Reporter: Thank you very much for Dr. Xu's exclusive interview with car home. First of all, can you introduce the participating lineup of Xingtu brand at this Guangzhou Auto Show?
X: This trip can be said to have a complete lineup. Not only did it bring you the brand-new TXL 5438+ 10, which was just launched in June, but also the Star Range LX, a compact SUV with super strength, super intelligence and super power, also appeared at this auto show, allowing everyone to feel the charm of Star Range products from a distance.
Reporter: At this auto show, we noticed the M3X Mars logo. The newly released M3X Mars architecture can be said to be a highlight of this year's journey. Can you tell me about its forward-looking nature?
X: Tall buildings have sprung up. Good products, like good buildings, all start from the ground, and the foundation is the most important. The same is true of automobile products. What is its underlying logic or architecture determines the performance of this product. Considering the new demand of globalization, the Starway M3X Mars architecture is based on the Group's 23-year mature experience in building cars and the layout of five R&D centers in the world, and is jointly built with Magna, the top supplier in the world. It is highly derivative, and can be said to be an intelligent carrier for Starway to breed new high-end intelligent products in China.
This architecture has four core advantages.
First, safety. According to the highest standards in the world, advanced technology has been adopted for both active and passive safety. In August this year, Xingtu TXL participated in the C-NCAP crash assessment of version 20 18, and reached the safety rating of "five stars+",which exceeded the whole mid-level SUV model including the joint venture luxury car, so the safety performance of M3X Mars architecture empowerment was outstanding. ?
The second is the intelligence of our architecture, adopting the latest Lion? 4.0 system, realize intelligent voice, semantic interaction and other black technologies, L2.5 intelligent assisted driving system.
The third block is based on this architecture, which gives people a very comfortable performance in chassis and overall space design. For example, the consideration of the chassis includes many details, and at the same time, in order to ensure the passengers have good comfort, the riding comfort of the chassis is also considered. Therefore, the performance of the whole chassis, regardless of vibration reduction characteristics, steering characteristics and other aspects, M3X Mars architecture is very thoughtful.
At the same time, the latest third-generation engines, namely 1.6T and 2.0T engines, are also arranged in the architecture, which ensures high power output, low fuel consumption and more environmental protection. This is where we beat our competitors in the whole architecture, and it is also the charm of M3X Mars architecture.
Reporter: Did you just say that? M3X Mars architecture is highly derivative, so what kind of cars, cars, SUVs or what can it cover?
X: It can cover almost all models, including our existing SUV, and even the high-end cars and new energy vehicles that we will build next. M3X Mars architecture can provide good support.
Reporter: When you talked about the forward-looking architecture just now, you also mentioned the third generation ACTECO, which is known as the "strongest 2.0 engine in history"? 2.0TGDI engine, can you talk about its technical highlights?
X: The engine is equivalent to the "heart" of a car, which is very important to both cars and consumers. So we made a lot of considerations at the beginning of research and development. For example, the high torque output of the engine can bring driving pleasure to users, and at the same time, many considerations have been made in thermal efficiency, including the whole energy management route, to ensure high power output and effectively ensure fuel economy. In addition, in terms of engine vibration and noise, many designs have been made to ensure that we can provide a better driving experience when the engine is working.
More importantly, Starway supports national environmental protection. In terms of energy saving and environmental protection, the 2.0T engine adopts many new technologies, which can directly meet the national emission requirements of our country and even meet the European emission requirements of Euro 6.
The above is the overall design of our engine, which has reached the advanced level in the industry.
Reporter: the third generation ACTECO? How much horsepower can the 2.0TGDI engine do?
Xu: It is completely ahead of the 2.0T engine of the same class, with maximum power 187kW and maximum torque of 390n·m in generate. We made an overall analysis and put these engines from all over the world together. This engine is in the leading position at present.
Reporter: In addition to products, brands are now paying more and more attention to user service and experience. Starway is positioned as a high-end brand. What efforts have been made in this regard, or what policies are there? Tell us about it
X: In order to better satisfy users' service and experience, products must pass the customs and satisfy users' appetite.
From the product level, Starway has made many corresponding designs according to the needs of users, bringing users the greatest value and experience. Starway incorporates many designs based on user scenarios, such as intelligence that users are most concerned about, and many things that users can do in the car, such as ordering food, movie tickets, online shopping and so on. Secondly, in terms of customer service, Starway has also done a lot of work, including user experience test drive, holding offline test drive activities and experiencing some highlights of our products. At the same time, we also provide users with car guidance, because many times, before buying a car, users may not be able to master some details and functions of the product, even when trading, so we pushed a lot of corresponding follow-up services and offered them some small videos to facilitate them to learn and master the new car quickly.
Reporter: The environment is very fierce now. Everyone will have a hard time in 2020. If you look forward to next year, what do you think? From the perspective of R&D that you are good at, do you have any ideas or strategies for the next new car products or the pace of putting them on the market? Because everyone seems to feel that they are not optimistic about next year, and they still feel that they need to work harder and produce more new products.
Xu: Yes, as a research and development end, we can obviously feel the pressure of the market, but on the whole, we are still full of confidence in next year, because we have many new products next year, including our Star Road VX? The 2.0T new car is expected to show better performance next year. In addition, the existing products, Star Range TXL, including Star Range TX and Star Range LX, will be upgraded next year. For the market, meet everyone's ever-changing car demand.
Reporter: I am curious to ask you, how many people are there in the R&D team at present?
X: The specific figures have not been counted yet. As for Starway, there are not only R&D centers in Shanghai, but also a large number of people in Wuhu, Chery's experimental base. There are also some R&D centers in Europe, and there are corresponding teams in the United States to support our products and build high-end brands.
Reporter: At present, there are several R&D teams, including Wuhu, Europe and America you just mentioned. At present, the star range has been distributed around the world.
X: Yes, Starway is making a global layout. Recently, in Russia, there is also the listing of TXL, and even in other countries such as Central and South America, the overall development is very good. I believe Star Road will shine brilliantly next year, because some of our localization and adaptation work is in full swing.
Reporter: It is still the stage of planting leeks.
X: We will harvest one after another next year.
Reporter: Thank you, Dr. Xu, for accepting our interview. Thank you!