The 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show opened on November 17th. Wuling’s first sedan, the Wuling Xingguang, officially began pre-sale with prices ranging from 9.38 to 10.98 million yuan. At the same time, a number of user rights were also announced.
Wuling Starlight is positioned as the “first super A-class family sedan” and performs well in terms of exterior design, comfort, energy consumption, and safety.
In terms of exterior design, the Wuling Sunshine adopts the Star Wing aesthetic design, with a front grille featuring an expanding wing layout centered around the Wuling logo, gradually radiating outwards and integrating with the entire vehicle.
The Wuling Rongguang headlights use unique LED lenses at the same level, with a greater advantage in the illumination range. The width of the illumination can cover 6 lanes, and the illumination distance is greater than 170 meters. In addition, it also has a steering auxiliary function, equipped with high beam auxiliary lights, and the brightness and illumination distance of the lights are increased by 25%. The steering auxiliary lights can automatically light up when turning, expanding the illumination width to nearly double the original, reducing blind spots.
The Wuling Xingguang features a sleek and dynamic side profile, with a plunging front end and an extended rear, resulting in a low drag coefficient of 0.228cd. The new car also comes with 18-inch starry wheels, along with 6‰ ultra-low rolling resistance tires and 8-stage silent sponge inside the tires, reducing interior noise by 4dB. In addition, the Wuling Xingguang is available in six flowing colors: Starry White, Starry Purple, Starry Green, Starry Grey, Starry Black, and Starry Brown. In terms of dimensions, the Wuling Xingguang measures 4835/1860/1515mm, with a wheelbase of 2800mm.
In terms of interior, the Wuling Sunshine is known for its family theater cabin, offering two interior colors of dark black and light beige, with a very simple overall layout. The seats of the Wuling Sunshine are very distinctive, with the front seats able to be reclined 180° to be level with the rear seats to form a recliner. It also adopts a dual-density foam process to divide the foam into soft and hard areas, and the seats also feature a highly supportive hug-style design on both sides, with a sunken and embedded support in the head and neck area, balancing support and comfort. The new car series supports 6-way electric adjustment for the main driver. At the same time, the Wuling Sunshine also offers a 360° panoramic image.
The Wuling Xingguang is equipped with a 15.6-inch intelligent central control screen and an 8.8-inch digital LED screen, built-in with social entertainment software such as iQiyi and QQ Music, equipped with the Ling OS system, capable of recognizing and executing multiple voice commands. The new car is equipped with two USB interfaces in the front and rear rows, with a maximum charging power of 20W. The armrest box adopts a double-layer structure, making it convenient for daily storage. In TSN style: The Wuling Xingguang comes with a 15.6-inch intelligent central control screen and an 8.8-inch digital LED screen. It also includes built-in social entertainment software like iQiyi and QQ Music, and is powered by the Ling OS system, capable of recognizing and executing multiple voice commands. Additionally, the new car features two USB interfaces in the front and rear rows, with a maximum charging power of 20W. The armrest box is designed with a double-layer structure for easy daily storage.
In terms of space, the Starlight has the widest second-row aisle in its class, reaching 390mm. In addition, the vehicle is equipped with over 14 storage spaces, with a spacious 540L reserved in the trunk, easily accommodating 2 24-inch + 2 20-inch suitcases, and a hidden 33L storage compartment under the carpet. In terms of safety, the Wuling Starlight has a high-strength steel ratio of up to 76.4%, covering the A/B/C pillars and two side door frames, with key protective areas using ultra-high-strength hot-formed steel of over 1500 megapascals. The Wuling Starlight chassis adopts a three-horizontal and three-vertical hot-formed ultra-high-strength steel structure design, effectively enhancing the battery and passenger compartment’s deformation resistance.
In terms of power, it is equipped with a new 1.5L hybrid engine, with a maximum power of 78 kilowatts, a maximum thermal efficiency of 43.2% for the engine, a maximum efficiency of 96.8% for the motor, and a maximum efficiency of 98.8% for the electronic control. Fuel consumption is only 3.98L per 100 kilometers, with a comprehensive range of 1100km. In addition, the Wuling Xingguang also features the world’s first electromagnetic DHT, with faster response to oil-electric direct drive conversion, and driving characteristics leaning more towards electric cars. As Wuling’s first sedan product, Wuling Xingguang is accurately positioned to meet the daily commuting, long-distance driving, and economic energy-saving needs of household travel. Combined with the pre-sale price, Wuling Xingguang offers higher overall value for money, with a larger space and a good feedback Ling OS intelligent system, and is expected to perform well in the same level market.