Another cost-effective choice for Chery Fengyun A8
Recently, Chery Automobile's first model, the Fengyun A8, was officially launched, with a price range of 119,900-149,900 yuan. The Chery Fengyun A8 is positioned as a large-size compact family sedan, and the new car continues the family-style design concept of the Arrizo 8 model in terms of design style, with a total of four models. It is equipped with the Kunpeng Super Hybrid C-DM system, which consists of a 1.5-liter engine and an electric motor, and has an all-electric range of 125 km and a combined range of more than 1,400 km.
As a new series of models, the overall design idea of Chery Fengyun A8 adopts a new design. Its front face is equipped with an inverted trapezoidal hexagonal blackened grille, and the interior is embellished with dot matrix decoration, which makes the overall appearance more refined. The headlights are connected with a silver trim strip and integrated with the grille, the breakpoint daytime running lights are instantly recognizable, and the light source of the entry-level Lingfeng headlights is halogen, while the rest of the versions use LED light sources. The front bumper is also designed with air deflators on both sides to enhance the sporty feel of the car.
Fengyun A8 is defined as a compact sedan, the length, width and height of the new car are 4780mm x 1843mm x 1487mm, and the wheelbase is 2790mm, which is still relatively eye-catching in a compact car. From the side, the shape design of the double waist line makes this body look very powerful, the door handle does not use the current popular hidden door handle design, the shape of the wheel is multi-spoke, and except for the entry Lingyun version is 16-inch wheels, the rest of the models are 17-inch wheels. At the rear, there is a ducktail design, blacked-out taillights throughout, and the lower bumper is also decorated with a black trim plate, and the exhaust pipe is hidden under the car.
Let's take a look at the interior part of Fengyun A8,The whole system is designed with a dual screen,It's just in size,Lingfeng version and chasing wind version are equipped with two 10.25-inch screens,And the screen of the wind version and the wind version is double12.3 inches,The car machine can choose the current more mainstream 8155 chip,And support OTA upgrade,Intelligent voice control,360-degree panoramic image function,And on the top model, it also has L2 level of auxiliary driving function。 The steering wheel is a flat-bottomed double-spoke D-shaped multi-function, and the interior is a double-color match, and a large area of soft and leather materials is used, and the materials are very solid.
In terms of power, the Fengyun A8 is the first model of the Kunpeng Super Hybrid C-DM, which is a plug-in hybrid system consisting of a fifth-generation ACTECO 1.5TGDI hybrid engine and electric motor. The engine has a maximum power of 115 kW with a maximum power of 156 ps and a maximum torque of 220 Nm, while the electric motor has a maximum power of 150 kW with a maximum power of 204 ps and a maximum torque of 310 Nm. The maximum speed is 185 km/h, the official acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 7.6 s, and the transmission system is matched with the DHT150 hybrid gearbox, with the blessing of this plug-in hybrid system, the fuel consumption of Fengyun A8 is 4.2L/100km (WLTC working condition), and the comprehensive fuel consumption is only 1L/100km, which can achieve a pure electric range of more than 125 kilometers and a comprehensive range of 1400 kilometers.
According to the statistics of the China Passenger Car Association, in 2023, the cumulative year-on-year growth rate of pure electric models will be 20%, and the cumulative year-on-year growth rate of hybrid models will be as high as 81.8%, four times that of the former. More and more consumers have shifted their attention to hybrid models, and in the 10-150,000 level of family hybrid camp, Fengyun A8 is still very competitive, and the main models that compete with it are BYD Qin PLUS DM-i, Geely Galaxy L6, and Changan origin A05.