"Car 314" predicts that the automotive industry will usher in a new pattern in 2022!
Looking back on the past year, due to the shortage of chips, many car companies have encountered unprecedented challenges. We look forward to changes in the market environment in 2022, and then take stock of the outlook of the automotive industry in 2022, focusing on hongqi LS7, Changan UNI-V and Volkswagen New Sagitar!
Red Flag LS7
New car highlights: 4.0T engine, brand effect
As we all know, the "ceiling" of Hongqi as an independent brand belongs to the top level in China, regardless of design or brand influence. In recent years, Hongqi has relied on the fire of SUV models, of which HS5 and HS7 are hot models. Nowadays, in order to cater to the competitiveness of the high-end market, Hongqi will launch a domestic "Cullinan" model in 2022, with the name defined as "Hongqi LS7". As the top positioning of Hongqi, its opponent is a super luxury brand, as a hardcore model, LS7 is destined to be extraordinary.
It is said that Hongqi is the representative of its own brand, which can be seen from LS7; in terms of appearance, Hongqi LS7 adopts a family-style design concept, retains straight waterfall design elements, and adopts a large number of chrome designs to make the whole car more avant-garde. The lines of the body are full of muscle, the Red Flag logo continues to the cover, the headlights are domineering and have their own aura, which has excellent recognition.
From the power side of comparison, LS7 will be equipped with consumers pay more attention to the independent research and development of turbocharged engine, this code name CA8GV40T 4.0T, its maximum power of 265kw, it is worth noting that this engine has also appeared on the hongqi top model L5, can better meet the large displacement and the pursuit of high quality consumers.
Summary: For Hongqi LS7, his positioning will not be the Volkswagen series, mainly high-end brands, and attract independent brand labels, layout the future market in advance, Hongqi HS7 has positive energy, praising Chinese cars.
Changan UNI-V
New car highlights: 1.5T Blue Whale engine, electric tail
Changan UNI-V, as a model defined in the compact market, I believe many people are more familiar with this car. Taking young people as the standard, as the first batch of A+ class models of Changan, Changan UNI-V shows a new side in both styling and design. As a family-style design product, from the appearance of the details of the comparison, the appearance value is like a sports car, the previous face is the premise, the new car adopts a family-style grille, which is highly recognizable.
Not only that, the design of the whole vehicle is quite athletic, the design of the taillights through the type, the presentation of the side muscle lines, showing the style of a coupe, the low-lying shape of the whole vehicle, and the hidden door handle have a plus. It can be seen that the Chang'an designer really cares.
From the interior aspect of the comparison, to use a word to describe, simple and not simple. The central control adopts a floating large screen, the central control dashboard is clearly layered, and the sense of hierarchy of the whole vehicle is stronger; the focus is on the steering wheel, which adopts the dual D sports car design, a key to start the lifting electric rear wing, and other aspects are not much different from UNI-K. Obviously, Changan UNI-V targets young people, and its main competitors are Xingrui, Shadow Leopard, Sagitar, etc.
From the configuration of the comparison, Changan UNI-V supports music, navigation and other core control, gesture control of the car machine is the highlight, and support brush face, paddle shift and other safety configurations are readily available, as a young person, Changan UNI-V can let you step in place.
From the power side of comparison, the new car will be equipped with a 1.5T four-cylinder engine, blue whale top ten engines to bring power blessing and stability, the maximum torque of 138kw, the maximum horsepower of 188Ps, the peak maximum torque of 300N-m, matching is a 7-speed wet gearbox, referring to Changan's previous successful models, this Changan UNI-V has the advantage of big sales.
Summary: Changan UNI-V, whether from the appearance, power reserve and car machine system, has a good competitiveness at the same price, holding the Blue Whale engine, defined by compact leapfrog performance, I believe he will win a place, the future will also launch 2.0T models, Changan has begun to lay out the future.
New Sagitar
New car highlights: 1.5T new engine, mid-term redesign
In a sense, Volkswagen has become a national god car, sales have never been a worry, due to the rapid rise of independent brands, so the appearance of the new Sagitar, undoubtedly involving the entire industry. Volkswagen uses the mid-term rebrand to make sagitar look new, unchanged interior and appearance, under the competitive trend, finally ushered in a new look; the point is that the new sagittarius is expected to be equipped with the second generation of 1.5T engine, as the biggest selling point, what is the new car worthy of consumer attention?
In terms of appearance, the new Sagitar adopts a new family design language, the front face grille is "Xinghui style", similar to the Passat, and a variety of chrome three-dimensional decorative strips are used, showing the superiority and high-grade sense of the Ashkenazi. In addition, the new car adopts a new technology LED light group, and the low beam lamp is equipped with a lens design, and the appearance of the new Sagitar is more youthful.
In terms of interior comparison, the new generation of Sagitar breaks the norm, not only equipped with a 12-inch LCD screen, but also changed the air outlet to a "Magotan same style" through-line design, with a lattice seat, a heavy sense of luxury spontaneously emerged. It is worth noting that Sagitar is very careful in terms of materials, soft materials to improve seat comfort, with such a change, the texture of the whole vehicle has improved significantly.
In terms of power, the new Sagitar has three configurations, in addition to continuing the old 1.2T and 1.4T engines, matching the 7-speed dry dual clutch; the new Sagitar will take the lead in equipping the second generation of 1.5T engines, with a maximum power of 118kw, a maximum torque of 250N-m, volkswagen's technical advantages are obvious to all, and the old concept of matryoshka dolls has changed, and the most anticipated is still this second-generation EA211 1.5T evo2 engine.
Summary: Comprehensive consideration, the new Sagitar is worth starting, regardless of product strength or word of mouth, the new Sagitar has a great advantage, after the mid-term remodel, the interior appearance to the consumer tilt, if you do not mind is a dry double clutch, for the current industry roll status quo, the new Sagitar change, will become the biggest spoiler.
Write at the end
From the comparison of product strength, the above three models have their own advantages, Hongqi as the first local brand, stable product effect, excellent product force, is the key to its ability to stand firm, but is destined to become a "niche", whether this domestic Cullinan can have competitiveness, the market determines everything; in addition, Changan UNI-V and Volkswagen new Sagitar, as competitors, the former to sport to seize the taste buds of young people, the latter has an absolute right to speak, but unfortunately dry double clutch has been criticized, in exchange for you, how will you choose? Please leave a comment below the comments section.