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Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

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The size of the enlargement, now has been an important means to reflect the competitiveness of the replacement car, think of the Mazda 6, less than 4.7 meters is already the B-class car of the eight classics, this data is put into the A-class car on sale are too short. The size expansion in the field of SUVs is more obvious, and the domestic BMW X5 has reached a length of 5060mm and a wheelbase of 3105mm. However, in the eyes of the following five new products, all medium and large SUVs are "younger brothers".

The new BMW X7

▲Core selling points: split laser headlights, suspension double screens, the logo of BMW's next-generation products.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

In mid-April this year, BMW Announced a mid-term redesign of the X7 model, a full-size SUV model positioned higher than the X5, with a length, width and height of 5162mm/2000mm/1819mm and a wheelbase of 3105mm. Not only does the whole car look obviously one size larger than the X5, but there are also six-seater versions and seven-seater versions to choose from, and for the first time, aluminum alloy wheels with a size of 23 inches are used, and the luxury car temperament is full.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

Compared with the current BMW X7 (guidance price of 100.00-169.80 million yuan), the new model launched this time has further innovation in design, the brand's iconic double kidney front grille not only supports active opening and closing, but also adds waterfall light illumination inside, and the headlight groups on both sides are changed to a split design, and the front face looks more aggressive.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

In terms of power, the xDrive 40i model is equipped with a B58 3.0T L6 turbo engine with a maximum power of 380 horsepower; the M60i xDrive model is equipped with an S63 4.4T V8 twin-turbo engine with a maximum power of 530 horsepower; and there is also an xDrive 40d model with a 3.0T L6 diesel engine with a maximum power of 352 horsepower. In terms of transmission system, the engine is matched by an 8AT transmission, and is equipped with a four-wheel drive system, 48V light mix, adaptive electronic shock absorber, and active air suspension as standard.

Range Rover

▲ Core selling point: high use of BMW engine, full-size SUV also has a "green card version".

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

Compared with the BMW X7, the new generation of Range Rover derived from the Land Rover MLA-FLEX all-aluminum architecture is more inflated in size, and its long wheelbase version (codenamed LWB) has increased its length to 5252mm and a wheelbase of 3197mm, which is significantly longer than the previous generation of Range Rover (on sale), and also focuses on six or seven seats. According to the information previously officially released, this car will be listed in China on April 21, after the pre-price of the two official special edition models was 2.0988 million yuan and 2.5188 million yuan, respectively.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

The new generation of Range Rover also gave us a lot of surprises in the design, the whole car presents a classic box shape, and a lot of horizontal and vertical lines are used to outline, not only looks simple and atmospheric, and the wind resistance coefficient is as low as 0.3Cd, which is quite hardcore data for this level of full-size SUV.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

In terms of power, the low-to-medium P360 and P400 versions are equipped with Land Rover's self-developed 3.0T L6 mechanical + turbo twin supercharged engines, with book data of 360 hp/500 Nm and 400 hp/550 Nm respectively, and the 48V light hybrid system will not be absent. As for the high-end P530 model, Land Rover purchased and re-tuned BMW's S63 4.4T V8 twin-turbo engine, which has a maximum power of 530 horsepower and a peak torque of 750 Nm, and a four-wheel drive system, air suspension, rear wheel steering, etc. are also naturally indispensable, not afraid of the X7 M60i above.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

It is worth mentioning that the new generation of Range Rover will also launch a plug-in hybrid version optional, which integrates the P2 layout electric drive module on the basis of the 3.0T L6 engine, and is equipped with a large-capacity battery to support external power charging. It is also the only car in its class that can be green carded.

Jeep Grand Wagney L

▲ Core selling point: The longest car in the same class, Jeep also played with the six-cylinder "belt T".

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

American cars have always been big for beauty, Jeep's Wagoneer series (Wagoneer series) is the most typical case, its standard version (Wagoneer & Grand Wagoneer) has reached 5453/2123/1920mm, wheelbase 3124mm, a full circle larger than the above two. And the further extended version (Wagoneer L & Grand Wagoneer L) came to 5758/2123/1920mm, with a wheelbase of 3302mm, which has exceeded the standard of full-size SUVs, if you have to give a name, maybe you can call it "super-size SUV"?

