In recent years, the development of domestic automobiles has been obvious. Old companies such as Geely, Great Wall, and Changan have made steady progress, launching long-lasting models such as Haval H6, Geely Boyue, and Changan CS75 Plus. A poor star product. BYD Auto, as a representative of the rookie group, has made its new Dynasty concept car series a great success with the joining of former Audi design director Egger and former Mercedes-Benz chassis tuning expert Hans. The achievements in the past two years can best be described as rapid progress.
For example, BYD Song Pro was launched in July last year. Only half a year after its launch, sales exceeded 100,000 units. In November and December of 2019, sales exceeded 20,000 units. In the Chinese auto market In the "cold winter", it can be called a "phenomenal" existence. In 2020, after the epidemic was brought under control, Song Pro's sales began to climb again. In April this year, it sold 13,791 vehicles, but it can be said that BYD is currently responsible for sales.
However, BYD is still under great pressure to only rely on one fuel model to increase sales. Recently, a female driver from Yanzhao learned from BYD Auto that the new A-class SUV of the Dynasty series will be launched in the second half of this year. Between Song Pro and Tang Dynasty. According to the official starting price of the Song Pro fuel version of 89,800 yuan, the purchase threshold for a new car may be around 100,000 yuan. It is worth mentioning that BYD has applied for and registered multiple versions of the "Xia" trademark, and this A-class SUV is very likely to be named after it.
Speaking of BYD's "Xia", I believe many consumers will be familiar with it. The car is actually the E-SEED concept car that was unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show. Recently, BYD's "Xia" road test spy photos have been exposed. From a design point of view, the overall shape of the new car is similar to the E-SEED concept car, but the front face adopts BYD's latest family-oriented language design.
Although the car in the spy photos has been heavily camouflaged, the front face of the new car still has many traces of the "Dragon Face" Longyan family design elements. For example, the front grille is very wide, which is expected to be similar to that of Tang Dynasty. The grille shape is similar. The style of the LED headlights on both sides is exclusive to the "Dragon Claw", which is similar to the shape of BYD Han's car lights. The visual effect is very unique when combined with the light blue light embellishment.
There are many similarities between the side of the car body and E-SEED, especially in terms of body proportions. The A-pillar inclination angle of the vehicle is relatively large, from the apex of the A-pillar to the D-pillar, with a continuous high waistline. With its body design and coupe style, the whole vehicle shows a ready-to-go attitude. The wheels are also a highlight. Not only are they large in size, they are also flush with the body. The visual effect is very full, revealing the obvious design idea of ??a wide wheelbase.
As for the interior, no more pictures have been released yet, but judging from the interior of the BYD Han previously released, the new car is expected to adopt a similar design style, and I believe it will not disappoint us. With the international team led by Iger empowering BYD's exterior styling, and Paganetti, the former interior design director of Mercedes-Benz, joining BYD, after BYD's new SUV is mass-produced, the exterior and interior design should not disappoint us.
The length, width and height of the current Song Pro are 4650×1860×1700mm, and the wheelbase is 2712mm. The fuel version is equipped with a 1.5T engine, with maximum power and maximum torque of 118kW and 245N·m respectively. The matching transmission system is a 6AT transmission. The overall size of BYD's new A-class SUV is expected to be larger, and the power is expected to be consistent with the Song Pro. In addition to the fuel version, the car will also launch DM (plug-in hybrid) and EV (pure electric) versions.
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