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Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

After the Fox replacement, it was not welcomed by the market, the Mazda Axela was no longer in the limelight, and the Civic became one of the few joint venture sports cars that was still sticking to it.

Are consumers not liking sports cars? Or is the group of young people buying cars starting to decline? In fact, sports is still the main focus of this round of new automobile consumption. For a more fashionable body, for more dazzling colors, and stronger power, The Z generation consumers' obsession with sports has never stopped. Strange, only blame the joint venture model to grasp the demand of the Chinese market, which can be seen in the "stubborn" Unxella insisted on self-priming power, as well as Fox's three-cylinder engine.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?
Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

The kung fu of "opponents" snoozing, the independent brands that could not compete with the joint venture in the market segment in the past, have seized opportunities in the sports car industry in the past two years, and have made great achievements. Among them, the author thinks that the most can fill young fans with reverie, Changan UNI-V is an option that cannot be bypassed. The cool coupe style makes people feel the rhythm of the heartbeat; the surging blue whale power re-pins the young blood's faith in horsepower and performance. Its appearance has also allowed The Civic to usher in a long-lost strong opponent.

Many young friends are very entangled in these two cars. One is the benchmark of the veteran sports car, and the other is the rising star of the independent brand. Writing this article is precisely to solve this problem: when the Civic meets Changan UNI-V, who is more worth buying?

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Young consumers are happy to show their personality and trends, but they are not vulgar, and only designs with a real sports style can touch them. But the word "style" is light to say and difficult to do.

Previously, too many manufacturers, especially independent brands, thought that the whole set of exaggerated encirclement, smeared a "performance color"... It is "movement", and this understanding is too superficial.

In my opinion, this generation of Civic has a good reputation, UNI-V is also popular with young consumers, and it is important that their interpretation of sports is more in-depth than many models in the same class. They do not exaggerate and deliberately create for the sports attributes, but are committed to lean details and strive for overall balance, coordination and beauty.

For example, Civic's exquisite "refreshing" concept, the sense of movement starts from the bottom design of the whole vehicle, the slender front of the car comes with a sense of swooping, and the straight waistline extends from the front of the car to the rear, all in one breath, hiding the flexible posture in the body, creating a capable style for the whole vehicle.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

For example, UNI-V has many unique design elements - borderless grille, through taillights, large hatchback, hidden door handles, and electric tail fins that are usually only carried on million-class coupe.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

The author believes that the design of UNI-V really highlights the sense of advanced sports, which can be roughly divided into two points. One is the proportion of the posture that coincides with the Civic, and you will find that it has a sense of subduction, giving people a feeling of being ready to go. At the same time, the front suspension is very short, the distance from the A-pillar to the front axle is elongated as much as possible, and finally presents the look and feel of the rear-drive car, coupled with the smaller value of the aspect ratio (0.778), in this price segment, creating a visual effect that is not inferior to the low lying and wide body of the luxury coupe.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

The second is the profile, UNI-V is not like a conventional car, through the waist line to carry out sharp division, but it is integrated into the entire body, in order to achieve different angles of the staggered chic flow of light and shadow. This is a very high-grade design, which was only adopted by luxury sports in the past, and even abandoned in subsequent models because the cost was too high. Its difficulty lies in doubling the precision of the mold and the assembly process, but UNI-V did this, and the final result was also surprising.

Similar details and design techniques are many more on the Civic and UNI-V. Under the guidance of this concept of portraying the sense of movement from the bones, the pursuit of the original sense of movement at the bottom level and the essential sports flavor emitted from the inside out are their attitudes that distinguish them from other products.

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Buying an "engine delivery car" is a dark reputation for Honda, reflecting its superiority in "performance". However, the glory of his moment does not mean that the Civic can remain unattended at the same level. At least this time, in the face of UNI-V's blue whale power, it may not be able to take advantage.

From the parameter point of view, the UNI-V is equipped with a Blue Whale 1.5T engine, with a maximum power of 138 kW and a maximum torque of 300 N·m. The Civic is powered by the Earth Dream 1.5T engine, which has a maximum power of 134 kW and a maximum torque of 240 N·m. Changan UNI-V's book data has a certain lead.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?
Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

The larger gap is reflected in the performance comparison test between UNI-V and Civic, and the media measured UNI-V acceleration time from zero to 100 kilometers is 7.2 to 7.5 seconds, and the Civic is about 8.6 seconds. This means that if you start from the same traffic light, the Civic may only be able to see the rear of the UNI-V.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?
Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

Analyzing the reasons, after the replacement of the Civic, the horsepower value of the engine was only slightly enhanced, but due to the improvement of the quality of the maintenance and the restrictions of the National VI emission regulations, the acceleration performance has declined. The ejection start mode in UNI-V track mode, as well as a dual-clutch transmission that matches the transmission efficiency better than the Civic CVT. The use of transient torque control technology effectively improves the clutch control accuracy, so that UNI-V can burst out the maximum torque at 1500 rpm, and the Civic will be up to 1700 rpm. The "optimization" of the power system is positive and negative, which is reflected in the acceleration performance, so that UNI-V has a sharp edge beyond the benchmark.

UNI-V further squeezes the power of the engine through technology and hardware, bringing users a better acceleration experience without increasing the displacement and price pressure. In a sense, it is also the performance of Changan as an independent brand for the maturity of power adjustment. Moreover, Changan's technical reserves do not stop there, it is reported that in the middle of this year, UNI-V will also launch 2.0T models as a supplement to higher power specifications to enrich the choice.

