In recent years, in order to attract young consumers, major independent brands have launched their own sports cars, but at present, it seems that many models are only working the appearance: exaggerated encirclement of existing models, decorative sports kits, bright caliper covers, etc. The face is public enough, but It is still more suitable for the positioning of the family car that "buys vegetables".
I originally thought that the upcoming Changan UNI-V was also such a "routine", but I participated in the "Future Realm" Changan UNI-V Global First-In-Experience Tour, and after personally testing UNI-V, the concept was subverted, and its performance performance, control feeling and intelligent experience exceeded expectations. This high-value five-door hatchback Coupe sports car is really not a "look goods".
Speaking of platform architecture, everyone should be familiar with it, from the earliest Volkswagen MQB platform, Toyota's TNGA architecture, to the independent brand Geely CMA platform, the Great Wall's lemon platform, etc. The standardization and modularization of the parts in the car can not only reduce the product development cycle, but also achieve the optimal solution of cost and performance, and bring consumers personalized and diversified new products.
The Chang'an Ark architecture was born in 2020, when new technologies are constantly emerging and accelerating product iterations, and a later entry time means that newer concepts and more cutting-edge technologies can be integrated into the new architecture, and then catch up. Under the trend of future intelligence and electrification, Ark Architecture has four core values of future technology pre-positioning, human-vehicle integration, experience design diversification and quality bottom line, and continuously evolves and continuously improves, bringing users high safety, pleasant driving and high-quality car experience. The "evolutionary" characteristics of the Chang'an Ark architecture are vividly reflected in the Chang'an UNI-V!
Changan Automobile Blue Whale NE power platform has long been famous, based on the platform to build the Blue Whale NE1.5T, Blue Whale NE2.0T engine has been widely used in Changan's major mainstream models, and with the unique advantages of "jin", "net" and "quiet" to gain user reputation. Under the empowerment of the Ark architecture, the power performance of Blue Whale NE is further squeezed. The acceleration time of the new generation of products from 0-100 km/h can be shortened by up to 24%.
The UNI-V is equipped with a specially tuned Blue Whale new generation NE1.5T high-pressure direct injection engine, with a maximum power rating of 138 kW and a peak torque of up to 300 N .m 1500 rpm. Its agile combustion system and X-Pedal calibration strategy brought by the Ark architecture have undergone multi-scenario lean calibration to exert the ultimate power level of the engine. Compared with the same displacement engine on the market, such as the Honda Earth Dream 1.5T engine that "buys the engine and sends the car", it is not inferior, and even has a higher peak torque, reaching the international first-class level.
The zero-hundred acceleration test at the event site verified the commitment of the Ark architecture to power performance improvement. Some media have measured the Changan UNI-V ordinary version model with 18-inch wheels with horse brand MC6 tires, and in the ejection start mode, it has achieved a 0-100km/h acceleration of 7.3s, and 0-60km/h acceleration only needs 3.7s. The Changan UNI-V Sport model with 19-inch wheels and Dunlop MAXX050 tires has a braking distance of only 34.3m. This achievement is honestly quite good in the same price range.
There is a popular saying in the automotive industry: it is difficult to buy a low center of gravity. At that time, toyota's TNGA architecture lowered the chassis height of various levels of models, and successfully connected the classic grocery shopping models such as corolla and Camry with sports control. Under the framework of Chang'an Ark, the integration of people and vehicles into one gene is carried out more thoroughly: the new generation of products represented by UNI-V reduces the body roll gradient by 25%, the pitch roll RMS (the average of the change in the distance between the four corners of the body and the ground) is reduced by 33%, the second peak and peak of the over-speed reduction belt impact is reduced by 25%, there is no excess up and down non-convergence action, the chassis compactness is strong, and the comfort is not bumpy.
Driving Changan UNI-V to the winding mountain road in Chongqing, the most intuitive feeling in the sport mode is the body posture in the corner, the rear follow sense is very strong, the whole cornering process is very smooth, and the roll control is very good. The DTV dynamic torque vector control equipped with UNI-V intelligently distributes the driving force of the inner and outer wheels when driving in curves, and accurately controls the driving trajectory according to the driver's intention. It doesn't require much driving skill, and it can be easily driven by the average person. The center of the bend is oiled, the gearbox is downshifted quickly, the front power responds immediately, and the precise, compact feel of the dual D-steering wheel is combined. The chassis gives people a tight, flexible feeling, close to the ground, and the road sense is also relatively clear. Empowered by the Ark architecture, Changan UNI-V shows a unique sports gene and has a driving pleasure rarely found in sports models at the same price.
