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According to media reports, FAW Red Flag H6, a new model, will be unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November. Red Flag H6 is another medium-sized car after the launch of Red Flag H5. At present, the new car declaration chart has appeared in the declaration catalogue. According to the comprehensive declaration information, Red Flag H6 and H5 are basically the same in size, and the new car can be regarded as the Red Flag "H5 sedan version", but it is better than H5 in power. The new car will be powered by a 2.0T engine, and the price of the new car is expected to be around 200000. As a reference, the Red Flag H5 currently on sale costs 14.58-225800 yuan.

According to previous reports, the appearance of the new car is made of the latest design language of the Red Flag family, with a large straight waterfall grille on the front, a more avant-garde dot matrix layout inside the grille, and the red flag vertical brand LOGO in the center, with eye-catching high-gloss chrome decoration and split LED headlights on both sides. At the same time, in order to create a sports effect, the front height of the car is lower, although the sense of momentum has decreased, but its aggressiveness is slightly higher than that of Red Flag H5.

On the side of the body, the new car is designed with a slip-back body and is expected to use a four-door sedan. According to the declaration information, the new car will also offer three tires of 225Universe 50 R18, 245 plump 45 R18 and 245plac 40 R19. In the rear part, the rear part of the new car is equipped with through-type taillight group, which has high recognition after lighting, and the bottom is surrounded by large-size black and a middle double-outlet exhaust layout.

In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4990/1880/1455mm, wheelbase is 2920mm, positioning medium-sized car, the overall size is close to that of H5. As a comparison, the new Red Flag H5 has a length, width and height of 4988/1875/1470mm and a wheelbase of 2920mm, positioning a luxury medium-sized car.

The interior is not clear, but judging from the previous photos of the interior, it is expected that the new car will basically continue the styling design concept of Red Flag H5, and it is expected that the new car will be equipped with a vertical central control screen and a full LCD dashboard.

In terms of power system, FAW Hongqi H6 will be equipped with two kinds of 2.0L turbocharged engines with different parameter adjustment, with maximum power of 60kW and 180kW respectively, corresponding tail marks 40TD and 45TD, and transmission expected to match 7-gear double clutch gearbox. Judging from the current power performance of the new car, it is expected that the power parameters of the new car will be improved compared with Hongqi H5. As a reference, Hongqi H5 is equipped with three power options: 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 is matched by a 7-speed double-clutch transmission, an 8-speed manual self-integrated transmission and an E-CVT continuously variable transmission.

According to the positioning of the new car, it is expected that the new car will compete with Volkswagen CC, Buick Regal, Ford Mondeo, Chevrolet Marebo XL, Mazda Atez and other models after launch.

The automobile industry is concerned about the FAW Hongqi official website. At present, there are two major product systems of the car family and the SUV family in the existing FAW Hongqi product camp, covering the middle and high-end market of 15-700000 yuan. There are four models in the car family: H5, H7, H9 and E-QM5, among which Hongqi H5 is a classic model among many products of Hongqi. The replacement model was officially launched on July 26 this year, and the new car launched a total of 7 models with a price range of 15.98-225800 yuan. It is the only one of Hongqi products with a price below 200000 yuan.

According to the annual sales plan of FAW Hongqi, the annual sales target of FAW Red Flag in 2022 is 45-500000 vehicles. Data show that from January to September in 2022, FAW Red Flag increased 5.1 per cent to 211000 vehicles compared with the same period last year. Based on the annual sales target of 450000 vehicles, the Red Flag brand achieved 46.8 per cent of its sales target in the previous September. Among the specific models, new car traffic insurance data show that Hongqi HS5 sold 89015 vehicles from January to September in 2022, making it the highest selling model among Hongqi products, followed by Hongqi H5 with 53148 vehicles. Red Flag H6 as the Red Flag "H5 sedan version", it is worth looking forward to whether the new car can become a popular model under Red Flag after it is on the market.

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