China is the world's largest automobile market. In recent years, China's independent brands have made an upward leap in terms of design and quality, especially the leading Chinese brands represented by Geely , BYD , and Changan . The product strength is no less than that of traditional joint venture brands.
On March 26, a cruel and difficult automotive safety challenge was held at the Chengdu Hyundai Pentathlon Event Center. In this event called the "China Xingbai Lianchengjiao Safety Trial Camp", Geely Xingrui and Xingyue l conducted the ultimate five-collision test and the devil swing collision test respectively. At this event, Geely Automobile also announced that the second season of the "China Star·Cultural Tourism China Exploration Plan" will set sail again at the first stop in Chengdu. Xingrui and Xingyue L each launched two new configuration models, with an official guide price of 129,700- 159,700 yuan.
In the "Xingrui Extreme Five Collision Trial", an unmanned large truck weighing 8 tons accelerated and hit a five-vehicle convoy from a distance of 150 meters. In the case of multiple vehicles front and rear, Xingrui's A, B, and C pillars were not deformed. The front cabin and trunk were slightly collapsed to absorb energy. The four doors opened smoothly, the emergency double flashers opened automatically, and there was no fuel leakage. ; The front and rear seat belts in the car are pre-tensioned and activated, the SOS mode is activated, and the passenger compartment is very complete. It is understood that the impact energy brought by the large truck this time is 5.9 times higher than the national standard. The high-strength cage body safety design such as the shedding structure successfully withstood the impact.
In the Devil's Swing Trial, Xingyue l withstood the double-sided acceleration impact of two vehicles in the form of a high-altitude swing from an altitude of 5 meters at an angle of 45 degrees. Under the impact of a collision of nearly 15,000 N on one side, Xingyue l The A and C pillars of the car are not deformed, the B pillar is slightly deformed, the emergency double flashers are automatically opened, and the front and rear doors are opened normally; the side air curtains and side airbags on both sides of the car are deployed, and the passenger compartment space structure is very complete. According to reports, the high-strength steel in the Xingyue L vehicle body accounts for up to 79%, the hot-formed steel with a temperature of more than 1500MPa accounts for more than 22% of the weight of the body-in-white, and the torsional stiffness exceeding 26000n·m/deg are all important factors for the success of the challenge.
The Xingrui 2.0td Qingyun Edition and Xiaohan Edition launched this time adopt the new "Xiaoyao Purple" exclusive car color, and incorporate blackened sports suits, ink-dyed star suede interiors, Yunjing comfortable seats and Lingyun floating pedals 3D laser engraving, purple rhyme galaxy stitching and other elements make the user experience rise again.
As the high-end flagship series of Geely brand CMA, China Star has always insisted on "fighting for high value of cars" and gained a firm foothold in the fierce market competition, with cumulative sales exceeding 960,000 vehicles. According to data provided by Geely Automobile, Xingrui ranks first among self-owned brand A-class sedans for four consecutive months, and Xingyue L ranks firmly among the top three self-owned brand A-class SUVs, becoming the only high-end product series that can compete with joint ventures.
cover news reporter Liu Nian
