More than 100 years ago, André Citroën started the journey of car building in the romantic city of Paris with a unique double sign, and since then, the concept of "people-oriented" has been deeply implanted in the citroën brand gene and has become the brand spirit that has been passed down to this day.
Today, "people-oriented" has long been not only at the level of humane care, but also to the safety and even personalized brand value, and shines on citroën's new generation of products.
As the domestic authoritative new car safety evaluation agency, C-NCAP is known as the touchstone of vehicle safety, Dongfeng Citroen Versailles C5 X in the recent crash test, with no shortcomings of the perfect performance, won the C-NCAP "five-star" safety rating, highlighting the Versailles C5 X "people-oriented" leading concept, as well as solid and reliable global quality.
Reinforced iron bones also need wisdom brain Passive safety and active safety go hand in hand
With the continuous improvement of C-NCAP evaluation procedures, crash testing has higher requirements for the comprehensive safety performance of new cars. The Versailles C5 X achieved high scores in demanding crash tests thanks to its outstanding performance in occupant protection, pedestrian protection and active safety.
Occupant protection is mainly test of passive safety, Versailles C5 X full body of high-strength steel utilization rate of more than 80%, and in the front, side, rear, roof, under the car in various parts of the application of high-strength steel, with such a pair of "reinforced iron bones", Versailles C5 X can successfully resist the impact from different angles.
In the final C-NCAP test, the Versailles C5 X achieved excellent results in front, side and bias collisions.
Especially in the extremely difficult bias crash test, which is closer to the real accident situation, the Versailles C5 X has made the most of the A-pillar built with a special process, thanks to the use of four-layer thermoforming technology and the lower A-pillar reinforcement scheme to ensure that the A-pillar remains strong in the event of a collision, coupled with the energy absorption design of the front of the vehicle, so as to ensure the integrity of the crew compartment structure.
The core of improving safety is to reduce the incidence of accidents, which requires vehicles to be smart enough to truly prevent problems before they occur.
The Versailles C5 X is equipped with the industry-leading L2.5 class C-Pilot automatic driver assistance system, which works together with high-powered hardware and high-performance software to minimize the probability of accidents in milliseconds. LPA lane positioning assistance function can effectively avoid the risk of driver fatigue distraction and lane departure; AEBS3 automatic emergency braking system uses the front camera and 77Ghz millimeter wave radar to monitor together, which can greatly reduce the occurrence of rear-end accidents, so that drivers can be more at ease and worry-free; SLI speed limit information reminder function can automatically identify the speed limit sign on the side of the road, timely remind the driver to slow down or directly take over the vehicle, and actively intervene in the speed.
With the help of a smart brain, the Versailles C5 X achieved a 97.71% scoring rate in the active safety test, leading the class.
High standards and strict requirements Made in China to achieve global quality
Safety has always been the design principle pursued by dongfeng Citroen brand, Versailles C5 X put driver safety in the first place at the beginning of the design, vehicle development fully covers E-NCAP, C-NCAP, C-IASI and other requirements to meet the safety needs of customers around the world.
With reference to the global unified design standard, the Versailles C5 X adopts a six-horizontal and six-vertical high-strength baseplate anti-collision design, which can effectively disperse the impact energy during the collision, and then efficiently collapse the structure through multi-path layer absorption and progressive load transfer, which can greatly reduce the damage that the driver and occupants may suffer.
In terms of materials, a large number of TRB unequal thickness thermoforming technology and TWB laser welding process are used, and 500+1500MPa unequal strength thermoforming materials are innovatively used in the front seat and rear beams, left and right middle pillars, etc., providing super anti-deformation ability and ensuring body stiffness and collision needs.
In the "blind zone" chassis part that is not much concerned, Versailles C5 X also uses thick materials, using a double-sided ultra-thick galvanized steel plate of the same level in China, with a proportion of up to 96%, and the thickness of the wet zone part is as high as 10μm, with a full coverage chassis skid plate, PVC anti-corrosion coating and other intimate designs, which can effectively ensure the durability of the body and strengthen safety performance.
