We've heard of PQ46, MQB, CMA, and other automotive production platforms, but why should Honda's new architecture Honda Architecture be called "architecture" instead of "platform"? Or does it have its own uniqueness?
In fact, the automotive architecture evolves on the basis of the platform. If the automotive platform is only a simple modular production, then the automotive architecture is based on the platform itself, providing engineering design solutions and modular manufacturing architecture at a higher level, running through production, research and development and products.
Taking Honda Architecture, Honda Architecture, as an example, it includes the upgrading and optimization of the entire automotive industry chain such as automobile research and development, design, production and procurement, and also aims to reduce R&D costs and production costs, and achieve more efficient R&D and leaner production, so as to improve the versatility of models and improve the competitiveness and performance of products.
In summary, compared with the past, Honda's new models based on honda architecture have better performance, such as great improvement in design, intelligence, power, and safety. This point is particularly evident in the guangqi honda style.
Set up a performance ceiling for a sport A-class sedan
In recent years, the Chinese car market has indeed emerged a large number of cars that focus on "sports" and "young", but most of them are in vain, the appearance of sports explosion, but the performance performance is very crotch. However, under the empowerment of the new structure, the Guangqi Honda, which is also positioned as a sports car, has a completely different style.
In terms of power, the new type of INTEGRA is equipped with a 240TURBO engine, the exhaust side adopts the blood-boiling VTEC technology, which greatly improves the power efficiency, and adopts a number of advanced technologies such as high-power turbochargers and high-rigidity parts to create a leading maximum power of 134kW and a peak torque of 240N·m. Re-acceleration capabilities for overtaking, lane changes or high speeds have ample power reserves, thanks to the new turbocharger and VTEC technology, which makes the power smoother and the acceleration feel unmatched.
At the same time, the blessing of the exclusive MT version is to meet the pursuit of some young people for the pleasure of driving control. At present, the first batch of all-new grid 240TURBO exclusive MT version has been delivered to the hands of car owners, and the market popularity exceeds expectations.
In addition to the powerful power performance, in terms of chassis tuning, the new grid is also as sporty as its exterior design. First of all, the chassis of the vehicle is sports-tuned and equipped with a high-rigidity aluminum alloy subframe commonly used in high-end models. At the same time, the chassis structure adopts low-friction technology and optimizes the chassis bushing to create a solid and thick sense of high-grade for the grid; not only that, the new lattice adopts a low center of gravity, wide wheelbase design, which brings more stable driving performance under the support of 18-inch cutting wheel hubs.
In addition, under Honda Architecture's new architecture, many technical indicators closely related to the performance of the vehicle have undergone qualitative changes, such as reducing the body height and other design techniques, so that the type INTEGRA has a low center of gravity body attitude, not only reduce wind resistance but also improve driving stability; the A-pillar position is moved back, the hood edge is lowered and a wide glass area is used to provide a broader view for the driver.
Not only that, the new car adopts a lightweight and highly rigid body, which enhances the torsional rigidity of the body, and adjusts the rear wheelbase and wheelbase size, improving the dynamic texture of straight and cornering. With AHA agile control system, VGR variable steering ratio and other auxiliary systems, the steering is more accurate and stable, and the handling experience is better.
In short, under the empowerment of the new architecture, GUANGQI Honda's interpretation of sports has been quite in place. However, what consumers need is a model with a higher overall value. So the question is, what surprises does the new architecture bring to other products?
New architecture support, safe control full score
Under the new Honda Architecture architecture, through the comprehensive upgrade of "material" and "structure", the new grid has surpassed the same level in safety, comfort, handling and other aspects.
First of all, the body rigidity breakthrough improvement, based on the high rigidity platform, the application of aluminum materials and high tension steel, the type of the vehicle torsional rigidity increased by 8%, bending rigidity increased by 13%.
