Recently, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force demonstrated a new type of 155 mm truck gun under development. As the latest 155 mm truck gun, what is the significance of the gun for the future development of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the gun design?

Follow suit: the development history of Japanese large-caliber artillery

In the development and equipment of large caliber artillery, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force has taken the development mode of paying equal attention to self-research and introduction and following European and American countries from the beginning. Initially, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force was equipped with M52 105mm self-propelled howitzer and M44 155mm self-propelled howitzer provided by the United States. These two types of artillery belong to the first generation of large-caliber self-propelled artillery developed by the United States after World War II. Although their overall performance has been improved compared with similar artillery in World War II, they still adopt the open combat cabin design, and their protection ability is weak. Therefore, since the 1960s, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force has independently developed 74-type 105mm self-propelled howitzers and 75-type 155mm self-propelled howitzers. The overall design of these two types of guns refers to similar equipment in Europe and America. Especially the 75-type 155mm self-propelled howitzer, the overall design layout is almost the same as that of M109-type 155mm self-propelled howitzer in the United States.

Since then, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force has introduced the M110 203mm self-propelled howitzer from the United States. In this way, the 74-type 105mm self-propelled howitzer and the 75-type 155mm self-propelled howitzer independently developed by Japan, together with the American M110-type 203mm self-propelled howitzer, became the main large-caliber barrel guns of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the 1970s and 1990s. However, because the four islands in Japan are mountainous, Shikoku Island has the largest mountainous area, accounting for 80% of the total area. Even the relatively flat Hokkaido Island is nearly half mountainous. Therefore, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force can only deploy all heavy equipment such as main battle tanks and large-caliber self-propelled artillery on Hokkaido Island.

The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force demonstrated a new type of 155 mm truck gun under development.

In this way, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces in the south of Honshu Island are relatively short of large-caliber artillery equipment. Therefore, in 1983, Japan obtained the franchise of FH-70 155 mm self-propelled howitzer from Sweden. At present, all 492 FH-70 155 mm self-propelled howitzers in active service of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force are deployed in the south of Honshu Island. The gun needs to be towed by a military truck for long-distance maneuvering, and can rely on the power device equipped on its own gun mount for entering and leaving the position or for short-distance maneuvering. Therefore, the equipment of the gun has greatly improved the combat capability of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the south of Honshu Island.

Since then, European and American countries have set off a wave of developing 52 times 155 mm howitzers. As a result, Japan also "followed the crowd" and began to develop the second generation of 155 mm self-propelled howitzers in 1992, namely the 99-type 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The overall layout of the gun refers to the famous PzH2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzer in Germany, especially the turret and barrel design, which is almost the same as the latter. However, because the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force did not demand heavy armor, the total combat weight of the 99-type 155 mm self-propelled howitzer was 15 tons lighter than that of the German PzH2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzer, but it still reached 40 tons. From the overall performance, the 99-type 155 mm self-propelled howitzer does not have much brilliance compared with similar guns in other countries. It is only because the quantity of this type of artillery equipment is pitifully small, which is less than a fraction of the purchase quantity of some similar models in other countries, so it has also created a unit price record of up to 8 million US dollars.

After the troops in the area north of Honshu Island completed the replacement of the 75-type 155mm self-propelled howitzer with the 99-type 155mm self-propelled howitzer, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force began to consider developing a new 155mm self-propelled howitzer for the troops in the area south of Honshu Island to replace the FH-70 155mm self-propelled howitzer that has been in service for more than 20 years. This is the new 155 mm truck gun we see today.

The 75-type 155 mm crawler-type self-propelled howitzer previously equipped by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force

German-Japanese hybrid: Japanese truck guns use German trucks.

France’s "Caesar", the world’s first 52 times 155 mm truck gun, was publicly unveiled as early as 1994. Since then, many countries in the world have begun to develop their own large-caliber truck guns with reference to the overall design idea of French Caesar, including Russia, Sweden, Israel and other military and industrial powers, as well as developing countries such as Iran, Vietnam and India. This also shows to some extent that the research and development threshold of large-caliber truck guns is actually not very high. It was not until 2012 that Japan began to develop 52 times 155 mm truck guns, which was a bit "hindsight".

Similar to the large-caliber self-propelled gun designed and developed in Japan before, the overall design layout of this new 155mm truck gun also has a reference template, that is, the second-generation Caesar 155mm truck gun introduced by French Ultraman Company. Although the first generation "Caesar" 155 mm truck gun pioneered a new type of weapon and equipment, it also has many shortcomings, such as limited chassis bearing capacity, poor shooting stability, low degree of automation, and no armor protection. To this end, the French company Ultraman improved and developed the second generation "Caesar" 155mm truck gun.

Type 99 155 mm self-propelled howitzer is known as the most expensive self-propelled howitzer in the world, and the unit price is as high as 8 million US dollars.

The chassis of the second generation "Caesar" 155 mm truck gun was changed from the first generation Renault 6×6 military truck to the Czech Tetora 8×8 heavy truck. This 8×8 heavy truck chassis has better off-road performance and stronger bearing capacity. Although the total combat weight of the second-generation "Caesar" 155 mm truck gun has soared from 17 tons of the first generation to 30 tons after replacing the chassis, it can still meet the requirements of being carried by A-400M large transport aircraft. Similarly, Japan’s new 155 mm truck gun also uses the 110 HX81 8×8 heavy truck of German Mann Company as the bearing chassis, and the total combat weight is also about 30 tons, and the Japanese C-2 new transport aircraft can also carry it.

Japan’s new 155 mm truck gun is 11.4 meters long, 2.5 meters wide and 3.4 meters high. There are five gun crew members, three of whom are in the cockpit, and the other two are sitting in the semi-closed crew cabin at the back of the engine compartment. The conditions are relatively harsh. The firepower of this type of gun is basically the same as that of the 99-type 155 mm self-propelled howitzer, including the bolt, the recoil mechanism, the recoil mechanism and the barrel, but it has been improved according to the layout requirements of the truck gun. Judging from the installation position of the gun, the position of the bolt is still relatively high after the barrel is erected. Therefore, the design of the large-scale hydraulic parking hoe of Japan’s new 155 mm truck gun is similar to that of the second generation "Caesar" 155 mm truck gun, and there is also a platform for people to get up and down. However, the ammunition box on the side of Japan’s new 155 mm truck gun has a low height, so there is no folding pedal like the second generation Caesar 155 mm truck gun.

At present, the Japanese Defense Ministry has not disclosed much about the specific performance parameters of the new 155 mm truck gun. Therefore, it is difficult to judge how the performance of this gun compares with other similar models. However, from the overall layout, Japan’s new 155 mm truck gun is obviously the result of many factors. For example, from the choice of chassis, Japan has a developed automobile industry, and domestic enterprises are fully capable of providing similar 8×8 heavy trucks, but they use the German company 110 HX81 8×8 heavy trucks with relatively low cost but not inferior performance.

In order to control the cost, Japan’s new 155 mm truck gun has to relax other performance requirements, such as maneuverability, off-road, protection and personnel comfort.

However, considering that this new 155mm truck gun is going to replace the 492 FH-70 155mm self-propelled howitzers currently in service in Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force, its purchasing unit price must be controlled at a low level, and it must not be as high as the 99 155mm self-propelled howitzers. Otherwise, even if it is not a one-on-one replacement, the Japanese Defense Ministry can’t afford it at all. It is for this reason that the Japanese Steel Works, the developer of the new 155mm truck gun, will choose the German Mann 110 HX81 8×8 heavy truck for both military and civilian use, instead of the military 8×8 heavy truck developed by domestic enterprises.

Of course, while controlling the cost, Japan’s new 155 mm truck gun has to relax other performance requirements, such as maneuverability, off-road, protection and personnel comfort. Therefore, we can see that Japan’s new 155 mm truck gun is equipped with a protective steel plate at the top of the cockpit to resist the muzzle shock wave, and the two gun crew members can only stay in the canvas tent full of noise and vibration. Moreover, the minimum launching elevation and directional firing boundary of this type of gun will also be affected to some extent. It is said that during the trial period of this type of artillery’s multi-door sample guns in Fuji School (a comprehensive military school where Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces train officers below infantry, artillery and tank corps), the defects of poor shooting stability were exposed, and it was even necessary to install lateral hydraulic hoes to enhance stability. Therefore, this type of artillery must undergo at least several rounds of design improvements to meet the requirements of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force.

