Observation chamber
Written by | Chen Hui
I have to say that the second generation of CS75PLUS is a "surprise manufacturing machine".
Yesterday, the second generation of Changan CS75PLUS was officially launched, the new car launched a total of 6 configurations, the price range of 124,900 yuan - 154,900 yuan, compared with the pre-price, 1.5T + Aisin 8AT three configuration models are 3,000 yuan lower.
Not only that, the official has also launched a number of surprise policies, such as the first owner to enjoy a lifetime warranty on engine core components, OTA lifetime free upgrades, and add 1499 yuan to get ice crystal blue and white interior + seat quilting + gold skirt high-grade decoration and other car purchase discounts.
Seeing the price, more than 20,000 booked owners were happy - yes, in the pre-sale period of 30 days before the listing, the order volume of the second-generation Changan CS75PLUS exceeded 23,575 units, creating a miracle of new car pre-sale in the past two years.
But for this data, the author is not surprised - the whole series of standard Aisin 8AT, appearance, space, intelligence, configuration strength are all full, such a super player, in the 150,000-level SUV market, only the second generation of CS75PLUS.
As we all know, excellent products have always had a set of excellent product development concepts, starting from the first generation of models, CS75PLUS has set the development standard of "tomorrow's car", which means that the new generation of CS75PLUS must fully surpass the previous generation, and strong surpassing means that it must have many enough to rewrite the first of the market. So, what are the firsts of the second generation CS75PLUS, we may as well count.
The whole series of Aisin 8AT, the only one in the same level
At present, there is one of the hottest labels on the second-generation CS75PLUS, that is, the aisin 8AT is standard in the whole series. Why is it so hot? Because this is what consumers are looking forward to, but other manufacturers are afraid to do.
150,000 independent compact SUV market is one of the most competitive market segments in China, under the limited cost, manufacturers to improve the design, materials, configuration, power, intelligent system and other aspects of performance, therefore, the gearbox as an important hardware in the power system, often need to be compromised. This has the result that more than 90% of home SUVs will choose a lower cost DCT or CVT gearbox.
Even if some Chinese brands take Aisin 8AT to support the façade, they are often only used in medium and high-end models, or even only provided to the top models; but the price of such models will be much higher than the main sales model, consumers will rarely choose, their existence is mainly for marketing effects, more like "seller show".
But the second generation of CS75PLUS approach is completely subversive, whether it is 1.5T or 2.0T models, the whole series of standard Aisin 8AT, let's not talk about the second generation of CS75PLUS other advantages, with a minimum of only 124,900 yuan can buy the only 8AT model in the same class, consumers will also be overjoyed.
Of course, the 8AT is not just the label of the second-generation CS75PLUS, but also brings us a real advance in driving quality. Because it is equipped with the new generation of Blue Whale NE 1.5T high-pressure direct injection engine itself is also very strong, its maximum horsepower is 188 horses, the maximum torque is 300 Nm, and even more than some mainstream 2.0T engines (such as the BMW 325i), with the support of this engine, Aisin 8AT also has more room to play.
Not only are the parameters excellent, but the actual test proves that this set of power can definitely sit on the first throne in the same level. There are three advantages: first, the starting action is silky smooth, the combination of the engine and the gearbox has made the moisturizer silent; second, the movement of the gear shift is very smooth, in most cases, you are difficult to detect the existence of the gearbox; third, the speed of the gear change is very fast, when you need to accelerate sharply, the gearbox can drop several gears in a row within 1 second, and increase the engine speed to more than 5000 rpm, and bring a strong sense of push back.
"The first choice power to buy a car", this is the unchanged consumption law of 10,000 years, the second generation of CS75PLUS can achieve "pre-sale is hot", the first thing is to rely on the only trump power of the same level of 1.5T+ 8AT.
55km/h exceeding the American standard tumbling test, the first time in the industry
As mentioned earlier, subversive standards are the development concept of the CS75PLUS, and in addition to the continuous advancement of core power, the two generations of models have also achieved many firsts in safety.
