Entering May, many friends are looking forward to the May Day Golden Week as scheduled, immersed in the comfortable time of the holiday. Of course, in the eyes of old drivers or fans, more attention may be paid to the release of new cars in May. As we all know, due to the postponement of the Beijing Auto Show this year due to the epidemic, many new models under the car companies can only be postponed or listed online. Because of this, this year's May car market is also much more lively than usual, let's take a look at what blockbuster new cars are in May this month to see if there are any dishes for you.
Lantu Dreamer
At the beginning of April, The Dreamer, the second model of Lantu, was officially pre-sold, and the price of 600,000 capping from 380,000 yuan was also surprising to many people. In today's MPV market environment, Lantu Dreamer is definitely good news for domestic independent brands to impact the high-end market, but it also brings more questions to the market, can it leave a place in the fierce market competition?
Dreamer, built based on Lantu ESSA pure electric architecture, is equipped with an extended range and pure electric dual-power layout like its first SUV model, Landu FREE, and the Dreamer has also become the world's first MPV model to adopt an extended range and pure electric dual-power layout. The extended range version of the Dreamer uses a 1.5T four-cylinder extender internal combustion engine developed by Dongfeng, which can achieve thermal efficiency of 40%, its maximum power is 185 horsepower, and the total power of the front and rear axle motors is 395 horsepower. The dual-motor all-electric version has a total power of 435 horsepower, and the 100-kilometer acceleration has achieved a staggering 5.9 seconds, which seems to be a bit of excess performance in the MPV model.
However, it is precisely this combination of power, Lantu Dreamer two power can be on the green card, it can be said to solve the problem of lottery difficulties for car buyers in first- and second-tier cities. In terms of technology configuration, it is equipped with air suspension and CDC with magic carpet function, and the interior is equipped with a 12.3-inch through-channel triple screen that integrates the instrument panel, central control screen and co-driver entertainment screen, and the official claim is built-in the world's first 5G on-board high-speed entertainment system, and the car machine uses Qualcomm 8155 vehicle specification chip. In this regard, regardless of the power performance, its interior, whether it is diversity, or the flow level of the entire system is incomparable to the mainstream MPV in the market now.
In terms of design, Lantu Dreamer did not follow the convention, providing 6 body colors including rising sun purple and qingyun gray, which can be said to greatly meet the individual needs of users of all ages. In terms of size, the length, width and height are 5315mm, 1980mm and 1810mm, and the wheelbase is 3200mm. Taking the GL8, Xena and other models as a comparison, the Lantu Dreamer has a big circle in terms of body, so the dreamer also has a certain advantage in terms of car space performance.
Although brand awareness, influence, etc. are still far less prominent than the competitors, Lantu Dreamers undoubtedly want to rely on their actual performance, as a spoiler to open up a path and redefine the domestic luxury MPV market. Finally, after all, the new car has not yet been commercially available, and as for the daily quality of use, it is up to time.
Denza D9
I don't know when the domestic auto market has undergone a rapid transformation from cars and SUVs to the current MPV models. The MPV market is also slowly changing with the upgrading of consumer demand. Today, entry-level MPV sales have declined, and the demand for high-quality home and commercial MPV has expanded rapidly and begun to rise. Denza D9 is one of the many latecomers.
Coincidentally, as a new MPV model under Denza, the D9 is equipped with two power combinations like the Lantu Dreamer in terms of power, providing pure electric and hybrid power modes for choice, equipped with BYD blade batteries. Denza Automobile is actually a joint venture between BYD and Daimler (Mercedes-Benz) in Germany. In the future, the new car hybrid or will be equipped with DM-i hybrid system, and BYD's DM-i hybrid system performance in the market is also well-known, the future new car endurance is expected to reach more than 1000km.
As far as the official information is concerned, only its appearance is known at present. The shape of the whole vehicle is relatively square, and it is equipped with a huge size chrome scale grille, which has some similarities with Alpha and is full of aura. The waist line on the side of the body is slightly raised, through the front of the car to the rear, the visual effect is more stretched, and the details are more spoke-type wheels, blackened B-pillars and C-pillars, and through-type taillights, so that the whole vehicle has a stronger business style.
It is reported that denza D9 will adopt a 7-seat layout of 2+2+3, as a medium and large MPV, with a body length of 5 meters 2 and a wheelbase of more than 3 meters. In terms of configuration, according to the previous information, there are electric massage, electric sunshades, double glazing of the whole vehicle, heating and ventilation of the whole vehicle and other configurations.
Denza D9 and Lantu Dreamer, the same positioning of the two models and similar power combinations, will surely rub out some sparks in the future. Under the background of high-end MPV becoming more and more involuted, it is certain that the MPV market will enter a new competitive dimension, and the MPV market under the demand upgrade is far from saturated, which also provides opportunities for many new MPV products.
