After more than a hundred years of development, automobiles have become an indispensable part of people's lives, and the highly comprehensive automobile industry is also considered a business card showing the country's industrial level. At present, the automobile industries in countries such as Germany, Japan and the United States are the most developed, and their automobile brands have high awareness and recognition around the world. However, there are still some countries that also want to make achievements in the automobile industry. Today, we will talk to you about several new car brands and see if they are good enough.
Aurus: The Russian President’s new car
Since the 1990s, the Russian President’s cars have been an extended version of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class bulletproof car. For a big industrial country like Russia, it is still somewhat difficult to deal with in terms of appearance. The emergence of Aurus ended this embarrassing situation that lasted for more than 20 years.
In 2018, at Putin’s inauguration ceremony, Russia’s new generation presidential car, Aurus Senat, was also unveiled. This model is built by the Russian National Automotive Engineering Institute (NAMI) based on a new modular platform, and this platform will also include SUVs, trucks and other models. These models will be provided to Russian government agencies and will of course be sold in the civilian market.
Back to Senat, this model has been quite controversial since its debut. The most controversial aspect is its styling design. Especially in terms of appearance, whether it is the front face, sides or rear of the car, there are shadows of a certain British luxury brand. The interior design is slightly more original, but the style is still quite similar to a German luxury brand. Of course, it's just a reference to the overall design style, and some thought was spent on the details. After all, the reference has appeared on many well-known brands, so there is no need to be too harsh on Aurus, which is in its infancy.
Vinfast: A somewhat handsome Vietnamese car
Vinfast, Vietnam’s first car brand, was funded and established by Vietnam’s largest real estate developer. It officially released its first sedan LUX A2.0 and its first SUV LUX SA2.0 at the 2018 Paris Motor Show. After the two cars were unveiled, they received a lot of attention.
Although it is a fledgling car brand, the styling design by Pininfarina still left a deep impression on people. Especially on the front face, the V-shaped brand LOGO on the grille extends to both sides with flying-wing-like LED daytime running lights, which is highly recognizable. The rears of both cars adopt the popular through-type taillight design, and the V-shaped elements are thoroughly implemented. I have to say that the family-style designs displayed by the two models are very mature and highly completed, and they even look a bit handsome.
In addition to the help of "masters" in design, Vinfast also shows good strength in hardware. It uses BMW's platform and power (although it is a product of the previous generation). The 2.0T engine adopts a longitudinal layout, with a maximum power of 170Kw and a maximum torque of 350 N.m. It is matched with an 8-speed automatic manual transmission from ZF. In addition, its first SUV also has a V8 model, equipped with a 6.2L V8 naturally aspirated engine, with a top speed of 300km/h, and looks like a high-performance SUV. There are rumors that the brand will enter China. If it comes true, what do you think is the appropriate price?
TOGG: Turkey’s new car-making force
Electrification has become the mainstream trend in global automobile development and will also be one of the main themes in the future. In recent years, a large number of car companies have emerged that mainly develop and produce pure electric vehicles, which is what we often call new car-making forces. The new brand introduced this time is a new car-making force. It comes from Turkey and is the first car brand in Turkey. Its name is TOGG.
TOGG is the "Turkish Automotive Initiative", established by five major groups including BMC and Anadolu Group, and was officially established in mid-2018. It recently released two cars, both of which are pure electric models. One is a pure electric compact SUV that will be launched in 2022; while the other is a pure electric compact sedan that will be launched in mass production in 2024.
Among them, the pure electric compact SUV was designed by Pininfarina, and the vehicle design is highly complete. Since it is a pure electric model, it is inevitable to mention the endurance performance.
It is reported that the new car will be equipped with two lithium-ion battery packs of different capacities, that is, there will be two endurance versions. The short-range version has a cruising range of about 299 kilometers, and the long-range version has a cruising range of about 483 kilometers. Using fast charging, 80% of the charge can be completed in 30 minutes. The actual performance will have to wait until the mass-produced cars are released. In addition to being sold in Turkey, this brand will also be launched in Europe. Whether it will enter the country in the future remains to be confirmed.
Written at the end
The models launched by these three new brands have shown certain strength in both design and technology. Although this model was born with the help of external "power", this situation has also appeared in some well-known brands, including our automobile industry, which has also experienced a similar development process. Of course, our automobile industry is no longer what it used to be. Although it is far from the well-known brands, many independent brands have got on the right track and begun to go abroad, and the overall image has also been greatly improved. I believe that the "gold content" of the business card of my country's automobile industry will become higher and higher
This article is from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.