Speaking of Changan Automobile, everyone must be familiar with it, its SUV models not only have many categories, but also have high sales and greater market influence, especially the UNI series that rushes to the high-end market, with innovative technology and subversive image, making it once a representative of domestic high-end SUV models. As an automotive editor, although I often come into contact with Changan's models, I don't know much about the UNI series. Until this long test opportunity with Changan UNI-K, I had a new understanding of Changan's high-end series models.
Changan UNI-K is the second model of the UNI series, the market is positioned in the luxury medium-sized SUV, priced at 145,900-18.49 million yuan, the whole series is equipped with a new generation of Blue Whale 2.0T + Aisin 8AT power combination, with innovative styling design and intelligent technology equipment, as well as a spacious driving space, is a rare all-round player in this level. This time, I will conduct a week-long test drive experience of this car, driving this car from daily commuting to work, weekend travel and other car scenes, and fully experience the most authentic side of this car.
1. Changan UNI-K static analysis, the appearance design is very futuristic and technological
First of all, let's talk about the styling design of Changan UNI-K, to be honest, I was still amazed when I saw the real car, its appearance is very high, using starship style design elements, making it look very cool, but also full of futuristic technology. The experience of the week made me earn enough time on the street, after all, in the wave of large grille models, this starship style is more novel and more eye-catching.
The front face is a borderless grille design of the UNI series family, and the parametric hexagonal elements are arranged in a matrix in the middle, resembling a closed grille that gives people the feeling of a modern new energy vehicle, breaking the intake grille form of traditional cars. Both sides are equipped with interstellar battleship LED automatic headlights, support adaptive near and far light adjustment and flowing water steering effect, with the lower three-pronged poke LED daytime running lights, so that the entire front face has a strong visual impact, high recognition.
The side lines are rounded and smooth, the design of the high waist line and convex fenders brings a strong sense of heaviness, and with the 21-inch multi-spoke sports wheels, it has a luxurious coupe SUV feeling and looks very handsome. The door adopts the design of hidden door handle, the unlock automatically jumps out, the lock is automatically closed, and the sense of ceremony is full. In terms of body size, the Length, Width and Height of Changan UNI-K are 4865/1948/1700mm, and the wheelbase is 2890mm.
The design of the rear is full and layered, and the roof is equipped with a wide rear spoiler, and the streaming mirror camera is hidden under the spoiler. The middle adopts a penetrating LED tail light, the contour of the lamp body is concave and convex, and the internal light strip is also very clear and delicate after lighting. Below, it is equipped with four large bilateral exhaust ports, as well as the bottom spoiler commonly used in performance vehicles, which further enhances the sporty atmosphere of the whole vehicle. In terms of appearance, the overall design of Changan UNI-K is dynamic avant-garde but not exaggerated, and the borderless design concept creates a good sense of future technology, making it more fresh in the era of full mouth grilles.
2. Changan UNI-K comfortable experience, interior luxury and comfort are both
Secondly, the interior is also commendable, the layout of the wrap-around cockpit with four LCD screens is very eye-catching, which is a good highlight of the sense of interior technology, and the layout design is rare in the same price model, which is a unique style of Changan UNI-K. The workmanship materials adhere to the consistent high standard of the Changan brand, the center console is covered with a large area of soft materials, and the inside of the door panel, hand pillows, steering wheels, both sides of the platform and other places where limbs often come into contact are basically wrapped in leather materials, and the overall luxurious texture is quite in place.
The integrated seat is wrapped in leather, the color and texture design have a luxurious trend, the function is rich and diverse, the main driver seat in addition to supporting the electric 8-way adjustment, but also supports 4-way waist rest adjustment, 3-speed ventilation function, 3-speed heating function, seat memory, and welcome courtesy mode, when you turn off the car, the seat automatically moves back, when you start on the car, the seat automatically returns to the appropriate position, which greatly facilitates getting on and off. Of course, the comfort of the seats is also very good, the padding of the front and rear seats is very thick and very soft, and the comfort of the ride is impeccable. At the same time, it is also equipped with Sony's advanced car audio system including headrest audio, panoramic sunroof, 64-color mood lights, car air purifier, etc., to further sublimate the comfort experience of the whole vehicle.
