GAC Trumpchi has built a new sports sedan based on the self-developed GPMA platform, the Shadow Leopard. Since its release at the end of 2020, it has been receiving very high market attention. As its name suggests, the Shadow Leopard is not only water chestnut distinct and dynamic, it adopts a sporty back shape, and provides three appearance styles, which conforms to the aesthetics of today’s young people, and also allows consumers to have a brand new look for domestic sports smart cars. impression. On August 1, 2021, Shadow Leopard was officially listed, with an official guide price of RMB 98,800 to RMB 128,000. The new car is equipped with a 1.5T engine as standard, which is more powerful than the Honda Civic. However, compared with competing products such as Lynk & Co 03 and Civic, the Shadow Leopard not only has advantages in appearance, power and configuration, but also has a very high cost performance.
Quickly understand the new car:
1. The appearance is divided into sports version, fighter version and track version, and the user can choose a wider range;
2. Equipped with the third-generation 1.5TGDI engine, “breaking one hundred” in 6.95 seconds at the fastest;
3. 4+X driving mode to meet the individual needs of users;
4. Built on the GPMA platform, the size exceeds competing products such as Lynk & Co 03 and Honda Civic;
5. The super-sensing interactive intelligent cockpit is equipped with functions such as fatigue monitoring, distraction reminder, and gesture cut song.
In terms of appearance, the Shadow Leopard offers three appearance style options, namely sports version, fighter version and track version, which are mainly separated in appearance design to meet the different needs of users for appearance selection. The sports styling is equipped with a large hexagonal grille based on the Lingyun Wing. The visual effect is very similar to the Audi A7, while the fighter styling adopts a vertical design, which makes the visual effect more exaggerated. The track version is the most radical version, and more color schemes can be customized. It can also be seen from the three designs that GAC Trumpchi positions the Shadow Leopard as a coupe exclusively for young people, and a large number of young design elements make its shape bold and innovative.
In the interior, the overall design of the Leopard is very simple, equipped with the popular one-piece Dalian screen, and the three-spoke multi-function steering wheel has a strong design. The lower air outlet design is also close to the Audi model, using a through-type design. In addition, the fighter version incorporates a lot of sports elements in the details, such as yellow seat belts and piano paint. It is worth mentioning that the super-sensing interactive intelligent cockpit carried by the Shadow Leopard has a series of leading functions such as fatigue monitoring, distraction reminder, gesture cut song, emotional playlist, OTA upgrade, etc., which can “communicate” with users more comprehensively.
As a sports coupe, the Shadow Leopard is equipped with GAC’s new third-generation 1.5TGDI engine, with a maximum power of 130kW and a peak torque of 270N·m. With GCCS technology as the core, it integrates dual-channel turbocharging, overhead water-cooled intercooling, high-pressure injection, With a large inertia balance shaft, intelligent thermal management, and low-friction technology, it only takes 6.95 seconds to accelerate from zero to 100 kilometers. Under the premise of leading the same level of power performance, the fuel consumption of the Shadow Leopard can be as low as 5.7L/100km, taking into account both power and fuel consumption. As of July 31, the actual pre-sale orders of the Shadow Leopard have reached 10,064 vehicles, which has great potential for explosive models.
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