When it comes to domestically produced cars, I don’t know what your opinion is? But as an automotive editor, I am sincerely proud. From being excluded at the beginning to more and more people choosing to believe, the road to the rise of domestic products is quite difficult, but it also reflects our spirit of not admitting defeat. In 2021, all major independent brands will begin to move forward and will officially launch high-end serial products. As far as the author knows, major domestic first-tier manufacturers such as Great Wall, Changan, and Geely will launch "blockbuster" models in 2021. They are:
The first model, Changan UNI-K
p>Estimated launch time: around March this year
Changan's high-end road is different from many independent brands. It did not establish a separate sub-brand, but opened a new series. That is the UNI (Gravity) series, and UNI-K is the second model of this series that will be launched soon. In the exterior design, the new car still uses the family-style borderless grille design, and the overall look is very sci-fi. Moreover, it is worth mentioning that the designers of UNI-K also borrowed the swept wing design from aerodynamics. The first aerospace vehicle imprinted spoiler is also one of UNI-K's iconic designs. Overall, the appearance of Changan UNI-K is quite dynamic and has a strong eye-catching effect.
As a serious medium-sized SUV, the body size of Changan UNI-K reaches 4865*1948*1700mm, which is larger than the Volkswagen Tiguan L and Honda Crown Road of the same level. Not only that, the body wheelbase of Changan UNI-K has also reached 2890mm, which is ahead of competitors in its class. In addition, officials also stated that UNI-K will use Changan's new generation Blue Whale 2.0T engine. Although there is no specific data, it is definitely more powerful than the current 2.0T engine. As for the transmission part, Changan UNI-K will continue to be equipped with the Aisin 8AT gearbox, and this powertrain is also the core competitiveness of Changan UNI-K.
The second model, WEY Mocha
Not long ago, the WEY brand from Great Wall also officially announced a new flagship SUV, named "Mocha". It is also the first product of Great Wall Motors' "Coffee Intelligence" platform. It carries the full strength of Great Wall Motors in the field of intelligent technology and is also a process of brand improvement. Let's go back to the summer of last year. Great Wall released three major technology platforms in one breath. Among them, Lemon was clearly defined as a "global high-intelligent modular technology platform", while Tank WEY was an "intelligent professional off-road platform", and "Coffee Smart" It's a brand new "species".
What are the highlights of this car? The length, width and height of the new car reach 4875/1960/1690mm respectively, and the wheelbase reaches 2915mm. Based on this data, it is not difficult to find that the Mocha should be the largest model in the mid-size SUV market. In addition, Mocha also comes with Qualcomm 8155 chip, 5G+V2X, lidar, L3 automatic assisted driving and other black technologies. If you choose one, they are all leading technologies in the market. Moreover, according to officials, Mocha is also the first model under the WEY brand to be equipped with a 48V light hybrid system. It is also equipped with the E20N 2.0T engine known as the "strongest Chinese core", matched with the world's first transverse 9DCT The (wet) gearbox has a transmission efficiency of up to 97% and adopts the industry's first E-Creep pure electric creep mode to further improve economy and smooth starting.
The third model, Geely KX11
On January 15 this year, Geely KX11 was officially revealed. This is a new flagship SUV based on Geely's CMA super matrix architecture. It is reported that the new car will be officially unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April this year. From the picture above, it can be clearly seen that the KX11 uses Volvo's grille design. Moreover, the LED matrix headlights on both sides are quite similar to Geely Xingrui, and the overall look is very individual. At the same time, the large-sized lower air intake grille and the slightly fastback roof shape also indicate that the new car is obviously sporty. As for the naming, the author guesses that KX11 will be included in Geely's "star generation", but I don't know which character will be used as the suffix.
Finally, in terms of power, the author speculates that the new car will be equipped with the same 2.0T high-power engine (238Ps/350N·m) of the Dirve-E series as the Xingyue. However, there is another assumption that it is not impossible that KX11 will directly use Volvo Drive-E series engines. After all, it is a flagship model.
Okay, what I am going to talk about today is the above three models. They are the "heavyweight" models that Changan, Great Wall, and Geely will launch this year. They should all be positioned in the mid-size SUV field. So, what do you think of these three cars?
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