In April 2021, Skyworth founder Huang Hongsheng officially announced that Tianmei Automobile was renamed Skyworth Automobile, although skyworth brand is also trying its best to clear up the relationship, but we can also feel Skyworth's desire to enter the automobile market. Indeed, the use of the name Skyworth to increase brand awareness is also obvious. However, after the name change, Skyworth has not made any new moves, until recently it released a new model Skyworth HT-i, and also brought a new EV6 (that is, the ET5 we are familiar with).
Of course, the most important is definitely Skyworth HT-i, the new car uses BYD's third-generation DM-i super hybrid system, there is no doubt that this is the hottest set of hybrid systems on the market at present, BYD has also completed the rapid progress of pure electricity and hybrid two legs, and has now become the leader of domestic independent brands, I have to say that this set of power has added a lot of attention to Skyworth HT-i.
Skyworth HT-i will be equipped with a 1.5L high-efficiency engine for BYD Snap Cloud-Plug Hybrid, with a maximum power of 81kW and a maximum torque of 135N·m, with a thermal efficiency of 43.04%. And the use of EHS electric hybrid system powertrain, NEDC working conditions of its pure electric endurance up to 200km, full oil full power state comprehensive endurance of 1267km, of course, everyone is most concerned about the state of power loss fuel consumption is as low as 5.3L / 100 km.
The press conference also officially announced the pre-price of two models, of which the pre-price of Skyworth HT-i is 149,800-199,800 yuan, the delivery time is August 30, 2022; the EV6 is 19.98-27.28 million yuan, and the delivery time is June 30. EV6 Let's talk about it later, let's talk about the pre-price of HT-i.
Skyworth HT-i is positioned as a medium-sized SUV, but the official did not announce the size of the new car, but the author boldly guessed that it should have something to do with BYD Song PLUS DM-i, perhaps the size will be slightly larger. But the price range of the two is still relatively coincident, as a reference BYD Song PLUS DM-i price range of 15.28-20.58 million yuan, the top model because it is equipped with a 1.5T four-wheel drive version, so the overall price is 30,000 more expensive than the 1.5L hybrid top, so its main sales of 1.5L hybrid price range is 15.28-17.58 million yuan, to tell the truth, Skyworth HT-i really has no advantage. After all, the two are the same motivation, the price is close, do you choose BYD or Skyworth?
Looking at the exterior interior of Skyworth HT-i, the overall appearance of the new car is still very recognizable, officially called "gravitational wave" aesthetics, the closed lower grille adopts the current popular bezel-less design, and the matrix headlights on both sides also look more spirited. The style of the side and rear of the car is not much different from that of Skyworth EV6, and the overall shape is decent and belongs to the more stable design.
The interior design Skyworth HT-i is almost the same as the EV6, so there is nothing to talk about, the suspension of the large-size central control screen still adds some sense of technology, but the overall interior atmosphere is still calmer. At present, the official has not announced the configuration information of the new car, and it still needs to wait for the official announcement.
Skyworth EV6
The main change of the new EV6 is still in the front face, the grid structure connecting the two sides of the headlights has been replaced by a closed design, and the lower surround has also been completely renewed, and the overall look is more technological. Of course, it has a higher degree of similarity with the just released Skyworth HT-i, and the other parts have not changed, including the power official did not disclose, but announced its NEDC comprehensive endurance of 620km.
But from the pre-price point of view, the price of the new EV6 compared to the old model has a certain increase, of course, this is not the first time to raise the price, from April 1, Skyworth Automobile has been for the cost of the increase in the price of the model 3000-10000 yuan. On this basis, the price is further increased, which may also be due to the further increase in the mileage.
Skyworth Auto ordered a total of 2,046 units in March 2022, an increase of 101% month-on-month, of which 1,232 units were ordered domestically and 814 units were ordered by maritime diplomacy. In addition, there are 218 Skyworth automobile experience centers nationwide.
summary:
As a new power brand, Skyworth Automobile has taken a traditional fuel vehicle transition route to pure electric, which is indeed relatively rare, after all, more new forces are pure electricity or extended range power, and Skyworth HT-i does not think so. Of course, for Skyworth HT-i, replacing BYD's hybrid system is bound to enhance competitiveness, but the problem in front of it is also big, that is, how to turn over the mountain of BYD?
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