Wuling Jiachen
"What people need, Wuling will build", for Wuling, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the expression of this sentence is very appropriate. Wuling has always been well-known in the minds of the Chinese people, and its various segments have been favored and recognized by the market. Jiachen, as a new MPV model under the family, its configuration performance in all aspects also shows the consistent style of Wuling.
From the outside alone, Wuling Jiachen has the current popular design language of the Wuling family, similar to Capgemini and Wuling Xingchen, with a large area of air intake grilles in the front of the net, supplemented by the embellishment of the Wuling silver label, making the new car more exquisite. On the side of the body, Wuling Jiachen still adheres to the traditional MPV boxy design, blackened B, C, D and the waistline of the body and door handles are integrated. The body size is 4785mm, 1820mm, 1760mm, the wheelbase is 2760mm, and the seven-seat layout is 2+2+3, which provides more imagination space for the practicality of our daily vehicles.
Looking at the interior, compared to the impression of Wuling, Jiachen does have a lot of careful thoughts in it. Built with a suspended 10.25-inch central control screen, built-in Wuling self-developed Ling OS Lingxi system, can take into account the intelligent needs of our daily vehicle use, three-frame steering wheel and through-type air conditioning outlet, black and brown two-color interior color is also very suitable for mainstream design.
In terms of power, Wuling Jiachen offers three different power combinations of 1.5L+6MT, 1.5T+6MT and 1.5T+CVT (analog 8-speed), of which the maximum power and maximum torque of the 1.5L self-priming engine are 73kW/143N·m, and the 1.5T is 108kW/250N·m. Although the power performance is not conspicuous, these sets of powertrains have been tested by the market in other models of Wuling in the past and have a certain degree of reliability.
At present, the pre-price of the new car is 6.98-10.58 million yuan, and many domestic car companies have developed in the direction of medium and large-scale high-end MPV, and the fierce market competition also allows Wuling to know where its purchasing power is. In Wuling Jiachen, it is not difficult for us to see more pragmatic and practical, can it capture the needs of the Chinese people? We'll see.
Roewe Whale
Nowadays, the competition pattern between traditional car brands and new car-making forces is not only limited to electric vehicles, but also some new models that break through traditional cognition, among many competing car companies, Roewe's brand new model - Whale, with its design Liaoning and model positioning quickly out of the circle.
The first time I met "Whale" was at the Shanghai Auto Show held last year, and the new car conference was officially ushered in in March this year, and its pre-sale price was 166,800-19.28 million yuan. Whether it is its bionic personalized appearance or the atmosphere of the interior design full of technology, let us feel the charm of this new car.
The official announcement that the new car adopts a "rhythmic awakening" design, and the vivid shape breaks the traditional design concept. The forward grille, similar to the baleen, has a strong visual impact effect. In terms of body size, the length, width and height are 4702mm, 190mm, 1691mm, the wheelbase is 2765mm, and the large-size wheel rim and dynamic slip-on SUV shape enhance the sports visual effect of the vehicle. A larger spoiler above the roof, as well as the "interstellar tunnel" design, add to the whale's self-recognition.
Look at the interior of the Roewe Whale, which comes into view with a large area of blue-gray contrasting internal color, which is very in line with the marine elements. The double 12.3-inch Dalian screen, which is now a standard project in Roewe, has added a lot of sense of science and technology, and the huge whale LOGO in the center of the steering wheel is still very eye-catching.
More prominent is its technology configuration performance, Roewe Whale is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, which is a standard of the current mainstream smart models. The Roselle system equipped inside the car is also the current main configuration of SAIC Passenger Cars' new models, and has certain advantages in on-board voice interaction.
In terms of power, many people mistakenly think that it is an electric vehicle because of the novel shape of Roewe Whale, but it is actually a fuel model, which is equipped with a 2.0T engine, with a maximum power of 170kW and a peak torque of 370Nm, and the engine matches the Aisin 8AT transmission. Among the same type of competitors, although the power performance of Roewe Whale's 2.0T engine is not outstanding, in terms of price, the entry pre-price of 166,800 yuan still has a certain cost performance.
The emergence of Roewe Whale is actually a bold challenge for Roewe in the SUV segment. Because at present, in the domestic coupe SUV market, it is difficult to appear a special number of models, and in recent years, more and more automakers have played a cross-border role in the SUV market, and the competitiveness of the single product itself is not enough to support its sales performance. Of course, the market demand still exists, whether the whale can bear the expectations of Roewe in the future, the next thing is to see whether the brand's new image and technology can withstand the test of the market.
Public opinion car: each one is worth looking forward to!
Although this year's Beijing Auto Show has been postponed, it still cannot stop the new car plans of major car companies. May has only just begun, and there will be a lot of popular new cars on the market in the next time. However, at present, the entire automotive industry chain is also plagued by the epidemic, and I hope that the epidemic can end as soon as possible, so that you can buy your favorite products. Several of the above inventories will be released in May, and we may wish to look forward to a wave.