China Youth Daily Client News (China Youth Daily, China Youth Network Reporter Xu Yajie) In the A-class car market, which has always pursued "good quality and low price", more and more car companies have launched hybrid family cars, trying to attract consumers with the advantages of fuel saving and saving money. The recently listed Wuling Starlight is one of the representatives. As Wuling's first super A-class family car, the car provides two configurations: 70 standard version and 150 advanced version, ** 8880,000 yuan and 10580,000 yuan.
It is understood that Wuling Starlight is based on a new native new energy architecture, equipped with Wuling's two self-developed core technologies - Lingxi hybrid system and Shenlian battery. The relevant person in charge of the Wuling brand said that the new car has bright spots in terms of comfort, energy consumption, driving control, safety and other aspects, and it is Wuling's final masterpiece in 2023.
In terms of styling, Wuling Starlight adopts the aesthetic design language of star wings, which has changed the appearance tradition of "compact, narrow and short" of A-class family sedans in the past. With a wheelbase of 2,800 mm, the car offers users an interior space comparable to that of B-segment cars.
In terms of power, the "Wuling Lingxi Hybrid System" equipped with Wuling Starlight has a thermal efficiency of 43 for the engine platform2%, the maximum efficiency of the motor reaches 968%, which can achieve efficient oil-to-electricity conversion. At the same time, in order to reduce energy consumption, the car has been designed in a number of ways. It was revealed that the fuel consumption (WLTC) of Wuling Starlight was 398L 100km, which means that the lowest cost of 100km is only 33$5.
In terms of vehicle safety, Wuling Xingguang's vehicle high-strength steel accounted for 764%, with the front-end aluminum alloy anti-collision beam design, three horizontal and three longitudinal hot-forming ultra-high-strength steel structure chassis, to improve the safety performance of the vehicle. In addition, the car is equipped with ESC electronic body stability system, Auto Hold automatic parking, 360 high-definition panoramic image and cruise control and other auxiliary configurations to escort users to travel safely.
It is worth mentioning that the "Shenlian battery" carried by Wuling Starlight adopts an innovative structural design. In extreme cases, when the vehicle encounters damage to the battery pack shell and battery cell, the "Shenlian Battery" can realize the repair and replacement of a single battery cell, which greatly saves the maintenance cost for users. In terms of charging, the car supports fast charging and AC charging piles. When using the fast charging mode, it only takes 30 minutes for the user to charge from 30% to 80%.
The reporter noticed that in the context of the frequent wars in the auto market this year, since December, various price reduction activities have become more and more common. According to incomplete statistics, there are as many as 16 car companies that have officially announced product price reductions this month.
In the face of such challenges, Wuling Starlight still gained the favor of many users and once again created "Wuling speed". It was revealed that after only 20 days of pre-sale, orders for new cars have exceeded 9,000 units.
Zhao Yifan, general manager of SAIC-GM-Wuling Product Innovation Center, said that Wuling is well versed in the logic between scale effect and cost control, and in order to cope with the first-class war in the auto market, the scale benefits of Wuling's new energy native architecture will be further amplified.
Wuling is a reliable and reassuring brand, and the products we give to you must be real. SAIC-GM-Wuling brand and marketing director Si Xing told reporters that after the Wuling Starlight made a good start, SUVs and MPV models based on the new architecture of Wuling New Energy will be launched one after another.
*: China Youth Daily client.