On July 30, 2019, the 2019 RX8, a medium and large SUV under SAIC Roewe, was officially launched. The new car will be equipped with a vertically mounted 2.0TGI in-cylinder direct-injection turbocharged engine + a vertically mounted Aisin 6AT gearbox. Compared with the current model, It is mainly upgraded in configuration. For example, all four-wheel drive models will be equipped with central differential lock and rear axle differential lock as standard. A total of 6 models have been launched, and the price range is 168,800 to 228,800 yuan.
As a facelift, the new car will follow the design style of the old model. In terms of details, its overall shape is relatively tough. Its front air intake grille adopts a design style similar to that of the Roewe RX5, and the grille area is larger. The collocation fits the positioning of this car very well. At the same time, the shape design of the headlights on the left and right sides of the new car is also very sharp, and the shape of the four-point LED fog lights surrounding the left and right sides is also more prominent.
Viewed from the side of the body, the car adopts a relatively straight roof line, and its design can provide sufficient headroom to a certain extent. At the rear of the car, the car also follows the simple design style of the Roewe RX5, and the silver lower enclosure enhances the off-road attributes of the car. In addition, the new car has a new option of tungsten steel front grille (this configuration is optional for the white body), and provides a 10.1-inch central control LCD screen (built-in new intelligent system), etc.
In addition, as a hard-core off-road SUV model, its four-wheel drive model will be equipped with “two locks” as standard, not only equipped with a central differential lock, but also upgraded with a rear axle differential lock to bring better off-road escape capabilities. At the same time, the approach angle of the front bumper of the new car is increased to 26°, and with the front and rear “two locks”, the ALL-DRIVE intelligent all-field driving system and the departure angle of 23°, climbing a steep slope of 35° is stress-free.
In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a SAIC Blue Core longitudinally installed 2.0TGI direct-injection turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 222 horsepower (163 kilowatts) and a peak torque of 360 Nm. In terms of transmission, it is matched with a longitudinal Aisin 6AT gearbox. At the same time, according to the official statement, the car’s 0-100km/h acceleration takes only 9.1 seconds.