As a large five-seater medium-sized SUV, its internal riding space naturally does not have to be doubted, with a 2890mm ultra-long wheelbase for this car to bring almost luxurious rear space, the rear floor can basically lie horizontally flat for an adult, the flat central floor does not affect the comfort of the rear row at all, beyond many models with large space as the selling point, imagine sitting in the second row that is more spacious than the Toyota Highlander and Honda Guandao.
In addition to the spacious and comfortable manned space, Changan UNI-K is also an expert in terms of carrying goods, the interior of the trunk is unconventional, and it can easily accommodate 6 24-inch suitcases under normal conditions, which is not a problem to meet the long-distance self-driving trips of the whole family. The rear seat back also supports proportional reclining, more flexible use of space, wide trunk opening design is also easier to take large luggage, in addition to equipped with electric trunk, support electric and induction two opening and closing modes, very convenient.
3. Changan UNI-K intelligent technology, smart cockpit function is superior to the same level
Changan UNI-K's intelligent technology configuration is very rich, and even can be said to be the same level, it is equipped with a new generation of scientific and technological wisdom cockpit, using 3+1 quad screen interactive layout, including 3.5+10.25+9.2 inch TFT triple screen HD instrument, and 12.3 inch HD central control touch screen, with high-definition streaming media rearview mirrors, IMS intelligent cockpit interaction system, intelligent voice interaction system, and a series of active and passive security technologies, not only rich and complete, It also surpasses most of its competitors at the same price.
There are many points of view in the smart cockpit, especially the position of the triple-screen full LCD dashboard has been carefully designed, and the flat shape is closer to the front windshield, and the driver does not need to look down to see the dashboard information, effectively improving driving safety. In the triple-screen full LCD dashboard, the left side displays the four tire pressure information, the middle shows the real-time speed, driving information, multimedia information, navigation information, etc., and the right side shows the engine speed, streaming media mirrors, fuel gauge information, etc.
Among them, AR real-life navigation is displayed in the middle screen, through the camera to project the real scene of the road in front of you, and supplemented by lane guidance and navigation data to guide you forward, in addition to the form of car navigation, split screen display in the middle control screen, a variety of display effects work together, even if you are a road fool, you will no longer get lost.
The streaming mirror can project the road conditions behind the screen to the right screen through the camera under the rear spoiler, and the display effect is clear and delicate without distortion. In addition, when the system senses that you get on the car, it can also provide exclusive greetings, actively reduce the noise in the car when answering the phone, automatically switch the external circulation when the smoke is detected, and the camera in the car can even capture your small actions, the screen is automatically brightened when the line of sight is shifted, and the active reminder is detected when you are driving fatigue.
The practicality of the 360 ° panoramic image system need not be said, especially in SUV models of such a large size, which can be opened by the button behind the shift lever, and has two display effects of 2D and 3D, and the surrounding image is connected very naturally, without any deformation, and the display effect is also very clear. During the test, we parked in a narrow parking space many times, and Changan UNI-K can easily solve the parking problem, which is particularly practical for its huge body.
In terms of driving assistance, Changan UNI-K is equipped with L2+ level of driver assistance system, which is very reliable during the test process, and the opening method is also very convenient, just through the logo button on the left side of the steering wheel can be opened, the system will automatically follow the front car under the premise of maintaining safety and not violating traffic regulations, even in the process of waiting for the red light, it can also fully realize the brake, stop, start, accelerate and other full process. But what surprised me the most was its traffic sign recognition ability, in addition to road signs and speed limit signs, even different vehicles on the road, even electric vehicles can be identified, and the grasp of details can be described as full marks.
