Due to the epidemic, the Beijing Auto Show, which was scheduled to open at the end of April, was postponed, but this did not prevent major car companies from promoting the production and listing of new cars. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the latest batch of new car declaration information, and a number of heavy new cars are prominently listed. If you have a car purchase plan this year, and you are still undecided, you may wish to read these 8 hot new cars in this article and then make a decision!
Previously, when Dongfeng Honda exposed the domestic plan of hybrid Civic, many fans were looking forward to its declaration and listing, and now it has finally come! The hybrid Civic, which took the lead in domestic declaration, is a more practical and more in line with the Chinese people's favorite sedan version; as for the two-compartment version, it will wait until the end of the year. The Hybrid Civic is not significantly different from the current 1.5T version in terms of design, and it may be a little difficult to distinguish between the two in terms of appearance.
The hybrid version of the rear eliminated the physical exhaust, and a small "e:HEV" logo was added to the tail marker. In terms of power, the hybrid Civic uses a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine, with an i-MMD hybrid system, of which the maximum engine power is 143 horsepower, slightly lower than the Accord's 146 horsepower, the drive motor power is currently unknown, with reference to the Accord's 184 horsepower, 315N·m, we speculate that the parameters of the Hybrid Civic may be slightly lower, but for the Civic model of this level, the 2.0L i-MMD hybrid system can be said to be very powerful.
In terms of fuel consumption, according to the different configurations of the Hybrid Civic, the fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is between 4.39L and 4.51L, which is basically at the same level as the 2.0L Hybrid Accord. It is worth mentioning that the Hybrid Civic also offers the same overseas 18-inch double five-spoke rims with 225/45 R18 tire specifications. You know, even the top 1.5T fuel version of the model, but also only equipped with 215/50 R17 specifications of the tire, indicating that the hybrid version of the positioning is higher than the 1.5T model. As for the price part, taking cr-V as a reference, its 2.0L hybrid model is about 15,000 yuan more expensive than the 1.5T model with the same configuration, so we speculate that the price range of the future hybrid Civic should be around 160,000-180,000.
In addition to the Hybrid Civic, Dongfeng Honda also declared a new generation of domestic XR-V. Interestingly, the new generation of XR-V did not make design changes for the Chinese market, but retained the design of the overseas version of "Binzhi". You know, although the previous generation XR-V is also the domestic model of the overseas version of Binzhi, the shape is a Design Exclusive to China. The front face of the new XR-V looks more simple, with a large hexagonal net in the middle, the headlights on both sides are very slender, and the lines of the whole car are tougher.
The tail design of the new XR-V is also very simple, with a penetrating taillight in the middle, a blackened surround below, and a hidden design for exhaust. In terms of size, the new XR-V is still built with a Fit chassis, which is consistent with the current model in terms of wheelbase, but the length and width of the body are slightly increased compared to the current model, and the height is reduced.
In terms of interior, with reference to the overseas version of the model, the interior of the new XR-V adopts a suspension central control screen design similar to that of the new Civic, the steering wheel style is very sporty, and the overall texture is still good in the small SUV, at least it has obvious advantages over the interior of the competitor Toyota. In terms of power, the currently declared model only offers a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine codenamed L15CE, with a maximum power of 124 horsepower, matched with a CVT transmission and front-wheel drive. Considering the current domestic fuel consumption regulations, we speculate that the new generation of XR-V may no longer provide 1.5T models, but will use the same 1.5L hybrid system of Lingpai as an alternative to obtain both power and fuel consumption.
In the era of electric vehicles, the response speed of Japanese car companies is generally slow, and at present, in addition to the Toyota bZ4X, which has not yet been listed, which is a gasoline-electric compatible e-TNGA platform, the rest of the electric vehicles sold are all oil-to-electricity versions. Today, with the domestic production of Nissan Ariya, Japanese manufacturers finally have a real pure electric platform model! Ariya positioned a compact SUV with a CMF-e pure electric platform, the vehicle is streamlined, the front face shape is quite tense, and also provides a 20-inch low wind resistance rim.
In terms of interior, with reference to the overseas version of the model, Ariya adopts the currently common suspension double screen design, the steering wheel is also a very personalized two-frame shape, and the air conditioning outlet is a horizontal through-line structure. In addition, since components such as drive shafts are not required in the center of the floor of pure electric vehicles, the central platform of the front main and co-drivers of Aria adopts a horizontal penetration design, and the front row space is more spacious.