The new 155 mm truck gun is mainly used to replace the 492 FH-70 155 mm self-propelled howitzer currently in service in Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force.

Maneuver and Firepower: Lu Zi steadily improves southwest combat capability.

The launch of this new type of 155mm truck gun actually continues the development path of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force to continuously enhance the combat capability in the area south of Honshu Island, the so-called southwest area, since the 21st century. In the past ten years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force has continuously purchased and equipped a new generation of main battle equipment suitable for the operational requirements in southwest China, such as the 10-type main battle tank called "the first fourth-generation main battle tank" by some people and the 16-type 105 mm wheeled assault gun. Type 10 main battle tank mainly replaces the old Type 74 main battle tank and becomes the main armored main battle equipment of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in southwest China. The 16-type 105 mm wheeled assault gun can take on the task of direct fire support for highly mobile troops with its excellent maneuverability and firepower.

The new 155 mm truck gun will gradually replace the old FH-70 155 mm self-propelled howitzer, which will further strengthen the maneuverability of the artillery unit of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. In particular, the new 155 mm truck gun has air transport maneuverability, and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force can quickly deploy the gun to other important islands other than the four local islands, such as Okinawa and Miyako. In this way, the new 155 mm truck gun with long-range precision guided artillery shells will also become the main equipment of the artillery unit of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force to attack the sea, and together with the shore-to-ship missiles, it will form the main battle force to block the strait.

Tesla has a great reputation, but it is controversial. It is hard to say whether it is good or bad. Everyone has different opinions. Domestic news has negative news about Tesla every year, but most people still like Tesla’s cars, so the sales volume has not decreased, and there is even an upward trend, which is quite surprising. In 2023, Model Y sold a total of 456,000 vehicles in China. BYD did not dare to touch porcelain.

In 2024, the sales volume of Model Y continued to grow, with a monthly sales volume of more than 30,000 and over 40,000 in recent months, which means that BYD Qin PLUS can compete with Tesla. As can be seen from the data, the sales volume of Model Y is very high, and the price of this car is not cheap, and it is sold according to the manufacturer’s guidance price. The price of most consumers buying a car is around 300,000. Some people say that the sales of Model Y will reach a new high in the second half of this year, because there will be six models, and the official has already rumored that there will be no six. Let’s take a look at the current car.

In terms of appearance, Tesla’s car is similar in design, but it looks good anyway, and the body is like a one-piece cut. The front face is a closed grille design, but the concave shape shows the outline of the grille, with sharp lines and a sense of movement. The lamp group is located on the hood, with sharp shape and Tesla logo in the middle, which is highly recognizable. There is a big black mouth at the bottom, the front lip is prominent, and the whole front face smells like a sports car, which is in line with the aesthetics of most Chinese people.

Viewed from the side, the silver body is a bit like a mech, with a prominent waistline and a hidden door handle. Is the roof a slip-back design or a sense of movement? The hub of the new car adopts a spoke structure with red calipers inside, which is very radical for a big car. The tail is still of conventional design. It is said that the new car is a penetrating taillight, but the current car is still designed separately, with a large area of blank space at the bottom, which is not monotonous in perception. The size of the new car is 4750*1921*1624mm and the wheelbase is 2890 mm. As a medium-sized car, the size is quite satisfactory.

In the interior part, the interior design of the new car is relatively simple, there is no physical button on the center console, and bright materials are added to make it look fashionable. The round steering wheel is heavy, so nobody likes the special-shaped steering wheel. They are all genuine leather, support four-way adjustment, and are equipped with electronic pocket design, which is a little fun to drive. In terms of technology, this car has a large LCD screen, which is 15 inches, and it looks very atmospheric. In terms of functions, it supports speech recognition and remote control of mobile APP, and can diagnose the condition of vehicles by itself. The seat is made of imitation leather, supports lumbar support adjustment, can be heated, and is very comfortable to ride.

Low-profile models only have rear motors, with a motor power of 220kw and a torque of 440 N m. There are motors before and after the middle-high models. The total power of the middle-high models is 331kw and 357kw, and the torque is 559N·m and 659N·m, respectively. The low-profile battery Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited has a capacity of 60 degrees, while the medium-high-profile battery LG New Energy has a capacity of 78.4 degrees, and its battery life is 554km, 688km and 615km respectively.

Generally speaking, expensive does have the advantage of being expensive. Low-equipped models are not only inferior in battery, but also slightly different in configuration materials. Consumers with high budgets suggest buying medium-equipped models.

　　"Why, your tears are shining, it’s because you are deeply in love, the cloud understands you, and the promise you made makes that a touch of red, and the land is scattered." On the evening of October 27th, 9 Video, which was broadcast by CCTV Record Channel at 19:02 in the evening prime time, showed the music story "Commitment" of Changchun, Jilin Province, which was selected by the large-scale all-media activity "Singing the Motherland, One Song, One City". It took the character records of famous Chinese scientists as the window, reflected the great changes of the times and showed the development and growth of China’s scientific and technological innovation.

　　Expressing the city story with music and singing the theme of serving the country with science and technology

　　A song can sing about a city’s past and future, and it can also sing about the feelings that we are used to but can’t capture.

　　The creative team of music story works said: The reason for choosing the song "Commitment" to represent Changchun is simple — — Changchun, the cradle of new China automobile production and new China film industry, is a well-known science and technology city. We try to pursue a question through the lens. Why do countless scientific and technological workers regard Changchun as their second hometown? What is the power that makes generations of scientific and technological workers dedicate their lives here? Until we entered the story of Professor Huang Danian and heard the song "Commitment", everyone seemed to have an answer in their hearts, because this land made a promise to the motherland.

　　The music story "Commitment" is based on the struggle stories of Huang Danian, Jiang Zhuying, Wang Daheng and other scientists in Changchun. It combines the song "Commitment" with narrative content, and tells the story of generations of scientists who have made one commitment after another in Baishan Blackwater for the construction of the motherland for half a century.

　　"A leaf falls, and the season is brilliant. In the melancholy frost, it lights up loneliness, and the wind picks it up. Years and fragrance float in the paper, and your outline is clear." Young students visited along the song, looking for the story behind the song. The music story works also go deep into Changchun life from the first perspective of Xie Nuoya, a freshman of grade 2019 in the College of Earth Exploration Science and Technology of Jilin University, and through the narration of song creators such as Yu Shan, songwriter Wang Bei and singer Ao Riqi Leng, lead the audience to approach the witnesses, witnesses and participants in the 70-year history of scientific and technological development in New China, and explore the stories behind the music.

　　The story evokes specific memories, and the spirit of patriotic struggle reaches the soul.

　　The unique flavor of Changchun is engraved in the bones. It is a university city, an automobile city, a sculpture city and a famous city of science, education and culture. Changchun’s urban story, urban spirit and urban dream have all become the focus of this music story. "Changchun is a science and technology city. There is no hustle and bustle in the north, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and there are no superior conditions overseas. But it is precisely here that let our generations of science and technology workers forget their hard work, and the feelings of serving the country through science and technology continue." Yu Shan, the lyricist of Commitment, said in the film.

　　Time flies and the times are changing. The only constant is that there are always people with lofty ideals who are willing to do their best for the country, and there are always those who are willing to carry forward the burden for the nation. From Wang Daheng, Jiang Zhuying to Huang Danian, different times, the same dedication. In Changchun, a famous city of science, education and culture, generations of scientists have made solemn promises for the construction of the motherland.

　　It is no accident that generations of scientific and technological workers have taken root in Changchun and Jilin. Their indifferent temperament of fame and fortune is closely related to the spirit of the city of "tolerance and self-improvement", and the spirit of serving the country through science and technology has been passed down from generation to generation, making Changchun’s scientific research in optics, precision instruments, polymer materials, biological products, superconductivity and automobiles at the leading level in China, and making China’s development vision in related fields look farther, more accurate and clearer.

