For executive-grade cars, consumers tend to choose around the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5 Series, Audi A6L three cars, if you pay attention to the sales of cars, you will find that these three cars firmly occupy the top three positions in domestic medium and large car sales. Among them, the Audi A6L with the largest discount can easily achieve the level of monthly sales of more than 10,000; the sporty appearance of the BMW 5 Series coupled with excellent handling is also trusted by young users; the Mercedes-Benz E-Class provides two design styles, whether it is a standard or a sports version, the aura brought by the logo is self-evident. The model to be introduced in this issue can definitely represent the Chinese brand, and this car is the Hongqi H9.
Positioned as a medium and large car, but the starting price is only 309,800 yuan, it is obvious that there is a lower threshold. Although the 3.0T V6 engine equipped with the top model has a certain gap between the horsepower adjustment and the 3.0T of the Audi A6L 55TFSI, the price of the entry-level Zhilian Banner Version of 459,800 yuan is more attractive than that of the competitors; the top version adopts a four-seat layout, and the sense of honor is suddenly there. In this issue, we will take the 2022 3.0T Zhilian Flag Edition as an example to see how it performs.
Appearance is the most important part of this level and this price point for consumers, not only to show a sense of luxury, but also to have an aura. The wide and flat front of the car is matched with a large size of straight waterfall type mid-mesh, and many chrome decorative strips are applied, which is obviously not weak with the 56E. The front and rear light groups are all through-through, and the near and far lights also use matrix effects, coupled with the welcome lights outside the car, the lighting effect is highly recognizable. The body of the model in the picture is in a double color block, which is reminiscent of Maybach. Come to the side of the car to see the large back shape of the C-pillar, electric telescopic door handle, full of grade.
The interior materials of domestic cars have always been thicker than the joint venture cars at the same price, and Hongqi, as a luxury brand in China's own brands, not to mention the H9 as the flagship model of the brand, the parts that the interior can contact are naturally soft materials, while using wood grain decorations of different colors, the sense of luxury is not bad at all compared to the Mercedes-Benz E-class. In terms of science and technology, the 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard and 12.3-inch central control screen are the standard equipment of the whole series. Online navigation uses AutoNavi maps, watch videos with iQiyi, listen to music with Cool Me Music, and support the Internet of Vehicles and remote upgrades.
Rear seating space is undoubtedly the most important part of users at this level, and the Hongqi H9 has a body length, width and height of 5137/1904/1493mm and wheelbase of 3060mm. This size is not lost to 56E at the same level, compared to the leg space, the appearance of the back shape does not have much impact on the head space, and sitting in the back row with a height of 183cm will not feel the head space depressed. As the second top of the whole series, this Hongqi H9 front and rear seats are equipped with heating, ventilation, massage function, the whole series is equipped with BOSE sound system, and with the function of active noise reduction; the whole car is covered with double glass, with better sound insulation and tranquility, the interior atmosphere lights have a 253-color adjustment effect, and the seat material is Nappa leather, which is beyond the reach of horizontal competitors.
In terms of power, the Hongqi H9 offers two power specifications: 2.0T and 3.0T V6. Among them, the 2.0T engine has a maximum power of 185kW, a maximum horsepower of 252Ps, and a maximum torque of 380N·m, matching 7-speed dual clutch, so the power parameters have a small advantage over the 2.0T of the competitors. The power adjustment of the 3.0T V6 supercharged engine is conservative, with a maximum power of 208 kW, a maximum horsepower of 283 Ps, a maximum torque of 400 N·m, and zero hundred acceleration of 7.1 seconds. Combined with the positioning of the product, the Hongqi H9 is more comfortable oriented, power is secondary; the 3.0T version is equipped with air suspension (double wishbones + multi-link), which is also particularly important for the improvement of driving texture.
In 2021, the cumulative sales volume of Hongqi H9 throughout the year is 33658 units, which is indeed not too high in the market segment, no way, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi three giants in the domestic market brand influence is too strong. However, from the product point of view, Hongqi H9 has a lower price threshold, whether it is compared with the mainstream 56E, or compared with Cadillac CT6, Volvo S90, product price, appearance factors, interior design style, including the adjustment of mechanical quality has a lot of advantages. In fact, it is not difficult to find that in the second-tier luxury brand market, the sales volume of Hongqi has improved tremendously compared with the past, if it can not represent Chinese brands to challenge the global market, who can bear this heavy responsibility?