As a brand new high-end product series of Changan Automobile, UNI has had its own Internet celebrity effect since its exposure.
The first product UNI-T has been a hot seller since its launch, with sales exceeding 10,000 for 4 consecutive months. This is not easy for a domestic compact SUV with a main sales price of 100,00. UNI-T has made a good start, and the second model of the family is about to arrive. Recently, on the eve of the Guangzhou Auto Show, Changan Automobile introduced the second product of the UNI series, a new medium and large SUV-UNI-K.
After the static experience, the author believes that UNI-K’s product highlights are already attractive enough even before it starts running. Moreover, in addition to the stunning appearance design, engineers have also given Changan UNI-K more core technologies. It can be said that UNI-K represents the future of Changan Technology. ?
I still remember when we first saw UNI-T, its sci-fi appearance broke our perception of traditional family SUVs. It almost restores the design of the concept car, and I still find it amazing. As the second product of the UNI series, the appearance of UNI-K can still easily arouse our visual nerves. No one can refuse to look at beautiful things! ? Exterior design: full of flying elements, sci-fi styling
At the tasting meeting, Deng Xin, senior manager of Changan Automobile Design Institute, quoted a famous saying by Marcel Dassault, "Beautiful aircraft often have poor performance. Difference". Indeed, in our impression, from F16, to F22, to F35, the stronger the performance of the fighter aircraft, the more beautiful the appearance. ?
Looking at it with such a design label, it is easy to find that UNI-K has flying elements all over the car. The front LED light set draws on elements of a star battleship, which is exquisite and focused. The daytime running lights are also unique and innovative, using the trident shape of a starship wing, which is highly recognizable. ?
On the side of the car body, UNI-K also used the airflow effect produced by the sonic boom of fighter jets on the lower side of the door to design a guide groove. Not only does it increase side fluidity and sportiness, it also has better aerodynamics. ?
At the rear of the car, the original "aerospace vehicle imprint spoiler" is one of UNI-K's iconic designs. It is inspired by the swept wing design in aerodynamics. It can effectively guide airflow and improve vehicle body stability when driving at high speeds. As a very sporty-looking SUV, UNI-K uses real exhaust with four outlets on both sides, and the shape is very impressive. It is exciting to see whether there will be corresponding movement sound adjustment. ?
There is another aspect of the appearance that I have to mention, and that is the four legs of UNI-K. If you want to run fast and steadily, a pair of high-performance sports shoes is very important. As is the case with people, so is the car. UNI-K is equipped with four Continental MC6 high-performance tires, the wheel size is exaggerated to 21 inches, and the tire width reaches 265. This is the level of Mercedes-Benz AMG and BMW M series. As far as family SUVs are concerned, the tire configuration that impressed me deeply was the VV7. The large 20-inch wheels were attractive enough at the time. The author specifically checked and found that the wheel size used by VV7 is 235/55?R20. It can be seen that the "bigger feet" UNI-K is really willing to spend money. ? Inner design: New technology brings a luxurious experience
High-end materials and expensive audio are only one aspect of the luxury inside the car. More humanized technology and better immersive experience are also a manifestation of luxury. What's more interesting about UNI-K is the many new technologies in the car.
Sitting in the car, UNI-K does not adopt the current through-type dual-screen design, but is unique. Changan Automobile reconstructed the UNI-K cockpit shape and went through 33 rounds of ergonomic testing with a total of 330 people. Similar to a racing car's flat-bottomed steering wheel, it inspires driving excitement, but it's not just for looks. The reduced steering wheel not only brings a more convenient control experience, but also does not block the display of the instrument panel in front. ?
At the same time, UNI-K also carries out a new design for information distribution and flow, and layouts screen partitions according to the importance of information. The instrument is designed as the main display carrier of UNI-K, and the design idea is to "keep your eyes on the road". ?
In terms of voice control, UNI-K integrates the industry-leading IFLYTEK Feiyu OS3.0 voice interaction system, which can realize multiple rounds of dialogue, context recognition, and cross-scenario recognition, helping users achieve " 100% voice control of all functions."
Interestingly, Xiaoan's smart function has been upgraded again, bringing semantic "self-learning function". For content that cannot be fully understood, it can instantly enter the "human-like voice interaction" mode, initiate multiple rounds of dialogue and learn the results. It didn't do it before, but it will do it in the future. It can be said that it will understand you better and better.
What’s even more extreme is that UNI-K also uses the latest generation of TTS speech synthesis technology, which also has the function of sound reproduction. We are used to hearing the emotionless car sound. On the UNI-K car, we can "set the voice to the voice of family or friends." Just imagine that the voice talking to you is that of your wife or son. Isn't it interesting? UNI-K makes the machine no longer cold. This design truly makes the UNI-K car more like our second home.
As a high-end serial product, UNI-K is also equipped with Sony's advanced car audio system, equipped with advanced 14 speakers and 10-channel external DSP amplifier. The car on display was not powered on, but I have no doubts about SONY's sound quality. What's more, the designer also equipped the UNI-K main driver with a "headrest speaker". The advantage of this is that in addition to better surround sound in the driver's seat, if other passengers want to rest but the driver wants to listen to music, they can turn on the "headrest mode" to reduce interruption to other people. I recall many long-distance self-driving trips when my family was sleeping and I was driving alone but couldn’t listen to music. It was so sleepy. This design has to be said to be very thoughtful!
Since this is only a static experience, UNI-K did not show much about dynamic aspects. The author learned that UNI-K's early-release models will be equipped with a Blue Whale 2.0T engine and matched with an 8AT gearbox. High-end models will also be equipped with an intelligent four-wheel drive system. In this way, in terms of power unit, UNI-K will be ahead of Great Wall's high-end model VV7. This power configuration can be called luxurious among cars in its class. In the future, a 1.5T model may be launched based on market demand. ?
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Recently, Changan Automobile released the latest sales data. In October, Changan Automobile sold 212,640 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 29.65% and a month-on-month increase of 3.45%. Among them, the sales volume of Changan's own brand reached 115,741 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 42.08%. It is the brand with the strongest growth momentum in Changan Group. In addition to the hot sales of products such as the well-established powerhouse Eado series and CS75 series, UNI-T's market performance is also quite good, reaching 11,227 units. As the second model of the UNI family, UNI-K will be launched in the first half of 2021 and is bound to contribute more sales to Changan next year. At this Guangzhou Auto Show, manufacturers will also announce more product information, and we will continue to pay attention.
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