At the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, SAIC-GM may not be the brightest star on the stage, but after the hustle and bustle, the real winners are emerging.
All the signs, from the eve of this year's auto show the new GL8 Luzun PHEV launch conference shouted "can surpass GL8, only the green GL8" began to appear, behind the domineering slogan, the signal released by the old car company is quite clear: SAIC-GM's main products electrification, intelligence, will usher in a comprehensive acceleration.
The all-new GL8 Luzun PHEV is a new standard for MPV mobility
The transformation naturally starts with the most popular models - if the GL8 achievement is the glory of Buick and even the entire SAIC-GM in the fuel era, then the new GL8 Luzun PHEV priced at 359,900-419,900 yuan represents the second definition of the MPV travel standard after Buick enters the new joint venture era.
The confidence to formulate the rules first comes from the GL8 Luzun PHEV equipped with a new generation of PHEV intelligent plug-in hybrid system, which is a plug-in hybrid electric drive unit developed by Pan Asia Automotive Technology Center in the full stack, using nearly 50 new patented technologies of electric drive and electromechanical coupling, which has achieved industry-leading results in multiple dimensions such as motor peak torque density and full-speed cycle life, and fully considers the actual application and travel scenarios of consumers.
The all-new GL8 Luzun PHEV
Specific to the parameter level, the new generation of PHEV intelligent plug-in hybrid system allows the new car to have a comprehensive power of 292kW and a comprehensive torque of 580N·m, bringing 7.8s 000 km acceleration and 5.2s 80-120km/h overtaking acceleration ability, and CLTC comprehensive cruising range to achieve an astonishing 1370km, while achieving a perfect balance of long endurance, low energy consumption and high performance.
In addition to performance, the all-new GL8 Luzun PHEV also shows the profound skills of the "MPV encyclopedia" in the humanized dimension, it provides a rare six-seat/seven-seat cockpit layout in the same class on the basis of the whole Avia, of which the six-seat version of the third-row independent seats support electric adjustment, and provides heating and ventilation functions like the front and middle rows, realizing "all seats are VIP"; At the same time, the all-new GL8 Luzun PHEV is equipped with Nappa leather seats as standard, and is equipped with a 13mm velvet wool carpet imported from Australia, and the headliner and A/B/C pillars are covered in delicate suede.
Not only that, the new GL8 Luzun PHEV also adopts the only concierge smart island in its class, with a maximum of 260mm of forward and backward sliding travel, so as to maximize the front passage, and facilitate rear passengers to use the island's built-in cold and warm box, cup holder, wireless charging and other functions, while the 15.6-inch rear cabin smart screen with ceiling design supports 5 levels of electric adjustment and 0-150° manual adjustment, which can have a comfortable viewing angle regardless of sitting and lying position.
Cadillac IQ Proud Song: "Reverse False Standard" masterpiece
As for the electrification process of the luxury brand Cadillac, the earlier IQ Ruige was quite untimely, and the IQ Aoge was launched on the market with a price range of 239,700-269,700 yuan, indicating Cadillac's determination to increase the layout of the luxury pure electric market.
Cadillac IQ Proud
In addition to retaining classic luxury design elements such as diamond cut and Mondrian's contrasting color block, IQ's product strength once again concretely expresses the advantages of the GM Auton platform - for example, it is equipped with the industry's first 96-slot 8-stage flat wire oil-cooled motor, which has stronger heat dissipation performance and higher motor efficiency, bringing ultra-low power consumption of 13.6kWh/100km, and its self-developed multi-battery management master can exceed 27 million real-time processing capabilities per second to monitor the voltage, current, and temperature and other states, and through AI intelligent algorithms to predict the working status and real-time characteristics of the battery, to achieve the "reverse false standard" of battery life.
In terms of safety, there is no ambiguity, IQ Aoge's Autonen battery adopts an exclusive cell formula, which improves thermal stability by 10%; the long-endurance version uses a total of 9.3 square meters of nano-level aerospace material aerogel, and is equipped with one piece every 34.8mm between modules, a total of 150 pieces, forming a thermal barrier with a temperature resistance of more than 1100 °C, effectively reducing the heat transfer between cells; wBMS wireless battery management system can achieve 7×24h, The battery health is monitored 1,000 times per second, and in the event of a collision, the high voltage will be de-energized within 2 milliseconds. With the blessing of multiple dimensions, IQ Aoge has no fire or explosion in the drop test, excrush test and acupuncture test that far exceeds the national standard, giving users a full sense of security.
Chevrolet, it's back!
Surprisingly, the Chevrolet brand, which has been squeezed downward for the past few years, finally debuted at this year's Beijing Auto Show. The Explorer Plus, which starts at 149,900 yuan, not only gives a strong price, but also is equipped with a new generation of PHEV intelligent plug-in hybrid system with the same model as the new GL8 Luzun PHEV, with a comprehensive fuel consumption of 0.72L per 100 kilometers, a maximum pure electric range of 155km, and a comprehensive range of more than 1000km.
What's more, the 0-100km/h acceleration performance (6.8s/6.9s) of the Explorer Plus is fully worthy of the title of "the strongest joint venture", and it truly achieves "all-condition one-stop".
Chevrolet Explorer Plus
In addition to performance, the Explorer Plus has kept up with the mainstream market from diversified design to cockpit intelligence, and it is also the first joint venture model to realize the mass production of AI large model functions, and will provide new functions such as AI interaction, AI entertainment space and AI travel assistant in the future. To a certain extent, with the launch of Explorer Plus, Chevrolet's brand narrative focuses not on transformation, but more like a return to its brand temperament and product core in overseas markets, which has always been "pragmatic and avant-garde" and "SUV expert".
Write at the end
Like other mainstream joint venture car companies, SAIC-GM has experienced the dividends and scenery of the incremental era, and has also encountered pain in the process of stock competition. However, judging from the array of new products released at this year's Beijing Auto Show, Cadillac (luxury brand), Buick (mainstream brand) and Chevrolet (personalized brand) have finally completed differentiated sorting in terms of crowd, positioning, and products, and quickly kept up with the pace of electrification and intelligent change in the entire city.
The rapid arrival of a number of new cars has also gradually dissipated the dark clouds that have haunted the car company in the past few years, with the Autoneng platform as the cornerstone of the comprehensive transformation of electrification, coupled with the layout of "the strongest plug-in hybrid in the joint venture" and "pure electric models" going hand in hand, proving that the joint venture car companies still have room for imagination in the electrification and intelligent competition, especially in the "One more thing" link outside the release of the new GL8 Luzun PHEV, the pure electric GL8 previewed the CTP battery architecture in one breath, Quasi-900V high-voltage platform, 5C rate battery, solid-state battery, silicon carbide electric drive and many other technologies, SAIC-GM's answer on the new track has been called out.
Written by Yuan Mengquan
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