The rise in oil prices and the call for national energy conservation and emission reduction have made the development of the new energy automobile industry in full swing, and the fuel version of the model has gradually been "replaced" by new energy models, but in the domestic automobile market, there are still many people who like fuel models, so hybrid models "came out of nowhere", which rely on the characteristics of fuel model power, endurance and new energy models of intelligence, low cost, etc., and then in the domestic market, many consumers like. For a long time, the domestic new energy hybrid model segment has been occupied by Japanese brands, but BYD with the DM-i plug-in system and industry-leading blade battery, broke the pattern of Japanese brands in the hybrid model segment in one fell swoop, and "competed" with it. BYD's success has made domestic independent brands realize that this is the best time to achieve overtaking in curves, and Changan Automobile is one of the best representatives.
As the leading independent brand in China, Changan Automobile has also launched its first model equipped with Blue Whale iDD hybrid in the new energy hybrid model market - Changan UNI-K iDD. As Changan Automobile's first plug-in hybrid model, Changan UNI-K iDD has launched two models, the Excellence and Premium models, with a price range of 176,900-19.29 million yuan.
Changan UNI-K iDD in the appearance design, more new energy model style, the front face using a borderless air intake grille, the interior of the use of horizontal blackened trim strips for decoration, coupled with the dot matrix structure, so that it looks more scientific and technological, both sides of the narrow long light group are used LED light source, and the interior uses matrix design, and blackened treatment, more stylish, the air intakes on both sides of the lower surround adopt a three-stage design, and decorated with chrome trim, while highlighting the sense of movement, More refined.
Changan UNI-K iDD body size length, width and height are 4865/1948/1690mm, wheelbase is 2890mm, body side, front fender under the deflector groove with concave waistline, as well as sneaky design style, so that it looks more sporty, door handle is the use of the popular hidden design, in order to enhance the sense of fashion, but also help to reduce wind resistance.
At the rear of the body, Changan UNI-K iDD still continues the Design of the Changan family, the shark fin pilot lights, with the through-type tail lights, are more stylish, and the interior of the tail lights has also been blackened, echoing with the headlights front and back, and the overall sense is stronger. The UNI-K iDD logo in the lower right highlights its identity, and the rear enveloping diffuser decoration and the exhaust layout of the two sides are more sporty.
Changan UNI-K iDD is more intelligent in the interior, the center console uses a large area of soft materials for wrapping, full of fashion sense, both models are equipped with a leather wrapped multi-function steering wheel, while supporting manual four-way adjustment, the buttons on both sides can switch the driving mode, control the car machine system, greatly improving the user's convenience, and the tactile feedback is also good. The whole series is equipped with a 10.25-inch full LCD instrument as standard, the instrument display information is comprehensive, and the whole series is equipped with a 12.3-inch central control screen as standard, so that the interior is full of science and technology.
Changan UNI-K iDD has many functions, the whole series is equipped with GPS navigation system, navigation road information display, Internet of Vehicles, OTA upgrade, voice recognition control, Wi-Fi hotspot, front and rear parking radar, full speed self-use cruise, cruise at constant speed, 360 panoramic image, automatic parking, uphill assistance, steep slope and other functions, and it also supports Hicar mobile phone interconnection mapping. In addition, the premium version is also equipped with facial recognition and gesture control. L2 assisted driving, etc., more feature-rich. In the driving process, in addition to the rich functional configuration experience and scenery along the way, it is reasonable to pay more attention to the freedom of breathing, Changan UNI-K iDD's AQS internal and external controller automatic circulation, can achieve real-time automatic control of the effect of internal and external air circulation, to ensure the health of the people in the car.
In terms of power, both models are equipped with a 1.5T turbo engine dedicated to the Blue Whale iDD hybrid, with a maximum horsepower of 166 horses and a maximum torque of 255 Nm, equipped with a front-mounted single motor, the total power of the motor is 85kW, the total torque of the motor is 330 Nm, and the official zero hundred acceleration time is 8.1 seconds. Although the engine has a small displacement, it uses Miller cycle technology and a high compression ratio design; therefore, the engine is thermally more efficient than ordinary engines of the same displacement, contributing to better fuel economy. It is worth noting that the power consumption of Changan UNI-K iDD 100 km is 18.8 kWh, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of NEDC is 0.8L per 100 km, and the lower the power, the fuel consumption will also increase relatively.
Changan UNI-K iDD two models are equipped with a large capacity of ternary lithium battery pack, NEDC working conditions pure electric mileage up to 130km, thanks to the Blue Whale iDD hybrid system, Changan UNI-K iDD in the low and medium speed conditions, the motor response is positive, the power output is very direct, in the HEV mode, the engine intervention is basically not felt, the power output is more rapid, in the case of full fuel tank, the comprehensive endurance can reach more than 1000km, It is enough to meet the needs of consumers for long- and short-distance vehicles. The match is the 6DCT gearbox, which allows the Changan UNI-K iDD to lift and lower gears without frustration during the driving process, and the power output is linear and responsive.
Conclusion
Changan UNI-K iDD is Changan Automobile based on the Changan UNI-K fuel version model to create, as the first model of the Changan UNI family, compared to the fuel version of the model, Changan UNI-K iDD not only in the appearance, or the interior has been greatly improved, intelligent cockpit and blue whale iDD hybrid system to make it feel comfortable to ride. Fuel economy is higher, in the case of oil prices entering the "8 yuan era" now, considerable fuel economy makes it more competitive in the market, and the full tank of fuel exceeds 1000km of endurance, which is enough to meet the needs of users for long- and short-distance vehicles. In addition, Changan UNI-K iDD can also be on the green card, enough to solve the user's troubles on the license, but also exempt from purchase tax and other terms, in combination with its 17.69-19.29 million yuan selling price range, it still has a certain competitiveness in the market.