On December 3, Hechuang Auto’s first coupe model, the Hechuang A06, was officially launched on the market, and the first batch of owners was delivered simultaneously in Guangzhou and Hangzhou. The Hechuang A06 has released three versions:
- “550A” with a 63 kWh battery pack, CLTC range of 550 km, priced at 1.798 million yuan;
- “630C” with a 71 kWh battery pack, CLTC range of 630 km, priced at 1.998 million yuan;
- “Four-Wheel Drive PERFORMANCE” with a 71 kWh battery pack, range not disclosed, priced at 2.698 million yuan.
In terms of motor configuration:
- The “550A” version has a maximum power of 135 kW for the front single motor;
- The “630C” version has a maximum power of 160 kW for the front single motor;
- The “Four-Wheel Drive PERFORMANCE” version has a maximum power of 340 kW for the dual motor, and an official 0-100 km/h acceleration of 3.7 seconds.
Exterior & Interior
Exterior
The Hechuang A06 is positioned as a pure electric coupe, with dimensions of 4,965 mm x 1,920 mm x 1,520 mm and a wheelbase of 2,850 mm. The new car is positioned in the mid-size market, slightly smaller than the NETA S and the Leap LEOPARD C01.
In terms of exterior design, the Hechuang A06’s front face is officially called “Knife-Edge Sword Face”, with an overall youthful style. The side adopts a sleek design, which looks quite sporty. The rear of the Hechuang A06 is the most well-designed part, with a through-type lamp group that looks very modern.
Thanks to the influence of the coupe shape, the aerodynamic drag coefficient of the Hechuang A06 is only 0.217. At the same time, the car length of 4965 mm and the wheelbase of 2850 mm also respectively expand the longitudinal and vertical space in the car to 1841 mm and 1243 mm, ensuring sufficient space for passengers.
Interior
The Hechuang A06 features a 10.25-inch instrument panel and a 14.6-inch central control screen, and the entire series is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155. Hechuang’s cockpit system is the H-VIP 2.0 intelligent driving and connected system, which is first applied on the A06.
Hechuang stated that based on the H-VIP 2.0, the Qualcomm 8155 chip equipped in the entire series of A06 vehicles, together with the new self-developed vehicle system, HI-OS, can achieve a 3-second ultra-fast boot.
Hechuang’s voice assistant “Xiao Zhi” can change the car interface UI along with the change of the scene based on data such as region, time, weather, user preferences, and the coordination of sensors. In addition, the Hechuang A06 also has functions such as gaze awakening, lip recognition, and gesture control. As for the sound configuration, the Hechuang A06 is equipped with 11 aluminum-magnesium alloy speakers.
What’s interesting is this 1.7 square meter waterfall-style air curtain, which can blow air onto the panoramic skylight to reduce its heat and can also introduce cold air into the armrest box as a “refrigerator.”
Advanced Driving Assistance System
Regarding advanced driving assistance systems, it has not been announced which company’s driving assistance chip is used. The currently known hardware configuration for A06’s advanced driving assistance system includes:
- Five external cameras;
- Eight ultrasonic radars.- There are 1-5 millimeter-wave radars, of which 550A has only one, and the others are all equipped with 5 radars.
It can achieve the following driving assistance functions and automatic parking. However, it is worth mentioning that according to the demo at the previous press conference, the automatic parking of A06 is not completely automatic, but still requires the driver to operate the “semi-automatic parking”. This function is not yet perfect, and we hope that subsequent OTA updates can quickly catch up.
Equity
In terms of equity, users who pay a deposit through the “Hechuang Automobile APP” or “HYCAN Hechuang Mini Program” can enjoy:
- The first 2,000 A06 users who pay the deposit can enjoy the right of a deposit deduction of 5,000 yuan and a 10,000 yuan final payment;
- After paying the deposit, you can enjoy exclusive charging piles, lifetime three-electricity warranty, whole vehicle extended warranty, lifetime free road rescue, lifetime free basic data, 5 years 6G/month entertainment data, lifetime OTA service, and lifetime free battery health inspection;
- Paying a deposit can receive up to 7,000 yuan of financial interest subsidies, 3,000 yuan of additional exchange support, and other benefits.
Conclusion
Currently, Hechuang officials have stated that A06 test drive cars have arrived in stores and will carry out themed test drive activities in 251 offline stores in 145 cities nationwide. In addition, Hechuang Automobile currently has 273 after-sales service centers nationwide.
Compared with the price-performance-oriented Leapmotor C01 and NETA S, although the body size of the Hechuang A06 is smaller, the overall price will be cheaper. For some consumers, buying a mid-size car with a 71kWh battery pack for less than 200,000 yuan has certain price competitiveness.
However, although the Leapmotor C01 is slightly more expensive, the 20.98 yuan version of the Leapmotor C01 has a larger interior space and a larger battery capacity (78.54kWh) compared to the 19.98 yuan version of the Hechuang A06 630C. Therefore, the cost performance is limited when comparing the two.Consumers will naturally become more cautious.
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