In the downward real estate market of 2021, Evergrande Group and Hengchi Automobile, which are at the forefront, have attracted much attention. On January 12, 2022, Hengchi Automobile officially released the official offline promotional video of Hengchi 5, which shows the entire process from stamping, welding, painting to final assembly of Hengchi 5 at the Tianjin factory.
On February 11, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published the “Announcement on Road Motor Vehicle Production Enterprises and Products” (Batch 353) and the “Catalogue of New Energy Vehicles for Saving Energy and Enjoying Tax Reduction and Exemption Benefits” (Batch 36) for public comment, and Hengchi 5 appeared once again. Prior to this, in November 2021, Hengchi 5 had already appeared in the MIIT’s new car declaration catalog.
The key information disclosed in this exposure is as follows:
- Length, width and height are 4,725 × 1,925 × 1676 mm respectively.
- Wheelbase is 2,780 mm, 235/60 R18.
- The kerb weight is 1,985 kg, and the total weight is 2,380 kg.
- Power battery cell is LFP from CATL.
- Peak power is 150 kW, and rated power is 60 kW.
Other information we previously knew about Hengchi 5 includes:
- Acceleration of 7-8 seconds per 100 kilometers.
- Front McPherson and rear five-link suspension.
- An electronic and electrical architecture with Bosch.
According to Hengda Automobile’s previous model planning, Hengchi 5 is positioned as the lowest compact SUV, and is benchmarked against Audi Q3, BMW X1 and other models.
🔗Source: MIIT
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