The full range of 8AT+ blue whale engines opened for pre-sale Changan Automobile's second-generation CS75PLUS upgrade

Reporter Gong Mengze

Nowadays, the design and manufacturing level of DOMESTIC CAR COMPANIES SUVs has stepped onto a new level. On this stage, Chinese brands compete with joint venture brands by improving their ability to improve cost performance, quality-price ratio, product service and other aspects. And Changan CS75PLUS is one of the best. A few days ago, the second generation of CS75PLUS model opened pre-sale, the new car in addition to a number of upgrades in the exterior interior, the whole series of standard 8AT gearbox, can be described as full of sincerity.

At the event site, Ye Pei, executive vice president of Changan Automobile, said that the direction of consumers' hearts is the direction of the CS75 series. From the 2014 Frankfurt Motor Show to amaze the world, to the 2019 CS75PLUS with the "quadruple tomorrow value" to set off the "tomorrow's trend", becoming a veritable "SUV single product sales king". The CS75 series, which has sold more than 1.5 million units, is selling at a "Changan speed" of one unit every 2.6 minutes, continuing to refresh the development height of Chinese auto brands. Looking back on the past, "forward evolution" and "upward advancement" have run through the growth process of the CS75 series.

According to the data, in 2021, the cumulative sales of the Changan CS75 series exceeded 280,000 vehicles, and it won the second place in the domestic SUV sales, an increase of 4.8% year-on-year, of which the biggest contributor is the CS75PLUS. Since its launch in 2019, the cumulative sales of CS75PLUS have exceeded 450,000 vehicles, so it has received super high attention in the industry.

Under the wave of intelligence, when the pursuit of car consumers' pursuit of car value shifts from means of transportation to a "travel partner" full of wisdom and care, the newly debuted second-generation CS75PLUS has once again become the "partner first choice" of users with the comprehensive advancement of smart technology.

The second-generation Changan CS75PLUS has a length, width and height of 4700/1865/1710mm, and a wheelbase of 2710mm, which is basically the same size as the previous model.

In terms of styling, the second-generation CS75PLUS provides a front grille design in the front face part of the front face in two styles: "dot matrix" and "V-shaped borderless". The shape of the headlight group of the new car has also changed, the day running lights are a new style, and the central trim connected to the headlights on both sides is equipped with an LED light strip.

In terms of interior, the overall styling of the second-generation Changan CS75PLUS basically continues the design of the current model. The interior of the new car is available in three colours: black-gray, red-black and blue-and-white. 12.3-inch full LCD instrument and 12.3-inch central control screen in the form of a joint screen, the central control screen built-in Wutong car connection system, such as AutoNavi navigation, car WeChat, Himalaya, Douyin and other applications are equipped, its high-end models are also equipped with SONY advanced car audio.

In terms of power, the second-generation CS75PLUS is equipped with blue whale's new generation of 1.5T/2.0T two kinds of power for consumers to choose. The 1.5T version has a maximum power of 138 kW and a maximum torque of 300 N·m, while the 2.0T version has a maximum power of 171 kW and a maximum torque of 390 N·m. This performance parameter has been improved compared to the old model, and it is quite prominent in the same class. The new car's legacy system was also the focus of the upgrade, with an 8AT gearbox supplied by Aisin.

(Edited by Cui Man)