Performance is the basic disc comparison of sports cars, and more consideration is given to the control adjustment of "internal strength", which used to be the strength of joint venture cars. The performance of this generation of Civic will naturally not disappoint, compared to the previous generation of models in the chassis and suspension materials have a lot of "supplements". In the actual measurement of the venue, the body posture that can maintain a good level is still the first echelon of the same level.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?
Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

Civic's maneuverability can be expected, but UNI-V can show the strength not to lose to Civic, and even surpass the joint venture competitors in some aspects. This surprised me again.

Thanks to the new suspension design and the two "killer skills" of the DTV dynamic torque vector control system, as well as the "top bar" (a reinforcement usually seen only in high-spec performance cars) installed on both sides of the engine compartment for the first time in the same class, the UNI-V has been given better body motion control and more responsive dynamic response. In particular, the DTV dynamic torque vector control system, when driving in more intense corners, the controller can automatically detect understeer (or too much steering), slightly brake the wheels, making it easier to enter and exit corners.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

This generation of Civic continues to use The Yokohama DB series tires, with insufficient grip and easy tow the suspension limit of the hind legs. The UNI-V uses the unique HORSE BRAND MC6 wide tire (235mm) of the same class, which further enhances the ability to suppress the vehicle's skidding.

This results in UNI-V's curve performance, which is one step ahead. The media has tested the results of the two elk results, at 76km/h pass the test, the UNI-V body posture is calm and stable, the same level as the Audi A4L. The Measured Elk test speed of the Civic was 74km/h.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?
Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

Of course, in terms of driving control standards, "UNI-V comprehensively catches up with the benchmark Civic", this kind of talk may be a little too full. But I have to say that the efforts made by Changan engineers in vehicle driving control this time, and the final results, are indeed worthy of recognition.

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Safety is the bottom line of a sporty driver's car, and it is also a psychological defense line established for users to enjoy the fun of handling.

In the last generation of Civic Folding Research C-IASI crash test, the B-pillar broke, resulting in a side impact rating of P, which is "poor". In order to rescue the crisis of trust, the current model has been riveted, using the ACE structure, through the optimization of body materials and structure, the torsional rigidity of the whole vehicle has been comprehensively improved.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

The answer given by UNI-V is the Ark architecture, which is roughly similar to the Civic's ACE structure, that is, to improve protection while reducing external attack power. However, under the same concept, UNI-V strives for excellence, and the distribution of high-strength materials is more extensive, solid and thick. For example, in the key structures of A-pillar and B-pillar, thermoformed steel is used, and ultra-high-strength steel is used in many parts such as the sill beam, and the proportion of high-strength steel and above in the whole vehicle is as high as 70%. At the same time, by optimizing the outer door panels and other parts, the vehicle can achieve weight reduction.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

It is true that in terms of body safety comparison, the technical paths of the two are similar, but the advantage of UNI-V is that the independent brand is always more inferior, and it can always give you a little more. This is more responsible for the security aspects that will never allow for any compromise.

In addition, when it comes to the electrification of the whole vehicle, the active safety aspect with intelligence as the cornerstone, UNI-V's driver assistance "kit" is more comprehensive than Civic's Honda SENSING safety supersensitive system. For example, there are more reverse lateral warnings, rear rear-end warnings, and more comprehensive safety protection angles for occupants to open the door collision warning angle. And on the basis of the common adaptive cruise + lane keeping, it provides triggerable lane changes, which are almost only available on the 200,000 cars of the new forces. There is also a combination of real-time road conditions on the online map to determine whether adjacent lanes are smooth, such as "prophetic" to help drivers predict the timing of lane changes, which greatly improves driving safety.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

In addition, when it comes to intelligence, Civic's upgraded Honda CONNECT 3.0 car machine system currently supports intelligent voice control, mobile payment, APP control and other content. However, compared with its own brands with the world's best interconnected consumer environment, especially Changan, which has always paid attention to the interactive experience of vehicles and machines, there is still a big gap.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

The IMS intelligent cockpit interaction system equipped with UNI-V not only supports voice control, but also enables you to have multi-round, gap-free dialogue, making human-machine communication more efficient and interesting; it is not only passive to accept commands, but also takes the initiative to remind you to pay attention to rest and do not fatigue driving; and rear passengers can also use gesture interaction, making up for the lack of intelligent experience of rear passengers.

Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?
Changan UNI-V hard and hard thinking, who is the sports car that young people are looking forward to?

If the Civic's car-machine system solves the problem of "whether there is" human-computer interaction, it does not take into account the "good or bad" use. In contrast, UNI-V's user-friendly intelligent experience can be called a dimensionality reduction blow, more like a caring housekeeper, handling everything properly.

All in all, with the collective upward movement of Chinese automobile brands, Changan Automobile, its representatives, have made great progress in terms of the advantages of previous joint venture models such as design technology and safety structure. Through the performance of UNI-V's product strength, it can already be compared with first-line joint ventures such as Honda. On the road of sports, in the face of benchmarking opponents such as civic, with the deep cultivation of technology, the progress in power and control, UNI-V is also fully capable of competing with it, or even stronger. And thanks to the advantages of localization, we understand chinese young consumers better in terms of intelligent experience. The author believes that such a Changan UNI-V will lead a new trend in the sports car market in the future, which is worth looking forward to.

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