There is little talk in the industry about Dongfeng Peugeot 408X, which has just been released for pre-sale.

This year is really a happy year for car lovers like Master Bao, because many good cars have been tried recently. In this era of mixed fish and dragons, secular people hope that a good car can be called a boutique, which is really hard to get. Today, Master Bao is going to talk about a car that feels amazing in design recently-Dongfeng Peugeot 408X.

Two days ago, Dongfeng Peugeot 408X announced the pre-sale price, and the company * * * launched four models, with the pre-sale price of power version145,700 yuan, gravity version153,700 yuan, charm version166,700 yuan and unbounded version179,700 yuan. Although the pre-sale price is not obvious, the information about design and function announced at the press conference is eye-catching.

Let's talk about design first. Needless to say, the accomplishments of French cars in this respect, the most crucial point is that they did not play dolls to the extreme like some people and some Tesla, which greatly reduced the investment in design; Unlike many domestic brands, you can't see which design elements are popular and just bring them directly. This is why Peugeot and Citroen products have their own characteristics, but each design element belongs to its own design language.

There are many design highlights on this 408X. For example, the design of the front face, 408X is a cross-border version of the 408 sedan model, and the height of the car body is very different. The minimum ground clearance has reached 194mm (no-load) that many urban SUVs can't reach. Therefore, the front face needs to be consistent with 408, and the proportion problem caused by the increase needs to be taken care of. Peugeot designers did not fall into the conventional split headlight design, but ensured the symmetrical visual center of gravity of the front face through the vertical line of "fangs" daytime running lights. Look at its borderless grille. Although it has been used in domestic brands before, the use of textures with different densities has caused two different levels. The most important thing is that the two ridges on the cabin cover are like the bridge of a lion's nose, creating a muscular feeling that European cars are very familiar with.

In terms of body color, the 408X breaks the visual boundary of traditional car color, adopts the dichroic "magic blue" and adopts the mica color flow imported from France, showing bright and translucent blue in strong light and delicate metallic green in low light, which is highly recognizable.

Speaking of sides, proportion is the key to a good car design. Although 408X is a cross model of 408, there is a big difference in size between them. Although the length of the car is 45mm shorter than that of the 408, it is only 4705mm, but the width, height and wheelbase are all over 408. The width of 408X is 1859mm, which is 39mm shorter than 408, and the height is 1502mm, which is higher than 408 14mm, while the wheelbase is 2787mm, which is higher than 408. Coupled with the coupe-like slip back shape of the whole vehicle, the proportion of the whole vehicle has been greatly adjusted. But under the careful arrangement of French designers, the whole car looks slimmer and more sporty than the 408.

Finally, talk about the tail. There is no doubt that the taillight adopts the lion's paw shape, which is also the tradition of Peugeot models, but it is slimmer and more fashionable than the 408. The highlight is the two raised air guide cones on the rear roof. Peugeot officials call them "lion ears". Their functions are similar to those of the tail wing, which can further optimize the air flow of the car body. With the coordination of the front face, side face and tail, the drag coefficient of the whole vehicle reaches a low value of 0.27Cd.

Let's talk about the exterior and the interior. The driver-centered 3D i-Cockpit immersive cockpit creates a strong sense of the future. 408X has 10.25+ 10.25+9.7 inch three-screen digital interaction, and the highlight is the naked-eye 3D function of the instrument screen. The principle is that the 3D effect seen by the driver is an image of a 7-inch TFT screen, which is retroreflected on a high light-transmitting light guide plate and overlaps with the image of 10.25 inch. Although Master Bao saw naked-eye 3D instruments exhibited by several parts suppliers at CES many years ago, it was the first time to see a similar scheme. This ingenuity not only makes it unnecessary for car companies to spend huge sums of money to build two gratings in different directions on the screen, but also effectively prevents the phenomenon of 3D failure caused by line-of-sight deviation. I have to sigh the skill of French designers again-good design not only makes the function more perfect, but also saves costs!

Space is the advantage of 408X. The wheelbase of the vehicle mentioned above reaches 2787mm, which makes the knee space as high as188 mm. At the same time, the trunk has a variable volume of 536-161liter, which is comparable to the mainstream wide-body coupe on the market and even some mainstream crossover SUVs.

Finally, talk about power. The 408X comes standard with the power system of 1.6T+8AT, with the peak torque of 250n·m and the power increased to 129kW. At the same time, it is also equipped with Drive Assist 2.0 intelligent driver assistance system, small racing steering wheel and CLDR sports chassis. Plus three driving modes (energy saving/standard/sport), the whole vehicle style is more inclined to the direction of sport.

As a brand-new Peugeot model, the 408X is built on the latest EMP2 V3 platform. With its unique design concept, it combines the motion control of cars, the high passability of SUVs, the sliding back modeling of coupes and the practical space of recreational vehicles. Coupled with the surprise carving of French designers, it presents an exciting product from the design point of view. According to Baoche Studio, this model will be officially launched on the eve of the Shanghai Auto Show in April. I believe that the official price will fluctuate, and we will follow up the information of this car as soon as possible.

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