In addition to being meticulous about safety, the Versailles C5 X also strives for excellence in craftsmanship. The Versailles C5 X was born in Chengdu, the benchmark factory of the Stellantis Group, which uses industry-leading technology and technology to give the Versailles C5 X "reliable" global quality through solid hard-core body materials, green interiors and rigorous vehicle experiments.
In terms of lightweight technology, the Versailles C5 X has applied a large number of aluminum alloy materials in many places such as steering knuckles, front/rear bumper skeletons, front suspension triangle arms, and hoods, which improve safety, reduce fuel consumption and reduce carbon emissions, while also making the vehicle more durable.
The interior is fully made of environmentally friendly and recyclable TPO vacuum blister skin, which is green, ultra-low odor and VOC and non-toxic. All interior bonding parts are made of environmentally friendly water-based adhesives and hot melt adhesives to eliminate harmful substances such as benzene, aldehydes and ketones, and at the same time use water-based sprayable damping material LASD, which does not contain harmful substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to create a safe and healthy cockpit environment.
Safety and quality are naturally inseparable from the harsh process standards and quality inspection, Versailles C5 X vehicle adopts fully automated welding, through blue light scanning and measurement, VIN laser coding, collaborative robot assembly tightening and a series of processes, to ensure body-in-white consistency. In order to achieve strict quality control, the Versailles C5 X needs to complete 1298 vehicle experiments in China, far exceeding the French standard.
In the project verification phase, the Versailles C5 X invested a total of 408 experimental vehicles for vehicle bench and road experiments, with a total mileage of more than 2 million kilometers. In the key performance experimental phase, the Versailles C5 X will reach the same level of excellence for dynamics, drivability, air conditioning comfort, acoustic comfort, passive safety (C-NCAP collision), fuel consumption economy, etc. In the new car manufacturing stage, a frame will also be randomly selected for a broken inspection experiment on a regular basis to ensure the integrity of the product welding until it is perfected.
It is based on comprehensive vehicle experiments and strict process standards that have created the global quality of the Versailles C5 X and also provided a guarantee for the Versailles C5 X to "go to sea". In March this year, thousands of Versailles C5 Xs have been exported to many countries and regions, refreshing the record of the largest single vehicle export in the history of DPCA, and successfully opening up the "Chengdu-made vehicle". Global Sales" new marketing model.
Safety is people-oriented and co-created in response to user needs design
The crash test in the laboratory is certainly boring, and the real-life safety guard truly highlights Citroën's "people-oriented" concept. Whether it is the "First Collision in China" that has been famous so far, or the "Most Bullock Cart in History" that can be recorded in history, it reflects Dongfeng Citroen's forward-looking safety design and industry-leading lean process.
In order to further meet the user's pursuit of quality cars, Dongfeng Citroen is also constantly thinking about innovation, through the "co-creation versailles" allows users to define their own cars. The Versailles C5 X is now offering a free optional 18-inch wheel service, i.e. diamond-cut aluminum rims with 225/55 R18-gauge tires; in addition, the original reversing radar aftermarket reloading service for extraordinary models has also been launched at the same time, leaving the choice fully to users.
In order to reduce the pressure of the user's one-time down payment and reduce the threshold for entry, Dongfeng Citroen recently launched the "Driving to Enjoy the Spring Color meet Versailles" activity, the Versailles C5 X down payment is only 999 yuan, the car package tax package insurance, but also enjoy the "1 year insurance, 3 years of value preservation, 5 years worry-free" car purchase protection, so that users can easily enjoy the extraordinary quality of life while looking for fun.
summary:
If each generation of Citroën models is a sublimation of the humanistic spirit, then in versailles C5 X, in addition to bringing together a series of advantage genes such as humanization, comfort and technology, it also strengthens safety and personality.
These genes are perfectly combined to create the extraordinary global quality of the Versailles C5 X.