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These upgrades are more surprising than Boyue L Dynamic experience Changan second-generation UNI-T

Remember that Changan Automobile officially announced the name of its UNI series "Gravity" in February 2020, and then released its first model UNI-T online in March of the same year, the entire automotive industry boiled. At that time, everyone was shocked by the unique design of the UNI series, especially the "borderless" design language was deeply impressed, and it became the design totem of the UNI series in one fell swoop. And four years later, in 2023, the officially announced "second-generation UNI-T" has gone on sale in mid-February. So, what's changed with this new car?

Changan's second-generation UNI-T is actually a modified version of the current model, with a total of 5 models launched. The price range is 11.59-139,900 yuan, including 3 ordinary version models and 2 sports version models to choose from, while continuing the UNI series family design in design, it has been more refined and sporty for details, and the comprehensive upgrade of the interior is the most core change, and the 2.0T version of the model has been canceled, the whole series is only equipped with the Blue Whale NE1.5T turbocharged engine, but it has a slightly different experience to drive.

The second generation UNI-T basically continues the overall shape of the current model, but the difference is that the details have been optimized and upgraded, because the decorative parts of the sports version of the model are more sporty, and the introduction of more colors increases the personality of the whole car. From the point of view of details, the second-generation UNI-T also adopts the front grille of the "borderless" design language, but the internal pattern has changed from the previous square blocks to a new L-shaped element, which is more three-dimensional in the visual. At the same time, the front surrounds at the bottom are replaced with a more colorful and larger front lip.

The side styling of the body has basically not changed, except that the side skirts have been optimized as the front lip, and the exterior mirrors have also been replaced with a two-tone color scheme, as well as new multi-spoke wheels and brake calipers in the same color as the package. The rear of the car is mainly optimized in the design of the rear surround, not only paying more attention to the blackening effect, but also adding a large rear rear wing at the rear, which complements the U-shaped rear spoiler on the roof. In addition, the body can be optionally equipped with a matte finish.

The interior aspect of the second-generation UNI-T is the focus of this upgrade, and while continuing the interior layout of the current model, the details have been upgraded. First of all, in the interior color matching, there is a "retro sports style" color combination with classical green + orange embellishments, and a "mecha style" color combination with mecha purple + green embellishments.

Secondly, the multi-function steering wheel has also been replaced with a new double-spoke flat bottom style, the buttons have been upgraded to touch, and the steering wheel heating function has been added. The electronic lever has been upgraded to a hovering space battleship electronic lever, and the buttons around this area have been re-optimized, and the overall texture has been significantly improved.

The most striking change in the car is to replace the larger size of the "interactive harbor" integrated curved screen, while the central control screen is also specially tilted to the main driver's vision, and the interior is also equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 vehicle-level chip, which can operate up to 8 trillion times per second, which can achieve high-computing power 3D real-time rendering, matching the new UI design to bring a new experience. Voice control has also been upgraded to a wake-up no-wake function, eliminating the need to say "hello Xiaoan" every time.

It is worth mentioning that the new car is also equipped with the new long-safety domain control platform CIIA1.0+, which can realize OTA upgrade after powering down, and has intelligent power management automatic warning, vehicle diagnosis support fault self-diagnosis and remote diagnosis and other functions. In addition, a fragrance system has been added to the car, and there are three types of scents to choose from.

In terms of power, the second-generation UNI-T canceled the previous 2.0T power, and the whole series is only equipped with the Blue Whale NE1.5T direct-injection turbocharged engine, which is matched to the Blue Whale 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission. The maximum power of the engine is 138kW (188Ps), the peak torque is 300Nm, and the maximum torque output can be burst at 1600rpm. In addition, the new car still adopts the front MacPherson type and rear multi-link independent suspension system, and the overall tuning is still sporty, but it pays more attention to the comfort of passengers than the current model, but the driving quality of the whole car has been improved.

Full text summary: Changan UNI-T is actually a sports and boutique SUV at the time of launch, the launch of the second generation UNI-T, in addition to continuing and upgrading the design features of the UNI series, but also optimizing the shortcomings of the current model, especially the comprehensive upgrade of the interior, in the optimization of the dynamic driving performance of the whole vehicle, there are obvious progress, which also further enhances the market competitiveness of UNI-T.

Although there are MG (MG) ONE with the same main sports style in the market, and even the newly listed Geely Boyue L and other options, the characteristics of UNI-T are still more distinct, and combined with this upgrade, in fact, for young consumers who buy cars for the first time, the second generation UNI-T is a very good choice.

As for whether the 2.0T model will be launched in the future, this has to be determined according to the market performance of the second-generation UNI-T. After all, Changan Automobile now spends more energy on the Zhidian iDD plug-in hybrid model, and UNI-T is sure that it will not launch a plug-in hybrid model, perhaps it still wants to stick to the entry-level market with a more cost-effective price, and the higher-priced market is left to UNI-K or Changan CS75PLUS to fight.

(Photo/text Liu Kanshun)

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