In designing this track, the independent brand can be said to be chasing after you.
Geely’s ICON just a few days ago just made people’s eyes shine, and Chang’an UNI-T in recent days is even more refreshing. Due to the epidemic situation, both of them adopted the form of online publishing, while the main design, they also emphasized the technical attributes of their products. Both cars have high hopes for their respective brands to make breakthroughs to the high end.
UNI-T belongs to Changan Automobile’s new series “gravity”. The meaning of the name is not explained. A simple sentence represents a geek young man with independent thinking.
This car is built on a new platform. It is officially referred to as China’s first modular engine development platform-Blue Whale NE Power Platform. This is a platform focusing on small displacement engines. The official claims that this is a decade. Platform.
The reason why Changan dare to blow ten years is not outdated, because this platform is not only compatible with 1.0-1.8L small displacement, but also compatible with 48V light hybrid, HEV hybrid, PHEV plug-in hybrid, and REEV extension program. Designs such as hybrids have a generalization rate of 98%.
The most talked about is the UNI-T sci-fi design, the most prominent is the borderless grille, which is also a part of Changan’s highlight at this online conference. Compared with the traditional air intake grille, UNI-T’s borderless grille spreads from the center to the surroundings with 150 diamond elements. The dense layout as a whole looks like “closed”, which is similar to the operation method of electric vehicles.
Changan introduced that it borrowed the architectural parametric design method, similar to the design of Beijing Bird’s Nest and Guangzhou Xiaoman waist. The official also said that although it looks closed, the intake air volume is not a problem, and the cabin thermal management can meet the blue whale 1.5T engine turbine’s air intake and heat dissipation requirements.
As you can see, the overall body posture is a design orientation of a coupe SUV. The design focus of the whole car is very low. There are no redundant lines, and the dynamics are created through profiles. The design of the entire car is very eye-catching, but after repeated measurement, there is always a taste of Lexus NX.
Another interesting thing in appearance is the V-shaped spoiler at the rear, which Changan said is a unique symbol for them to create a sense of speed. In addition to the sharp taillights, another sporting element at the rear of the car is the exhaust on both sides. I just think of the 1.5T machine in the UNI-T. I feel a little awkward. But I have to admit that this set of elements is integrated, and the UNI-T dynamic appearance is indeed presented, and no matter what your fans think, the designer’s concept has been reached.
Holding the key close to the door, the hidden door handle that comes with UNI-T automatically pops up. As far as I know, except for some electric vehicles of Tesla and newly built cars, this kind of configuration is rarely equipped except for luxury cars like Land Rover Xingmai. Shuaiguishuai, the sense of science and technology, I don’t care about the little wind resistance, just like many netizens worry about, what to do if such door handles freeze in the northeast
Approaching the car, domestic carsThe interior, as always, does not lose the Millionaire brand, the double 10.25-inch large screen stands at the front desk, the space battleship-style handlebars sit firmly in the center, and the integrated sports seat wrapped in NAPPA leather looks very ergonomic. The hollow center console gives passengers more storage space, and shoulder bags and high heels can be put down. The accordion-type accelerator pedal is also a plus. Compared with the suspension pedal, it can reduce the driver’s foot fatigue and know the depth of the accelerator pedal.
Visible, UNI-T’s performance is amazing. Unseen, UNI-T is also the first car equipped with domestic AI chips. The chip supplier is the famous company Horizon. The chip is called Horizon 2nd Generation and has a computing power of 400 million times per second. It is the first in China. Car-grade AI chip.
This chip will be used in the “intelligent cockpit NPU computing platform” jointly developed by Changan and Horizon, providing computing power for machine vision and voice recognition, realizing all-round scene-sensing in the car, and providing users with accurate intelligence. Recommended and smart car control.
Functions such as bright screen, self-adjusting multimedia volume when answering a call, automatic ventilation for smoking, fatigue warning, voice camera, etc.
For driver assistance, Changan said that the L3 self-driving version of the UNI-T will be mass-produced and marketed soon after the release of domestic regulations.
Finally, the book parameters of UNI-T are clear. The measurements are 4515/1870 / 1565mm, the wheelbase is 2710mm, and the curb weight is 1465kg. Equipped with a 1.5T engine and a 7-speed wet dual clutch, the maximum power is 132kw and the peak torque is 300Nm. The new car is expected to be launched in the middle of this year. Do you like this look and configuration?