In recent years, as the main body of automobile consumption has gradually moved closer to young people, major car companies have also injected a large number of elements that young people love and pursue in vehicle design, either emphasizing sports and personality in terms of styling and appearance, or highlighting avant-garde technology in intelligent configuration, as for the pursuit of surging power, it is one of the important reference points that have remained unchanged.
As we all know, in the domestic sports car market, there are two models that many people call it a sports benchmark, they are Changan UNI-V and Trumpchi Shadow Leopard. So, how to choose these two civilian "coupes"? Let's take a look at the comparison.
Appearance comparison
In terms of appearance, if you talk about personality and sports, UNI-V is absolutely indispensable. Changan UNI-V adopts the latest design language of the Changan family, and the overall shape looks more youthful and sporty.
The front face is equipped with a borderless closed air intake grille, which is embellished with "grid-like" elements inside, and with sharp and narrow LED daytime running lights on both sides, it looks sharp and avant-garde. The lower half of the air intake strengthens the sense of technology in the front face, and with the front surrounding outer air deflector, it not only strengthens the sense of futuristic sci-fi, but also visually extends the width of the vehicle.
The rear of Changan UNI-V adopts the popular through-type taillight design, which effectively widens the horizontal visual effect of the model and brings brilliant visual effects after lighting. It is worth mentioning that the car is also equipped with a liftable electric tail wing, which provides 25kg of extreme downforce when opened, effectively reducing the wind resistance coefficient and greatly improving the rapid sports performance of the car.
The Shadow Leopard's exterior design is inspired by fighter jets, and it has launched three sets of front face shapes of sports/fighter/track, all of which adopt a very sporty design concept. The front face is equipped with a large grille, and there are different versions of the inside of the grille, which are decorated with rectangular patterns and straight waterfall lines. In terms of body size, the length, width and height are 4700/1850/1432 mm, and the wheelbase is 2736 mm.
The Shadow Leopard body adopts a slip-back design, with a sharp waistline design looks very sporty, the Shadow Leopard in the design to reduce the front overhang, lower the height of the body. The tail also adopts a bilateral double exhaust layout, and the overall appearance looks very aggressive.
Interior contrast
The interior of Changan UNI-V basically continues the design style of UNI-K, and the center console of various materials spliced uses a large number of tension lines to shape the sense of structure, and the triple screens are interlaced with each other, breaking the conventional design of the previous double screen, giving people a visual experience with a sense of error and layering. At the same time, UNI-V also has a double D-type sports steering wheel, delicate tactile color-block seats, fighter pusher shift mechanism and other designs to join, have become the "performance label" of the Changan UNI-V cockpit, making people have the desire to drive it all the time.
Shadow Leopard adopts a one-piece dual screen design to create a strong scientific and technological atmosphere. Among them, the grille type air conditioner air outlet runs through the entire center console, which can effectively extend the lateral visual experience in the car. As a sports-style car, the Trumpchi Shadow Leopard car also adopts a double color matching, and "racing standards" such as carbon fiber panels and flat-bottom steering wheels are also arranged.
dynamical system
In terms of power, The Changan UNI-V is equipped with a 1.5T turbocharged engine of the Blue Whale series, with a maximum horsepower of 188Ps and a peak torque of 300N·m. In terms of drivetrain, it is matched by a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. There will be a model with a 2.0T+8AT powertrain, which will be met in June.
Shadow Leopard is equipped with a new Julang powered 1.5T GDI engine, which is matched by a seven-speed wet dual-clutch automatic transmission independently developed by GAC. It can achieve maximum horsepower/torque of 177Ps/270N·m and fuel consumption of 5.7L. Shadow Leopard also supports ejection start (Sport+ mode), which is 1 second higher than normal.
Uncle Che summed up
Through comparison, Changan UNI-V and GAC Trumpchi Shadow Leopard have a high degree of similarity, but at the same time the difference is also very obvious. In simple terms, both cars have a sporty appearance and are equipped with 1.5T engines. However, Changan UNI-V has achieved the most perfect balance between sports and home use, and for consumers who want to be both cost-effective and take into account their families, Changan UNI-V is undoubtedly more able to meet their needs, so Uncle Che recommends starting with Changan UNI-V.