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A few days ago, a car blogger posted a video showing that in front of a Dongfeng Nissan 4S store, a brand-new Qichun car was draped with a banner that read: "good service in the store, Nissanqi Jun, quality fraud, manufacturer inaction." Another Qichun also wore the red banner of "born unshakable, novel Jun" and changed to "tractor" for a year and a half. In the video, after the hood in front of the vehicle is opened, you can hear the obvious sound of the engine, which is really like a tractor.

Some netizens commented that "the whole picture of the unknown will not be commented on." From the video alone, we do see Qijun's problem, and the sound of its engine is unusually obvious, but at the same time, we don't know what the Qijun in the video has experienced, because the vehicles in the video have hung their license plates. So is it the problem after normal driving, or the problem caused by the improper driving of the owner? these are all things that we cannot verify for the time being.

In fact, the 1.5T VC-Turbo engine carried in Xinqijun is so powerful that it is even rated as the "Top Ten engines and Power Systems of Ward". It is understood that the novel Jun carries a 1.5T engine and uses VC-Turbo variable compression ratio technology to achieve an intelligent stepless variable compression ratio of 8V 1mm 14V 1, maximum power 204hp, maximum torque 300Nm, matching CVT CVT, and has a high gear ratio range of 8.2V1, NEDC fuel consumption is only 5.8L/100km. From the data point of view, compared with the same class of models, the 1.5T VC-Turbo engine carried by Xinqi Jun does have certain advantages, whether in terms of fuel consumption or power performance. Compared with 2.0L naturally aspirated engine, Xinqijun's power improvement is also relatively large, but the self-aspirated engine also has its own advantages, mature technology and cheap maintenance, which is actually a very important indicator for Nissan's target users.

Although the technology is excellent, Chinese consumers are so prejudiced about the existence of three-cylinder engine that almost all models with three-cylinder engine are difficult to have development prospects, including the BMW X1 and the new Qijun. As Nissan's former "magic car", the previous generation Qijun has won the joint venture SUV sales crown many times, and has won the global sales crown for two consecutive years in 2016 and 2017, and its sales have basically halved since the 1.5T VC-Turbo engine was replaced. According to the Carriage Federation, the Dongfeng Nissan brand sold 792233 vehicles in 2022, of which Qijun sold only 23079, compared with 213935 for CR-V and 165278 for RAV4.

In fact, the three-cylinder engine is more powerful and more fuel-efficient, including Buick, BMW, Ford and other brands have had the operation of turning a four-cylinder engine into a three-cylinder engine, but it is well known that the three-cylinder engine is not convinced in China. forcing brands including Buick and Ford to eventually switch back to four-cylinder engines.

Dongfeng Nissan Super Hybrid Electric Drive Qijun officially went on sale on May 22, with a price of 189900 yuan for the deluxe version of the 140th super hybrid twin motor and 199900 yuan for the premium version of the 146super hybrid twin motor all-wheel drive. In terms of power, the super hybrid electric drive Qijun adopts the second generation e-POWER hybrid technology, which is equipped with a hybrid power system composed of a 1.5T three-cylinder engine and an electric motor. The engine is only responsible for generating electricity and does not directly drive the wheels. The vehicle power comes from the front and rear drive motors.

The emergence of super hybrid electric drive Qijun, we can see that Nissan wants to revive Qijun car sales sincerity. The price range of the current Qijun is 17.99-262900 yuan, and the price of the super hybrid drive Qijun is only comparable to that of the two-wheel drive model in the VC-Turbo version, but due to the standard dual-motor four-wheel drive in the whole system, the online order of the new car is very popular, resulting in system downtime. Unfortunately, the super-hybrid electric drive Qijun is not a new energy vehicle, it can not hang a green card, which is not a small restriction for cities that need to lottery. At the same time, the current compact SUV market competition is particularly fierce, the emergence of a large number of new energy players has changed the pattern of this market segment, and although the super hybrid drive Qijun compared to the Qijun VC-Turbo version has a big improvement, but can it win the popularity of consumers in the Chinese market? It also needs to be tested continuously.

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