and smooth, but also the efficiency performance of its Blue Whale 2.0T engine is also very good, which is a very characteristic medium-sized SUV. This time, the launch of the UNI-K iDD version is on the one hand the identity of Changan's first iDD hybrid model; on the other hand, it has also played an important role in improving the high-end product strength of the UNI family.
Compared with the common "two fields" hybrid, what is the biggest attraction of UNI-K iDD? First of all, from the drive layout or motor and battery settings, UNI-K iDD adopts the layout of PHEV plug-in hybrid. The larger battery (30.74kWh) and motor support also mean that UNI-K not only has a longer pure electric endurance, but also can enjoy the green card policy. This hybrid system consisting of Blue Whale NE 1.5T hybrid special engine, large-capacity PHEV battery, Blue Whale triple-clutch electric drive transmission and iDD intelligent control system is designed to solve the pain points of "full speed domain", "full temperature domain", "full field domain" and "full cycle" car use, and bring consumers the most "practical" new energy vehicle experience.
Take daily commuting, assuming that your daily commuting mileage is 100 kilometers, then driving UNI-K iDD can basically achieve pure electric driving, at this time, UNI-K iDD is like an electric car, quiet and economical. In the process of long-distance driving, UNI-K iDD can also achieve oil drive, electric drive and hybrid mode drive that work together, in the case of full power and full oil, the comprehensive mileage of UNI-K iDD has reached 1100 kilometers, which completely eliminates the anxiety of endurance. It is worth mentioning that in the battery feed state, thanks to the iDD intelligent control system and the blue whale NE 1.5T hybrid efficient engine, the fuel consumption of the whole vehicle is only about 5L per 100 kilometers, which is not lost to many Japanese hybrid models.
In addition to being smooth and fuel-efficient enough, in terms of performance, although the UNI-K iDD has a curb weight of more than two tons and is also equipped with a horse brand MC6 tire with a width of 265mm, the UNI-K iDD can still achieve 8.1 seconds of acceleration time of 100 kilometers under the condition of motor and engine synergy.
In terms of static, the UNI-K iDD roughly continues the design of the fuel version of the model, and the interior adds the exclusive color of the hybrid model to highlight the unique attributes. In addition, in the steering wheel shape, UNI-K iDD also uses two-frame shapes, which is more technological. As for the comfort performance, UNI-K iDD inherits the performance of the fuel version of the model, whether it is an intelligent experience or a comfort configuration performance is very comprehensive, combined with the "exaggerated" rear space and a good NVH control performance, it is indeed a medium-sized SUV with a good sense of ride.
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With the launch of UNI-K iDD, this also marks that the Changan UNI sequence has officially entered the era of hybridization. At the same time, in the future, Changan iDD hybrid system will be successively installed in more new cars, I believe that with Changan Automobile joining the efficient hybrid camp, the future product strength of China's hybrid models will step up to a new level. So what do you think about UNI-K iDD? Welcome to leave a message to let us know.