　　"Singing the Motherland, One Song, One City" is a large-scale all-media activity jointly sponsored by the State Administration of Radio and Television and the Central Radio and Television General Station, and jointly undertaken by CCTV, Love Media and IPTV sub-platforms around the country. As the sender of the music story "Commitment", China IPTV Jilin Sub-platform — — Zhang Wang, Chairman and General Manager of Jilin Radio and Television New Media Co., Ltd. said: "Singing the Motherland • "One Song, One City" activity is an innovative practice of IPTV general and sub-platforms to create original content brands, which will effectively enhance the influence and communication power of IPTV platform. "One Song, One City" shows not only a city’s folk customs, humanistic feelings and creative stories behind songs, but also the voice of an era, which is a brilliant achievement since the founding of New China 70 years ago.

　　At 19:02 tonight, the 9 Video column of CCTV Record Channel will show the music story "I’ve come to Xiong ‘an", sing the hard-working song of builders in the new era and new area, and express people’s infinite yearning for the "city of the future", which is worth looking forward to!

On May 26th, iQiyi (NASDAQ:IQ) released its unaudited financial report for the first quarter as of March 31st, 2022. The financial report shows that iQiyi’s revenue in the first quarter was 7.3 billion yuan, of which membership service revenue was 4.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4%. The daily average number of subscribed members was 101.4 million, a net increase of 4.4 million compared with the fourth quarter of last year. Based on non-GAAP financial indicators, the operating profit was 330 million yuan, and the profit rate was 4%, which increased for three consecutive quarters and achieved quarterly profit for the first time.

Gong Yu, founder and CEO of Aiqiyi, said at the earnings conference call that day: "We realized the non-GAAP operating profit for the first time this quarter. This proves the effectiveness and strong execution ability of the company’s new strategy. I am very happy to see that this quarter’s performance exceeded expectations. "

Earlier, when releasing the financial reports for the fourth quarter and the whole year of 2021, Gong Yu announced that this year’s goal is to achieve breakeven at the operational level of non-GAAP for the whole year, and to achieve breakeven at the operational level of non-GAAP for the quarter as soon as possible.

Gong Yu explained that iQiyi achieved positive quarterly operating profit ahead of schedule through four major measures, including: the newly launched head content in the first quarter consolidated iQiyi’s market leading position, which brought growth to the membership size and monthly average single member income (ARM); Further improve operational efficiency through refined content scheduling and content promotion; Control costs and expenses while continuing to provide users with quality services; Further improve the sales ability through various ways.

Q1 explosion drama "In the World"

Gong Yu believes that Iqiyi’s performance in the first quarter is replicable, and will continue to implement the current operation strategy in the next few quarters, and believes that it will continue to achieve ideal results. He said that he is full of confidence in the future layout in terms of high-quality content; In terms of efficiency management, we will maintain the current streamlined and efficient organizational structure and continue to focus on improving efficiency.

Double growth of membership size and revenue, positive quarterly operating profit ahead of schedule.

In the first quarter, the membership business maintained steady growth, which provided strong support for the overall performance of iQiyi to exceed expectations. In the first quarter, membership service revenue was 4.5 billion yuan, up 4% year-on-year and 9% quarter-on-quarter. This indicator has increased year-on-year for nine consecutive quarters. The average number of subscribed members in the first quarter was 101.4 million, a net increase of 4.4 million compared with the previous quarter. In the quarter, ARM was RMB 14.69, up 8% year-on-year and 4% quarter-on-quarter. As of the first quarter of 2022, ARM has achieved year-on-year growth of 8% and above for five consecutive quarters.

This quarter, iQiyi focused on attracting users through high-quality new content, retaining users through rich and varied film library content, and adopting various operational measures to improve user loyalty and brand awareness. These measures were widely recognized by users and helped to consolidate the membership base, which in turn turned into stronger liquidity.

In the same period, the operational efficiency of the platform continued to improve. The cost continued to decline, and the revenue cost in the first quarter of 2022 was 6 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 16%; Expenditure on sales and management expenses was 740 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 38%.

Q1 Financial Report Partial Data

"In the past three quarters, our gross profit margin has continued to grow and reached a record high in the first quarter of 2022. At the same time, operating expenses continued to decline for three consecutive quarters. " Wang Jun, CFO of Aiqiyi, said, "Behind these figures are our unremitting efforts to improve operational efficiency and enhance business expansion, so as to better prepare for long-term development."

Rich in content reserves

Operational efficiency improvement

Long-term development and supply gradual system

In the first quarter of 2022, iQiyi continued to launch high-quality content.

The newly launched "The World", "A Picture Book of Hunting Crime" and "Heart Residence" have gained a good reputation, but also achieved a double harvest of social value and commercial value. In particular, "In the World" became a national explosion, loved by audiences of different ages and backgrounds, and attracted 25 advertisers to cooperate with the platform. In addition, high-quality content shows a good long tail effect, and these series continue to produce steady performance after the closing.

Iqiyi focuses on building content business from production to operation in a systematic way.

According to the financial report data, the content cost of iQiyi in this quarter was 4.4 billion yuan, both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter. Gong Yu said: "Our goal is to obtain the most suitable content with the best ROI (return on investment) while maintaining the overall competitiveness and market leading position of iQiyi, and to maximize the realization with a reasonable amount of content."

Among them, iQiyi uses technology to further improve the production efficiency.

In the first quarter, the AI dubbing technology IQ-Dubbing developed by iQiyi was widely used in film dubbing, which effectively optimized the cost and promoted the revenue of long tail content. The IP development strategy of "one fish eats more" explores multiple opportunities for realizing high-quality content. The first work of iQiyi’s "Ancient Chinese City Universe" series-"The Wind Rises in Luoyang" IP has signed contracts to authorize more than 20 customers, and developed a variety of derivatives such as tide play, jewelry, clothing, food and beverage.

Stills of "The Wind Rises in Luoyang"

In terms of content storage, iQiyi has been committed to improving original production capacity, and has now established the largest and most professional producer team in the industry. Iqiyi expressed confidence in this year’s content reserves, especially the multi-core drama reserves. In the second quarter, "Dear Children" and "The Wind Rises in Longxi" were well received.

As for the impact of the epidemic, iQiyi said that due to a considerable amount of original content reserves and the operational experience accumulated in the past two years to deal with the epidemic, this round of epidemic rebound since March this year has limited impact on the content reserves of iQiyi’s future dramas.

Improving the overall content quality is the focus of iQiyi’s work. The platform will continue to introduce high-quality content, improve the quality of content, and use the advantages of the platform to build the content ecology of iQiyi.

Among them, we will continue to build content brands, strengthen the advantages of iQiyi in the vertical track through the serialization strategy of long dramas and the theatrical mode. Benefiting from rich content reserves, the platform launched a series of good works in the second quarter. At present, Dear Children, Greetings to the Qing Dynasty, The Wind Rises in Longxi and The Night Walker have received enthusiastic response from users, and the highly anticipated original TV series Life as First Seen and Police Honor will also be launched. In terms of theater, Xiaodiao Theater will broadcast the third work "Breaking Elite", and this year, Love Theater will also launch five new dramas. Variety, animation and children’s content will all launch new works under the strategy of seasonal broadcasting. For the upcoming summer file, the platform has prepared rich and diverse high-quality content, covering all core content types to meet the needs of users in different circles.

Publicity map of "Police Honor"

Iqiyi will continue to produce and distribute original films to enrich the content ecology. On April 15th, the film "Edge Walker" which was shown in major cinemas has exceeded 130 million yuan at the box office. On April 1st, Iqiyi upgraded the online movie cooperation mode, from the previous accounting according to the broadcast volume to the accounting according to the duration. The new accounting mode helps high-quality films to stand out and achieve a win-win situation for both the film and the platform.

Iqiyi Extreme Edition and overseas markets have become new growth points.

