Trumpchi Shadow Leopard, Changan UNI-V, MG MG 5, and the unlisted Geely Binrui COOL, in the past two years, the obsession of independent brands with creating sports family cars can be described as reaching a peak. Although this piece of market segment cake is not much, but since others have it, they must also have it, and the momentum of this piece, obviously no brand wants to lose.
In addition to the above four people who understand this truth, Chery, who has always called himself a "science and engineering man", finally reacted. Recently, Chery officially released an official picture of a new car, the new car came out with a new design language, unlike any existing model, it seems that Chery has not seen a new action in the car for a long time, this time it really brought us a surprise.
At present, Chery's new car has not officially Chinese name, but it is very likely that this is the new flagship of the Arrizo series and is expected to be named Arrizo 8. Regarding the positioning of the new car, it is expected to be an A+ class sedan, which will be priced at about 100,000-150,000 yuan, and is scheduled to be listed in the second quarter of this year.
In terms of specific design, Chery's new front face adopts the style of an oversized grille, which has a feeling of enlarging and widening Lexus, while the style of the headlights and the diamond-shaped decorative parts that surround the left and right sides of the lower side seem to let people see the shadow of the Audi A4. Fortunately, the logo in the middle of the front of the car and the decorative strips that run through the sides still retain Chery's existing design details.
It has to be admitted that the green paint painted by the vehicle on the official map and the multi-spoke style wheel rim can help the new car to enhance the visual sense of high-end. The sneaky shape and tough body waistline also add a little bit of attractiveness. The specific size of the new car has not been announced at present, which will definitely have a great advantage over the Arrizo 5.
At the rear of the body, a penetrating LED taillight is very eye-catching, and not only the area of the light strip is very impressive, but also the recognition after lighting is no problem. A total of four exhausts on both sides of the bottom are responsible for creating a sense of sportiness in the vehicle, but the detailed design of the rear of the car that surrounds both sides will be reminiscent of the Toyota Asian Dragon.
Chery's new car's sense of luxury continues to be carried over in the interior, the refreshing color scheme and simple style make people look very comfortable, and a large number of wood-grain-like trim panels and leather materials are combined to create a good sense of luxury. In addition, the new car is not designed with too many physical buttons, the application of dual screens and the treatment of flat lines ensure that the interior can have a certain sense of hierarchy.
In terms of details, the trim on the front side of the new co-pilot is decorated with patterns, and the metal door handle and power seat adjustment button on the door panel are also quite innovative. In terms of configuration, the new car will be equipped with 10 airbags, AR navigation, face recognition, fatigue monitoring, wireless mobile phone mapping (wireless CarPlay + Huawei Hi car) and other functions.
Judging from the logo of the 290T at the rear, the first models of the new car will be equipped with Chery's Kunpeng 1.6T engine, which has a maximum power of 197Ps and a peak torque of 290N·m, matching a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. At the same time, the new car will also launch a sporty model equipped with a 2.0T engine, which is expected to have a maximum power of 254Ps, which is also matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. First use a low-displacement engine to open the market, and then use a 2.0T engine to make a charge, which is also the routine of the current independent brands to create a sporty family car.
Compared with the opponents mentioned at the beginning, Chery's new car is obviously more luxurious than sporty on the whole, but it has done the best in terms of power parameters. Maybe this somewhat contradictory personality will add a little bit of the charm of the new car. If it were you, would you pay for it?