At the iCARBrand Night event held on April 12, its second mass-produced model iCAR V23 and One Box off-road MPV iCAR X25 were officially unveiled. Among them, iCAR V23 will be unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show, which opens on April 25, and is expected to be launched in the second half of the year. Officials said that relying on Chery's strong technical capabilities, iCAR X25 will soon be mass-produced. In the future, iCAR will also be equipped with extended-range power, equipped with a 44.5% efficient hybrid engine and a 5-in-1 highly integrated asynchronous front-drive range extender.
It is worth mentioning that the large screen at the scene also released a preview image of the new SUV model. The new car has the shape of a hard-core SUV. Officials said that the new car will be launched within the year.
iCAR X25
In terms of styling, iCAR X25 looks a bit like a Mars rover. The new One-Box design achieves the largest driving space in the car, further improving the space availability in the cabin. The rounded shape is matched with the external spare tire at the rear. , looks very avant-garde.
iCAR V23
In terms of appearance, the new car has sharp edges and looks full of momentum. The front headlights adopt a circular design, and are equipped with double-width parallel-style LED daytime running lights inside. At the same time, the upper light group will also extend to both sides of the front of the car, forming a three-stage arrangement. It has good recognition after lighting up.
Looking from the side of the car, the overall shape of the new car is sharp and angular. The front and rear fenders are wider than the car body. It also uses hidden door handles and a five-spoke style of rims. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4220/1915/1845mm respectively, the wheelbase is 2730mm, the approach angle is 42/43°, the departure angle is 40/41°, the minimum ground clearance is 206/212mm, and it provides 19 inches and 21-inch wheels.
In addition, the front fender of the new car is equipped with a vertically arranged vent decorative panel, and an NFC sensing area is built into this area. It is expected that the car will be equipped with functions such as card key sales and App interconnection.
Coming to the rear of the car, the new car will be equipped with 3X3 dot matrix taillights, which are highly recognizable when lit. There are cross-shaped and diagonal patterns on the side, which should be inspired by the reinforced rib design of military oil drums and other equipment, adding a bit of hardcore atmosphere to this car.
As for the interior, the new car adopts design elements that echo the appearance, including a rectangular full LCD instrument panel and air-conditioning outlets. Moreover, the central control area in the car adopts the popular suspended design, echoing the hardcore exterior design of the vehicle. Officials stated that the car is equipped with a 2.5k high-definition large screen, 8155 chip and 3DHMI, and also supports CarPlay.
The center console of the vehicle adopts a layered design, with a large floating multimedia touch screen and physical buttons below, making the overall style more technological.
In terms of power, the new car will be built on a new platform architecture and provide single-motor rear-wheel drive and dual-motor four-wheel drive models. The official did not disclose the specific parameters, but said later The cruising range of the drive version is more than 400km, and the 4WD model has a cruising range of more than 500km.
In terms of smart driving hardware, iCAR V23 uses Horizon J3+TDA4, with an 800w front-view camera+ 300w surround-view camera + 5 millimeter-wave radars can realize high-speed NOA, memory parking and L2++ intelligent driving.
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