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Bold fruit: first test drive with the Changan Uni-T cross coupe

  • October 10, 2023
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It seems that after 65 years of production, China’s Changan has learned to make really interesting cars. Both in terms of design and driving behavior. Another confirmation of

Bold fruit: first test drive with the Changan Uni-T cross coupe
It seems that after 65 years of production, China’s Changan has learned to make really interesting cars. Both in terms of design and driving behavior. Another confirmation of this is the stylish cross coupe Changan Uni-T. True, there were still some questions about the eccentric model.

The fashion for coupe-shaped crossovers continues to gain momentum around the world. Russia was no exception, where the cross coupe is actively used by a young and progressive consumer audience. Nowadays you no longer surprise anyone with a faceless ‘relic’, but with a fast silhouette and an aggressive design – and yet. Even if we are talking about a car that originally comes from the Middle Kingdom. Moreover, the Chinese have evolved for a long time and immodestly, changing the ideologies of “copy-paste” with creativity and originality.

Judge for yourself: the new Changan Uni-T “in color” does not parody anyone, although in some places it evokes nostalgia for the Toyota CH-R, but it is more pleasing to the eye than the Japanese SUV ever was. Sharp stamps, sharp edges, fitness proportions – the car, as they say, has style. Particularly noteworthy is the decorative body kit, imbued with boldness, expressed in the ‘lip’ and apron, spoiler and visor, as well as wheel arch extensions and pseudo running boards, which reduce ground clearance but add a certain charm.

The whole thing is spiced with a bright, combined color that raises the question: did you attract the best of yourself in one go? In fact this is true. It is good that the “face” was not decorated with a bumper and the body was not decorated with an abundance of chrome. Then we are no longer talking about a ‘phytonyushka’, but about a nomadic gypsy. Overall it worked out: we didn’t go overboard.

The interior matches the appearance. Colored edges on the dashboard, door panels, seats and center tunnel give the interior a special look, although conservative users will certainly twitch their eyes. However, as mentioned earlier, Uni-T is not for old-schoolers and democrats, but for trendsetters and informal people. And they will like the cheerful design – “one hundred pounds.”

Moreover, the ergonomics here are just as wonderful as modern music, if you listen to it without sound. The controls are touch sensitive and displayed graphically on two connected ‘tablets’ each measuring 10.3 inches diagonally. The displays are trained to automatically adjust brightness and understand voice commands. But with the Russian language the ‘multimedia’ has the same problems as with Chinese. However, this phenomenon is temporary: updating the firmware may help.

The usual keys in the cabin include only emergency lighting, Start-Stop and the window control interface. Motion modes can be “scrolled” as if you were using a computer mouse. High-tech, and that’s it. The seats, made of combined artificial leather, have developed lateral support and good lumbar support. They also have a heating function and electric adjustments in eight different settings.

The steering wheel is easy to adjust to the driver, even allowing you to choose the degree of “tightness” of the amplifier. The steering wheel itself is multifunctional, two-spoke, wrapped in genuine leather with contrasting stitching. In addition, it is cut off at the bottom and the top is decorated with a zero position mark. Just like a sports car.

Well, why not dream? Especially considering that all this ‘daring’ is powered by a relatively modest turbo engine with 167 hp. During dynamic exercises he is assisted by a ‘wet preselection’ of seven steps. However, this does not mean that Changan Uni-T will not come. It’s coming, and how!

Sure, you won’t break the top of your head on the headrest here, but you won’t shamefully leave a traffic light either. You feel the pick-up of the 1.5-liter unit immediately after pressing the accelerator; the ‘robot’ actively works through the gears, inspiring confidence and excitement. There is sufficient traction throughout the rev range and therefore exceeding the speed limit while overtaking will not result in excessive sweat gland exertion for the driver. The engine honestly gives all its “horses”, even if it gives the illusion of faster acceleration. In fact: about 8 seconds – and “one hundred” on the speedometer. More than enough to drive energetically through the city.

In terms of driving behavior, the car turned out to be very balanced. The rudder responds to the pilot faster than a lover responds to ‘hearts’ on WhatsApp. And the short-travel suspensions keep the Uni-T in its tracks quite tenaciously, even despite the desire to send the crossover into a skid. The stabilization system also has its problems, which can be ‘extinguished’, although not completely. Yet the electronics do not trust that the driver has full control of the car.

By the way, she also cares about safety. In addition to front and side airbags, including curtains, Changan is equipped with collision avoidance and emergency deceleration systems, pedestrian and road marking monitoring functions, as well as assistants when driving on a slope, in traffic jams and on the highway with the ability to measure distance, acceleration and braking .

The pleasant atmosphere of the rides is supplemented by six speakers of a solid-sounding audio system, a large panoramic roof and mood lighting. And for gadget lovers, there are two USB ports and a wireless charging terminal for mobile devices.

