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On July 26th, FAW Hongqi H5, a new generation of Hongqi, was officially launched, with a total of seven configured models with a price range of 15.98-225800 yuan.

As a replacement model, the new car is obviously different from the previous generation model, basically abandoning the modeling style of the previous generation model and replacing it with a shape similar to that of the Red Flag H9. Because of the high similarity between the new car and the H9 model in appearance design, netizens have praised the new car as "Little H9" since the new car was released, and many netizens commented that it was "really beautiful".

Comprehensive "Automotive Industry concern" previously reported that in terms of appearance, the new car adopts the red flag family design style, the front face of the new car uses a vertical bar grille design similar to that of the H9, the headlight group uses a split design, the interior is equipped with LED light source, and the red flag LOGO in the middle of the front face extends to the top of the machine cover, making the whole car more recognizable and calmer and more atmospheric compared with the previous generation models. The side of the body, as a replacement model, the new car cancels the previous slip-back shape, and the lines are more concise. The through waistline at the top of the new car extends from the front cover to the rear, while the waistline with a slight dive is used at the bottom, and the side waistline is more straight, further improving the visual length of the vehicle. In addition, although the new car door handle does not adopt the hidden design of Red Flag H9, the new car is equipped with red flag family-style decorative elements at the back of the front fender. In the rear part, the new car cancels the relatively tall rear style of the previous generation of models, and also uses a taillight similar to H9 and a Y-shaped ending on both sides, the exhaust system is designed for a total of two sides, and the exhaust tail section is decorated with chrome plating elements, which looks chic as a whole.

In terms of body size, the new car has become a little bigger, the length, width and height of the new car is 4988/1875/1470mm, the wheelbase is 2920mm, positioning luxury medium-sized car. From the intuitive data of the table, compared with the previous generation models, except for the height remains unchanged, the other dimensions of the new car have been improved, among which, the length has increased 43mm, the width has increased 30mm, and the wheelbase has increased by 45mm; compared with Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and other joint venture cars, the new car also has more advantages.

In the interior part, the overall layout of the new car is completely different from the design style of Red Flag H9. The new car adopts a more simple style, and the lines of the center console diverge from the central embedded screen to both sides and connect with the door panel, forming a sense of embracing design. In configuration, the center console is equipped with a large vertical screen and liquid crystal dashboard, a row of shortcut buttons under the screen, and a three-spoke steering wheel similar to the styling style of Red Flag H9. From the point of view of the real car, the car uses black rice and black and red two colors, and the seat material uses a large number of soft material packages to show a sense of luxury.

Power is one of the highlights of the new car. Compared with the previous generation model, the new car adds 2.0T powertrain, which provides three power options, namely 1.5T engine, 1.5T hybrid system and 2.0T engine, corresponding to "35TD", "HEV" and "40TD" respectively. Among them, the engine power of 1.5T and 1.5T hybrid system is 124 kilowatts, and that of 2.0T engine is 165 kilowatts. The traditional system matches the 7-speed double-clutch gearbox, 8-speed manual self-integrated gearbox and E-CVT stepless gearbox, and the fuel consumption under WLTC comprehensive operating conditions is 6.2L/100km, 6.4L/100km and 5.1L/100km, respectively. In comparison, the 1.5T engine is the same as the 1.5T engine carried by the current Hongqi H5, while the 1.8T engine may no longer be available.

In terms of competitive products, the new car will compete with mainstream joint venture brands such as Honda Accord (16.98-259800 yuan), Nissan Teana (17.98-269800 yuan), Toyota Camry (17.98-269800 yuan) and Passat (18.19-252900 yuan). For reference, Honda Accord sold 97588 vehicles in the first half of this year; Dongfeng Nissan sold 74171 vehicles; Toyota Camry sold 113734 vehicles; and Passat sold 59462 vehicles.

Red Flag is a high-end car brand directly operated by FAW. The first Red Flag car was born in 1958 and became a state vehicle for national leaders and major national events. Before 2018, the sales of the Red Flag brand were very mediocre, even on the verge of delisting. It was not until January 2018 when FAW announced the new Red Flag brand strategy that sales began to improve, when Xu Liuping, chairman of FAW, said sales were 100000 units in 2020, 300000 units in 2025 and 500000 units in 2035.

According to the red flag wholesale sales data, from 2018 to 2021, the red flag sales distribution is 25294, 100016, more than 200000, more than 300000. From the data, we can see the trend of red flag sales growth year by year, and the growth rate is very fast. According to the data of the Federation of passengers, Red Flag H5 became the main source of FAW Red Flag sales with a sales performance of 19272 in 2018, 45092 in 2019, 64687 in 2020, 83875 in 2021 and 33215 in the first half of 2022.

Data show that Hongqi H5 officially launched on April 25, 2018, positioning medium-sized sedan, equipped with 1.5T and 1.8T engines, matching 7-gear double clutch and 6-gear self-integrated gearbox, the vehicle price is 145800-190800 yuan, it is the only model with a price below 200000 yuan among Hongqi products. Because Red Flag H5 uses the technology of Mazda Atez, it is not until the release of Red Flag H9 that Red Flag brand has more of its own characteristics, so Red Flag H5 can still see Attez in some aspects. therefore, it is called "Little H9" by netizens. From the perspective of production power, Red Flag H5, as a domestic classic model, has become the sales responsibility of FAW Red Flag because of its relatively close price. If nothing happens, the new car will continue to bear most of the sales of FAW Red Flag after its launch.

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