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China's off-road vehicle feelings have always been very strong, from the earliest 212 to the later Cherokee, which was the "designated car" of enterprises and institutions at that time, until the listing of the Great Wall Saifu later, driving a wave of off-road boom. After that, the Haval H5 and Haval H9 all set off a small wave of off-road boom at that time, and now the top stream of domestic hard-core off-road vehicles is naturally the tank 300. It can be said that Great Wall Motors will launch a hardcore off-road model that can affect the market every once in a while, and now the tank 300 model has exploded, which has also attracted a number of manufacturers to start developing the corresponding hardcore off-road models, and today we will take a look at which hardcore off-road models have been put on the agenda.
◆ Beijing Automobile Factory - A new generation of BJ212
BAIC Group already has a number of BJ40, BJ80 and F40 hardcore off-road vehicles under the umbrella of Beijing Off-Road. In addition to Beijing off-road, BAIC Group also has a Beijing automobile manufacturing plant, and it also has civilian versions of the Warrior, Warrior pickup trucks and BJ212 models. BJ212, in particular, is simply a living fossil in the history of Chinese automobiles, in addition to the replacement of new engines to meet the national six emissions, it has hardly made any adjustments in appearance, what it was like decades ago, what it is now.
However, this car is finally about to usher in a real replacement. Previously, the official had released a new BJ212 trailer, and there were also some spy photos flowing out. Judging from the summary of the news obtained so far, the new generation of BJ212 will still use the tough style of the existing model, and a large number of straight lines also make the body look very powerful. The size of the new car is 4325*1830*1910mm, and the wheelbase is 2460mm. The new generation of BJ212 also plans to launch three versions: hard top, soft top and pickup truck, and the soft top and pickup version are scheduled to be available next year and the year after.
In the interior design, there will be two designs, both of which are more inclined to the hard style of the design, one of which is a more modern LCD instrument with a large central control screen, and the overall shape combines the sense of science and technology and the hard style. The other is a more concise design, without a central control screen, replaced by three large size circular air outlets, while the steering wheel also uses a retro-style design, which is similar to the current model as a whole.
In terms of power, the new model will be equipped with three different power configurations of 2.0 liters of naturally aspirated, 2.0T turbo and 2.4T turbocharging, matching the 5-speed manual or 8-speed automatic transmission. As for the specific launch time of the new car, it is still unknown, but according to people familiar with the matter, the new car is likely to be unveiled within this year.
◆ Beijing Off-Road - Beijing BJ60
In addition to the new BJ212, BAIC Group will also launch another hardcore off-road vehicle: BJ60, which should belong to Beijing Off-Road from the name. About this car, it will be between BJ40 and BJ80, positioned as a medium and large SUV, and many netizens have taken spy photos of its road test. It is reported that the price range of Beijing BJ60 is about 200,000-350,000 yuan, and it is expected to be officially released this year.
Judging from the exposed spy photos, the BJ60 will adopt a more rigid body design, the front face will adopt the iconic porous grille design, and the visual effect of the entire front end is very wide. Because of the thick camouflage cover, the side body lines can not be seen clearly, but judging from the boxy windows, the lines of the new car should adopt a relatively straight design to highlight the sense of power. At the same time, we can also see the rear-mounted spare tire at the tail. In terms of body size, the BJ60 has a length, width and height of 5020*1955*1925mm, a wheelbase of 2800mm, and the size is very close to the tank 500.
In the interior spy photos previously exposed, we can see that in addition to the use of camouflage coverage, the interior of the new car is obviously not yet assembled. However, it can still be seen that the center console is equipped with an oversized floating central control screen, and the steering wheel style is consistent with other models of the BJ family. In addition, the size of the central armrest is very wide, indicating that the lateral space in the car will be relatively good. At the same time, the selection of driving mode and the icon of the differential lock can be faintly seen at the knob next to the electronic handbrake.
In terms of power, the BJ60 is expected to offer four powertrain options, including 2.0T+8AT, 2.0TD (48V mix system) +8AT, 2.0T (48V mix system) +8AT and range extender models. And the BJ60 will use a non-load-bearing body, provide a time-sharing four-wheel drive system, approach angle ≥ 30°, departure angle ≥ 24°, and provide L2 level intelligent driving system. It is reported that the new car is also likely to be equipped with three locks.
◆ Chery Automobile - Jietu T-X
The first appearance of the Jetto T-X was on January 10 this year's Jetto brand night, the model positioned as the main hardcore tide play model, the opponent directly locked the tank 300.
However, the Jetway T-X is still in the concept car stage, and from the details of the on-site model alone, the Jetway T-X does not have too many conceptual elements, and it is fully equipped with the possibility of mass production. According to the plan, the first model of the Jetway T product line will be launched as soon as 2023.
Although it is still in the concept car stage, the Jietu T-X is very close to mass production, and compared with the hardcore off-road vehicles currently on the market, the Jietu T-X adopts a more characteristic design, and uses a symmetrical headlight composed of six LED light sources, and there is also a luminous Jietu English word in the middle, and the lights on both sides constitute a highly recognizable front face.
