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The real car picture of Hongqi brand H9 model has been exposed and the car will be officially unveiled at the press conference of the Great Hall of the people in Beijing on January 8. After H5, HS5, HS7 and other new cars, Red Flag H9 will become the seventh production car of the brand.

Red Flag H9 draws lessons from the similar design concept of E ·scene GT concept car in appearance. As the third generation product of Red Flag H series, the new car adopts a brand-new design language, with U-shaped front grille with straight waterfall middle net and red LOGO in the middle, highlighting the luxury of the new car. Red Flag H9 has significantly improved both in terms of appearance and aura, and even has the feeling of domineering and leaking.

From the side of the body, the new car has smooth roof and C-pillar lines, as well as a compact trunk. In terms of the tail, the new design language will mainly emphasize that the inspiration is drawn from the back-up box trim of the Tiananmen Tower, which connects the taillights arranged vertically on both sides, together with the arc along the back-room cover to outline the hierarchy of the rear of the car.

Red Flag H9 focuses on two-car body design, so that the whole vehicle temperament can be improved.

On the powertrain, the car is equipped with a third-generation 4GC20TD (2.0T) engine and has a low-power version, in which the high-power version has a rated power 185KW with a peak torque of 380Nm, the transmission system matches the DCT400 seven-speed double-clutch gearbox, and the acceleration time of 100 kilometers is less than 8 seconds.

According to earlier documents, Red Flag H9 will achieve mass production in May 2020.

Thanks to the rich product system, the positioning of red flag new products has been decentralized, and its sales volume has also shown positive growth. According to the data, Hongqi brand sold 88046 vehicles from January to November 2019, an increase of 211% over the same period last year. Under the leadership of Xu Liuping, the Red Flag brand has also changed greatly in terms of image, and the former "official car" image has gradually changed into a more people-friendly and younger brand.

Red Flag is expected to sell about 110000 vehicles in 2019 and a sales target of 200000 in 2020, Mr Xu said. Red Flag H9 will be launched on January 8, from the appearance is still worth looking forward to, if the new car launch price is close enough to the people, I believe that the future market performance will not be bad.

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