In recent years, it is estimated that every consumer can clearly feel the progress of Chinese brand models, which is not only reflected in the styling design, but also in the manufacturing process, configuration level, intelligent experience, reliability and other aspects. It is also thanks to these advances that the overall Chinese brand has made great progress in terms of sales growth and market share.
However, under a good development trend, there is actually one threshold that Chinese cars have not really crossed, that is, the performance threshold.
Many local models have properly surpassed the joint venture models of the same level in terms of design, space and configuration, but there is still a certain distance compared with the joint venture brand in terms of dynamic performance- related aspects such as power, handling and braking.
How a car actually drives is often the best reflection of its true hard power.
Of course, for most family car consumers, the importance of car performance may not be as high as we think, as long as the space is large enough, the configuration is enough, sitting up comfortable and quiet, it is also an excellent product. However, if Chinese brands want to achieve real upward development, the performance barrier can not only not be ignored, but must also be achieved.
How to cross? We must first let some benchmarking companies take the lead and let the market see the hard strength of Chinese car companies in the field of technology, and Changan Automobile is undoubtedly a good example.
In 2019, Changan launched the CS75 PLUS, an upgraded model of the CS75 series, with an advanced powertrain and exquisite chassis tuning, allowing us to appreciate the top strength of China's local cars at that time. More than two years later, the CS75 PLUS evolved to the second generation of models, and the comprehensive product strength has reached a higher level.
The second generation CS75 PLUS
On the eve of the second generation of CS75 PLUS listing, we conducted an in-depth evaluation of it, the evaluation criteria can not be separated from the "good-looking, easy to open, easy to use" three dimensions, in view of the previous static experience, so this time will focus on the "good open" level, from different dimensions to test the comprehensive dynamic performance of the new car, to see if it has the confidence to break through the threshold.
More important than the parameters is the sense of driving
As we have always emphasized, power is one of the most expensive configurations in a car, especially for fuel vehicles, and there is nothing better than a good set of powertrains to reflect the technical strength of a car.
In 2019, Changan launched a new power brand Blue Whale Power, with the research and development concept of "strength, net and static", this power system has become the technical business card of Changan Automobile, and has been continuously upgraded and optimized. The second-generation CS75 PLUS is equipped with the latest generation of Blue Whale powered engines, with ne series 1.5T and 2.0T versions, and the aisin 8AT transmission is standard.
Blue Whale's new generation of 1.5T engine, the power output from 131kW/265 N·m increased to 138kW/300N·m; and the blue whale new generation 2.0T engine, but also has a power reserve of 171kW/390N·m, enough to benchmark the luxury brand engine.
In terms of power specifications alone, the second-generation CS75 PLUS is already a standout. You know, the same level of SUV use is basically 6AT, CVT, or DCT gearbox, equipped with 8AT is very few, and in the 1.5T model using 8AT gearbox, the same level of competitive compact SUV field is probably only the second generation CS75 PLUS.
The latest generation of Blue Whale Power is matched with aisin 8AT transmission, which is enough to make competitors envious of the golden power combination, which constitutes the strong core competitiveness of the second generation CS75 PLUS, and under the re-tuning of engineers, it further enhances its sense of driving and riding.
The 2.0T version we tested this time has a maximum power of 171kW, and the peak torque is increased from the current 360Nm to 390Nm, which is more abundant torque, which can bring more agile power response and better acceleration performance. In a previous public test, the second-generation CS75 PLUS 0-60km/h time can reach less than 4 seconds, which is already faster than most of the sport cars that advertise performance.
But for most family car users, the personal driving experience is more important than the simple acceleration time. Due to the slightly excess power reserve, the second generation CS75 PLUS is very easy to drive, starting, speeding, overtaking are particularly smooth and full of confidence, and because the engine uses 350 bar high pressure direct injection, high roller air duct, low inertia double vortex boost and other technologies, and it is unusually quiet, this calm driving experience is the source of its sense of seniority.
Powerful and comfortable driving, this is just one aspect of the excellent performance of the second-generation CS75 PLUS, and it has the same high level of performance in terms of safety performance, which is more important.
