From the internal structure, the collision strength of new energy vehicles (pure electric vehicles) will be better than that of fuel vehicles of the same level in most cases, unless some brands use too thin iron sheets and reduce the number of anti-collision beams.
Let’s not mention hybrid models for now, because there are too many subdivisions of hybrid models and there is no way to compare them.
It is no secret that Xinghan 001 has strong collision capabilities. A wave of collisions at the auto show some time ago scared some brands. The media also used this incident to stir up the popularity of Xinghan 001.
But some consumers didn't buy it. They suspected that Xinghan Zhixing was cooperating with other brands to act. It's interesting to say that these people said at first that there was no one in Niaoxinghan Zhixing, but later they said they were cooperating with the acting...
Do other car companies have that much time?
In fact, they were also afraid and had no choice. Xinghan Zhixing dared to play this trick because he had a backer, and dragged them into the water. How could they watch such a thing happen? There is no benefit in collision.
It's natural to win, but sales plummet if they lose. Just look at the sales of a certain Japanese car that fell by 27% in a single month after the collision. Of course, they will definitely not admit that their cars have been reduced in configuration, for fear that they will not be able to crash.
Most car companies are quite conscientious these days, but after 2015... it will be a completely different situation. The head-shot Passat is an obvious example, let alone the rest.
Just a Volvo that claims to be powerful, but if it relies solely on safety as a selling point... its sales won't increase.
Since the collision test cannot be done, then individual tests can always be done, right? Xinghan 001 has never been afraid of this. Chen Zifan has very strong confidence in the materials, configuration and safety of the cars he produces.
Although many people have already test-drove Xinghan 001, there are simply too few people who have test-droited this car nationwide. Fortunately, the publicity was in place some time ago, and many car reviewers came here because of its reputation.
Chen Zifan is not stingy and directly recruits a large number of car reviewers. However, his requirements are different from some manufacturers. He requires that the advantages and disadvantages of Xinghan 001 be objectively introduced as much as possible, which will be more real.
Some car companies are not allowed to talk about shortcomings when they recharge car reviewers, and some car reviewers will choose to refuse cooperation, but most of them will agree.
After all, you have to make money and live...
Even though Chen Zifan asked for it, these car reviewers still praised the Xinghan 001 during the static experience. It will be more interesting to test the Xinghan 001 when there is a mass-produced test car after the release.
But Chen Zifan won't be like some car companies and send some specially tuned cars. He doesn't have the spare time to do this just to increase traffic.
After all, there are still only a few people who read car reviews. For many consumers, the main channels for understanding a car are nothing more than three: brand, appearance, and advertising. They have heard about many brands since childhood.
Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi...
And Honda, Suzuki, Toyota...
Cars with luxury car brand BUFF or fuel-saving and durable BUFF have never been short of sales.
These are all car brands recognized by the market, not to mention appearance. Good-looking or not is also an important factor for many people when buying a car.
However, good-looking but without brand blessing, sometimes it will evolve into two results: good-looking and branded, that is, "international big brand, strong design ability", but if it is good-looking but without brand... then it will be "a rubbish brand that uses its appearance to fool people" , flashy”.
Xinghan Zhixing's brand power is currently mainly relying on the positive output of Stardust Technology. There are no problems with the previous mass-produced cars. There are also new promotion models. The brand power is constantly improving, but it is still far from becoming a big name.
As for the exterior design…
Appearance design is a matter of opinion. Everyone has different standards whether they like the appearance of Xinghan 001 or not, but they have to admit that Xinghan 001 is definitely highly recognizable among domestic cars.
Chen Zifan’s initial thoughts were:
It doesn’t have to look good.
But it must be unique!
Fortunately, the final effect is pretty good. The design style is a bit more radical, but the overall effect is very strong!
The characteristics are also distinct enough.
The rest is advertising. I have to say that the quality of Xinghan 001's promotional video is more than one level higher than that of Xinghan Mini. From the perspective of the audience, this promotional video of Xinghan 001 can only be described in two words:
Sci-fi and domineering!
From the appearance and materials of Xinghan 001 to the interior and functions...it seems that there is really nothing to choose from. Except that it is a tram, if the other configurations of Xinghan 001 are placed on a 2.0T fuel vehicle...
The starting price must be at least 300,000 yuan.