Iqiyi explores growth opportunities through new business models. In the first quarter of 2022, iQiyi Extreme Edition and overseas business continued to maintain a strong growth momentum.

Through continuous efforts to improve product and user experience, overseas business achieved steady growth in membership revenue and advertising revenue in the first quarter.

Iqiyi Extreme Edition, as a good supplement to the main station APP, maintained a strong performance in various operational indicators this quarter, with a monthly DAU of 5 million in the first quarter and over 5 million in April. The monetization mode of Iqiyi Extreme Edition is mainly based on effect advertisements, which is obviously different from the monetization mode of the main station APP based on membership subscription. The user portrait, monetization mode and content consumption behavior of iQiyi Extreme Edition are very different from those of the main station APP. The user overlap between iQiyi Extreme Edition and the main station APP decreased further in this quarter, and the DAU overlap was only about 4% in March. The consumption of the content in the library of iQiyi Extreme Edition is significantly higher than that of the main station APP, which greatly enhances the long tail value of the content in the library. Iqiyi believes that the Extreme Edition has great growth potential in terms of user scale and liquidity.

"The first quarter was a breakthrough for the company." Gong Yu believes that "the encouraging performance in the first quarter also shows that the long video industry can continuously generate operating profits. We are full of confidence in the long-term healthy development of the industry. "

Original title: "Iqiyi 2022Q1 Financial Report: First quarterly profit, net increase of members in the quarter of 4.4 million"

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　 　 August 14thOn the evening of Sunday, Kai Ko, a popular "little fresh meat" in the entertainment circle, heard the news that he was arrested for taking drugs, adding another heavyweight guest to "Prison Storm". Afterwards, Kai Ko held an apology meeting and shed tears at the scene. However, many fans still can’t accept that this big boy with clean and sunny appearance will be associated with dirty and degenerate drug abuse. As a result, Kai Ko’s acting career has been hit hard. Not only have his roles in several films been replaced, but many commercial endorsements have also been "removed".

　

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　 　 　 　2024yearsixmoon18Japan, Kai Ko has the same name "Kai"The flagship store opened in Taipei, and it’s him today.33My first birthday. Kai Ko, who has passed the age of 30, has now completely focused his career on the management of fashion brands. He has always had a good fashion taste, and he has been sought after since the opening of this fashion store, and his young model girlfriend has helped him as the main model. According to the Taiwan Province media, "Kai"The fashion concept has also been hand-picked by Kai Ko’s old love Elva Hsiao.

　

　　In the past week, there was another "stormy wave" on Weibo. Not only did Volkswagen and BMW recall, but the hottest topics were once again occupied by new energy car companies and bosses. Ideality sent Weibo to answer questions from the CEO of Volkswagen, Wei came to Li Bin and bluntly said, "I don’t understand why people still buy oil cars", and Huawei Yu Chengdong brought AITO—-Q to the official listing. A series of hot topics let us see through these appearances.

　　First, Wei Lai wants to turn BBA into NBA. Li Bin bluntly said that fuel vehicles are useless.

　　Reading volume: 9.19 million

　　Event review:

　　Wei Lai proposed a new goal: to turn "BBA" into "NBA". Qin Lihong, co-founder and president of Weilai Automobile, said, "We pay more attention to the contrast with mainstream traditional fuel luxury models such as ‘BBA’. As Weilai enters the high-end market and replaces high-end mainstream luxury fuel vehicles, we should be able to turn the’ BBA’ pattern into an’ NBA’ in the future. "

　　At the same time, in the interview session after NIO DAY’s press conference, Wei Lai Li Bin once again made a surprising statement, bluntly saying, "I don’t understand at all. Why do people still buy petrol cars now? It’s only because of nostalgia that they buy petrol cars. I really can’t think of anything good about smelling petrol." Just to listen? "

　　Netizens are hotly discussing:

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　　Li Bin’s confidence in Wei Lai is beyond words, which will undoubtedly inject strong confidence into subordinates for the person in charge of an enterprise. Quietly, another wave of brainwashing was completed, leaving the illusion that "we are the first" in the minds of every Wei people.

　　BBA, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi. This is the abbreviation of three German luxury brands in China, and now it has become a jingle in the mouth of consumers. But the formation of this jingle is not easy. On weekdays, I always say that "opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared" and "failure is the mother of success". This is actually a portrayal of BBA’s achievements and status today. Which one is not precipitation, accumulation, falling down and standing up on the way forward? Don’t forget an important factor, that is time. Without time to verify, we can’t get today’s reputation and position in the industry.

　　As a domestic new energy vehicle-making enterprise, Weilai has indeed made great progress in recent years. Although it was once on the verge of delisting, capital, policies and the market once again saved it. Personally, what it needs most now is precipitation and keeping this hard-won reputation. Perhaps everyone in Weilai’s cycling circle has a certain understanding. The brand is highly sticky and has a certain entry threshold. This is undoubtedly positive for a new brand.

　　The —ET5, the second car released on NIO DAY in Weilai, has strong competitiveness from all angles, and the model of BBA can and can completely grab the market. However, replacing BBA with NBA is obviously an arrogant and arrogant mentality. Of course, there may be deeper capital needs, which ordinary consumers cannot consider.

　　Li Bin’s words stunned everyone. The advantages and selling points of fuel vehicles have disappeared in his personal eyes. Although Li Bin responded to this sentence afterwards, I believe many people don’t pay the bill. It is not difficult to see from the comments of netizens that everyone holds opposite opinions on this sentence.

　　We don’t know whether Li Bin drifted by himself or whether there is a deeper capital demand hidden behind him, but as far as his personal remarks are concerned, it is really inappropriate. I believe that Li Bin has also experienced the goodness of fuel trucks. Whether Weilai can achieve the same order of magnitude as BBA in the future, time will give the final answer.

　　Second, Li wants to use sales to return to the CEO of Volkswagen China.

　　Reading volume: 10.23 million

　　Event review:

　　Earlier, LI CEO @ Li Xiang wrote in Weibo: "Thank you for urging, keep working hard."

　　In September last year, when talking about the extended-range power solution, the CEO of Volkswagen China said, "From the point of view of bicycles, extended-range electric vehicles have certain value, but from the point of view of the whole country and the earth, it is simply nonsense and the worst solution!" At that time, Li Xiang put forward the idea of environmental protection competition with PHEV models owned by Volkswagen.

　　A year later, the sales of bicycles in November exceeded the sum of the sales of large SUVs of Volkswagen brands in Central China.

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　　From the sales of 1011 vehicles in 2019 to 13438 vehicles in 2021. Li ONE has proved by actual sales that it still has a certain market in the domestic market. In sharp contrast to this, the sales volume of Volkswagen declined. In 2021, the cumulative sales volume of medium and large SUVs (Tourang, Touareg, Lanjing and ID.6 series) was 12,445. Although it is not the final data, it will not be much different. The rise of upstarts also reflects that big factories are facing more difficult situations than ever before.

　　But this can fully show that Li ONE’s strength far exceeds that of the public? Can the extended program solution rub the traditional+pure electric old manufacturers on the ground? In fact, it may not be. Winning or losing is a common occurrence for military strategists. One year’s sales volume is not enough to explain all the problems. The public has its shortcomings and ideals have its strengths. In 2020-2021, the advantages and disadvantages of the two are very clear. Volkswagen has continuously encountered many problems such as the decline of product strength and internal problems. Especially in the field of new energy market, although there is an ID. Family’s continuous launch, but compared with other domestic brands, their actions are still too slow. Fortunately, the product strength is not weak, and it can still be a battle. But the price is an important factor that determines the future direction.

　　Li ONE’s main idea and large space can be regarded as its advantages. 6, 7 seats bring more choices, and the extended program can also effectively avoid the anxiety of cruising range of pure electric vehicles. Some people say that this is a way of "scratching the ball". We will not discuss this too much. After all, the decision is in the hands of consumers.