In terms of power, the domestic Ariya also continues the overseas version of the power collocation, the front-drive version is a front-mounted single motor, the maximum power is 242 horsepower, the maximum torque is 300N·m, and the maximum speed is 160 km/h. The four-wheel drive version is a front and rear dual motors, with a total power of 435 hp and a maximum speed of 200 km/h. Such a power specification has certain advantages over the Volkswagen ID.4's single motor 204 hp and dual motor 313 hp. In terms of battery life, nissan has not announced the battery capacity of the domestic Ariya, but with reference to the overseas version of the model, it is equipped with a 90kWh battery pack, and the front-drive version can achieve a 500km endurance under the WLTP working conditions, which will be longer when converted to the domestic CLTC conditions.
In recent years, domestic brands have entered the high-end SUV market, and the veteran car company Roewe is naturally not to be outdone, declaring their new flagship SUV RX9. Unlike the previous RX8 hardcore off-road vehicle positioning with girders, the RX9 uses a load-bearing body and positions a 7-seat medium and large SUV. In terms of shape design, the front face of RX9 adopts a large fish scale diffusion mesh, the headlight size is very small, and the front face gives people a bionic visual effect, which is also a common design language used by Roewe in the past two years.
The tail shape of the Roewe RX9 is very large, and the popular through-type taillights are naturally not absent, and the two sides use up-and-up light groups, which is a very personal design. In addition, the silver exhaust that surrounds the sides under the perimeter is only a decorative piece, and the true bilateral single exhaust is hidden under the car. In terms of size, the Roewe RX9 is close to 5 meters long and has a wheelbase of more than 2.9 meters, which still has certain advantages over models such as the Changan CS95 with similar positioning.
The ideal new large SUV L9 has finally completed the declaration, which means that the time for the vehicle to go to market is just around the corner. Since the ideal official has previously released the shape and interior photos of the L9, we will not repeat the design of the vehicle here, but talk about some details that have not been officially announced before.
First of all, in terms of size, the length of the ideal L9 reached 5218mm, which is exactly the same as the Mercedes-Benz GLS, and the wheelbase of 3105mm is the same as that of the BMW X7. This is a good explanation for why the ideal official has always said that the size of the L9 is the standard Mercedes-Benz GLS and BMW X7. However, such a huge size is not necessarily a good thing for the average urban user, and the excessive size of daily driving and parking will bring many inconveniences.
In terms of rim and tire matching, the Ideal L9 offers 4 rim designs, as well as 255/50 R20 and 265/45 R21 tire specifications. We speculate that the vehicle should come standard with 20-inch rims and include 21-inch rims as an option.
In terms of power, the ideal L9 continues to use range extender drive, but the range extender has been upgraded from the ideal ONE's 1.2T three-cylinder machine to a 1.5T four-cylinder engine, with a thermal efficiency of 40.5% and a maximum power of 154 horsepower, which is a certain improvement compared to the ideal ONE's 131 horsepower. In terms of driving motors, the ideal L9 adopts a front and rear dual motor four-wheel drive system, with a maximum power of 449 horsepower, a maximum torque of 620N·m, and an acceleration of 0-100 km/h for 5.3 seconds. The ideal L9 has a battery capacity of 44.5kWh, with a pure electric endurance of 215km under CLTC conditions and 175km under more stringent WLC conditions. At the same time, the vehicle also has a 65L fuel tank, which can achieve up to 1315km clTC operating range when fully charged.
In terms of chassis, the Ideal L9 adopts a newly designed platform, using the front double wishbone and rear five-link suspension, which is more advanced than the front McPherson and rear four link suspension of the Ideal ONE. In addition, the Ideal L9 comes standard with air suspension and CDC adaptive damping shock absorbers. According to the previous official statement, the price of the ideal L9 is between 450,000 and 500,000 yuan, which is more than 100,000 yuan more than the ideal ONE's 349,800 yuan. From the current size, hardware, configuration specifications, the price increase is reasonable, but whether it is worth the difference of 100,000 yuan, I am afraid that we will have to wait for the vehicle to be listed after the test driving experience before the conclusion can be given.