Xinghan Zhixing's car-making philosophy also gradually became clear in this promotional video: comprehensive coverage and precise attack, starting from the Xinghan Mini starting at 55,800, and soaring all the way up, there are cars of all price ranges.
In the middle price range, such as Xinghan mini → Xinghan 001, the difference is about 130,000 yuan. Such a large price range must be made up. It just so happens that Polestar Automobile does this to fill the gap.
However, Polestar Motors is positioned relatively low-end, so the price difference of hundreds of thousands between Xinghan 001 → Xinghan 01 has to be made up with other products.
Chen Zifan did not take advantage of the time when the promotional video was playing to get into the test car directly. It would not be too late to wait. He wanted to give the audience a buffer time. At the same time, he could still hear the comments of the audience in his headset.
Each configuration was configured one by one, and the audience who saw Xinghan 001 for the first time were all shocked:
"This car..."
"Frameless car door? What is a frameless car door? Hey, won't it leak when it rains?"
“My framed car door still leaks!”
"It looks good! Isn't it enough to just look good?"
"Full car electronic control? Electric seats, electric windows, electric tailgate...LCD instrument, head-up display? What is this thing? Oh~ It turns out to be this...Wait a minute! Is this really a car?"
"???"
"Who the hell told me that all new energy vehicles are rubbish? Look at this gear lever, it's like flying an airplane! Look at this large central control screen, it's not simpler than a radio? And this air conditioner, the air outlet design is really unique!"
"Isn't this steering wheel a bit too exaggerated? Others thought I was driving a racing car."
"That's what I like! It's unique!"
"Isn't the disc unsafe?"
"Are all handbrakes electronic? Automatic parking function? Why do I always feel like this thing is unreliable?"
"I think so…"
It's just overthinking. Xinghan 001 has made the handbrake into a physical button. Some crazy new car-making forces have actually integrated the handbrake into the central control screen... Aren't you afraid that the car system will get stuck?
Fortunately, Xinghan Zhixing uses Stardust OS and has its own chip, so there is no need to worry about this.
After the promotional video ended, many viewers' brains were still in a state of shutdown. They didn't understand, and they didn't understand why the Xinghan 001 was so different from other cars even though they were both cars.
If I have to describe it, the feeling is no less than giving a smartphone in 2022 to someone in 2002. The key is that the smartphone in 2022 sells for about the same as a feature phone in 2002.
Isn't this outrageous?
Of course, this description is still a bit exaggerated. Many of the designs on Xinghan 001 can also be found on some fuel vehicles, but the prices of those vehicles... have nothing to do with ordinary people.
Thanks to Xinghan Mini and Jiexing X as buffers, these audiences reluctantly accepted the appearance of Xinghan 001, but they still couldn't control their emotions:
"What does my car mean?"
"I used to think that the car I drove was considered a good car, but now... my car is just a rough house!"
"I cried when I just picked up the car last month..."
"It hurts! It hurts so much!"
"Stardust Technology backstabbed me again! I really didn't expect that I could be backstabbed despite my brand!"
"It's okay, what I bought is..."
"Suddenly I couldn't speak."
Building a car with the concept of manufacturing electronic products is nothing without a brand advantage? When the difference in product strength is too great, the brand advantage will be quickly erased.
The lower the price, the stronger the effect!
Hundreds of thousands is exactly the extreme price range that most low-level consumers can admit. This price...
Even if I buy a so-called international brand, does it really give me face? Is it really what you like?
The functions of Xinghan 001 even include many entertainment functions, such as music, videos, games...which are available on mobile phones and most car systems. It also has APP interconnection with Stardust mobile phones, as well as Bluetooth and NFC keys. Can be collectively called digital keys.
besides…
There are simply too many!
It seems exaggerated at first thought. Some people sent by other car companies present were a little confused about how to report to the headquarters. Although they had already reported it, this time it was a production car version!
“How can a mass-produced car do that?”
Unfortunately, Chen Zifan would not answer their questions. After the audience's emotional reaction, Chen Zifan began to say: "I believe everyone has a preliminary understanding of Xinghan 001 after watching the promotional video.
Next, I will take you to have a good understanding of the Xinghan 001 car from a first-person perspective, and by the way introduce some things that cannot be shown in the promotional video..."
