Formally, this is called the world premiere of the innovative fastback Avatr 12 at the IAA Mobility 2023 international motor show in Munich. It sounds a bit boring, because we are, in fact, dealing with the clearest evidence of a new world order established in the automotive industry.
This object – you can no longer call it the narrow term ‘car’ – does not fit the usual framework at all. A new era is dawning, one that will take globalization in the automotive industry to a whole new, previously unattainable level. And we will not be surprised at all if one day such a gadget disappears at the same time, for example the wheels and the steering wheel …
Frankly, the steering wheel is already present here purely nominally – probably as a tribute to tradition and so that there is a place to lay hands. Perhaps that is why the seemingly absurd and certainly awkward, almost rectangular shape has absolutely no meaning.
Calling this a Chinese car is completely wrong. After all, under the Changan brand, which today by the will of fate and figures claims to be the leader in the world ranking of car manufacturers, it operates an international network of R&D centers for research and development, spread all over the planet: China , Japan, USA, Italy, UK and Germany.
The international community of engineers currently building the company’s potential totals more than 14,000 people. In other words, the world is already making machines for everyone, forgive the tautology, the world. And today’s largest Chinese market is ideally suited for the unprecedented speed and efficiency of testing new technologies.
Avatr 12 will be sold everywhere this year. We are sure we will get it too. Traders are likely to call the new product “fresh” and impersonal, in the sense of “spectacular, dynamic and multifunctional electric fastback.” True to tradition, add some nonsense about a muscular, fast-moving silhouette with a sloping roof, frameless doors and an active aerodynamic spoiler.
Everything is true, but these words do not reflect even a shred of truth. Here we need some other swear words that have not been used before in relation to means of transportation. Perhaps the only thing we would leave behind from “spectacular and dynamic…” is a bit of “fast” (of English. fast). It seems that there really is something ahead of us that will take us from one known plane of the universe to another — hitherto unknown.
You may ask: what should you be surprised about? We have already seen everything individually more than once. Yes, that’s the point: separately! But when all of planet Earth’s most advanced hi-tech is enclosed in a fragile-looking shell beneath the world’s first intelligent light-sensitive windshield, it’s inevitably breathtaking. Have you realized that a luxurious two-part panorama can change the brightness of the transmitted light?
Who didn’t know: Avatr, as a brand professing the aesthetics of the future, was co-founded with the digital giant Huawei. It is not surprising that the function of the side mirrors was assigned to video cameras, not forgetting to equip them with an anti-glare filter, heating and anti-fog functions, and at the same time a night vision system. The highest quality image is broadcast on in-cab displays – hugely impractical and unusual compared to a regular mirror, but utterly chic and modern. Well, let the 13th century invention rest for a bit.
It seems that it is no longer possible to surpass the 35.4-inch panoramic monitor with 4K support installed on the front console. How impossible it is to believe that you are in a production car, and not some show off concept. Too sculptural.
It is true that the classic tones are successfully diluted with urban planning in the form of a central multimedia display, carried out on a 15.6-inch touch tablet with a varied palette of interactive audio and visual possibilities. Acoustics “conservative” – 27 speakers. The corresponding active contour lighting amounts to 64 shades. Theatricality, and that’s all.
There are, as you might assume, a bare minimum of physical buttons. Just a few of the most practical functions. However, the main trump card of the Avatr 12 Intellectual is the autonomous driving system ADS 2.0. We don’t know how much we can rely on them, we haven’t tried them yet, but they promise a sea of safety and comfort.
By the way, thanks to the air suspension that adapts to any surface, at least the ride will not seem too intrusive. And the four-wheel drive fastback is powered by a pair of modest electric motors with a total output of 578 horsepower. Of. and 650 Nm of torque. With a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 94.5 kWh, the car can travel 700 km and reach speeds of up to 200 km/h.
In short, Changan clearly outlined a certain “Elegance of the Future” – a concept within the framework of which the bold Avatr intends to drill into the compact rock of traditions and prejudices.
This object – you can no longer call it the narrow term ‘car’ – does not fit the usual framework at all. A new era is dawning, one that will take globalization in the automotive industry to a whole new, previously unattainable level. And we will not be surprised at all if one day such a gadget disappears at the same time, for example the wheels and the steering wheel …
Frankly, the steering wheel is already present here purely nominally – probably as a tribute to tradition and so that there is a place to lay hands. Perhaps that is why the seemingly absurd and certainly awkward, almost rectangular shape has absolutely no meaning.
Calling this a Chinese car is completely wrong. After all, under the Changan brand, which today by the will of fate and figures claims to be the leader in the world ranking of car manufacturers, it operates an international network of R&D centers for research and development, spread all over the planet: China , Japan, USA, Italy, UK and Germany.
The international community of engineers currently building the company’s potential totals more than 14,000 people. In other words, the world is already making machines for everyone, forgive the tautology, the world. And today’s largest Chinese market is ideally suited for the unprecedented speed and efficiency of testing new technologies.
Avatr 12 will be sold everywhere this year. We are sure we will get it too. Traders are likely to call the new product “fresh” and impersonal, in the sense of “spectacular, dynamic and multifunctional electric fastback.” True to tradition, add some nonsense about a muscular, fast-moving silhouette with a sloping roof, frameless doors and an active aerodynamic spoiler.
Everything is true, but these words do not reflect even a shred of truth. Here we need some other swear words that have not been used before in relation to means of transportation. Perhaps the only thing we would leave behind from “spectacular and dynamic…” is a bit of “fast” (of English. fast). It seems that there really is something ahead of us that will take us from one known plane of the universe to another — hitherto unknown.
You may ask: what should you be surprised about? We have already seen everything individually more than once. Yes, that’s the point: separately! But when all of planet Earth’s most advanced hi-tech is enclosed in a fragile-looking shell beneath the world’s first intelligent light-sensitive windshield, it’s inevitably breathtaking. Have you realized that a luxurious two-part panorama can change the brightness of the transmitted light?
Who didn’t know: Avatr, as a brand professing the aesthetics of the future, was co-founded with the digital giant Huawei. It is not surprising that the function of the side mirrors was assigned to video cameras, not forgetting to equip them with an anti-glare filter, heating and anti-fog functions, and at the same time a night vision system. The highest quality image is broadcast on in-cab displays – hugely impractical and unusual compared to a regular mirror, but utterly chic and modern. Well, let the 13th century invention rest for a bit.
It seems that it is no longer possible to surpass the 35.4-inch panoramic monitor with 4K support installed on the front console. How impossible it is to believe that you are in a production car, and not some show off concept. Too sculptural.
It is true that the classic tones are successfully diluted with urban planning in the form of a central multimedia display, carried out on a 15.6-inch touch tablet with a varied palette of interactive audio and visual possibilities. Acoustics “conservative” – 27 speakers. The corresponding active contour lighting amounts to 64 shades. Theatricality, and that’s all.
There are, as you might assume, a bare minimum of physical buttons. Just a few of the most practical functions. However, the main trump card of the Avatr 12 Intellectual is the autonomous driving system ADS 2.0. We don’t know how much we can rely on them, we haven’t tried them yet, but they promise a sea of safety and comfort.
By the way, thanks to the air suspension that adapts to any surface, at least the ride will not seem too intrusive. And the four-wheel drive fastback is powered by a pair of modest electric motors with a total output of 578 horsepower. Of. and 650 Nm of torque. With a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 94.5 kWh, the car can travel 700 km and reach speeds of up to 200 km/h.
In short, Changan clearly outlined a certain “Elegance of the Future” – a concept within the framework of which the daring Avatr intends to drill into the compact rock of traditions and prejudices.
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