On October 22, 2021, The China Automotive Technology and Research Center released the results of the first-generation CS75PLUS "Demanding Challenge" - the industry's first 55km/h tumbling test, and the results show that the 2022 CS75PLUS successfully passed the industry's first 55km/h tumbling test.
Is this a great first? yes. In the high-speed rollover test of the U.S. Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the United States Highway Safety Insurance Association (IIHS), which is considered to be the most stringent in the world, the speed standard of the trolley is only 48.3km/h, while the speed of the Changan CS75PLUS high-speed rollover test bench is 55km/h, which is much higher than the FMVSS208 regulatory test standard.
As early as 2020, the first generation of CS75PLUS carried out the first "double American standard" public crash test in China, the projects were 27 ° intersection dead angle collision and 80 km / h high-speed rear-end collision, the same as the 55 km / h tumbling test, this test standard is also higher than the highest international test standard.
In other words, the first-generation CS75PLUS is the only Chinese brand SUV that has passed three American Standard safety test certifications.
The safety performance of the second-generation CS75PLUS continues to advance on the basis of the predecessor, which is equipped with the IACC full-speed segment intelligent cruise system, TSR speed limit recognition function, parallel assist system, BSA blind spot monitoring system, LCA lane change assist function, CTW reversing lateral warning function, SEW door opening early warning function, LDW lane departure warning function, FCW front collision warning function, AEB-P intelligent emergency braking (pedestrian + vehicle identification), W-HUD and APA 5.0 smart parking, and more, as many as 17 smart safety features have once again raised our expectations for home SUVs.
Accumulated sales exceeded 1.5 million, and the segment grew first
The second generation of CS75PLUS has been recognized by the market so quickly, in addition to the high standards of the product itself, there is one of the most important reasons, that is, the Changan CS75 family has a solid mass base - more than 1.5 million cumulative users in 8 years.
In 2014, the first Changan CS75 was officially listed, in the following 5 years, this car became one of the most representative models of China's SUVs, the first generation of CS75 PLUS in 2019 turned out to be a new high, pushing Changan CS75 to a new high - in 2020, Changan CS75 single-month sales have exceeded 30,000 vehicles, even in 2021, the epidemic and lack of core double attack, Changan CS75 still maintains an excellent record of 20,000+ per month. Driven by the first-generation CS75PLUS, the Changan CS75 has grown by 43.7% in two years, becoming the fastest growing million-class Chinese SUV model in the 150,000 class.
What is the concept of selling 20,000+ in January 2021? Looking at the entire compact SUV market, only the longer-established Haval H6 in Chinese brands can surpass the Changan CS75 in terms of sales, however, last year,The Haval H6 annual sales declined by 3.2%; and in the joint venture brand, the monthly sales of 20,000+ SUVs have not been, and the third CRV has monthly sales of 18,000 units, such as Tiguan, RAV4 and other hot models, and the gap with the first generation of CS75PLUS is getting bigger and bigger, the data shows that 2021 Changan CS75 sold more than 70,000 more than RAV4, and bought nearly 90,000 more than Tiguan - according to this trend, after the addition of the second-generation CS75PLUS with stronger product strength, this year's Changan CS75 is very likely to climb to the top of the sales throne, and the gap with the joint venture will be more obvious.
『 Final Remarks 』
If you want to use one word to briefly evaluate the success of Changan CS75, the author believes that "strength coronation" is the most appropriate. Whether it is the CS75 or the first and second generation CS75PLUS, the name of the model is changing, but the core of eating by strength has never changed.
Strength means huge investment, Changan invested in research and development costs up to 5% every year, from the powertrain chassis, from the engine platform to the vehicle architecture, from the three-electric system to the intelligent cockpit, Changan completed the technical leap at an almost crazy speed, and these technologies finally entered thousands of households through mass production models - the rapid iteration of CS75, CS75PLUS can get several firsts, which is the best proof.
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