　　One victory is not all, and winning or losing a round cannot determine the outcome of the whole game. Li ONE not only wants to win this time, but the public will never be willing to lose. Predictably, the next showdown is the most exciting. But if I have to recommend it personally, I won’t recommend Li ONE for many reasons. Let’s say the simplest one. He is too ugly and has no face value.

　　3. Yu Chengdong announced the arrival of AITO car.

　　Reading volume: 58.29 million

　　Event review:

　　On December 23, Huawei’s flagship new product launch conference, the first brand-new model of AITO, Wenjie M5, was released, officially defining the luxury intelligent electric drive SUV. The endurance performance of more than 1000km far exceeds the performance of fuel vehicles such as Tesla and BBA. What is the car system provided by Huawei? What do you think, friends?

　　Netizens are hotly discussing:

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　　It is very necessary to spend a little time to know about the model M5, and what kind of artifact it is, which makes the circle of friends on that day extremely hot.

　　The design of the whole vehicle revolves around luxury and sports, with smooth shape and full of strength, and the wheelbase is close to 2.9m m. The interior is full of the unique scientific and technological atmosphere of new energy vehicles. The LCD dashboard is 10.4 inches, the central control screen is 15.6 inches, the panoramic canopy is 1765×1212mm, and the ultraviolet rays are isolated by 99.9%.

　　Of course, the highlight belongs to the HarmonyOS intelligent cockpit, but there are too many scientific senses and details, which can not be clearly stated in one sentence or two. Visual interaction highlights the two basic points of convenience and intuition, and it feels like using your own mobile phone and tablet. HarmonyOS has made special adaptation to speech recognition, can understand Cantonese and Sichuan dialect, can recognize the sound source of four areas, and has special optimization for "interrupting" and "invalid instructions".

　　With active noise reduction function, the car can be equipped with 19 speakers and 1000W advanced audio. Four full-range speakers are integrated in the main driver’s headrest, and Huawei has no small advantage in sound source. Some third-party software can directly provide 7.1-channel original sound source.

　　In terms of power, the front axle uses AC asynchronous motor, the rear axle uses Huawei permanent magnet synchronous motor, and the acceleration of 100 kilometers is 4.65 seconds. The three-in-one motor has oil cooling technology. The range extender has two horrible data-the compression ratio is 15: 1 and the thermal efficiency is 42%, which is basically impossible to achieve on the current pure fuel vehicle engine. The maximum power generation efficiency is 3.2 kW h/L, and the battery life of NEDC is 1250km.

　　Auxiliary driving: 1 high-perception camera, 3 millimeter-wave radars, 4 panoramic cameras and 12 ultrasonic radars. As for the camera, Bosch’s third-generation assisted driving camera is adopted, with a maximum detection angle of 100 degrees and a maximum pixel of 2.6 million. At present, L2+ assisted driving can be realized.

　　After reading these, there are only two questions in my mind. One is who is going to subvert the M5? The other is when to test drive. It is necessary to feel it. This car is worth spending some time to study and experience.

　　Fourth, the case of the female car owner of the roof rights v. Tesla was opened.

　　Reading volume: 235,000

　　Event review:

　　On December 24th, Ms. Zhang, a female car advocate of Tesla in Anyang, Henan Province, who aroused public concern because of the roof rights protection, sued Tesla TSLA and its vice president Tao Lin for a dispute over reputation rights, and held a court session in Beiguan District People’s Court of Anyang City, Henan Province. Ms. Zhang’s claims mainly include asking Tesla to stop the reputation infringement and eliminate the influence, making a written apology and publishing an apology announcement in the national media, and publishing a written apology letter to the plaintiff in the official Weibo (Weibo topped the list for 30 consecutive days), claiming 50,000 yuan for mental damages. Because Ms. Zhang hasn’t got all the information of the driving record, she filed an honorary infringement lawsuit first.

　　In addition, Tesla also filed a lawsuit against Ms. Zhang, asking her to apologize and compensate for the loss of reputation rights of 5 million yuan. Ms. Zhang said in Weibo yesterday that she had not received the notice from the court, and she would keep pace with everyone when she received it.

　　Netizens are hotly discussing:

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　　Presumably, everyone still remembers the rights protection event of the female car owner at the auto show. It was just after the auto show that Tesla experienced a cliff-like decline in sales, but as time went by, everyone gradually forgot about it, and Tesla’s sales rose again.

　　The owner claimed 50,000 yuan for mental damages, and Tesla counterclaimed the owner, demanding compensation for the loss of reputation rights of 5 million yuan. So, is Tesla really unkind?

　　Tesla has always been a topic of constant discussion. Almost every week, relevant news is hotly discussed in Weibo. Also on 24th, a couple in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province suddenly rushed to install a guardrail in a Tesla and fell into the river, killing both husband and wife in the car.

　　Another incredible case, is it related to vehicle control? Don’t talk nonsense until the investigation is clear, and I don’t want similar incidents to happen again.

　　The practice of car owners’ rights protection may be extreme, but there must be a reason. In any case, this matter has entered the judicial process, and we also hope to see a satisfactory ending.

　　Five, battery hidden dangers BMW recalled some domestic iX3

　　Reading volume: 63,000

　　Event review:

　　BMW Brilliance Automobile Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with the State Administration of Market Supervision according to the requirements of the Regulations on the Management of Defective Automobile Product Recall and the Implementation Measures of the Regulations on the Management of Defective Automobile Product Recall. Since December 24, 2021, a total of 1,974 domestic iX3 electric vehicles with production dates from April 30, 2021 to August 27, 2021 have been recalled.

　　Reason for recall:

　　In this recall, the poor welding quality at the pin of the internal contact system of power battery of some vehicles may lead to the deviation between the actual value and the measured value of temperature/voltage. When the deviation value exceeds the set safety value, the vehicle will start the battery system failure protection mode, and a fault code or alarm prompt message will appear, and the output of the power battery will be cut off, resulting in power interruption while the vehicle is driving, which has potential safety hazards.

　　Solution:

　　BMW Brilliance Automobile Co., Ltd. will replace the power battery modules with welding defects for the vehicles within the recall range free of charge to eliminate the safety hazards.

　　Comments:

　　It is a pure electric vehicle made by BMW Brilliance and exported to Europe at the same time. It is self-evident that the recall is still somewhat surprising.

　　According to the data of the Federation, the cumulative sales volume of BMW iX3 in the first 11 months of 2021 was 17,759 units. According to the data, BMW iX3 had two recall records in 2021. The first time was on May 28th this year, BMW iX3 initiated a recall due to design problems in the software of the battery control unit. BMW Brilliance decided to recall 6,636 domestic iX3 electric vehicles with production dates from September 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021.

　　I hope BMW Brilliance can properly handle the after-sales problems related to the recalled vehicles as soon as possible and give consumers a satisfactory answer, which is also the attitude and responsibility of an internationally renowned manufacturer.

　　6. Volkswagen recalled some imported cars.

　　Reading volume: 66,000

　　Event review:

　　Volkswagen (China) Sales Co., Ltd. and FAW-Volkswagen Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with the State Administration of Market Supervision according to the requirements of the Regulations on the Management of Defective Automobile Product Recall and the Measures for the Implementation of the Regulations on the Management of Defective Automobile Product Recall.

　　1. From February 28th, 2022, Volkswagen (China) Sales Co., Ltd. recalled some imported cars of 2015-2019 models produced between June 1st, 2015 and July 16th, 2019, totaling 30,639 vehicles.

　　2. Starting from February 28th, 2022, FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. recalled some imported Audi A1 series cars of 2015-2018 produced between June 18th, 2015 and January 27th, 2018, totaling 6,455 vehicles.

　　The vehicles within the above-mentioned recall range are equipped with 1.2TSI and 1.4TSI engines produced in a specific time. Due to the manufacturing deviation in the production process, there may be insufficient tightening torque of the fuel rail bolts, resulting in bolt looseness during the use of the vehicles. In extreme cases, the seal of the fuel nozzle may be damaged, causing fuel leakage, and the fire risk cannot be ruled out, which has potential safety hazards.

　　Comments:

　　Again, based on the attitude and responsibility of an internationally renowned manufacturer, Volkswagen should properly handle this recall.

