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FAW Red Flag is a special brand in the hearts of Chinese people. Since the launch of Red Flag H5, the exposure rate of Red Flag has greatly increased, and sales have risen rapidly. This year, three more SUV models will be launched to further increase the product line. Red Flag H7, which is the first to achieve mass production, will also be replaced next year, which means that this generation of Red Flag H7 is about to retire after eight years.

According to relevant documents, the new generation of Red Flag H7 is expected to be in mass production in May 2020, with a third-generation 4GC20TD (2.0T) engine on its power, with a peak torque of 380Nm in the high-power version, a transmission system matching DCT400 double clutch gearbox and an acceleration time of less than 8 seconds per hundred kilometers.

For comparison, the current H7 is equipped with 1.8T, 2.0T and 3.0LV6 engines, which matches the six-gear manual transmission and the 3.0LV6 matches the seven-gear double clutch. The price of the whole series is 25.28,317800 yuan.

Earlier, the official Red Flag has released the design drawings of the next generation H7 model, and the relevant display has also been shown in the official publicity video, and the shape of the new generation Red Flag H7 has basically taken shape. However, last September, China FAW officially announced the arrival of former Rolls-Royce design director Giles Taylor, who became vice president and chief creative officer of global design. responsible for the styling creativity and design experience of Red Flag brand and FAW brand of China. As a result, it is likely that the final mass production version will be redesigned.

The overall shape of the replacement Red Flag H7 is relatively square, and even has some familiar taste. Using the classic straight waterfall medium net, the central red strip is the most style of the three-dimensional flag of the Red Flag brand, and the broad gold chrome decoration makes the whole look more powerful.

From the side, it has a more inclined C-column and a low visual effect. It is more than 5 meters long, positioning will continue to mark the Toyota crown and so on.

In terms of power, the latest information shows that the new generation Red Flag H7 will be equipped with the third-generation 4GC20TD (2.0T) engine, of which the high-power version has a peak torque of 380Nm, the transmission system matches the DCT400 double clutch gearbox, and the 0-100km/h acceleration time is less than 8 seconds.

The latest figures show that Red Flag sold 13300 vehicles in the first quarter of this year, up more than 780 per cent from a year earlier. Xu Liuping, chairman of FAW Group, also said: "from January to April this year, FAW sales, revenue and profits increased to a certain extent, of which the Red Flag brand achieved nearly 10 times growth."

The HS5 and HS7 are scheduled to launch in May and July, respectively, and the S-Series supercar will be released this year.

The influence of Red Flag brand is self-evident, but to break into the people-to-people line, consumers still need to gradually adapt. With the increase of models, will Red Flag become a mainstream automobile brand?

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