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

Thanks to the fully expanded dimensions, the cabin space of the Wagoneer L & Grand Wagoneer L is also ridiculously large, and it is completely easy to accommodate a total of 8 seats (optional 7-seat version) of the "2+3+3", and if the second/third row of seats is reclined, the entire trunk volume will reach 130.9 cubic feet (about 3.7067 cubic meters), enough to fit a double bed.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

In terms of power, the car is equipped with Jeep's newly developed 3.0T L6 twin-turbo engine for the first time, of which the low-power version used by the Wagoneer L model has a maximum power of 425.68 hp and a maximum torque of 635 Nm, while on the Grand Wagoneer L model, its maximum power comes to 516.80 hp and a maximum torque of 678 Nm. This data is more fierce than BMW's B58, Land Rover's Injeli 3.0 double supercharging, Mercedes-Benz M256 engine, of course, the data also exceeds Jeep's active V8 engine (5.7L, 6.4L), for users, after changing the "T" nose, it is more important to save fuel.

Toyota Sequoia

▲ Core selling point: borrow pickup truck chassis, one of the few full-size luxury off-road vehicles.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

Also mainly for the North American market, the size of the new generation of Sequoia derived from toyota's TNGA architecture is also quite inflated, the car is based on a full-size pickup truck - Tantu, the length, width and height are 5210/2030/1895mm, the wheelbase has reached 3099mm, which is a standard body in the full-size SUV.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

It is worth noting that the above models all use a load-bearing body layout, and as a product of the GA-F platform, Sequoia adopts the non-load-bearing body structure necessary for hard off-road, with independent stringers. Also because of Sequoia's unique body architecture, the official also offers the TRD Pro off-road kit version optional, the exterior details have been blackened, and equipped with 18-inch matte black wheels, professional AT tires, rear axle differential lock (optional), and FOX shock absorbers with nitrogen tanks.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

In addition, Toyota's hybrid technology is also fully demonstrated on this full-size SUV, and the entire series is equipped with an i-FORCE MAX powertrain, including a 3.5T V6 twin-turbo gasoline engine, a longitudinal 10AT transmission, and an electric drive module integrated in the front of the transmission, official data shows that the system has a combined power of 444 horsepower and a maximum torque of 790 Nm.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

The vehicle power data is not exaggerated, but the torque output has fully reached the level of the V8 engine of the same industry, and more importantly, the addition of the oil-electric hybrid system has made its fuel-saving performance a phased upgrade compared with the above competitors.

FAW Red Flag LS7

▲Core selling point: the car is nearly 5.7 meters long, with A V8 engine, which is the real Hongqi.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

Independent car companies have not been interested in this kind of super luxury car, the core reason is still no market + no money, especially in the face of "double carbon" pressure, the Great Wall, Geely, Changan and so on are even more unlikely to do this kind of "face project". However, FAW Hongqi, as the façade of domestic cars, does not care so much about the commercial value of full-size SUVs, so we have seen the largest domestic luxury SUV - LS7.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

According to the official data, the length, width and height of this LS7 reached 5695/2095/1985mm, the wheelbase was 3309mm, the three-dimensional and wheelbase were thrown away from the HS7 on sale more than one street, and it was also a proper first-line level in the extended full-size SUV. As a true red flag, LS7 not only has the brand's iconic red logo, but also adds a "sunflower" LOGO to the wheel and steering wheel, which is also the "treatment" that H9, HS7, EHS9 and other commercial vehicles do not have.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

Compared with the magnificent appearance, the interior of the LS7 is more prominent in the "classical charm" of Chinese architecture, the dashboard and the central control screen are embedded in the design, rather than the popular suspension type; at the same time, the central control uses a lot of brown solid wood panel decoration, the central control armrests and door handles are also bronze; finally, more than 5.6 meters long, but in fact, the whole car only has four seats, which is outrageous; of course, this texture & layout is indeed more suitable for the characters who are eligible to ride this kind of car.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?
Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

In terms of power, the official revealed that the car will be equipped with the latest research and development of the 4.0T V8 twin-turbo engine, which has also appeared on the S9 sports car launched by Hongqi, and the twin turbocharger is located in the middle of the V-shaped angle, which is a popular overhead layout method, which can effectively improve the power response and is equipped with a Miller circulation system.

Outrageous! Nowadays, 5.2 meters long luxury SUVs are too short?

On the LS7, the maximum power of this V8 engine is 265 kilowatts (360 horsepower), and the driver who drives this car will naturally not have any power needs, stable, the most important; and according to the official previous news, the maximum net power of this engine reaches 660 horsepower (485 kilowatts), the maximum torque is 850 Nm, and the data is indeed not afraid of the German BBA of the same type of competitors (BMW S63, Volkswagen EA825, Mercedes-Benz M176).

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