　　Seven, the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games related road traffic control.

　　Reading volume: 1.28 million

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　　Recently, the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau issued a notice, in order to ensure the traffic operation of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, according to the relevant provisions of road traffic safety laws and regulations, it was decided to take traffic control measures on the following roads in a time-sharing and segmented manner. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

　　1. From 0: 00 on December 26th, 2021 to 24: 00 on March 31st, 2022, Datun Road (Tianchen East Road to Beichen West Road), Tianchen East Road (Kehui South Road to National Stadium North Road), Tianchen West Road (National Stadium North Road to Datun Road), National Stadium North Road (Beichen East Road to Beichen West Road), Olympic Sports Center Middle Road (traffic light section from Beichen Road to the southeast gate of Olympic Sports Center), and

　　2. From 0: 00 on January 4, 2022 to 24: 00 on March 16, 2022, Jingli Expressway will enter and exit the two-way Hanquan service area in Beijing and the ramp in and out of the service area. Except for the nuclear vehicles and personnel of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, other vehicles and pedestrians are prohibited from passing.

　　3. From January 27, 2022 to February 23, 2022, Wutasi Road (from the west exit of Wutasi Road to the west wall of the Stone Carving Museum) is closed to vehicles and pedestrians except those of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee.

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　　The Winter Olympics is undoubtedly a top priority. For the rest, we can make way and overcome it. What else can I do? If the Winter Olympics is replaced by the World Cup, will there be another scene?

　　Weilai, Ideality, Huawei and Tesla have once again made the hot search topic in Weibo extremely lively. Technology, new cars and rights protection seem to be hot words among the new forces at present. Perhaps these words must be experienced in their development, but they still feel that they should have more technology, better experience and less negative.

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The exterior design of the Lexus RX is full of elegance and power. The front face features the family’s iconic spindle-shaped air intake grille, and the unique design makes people recognize its identity at a glance. The streamlined body lines outline a strong sense of movement, and the delicate waist line complements the roof arc, giving the vehicle a modern and dynamic visual effect. The overall style reflects the usual luxury aesthetic of Lexus, while taking into account power and detail, bringing the driver a strong driving desire and driving pleasure.

The Lexus RX attracts the eye with its elegant body design and delicate side lines. The body size reaches 4890mm*1920mm*1695mm, and the wheelbase is 2850mm, showing a spacious and coordinated ratio. Its front and rear tires are 235/60 R19, and the delicate rim design not only enhances the vehicle’s sense of mobility, but also provides a solid foundation for driving stability. The careful construction of these details makes the RX visually dynamic and stable, fully reflecting its perfect blend of luxury and performance.

The interior design of Lexus RX is famous for its exquisite and luxurious, with elegant lines and exquisite craftsmanship to create a comfortable riding environment for passengers. The steering wheel is made of leather, which not only feels delicate to the touch, but also supports electric up and down + front and rear adjustment, which is convenient for drivers to adjust the driving position according to needs. The 9.8-inch central control screen stands in the center of the instrument panel, with advanced automatic speech recognition control system, integrated multimedia, navigation, telephone and air conditioning functions, easy to operate and full of technology.

In terms of seats, both the main and passenger seats are made of imitation leather, providing good touch and support. The seat configuration is rich, and the main and auxiliary seats are equipped with front and rear adjustment, backrest adjustment, high and low adjustment and waist support functions to ensure the comfort of long-distance driving. The second row of seats also supports backrest adjustment to meet the needs of different passengers. Moreover, the rear seats support proportional reclining, and the space utilization is more flexible, which is convenient for loading various items. Overall, the interior design of the Lexus RX is both practical and luxurious, bringing a very high riding experience to the driver and passengers.

The Lexus RX is equipped with a 2.5L displacement four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 139 kilowatts and a maximum torque of 241 Nm, providing a stable power output. This engine, combined with the E-CVT continuously variable transmission, allows the vehicle to ensure smooth acceleration and efficient energy efficiency during driving.

Summarizing the owner’s evaluation, the Lexus RX has won his deep admiration with its unique front face design and high recognition. The through light strip at the rear and the streamlined body make the vehicle visually show an extraordinary aura, whether it is at a friend’s party or in daily driving, it can make the vehicle the focus. It can be said that the RX has undoubtedly become a pride in the owner’s heart with its careful design and elegant appearance.

"Cross-border life" is a very hot topic in recent years. Getting rid of the two-point and one-line life state and experiencing a different way of living is the best way to redeem the suppressed body and soul.

And off-road is the easiest cross-border life for most of us to achieve, and it is also the easiest to come into contact with. In the past, "old guns" such as Pajero, Paladin, and Prado may have been the choice of more people. But off-road is not the whole of life after all, and the car itself still has to play a role in improving the quality of life. Therefore, Haval H9, Tank 500, Highlander and other attributes that combine both urban and off-road will be more popular.

Recently, Beijing Cross-Country, known as the "off-road family", has launched a blockbuster model – BJ60, which adds new options to this market segment, but also makes it more difficult for consumers to choose. Therefore, we have found the 2022 BJ60 2.0T 11th Edition priced at 279,800 yuan, the 2022 Haval H9 2.0T gasoline four-wheel drive exclusive model priced at 261,800 yuan, the 2022 tank 500 3.0T sports version with a price of 355,000 yuan, and the 2022 Highlander dual-engine 2.5L four-wheel drive premium version priced at 329,800 yuan. Conduct a horizontal review and comparison of these four models to see who is the most worthy of starting.

Appearance represents combat effectiveness

The front face of the BJ60 is square, and the unique three-hole air intake grille is integrated with the LED headlight groups on both sides to form a five-hole layout, which makes the front face more hardcore. The built-in LED light strip also has interactive lights, which is more in line with fashion trends. The wide front surround below makes the front of the car more robust, and the circular LED daytime running lights on both sides also combine fog lights to increase practicality.

Haval H9’s front face shape is more traditional. The large-area chrome-plated straight waterfall air intake grille in the middle is full of momentum, and the headlights on both sides are connected to it, adding a sense of stability. The front surrounding design below is relatively full, and fog lamp groups are also added on both sides.

The front face of the tank 500 is equipped with a large-size dense-spoke chrome-plated air intake grille, which is matched with LED headlight sets on both sides to create a strong sense of oppression visually. The front surrounding below is also integrated with fog lamp sets, which enriches the layered feel of the front of the car.

The front face of Highlander is relatively more domestic, equipped with a black trapezoidal air intake grille in the middle, and the narrow LED headlight groups on both sides and the fog lamp areas on both sides of the lower front surround the contour to form an "X" layout, making the entire front face more visually aggressive.

The side shape of the body of the BJ60 is stretched, and the full body lines and the prominent wheel arches at the front and rear are very powerful. The 20-inch wheel hub with yellow brake calipers shows the sportiness. The minimum ground clearance of 215mm and the approach angle of 30 ° and the departure angle of 24 ° provided by the non-load-bearing body lay the foundation for excellent off-road quality.

The side of the Haval H9 is a more attractive type, with the rising window line and waist line creating a swooping body posture, and the 18-inch wheel hub ensuring the thickness of the tire wall. The same non-load-bearing body has a minimum ground clearance of 206mm, a 28 ° approach angle and a 23 ° departure angle.

The side shape of the tank 500 is actually similar to that of the BJ60. The full lines and the square body are very safe, and the 19-inch chrome wheel hub shape is very delicate. It also uses a non-load body, with a minimum ground clearance of 224mm, an approach angle of 29.6 °, and a departure angle of 24 °.

The sides of the Highlander’s body are sleek, the floating roof is rich in fashion elements, the lines on the door panels outline the dynamic posture, and the 20-inch spoke wheels are embellished with some refinement. It is the only load-bearing body structure of the four cars, so the approach angle is only 18 degrees, and the departure angle is 22 degrees.

The rear of the BJ60 is equipped with a side-open rear tailgate and an external spare tire that are common on hardcore off-road. The taillights on both sides are designed to echo the headlights, and the three-dimensional shape is not only exquisite, but also very recognizable.

