We just learned last week that in order to further enrich its product line, BYD will launch a brand new sedan product in the near future, and shared its design drawings with everyone for the first time. The car is expected to be officially unveiled to the public at the Guangzhou Auto Show in a few days.
Fortunately, before this car was transported to the Guangzhou exhibition hall, we took a real shot of its appearance. However, since most of the information is still confidential, we can only learn about it through its appearance first. The interior, power, configuration, body size, etc. may not be known until the auto show.
Through chatting with people from the manufacturer, I learned that currently only one car of this brand-new model can be displayed, and it is placed in the "Black Crystal" design center of BYD's Shenzhen headquarters.
This is where the design team spends their sweat and creativity. Many of BYD’s new cars that are loved and recognized by more and more people started from a hand-drawn drawing here. Come to all of us.
Talking back to the new car itself, BYD’s brand new model is called Qin PLUS. Although the official did not say it clearly, it is not difficult to see its positioning through its name. The new car is expected to be officially launched in the first half of 2021. It is based on BYD's new DM-i platform. There will also be a new power system installed on this Qin PLUS. However, the focus this time is only on the appearance, so let’s take a sneak peek.
The new car as a whole still continues BYD’s current Dragon Face design concept, but it is not difficult to see from the details that this Qin PLUS incorporates new elements based on the essence of the original design.
The size of the front grille has become larger, and the official calls it the "Eight-sided Dragon Roar" style front face. But don’t get me wrong, the eight sides here are not a concrete expression, but an abstract description of the feeling of swallowing eight sides displayed by the huge “dragon’s mouth”.
The reason why the official has this description is that one is naturally because the grille itself is large enough, and the other is that the large-size grille accounts for an exaggerated proportion of the entire front face. Combined with the downward-pressed bonnet, the visual effect of the front of the car appears lower, thereby increasing the aggressiveness and sportiness. In addition, the internal shape of this Qin PLUS mid-grid adopts a design similar to "dragon armor", which also brings a strong sensory impact to people.
Although the newly designed headlight group takes a narrow and long route, it has not been stolen by the "big mouth". The shape of the lamp cavity with "arrow feathers" as the design element is very distinctive. However, because the exhibition car is not powered on, we don't know the effect after it is lit.
Looking further away, the silver decorative lines above the headlights are like "dragon whiskers" and are connected to the embossed three-dimensional LOGO in the middle. This shape is the latest in BYD's Dynasty series models. Friends who follow BYD's new cars must be familiar with the family-style design. Who does it remind you of?
The side shape of the car body is smooth. The roof line slowly slides down from the B-pillar to the rear of the car, and has a slightly upturned ending at the trunk, forming a duck-tail shape. The design The artist wanted to highlight more of the sense of movement through this technique.
Maybe because it is a white car body, the lines of the car body are not obvious under the light. Let’s look at it from another angle. Viewed from the side, a waistline starting from the headlights passes through the car door, continues to the rear of the car, and begins to rise significantly at the rear door. This waistline that runs through the entire vehicle not only visually lengthens the body, but also forms a protruding bulge on the rear fender, making the entire vehicle more three-dimensional.
The "claw marks" design can be seen in many places on this Qin PLUS, including the decoration on the front fenders and the embellishments on the rearview mirror, which highlights the "dragon" character. element.
The multi-spoke wheel rim shape is a brand-new design. Whether it looks good or not can only be judged by consumers.
The "claw marks" mentioned above are also echoed at the rear of the car. The slender through-type taillights begin to bifurcate at the ends of both sides, supplemented by three "claw marks", and the overall shape is very sharp. .
However, since the show car cannot light up its lights, and the taillights of this Qin PLUS are blackened, the effect of the actual car on site is not obvious.
The original position of the LOGO on the rear of the car was replaced by BYD's slogan "Build Your Dreams". This is also one of the latest design elements of the current Dynasty series models. To be honest, it does look much more advanced than in the past. few.
Written at the end
It is not difficult to see from the name Qin PLUS that BYD is also interested in leapfrog competition. This brief real shot can only let everyone take a look at this brand new model from the appearance point of view. As for the interior, is there any innovation? How about the new powertrain? What is the pre-sale price? Look forward to future announcements.
This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.