At the same time, two bright green trailer hooks are designed below, with square mirrors, as well as slightly prominent wheel eyebrows and a thick front bumper, creating a strong hard-core off-road style for the Jetto T-X. A large number of straight strips were used on the sides of the body, and the protruding front and rear fenders and the almost vertical B-, C- and D-pillars all gave it a sense of power.
It is reported that the new car will be equipped with the latest lion intelligent driving system, which will have a very prominent performance in terms of functional safety, network security and automatic driving. In the car, it will use 8 core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chips, which has richer car networking functions.
In terms of power, the Jietu X-T will most likely be equipped with Chery's self-developed Kunpeng power 2.0T engine, with a maximum power of 187kW (254 horsepower) and a maximum torque of 390Nm. And use a non-loader body.
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◆ BYD's new hardcore SUV model
According to the plan, BYD will launch a new high-end brand, the specific name of the brand has not yet been determined, and the new hardcore SUV models will be divided into this new brand. In BYD's new car planning, this car will be benchmarked against mercedes-Benz G. At present, there are spy photos of this car on the Internet, but it is still only a mule car test, using the casing of Song PLUS.
Although it is only a mule car of Song PLUS, useful information can still be found in spy photos, the anti-collision beam of the front of the car is not covered by the shell at all, and the front of the new car is expected to be very wide. The suspension on the side of the body is very high, and there is no match with the hull at all, and the appearance of the girder structure can be clearly seen, and it is determined that it will be a non-load-bearing body structure.
As for the final shape of this car, it is likely that a more square design will be adopted, after all, the hard-core off-road vehicle uses a square body is "politically correct". It is not clear what kind of power will be used, but from the information that has been summarized, this car will most likely launch two versions of pure electric and plug-in hybrid. The new car is scheduled to be launched in 2023.
◆Dongfeng's new hardcore SUV model
Dongfeng established the M Division in January 2021 to be responsible for Dongfeng's high-end new energy off-road vehicle project. On January 18 this year, the Dongfeng high-end new energy off-road vehicle project started in Wuhan, and the project is scheduled to be officially put into operation in 2023, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 units. Dongfeng Company said: This is another high-end electric brand created by the company after Lantu, the most critical thing is that the project will focus on electric, to develop a new MORV electric off-road vehicle platform.
In addition, the official also released a teaser map, which is an effect of a 4S store, and there is a very obvious word "warrior" on it. According to separate information, the first model of the new MORV off-road vehicle platform, codenamed "M18", is a medium-sized 6-seater SUV that is scheduled to be put into production in July 2023.
In addition to the "M18", Dongfeng also plans to develop a M20 model, but it is not certain whether this car belongs to the M division, depending on whether its planning platform is a new MORV off-road vehicle platform.
◆ Luoke car
As for this Luoke car, it is estimated that many people have not heard of this brand, but if you have an understanding of the home smart home, you should be no stranger to stone technology, and Luoke automobile is the car project launched by stone technology that does intelligent sweeping robots. At present, Luoke Automobile has completed a financing of 100 million US dollars at the end of 2021, obtained investment from Tencent and Sequoia Capital, and is conducting a new round of financing at a valuation of US$2 billion.
Luoke Automobile currently does not say that it is a car, and even the PPT has not been seen. Even so, the first model of Luoke Automobile is also directly benchmarked against the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, as for what dimension to benchmark, people do not say. However, it is said that Chang Jing, the founder of Luoke Automobile, loves off-road, and it seems to make sense to benchmark Mercedes-Benz G from the off-road dimension.
The first model of Luoke Automobile is directly benchmarked against the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, even if it has not even seen the PPT now, but this does not prevent the founder Chang Jing from setting goals.
As for the power system that everyone is concerned about, the first model of Luoke Automobile is expected to use range extender power and the cruising range will exceed 1000km. But after all, the brand has just been established, any car manufacturing experience is not, the setting even PPT did not let people look at it, come up to a few rounds of financing, how to see there is a kind of original PPT car flavor. And to come up to the standard Mercedes-Benz big G, always let people have a premonition of "Lin Chiling before meeting, Luo Yufeng after meeting".
At present, the field of new energy hardcore off-road vehicles is indeed blank, if any manufacturer can be the first to launch new energy hardcore off-road models, even if it is a precedent in the Chinese market. At present, BYD seems to be the most advanced, and there are already test vehicles in the road test. The electric Hummer and Rivian R1S do not know whether they will enter the domestic market, if the products of overseas brands take the lead in entering the country, it is equivalent to letting others seize the opportunity.
Written in the end: Just recently, the Great Wall just released the sales data for February, of which the cumulative delivery of tank 300 has exceeded 100,000 vehicles, and there are many orders in the scheduling, and the booking cycle even has to wait for half a year. The popularity of the tank 300 has even led to a small transformation of the entire automotive industry, and in the face of excellent product power, hardcore off-road vehicles can no longer be niche.
As far as today's inventory of these models, BJ60 is currently the closest to mass production of the model, it is still a traditional sense of off-road vehicles, comparatively speaking, I am still more looking forward to new energy off-road vehicles, after all, fresh things, who does not like it.
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