real-life photos taken at the store. Can Changan qiyuan A05 challenge Qin PLUS DM-i?

11 Feb.,2025

Starting from the Qin PLUS DM-i Champion Edition, the plug-in hybrid car market has become involuted. The prices of new products launched in the second half of last year have become more and more expensive. Qiyuan A05 has lowered the guide price , and Wuling Starlight PHEV has even lowered its guide price yuan.

 

Starting from the Qin PLUS DM-i Champion Edition, the plug-in hybrid car market has become involuted. The prices of new products launched in the second half of last year have become more and more expensive. Qiyuan A05 has lowered the guide price to yuan, and Wuling Starlight PHEV has even lowered its guide price to  yuan.

So, while prices are inflated, is there any guarantee of product strength? The author recently visited the store and took actual photos of Qiyuan A05.

In terms of appearance, the front face of Qiyuan A05 can see a family-like design style. A flat air inlet is retained inside the semi-closed grille, and the style appears relatively simple; the shape of the headlight group is consistent with that of Changan Yida. It adopts blackening treatment and has a relatively long and narrow shape, which brings a more personalized visual effect.

The lower enclosure part adopts a similar three-section design style. The fenders on both sides are designed with vertical air guide grooves to improve aerodynamic performance; the bottom is designed with a trapezoidal air inlet, and a banner-type structure is used internally. Decoration is carried out to embellish the layering of the front of the car.

In terms of side shape, the roof has a slight slip-back shape, and the body lines appear smoother; the waistline adopts a through-type design, which makes the visual effect appear slender and majestic, and at the same time enhances the layering of the side of the body; the door handles are made of The pop-up shape is a common design style for current new energy vehicles, which can reduce wind resistance; the wheels adopt a five-spoke shape, which gives people a relatively simple feeling.

In terms of tail shape, the top of the trunk is designed with a slightly upturned duck tail. The taillight group is blackened, and the shape echoes the headlight group. The license plate frame area uses a recessed design to embellish the rear of the car. The fenders on both sides are also designed with decorative air guide grooves, and the exhaust pipe adopts a hidden layout.

In terms of size, the length, width and height of Qiyuan A05 are 4785/1840/1460mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2765mm. It is positioned as a compact car, and the wheelbase has certain advantages in the same class.

The interior has a relatively radical design language, providing an oval multi-function steering wheel, a suspended full LCD instrument panel, a large-sized central control screen with a vertical layout, and an electronic gear lever. There is a relatively large storage slot in front of the gear lever. , the center console also has a relatively strong sense of hierarchy.

Although this kind of oval steering wheel is relatively fashionable, the actual use experience is not necessarily very good, especially when turning around. Compared with the traditional round steering wheel, there is a clear gap. Independent brands should still be less in terms of design. Routine, focusing on user experience.

In terms of space, it has reached the normal level of a compact car. A passenger with a height of 1.75 meters will have more than 2 punches of leg room in the rear seat, which can meet the needs of home use. There is a certain bulge in the center floor of the rear seat, but it is not It has a significant impact on the comfort of passengers in the middle position.

In terms of configuration,qiyuan comes standard with tire pressure display, automatic parking, uphill assist, reversing image, cruise control, one-button start, automatic LED headlights, leather multi-function steering wheel, electric adjustment of the main driver's seat and automatic air conditioning. .

In terms of power, Qiyuan A05 is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system composed of a 1.5L self-priming engine and an electric motor. The engine has a maximum power of 110 horsepower and a peak torque of 143N·m. The pure electric range is available in two versions of 70km and 145km. The battery pack The capacities are 9.07kWh and 18.99kWh respectively, and the materials are ternary lithium and lithium iron phosphate respectively; the maximum power of the matching electric motors is 140kW and 158kW respectively, and the peak torque is 330N·m. It is matched with an E-CVT gearbox. The acceleration time to kilometers is 7.9 seconds and 6.8 seconds respectively, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is 4.58L/100km and 4.6L/100km respectively.

Conclusion

Qiyuan A05 is a car with a simple appearance and sufficient space and configuration. However, the interior design is a bit too radical, especially the steering wheel experience is not excellent. But overall, the price/performance ratio is acceptable, and it is a family car worth considering.

Compared with Qin PLUS DM-i, the powertrain of Qiyuan A05 has not yet been recognized by the market in terms of fuel economy. It will take time to test. If it can be recognized by users, the sales volume is still worth looking forward to.