4. Changan UNI-K dynamic experience, strong power and high quality
In terms of power, the Changan UNI-K is equipped with a new generation of Blue Whale 2.0T high-pressure direct injection engine, which brings together many advanced black technologies of the Changan brand, with a maximum output of 233 horsepower and a peak torque of 390 Nm, matching aisin's 8-speed manual transmission. From the data point of view, it is definitely the upper class in the same class, and the combination of 2.0T + 8AT can also be addictive, to know that in this price point of the joint venture model, most of them are still based on the power form of 1.5T + CVT, 2.0L + CVT.
After this long test through urban congestion roads, urban expressways, highways, suburban dirt roads and other road conditions, this Blue Whale 2.0T engine also shows a high level in actual driving. Driving in the city, the engine can burst out 390 Nm of torque at 1900 rpm, which is particularly friendly to the huge Changan UNI-K. And provide sports, ordinary, economic three driving modes, normal mode engine power output linear, easy to grasp the throttle opening, the performance at the beginning is also relatively light. In the sport mode, the response of the power becomes much more positive, and the starting acceleration power comes very quickly, and you will even feel like jumping forward.
Rush hour, encounter traffic flow, congestion road is inevitable, this time you need to often stop and go, rapid acceleration, big foot brakes and other actions, good in Aisin's 8AT gearbox is enough to give strength, encounter serious congestion, the gearbox will basically switch back and forth between 1, 2, 3 gears, but basically there is no obvious frustration, relatively speaking, smoothness is still good, in order to ensure the power response at the same time, the maximum guarantee of comfort in the car.
Coming to high-speed cruising is a different story, with the gearbox preferring to be in a higher gear to maintain fuel economy. But when you step on the throttle deeply, it will quickly drop to the right gear, so as to burst enough power to cope with your accelerated overtaking action, the whole process is smooth, without the slightest delay, and the absolute horsepower of 233 horses is enough to cope with the vast majority of accelerated overtaking needs.
Steering, Changan UNI-K novel steering wheel, did not let me produce too much discomfort, irregular shape in the rotation will not feel strange, and the traditional circular steering wheel is not much different, the number of turns, angles can be well mastered, and will not block the view of the dashboard, the lighter steering feel for the low-speed moving car environment is also very friendly, after all, it is a luxury medium-sized SUV positioning home, very good to achieve comfortable and easy to open characteristics.
In terms of suspension, the Changan UNI-K suspension structure is a front McPherson/rear multi-link independent suspension, which is a common combination of this level, and the overall tuning is more comfortable, but it also does not blindly pursue softness, but maintains a suitable toughness range. The chassis feels very solid, absorbs and filters the small bumps on the road surface more thoroughly, and there is no discomfort during the week's driving experience due to the bumps in the chassis.
In addition, the car is equipped with BorgWarner's AWD real-time all-wheel drive system, which supports both automatic and manual modes. In the automatic mode, the system can automatically switch between four-wheel drive and two-wheel drive forms according to vehicle dynamics and road conditions changes, and the torque can achieve 0-100% continuous variable intelligent distribution, when the vehicle is driving on the rain and snow wet and slippery road, it can avoid the slippage phenomenon caused by the tire losing grip, thereby ensuring the driving stability and safety of the vehicle. In manual mode, the system further improves passability by locking the drive form, which can easily cope with the troubles caused by mud pits when the vehicle is driving on the suburban unpaved road, and meet the appropriate off-road capabilities.
Finally, in terms of fuel consumption, in this week's test, we drove this Changan UNI-K for a total of 360km, consuming 36L of fuel, which translates to a fuel consumption of about 9.7L/100km, which is consistent with the display of the driving computer. However, it should be noted that this result was measured during the city's rush hour, expressway and highway, and its average speed was only less than 40km/h, which can still achieve such results, which is already a very good level for such a medium-sized SUV model.
Full text summary: Through a week of testing, it can be seen that Changan UNI-K shows us the performance of a flagship model, whether it is innovative design, luxurious interior, comfortable space, scientific and technological configuration, or excellent power, have broken the existing impression of domestic brands in our hearts, although this level of models are strong, but like Changan UNI-K set a lot of hard core strength in one is rare, it shows us more than subversive product power, It is also a spirit of Chinese brand models that dare to climb to new heights.