The rear of the Haval H9 also features a side-opening rear tailgate and an external spare tire. The strip taillights on both sides are not very good in texture, but they still have a good recognition.

The rear of the Tank 500 is also equipped with a side-opening tailgate, but if you want an external spare tire, you need to choose a sports version. The rectangular taillight sets on both sides are more refined in design than the Haval H9.

The Highlander does not use a side-opening rear tailgate, and the shape of its taillight group and the reflective strip design on the rear surround echo the front face. From this, it seems that Highlander is more inclined to the positioning of urban SUVs.

Comparing the size of the four models, it can be seen that the body length, width and height of the BJ60 are comprehensively ahead of the other three models. The larger body is not only more in line with people’s aesthetic pursuit of "big cars", but also lays an excellent foundation for the large space in the car. Of course, the wheelbase between Haval H9 and Tank 500 also gives the BJ60 a larger passing angle, which is conducive to improving off-road performance.

By comparing the appearance of the four cars, it can be seen that the BJ60, while absorbing classic and trendy design elements, maintains the style of a hardcore off-road SUV, and paves the way for ride space and off-road performance with excellent size advantages and passability parameters.

Space determines comfort

The BJ60’s interior is designed in a minimalist style, with plenty of straight lines and chamfers to create a hard-edged atmosphere to match the appearance. Large areas of two-tone leather wrapped in metallic trim and piano lacquer panels are embellished with luxury. The 10.25-inch full LCD meter, 12.8-inch floating central control screen and button screen reflect the technological elements.

Haval H9’s interior style is as traditional as its appearance, and the symmetrical layout is more visually stable. Although it is also covered with a lot of soft materials, the combination of wood grain trim and metal trim is slightly "greasy". The combination of 7-inch LCD instrument and 12.3-inch central control screen is also in line with the overall tone.

The interior of the Tank 500 is relatively simple, with a large area of wood grain trim and piano paint trim on the center console reflecting a sense of high-end, and the quartz watch in the center further enhances the interior grade. The configuration of 12.3-inch full LCD instrument and 14.6-inch central control screen belongs to the first tier.

The interior of the Highlander echoes the home style of the exterior. The center console uses an asymmetrical layout, the materials are more simple than the previous three, and the concave storage tank is more practical. The combination of a 7-inch LCD meter and a 12.3-inch central control screen is also slightly inferior.

The BJ60 car system has rich functions. In addition to conventional function control, it can also display tire pressure, wading, slope, atmospheric pressure, compass, steering angle, four-wheel drive mode and other off-road information in real time. The configuration of 360 ° panoramic image + 180 ° transparent chassis also reduces blind spots in the field of vision and makes off-road safer. In addition, this car also supports mobile phone interconnection, and has built-in WeChat, Bilibili, iqu, Wi-Fi and other commonly used software, which greatly enhances the convenience of using the car.

Haval H9’s car system has built-in Autonavi map, Douyin, full name Karaoke, iQIYI and other trendy applications. Compared with the BJ60’s professional off-road, it pays more attention to entertainment attributes. In addition, it also has functions such as smart refueling and smart car washing, which is convenient for daily use. The 360 panoramic image it is equipped with also has a good environmental perception.

The vehicle system of the Tank 500 supports function adjustment, car phone, vehicle status display, navigation and other functions. Like the BJ60, it has car Wi-Fi, but does not support mobile phone interconnection. In addition, it is also equipped with 360 ° panoramic image + 180 ° transparent chassis, and the clarity is good, making the off-road process more secure.

Highlander’s car-machine system has got rid of the old style after Baidu’s blessing, and supports Baidu maps, car-home interconnection, smart parking and takeaway services in function, and the convenience has been improved qualitatively. But the only reversing image is not only just passable, but also cannot let the driver grasp the real-time road conditions when off-road.

Thanks to the 1955mm body width, the front seats of the BJ60 can be designed to be very wide. In addition to basic electric adjustment, the main and passenger seats support headrest adjustment, waist support, and are also equipped with heating, ventilation, and massage functions. In addition, the main driver seat also has leg rest adjustment and three sets of seat memory. Both functionality and comfort are comparable to first class seats.

Haval H9 front seats are more compact in size, and also feature electric adjustment, leg rest adjustment, heating, ventilation, and massage, and the main driver’s seat also supports seat memory. Except that the passenger does not support high and low adjustment, it is functionally equivalent to the BJ60.

The front seat of the tank 500 is comparable in size to the BJ60. In terms of function, although the main and passenger seats are equipped with electric adjustment, seat memory, heating, ventilation, and massage, it does not have the functions of headrest adjustment, leg rest adjustment, and passenger waist support. Even if it has little impact on comfort, it will affect passengers to find a comfortable sitting position that suits them to a certain extent.

The front seats of Highlander are not comparable to the first three in terms of size or thickness. Although they all support electric adjustment, they only provide heating and waist support for the main driver in terms of comfort, which is relatively "simple".

The rear seats of the BJ60 are visible to the naked eye. The filling not only brings a comfortable sitting feeling, but also has good support for the body and thighs. Functionally, it not only supports backrest adjustment, but also is equipped with heating, ventilation and massage like the front seats. Coupled with the ample legroom brought by the over 5-meter length, it can provide a luxurious riding environment for the rear passengers.

The rear seats of the Haval H9 are also very good in terms of comfort and support, but the middle seat cushion is significantly shorter, which is not very friendly to the middle passenger when three people ride. Functionally support heating, ventilation and backrest adjustment, which is more abundant than the general SUV.

The rear seat of the tank 500 is on par with the BJ60 in terms of work materials, and the wide seat cushion takes care of every passenger. And it functions to support electric adjustment, heating, ventilation, massage, and also has good leg room. Comfort is worthy of the price of 355,000 yuan.

Highlander’s second-row seats, like the front seats, were significantly thinner than the first three, and sacrificed the length of the seat cushion in exchange for legroom. In addition to being adjustable, it did not give any comfort function. In addition, the central platform also had bumps, which affected the comfort of the middle passengers.

Compared with the interiors of these four models, the BJ60 and the Tank 500 are not only more in line with the trend in design, but also better for the creation of luxury. In terms of comfort configuration, the BJ60 seat configuration should be more rich and balanced, and every passenger should be taken care of more thoughtfully.

Configuration to improve driving experience

In terms of passive safety configuration, the BJ60 provides the main and auxiliary driver airbags, front and rear side airbags, front and rear exhaust air curtains, tire pressure display, and reminders that the seat belt is not fastened. The tank 500 is consistent with it. On this basis, the Haval H9 reduces the reminder that the seat belt is not fastened to the front seat belt. Highlander instead adds knee airbags on the basis of the BJ60.

In terms of active safety configuration, the BJ60 is equipped with parallel assistance, lane departure warning, lane keeping assistance, road traffic sign recognition, active braking, door opening warning, forward collision warning, and reversing side warning, which can be said to be quite rich. As the most expensive model, the Tank 500 adds rear collision warning compared to the BJ60. Haval H9 is absent from parallel assistance, door opening warning and reversing side warning compared to the BJ60. Compared with the BJ60, Highlander is absent from parallel assistance, road traffic sign recognition, door opening warning and reversing side warning.

In terms of practical configuration, the BJ60, Tank 500, and Highlander all support L2-level auxiliary driving. Based on the difference in active safety configuration, the BJ60 and Tank 500 have a safer and more intelligent auxiliary driving ability with stronger environmental awareness, which effectively reduces the fatigue of driving hard-core off-road SUVs under the premise of ensuring safety. Moreover, the BJ60 and Tank 500 also give automatic parking access, which is undoubtedly a relief for the owner of this kind of "large" SUV that is not easy to park.

In addition, in the sound system, BJ60 and Tank 500 are equipped with 12-speaker Yanfei Lishi audio, Haval H9 also gave 10-speaker Yanfei Lishi audio, can provide a very shocking hearing experience. Highlander is only equipped with 6-speaker ordinary audio, for its 329,800 yuan price, it really should not be.

