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According to Dongfeng Honda's official announcement, Dongfeng Honda LIFE will be officially unveiled at the Wuhan Motor Show, which opens on October 15, and released a set of trailer pictures. It is understood that the new car will launch SPORT and CROSS two versions, the power side is equipped with 1.5L DreamWorks engine, is expected to be officially launched in the fourth quarter.

Dongfeng Honda LIFE can be regarded as a sister model of Feido, which continues the localized design of domestic brand-new Fido, and the sports version and CROSS version have some adjustments in detail. For example, the SPORT version uses a black headlight group, a circular LED daytime driving light inside, and a black mesh style for the upper and lower split grille. The CROSS version has a black appearance kit, and the front enclosure style is also different from the new flying cross-border version, with a through-and-through design for the lower air intake.

It is worth mentioning that Dongfeng Honda LIFE uses a "double A-pillar" design. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the SPORT version are 4109/1694/1537mm, the wheelbase 2530mm cross version is 4111/1725/1567mm, and the wheelbase 2531mm.

Although Dongfeng Honda officially did not release the official map of the interior of the LIFE model, but as a sister model of Feido, the interior design is likely to continue the new flying technique and make adjustments in details. In terms of configuration, referring to the new flying degree, it will be equipped with 7-inch LCD dashboard, tire pressure monitoring, body stabilization system, multi-function steering wheel, active brake, electric skylight and so on.

According to the previous declaration by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Dongfeng Honda LIFE will be equipped with a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine code-named L15BU, with a maximum power of 131hp (96kW) and a peak torque of 155Nm, which will match the CVT gearbox.

Dongfeng Honda's sales rose 19.8 per cent to 77493 vehicles in August, after falling 9.8 per cent to 441927 vehicles in the previous month, according to sales figures released by Honda China. Among them, Civic sold more than 20, 000 models for four months in a row, while CR-V and XR-V remained at more than 10, 000.

Feido has always been one of the most important products of GAC Honda, but with the launch of Honda's "two-car strategy" in the Chinese market, Feido will no longer be the exclusive resource of GAC Honda. In recent years, Honda has adopted a "two-car strategy" in China, including colorful / XR-V, Guandao / UR-V, Haoying / CR-V and other twin models.

From the perspective of product layout, the LIFE model will strengthen the layout of Dongfeng Honda sedan market. In the future, Dongfeng Honda sedan product line layout will be formed together with Civic, Hengyu and INSPIRE, and LIFE will also become the latest Honda model to implement the "two-car strategy" in China.

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