Hengchi Automobile was born in 2019, and in August 2020, six models of Hengchi 1, Hengchi 2, Hengchi 3, Hengchi 4, Hengchi 5, and Hengchi 6 were released, covering passenger car models such as sedans, coupes, SUVs, MPVs, and crossovers, which caused quite a stir at the time. In 2021, due to the financial crisis of the head office Hengda and the impact of the global epidemic on the automotive industry chain, Hengchi automotive products were blocked, and the mass production time of the first model was repeatedly delayed. The good news is that the first model of Hengchi Auto, Hengchi 5 finally opened the reservation on the evening of July 6, will be delivered in October this year, the pre-sale price is 179,000 yuan, and it provides a series of car purchase policies such as lifetime quality assurance of the vehicle, 15 days for pickup and refund. Hengchi Auto officially also said that Hengchi 5 is "the best pure electric SUV model within 300,000 yuan", so what confidence does Hengchi 5 dare to position it like this? The following AM mirrors will analyze.
Stylish appearance and strong recognition
In terms of appearance, Hengchi 5 was designed by Shiro Nakamura, the world’s top styling master. It adopts the closed air intake grille commonly used in pure electric models, with "Y" LED headlights and blackened lower surroundings, so that the entire front face is very recognizable. On the side of the body, the design of the suspended roof, 21-inch wheels and hidden door handles highlights the sports genes of the vehicle. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of Hengchi 5 are 4725 × 1925 × 1676mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2780mm. This body size is completely comparable to GLC, and other models.
The interior has a strong sense of technology and rich intelligent configuration
In terms of interior, Hengchi 5 is equipped with a 10.25-inch meter, 14.6-inch central control and 10.25-inch co-pilot screen style 3D curved triple screen, with a length of 1.2 meters, and advanced Asahi nitrate aluminum silica glass raw materials, not only anti-glare, anti-reflection, anti-fingerprint, touch response is sensitive, but also the display is clearer, with a leapfrog interactive experience. In addition, these three screens also support application synchronization display, and the main and co-pilot screens can be operated in separate screens, which has a strong sense of technology.
Hengchi 5 is also equipped with a rare oversized openable skylight in the same class, with a width of 850mm and a length of 1240mm, providing a good lighting effect and a panoramic view of the scenery along the way.
As the "best pure electric SUV model within 300,000 yuan", Hengchi 5’s smart cockpit is of course not bad. It adopts Qualcomm’s third-generation Snapdragon digital cockpit platform and is equipped with Qualcomm 8155 car-grade chips. The computing power is twice that of ordinary chips, and it is also fully equipped with 5G network. Based on these powerful hardware, Hengchi 5 can realize multi-sensory human-machine interaction, including facial recognition, emotion recognition, multi-screen interaction, gesture interaction, voice interaction, etc.
Peer-leading voice interaction
The humanized AI intelligent assistant "Xiaochi" carried by Hengchi 5 adopts Baidu’s latest generation of AI voice. The automatic speech recognition rate is industry-leading, and the number of interactions has accumulated more than 3.30 billion times. When you need it, just call "Hello Xiaochi" to control the vehicle’s air conditioning, windows, navigation, music and other functions. And it supports one wake-up, continuous listening, multi-round interaction, and random interruption, which is very convenient. In addition, "Xiaochi" will also remind the driver according to the driver’s mood changes. For example, when the driver is happy, "Xiaochi" will take the initiative to interact. When the driver is sad, "Xiaochi" will recommend whether to play soothing music for you, etc., with a very high-level intelligent interaction experience.
The functions of the mobile smart APP are also very powerful, with advanced functions such as mobile phone remote control of the car, reservation charging, AR car viewing, Bluetooth remote control parking, and intelligent itinerary planning.
Powerful and fully driver-assisted
Hengchi 5 has L2.5 + H-PILOT intelligent driving assistance, equipped with Mobi leye vision chip, 1 monocular camera, 4 surround camera, 5 millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radar, so that the vehicle can cope well in the face of various road conditions. In terms of intelligent driving, Hengchi 5 is equipped with 19 advanced intelligent driving auxiliary features such as full speed domain adaptive cruise, lane keeping, and traffic congestion assistance.
In terms of vehicle performance, Hengchi 5 adopts the new energy vehicle 3.0 chassis architecture acquired from Germany Benteler, and then the H-PLATFORM 3.0 extremely intelligent pure electric platform developed by Bosch and EDAC. It is equipped with Bosch United’s high-efficiency three-in-one electric drive system, which has the advantages of small size, high transmission efficiency and fast response speed. In terms of power, Hengchi 5 has a maximum power of 150kW, a maximum torque of 345N · m, a zero-to-100-kilometer acceleration of 7.8 seconds, and a 100-kilometer-to-zero braking distance of 34.5 meters. In terms of vehicle battery life, Hengchi 5 uses a 72.8kwh lithium iron phosphate battery from Ningde Times, with a CLTC cruising range of 602km. The CLTC has a minimum energy consumption of 13.8kwh per 100 kilometers, and a fast charge of 30% -80% only takes 28 minutes. In terms of battery protection, Hengchi 5 uses a three-dimensional design of super thermoformed steel and an ultra-high-strength steel through-seat beam, as well as a steel-aluminum mixed threshold energy absorption space to ensure the safety of the battery.
Network building for sales and after-sales services
Regarding the sales and after-sales services network of Hengchi Automobile, Hengchi Automobile will set up 200 experience centers and authorized agent stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin and other cities this year in the mode of direct sales and authorized agents. And signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Huasheng and Bosch, the leading auto repair chain brands in the country, to layout 313 after-sales services outlets in 235 cities across the country.
In terms of charging services, Hengchi APP is connected to 563 charging pile operators such as State Grid, Telephone, China Southern Power Grid, and Xingxing Charging through the Xingwang charging platform, covering 31 provinces and more than 300 cities across the country, greatly enhancing the charging convenience of vehicles.
AM mirror summary:
Hengchi Automobile is very important in Hengda, and Hengda has even formulated "the goal of transforming to the new energy automobile industry, and forming an enterprise structure dominated by new energy vehicles and supplemented by real estate in 10 years." It is not difficult to see Hengda’s dedication to new energy vehicles. And Hengchi 5 did not disappoint everyone, whether it is the appearance, or the performance of the interior is not bad, as well as the same level of leading intelligent configuration, strong power and 179,000 yuan price, so that Hengchi 5 in the same class of models has a very good cost performance, plus 15 days after the car can be returned and refunded, 3 years 60% off repurchase, vehicle lifetime quality assurance, three electric lifetime quality assurance and other car purchase policies, but also once again push up Hengchi 5 cost performance, so for such a cost-effective vehicle will be excited?