So the Chinese auto industry picked up the fashion crossover. On the basis of serial SUV Dongfeng 580 model ix5
created with a distinctive silhouette, the drop-down roof and heavily littered
with rear racks. Dimensions (4.7 m long) both machines are similar, ,
ix5 different from the donor not only roof and stern: body design completely
changed, and the most radical changes in the interior.
The company have taken a sample of
the interiors of modern cars Range Rover and Audi A8 on the Central console
instead of buttons and knobs have only two touch-screen that displays control
of all secondary functions. Devices, of course, also virtual.
The media system is powered by Apollo Chinese online
giganta Baidu and boasts not only the opportunities to work with smartphones
but also with advanced voice control. For example, a voice can activate the
servo tailgate, open the hatch and Windows, turn on heated seats. The same
features are also present in the mobile application that runs remotely.
Dongfeng ix5 has a rich equipment: leather interior,
round view camera, led headlights, systems of collision warning and tracking of
markup, and wheels — 18-inch. In technical terms, the
car has a 1.5 petrol turbo 150 HP, CVT and front-wheel drive only.
The Chinese market Dongfeng ix5 out in the fourth
quarter of this year and will be slightly more expensive model 580, which with
the turbo engine costs US$ 14,000.