At the end of last year, The first full-length prototype of Changan's new model C385 was officially rolled off the production line, which was a big step for the brand. On March 9, we obtained a set of unconformed road test photos about the car from relevant channels, which has a high degree of integrity as a whole. It is reported that the new car will be positioned as a pure electric A+ class sedan, which is expected to be launched in the second quarter of 2022.
As can be seen from the spy photos, the new car as a whole adopts the design of the sneaky coupe style, with hidden door handles and blackened window trims, making the new car look quite sporty. At the same time, the road test vehicle is still equipped with a traditional style wheel rim, rather than the low wind resistance wheel coil on the previous official map. According to previous news, the new car will adopt a frameless door design to bring a more excellent sports atmosphere to the new car. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4800/1880/1480mm, the wheelbase is 2880mm, and the overall data is closer to AION S Plus and Xiaopeng P5, but the new car occupies a certain advantage in the wheelbase, and it is expected to have a good performance in terms of space.
In terms of the rear, the new car adopts a through-type taillight design, equipped with an automatic lift spoiler and hatchback tailgate, while the white skid plate and light strip embellishment below make the new car further express the sense of sport. However, if you look closely, you will find that it is actually similar to the UNI-V recently launched by Chang'an, and there are many places in the overall appearance that are the same.
In terms of other configurations, the new car will be equipped with APA7.0 remote unmanned valet parking system, electric drive high-frequency pulse heating technology, etc., of which the unmanned valet parking system can realize autonomous queuing, automatic parking, automatic parking and other functions, bringing users a more convenient experience.
Although the spy photo did not design the front face part, but looking back at the previous pictures, it adopted a closed grille design in the appearance, with a slender LED daytime light group and the design of split headlights, which added a lot of scientific and technological sense to the new car, and the matrix light group below supported the interactive lamp language function.
In terms of power, there is no official information to disclose at present, but at the ecological conference in Chang'an last year, the official released a new 800V electric drive platform to meet the power demand of 160-300kW, the maximum cruising range can be between 400-1000km, and the ability to charge for 10 minutes and 200km. In addition, the high-frequency pulse heating technology equipped with the new car can effectively solve the anxiety of the winter car, and can also achieve 5 minutes of heating 20 ° C in the extremely cold environment of -30 ° C, increase the low temperature driving performance of the tram, and cooperate with waste heat recovery technology to improve the cruising range by 40-70km.
From the perspective of all aspects of the new car, it is obvious that the target group is positioned on the young consumer group, and combined with its A+ level positioning, it is to lock the opponent in AION S Plus and Xiaopeng P5. At present, the sportiness of the appearance and excellent wheelbase performance will be a more obvious advantage of the new car, and the 800V electric drive platform is also relatively leading in the same class. However, don't forget that Xiaopeng will also launch a new 800V high-voltage platform in the near future, which will not be ruled out in the later stage and will also be applied to Xiaopeng P5.
The editor said: The new car as the first model of the new dedicated electric vehicle platform, has a very important strategic significance for the brand, although there is a little bit of Changan UNI-V figure in the appearance, but at least the internal aspect has no longer adopted the oil to electricity layout as before, and finally officially opened a new prelude to Changan New Energy. So in the next time, let's focus on the performance of its electric drive platform, whether it can get excellent competitiveness in the market, and whether it can surprise us at the price.