Scientific and technological progress is changing with each passing day, and many small partners are worried that if the car is not driven for several years, the car machine system and intelligent technology configuration will be outdated. What means can we keep the technology experience in sync with the times without changing the hardware? The answer is to spend money, pile up hardware, and ensure that the product is timeless through a more comprehensive OTA upgrade strategy. The Ark architecture has a forward-looking layout of high-level automatic driving systems, and the core layout reserves 36 sensors (6 millimeter-wave radar, 13 cameras, 5 lidars, 12 ultrasonic radars), high-precision maps and positioning and other key technical elements, which can support the realization of more automatic driving scenarios and higher-level autonomous driving in the future.
Changan UNI-V equipped with IACC integrated adaptive cruise intelligent driver assistance system, not only can achieve full-speed domain automatic driving, but also has the UDLC driver trigger lane change and IRLC wisdom recommendation lane change function, when the driver turns on the turn signal or the car in front of the slow driving, the system will combine sensor information, automatically detect adjacent lane space and surrounding road conditions, intelligent lane change under the premise of meeting the conditions, easy and convenient! In the future, L3 level or even higher level of automatic driving complies with relevant regulations, with the Ark architecture in advance layout of intelligent core components, directly through OTA upgrades on UNI-V directly open to use, is not beautiful?
Changan Ark architecture is more equipped with a smart growth electrical architecture, providing all-scenario smart car services. For example, the IMS intelligent cockpit interaction system equipped with Changan UNI-V supports brushing face on the car, no sense of logging in to the FACE ID super account, automatically calling your exclusive vehicle settings, no need to manually operate after getting on the car, the height of the seat front and back has been automatically adapted, and at the same time log in to QQ music, Himalaya and other ecological accounts to directly listen to your favorite music programs. If there are red flags such as dozing off during driving, proactive services such as fatigue driving intervention will remind you to focus on driving. All-scenario intelligent voice interaction system, any need can be handed over to "Xiaoan" to deal with, open the car window, adjust the temperature of the air conditioner, etc. "Xiaoan" has more powerful language understanding capabilities such as multi-round dialogue, context recognition, and cross-scene recognition, and the human-computer communication is smoother, and the more it is used, the more intelligent it is.
Of course, the Changan Ark architecture is not limited to the above aspects, including the evolution of quality and safety, and the high-strength steel of Changan UNI-V body built based on the Ark architecture accounts for up to 70%, and the highest rigidity reaches 1500Mpa. At the same time, the weight reduction of the body was 31KG, and with the optimization of the external covering sheet metal parts, the weight reduction of the whole vehicle reached 6KG, and the lightweight was achieved under the premise of high strength. Even the high-value appearance of UNI-V is inseparable from the optimization of the Ark architecture, such as the front hood of the bamboo, the angle of bending down the front is due to the inclination angle of the Ark architecture power arrangement from 7.5 ° forward to 10 °, not only more subduction posture, but also more optimized field of view...
Changan UNI-V is the model of the same price that ManGe has recently test-driven, regardless of power performance, steering feel and chassis suspension support, the overall driving experience is the most sporty and the most enjoyable driving. At the same time, the intelligent technology configuration covers the whole scene of the car, providing a more intimate and convenient driving experience. Changan UNI-V can obviously rely on the appearance value, but it has the strength of hard core, combined with the pre-price of 134,900 yuan just announced by the top model, the cost performance is directly full!
As the first sedan of the Ark architecture, Changan UNI-V is technically fully empowered by Ark technology. From the stunning design, exclusive coupe chassis, special blue whale power, comprehensively advanced intelligent black technology, to the high-strength, lightweight "Ark Cage" body structure, all of which make people marvel at the great progress of Chinese brands' car-making skills. The Ark architecture marks that Chinese car brands have entered a new era of comprehensive intelligent car manufacturing, raising the safety line of Chinese cars and even matching the world-class driving experience. This is China's speed, and as a Chinese is extremely proud.