Enter www.cc-cars.dk in your browser and you will enter a completely unfamiliar world.
This is a company specializing in the sale of classic cars in Europe, and usually appears on this website, all kinds of medieval or antiquity sports kings.
And more recently, they put on a "weird" exhibit, the 1991 Toyota HiAce.
For 31 years, the car was almost brand new, only driving 490 kilometers, and even all the text manuals that came with the new car at that time could be found.
Although this is an absolutely unpopular collection in Europe, I believe that as long as this car comes to China, there must be many people who want to take it into their pockets immediately.
We don't understand why a HiAce has been preserved so completely to this day.
Just as Europeans don't understand why Chinese have such a strong affection for a van.
1.0: The age of vans
Last year, a song "The Wind Blows" blew Liu Xijun back into the public's field of vision, and also blew her onto the stage of the new Hong Kong opera singing program "Sound is Endless".
This is a music program jointly produced by Hunan Satellite TV and Hong Kong TVB to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to china. And Liu Xijun's unique childhood experience also makes this show bring you some special memories of previous years.
Liu Grew up on Chung Ying Street in Shenzhen, where her mother worked, and probably the most special place in China before Hong Kong's handover — the left half of the street belongs to Shenzhen, and the right half belongs to Hong Kong.
Liu's unique geographical location gives Liu the opportunity to observe Hong Kong up close. And in these observations, it is natural to have the figure of the car.
In the 1990s, the budding of private cars began to thrive in china's more economically developed coastal areas, and "vans" such as vans, which are used for both people and goods, with certain riding attributes and commercial functions, have become the most popular imported car category.
The name "van" is what the southern region learned from Hong Kong.
In the 1990s, many of the models that occupied the top 10 of Hong Kong's new car list for many years were these bread-shaped MPVs.
In that era, these cars could become the first choice of so many people, and the word "livelihood" could not be bypassed.
The "first registration tax" is a cost that Hong Kong people have to consider when buying a car, and it can even account for 60% of the retail price of some cars, which will greatly reduce the budget of many people.
At the same time, the cost of car maintenance in Hong Kong is also high, and the proportion of parking spaces and parking fees compared to the price of cars is extremely high, the deep reason behind this is the extremely high population density in Hong Kong, and being able to load more people with a car has become a very convincing core reason when buying a car.
More than 20 years ago, everyone began to pay attention to this embryonic MPV product, which is undoubtedly the best portrayal of Hong Kong's dream of hard work, usually a car can hold 7 people, and then after people get off the car, as long as the rear seat is folded, it can become a truck to help operate, between this small cube, carrying the family's dream of self-reliance.
With the return of Hong Kong to the motherland 25 years ago, this pragmatic and crude concept of using cars has also begun to become known to us.
At that time, our demand for MPV was that durability was the first, and cheapness was also extremely important.
2.0: The Nanny Cart Era
Coincidentally, the development of MPV also seems to have buckled liu Xijun's growth steps.
In 2009, Liu Xijun participated in the "Happy Girl" talent show held by Hunan Satellite TV, and with her sweet voice and gentle image, she finally debuted as a professional singer with the results of the top five in the country.
It was also at that time that a wave of "nanny cars" blew up in Hong Kong, and many top Hong Kong stars became its loyal users. Whether it is a formal occasion, or a gossip, or a TVB Hong Kong drama, we can frequently see that there are always nanny cars around the stars.
Under the influence of this "star effect", the trend of nanny cars quickly swept the country, and people's impression of MPV also changed from a van to a nanny car by suddenly rising several large steps.
The reason why the nanny car is sought after by celebrities may be because of its practicality at first.
The nanny car often has a wheelbase length of nearly 3 meters, resulting in an unusually generous occupant space in the car. Ample space, one is to meet the travel needs of celebrities with agents, assistants, makeup artists and other teams; second, it also provides a comfortable mobile lounge for celebrities to go out to shoot.
The standard privacy glass in the back of almost every nanny car also provides a private space for celebrities to avoid the seamless paparazzi secretly shooting, providing a private space where they can breathe.
Later, as more and more big-name celebrities used nanny cars, nanny cars became more like a symbol of keeping up with popular fashion, and it seemed that they were incompatible with the circle without buying a nanny car. The fact that it has become the standard for celebrities has also labeled the nanny car as "high-end travel".
At the 2010 Beijing Auto Show, the second generation of Toyota Alpha was officially introduced into the Chinese market. At this time, the image of the luxury nanny car has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and once it was listed, it detonated the demand market for high-end MPV in China. Especially for scenes such as celebrity travel and business reception, this kind of nanny car that is both practical and faceless, and can keep up with the fashion trend of Hong Kong, it is too much to lose not to get on one.
If the "van" is considered to be the MPV 1.0 era, then the "nanny car" should be the MPV 2.0 era.
The biggest difference between the MPV 2.0 era and the 1.0 era is that the MPV such as the nanny car is no longer a means of production that meets the needs of livelihood, but has become an extremely decent and comfortable mode of transportation.
In a sense, MPV has become a fashion product and a higher-order consumer product.
And this blind brand cult of chasing star fashion, coupled with the manufacturer's deformed sales strategy of "an Alpha to tie up dozens of unpopular models", the consequence is the "god scene" of the car market that is still difficult to find with a price increase of 400,000.
It's 2202, and I don't know what percentage of consumers like me are "up and don't buy," but I'm sure that in today's more confident culture, this deformed sales market can't last long.
