The Chinese market has opened a "hybrid" war. Since the beginning of last year, after BYD's strong entry, major independent mainstream brands have successively unveiled the hybrid system. At present, BYD's DM-i model is still in a state of waiting in line; there is also the Great Wall DHT, which has been installed on lattes and macchiato, and the market feedback is ideal. There are also Hoshikoshi L equipped with Geely Thor Power DHT, and Changan UNI-K iDD, which are also being pre-sold and listed one after another.
In addition to the "Shuangtian", there are more hybrid models to choose from in the car market. At present, the red flag "Big Brother" has struck again. It is reported that Hongqi will also be equipped with a hybrid system on its models. The first model to be equipped with a hybrid system is the new A-class SUV, the Hongqi HS3, which will be benchmarked against the BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA, and is expected to go into mass production by the end of the year.
A few days ago, the specific information of the new car has not been fully exposed, but the appearance is integrated into some family elements, for example, the new car uses a straight waterfall grille, but the shape of the double headlights has changed, making the entire front face look more youthful.
However, the dimensions of the new car have not been exposed. But from the ranking point of view, the size of the new car is expected to be smaller than the Hongqi HS5. Currently, the Hongqi HS5 has dimensions of 4760/1907/1700mm and a wheelbase of 2870mm. The Hongqi HS3 will be slightly smaller than this size, and may be similar to the size of the BMW X1, which is 4565/1821/1620mm in length, width and height, and has a wheelbase of 2780mm. After all, Hongqi is positioned as a high-end, even its A-class SUV, the size is also larger than the traditional A-class SUV.
However, the interior of the new car and other elements such as configuration have not been exposed, however, according to the previous style of Hongqi, the interior of the new car will take the high-end route, but due to the younger group, the new car is likely to add more intelligent equipment. Moreover, as with the current products, the configuration is more abundant than the BBA model. The outstanding cost performance is also an important reason why Hongqi products can quickly become popular in the market.
Power is a major highlight, from the current information, the power will be equipped with Hongqi's 1.5T + dual motor oil-electric hybrid system, of which the engine power is 135kW, the peak torque is 290N·m. But the combined power of the new car will be higher than this value. It is reported that the new car has accelerated at 8.5 seconds, and the fuel consumption of 100 kilometers is expected to be around 5L.
It is difficult to say in terms of price, at present, the price of Hongqi HS5 is 183,800 yuan, according to the previous price law, the starting price of Hongqi HS3 will be lower than that of Hongqi HS5, but this new car is equipped with Hongqi's latest hybrid system, therefore, the new car pricing will be higher than the fuel version of the model, Hongqi HS3 starting price and Hongqi HS5 starting price is likely to be the same state, the probability is between 170,000-200,000.
Ghost Bucket Truck View: A few days ago, Hongqi released a sales "report card" for 2021, with annual sales exceeding 300,000 units, an increase of more than 50% year-on-year. From a data point of view, the red flag is still growing "barbarically". However, in the team of Hongqi, it has been focusing on high-end, medium-sized and large models. There is still a lack of models, and the addition of Hongqi HS3 may become the key point of Hongqi's sales explosion, which is worth looking forward to. What do fans think of this model, leave a message for the ghost brother.