Dongfeng Qicheng Star Experience: Comfort is king

In the past ten years, the biggest impression left by Dongfeng Qichen and its models is the quality of joint venture, which is why the starting point of Qichen brand is slightly higher than that of many local brands to some extent. Now both the whole automobile market and Dongfeng Qichen itself will enter a new stage of development, and the concepts of platformization and modularization will become more and more mainstream. Dongfeng Qichen also predicted this trend early and released a brand-new VSA intelligent module architecture (Qichen? Smart? Architecture), and soon launched A+ SUV Kai Chen Xing specially developed for the China market under this framework, all showing more temperament and personality with Kai Chenxi characteristics.

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What are the highlights of the design?

The first impression of Kay Chen Xing's appearance can be said to be a combination of mainstream preferences, but it is also very original: the large-size air intake grille, exquisite headlight group and tail-through taillight design, which directly hit the conventional aesthetics of current household-level people in visual effect, and the new car is also implanted with the iconic V-shaped modeling elements above the front grille and the high-position brake lights at the tail, further conveying the design attitude and the feeling of eggs.

Kay Chen Xing's design on the side of the car body is the crowning touch of the visual effect of the whole car. It doesn't use a lot of characteristic lines to describe the light and shadow effect like other cars of the same class, but shows it to people with a simple and clean side. This treatment makes the standing posture of the whole vehicle look extremely full and straight.

The visual center of gravity of the interior part falls on 15.6-inch central control large screen and 12.3-inch full LCD instrument panel. Because the central control large screen of the vertical layout is embedded in the IP platform, the overall sense of the whole layout is very strong, and the disappearance of physical buttons enhances the sense of simplicity and technology in the car. In addition, Kay Chen Xing's central handrails and door panels, which the human body comes into contact with most often, are all wrapped in leather materials, so that it can enjoy visual enjoyment.

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The biggest selling point: comfort

How comfortable is Kay Chen Xing's seat? If you have experienced Nissan's zero-gravity seat before, you can also find a familiar feeling in the front seat of Venus. The first feeling of sitting on it is soft, but if you feel it carefully, you will notice its support to the waist and buttocks, and you will not get tired quickly during long-distance driving. Coupled with the delicate touch of the seat surface and the lines of rhombic plaid, it is easy to give people a warm and advanced feeling.

The co-pilot part is equipped with the queen's seat, which is popular in many high-end new energy vehicles in recent two years. The design of waist support and leg support is added to make female passengers get a more comfortable sitting position. At the same time, the front seats on the high-profile models also provide heating and massage functions, which is quite enjoyable.

The surprise brought by the front seat is not enough. From Kay Chen Xing's rear seat width and cushion length, the smoothness of the rear platform, and the amazing aviation headrest equipment, it is revealed that this is a family SUV that can carry five people for a long time, and the width of 1905mm and the wheelbase of 2756mm can fully guarantee the horizontal and vertical space of the rear row. Just from the riding dimension, Kay Chen Xing is any opponent worth facing.

In addition to making drivers and passengers feel physically comfortable, Kai Chen Xing's technology configuration experience has also entered the local first-class ranks. Needless to say, the intelligent degree of in-vehicle system, voice control, car networking with high recognition rate and other mainstream functions have been included in the configuration list, and even the function of karaoke in the car. In the daily car, a very practical function is ar real-life intelligent navigation. The driver can choose to display the current speed and navigation route on the full LCD dashboard or the central control screen, and get real-time guidance under relatively complicated road conditions to reduce leakage.

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How does it drive?

From the parameter level, the maximum power and peak torque of Qichenxing 1.5T+48V are 140kW and 260n·m, respectively, which are stronger than many local 1.5T models. In addition, the transmission part adopts a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, which will give people an expectation of eccentric movement. However, after driving, the vehicle still works in the form of stable linear output. The gearbox is also typical to extend the shifting process in exchange for the adjustment of ride comfort. Fortunately, Kay Chen Xing has a good power reserve in the middle and late period. For example, when overtaking is needed at a normal cruising speed of 80km/h, a good sense of acceleration can be obtained by increasing the speed appropriately.

48V mixed light system has no strong presence in most working conditions. The main scene in which it plays a role is to help drivers get through the initial stage of heavy load at a brisk pace, and at the same time, they will not feel the aggressive feeling of ordinary dual-clutch vehicles when following cars and crawling at a low speed, and improve fuel economy-the comprehensive fuel consumption value given by the official to Kai Chen Xing for 100 kilometers is only in the early 6L.

Since it is a car that needs to be fully loaded for a long time, the chassis of Kai Chen Xing will naturally not be too tough and too sporty, showing a comfort-oriented adjustment style, and its vibration filtering performance is quite close to that of medium and large SUVs. In addition, if the thick seats in the car are driven in a scene with poor road conditions, the subtle vibration from the road surface will basically not be transmitted to the people in the car. Of course, the comfortable chassis means that if the driver controls the car violently when cornering, the vehicle will inevitably have a small sense of roll, but it is still within the acceptable range of home consumers, and the light steering sense further proves that the driving style of Buddhism will be more suitable for users of Kai Chen Xing.

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Who will Kay Chen Xing sell it to?

If we compare the prices horizontally, the price range of Kai Chen Xing is 65,438+00-65,438+04 yuan, where many local brands sell well. From Kay Chen Xing's emphasis on its A+ level positioning and "first-class experience", it can be seen that as the first product independently developed by Dongfeng Qichen, its greatest advantage lies in its deeper understanding of the needs of China household customers and excellent spatial performance.

The whole product strength is centered on comfort, but only by comfort can Kai Chen Xing be recognized in a highly homogeneous competitive environment, and it is easy to give consumers the feeling of being the best at the same level or even leapfrog, which is enough to get sales.

Author | Yuan Mengquan

Picture | Network

Editor | Atractylodes macrocephala

Comments | Lan Qingqing

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