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FAW Hongqi is the leading big brother of its own automobile brand, as our state guest car, it is the light of undisputed domestic goods! However, in the early years, Hongqi focused its main energy on serving national events, and did not fully exert its strength in the direction of marketization and commercialization, until 2017, the annual sales volume was only more than 4700 vehicles.
In 2018, Hongqi adjusted its development strategy, vigorously developed the market, and constantly introduced new products, H9 and other high-end models appeared on major platforms from time to time, and in just a few years, it achieved leapfrog breakthroughs in sales, brands, and product strength. According to the latest statistics, FAW Hongqi's sales volume in 2021 reached 300,000.
The results are huge, but this is not a short-term operation that can be achieved overnight, but a thick accumulation of ten years of grinding a sword, and it is impossible to deny the previous experience accumulation and innovation attempts, such as this product called Hongqi Shengshi. Its life cycle is not long, and its total sales are not large, but its existence is very important.
When Hongqi shengshi was born, the independent brand had not yet formed a scale, we were still making low-end cars such as Xiali and Songhuajiang, and there was no B-class car that could be taken, and the high-end commercial vehicle was even more important, but the market urgently needed a large commercial vehicle that could support the table, what to do? The hand-made high-end state car is definitely not able to put into the market, so Hongqi launched such a car.
Looking at the photos, the shape of this car resembles the Toyota Crown at that time, in fact, it is also based on the exterior interior of the crown, rather than the platform of the crown. It can be said that the fine tuning of the crown, quality control and quality should be on par. Strictly speaking, it is not too much to say that it is a replacement car for the crown, but this is also a helpless move, and when its own level is lacking, it starts from imitation.
Everyone knows that the Audi A6 is an official car, and a higher level than the A6 is eligible to sit on the red flag, which shows the significance of this car at that time. And ordinary people buy this car, in addition to the official meaning, Lao Gao feels that most of them are for the crown. Next, let's take a look at this car together, follow the big screen, and go!
Vehicle model: 2009 4.3L Elite
Factory time: 2008-02
Playing time: 2008-11
Meter mileage: 73031KM
Manufacturer guidance: 688,800
Car dealer quote: 146,800
Around the vehicle, the whole car has no major trauma, but because the body is relatively dirty, it still looks more awkward, the pig killing traces of the years are difficult to cover up, and the appearance of the paint repair should be a lot.
The left front fender is painted with sheet metal scraping putty, indicating that this area has been scratched.
The two doors are still painted from the original factory, and there is paint on the left rear fender, and the area of spray paint is not large.
Although faw's trademark can be seen everywhere, it is still impossible to hide its true identity.
The cover and roof are original paint, which is good news for buying and selling used cars.
The entire right side of the body has sheet metal scraping putty spray paint, and the height of the spray paint is on the same horizontal line,
It should be caused by the same scraping accident, although the area of the damage is not small, but the degree of damage is not serious.
The four doors were not disassembled and replaced, and there were no signs of damage to the door frame structure. Overall, the appearance is a few top paints, more than ten years of car, bumps and bumps are also normal.
Back to the engine compartment, starting from the cover inspection, we know that the outer surface of the cover is not painted repair, and then check that the fixing screws are not twisted off the paint, then the cover is still the original part, which can rule out the possibility of large-scale damage.
Continue to check the front tank frame, headlights on both sides, and left and right shock absorption, are the same situation, without any deformation and disassembly maintenance traces, the water tank radiator and condenser are also original parts, so the impact accident of the front of the car can basically be ruled out.
Looking at the engine body, this one is a 4.3L V8 engine, also from the crown, although the horsepower is average, but it can't stand some people's likes.
At present, the main accessories of the engine are not disassembled and repaired, and the stability and reliability have kept up with the crown.
However, the valve chamber cover leaked, and it was more serious and needed to be treated as soon as possible. There are not many Japanese cars seeping oil, but they also exist. After all, more than ten years of car, the aging of rubber seals can not be avoided.
There is no carbon deposition inside the engine, that is, the current oil is a bit lacking. Overall, the engine compartment is still quite tidy, with no accidents and water ingress.
It is time to check the interior, the interior color of Chinese red is in line with the characteristics of the red flag, but the overall shape derived from the crown has not changed, or the same layout design.
The wear and tear in the car is general, the color looks relatively new, wash it well, it will sell better, but you have to say that it has only run 70,000 kilometers, which is always suspicious.
At present, the function buttons in the car can be used normally, and the navigation map is still quite accurate except for the line that has not been updated. In addition to the six-disc CD and the tape slot, the entertainment equipment is quite exquisitely made.
The central control instrument did not crack and scratch like the old crown, and the handwriting was still clear and not excessively worn.
This convenient rear design has also been transplanted, and the rear row also has a ceiling TV and remote control, which is configured to the top!
The main driver seat is disassembled and assembled, but the skeleton slide rail is not rusty, and there is no silt under the carpet, and combined with the cigarette lighter dashboard and other parts, the possibility of blistering water in the interior can be ruled out.
Open the trunk, there is no trace of water in it, the spare tire has not landed, the full-size spare tire ring, or a new state. The rear panel is also not deformed and repaired, and this sheet metal glue is also the consistent style of Japanese cars.
Finally check the chassis, the suspension structure is also a copied crown, the layout of the front and rear drives, the overall style is more comfortable.
Look at the structure of this anti-collision beam, this level of car is really strong.
There is no deformation on the outside of the rear wall, but there is a slight deformation at the bottom, and it seems that there has been a small collision in the rear, but it does not affect the use.
There are no disassembly marks on the front and rear suspension and subframe, and there is no oil leakage from the shock absorbers.
The rubber sleeve of the chassis is also not obviously aged and damaged, and based on such use performance, it can be inferred that the number of kilometers of this car is indeed not much.
The engine bracket has not moved, which can rule out the possibility of engine hoisting and landing, and there are no leakage marks at the bottom.
The gearbox bracket has not been moved, but the transmission oil pan has been disassembled, which should be the reason for maintenance and oil change.
There is no trace of disassembly and assembly of the exhaust pipe, and the key ternary catalysis of the New Year's review is still there and has not been lost. The overall condition of the chassis is better than the exterior interior, indicating that the driving condition of this car is better.
After detecting this, the actual condition of this Red Flag Shengshi is not particularly perfect, but considering its year, it can already be regarded as unattainable. The same crown has also been tested a lot, and no car is in particularly good condition, not to mention that this is still a V8.
At that time, the sales of this car were very limited, so it was difficult to see on the road, there were few cars on sale at present, and the overall retention rate was high. Compared with the Crown 4.3 VIP of the same year, the cost performance of this Red Flag Shengshi is undoubtedly much better.
Finally, Hongqi Shengshi is our country's first self-owned brand of high-end luxury cars, which fills the gap in the high-end field of our own brands, but it was still a hard injury in terms of independent intellectual property rights, I don't know how you will feel when you see this car!
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