In recent years, under the market trend of "consumption upgrading", the independent camp has given birth to many "luxury brands" that focus on the high-end market, whether from the perspective of brand image, product performance, or pricing range, etc., they have shown the confidence of benchmarking joint venture luxury brands. Of course, if only from a technical point of view, brands such as Lynk & Co and WEY have unique charms, but when it comes to brand accumulation and historical feelings, FAW Hongqi obviously has more say.
With the landing of Hongqi H7, H5, HS7, HS5 and other products, FAW Hongqi has established a perfect product matrix of "car + SUV", especially after the birth of Hongqi H9, it has gained a firm foothold in the 300,000-class car market with monthly sales of about 3,000 units, and has received a lot of praise. Recently, the new generation of Hongqi H5 low camouflage spy photos have been exposed, similar to the "small Red Flag H9" modeling design, bringing many surprises.
As the main sales force of FAW Hongqi, the sales volume of the current Faw-Hongqi H5 is maintained at about 10,000 units, but objectively speaking, in addition to the "Faw-hongqi aura" and the lower price threshold, the advantages of the Hongqi H5 compared to the same level of models are not prominent. However, after adopting a new family design language, the new Hongqi H5 can effectively enhance the sense of grade and recognition of the vehicle, bringing strong visual impact after adopting a new family design language, straight waterfall grille, split headlights, and car logo trims extending to the hood.
Compared with the front face, the side design of the new car is decent, and the trim strips at the through-waist line and the side skirt make the whole car look more slender; and the conventional door handle design is deliberately to open up the grade gap with the Hongqi H9. As for the rear, the new car adopts a penetrating taillight shape, and the exhaust position provides a delicate silver trim decoration, whether it looks good or not needs to vary from person to person. In addition, the rear of the new car has the "H5" logo, but combined with the previous news, it is not excluded that the new car or be named "H6".
In the internal planning, the internal code name of the new Hongqi H5 is "C100/C101", according to the information exposed on the Internet, the length, width and height of the new car are 5050/1915/1570 (mm), and the wheelbase is 2920mm. For reference, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, which is positioned as a medium- and large-sized sedan, has an appearance size of 5078/1860/1480 (mm) and a wheelbase of 3079mm. It can be seen that aside from the wheelbase, the size of the new Hongqi H5 is expected to be comparable to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, or will once again interpret the drama of "dimensionality reduction competition"; however, as for the size of the mass production version, it is yet to be officially announced.
In addition to the observation, the spy photo also exposed the interior shape of the new car. In general, the new car adopts a new interior layout, in addition to the still familiar three-frame steering wheel, full LCD instrument shape, the vertical central control screen brings a stronger sense of technology, and the integrated button design makes the interior appear more simple, which is enough to bring a refreshing feeling. Of course, although the large-size screen can provide stronger practicality to be tapped, but with reference to the current Hongqi H5 by the owner of the "audio-visual system failure", the smooth use is far more worrying than the large-size screen.
Conclusion: Even if the power and configuration information has not yet been announced, but in terms of current performance, the new Hongqi H5 has brought obvious product upgrades, as netizens said: "Found the traffic password." However, the time to market and the final price will also affect whether it sells well, as to whether FAW Hongqi can complete the goal of "400,000-500,000 vehicles per year", the new Hongqi H5 may play a decisive role.