As we all know, MULAN is a global pure electric vehicle that will be launched by the MG brand of SAIC Passenger Car. I believe many people will have a question, that is, what does global cars look like? How did MG design its own global car, MULAN? Today we will analyze the appearance design of MG MULAN for you.
MG MULAN as a global model, first of all, its design team must also have international characteristics. The design of MULAN is naturally completed by SAIC Design, two teams with great international vision. Through the actual car display of MG MULAN's online design analysis meeting on June 25, the editor was deeply impressed by the younger and sporty appearance of MULAN.
As Mr. Shao Jingfeng, global executive director of SAIC Design Center, said: "If you have a grille, you will be beaten. Without a penetrating taillight, you will be backward. Designers dare not ignore it. Having these elements is the political correctness of electric design." The appearance of MG MULAN maintains the political correctness of electric design, and at the same time, it has achieved certain innovations to make it look unique.
Chinese and British design teams have well integrated young sports with pure electric elements, and the "hybrid" genes meet the aesthetic needs of consumers in different markets. The front face of MG MULAN uses a closed air intake grille exclusive to pure electric vehicles, reflecting its identity as an electrified model. The front face has clear edges and in detail, the overall lines spread from the center of the front of the car to the surroundings, making the front face of the whole car look very sharp. The ventilation hole design on both sides of the lower end not only highlights the young and sporty style, but also plays the practical effect of dissipating heat and cooling the brake system. It can be said that the styling and function are used in two-pronged approaches, making the front face of MG MULAN more attractive to young people. The headlights of
MULAN adopt a triangle design, which has a strong lighting effect and a strong sense of technology. The official calls it the smart technology matrix headlight. From the picture, we can also see that the square shape of its matrix arranged at the brow improves recognition. At the same time, the main light source part, three groups of reflection units are staggered in front and back, reflecting the texture of technology.
What impressed me was that MG MULAN has a sporty sports kit. The carbon fiber competitive front lip below the front makes the whole vehicle look very low from the front, like a cheetah ready to go. It is matched with the low-resistance wheels on the side, red sports calipers, the hollow double-spread tail design and the lower diffuser design at the rear, all of which show the young sports attributes of MULAN. You should know that these sports kits are all the favorite equipment for young people who like sports cannons at present. MULAN factory has fully equipped them for everyone, eliminating the trouble of private modifications in the later stage.
Finally, I would like to praise the MG MULAN rear taillight design. The MULAN rear taillights are officially called Cygnus horizontal penetration light group, and use a new welding process to achieve shocking visual effects. The taillights are inspired by the Cygnus cross. This shape of the rear taillight not only widens the horizontal visual effect of the entire rear, but also extends to the side of the body to both sides, connecting the shoulder line on the rear wheel arch, perfectly integrating with the whole vehicle, making it look more coordinated and lively from the rear.
In addition to having a global youthful and sporty appearance, as a global car, MULAN also needs to have a global security design.
We all know that Europeans attach great importance to the safety of cars. This can actually be seen from the European E-NCAP standards. You must know that the E-NCAP standards are more stringent than the safety testing standards of my country's C-NCAP. E-NCAP is an early automobile evaluation agency, and its evaluation standards are relatively complete, which is also the reason why it is believed by all over the world. The evaluation standards of C-NCAP were also developed based on the European evaluation standards and are constantly improved during the development process, but there are still differences in collision evaluation projects, speed settings, dummy placement and specific weights.
First of all, there are obvious differences in the test items: E-NCAP has four major evaluation items: adult occupant protection (front collision, side collision, whiplash test), pedestrian protection, child occupant protection and safety assistive technology. The C-NCAP 2015 version only has adult occupant protection and some safety assistive technology. The 2018 version adds pedestrian protection projects, but there is a lack of specific evaluation details for child occupant protection, and the 2018 version will not be implemented until July 1, 2018.
, followed by the test speed and testing methods used in the same test project are significantly different: in the C-NCAP whip test, the speed of the car is 14.85-16.45 km/h is significantly lower than the 16-24 km/h of E-NCAP, and the three test speeds of the 2018 version of the AEB system are also significantly lower than the test standards of E-NCAP.
MG MULAN adopted the global safety and environmental protection concept at the beginning of its design, taking into account the various safety problems that are more likely to occur in actual driving. Both E-NCAP and C-NCAP have achieved five-star results. MG MULAN adopts the industry-leading triple anti-collision beam design and CPM capacitor application in structure, and the leading "zero thermal runaway" protection system of SAIC's "Magic Cube" battery in the same level, thus providing comprehensive safety guarantees. In the environmental protection part, MG MULAN adopts REACH regulations and environmental protection standards engineering materials, and has passed the world's most stringent EU ECE certification and E-MARK certification, thus ensuring the health and environmental safety of drivers and passengers.
In addition to appearance and safety, MG MULAN has also pioneered the native category of the electric vehicle era and proposed the concept of XFV. XFV can be defined as (eXperoence Fusion Vehicle) experience fusion crossover, integrating all-round advantages such as performance, space, driving control, and passing, providing users with a unique pure electric vehicle driving experience.
Currently, MG has only conducted a comprehensive analysis of the appearance of MULAN, and the interior is still confidential. However, based on the information collected before, the editor boldly speculates that the interior of MULAN is likely to be in a minimalist sporty style. I believe that the LCD instrument panel, large-size central control screen and other technological configurations will not be absent. MG will use the design language of flexible and aesthetics to the appearance and interior design well, so as to better cater to the needs of young consumers around the world.
Author: Li Duoxuan
Source: First Electric Network (www.d1ev.com)
