On April 24, 1970, China's first artificial satellite "Dongfanghong I" was officially launched. Since then, this day has been designated as "China Space Day", and this day has also opened the prelude to the Chinese nation's exploration of the mysteries of the universe, the peaceful use of space, and the benefit of mankind.
Until today, China's aerospace has achieved leading results in the global space field, whether it is the upcoming International Space Station or the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft that has just returned, which has made the world feel China's hard nuclear strength.
On April 24, 2022, China Space Day, 52 years after the launch of "Dongfanghong I", FAW Hongqi, which also has hard nuclear strength, officially opened its space cooperation with China and became a "strategic partner of China's space industry". Moreover, with the appearance of the new Red Flag LS7 on the current technical ceiling of China's independent automobiles, Chinese cars have also officially opened a new era of hardcore luxury full-size hardcore SUVs.
Chen Xu, general manager of FAW Hongqi Automobile Sales Co., Ltd., Wu Zhijian, chairman of the China Aerospace Foundation, Wu Weiren, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, chief designer of the China Lunar Exploration Project, and winner of Qian Xuesen's Highest Achievement Award, Zhang Jianqi, former deputy director of the General Armament Department, and Pu Cunxin, chairman of the China Dramatists Association and a national first-class actor, witnessed this historic moment together.
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If the "Dongfang Hong" music that reverberated in space 52 years ago was the clarion call to sound China's aerospace dream, then today's new red flag LS7 is a milestone for China's automotive industry to break through technical barriers and officially leap into the leading automotive technology power.
Looking around, the world's automobile industry has developed for more than 100 years, in such a long river of history, China's automobile industry from scratch, from groping to following has also spent decades. During this time, FAW Hongqi showed a spirit of not accepting defeat from the beginning.
In the 1950s, with the trial production line of FAW's Jiefang CA10 truck, China ended its history of not being able to produce cars. Just as it was celebrating, FAW received a new task, that is, to produce China's first high-end car, which is the Hongqi car.
At that time, fawba people had no information and no experience, and only relied on a few pieces of design drawing paper to knock out all the coverings such as car doors, car covers, wheel hubs and so on with a hammer. And 33 days after the start of trial production, the first Hongqi luxury sedan was successfully trial-produced. And this red flag fully demonstrates the aesthetic art style of the Chinese nation, and it immediately amazes the world when it debuts.
In the 1970s, China's aerospace industry also faced the same dilemma, when space technology had long been monopolized by superpowers such as the United States and the Soviet Union, and China, relying on its own efforts, successively solved key technologies such as carrier rockets and satellite communications, and successfully sent the "Dongfanghong" I satellite into the initial orbit around the earth at a perigee altitude of 439 kilometers, an apogee altitude of 2384 kilometers and an inclination of 68.5 degrees.
The successful launch of Dongfanghong-1 has ushered in a new era in China's space development. This makes China the fifth country in the world after the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and Japan to independently develop and launch artificial earth satellites!
Whether it is a Hongqi car or an "Dongfanghong No. 1", what they show is not only China's technological breakthrough in the automotive field and aerospace field, but also truly shows the independent Chinese power to the world, and it is this that closely links FAW Hongqi with China's aerospace.
As Chen Xu said: "Helping the development of China's aerospace industry is FAW Hongqi's undisguised choice and unshirkable responsibility. FAW Hongqi and China Aerospace are both writing a new chapter of their dreams for the Chinese people with independent Chinese strength. ”
To this end, FAW Hongqi signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the China Space Foundation and officially became a "strategic partner of China's aerospace industry".
According to the agreement, in the next 10 years, FAW Hongqi will present Hongqi's senior automobile to all aerospace meritorious figures who have won the "Qian Xuesen Highest Achievement Award" and promote a series of innovative measures for in-depth cooperation to help China's aerospace industry to create new glory with industrial strength.
| The hard-core power of the new red flag LS7 "inclusive of vientiane"
This time, the new Red Flag LS7, which is also represented by "China Power" with China Aerospace, has created a new record of independent brands at multiple core levels, achieved a new leap in independent technology, and a number of technologies have reached the international leading level, showing a hardcore side.
As the first full-size SUV of its own brand, the appearance of the new Hongqi LS7 is based on the aesthetics of "Shang Zhi Yi" as the core, and has the red flag aesthetic of "Huaxia Etiquette". The front face maintains the latest large-area vertical waterfall grille design of the Hongqi family, full of silver chrome embellishments, looking solemn and very imposing.
Opening the doors, the new Hongqi LS7 uses a large number of mahogany pattern panels and leather wraps, supplemented by gold-rimmed decoration. The steering wheel incorporates a classic retro design, and the upper part of the door is also wrapped in ornate mahogany decoration, showing the top pursuit of "Chinese new noble sophistication" in the details.
In terms of body size, the new Hongqi LS7 has a body length of 5.7 meters, a body width of more than 2 meters, a wheelbase of 3.3 meters, and two choices: a six-seat version and a four-seat version. This is perhaps the largest model mass-produced by the Hongqi brand and even China's own brands so far.
What is more worth mentioning is that the new Hongqi LS7 far exceeds the special level of protection of ordinary passenger cars, and the independent chip "China Core" equipped with "national secret algorithm" for the first time in China has created a "triple defense" information firewall to guard personal safety and information security with the highest security level.
In the powertrain, the new car is equipped with a 4.0T V8 engine, with a maximum power of 265 kW, a peak torque of 500 Nm, and an acceleration of 9.1 seconds per 100 km/h. In terms of transmission, it is matched by an 8-speed automatic transmission from ZF. In the future, the new Hongqi LS7 will also launch the internationally pioneered combination of "V8TD extreme energy-saving power" and "super new energy power".
In order to further highlight the user's exclusive identity, the new Hongqi LS7 will present users with a variety of elegant aesthetic color schemes for appearance and interior for personalized selection. At the same time, hongqi craftsmen's personally painted waistline, interior clocks, rear row exclusive configuration and other exclusive luxury customization services with oriental aesthetic style will also be launched.
In addition to the exterior interior, the new Hongqi LS7 self-developed core electronic control system software and hardware, with completely independent intellectual property rights, has become another milestone product of the brand.
As can be seen from the body of the new Hongqi LS7, the "big" displayed by this car is not shown through the size data, but the use of traditional Chinese culture and special understanding of luxury, through the collection of design, technology and culture, the image of China's "inclusive of all things, chest and river" since ancient times jumped on the paper.
Conclusion: In the view of Huanqiu Automobile, the core of the new Hongqi brand that can come together with China Aerospace is the hard-core strength of China that the two show together. This force will Chinese the courage of self-reliance and self-improvement, and the spirit of never accepting defeat is perfectly integrated, and the new red flag LS7 carries the spiritual sustenance for the car under this force Chinese.
It is believed that in the near future, with the continuous deepening of cooperation between the new red flag and China's aerospace, the new red flag will bring more new miracles to the world.