Recently, Changan Automobile will officially announce the launch of its first model equipped with the Blue Whale iDD hybrid system, UNI-K iDD, on March 10, after the new car has announced a pre-price of 176,900-192,900 yuan. According to the information released by Changan officially, the Blue Whale iDD hybrid system consists of a 1.5L turbocharged engine and an electric motor, equipped with a battery pack with a power of 30.7kwh, the official pure electric endurance is expected to be 130km, the comprehensive cruising range can reach 1100km, and the fuel saving effect can exceed 40% in the state of power loss.
In terms of appearance, the new car basically follows the design language on the UNI-K fuel version model, retains a large number of design elements of the Vision-V concept car, the borderless front grille with polygon mid-mesh design, and the light group design of the Y line on both sides of the front bumper, which brings a strong sense of science and technology as a whole.
On the side, the new car is also a design that we are familiar with, and the hidden door handle design adds a bit of fashion. In addition, it is also equipped with dense spoke rims, but is equipped with orange brake calipers inside, which is not available in the fuel version. In terms of body size, the new car is 4865/1948/1700mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2890mm, and it is still positioned as a medium-sized SUV.
In the rear part, although the new car is a hybrid model, it is still equipped with a roof spoiler and a design of through taillights, which also maintains a certain sporty atmosphere with the fuel version. However, in the lower exhaust port position, the new car has changed from a bilateral double-out design of the fuel version to a bilateral single-out design, and is equipped with an iDD logo in the lower right position of the tailgate to highlight its identity.
In terms of interior, the suspension central control screen and the full LCD instrument panel are not absent in the new car, which has brought a strong scientific and technological atmosphere as a whole, and the design of the instrument panel extending forward creates a strong sense of hierarchy. Unlike the fuel version, the new car was equipped with a new style of two-frame steering wheel, and the upper and lower positions were flattened, which improved the sense of movement in the car. In addition, the blue and white two-color color is used as a collocation in the car, which brings a sense of high-grade to the car, and also highlights its new energy identity.
Changan's Blue Whale IDD hybrid system is composed of a combination of 1.5T engine and electric motor, of which the maximum power of the engine is 170 horsepower and the maximum power of the motor is 116 horsepower, which matches the Blue Whale triple-clutch electric drive transmission. On the two-ton SUV, the fuel consumption is as low as 5L/100km, the pure electric endurance is 130km, and the comprehensive endurance is 1100km. In terms of energy replenishment, it supports three charging methods: 220V household charging and AC/DC dual fast charging. In terms of the use environment, the official said that the system can operate stably and safely at a very low ambient temperature of minus 35 ° C to a very high ambient temperature of 55 ° C.
The editor said: This year, the independent brand plug-in hybrid has come to the scene, but in the face of the absolute market position that BYD has formed, each brand is looking for differentiation in positioning pricing. UNI-K as a medium-sized car, its hybrid model pricing is almost locked in the range of 17-19 million yuan, while BYD Song PLUS DM-i guidance price of 15-17 million, Tang DM-i guidance price of 19-22 million yuan, Changan This is according to the blank place to work hard.