China News Service, November 4th. On November 3rd, the new flagship MPV of SAIC-GM Buick brand, Century CENTURY, was officially launched, bringing three models of four-seat private version, four-seat Ease version and six-seat Yunshi version. Prices range from 529,900 yuan to 689,900 yuan.
New Buick flagship MPV - Buick Century CENTURY debut
Wang Yongqing, General Manager of SAIC-GM, said: "This year, Buick released a new brand identity and future plans to accelerate its transformation to a higher-end and smarter model. The Buick Century CENTURY is a testament to the strength of the new Buick. It is rapidly popularized in the new generation of Buick products. In 1998, Buick brought the first mid-to-high-end sedan to the Chinese market, the Buick New Century, which opened the eye-catching 'China era' in the brand's century-old history; Today, the Buick Century CENTURY, a large-scale luxury high-tech MPV, has taken over the 'Century' banner and will lead the Buick brand to create a new development pattern."
New design concept, pure shape shows heroic bearing
Buick Century CENTURY adopts the pure design concept of the new Buick PURE Design, which integrates oriental connotation, modern aesthetics and digital technology, and pursues the harmonious unity of efficient intelligence and real nature.
In terms of appearance, the Buick Century CENTURY uses elegant and pure lines and shapes, combined with a super-large body size of 5230mm×1980mm×1867mm and a super-long wheelbase of 3130mm.
Break through the boundaries of MPV and create a "mobile harbor" for the mind and body
Buick Century CENTURY is equipped with luxury smart curtain wall system
The four-seat private version pioneered the introduction of a luxury smart curtain wall system, integrating a 32-inch liftable smart screen. With just one button, the iconic smart screen will be fully lifted, upgrading the rear cockpit to a luxurious and quiet one. "private space".
The curtain wall system not only supports multi-mode smart screen projection, but also integrates luxurious technology configurations such as 8-inch clock display, Bose audio, 13L concierge refrigerator, pop-up large-capacity storage box, and fragrance diffuser to create an immersive humanistic intelligent space .
It is worth mentioning that the four-seat Buick Century CENTURY also proposes the concept of "cloud feeling", bringing 160-degree cloud feeling seats.
The oversized wide-body seat is wrapped in Fine Nappa semi-aniline high-grade perforated leather, with extendable electric leg rests and electric flip-out footrests, and the total length can be extended to 616mm.
The seat provides 18-way full electric adjustment, 5-zone heating and 18-point zone finger massage function. Among them, the neck support and pedals also use graphene heating technology, bringing passengers a comfortable experience like being in the cloud.
In addition, the new car is innovatively equipped with the Bose Executive Edition audio system jointly developed by Buick and Bose, which is also Bose's first audio system in the world with priority listening position. It is equipped with 2 digital amplifiers and 21 speakers, of which 16 Two speakers are arranged in the rear cabin, including the UltraNearfield ultra-nearfield speakers built into the rear seat headrests, bringing a sound listening experience with a sense of presence and atmosphere in a concert hall.
Change the spatial relationship of MPV, help business and family dual home
The six-seat Buick Century CENTURY takes into account the high-end family travel and business travel of high-net-worth individuals. It adopts a 2+2+2 six-seat layout, which integrates luxurious and elegant style, flexible space utilization and powerful functions, helping them to create Career and family dual home.
The six-seat version of the Buick Century CENTURY has 7 unique one-button luxury seat linkage modes
Equipped with dual 8155 chips, forward-looking technology innovates interactive experience
Based on a new intelligent electronic architecture, Buick Century CENTURY carries out a comprehensive innovation from the underlying hardware to the upper-level software. It is not only equipped with two Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 flagship chips, which are rare in the industry, but also introduces 5G technology, which provides efficient information transmission and extremely smooth Operation experience, and supports multi-module OTA parallel refresh of the whole vehicle, creating a smart travel experience that keeps pace with the times.
The 8-inch smart control screen in the center armrest area of the four-seat version of the Century CENTURY is provided by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip alone.
The new car adopts the latest iteration of Buick eConnect technology. The car system supports 3D car model dynamic effect display, and the perception experience is natural and intuitive; the personalized homepage adopts a new card split-screen design, and the display content and sorting can be customized.
The system supports the global see-and-speak function. When the user directly speaks the screen display content such as menu options, it is equivalent to clicking on the content, and the interaction is more convenient and fast.
At the same time, the system also provides map navigation with deep ecological integration, listening and watching apps as you like, making every trip easy and enjoyable.
Combined with the powerful functions of the latest generation of OnStar full-time online assistant, users can enjoy a more efficient, friendly, intelligent and convenient interconnection experience of luxury MPV.
New architecture of intelligent technology to create all-round safety, peace of mind and quiet travel
The Buick Century CENTURY adopts a new cage-type vehicle structure, designed and developed in accordance with the latest version of the C-NCAP five-star safety standard and the latest version of the CIASI China Insurance Research Institute's highest level of occupant safety index, making it stronger and safer.
The top of the vehicle can carry a weight of 13.5 tons, which is much higher than the national standard, which is equivalent to the weight of four 40-inch containers.
At the same time, the Buick Century CENTURY has undergone more than 20 real vehicle crash tests in different scenarios, and the front and rear doors can be safely opened after a collision accident.
In addition, the OnStar system, which is standard in the entire system, will automatically dial an emergency call after a collision, giving users exclusive security.
In terms of power, the entire Buick Century CENTURY series is equipped with an intelligent drive system composed of the eighth-generation Ecotec 2.0T variable-cylinder turbo engine, 9-speed HYDRA-MATIC intelligent transmission and 48V mild hybrid system, providing 174kW of maximum power and 350Nm maximum torque, taking into account high energy and smooth output and low fuel consumption.
In addition, the new car adopts the optimized and upgraded MacPherson front suspension and the newly designed five-link rear suspension, and further optimizes the chassis adjustment, with the ETRS intelligent electronic shifting system, EPS electric power steering system and iBooster electronically controlled brake booster The system realizes the comprehensive improvement of dynamic comfort, handling stability and safety.