Bitche Original In 2016, Geely and Volvo jointly launched a new sub-brand "LYNK&CO" in Sweden, which is also known as Lynk & Co. The Lynk & Co 01, which was born half a year later, shocked the world. Regardless of whether this design language is a praise or a criticism, this car has sounded the clarion call for a new brand to hit a higher market.
More than six years have passed, Lynk & Co has successively launched six models: basically covering everything from small SUVs to medium and large SUVs, and there is also a compact sedan that has always been a best-seller. Lynk & Co 03, but it only lacks a large five-seater medium-sized SUV. In the past six years, Lynk & Co has gradually become an iconic brand that represents trends, personalized design, and excellent quality in the eyes of many young people. However, the increasingly involuted automobile market requires Lynk & Co to use more things to prove that it can still lead the way. trend. Therefore, this large five-seater medium-sized SUV, Lynk & Co 08, is coming soon.
We flew to Sweden a week ago and explored the new design of Lynk & Co 08 with Lynk & Co’s designers. Since the vehicle is still in the confidentiality stage, we combined Not long ago, Lynk & Co 08’s camouflage car, designer’s manuscript and an extremely important concept car were revealed. Let’s talk about the design of Lynk & Co 08.
(Lynk & Co’s China-European Automotive Technology Center in Gothenburg, Sweden)
Appearance frontA concept car
When it comes to design, one cannot avoid a very important thing in the automotive industry: concept cars. The automobile industry has always progressed from concept cars to prototypes, trial vehicles and finally to mass-produced cars. Therefore, as the best carrier for creative presentation, concept cars carry important responsibilities including guiding the development direction of brand culture, describing the new generation of styling language, and displaying new user experience and technological achievements.
At the 2022 Chengdu Auto Show, Lynk & Co brought a concept car "The Next Day" that is extremely unique and catches people's attention right away. You can tell from the name Yes, this car represents the future design direction of Lynk & Co. "The Next Day" has too many details that can be considered from beginning to end. It is complex and simple at the same time; opposites are harmonious at the same time.
Why I mentioned the story of this concept car at the beginning of this part is because many of the designs of the protagonist Lynk & Co 08 in this article are closely related to this concept car.
First of all, let me reveal some parameter information of Lynk & Co 08. Lynk & Co 08 is positioned as a medium-sized SUV, using a plug-in hybrid power system (it is unknown whether there will be more power forms in the future), and the vehicle length exceeds 4.8m. There are six body colors available for the exterior, and three colors for the interior. The main exterior color is Mineral Green, which can be roughly translated as mineral green, but we still need to wait for the official statement.
Okay, after knowing the above basic information, let’s take a look at the spy photos of Lynk & Co 08’s test car.
Although the body is heavily camouflaged, the iconic hood design of the Lynk & Co family can still be distinguished from the front of the car, with daytime running lights set on the bulges on the left and right sides. However, unlike the dual parallel line Northern Lights daytime running lights of existing Lynk & Co models, Lynk & Co 08 will use the narrow Daybreak Light daytime running lights on the concept car "The Next Day". Judging from the lines, there is actually a certain inheritance between the two, but the designers have further extended the design of the current Lynk & Co daytime running lights, making them more technological and special.
(Cash Lynk & Co 05)
("The Next Day" daytime running lights)
Judging from the spy photos, the closed front face is gone. As a new energy model, Lynk & Co 08 naturally removes the huge grille and the only air inlet. Under the bumper, just like what you see on some pure electric vehicles.
Another thing that must be mentioned is the headlight unit. From the spy photos, we found that the headlight unit of Lynk & Co 08 looks smaller, and there is an obvious through-type decorative strip in the center. Camouflage, and this time we finally confirmed that Lynk & Co 08 will use the highly technological and recognizable light strip on the "The Next Day" concept car, which is officially named "Urban Sky Technology Belt".
We can also clearly see the prototype of the Lynk & Co 08 front face design from the designer's manuscript released on March 2, with slender daytime running lights and slender through-type The light strip and the huge U-shaped front surround below create a front face with a strong sense of technology and power.
The inverted T-shaped front face line has already been reflected on Lynk & Co 03, but the closed front face gives a more unique look and feel.
Then let’s talk about the side. Lynk & Co 08 also has many conspicuous design elements on the side. First of all, the vehicle's D-pillar has a relatively large inclination angle. Although it does not reach the level of the Coupe SUV, it is obvious that the Lynk & Co 08 emphasizes the sportiness of the model. Although the lines in the spy photos are not very obvious, the overall body contour is very strong, and the upward posture from front to back exudes strong power. Therefore, although it is an SUV, you do not feel that this car is bulky, but has a A forward leaning posture.
Secondly, the hidden door handle is not absent, which is easy to identify. There are charging or refueling ports on the left and right sides, which also confirms that this is a plug-in hybrid model.
But there is an important detail that you have noticed: a design similar to fish gills is disguised on the door panel under the A-pillar of the vehicle. I previously guessed it was similar to Lynk & Co 05 or 01 decorative pieces on. But this time we flew to Sweden and we also got definite information: Lynk & Co 08 will be equipped with the animated screen on the side of the "The Next Day" concept car that can display certain information. Although it is unclear what kind of interaction or functionality the design team has designed for this screen, it is innovative enough and curious enough.
Finally, there is the design of the tail. The most noteworthy thing is the shape of the taillight group. In the words of a colleague, it "highly restores the taillights of the concept car." Yes, this set of taillights called "Energy Crystal Penetrating Taillights" is also inspired by the "The Next Day" concept car. A large number of red crystals are embedded inside the light group. In fact, we have already seen the first clues on the Lynk & Co 09. However, in comparison, the tail light group of the Lynk & Co 08 is thinner and more refined, giving people a stronger sense of energy.
Of course, are there any regrets in the design? Maybe it's because I'm obsessed with that concept car. Unfortunately, the one-piece glass dome on the concept car failed to complete the decentralization of engineering, but that will come in the future, right?
Interior preview Flyme Auto vehicle system
The currently known information about the interior is that the overall layout of this car will still adopt a more conventional T-shaped center console design, with a central floating center control screen. Of course , there will be surprises in the details, such as a design called "Technology Suspension Island" on the instrument panel.
We can also see from the interior design manuscript that a stacked form is designed below the central control screen. As for the specific function button arrangement, we still need to wait for the actual car to be unveiled. However, what can be confirmed is that Lynk & Co 08 uses a gear shifting mechanism and does not use the electronic gear lever of existing Lynk & Co models.
In addition, I believe friends who follow Lynk & Co or this car may already know that Lynk & Co 08 will be the world's first model equipped with the Flyme Auto car system. This vehicle-machine system has released an early preview on November 11 last year, and its eye-catching features include festival/solar-term themes, floating window design, and more DOCK bar expansion functions.
(The picture only shows the car system, the interior may not be that of Lynk & Co 08)
At the same time, the new car is equipped with a 23-speaker sound system. The headrests, door panels, A-pillars and even the roof are all equipped with speakers, coupled with the officially announced super large HUD visual effects. , the audio and video effects of Lynk & Co 08 are worth looking forward to.
In terms of power, it was mentioned earlier that a plug-in hybrid system will be used. As for the specific parameters, we need to wait for the official announcement later.
Full text summary: The new design and upgraded urban opposition aesthetics give this car a more special temperament. More importantly, it will last for a long time , the design language of Lynk & Co 08 is likely to be extended to other models in the family, continuing to sound the clarion call for growth. So does the appearance and interior of this car meet your imagination? Let’s chat in the comment section.
Note: Some of the pictures in the text are from the Internet
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