On August 6, the Xiangjie S9 jointly built by BAIC and Huawei was officially launched. The price range of the new car is 399,800 yuan to 449,800 yuan, and its direct competitors are traditional luxury sedans such as BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. As the flagship sedan of HarmonyOS Zhixing, Xiangjie S9 redefines luxury with intelligence, and also allows the outside world to see the strength of Chinese auto brands to impact upward.
Elegant shape, luxury technology inside
Xiangjie S9 adopts an elegant design style, with a simple appearance, and the Galaxy headlights at the front of the car are lit up to create a dazzling effect and bring out the aura of a flagship sedan. The body features slender sides and imposing 21-inch multi-spoke wheels, frameless doors, concealed door handles and electrically suction doors that can only be found in high-end cars. You can also choose to install intelligent electronic exterior mirrors, and the technological experience is more prominent. 5 car paints, such as Huanyu Red and Xinghui Gold, are also more atmospheric styles.
The length, width and height of the S9 are 5160/1987/1486mm, and the wheelbase is 3050mm. Compared with the "56E", the body size of the Xiangjie S9 is in the mainstream range, and the car has a passenger compartment space of 3460mm, which is close to 2 meters of "president space", so there is no need to worry about the spaciousness.
As a flagship sedan built for bosses, the rear space of the Xiangjie S9 is the focus. It is not only equipped with zero-gravity seats, a 9-inch rear control screen, but also a laser projection giant screen, rear privacy glass, rear armrest air and temperature boxes, etc. Xiaoice box, big sofa, big TV are available, and the boss's needs are in place. It is worth mentioning that,XiangjieS9There is also a one-click privacy voice shield function,It can ensure the privacy of the call of the boss in the back row。
On the whole, the cockpit of the Xiangjie S9 is a high-tech luxury style. Equipped with a 15.6-inch floating center display + 12.3-inch full LCD instrument cluster, the new HarmonyOS 4 system is built-in, bringing a seamless user experience, intelligent voice control that you can see and speak, and rich entertainment and audio functions. In addition, the armrests and door panels are made of natural solid wood, making it easy to reach a sense of luxury.
Empowered by Huawei, the S9 is far ahead
Huawei's empowerment is also reflected in core areas such as intelligent driving and chassis architecture. The S9 is equipped with Huawei's latest Turing platform, air suspension and CDC, and its powerful intelligent capabilities make passengers comfortable in different road conditions. At the same time, Xiangjie S9 debuted motion sickness relief mode, Yu Chengdong emphasized that Xiangjie S9 has set a new benchmark for the comfort of D-class luxury cars, surpassing the Mercedes-Benz flagship sedan known for its comfort.
The new car is also equipped with HUAWEI ADS 3.0, which provides intelligent driving from the first parking space to the parking space, connecting all scenarios, and the level of intelligent driving is also among the top in China. It can even move the car remotely, park the car for driving, etc., and technology has changed life concretely.
In terms of power and range, the Xiangjie S9 can achieve 000 acceleration in 3.9 seconds, and the whole system is equipped with a 100kWh Huawei 800V giant whale battery as standard, with a maximum CLTC range of 816 kilometers. Brother Yu learned that the Xiangjie S9 can be charged for 5 minutes, and the battery life can be increased by 200 kilometers. Combined with the range and charging speed of the Xiangjie S9, the range anxiety can also be dispelled.
A "big gamble" on a flagship sedan
HarmonyOS Zhixing's product lineup is growing day by day, and the winning chance of hitting the high-end market is getting bigger and bigger. As the flagship SUV of Hongmeng Zhixing, the M9 has an average price of more than 500,000 yuan per vehicle and achieved monthly sales of 18,000 units. Now the Xiangjie S9 is officially launched, and its performance in the high-end sedan market has aroused expectations.
From the perspective of product positioning, the direct competitor of Xiangjie S9 is "56E". But the ambition of the Xiangjie S9 does not stop there, and the comfort and luxury are directly compared to the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. With the empowerment of Huawei, the strength of intelligent technology also gives the S9 the confidence to surpass traditional luxury cars.
In Brother Yulu's view, the upstart of science and technology and the boss who dare to innovate are the target consumer groups of Xiangjie S9. Including Huang Xiaoming, who has a high national recognition, as a star car owner, also appeared at the launch conference of Xiangjie S9, indicating the huge potential of Xiangjie S9 to open up the high-end car market.
Write at the end
The high-end luxury car market has always been the home of traditional German brands, but as Chinese car brands continue to rise, BBA's monopoly has been broken, and the M9 is a successful example. There is no doubt that Xiangjie S9 is a latecomer to the flagship sedan, but Huawei's empowerment + BAIC's car-making strength support makes the outside world see the possibility of Xiangjie S9 gaining a firm foothold and selling well when it is listed. (Text/MANGO)