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The official map of Roewe's compact SUV model, the new Roewe RX5, was officially released on March 21. The new car has been exposed in the MIIT declaration and is expected to be unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in April and officially launched in the second quarter of this year.

In terms of appearance, from the release of the official map, the new generation of RX5 uses a new design language, the overall change is relatively great. The front face uses a large spindle grille, while the interior uses lattice elements, officially known as star dragon scale elements, and matrix LED headlights above the grille. At the same time, the new car also sets the Roewe brand LOGO at the front of the engine hatch, making the whole front face more coordinated and complete. Compared with the current model, the appearance of the new car is younger. On the side, the shape of the new car also changes obviously. the new car uses a suspended roof design and a segmented waistline, and the overall line is smooth. The new car will also provide hidden door handles and double five-spoke rims, and there are also a variety of styles for hub modeling. In the rear part, the new car uses a through taillight group, which ends with a C shape on both sides, and adopts a bilateral exhaust layout. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4655max 1890max 1655 (1664) mm, the wheelbase is 2765mm, and the new car positioning compact SUV. Compared with the current model, the other dimensions are increased except for the height reduction. The new car increases the body width of 57mm mm 1890 mm, which is 30 mm and 51 mm wider than Tanyue and Tuguan respectively, and is not much different from the same grade of domestic SUV such as Harvard H6 as a reference. The length, width and height of Harvard H6 are 4653/1886/1730mm and the wheelbase is 2738mm.

In the interior part, there is no relevant information flowing out at present, and it is expected that the new car will adopt the dual screen design of RX5 MAX. In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a 1.5T engine with a maximum power of 188 horsepower, matched by a seven-speed wet double-clutch transmission.

According to the attention of the automobile industry, Roewe released the first generation of RX5 models in 2016, and this new generation of RX5 models is the third generation. Roewe RX5, as the first model after SAIC partnered with Alibaba, achieved good market performance after its launch in July 2016. the first generation RX5 model adopted the design of through grille and remained in use until 2020. Its calm design style was favored by many young consumers, but the good times did not last long. As the car was later revamped, its sales began to decline. According to the data, the Roewe RX5 sold more than 200000 vehicles for two consecutive years from 2017 to 18, of which the Roewe RX5 sold 237367 vehicles in 2017 and 220061 in 2018, but the Roewe RX5 sales began to decline after 2019. Roewe RX5 has sold 104701 vehicles in nearly a year in 2021. From January to February this year, Roewe RX5 sold 13560 vehicles and 6585 vehicles, respectively, with cumulative sales of 20145 vehicles in two months.

Although the RX5 model is the first batch of smart Internet models based on the Internet concept in China and achieved satisfactory sales performance in the early stage, the market is not static. As far as the current SUV market is concerned, except for Harvard H6 and Changan CS75 PLUS, BYD Song Pro, Geely Boyue, Chirui Tiger 8 and other models all have good market performance, so the current Roewe RX5 does not have much advantage in this field. With the release of the new generation of Roewe RX5, it is expected that the interior and more product information will be answered soon, and it remains to be seen whether the sales of the new generation of Roewe RX5 will return to its peak in 2016.

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