With the intensification of market competition and the needs of the development of independent brands themselves, major independent brands have launched their own high-end brands. Chery brand, in 2018 launched the Xingtu brand, the main SUV market, the brand currently has a number of SUV models such as Xingtu Lanyue, Lingyun, Chasing Wind, TX and so on. However, from the perspective of market performance, the sales performance of these models under the Xingtu brand does not seem to have met Chery's expectations. As a result, the models under the Xingtu brand have changed the current status quo through replacement or upgrading.
On April 19, The StarWay S was officially launched, and the price of the new car was 159,900-169,900 yuan. The new car can be seen as a short-axis version of the star, is a main sport SUV, the car is also based on the Mars architecture to build, its 2.0T engine + 7-speed dual-clutch power combination can be 6 seconds to break the hundred, in the independent brand in a relatively leading level. What are the highlights of Starway S? What is the market potential for the future? Let's take a look.
Through the speed of the new car, you can see that the Starway S has been reduced in size, which can basically be seen as a compact SUV, in which the wheelbase part has been reduced by 85mm to 2715mm. At the same time, its acceleration performance is even better, due to the reduction in size, the mass of the vehicle is also reduced, and the power combination of 2.0T+ 7DCT can break the hundred in 6 seconds.
In terms of appearance design, Xingtu Lingyun S basically continues the style of Xingtu Lingyun, which is also designed with a long strip of large mouth type middle net, and is integrated with the daytime running lights on both sides. Although the Lingyun S is a sporty SUV, it still lacks sports elements from its front face. The taillights of the car also use the more popular through-type taillights, and the visual effect after lighting is good, which increases the recognition of the car. In addition, the new car has added a "SPORT" tail tag to the right side of the tail, with a two-sided exhaust layout, which is a bit of a sporty SUV.
In terms of body size, compared with the ordinary version of the model, in addition to the consistency of the width, other dimensions have been reduced, its length, width and height are 4690/1885/1730mm, and the wheelbase is 2715mm. In terms of size, the Starway S can basically be seen as a compact SUV.
Coming to the car, the Starway S also continues the design style of the ordinary version of the model, such as a double 12.3-inch large screen and a three-frame steering wheel. However, the new car will add orange elements to the center console, steering wheel, doors, seats and one-button start buttons, and add the word "Super Power" in front of the co-pilot to add the sporty atmosphere of the car.
It is worth mentioning that the Starway S also conducted a 72-hour relay challenge on the eve of the listing, and finally the Starway S also created a new record of 85.9km/h elk test SUV and a 6-second zero hundred acceleration performance, both of which are at the leading level in the same level.
In terms of power, the Starway S is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 261 horsepower and a maximum torque of 400 Nm, and the transmission system is matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, and there is a choice of two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive systems. It is worth mentioning that this 2.0T engine has also won the title of "China Heart" Top Ten Engines in 2021, and the maximum effective thermal efficiency of the engine has reached 41%.
As a high-end brand launched by Chery Automobile, after the launch of Xingtu, its models did not have a hot sale, the early Xingtu TX was like this, and the later launch of Xingtu Moon was still like this. In the first quarter of 2022, the cumulative sales of the Xingtu brand was 10,421 units, although the year-on-year increase reached 81.3%, but the sales volume in a quarter was only more than 10,000 units, which is equivalent to about 3,500 units per month.
In the past March, Xingtu Chasing Wind launched a plug-in hybrid version of the ET-i model; on April 19, Xingtu Lingyun S was officially launched, and the Xingtu brand hopes to improve the current situation by launching these new products. From the perspective of the product strength of Xingtu Lingyun S, the biggest change in the car is that the size of the vehicle has been reduced, due to the reduction of the weight of the car, the acceleration performance of the car can break through the hundred in only 6 seconds, which is relatively excellent in the same level. Perhaps with the addition of SUV such as Xingtu Lingyun S, I believe that the Xingtu brand will change in terms of sales in the future. Finally, the question is, what do you want to say about Starway S? Everyone is welcome to leave us a message in the comment area. (Text/Two Less)