At this time, the audience did not realize the seriousness of the matter. Chen Zifan chose a Xingyun 001 with Nebula Green color. After unlocking it by touching it with his mobile phone, the hidden door handle popped out, and then he entered the car.
Many viewers are still discussing:
"Looking at it this way, the hidden door handle looks pretty good, right? It looks very technological, and when hidden, the side of the car looks very good!"
"Is this a frameless door?"
"Wow, this interior! It's really different when you look at it from the first person! The back row seems to be pretty big, and the photographer can easily move while carrying the camera..."
"Wait? What's going on!?"
"What the hell is this for?"
I saw Chen Zifan's first-person front view, and a curtain slowly rose, revealing what was behind...
Steel plate?
wrong!
That's a reinforced concrete wall!
If you look carefully, something is wrong?
But where can the audience think about this now? They only saw a wall in front of them. After the photographer fixed a small camera in the car, he got out of the car, leaving Chen Zifan alone.
This is also what Chen Zifan requested.
After making a slight adjustment, Chen Zifan said: "Many people question whether the safety shown by Xinghan 001 at the auto show is true, whether the crash results are really that strong, and whether the safety is high...
We don’t have to argue about whether it’s true or false, seeing is believing, and a head-on collision is meaningless. Let’s do something different this time, try the ‘frontal 25% offset crash test’, its specific standard is...”
The vehicle is required to hit obstacles at a speed of 64±1km/h and an overlap rate of 25%. A dummy is placed in the vehicle. The evaluation is mainly carried out from three aspects: restraint system, dummy injury and vehicle structure.
Since Chen Zifan is sitting in the car, what kind of dummy is needed? Before setting off, he used the [Stardust Technology] in his mind to scan the car and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with it. A mere 64km/h was nothing.
And because Xinghan 001 has a rear-mounted single motor, the front of the car has very strong anti-collision capabilities. It may seem like a risky behavior, but in fact there is no need to worry at all. Before starting the car, Chen Zifan even talked:
“Because during actual driving, we almost never hit a car directly head-on. Most of the time we hit it at an angle and only hit one corner, just like the test we are going to do now.
By the way, let me show you the interior of Xinghan 001. There is a one-touch start button next to the gear handle, but you need to step on the brake before starting. Just like now ~ the starting sound is very nice!
The storage space in front of the gear handle has a dedicated space for mobile phones, and it comes with wireless charging. The central control screen can also adjust the main and passenger seat angles, front seat massage, ventilation, and head-up display switches..."
The more Chen Zifan downplays it, the more nervous the audience becomes. Their minds are no longer focused on the interior or functions at all. They are all focused on when he is going to start the car. Will there be any surprises?
An accident is certainly out of the question.
Chen Zifan did not continue to delay:
"Okay, let's drive now!"
When shifting into gear, Xinghan 001 will automatically release electronic parking. This is not an advanced function, but it is very rare these days.
From the first-person perspective, Chen Zifan's foot switch directly reaches the speed of over 60. The entire acceleration process is very fast. Xinghan 001's zero-hundred acceleration may not be that strong, but 0 to 60 is really fast!
The audience shouted directly:
"Fuck! Fuck!!!"
"I'm not ready yet!"
"Brother! Slow down! I'm scared!"
Some timid viewers even covered their eyes with their hands and looked down through their fingers.
However, just when the Xinghan 001 driven by Chen Zifan was traveling at a speed of 65km/h and was about to collide with it, its speed suddenly dropped sharply and at the same time it turned sideways, perfectly avoiding the obstacle in front of it.
audience:! ! ! ? ? ? …
Damn you!
Did you know it would scare people to death?
Chen Zifan made a turn, steered the car in a circle, and said slightly apologetically:
"Sorry, I forgot to turn off the obstacle avoidance system. I just want to introduce to you by the way, the obstacle avoidance system of Xinghan 001 can take avoidance measures in an emergency, just like what you have seen.
Some people may have questions, what about adding obstacles next to obstacles or cliffs? If this happens, Xinghan 001 will not adopt the avoidance logic just now.
Besides, we are driving the car. I believe that an adult with normal intelligence would not want to put himself in such a dangerous situation and pin all his hopes on a small obstacle avoidance system. "
(End of chapter)