Specifically, Guangqi Honda's model, the body of the ultra-high-strength steel plate with a tensile strength of more than 980MPa accounts for 24.5% of the entire body, of which the thermoformed steel plate with tensile strength of 1500MPa accounts for 10.6%. Among them, the type compartment adopts a thermoformed steel plate with tensile strength of more than 1500MPa for the A pillar, sill and front beam of the roof to protect the front driver and passengers; the middle layer of the B column adopts a hot-formed steel plate with a tensile strength of more than 1500MPa while using a hot-formed steel plate with a tensile strength of more than 1500MPa; while the front wheel cover & the upper part of the front wheel cover , the front floor skeleton and the inner threshold are all made of ultra-high strength steel plate with tensile strength of more than 980MPa.
Such a large-scale use of ultra-high-strength steel plates has reached the level of luxury brands, but it is satisfactory that the cost increase has not been passed on to consumers by Guangqi Honda. Of course, the application of so many lightweight and high-strength materials has enabled Guangqi Honda to achieve lightweight and high-rigid body, so that the vehicle control is very integrated, with the advantages of strong tracking, precise steering, etc., and greatly strengthens the anti-collision ability and overall safety of the body.
But you think that's the end of it? If the type is already comparable to luxury cars in the body structure, then in terms of safety configuration, the type is more than many luxury cars. Guangqi Honda model is a rare model of the same level with 10 airbags in the whole series, what is this concept, even if it is some luxury brands, it is only the standard 8 airbags in the whole series, it can be said that the new model will raise safety to a new height.
In terms of intelligent driving, the model is equipped with the latest Honda SENSING safety super sense system, which is equipped with a monocular wide-angle camera, which can provide a wider area and more accurate detection and identification, so as to realize the TJA function (Traffic Jam Assistant Traffic Congestion Assistance System), ACC Active Cruise Control (with LSF low-speed forward car following system), and the LXAS Lane Keeping Assistance System, BSI Blind Spot Monitoring System and other all-round driving assistance systems. Create L2-level smart driving.
Taking "digital" as the gene to create "fun" in the era of intelligence
For the intelligence that young people are very concerned about at present, Guangqi Honda's type is also the greatest sincerity.
Guangqi Honda model is equipped with the most comprehensive Honda CONNECT 3.0 intelligent guidance interconnection system, which has a very easy-to-use intelligent speech recognition system built-in. It only takes a "hello, Honda" to let the voice assistant do the work for you, and it is reasonable and humane. For example, when you feel that the air in the car is not circulating, you can directly say, "I feel so stuffy", and the system will automatically open the window.
Not only that, this car machine system can also realize the two-way interconnection of cars and smart homes through Tmall Genie, and you can turn on the air conditioner in advance on your way home from work, in the hot summer, it is simply not too intimate.
Equally intelligent is its digital key function, which can not only unlock the vehicle with the mobile phone unlock, but also realize the remote control of the engine, headlights, window/door locks, etc. Even the physical key has been made into a card style by Guangqi Honda, which is good-looking and portable. In fact, for many brands, they will not spend too much effort on the physical key, willing to spend effort on these small details, enough to see the sincerity of the manufacturer.
In terms of other configurations, the new grid is also full of sincerity. One of the most praised by young people is that the new model is equipped with a specially customized Bose luxury sound system (12 speakers), which is not available in many B-class cars.
The people evaluate the car
With the growth of young users, more and more car companies have launched sports cars. However, in this segment, not every car sells well and can become a hit, and GUANGC Honda's new model is one of them. In just two weeks after the listing of the new model, the terminal order exceeded 10,000 units, rewriting the embarrassing situation of the sports car "applauding but not calling".
Of course, the applause of the new model is not only popular, but also inseparable from the empowerment of Honda Architecture's new architecture, and has been poured into the latest benchmark of Honda global car manufacturing, so that the product advantages of the new model in sports performance, style equipment, advanced intelligence, and full-dimensional safety have been fully exerted.