The popularity of Wuling Hongguang MINIEV has attracted the attention of many consumers in the micro electric vehicle market, and major brands are also trying to get a share of this market segment. In order to seize more market share, SAIC-GM-Wuling launched Baojun KiWi EV in August last year. Compared with Hongguang MINIEV, this car will be more inclined to female consumer groups.
On September 15, the 2023 Baojun KiWi EV was officially launched, with a price range of 87,800-102,800 yuan, and a total of 3 configuration models were launched. As the annual facelift model, the new car has added three appearance colors, and for the first time it is equipped with the Lingxi Intelligent Driving System jointly created by SAIC-GM-Wuling and DJI in-vehicle for the first time on the DJI version.
In terms of appearance, the new Baojun KiWi EV continues a very unique style. The front face adopts a layered design with upper and lower layers, with the upper part embellished with chrome decoration, and the high and low beams and square daytime running lights are integrated into it. The lower part is black decoration, supplemented by square chrome trim strips, and the middle is Baojun LOGO with a charging interface hidden, which makes the entire front face look layered and unique.
new car has added three colors: Mocha, Twilight and Matcha, which are matched with a floating double color-blocking body and a unique shape. It can be said that it is a very reversal when driving on the road. The aluminum alloy wheels in the four-leaf clover style below are also in line with the cute and cute style of its own. Except for the entry-level model, the other models are equipped with hidden electric door handles, boneless wiper , and electric adjustment of the exterior rearview mirror.
In order to echo the front face, the rear of the new Baojun KiWi EV also has a rich sense of layering. The taillight is set on both sides of the rear window glass and is composed of two bracketed light groups on the upper and lower sides. It does not occupy other parts of the tail, and is quite recognizable after lighting up. The bottom is also decorated with black and a reflector is incorporated into it.
In the car, the more obvious change in the new Baojun KiWi EV is that it has a dual 10.25-inch integrated screen, and is paired with the exclusive voice image of the digital spokesperson Lil KiWi, which makes the new car have a more three-dimensional human-computer interaction experience. Lil KiWi not only supports voice functions such as continuous dialogue, single sentence and multiple commands, wake-up-free, and customized wake-up words, but also realizes special functions such as sound source positioning, multi-vehicle control command recognition, and voice instructions. It is worth mentioning that users can synthesize exclusive sounds through the AI platform and apply them to the car computer through a small amount of recording on the mobile APP. They can also customize exclusive voice recognition commands and corresponding replies to create their own exclusive voice assistant.
At the same time, the entire new car series comes with the remote control function of the mobile APP, and users can perform remote vehicle control, remote air conditioning reservation, automatic power replenishment, key sharing authorization and other operations through the mobile APP. In addition, the entire new car series comes with a sensorless car key function, which can be automatically unlocked when users get close to the vehicle.
The new Baojun KiWi EV offers two interior colors: silver and interstellar black, with a large number of high-end suede materials for wrapping, and a new central cup holder is added. The new car continues to adopt a 2+2 four-seat layout, equipped with 6-way adjustment of the main driver's seat and one-click entry and exit of the co-pilot's seat. The Zhilu version and DJI version are also equipped with keyless entry, one-click rise of the window with anti-clip function and remote-controlled lifting of the window, further improving the convenience of using the car.
top-end DJI version is also equipped with the Lingxi Intelligent Driving System jointly created by SAIC-GM-Wuling and DJI in-vehicles, integrating a wealth of hardware such as high-stability processors, stereo binocular cameras, high-definition surround-view cameras, high-precision millimeter-wave radars, etc., which can realize smart parking and intelligent driving. The former includes 360-degree efficient intelligent parking, AI smart outbound and other functions; the latter has functions such as intelligent active recommendation, intelligent car follow, intelligent curved passage, intelligent lane change, and intelligent plugging response, which will be more friendly to novices and female drivers.In terms of
power battery life, the new Baojun KiWi EV is equipped with two motors with a maximum power of 54 horsepower (Zhichao version and Zhixiao version) and 68 horsepower (DJI version), with peak torque of 150 Nm. It is available in two battery versions: lithium iron phosphate and ternary lithium battery versions. The comprehensive range of 305 kilometers under the operating conditions of the Zhichao version and Zhixiao version CLTC, and the comprehensive range of 301 kilometers under the operating conditions of the DJI version CLTV. In addition, all new cars are equipped with fast charging function, which can charge the battery from 30% to 80% in 1 hour (5 hours in slow charging mode) and support external discharge.
As the competition in the new energy market becomes increasingly fierce, many car manufacturers have also begun to cross-border cooperation with Internet technology companies. The most famous of which is that Jinconsilis is equipped with the Huawei car Harmony OS system on its models. The Lingxi Intelligent Driving System created by Baojun this time has also added new product highlights to the 2023 Baojun KiWi EV. In addition, the interior of the new car has become more classy and the configuration has also been improved, which will be more attractive to consumers. Do you have anything to say about the new Baojun KiWi EV?