Chuanqi Shadow Cool

Total price: 1 1.98 million yuan-1.69 million yuan.

Test vehicle: 2022 1.5T supernova Pro version.

Test vehicle price: 129800 yuan.

Test location: Fuzhou-Hangzhou

Test road conditions: high-speed, mountain roads and urban comprehensive roads.

They say men are teenagers until they die.

Regardless of age, every man has a boy in his heart who hasn't grown up yet. Things full of mechanical sense, from Lego and robots to cars and excavators, always attract boys' greatest interest. With the advent of the new energy era, the design of automobiles has become more diversified, and "Mecha Wind", as one of them, is coming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Guangzhou Automobile Chuanqi Shadow which we test-drive today is cool and adopts a brand-new mecha style design. In addition to creating the design of Chuanqi brand, it is one step ahead in the industry and has also refreshed our impression of a home SUV. The original car avant-garde mecha wind fusion will be so unique. But what's so special besides looking good? This long-distance test drive of more than 700 kilometers has given us a certain right to speak.

Perhaps it is the closed front face design all over the street, which makes us tired of aesthetics and makes the cool design of the mecha look different. It adopts the popular borderless front face design, and the air intake grille consists of 24 air intakes arranged in a V shape. The dimension-increasing design from 2D to 3D makes the visual effect of the front face outstanding.

In addition, the standard "Eye of Revelation" LED headlights are also the design highlights of the front face. Headlights adopt sharp corner shape, which has dynamic light effect. When unlocking and parking, the internal light source will light up in turn. The taillight design of the longitudinal X-shaped lightsaber echoes the headlights, filling the cool sense of ceremony.

The design of a large number of corner lines of the whole vehicle further highlights the mecha elements of the vehicle. This "violent" and exquisite detail description makes the tough posture very recognizable. Pull open the hidden door handle, compared with the sharp style, the interior gives people a much gentler feeling.

Yingku's interior adopts the traditional T-shaped layout, using the popular floating central control panel and LCD instrument panel. The outstanding style is the extensive use of Fiona Fang elements, such as air outlets, door handles and other parts, all of which adopt the scroll design. Coupled with the embellishment of the silver plaque, the design elements of the mecha wind created by the whole vehicle are once again gathered in the car.

The success of SUV models is inseparable from consumers' demand for vehicles. If having good-looking skin is a reason to satisfy your personalized label, then space and driving experience are more of a consideration for taking care of your family. The 1.5T supernova PRO version we test-drive has a body size of 4680/19011670 mm and a wheelbase of 2750mm, which is in the upper-middle level in a compact SUV.

The design of flat floor in the back row may be a simple matter in the new energy era. However, as a fuel car, Yingku did the same. Obviously, it has spent a lot of thought on improving space utilization. The adjustable backrest design and the blessing of panoramic sunroof make the rear row have a very transparent ride experience. However, the softness of the cushion is moderate, and I don't feel tired after driving for a long time. The fly in the ointment is that the length of the cushion needs to be improved.

The more things that attract people's special attention, the more they can arouse people's desire to try. At least for us, Ingu's bold and avant-garde design really teases us all the time. Its powertrain is consistent with Shadow Leopard, equipped with 1.5T huge wave power, with maximum power 130kW and maximum torque of 270n·m, matching with 7WDCT dual-clutch gearbox.

The 30,000-kilometer test drive of Chuanqi this time is different from the previous ordinary experience. We drove Yingku from Fuzhou to Hangzhou with a mileage of more than 700 kilometers. The three-day trip has enough time and complicated road conditions for us to experience deeply.

As an SUV with a young audience, the power of Shadow Cool is not bad. The power experience in the first half is very fit, and with the light steering feeling, it is very easy to drive and follow the car on the city road. The maximum engine torque can explode at 1400 rpm, and can be maintained at 4500 rpm. The wide torque output range makes it have a good dynamic response in the face of daily road conditions. With the increase of vehicle speed, the heavy steering wheel also makes driving more confident.

In addition, for long-distance high-speed driving, the assisted driving function is particularly important. Yingku's auxiliary driving switch is integrated in the multi-function button area on the left side of the steering wheel. When it is turned on, the vehicle will automatically identify the lane line at the current speed, and actively turn with the road conditions, accelerating and decelerating the following distance from the preceding vehicle, which, like many new energy vehicles, has reached L2 level.

In the process of use, you will find that you are still cautious about the distance from the car. When the preceding vehicle decelerates, we haven't reacted yet, and the system has taken the deceleration operation; At present, the car is accelerating, and we don't need to do anything. This kind of adaptive cruise car-following acceleration is far more agile than we thought.

The overall experience shows that this function has strong reliability, which greatly relieves the driver's fatigue, no matter in congested road sections or expressway sections. In addition, its road traffic identification function is also very accurate. When your speed exceeds the speed limit, the speed limit sign on the dashboard will flash frequently to remind the driver.

Perhaps in the previous impression, fuel vehicles and intelligence are basically irrelevant, especially hundreds of thousands of family cars. But through this experience, we deeply felt a great progress in the automobile era. Choose an SUV with a "personalized" label, and its "interesting" side doesn't stop there. Entering the mountain road and turning on the sports mode, the personality of the whole vehicle seems to have changed, and the throttle response has "rushed" a lot. In addition, the steering feeling has become much heavier, and the tough support of the suspension will also give the driver better confidence.

However, due to the structure and center of gravity of the SUV, the roll is still slightly obvious when cornering sharply. However, compared with the SUV of the same level, the performance of Shadow Cool is still very good. After all, the strength of SUV is not used to attack corners. Generally speaking, Shadow Cool has a good balance between comfort and sports.

As an SUV, the first task is to use the family car. Since it is a family car, the ride comfort of the vehicle is naturally the biggest factor that consumers consider. When driving at high speed, the movie's quietness belongs to the upper-middle level in the same level. When driving at the speed limit, you can hardly feel the obvious wind noise, and you don't have to raise your voice when communicating with people in the same car.

In the new era, pure electric vehicles are indeed a development trend, but for the vast majority of consumers, fuel vehicles still have irreplaceable advantages. The three-day test drive gave us a profound interaction with Ingu. As a fuel car, the cool-looking Yingku is like a walking mecha, constantly evolving itself. This evolution is not only about design, but also about intelligent and interactive systems, including vehicle configuration, which look very much like pure electric vehicles. We are particularly familiar with some functional configurations that can only be experienced on pure electric vehicles before.

This may be a major change in the new era of fuel vehicles. In addition to our test drive 1.5T model, Yingku also provides three hybrid versions of powertrains of 2.0T+8AT and 2.0ATK on the basis of excellent performance, and the beautiful skin is like icing on the cake. As an SUV with a price range of 654.38+0.5 million, it must be said that the product strength of Yingku cannot be underestimated.

Wen Photography = Lu Yuhong

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