On August 18th, EXEED Xingtu launched the M3X Mars Architecture PRO.
Dr. Xu Youzhong, Assistant General Manager of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd., and Executive Director of Product Development Management Center, along with Mr. Ye Lei, Executive Deputy General Manager of EXEED Xingtu Marketing Center, elaborated on the strengths and features of the Mars Architecture.
In M3X Mars Architecture PRO, M stands for Mars, 3 represents the creation of all things, and X means infinite possibilities. Dr. Xu Youzhong stated that the M3X Mars Architecture PRO has three main features: “Platform Flexibility”, “Platform Modularity”, and “Platform Universality”.
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Platform Flexibility: Equipped with a flexible bandwidth universal chassis system, it can produce SUV/MPV/PHEV/sedan and other models, achieving full coverage of all models and sizes.
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Platform Modularity: The same architecture or platform can support multiple models and body styles, meeting international requirements. Stronger universality greatly optimizes the manufacturing cost of high-end models.
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Platform Universality: Structural components and compatible components meet universality, which improves the turnover rate of spare parts and reduces the user’s daily maintenance costs.
About power
Chery has upgraded its 2.0T engine, using the 2nd generation intelligent efficient combustion system (iHEC II), 2nd generation intelligent thermal management system, MILLER cycle technology, shear double balance shaft, friction reduction and lightweight technology, pendulum dual-mass flywheel, central VVT, electronic control turbocharger, and a 350 bar ultra-high-pressure direct injection system. This makes the maximum power of the engine up to 192 kW and peak torque up to 400 N·m. Dr. Xu Youzhong emphasized that there is no exaggeration, and the thermal efficiency is as high as 41%.
M3X Mars Architecture PRO not only supports fuel power but also supports extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) layout. Chery calls it “SREV Star Core Super Extended Range Power”. By using 11 technologies, such as engine + front dual-motor + rear motor hybrid four-wheel drive, and motor uniform injection and rotor oil-shedding oil cooling technology, it has achieved a performance where the whole vehicle can accelerate to less than 5 seconds per 100 kilometers and the comprehensive fuel consumption is less than 1L per 100 kilometers.
About safety
M3X Mars Architecture PRO has increased the proportion of high-strength steel in the entire vehicle by 15%, reaching a coverage of 85% high-strength steel for the entire vehicle; optimized the structure of the engine hood and front longitudinal beam to further reduce injury to pedestrians in the event of a collision; and optimized the front cabin impact energy absorption to reduce deformation of the passenger compartment and improve protection for drivers and passengers.
M3X Mars architecture PRO lays out the car information security section through five means, including user data encryption storage, secure firewall isolation mechanism, bi-directional authentication channel for car cloud, user data use security specification, regular security situation analysis, and vulnerability scanning.
About Intelligence
The lion system of EXEED iNTELLIGENT this time evolved to version 4.1. It has FOTA function and supports various systems, such as power system, communication network system, information entertainment system, and intelligent driving.
Based on the fact that people are used to mobile phone interconnection now, EXEED iNTELLIGENT Lion 4.1 links with the newly upgraded Xingtu Life App to realize remote vehicle control, mobile phone Bluetooth key to mobile phone assisted OTA. EXEED iNTELLIGENT Lion 4.1 supports “Meng Jia” technology and Apple CarPlay.
EXEED iNTELLIGENT Lion 4.1 can also remember the settings of smart start-stop. After three consecutive starts and stops in a short time under follow-up congested road conditions, it will automatically shut off.
About Lingyun 400T
As the first car model of M3X Mars architecture PRO, Xingtu Lingyun 400T started pre-sale on August 2nd. It is equipped with a 2.0T engine, a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, and the BorgWarner AWD four-wheel-drive system, achieving 7 seconds acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h.
The car system uses EXEED iNTELLIGENT 4.0+ system, matching with Inter 4-core 2.0 GHz processor, and has multi-dimensional intelligent biometric recognition function and FOTA firmware remote cloud upgrade function.
In terms of comfort configuration, there are double-layer noiseless glass in the front cabin, privacy glass, and Sony high-fidelity sound system with tuning by the “Golden Ear” acoustic engineering team.
Information source: EXEED official website
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