In addition to being cool, you have to sit at ease
In October last year, the 2022 CS75 PLUS conducted the industry's first 55km/h rollover test at the China Automobile Center, and the test results showed that the vehicle's body structure, restraint system and functional performance were excellent and successfully passed the test. You know, the speed of this rollover test has far exceeded the 48.3km/h set by the U.S. Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is enough to prove that the CS75 PLUS has an ultra-high level of passive safety.
Prior to that, the CS75 PLUS has undergone C-NCAP (China Automobile Evaluation) and C-IASI (China Insurance Research) crash test, and has also carried out two American standard tests of "Intersection Dead End Collision" and "80km/h Rear-End Collision" with more stringent standards, both of which have passed with excellent results.
As the first Chinese brand SUV with three American Standard certifications, safety can be said to be another product label of CS75 PLUS in addition to power, and the second generation of CS75 PLUS not only inherits this product gene, but also further improves safety performance on the basis of the original.
For example, the 540 ° high-definition panoramic image system, the full 3D image displayed in the central control allows the owner to monitor the surrounding area and chassis condition of the vehicle in real time, encounter complex road conditions or rough terrain, and also glance at the surrounding environment in a way that has no dead ends, so that travel becomes more assured and calm. What's more, this practical feature is not exclusive to the top model, but is standard for all series!
In terms of driving assistance, the second-generation CS75 PLUS is equipped with a complete set of driving assistance systems with IACC+ full-speed intelligent cruise as the core, which can realize L2 level intelligent driving assistance, with intelligent deceleration and cornering, lane departure warning, intelligent emergency avoidance, pedestrian protection and other functions, comprehensively improving driving safety at the same time, but also to a large extent to share the driving pressure of car owners.
What is surprising is that the second generation of CS75PLUS also added APA5.0 automatic parking system, which can not only actively identify the parking scenes of more than 95% of common parking spaces, but also has the unique "follow-up reversing function" of the same level, which can be reversed autonomously according to the last section of the driving trajectory before parking, when you drive into a narrow alley, the rear vision is poor and it is difficult to achieve a U-turn, this function will be of great use, just one key, the vehicle can achieve fully autonomous reversing.
In the second generation of CS75PLUS, there are many intelligent configurations that can effectively improve driving safety, such as face ID face recognition, intelligent gesture control system, multi-scene voice interaction, etc., which can not only improve the efficiency of human-vehicle communication, enrich the use of car scenarios, but also reduce many of the tedious operations in the car, allowing users to focus more on driving - nothing can improve driving safety.
What is a value upgrade?
Whenever we evaluate a new car, we always discover its most differentiated product highlights.
For Chinese brand models, the most differentiated place in the past may only lie in the appearance of the shape, slowly, we found that in the interior configuration, especially in the technology configuration, local models have gradually formed a differentiated competitiveness.
In the past one or two years, we have been pleasantly surprised to find that the new products of Chinese brands have unique advantages in high-threshold areas such as core technology and performance performance, not only not losing to the same level of joint venture cars, but even having the strength to challenge cross-level models. The second generation of CS75 PLUS is such a model, it not only has a very high technical content of the power system, but also can be clearly felt from the actual driving, Changan's adjustment of this car is exquisite and methodical, not simply stacked configuration.
On the whole, the second generation of CS75 PLUS has been comprehensively improved in terms of shape, configuration, performance, safety and other aspects, just the whole series of blue whale power, the whole series of standard 8AT, the whole series of giant screen panoramic sunroof, the whole series of 540 ° high-definition panoramic image and other configurations, enough to confirm its top product strength at the same level.
Judging from the pre-sale information, the price of the second-generation CS75 PLUS is in the same price range as the previous generation model, the price has not increased significantly, and the product power has jumped sharply, which is the best embodiment of the value upgrade, and at the same time, it is also the best feedback for the 1.5 million+ users of the car series.
Text | superman
(This article is the author's personal opinion only and does not represent the position of DearAuto.) )
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