Reunion after a four-year absence, the lineup of China's new energy brands at the Beijing Auto Show has been more substantial. As an emerging new energy brand endorsed by Changan Automobile, Changan Qiyuan has completed the listing of Changan Qiyuan A07, Changan Qiyuan A05 and Changan Qiyuan Q05 in less than a year since its release in the middle of last year.
According to the "Automobile Business Review", at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, Changan Qiyuan will launch a new product - Changan Qiyuan E07, as the world's first mass-produced "variable new car", which attracted a large number of industry leaders, media and exhibitors at the scene.
The design is new and more technological
While inheriting the family-style design style, Changan Qiyuan E07 has a new interpretation in design. The front face still adopts the classic closed shape of new energy vehicles, on the flat and simple surface, the headlights adopt gorgeous and complex design techniques, and the through-type shape broadens the front face horizontally.
Chang'an Qiyuan E07 "Side Face" is smooth, elegant and agile as a whole, and the fusion design of a large number of curved surfaces presents a richer sense of hierarchy under the gradient light and shadow. At the same time, the new car adopts hidden door handles, floating roof and other design elements that are more popular in new energy vehicles. The blackened wheel arches are paired with the closed wheels to create a sporty atmosphere.
The tail shape of the new car adopts a minimalist design technique, with a large area of white space in the lower half, and a blackened rear surround, which makes the overall visual center of gravity of the tail of Changan Qiyuan E07 move downward. The taillights have a continuous ring-like structure that echoes the headlights, and it looks like a flatter star ring.
Changeable space, defining the "new car"
The reason why Changan Qiyuan E07 has attracted much attention is that it puts forward a very creative concept for the industry - "new car".
Where is the "new"?
We know that there are three major market segments in the current Chinese market: sedans, SUVs, and MPVs. Normally, we can only choose one of these products, but Changan Qiyuan E07, as a "new car", breaks this form.
First of all, according to the official data given so far, Changan Qiyuan E07 car length is more than 5 meters, the width of the car is nearly 2 meters, and the wheelbase is more than 3.1 meters.
On this basis, in order to give users a more flexible experience, Changan Qiyuan's tail box and cockpit can be combined and deformed, the front seats and the second row can be folded down to form a bed, and the second row of seats can be linked with the tail box to form a semi-open space. If you open the electric swing tailgate, you can create a mobile "open-air bar", and the flexible space structure makes Changan Qiyuan E07 a car can meet the needs of users in different scenarios, this space concept is both novel and practical.
Open up the global architecture, and the scene is customized by users
Of course, the flexibility of Changan Qiyuan E07 is not only reflected in the space, but also in the intelligent network experience, which can also create a lot of innovative gameplay for users.
Based on the "C2+EDC" central computer + scene computer under the central ring network architecture, the backbone gigabit Ethernet communication ring network and the TSN time-sensitive network + DDS technology with an accuracy of less than 1 microsecond are integrated to achieve the communication capability with a delay of less than 1.5 milliseconds.
For humans, this amount of time is almost negligible, and the experience mapped to reality is synchronized in real time.
On this basis, users can create virtual scenes on the APP, program DIY on-board functions such as doors and windows, seats, and air conditioners, and fully mobilize all configurations with one click to create the scene-based experience they want. In addition, it can also be shared and projected to the vehicle for direct use, which is very convenient.
As a product based on SDA architecture, Changan Qiyuan E07 can also map the whole process of research, production, supply and marketing through the digital interconnection platform, so that all information is transparent, so as to bid farewell to all routines, which can be called a model work of "customer first" in the new era.
New materials and new technologies, safety and performance are correct
In terms of safety, Changan Qiyuan uses the world's first AI automatic mold temperature control technology, and cooperates with Shanghai Jiao Tong University to develop heat-free die-cast aluminum alloy high-performance magnesium alloy materials with 15% higher fluidity and 30% higher strong plastic volume, which reduces the weight of the vehicle by 25%, increases torsional stiffness by 24%, increases bending stiffness by 23%, and increases collision energy absorption efficiency by 54%.
At present, most of the safety improvement of automobile coils is mainly in the use of more high-strength steel and hot-stamping steel, but this safety improvement is a bottleneck, and Changan Qiyuan's development of new materials is equivalent to raising the safety ceiling of a car again.
At the power level, the upgraded new Blue Whale power platform provides an engine with the highest thermal efficiency of 44.28%, and develops a Force superset electric drive with an assembly efficiency of 92.59%, a 30% increase in heat dissipation efficiency, and a 13% increase in output power. At the same time, it is equipped with the iEM intelligent drive management system, which can flexibly switch between extended range and plug-in hybrid, in which the engine can convert 1 liter of oil into 3.63 kWh of electricity in extended range mode. At the same time, it will also be available in two modes of two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive, as well as four range classes from 550 to 1,000 km.
Written at the end: With the development of China's automobile industry as a whole in the direction of electrification and intelligence to a certain extent, the concept of "intelligent and electric integration" has gradually become popular in the industry, but at present, most people understand that "intelligent and electric integration" is simply to upgrade some of the content of connected intelligent driving after doing a good job in trams. The Changan Qiyuan E07 allows us to see more possibilities of "intelligent and electric integration", and it is well deserved to be called a "new car".
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