July 3, SAIC MAXUS launched a new pickup truck brand "Starcraft" series. At the same time, the three products of this series, Starcraft L, Starcraft R, and Starcraft H, were also officially launched, with prices starting at 92,800 yuan.The three models are respectively positioned as fashion quality pickups, international all-round pickups and technological performance pickups.In addition, the expanded products based on the Interstellar pickup, the Interstellar Bull Demon King, the Interstellar H Explorer and the Interstellar EV, were simultaneously unveiled.
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It is reported that the Interstellar brand will be positioned as high-end and passenger-oriented. This series of models integrates the "China Heart" double top ten engines, international five-star safety design, and North American professional team to adjust the suspension intelligent chassis and other user expectations, which can satisfy users to the greatest extent. The user's demand for smart pickups truly realizes the user's advanced desire of "driving an interstellar pickup to explore an infinite life".
In terms of appearance, the Interstellar series pickups basically follow the design style of the current Chase T series pickups. Among them, the Interstellar L and Interstellar R are relatively similar in appearance design. The large-size octagonal air intake grille is very conspicuous, and the interior of the grille is decorated with chrome.The SAIC MAXUS English car logo "MAXUS" is embedded in it. The combined headlight adopts a structural design with a lens, which also has a family style. The fog lamps on both sides of the bumper adopt a C-shaped design, which has a strong sense of fashion.
The Interstellar H is based on the exclusive C2B user co-creation and customization mode of the "Interstellar" pickup truck. It has a mecha-style sporty appearance design, a slimmer headlight group shape, and a larger rectangular grille area. Compared with the Interstellar R and Interstellar L Larger, the whole vehicle is full of sense of technology and power.
In terms of interior, all adopt passenger-oriented design, including LCD instrument, large central control screen, intelligent car linkage system, rear seat backrest folding and other functions.Among them, the linkage of Interstellar H can only touch the floating large screen, equipped with Tencent TAI4.0 ecosystem, and supports intelligent voice interaction and other functions.
In terms of positioning, the Interstellar L is positioned as a fashionable and high-quality pickup truck, with a part-time four-wheel drive system, a flat-bottomed cargo box and a rear axle with a high speed ratio, international five-star safety standards, passenger-style color matching interior + smart car, and the vehicle has exceeded 2 million kilometers Durability test and other core advantages.
△Picture:Interstellar L interior
The appearance of Interstellar R is equipped with chrome-plated roof racks, bright rims, black wheel eyebrows and other configurations. The car is equipped with high-performance diesel gasoline engines and 8AT passenger-oriented adjustments. It is equipped with dual screens + advanced Internet of Vehicles, international five-star Safety standards, soft-covered interior, etc., positioning the international all-round pickup.
△ Picture: Interstellar R interior
Interstellar H positioning technology performance pickup truck, the car adopts a new exterior design, more mecha-style sporty style, the large-size air intake grille is more straight and square, and the outline of the light groups on both sides is outlined in the same color as the body, which is more eye-catching , the front edge of the traditional engine compartment cover continues to maintain the style of daytime running lights, and the MAXUS logo is designed in the middle.The side of the body has black wheel eyebrows, and the upper part is equipped with a luggage rack. The roll cage of the cargo box adopts a more sporty shape.
In terms of power, Chase said that the Interstellar series will be equipped with 2.0T diesel/gasoline and 2.4L gasoline and other engines. In terms of transmission, it will be matched with 6-speed manual, 5-speed manual (2.4L gasoline) and 8-speed automatic manual. The power combination is very rich.
In terms of four-wheel drive, there are two modes of BorgWarner part-time four-wheel drive and timely four-wheel drive. Some models will also be equipped with Eaton mechanical rear axle differential locks to further improve off-road performance.
In addition, according to the official statement, the Interstellar L will adopt a wheelless flat-bottomed cargo compartment design, and has the lowest cargo platform height in its class; the Interstellar R comes with a legal towing qualification of 3 tons; the Interstellar H will have a power of more than 500N·m, It also has a front double wishbone + rear five-link suspension, an international five-star safety standard design, a super-large smart dual-screen, and the first use of a pick-up gear, which shows that this car will bring us many innovative configurations.
