It is not difficult to find that today's domestic cars have been recognized by most people, and many people will consider their own brand models when choosing a car. This is also expected, after all, from many aspects, domestic cars do have good strength. Of course, from the sales list, the price of domestic models with high sales is generally concentrated between 10-200,000, and then it is basically new energy models, and fuel vehicles are rare. This is also understandable, for fuel vehicles, joint ventures do have greater advantages, whether it is an ordinary brand or a luxury brand. As an independent luxury brand, Hongqi has a slightly higher price for some of its models, but its strength is much stronger than that of joint ventures at the same level. In this issue, let's talk about the car length of more than 5 meters 1, which is more imposing than the 5 series E-class, and why is the sales of Hongqi H9 not high?
The launch of Hongqi H9 is also expected, after all, in the C-class car segment, it is basically the world of BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Audi A6L. However, in terms of sales, Hongqi H9's performance can only be said to be unsatisfactory, with a cumulative sales of only 15,442 units in the past year, which is almost a month's sales of BBA of the same level, and only 753 units were sold in January this year, which is really a pity. From the price point of view, Hongqi H9 can only be said to be decent, neither high nor low, the starting price is 309,800, but the terminal has a large drop, and the overall cost performance is still very high. The main sales model is the 2023 2.0T Zhilian Qichang Edition, with a guide price of 369,800.
In terms of appearance, the momentum of Hongqi H9 is still very strong, and it even has more advantages than BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The front face is the latest family language, with a large U-shaped grille and a waterfall grille, and a new logo in the middle, which is very recognizable. And there is a circle of light strips surrounded by the middle network, which is very new energy vehicle after being lit at night, but I personally think that this design is a bit of a snake to add, after all, as a commercial vehicle, stable atmosphere is the primary consideration. The length of 5137mm is the mainstream level in the same class, the same is true for the width of 1904mm, and the wheelbase of 3060mm is still very advantageous.
In fact, passengers with a height of 1.78 meters sit in the front row, and after the position is adjusted to the lowest, the headroom is about four fingers, which is relatively average. And keep the position unchanged to the back row, at this time the headroom also has four fingers, leg room two fists and two fingers, although Hongqi H9 car length and wheelbase parameters are good, but compared with the same level of models, space is not an advantage. If the wheelbase can be lengthened by 50mm and all legroom can be used, the overall space performance will be better. Like the exterior, the interior design of the Hongqi H9 is equally satisfying.
The moment you sit in the car, you can feel a strong luxury atmosphere, which is the unique temperament of luxury cars, the car is wrapped with a lot of leather, and the brown color scheme is also full of luxury. The center console is a 12.3-inch embedded screen, with a full LCD instrument of the same size, this separate design, I personally think it is more classy than the dual screen. And the materials are also very kind, a variety of materials are readily available, which is also understandable, the interior of the domestic car is very advantageous, for the domestic luxury car, the advantage is obviously more obvious.
In terms of power, there are 2.0T and 3.0T V6 versions to choose from, of course, the 2.0T model is generally sufficient. The maximum horsepower is 252 hp, the peak torque is 380 Nm, and the time to break 100 seconds is 7.8 seconds, but unfortunately the matching 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox is slightly out of gear, if the 8AT gearbox is used like the new Hongqi HS7, the strength can obviously be improved a lot. If you have a higher pursuit of power and a sufficient budget, you can naturally consider the 3.0T version, with a maximum horsepower of 283 hp, a peak torque of 400 Nm, and a time of 7.1 seconds, which is slightly faster than the 2.0T version. It is not difficult to find that the actual performance of this 3.0T V6 engine is indeed quite average, after all, it adopts a supercharged air intake method. Therefore, if you consider it all things considered, the 2.0T version of Hongqi H9 is obviously much more cost-effective. So what do you think about Hongqi H9?