3.0: The Dreamer Era
It is said that there is no repetition of repeatedly, and this time, Liu Xijun once again stepped on the node of MPV evolution.
The era of electrification has brought new possibilities to MPV, and the evolved MPV has also escorted Liu Xijun to a higher platform. On April 24, the electric flagship MPV Lantu Dreamer carried Liu Xijun on the stage of "Sound and Life" jointly created by the two places and gathered stars.
The MPV evolved from 1.0 to 2.0, completing an upgrade to its rear luxury ride experience. But as long as people who have driven a car like Alpha should be able to feel that they are by no means the ultimate form of MPV, and there are many places in them such as weak driving control, backward driving, poor vibration filter performance, limited crash safety, etc. that can continue to be upgraded.
The advent of the electrification era seems to be the best medicine to solve these problems, and electric high-end MPVs will also push MPVs into the 3.0 era.
However, the new electric forces entered the MPV market, and the first problem solved was not the problem of the car itself, but the price increase.
Lantu's direct sales strategy cuts off all intermediate links, allowing users to "see what they get", and fundamentally eliminates the problem of high-end MPV markup.
Speaking of the return itself, we have heard the owner of the nanny car complain more than once, whether it is equipped with a 3.5L large-displacement V6 self-priming engine, or a 2.5L gasoline-electric hybrid, limited by the huge body and self-weight, these nanny cars are difficult to call a sufficient power.
Weak power, boring driving experience, so that the already unappreciated driver's seat is labeled as a "full-time driver".
In this regard, the Lantu dreamers put forward different ideas.
The Lantu Dreamer Super Extender Edition is equipped with dual front and rear motors with a maximum power of 130kW/160kW and a peak torque of 610N.m. With the support of dual motors, even if the largest body of the same class is dragged by 531519851820mm, the Lantu Dreamer can still achieve a speed of 6.9 seconds per 100 kilometers.
The abundant power gives the spacious yacht the lightness of breaking the waves in the city.
A good car, in addition to having plenty of power, must also have sharp control. When it comes to manipulation, many people's first reaction is suspension. In fact, for the maneuverability of the MPV, there is a big premise before the suspension - the chassis.
In the MPV 1.0 era, MPV actually refers to Multi-Purpose Vehicles, that is, multi-purpose cars that can pull people up and pull people down, and multi-purpose cars that can pull goods when they are reclined, and the scene of people and goods requires the van chassis to have a stronger bearing capacity.
To meet this demand, many MPVs were developed on the basis of light bus chassis. Compared with the car chassis, the light bus chassis has a stronger loading capacity, but also sacrifices a large part of the comfort.
But this need has changed in the MPV 3.0 era.
Today, the demand for cargo becomes less important and passengers should be the full center of gravity of the MPV. This is the biggest reason why Lantu Dreamers redefined MPV as "Multi-People Vehicles" and chose a car chassis with a better driving experience.
On the basis of the car chassis, the front double wishbones + rear five linkages + air suspension equipped by the Lantu Dreamer also raised the suspension configuration of the MPV to a new height.
In the world of suspension, the combination of the front double wishbones and the rear five links is almost synonymous with handling performance.
On the basis of this pair of golden partners, the addition of air suspension provides more possibilities for Lantu Dreamers to actively adjust the suspension mode in the face of different road conditions. The unique CDC "magic carpet" function of the same level can undoubtedly bring the already comfortable riding experience of high-end MPV to a higher level.
Due to the limitations of the innate model structure, the passive crash safety of the MPV has been criticized. Judging from the previous collision results, even high-end MPVs have not performed too well in collision safety.
In response to this problem, Lantu adheres to the super five-star safety development standard and creates an ultra-high-strength rigid body for the dreamer.
70% high strength steel, 23.6% thermoformed steel, 2000MPa one-piece thermoformed laser welding door ring, 2000MPa aluminum-silicon coated door impactproof beam, through-line aluminum sill...
LanTu used a bunch of long and winding technical terms to describe the dreamer's body structure. In a popular online saying, these terms are listed separately, in fact, I don't quite understand what technology they refer to, but when they come together, with the assistance of adjectives such as "leading industry" and "global first", and the "hammer and tone" of the 2021 China Body Congress Special Honor Award, I am willing to believe that with the blessing of these technologies, Lantu Dreamer has a body structure with higher strength than its peers.
As for the problem of MPV intelligence, this has become the most important upgrade item of Lantu.
The main and co-pilot triple screen we have seen on Lando FREE has also been inherited on the Lando Dreamer, and the stronger Qualcomm 8155 car chip will bring a smoother operation experience to the Dreamer's smart cockpit.
At the same time, through the 5 millimeter wave radar + 5 cameras + 12 ultrasonic radars equipped around it, the Lantu Dreamer can realize 26 L2+ level intelligent driving aids including light lane change, RPA remote control automatic parking, ESA emergency steering assistance, etc., bringing a new intelligent experience to high-end MPVs.
The MPV 2.0 era evolved to the 3.0 era, as LanTu said, "electric, injects new energy into the MPV", and the "new energy injection" also prompts the luxurious comfort area of the MPV to begin to expand from the second row of seats forward to backward to the full car seats, that is, the new era of MPV should be changed from Multi-Purpose Vehicles to Multi-People Vehicles, and high-end MPVs are no longer limited to a certain scene or a certain type of person. Instead, he becomes an all-rounder who takes care of business and family.
As Liu Xijun sang in "Like Me":
"Like smoke is like fog, as if I have a place to live."
Lantu Dreamer may be the new place where you and I can relax and rest in this bustling city.
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