Chevrolet declared a new compact SUV, the English name of the car is SEEKER, translated as Chinese is "Explorer", and may also become the Chinese name of future models. The front face design of SEEKER is very personal, the headlights and the middle net are split structure, and the middle is divided by a forked chrome trim strip, which looks very fierce.
The tail of the Chevrolet SEEKER does not use penetrating taillights "with the current", but uses a large area of white space design, the tail lights are arranged on both sides near the rear fenders, with only a very simple Chevrolet cross in the middle, the lower surround is designed in black, and the exhaust is hidden under the car.
In terms of size, the SEEKER body length, width, and wheelbase are larger than its own creation, but the body is lower. Compared with the Nissan Qashqai, which is also an entry-level compact SUV, in addition to the slightly inferior width, the Chevrolet SEEKER also has all-round advantages. As for the power part, the SEEKER is equipped with a latest 1.5T four-cylinder engine developed by Auto-GM, with a maximum power of 184 horsepower and a maximum torque of 250 N·m. As for the drivetrain, we speculate that the two-wheel drive version matches the CVT transmission, and the four-wheel drive version is expected to match the 9AT gearbox.
Since Ford in 2019 domestic explorers, this medium-sized SUV using the rear-drive platform has not received too good sales, only sold less than 30,000 vehicles last year, or even less than one-third of the sales of the same more than 300,000, the smaller Toyota Highlander, so Changan Ford decided to make a facelift specifically for the Chinese market for explorers.
Judging from the declaration chart, compared with the current model, the new Explorer middle net shape is more rounded, and a horizontal through-the-day running light is added above, and the lower surround is also changed to an L-shaped chrome design. In addition, the new Explorer still offers two shapes, the normal version and ST-Line, the main difference between the two is the middle network structure, the ordinary version is a chrome horizontal strip dot matrix design, and the ST-Line version is a black honeycomb.
In terms of tail design, the new explorer has changed the original American style vertical taillights to a more popular horizontal design in China, but the middle is not a penetrating structure. The exhaust below has also been changed from the small circular exhaust port of the current model, which is slightly thin, to a thicker irregular chrome exhaust. Overall, the appearance of the new explorer is less of the original American flavor and more of the meaning of its own brand.
In terms of interior, according to the spy photos previously exposed, the new explorer will no longer use the current vertical 12.8-inch large-screen interior, but will use a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument similar to EVOS and new Mondeo, with a 27-inch ultra-wide central control screen design, the overall sense of technology and unity. As for the power section, the new Explorer will continue to use a 2.3T four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 276 horsepower and a maximum torque of 425N·m, matched with a longitudinal 10AT transmission, and provides a rear-drive and four-wheel drive system.
Since the pre-sale launch of the Lynk & Co 06 in June 2020, sales have not been very good, and last year it sold less than 50,000 new cars. The reason is that because its entire series uses a 1.5T three-cylinder engine, consumer acceptance is really not high. The biggest upgrade of the new Lynk & Co 06 declared this time is to replace a newly developed 1.5T four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 181 horsepower, which is slightly larger than the 177 horsepower of the current 1.5T three-cylinder engine.
In addition to the power system "from three to four", the new Lynk & Co 06 has not changed much in design, the front face is still a split structure of the Lynk & Co family, the tail is an energy crystal taillight, and there is a very thick bilateral single exhaust below, and the whole vehicle looks very sporty. At present, the price of Lynk & Co 06 is 11.86-13.98 million yuan, if the price can remain unchanged after the replacement of 1.5T four-cylinder engine, the competitiveness of the vehicle is bound to be significantly improved, after all, the current model In addition to the shortcomings of the three-cylinder machine, the whole vehicle is very good in terms of interior design, configuration and driving experience.
Overall, although the Beijing Auto Show in April was postponed due to the epidemic, the enthusiasm of various companies to release new cars has not diminished. Dongfeng Honda pulled out the two sales aces of the Hybrid Civic and the new generation XR-V in one go; Dongfeng Nissan also took out the brand's first pure electric platform SUV to try to keep up with Tesla and Volkswagen in the new energy era; the ideal L9, Roewe RX9 and Ford Explorer all aimed at the previously not very popular large, medium and large SUV market; Lynk & Co 06 and Chevrolet SEEKER all used their respective groups' latest 1.5T four-cylinder engines to continue to fight in the Red Sea of the SUV market. I wonder if these 8 blockbuster new cars have your target model? What do you think of these cars? Let's talk in the comment area for two sentences