Compared with the configuration of the four models, the 200,000-level BJ60 is already at the same level as the 300,000-level tank 500, and the rich active and passive safety configuration and L2-level auxiliary driving make travel safe and worry-free, and do not worry about the body size is too large and psychological burden.

Performance has the voice over

In terms of power, the BJ60 is equipped with a 2.0T engine, which can output a maximum power of 196kW and a peak torque of 406N · m after matching the 8AT gearbox. At the same time, a 48V light hybrid system is paired with this powertrain, which not only optimizes the power output smoothness at low speeds and acceleration, but also helps to reduce fuel consumption and improve economy.

Haval H9 is also equipped with a 2.0T engine, which is also equipped with an 8AT gearbox and can output a maximum power of 165kW and a peak torque of 385N · m, which is slightly inferior to the BJ60.

The tank 500 is equipped with a 3.0T V6 engine, matched with a self-developed 9AT gearbox, which can generate a maximum power of 265kW and a peak torque of 500N · m. Like the BJ60, it is also equipped with a 48V light hybrid system, which is mainly used to optimize the fuel economy of this power system.

The Highlander is equipped with a hybrid system composed of a 2.5L engine, matched with an E-CVT gearbox. The maximum power of the engine is 141kW, the peak torque is 238N · m, and the maximum power of the front and rear axle motors is 134kW and 40kW, respectively. The peak torque is 270N · m and 121N · m, respectively. The whole system mainly emphasizes economy.

Compared with the power systems of these vehicles, the Tank 500, as the only model equipped with a 6-cylinder engine, is undoubtedly the most powerful, but it corresponds to higher fuel consumption. In the 2.0T camp, the BJ60 is obviously more powerful than the Haval H9, and with 48V light hybrid escort, fuel consumption is also guaranteed. Highlander is the only model equipped with a hybrid system, which is more suitable for long-distance travel than off-road.

On the off-road side, the BJ60 carries a time-sharing four-wheel drive system with front and rear axle differential locks, the Haval H9 and the Tank 500 are both equipped with timely four-wheel drive systems with rear axle differential locks, and the Highlander is equipped with an electric four-wheel drive system. Description out of thin air can only highlight the power of the BJ60 four-wheel drive system. As for which is stronger and which is weaker, we decided to pull these four models to the off-road venue for a walk.

The test section is divided into hump slope which tests climbing ability and cross axis slope which tests escaping ability.

The first is the BJ60, after hanging up the 4H (high-speed four-wheel drive) gear, under the impetus of 406N · m torque, it passes through the hump slope without pressure. The next cross-shaft slope quickly escapes after the left rear wheel idles briefly, without using any differential locks during this period.

Haval H9 suddenly had a tendency to lack grip at the front end of the hump slope, but the system quickly switched to four-wheel drive mode to continue climbing, and then passed smoothly. After entering the intersection shaft, the left front wheel with adhesion was obviously not strong enough, but fortunately the rear axle differential quickly locked and pushed the vehicle through.

The tank 500 is the same as the Haval H9 in four-wheel drive configuration, and theoretically the passing state of the two is similar, but its 3.0T V6 engine is more abundant in power reserve, and the movement through these two sections is obviously easier than that of the Haval H9.

Due to the lack of a truly rigid four-wheel drive structure, Highlander’s electric four-wheel drive system relies entirely on the front and rear axle motors, so it failed in the hump slope section due to insufficient motor torque and motor protection. It was the only model among the four models that failed the test.

Through actual field tests, we can see that the BJ60 is a handlebar for this type of conventional off-road terrain, without the need to open the front and rear axle differential lock at all, and the off-road performance cannot be underestimated. In addition, it also has 9 ATS family-level global control modes and 12-speed intelligent creep mode, which is enough to prove the strong off-road potential of the BJ60.

Summarize:

Through the cross-review comparison of these four vehicles, we can see that the three self-owned brand models of BJ60, Haval H9 and Tank 500 are stronger than Toyota Highlander in terms of size, comfort and off-road performance, and can better be compatible with both urban and off-road living conditions. Among them, the BJ60 and Tank 500 have improved the quality of "cross-border life" to a new dimension with outstanding hardware quality, luxury driving and hard-core off-road functions, but combined with the lower price of the BJ60, it is undoubtedly more cost-effective. Therefore, if you want to buy a city off-road SUV at this stage, the BJ60 will be a better choice.

A few days ago, pickup truck city learned from the Great Wall official that,China’s first 6X6 super off-road platform built by Great Wall Motor will be the world’s first show at the Shanghai Auto Show, which opened on April 18th this year, creating a brand-new category and leading China’s hard-core off-road to the next level. The first application of the Great Wall 6X6 super off-road platform technology will be the Great Wall Gun.The first "3-axis, 6-drive and 5-lock" in China has achieved the super off-road capability in all scenes and all terrain, and can realize the infinite expansion of the whole ecology.

At present, more specific information about the 6×6 version of the Great Wall Gun is unknown for the time being. According to the product planning information previously exposed, the new car willContinuing the chassis structure of front independent suspension with front double wishbone and rear multi-link integral bridge for the ordinary version of Great Wall Gun, the newly developed through middle bridge can bring longer suspension stroke and enhance off-road performance. Six-wheel-drive pickup truck has a longer vehicle size due to the addition of a rear axle, and the container can carry larger items, but it also tests the vehicle length control ability. If it exceeds 6 meters, it needs to hang a yellow motor vehicle number plate.

In terms of power, according to the common reference of six-wheel drive pickup trucks around the world, guessThe 6×6 version of Great Wall Gun is likely to adopt the top 3.0T V6+9AT combination of Great Wall Motor, with a maximum power of 260kW and a peak torque of 500N·m, providing consumers with stronger performance guarantee.

Six-wheel drive off-road pickup trucks are ceiling-level products all over the world, among which the most famous ones are modified models such as Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6, Hennessy Ram TRX Mammoth and Hennessy Veloci Raptor, which have conquered countless off-road enthusiasts with the off the charts performance of three-axle six-wheel drive+thousand horsepower+five locks.

Compared with the traditional four-wheel drive chassis, the chassis of six-wheel drive pickup truck has stronger stability and bearing capacity due to the design of double rear axles. Compared with heavy and medium-sized trucks, it has the characteristics of flexibility and maneuverability, which is more advantageous for RV modification, cross-country crossing and special vehicle building, and is very suitable for product development in the civilian market. Therefore, the appearance of the 6×6 version of Great Wall Gun will be a historic progress of domestic pickup trucks.

Recently, a blogger called the LI test car "a farewell car in violation of regulations". It is understood that the driver of the test vehicle is an employee of Qingdao Yuzhe Automobile Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Qingdao Yuzhe"). On December 4th, LI official Weibo apologized for the traffic safety hazards caused by uncivilized driving behavior, saying that he had reiterated the importance and seriousness of observing traffic laws and regulations to all road test engineers and related suppliers.

The video footage released by the blogger.

It is understood that in the early morning of December 4, a blogger posted that an ideal MEGA test vehicle changed lanes to block a normal driving vehicle, and three people in the blocked vehicle were friends of the blogger. At the same time, the blogger released relevant videos, and the incident immediately triggered a heated discussion.

On the 4th, Qingdao Yuzhe issued an apology statement, claiming that the driver of the company, Liu, had behaviors that endangered road traffic safety when driving a test car in Shenzhen, and the company had asked the driver to deal with traffic violations at the first time. Qingdao Yuzhe said that the company apologized for the driver’s serious violation of traffic regulations and the negative impact it caused to the manufacturer. The company will dismiss the employee Liu involved.

On the same day, LI forwarded Qingdao Yuzhe’s explanation and apologized for it. LI said that he was deeply sorry for the traffic safety hazards caused by drivers’ uncivilized driving behavior. LI has reiterated the importance and seriousness of observing traffic laws and regulations to all road test engineers and related suppliers.

On the afternoon of the 4th, the blogger responded to the above apology, saying that his friend as a party accepted the apology and tested the driver’s traffic violations, and the traffic police were investigating further.

Original title: "LI Apologizes"

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