For complete happiness, perhaps the only thing missing is money, because the most affordable option, Changan Uni-T, costs 3,000,000 rubles. And if the dollar continues to rise, we won’t see any good cars anymore, just like Europe won’t see gasoline. It seems that it is not without reason that specialized experts again predict an impending decline in the Russian car market, after a short-term rise.

The fashion for coupe-shaped crossovers continues to gain momentum around the world. Russia was no exception, where the cross coupe is actively used by a young and progressive consumer audience. Nowadays you no longer surprise anyone with a faceless ‘relic’, but with a fast silhouette and an aggressive design – and yet. Even if we are talking about a car that originally comes from the Middle Kingdom. Moreover, the Chinese have evolved for a long time and immodestly, changing the ideologies of “copy-paste” with creativity and originality.

Judge for yourself: the new Changan Uni-T “in color” does not parody anyone, although in some places it evokes nostalgia for the Toyota CH-R, but it is more pleasing to the eye than the Japanese SUV ever was. Sharp stamps, sharp edges, fitness proportions – the car, as they say, has style. Particularly noteworthy is the decorative body kit, imbued with boldness, expressed in the ‘lip’ and apron, spoiler and visor, as well as wheel arch extensions and pseudo running boards, which reduce ground clearance but add a certain charm.

The whole thing is spiced with a bright, combined color that raises the question: did you attract the best of yourself in one go? In fact this is true. It is good that the “face” was not decorated with a bumper and the body was not decorated with an abundance of chrome. Then we are no longer talking about a ‘phytonyushka’, but about a nomadic gypsy. Overall it worked out: we didn’t go overboard.

The interior matches the appearance. Colored edges on the dashboard, door panels, seats and center tunnel give the interior a special look, although conservative users will certainly twitch their eyes. However, as mentioned earlier, Uni-T is not for old-schoolers and democrats, but for trendsetters and informal people. And they will like the cheerful design – “one hundred pounds.”

Moreover, the ergonomics here are just as wonderful as modern music, if you listen to it without sound. The controls are touch sensitive and displayed graphically on two connected ‘tablets’ each measuring 10.3 inches diagonally. The displays are trained to automatically adjust brightness and understand voice commands. But with the Russian language the ‘multimedia’ has the same problems as with Chinese. However, this phenomenon is temporary: updating the firmware may help.

The usual keys in the cabin include only emergency lighting, Start-Stop and the window control interface. Motion modes can be “scrolled” as if you were using a computer mouse. High-tech, and that’s it. The seats, made of combined artificial leather, have developed lateral support and good lumbar support. They also have a heating function and electric adjustments in eight different settings.

The steering wheel is easy to adjust to the driver, even allowing you to choose the degree of “tightness” of the amplifier. The steering wheel itself is multifunctional, two-spoke, wrapped in genuine leather with contrasting stitching. In addition, it is cut off at the bottom and the top is decorated with a zero position mark. Just like a sports car.

Well, why not dream? Especially considering that all this ‘daring’ is powered by a relatively modest turbo engine with 167 hp. During dynamic exercises he is assisted by a ‘wet preselection’ of seven steps. However, this does not mean that Changan Uni-T will not come. It’s coming, and how!

Sure, you won’t break the top of your head on the headrest here, but you won’t shamefully leave a traffic light either. You feel the pick-up of the 1.5-liter unit immediately after pressing the accelerator; the ‘robot’ actively works through the gears, inspiring confidence and excitement. There is sufficient traction throughout the rev range and therefore exceeding the speed limit while overtaking will not result in excessive sweat gland exertion for the driver. The engine honestly gives all its “horses”, even if it gives the illusion of faster acceleration. In fact: about 8 seconds – and “one hundred” on the speedometer. More than enough to drive energetically through the city.

In terms of driving behavior, the car turned out to be very balanced. The rudder responds to the pilot faster than a lover responds to ‘hearts’ on WhatsApp. And the short-travel suspensions hold the Uni-T quite tenaciously in its tracks, even despite the desire to send the crossover into a skid. The stabilization system also has its problems, which can be ‘extinguished’, although not completely. Yet the electronics do not trust that the driver has full control of the car.

By the way, she also cares about safety. In addition to front and side airbags, including curtains, Changan is equipped with collision avoidance and emergency deceleration systems, pedestrian and road marking monitoring functions, as well as assistants when driving on a slope, in traffic jams and on the highway with the ability to measure distance, acceleration and braking .

The pleasant atmosphere of the rides is supplemented by six speakers of a solid-sounding audio system, a large panoramic roof and mood lighting. And for gadget lovers, there are two USB ports and a wireless charging terminal for mobile devices.

For complete happiness, perhaps the only thing missing is money, because the most affordable option, Changan Uni-T, costs 3,000,000 rubles. And if the dollar continues to rise, we won’t see any good cars anymore, just like Europe won’t see gasoline. It seems that it is not without reason that specialized experts again predict an impending decline in the Russian car market, after a short-term rise.

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