✨ New and Chinese: we are surprised by the current new cars of 2023. The exhibition in Minsk.

Hi all! You are on the channel of the AutoStrong-M company. It's been a while since we had a car exhibition in Belarus. And now it has happened! Autoexpo 2023 is an international exhibition. It takes place in the same place where the motor show took place. Who remembers these wonderful times, give us a like and write comments about your impressions. Well, we went to get acquainted with the new cars. It is immediately obvious that everything has changed a lot. In a nutshell, almost all European b

rands have left, but Chinese ones have taken their place. Moreover, the Chinese are represented not only by official dealers, but also by so-called gray dealers. The Chinese are amazing. Literally every second copy looks like a concept car. But a lot of cars are dark horses. Even Google doesn't know the answers to many questions. What's under the hood, is there Russian on the menu, where to serve and what's with the guarantee. Let's try to figure this out today. So, let's start learning Chinese

names. The first brand we came to was Eolus. This is a Greek word, the name of the wind god. And Google pronounces this brand a little differently. You can hear it, right? Just like that. This means that this brand belongs to the state-owned enterprise Dongpen. Let's see what's on offer here. And exactly three models are presented. “Eolus Shinemax” is a sedan almost 4.8 meters long with a one and a half liter turbo engine producing 180 horsepower. Available with a six-speed press-elective. This

is a substitute for Toyota Camry or Kea Optima. A hefty sedan at a steep price. From the outside it looks seriously solid. What is inside? Alcantara and eco-leather inserts. The interior is also made of eco-leather. Digital instrument panel, horizontal display. In principle, everything is nice and without any luxury bias. What is the price of Shinemax? So, let's see. 1.5-turbo 190 horsepower, 99 thousand Belarusian rubles. Hybrid with 245 horsepower. The basis of this hybrid is still the same. 1

.5-turbo engine, 114 thousand Belarusian rubles. For those who need prices in dollars, today we divide by 3.3. Well, now let's come to "Hugh". So, “Hugh” is a crossover. Price 1.5-turbo, 204 horsepower, 125 thousand Belarusian rubles. Hybrid with 245 horsepower, 140 thousand Belarusian rubles. The hybrid has a continuously variable transmission and only front-wheel drive. The manufacturer promises fuel consumption of just under 5 liters. In terms of dimensions, this car is larger than the RAV4.

As much as 4.7 meters in length. This crossover looks cool, and the interior is even nicer. And one more model, this is the Shine GS with an engine of 1.5-125 horsepower, with a six-speed gearbox, without a turbine. And with a turbine 197 horsepower. If the price is 72 thousand Belarusian rubles 1.5, 1.5-turbo, there are versions 81 thousand and 84 thousand. Well, what do we have in the salon? And in the salon we have a riot of colors. Against a black background there are orange and white bets.

Here's a carbon-look sheathing. And the cabin has a large vertical multimedia display. Well, of course, the instrumentation is also digital. In general, everything is fun. Audi is a rare old friend at the auto expo. All models are recognizable. Even a child will say that this is the A4 sedan, this is the Q8 crossover, and this is the Q5. But Audi is on trend. Two electric trains are presented, each with a power of 500 horsepower. These are the SQ8 Sportback e-tron and the Audi e-tron GT. These a

re some of the most expensive cars at the exhibition. If we look at the price, the price of the SQ8 is 468,060 Belarusian rubles. About the same price, but maybe 10-15 thousand cheaper for the e-tron GT. Let's also compare prices with gasoline models. That is, electric trains with gasoline models. The Audi Q5 Sportback 45 TFSI quattro with 245 horsepower costs 309,529. That is, 309,529 Belarusian rubles. But the Q8 costs 438,450 rubles for that SQR train. For about five years , a crowd of childr

en and adults had gathered at the Tesla stand . Because it was this brand that pushed electric mobility to the place where it is now. That is, it made electric trains accessible and adequate. Yes, Tesla does not have a dealer in Belarus, but this does not prevent Tesla from selling. Because they are bought used, new, in bits, and repaired. And so on. At Tesla, everything is old, strict and spartan. A minimum of buttons, that is, two analog knobs, turn signal levers and switching, how can I say,

not the transmission, but roughly speaking back and forth. And a digital display with all functions. That is, this display controls the entire car. We also have this Tesla Model X machine gun. As you remember, it has two levers that open. And look, the range is 576 kilometers. Power 670 horses. From 0 to 103.9 seconds. Well, 250, speed 2 electric motors. And the cost is 110,900 euros. Well, as you understand, Mercedes did not stand aside and made a car like the EQE. So, 626 horsepower, power fro

m 0 to 103.3, 518 kilometers range, 2 electric motors, all-wheel drive, 136,000 euros. Mercedes price. Well, really look at the luxury segment. A long time ago, one of the first brands that came to Belarus, who remembers, was the Great Wall brand. But these are the Great Walls whose pistons fell off after two years of use, and also had body parts of different shades. So, these Chinese are returning to us in a new capacity with the Tank brand. And besides, we have two tanks here, one small, the s

econd larger. That is, tank 300 and tank 500. And tank, in fact, is translated from English as tank, and not those who thought that there was something connected with armored vehicles. So, this little T-300 is like a Tiguan with a two-liter turbo engine and an eight-speed ZF transmission, 220 horsepower. But this hefty one, five meters long, already has a V-6 engine, three-liter, twin-turbo, with a power of 300 horsepower. And, by the way, this big tank has a nine-speed gearbox. So what can I te

ll you about appearance? This is the case when designers were not hired from the West, but were inspired by Western counterparts. That is, there is a Ford Bronco here, and there is also something from Jeep. But in this big tank there are Land Cruisers, Toyota Sequoia, Infiniti QX, and not the latest generations. And what do you think? Be sure to write in the comments. Do you remember what the first electric car was brought to Belarus? But we remember that this is a Nissan Leaf. Nissan, like Tesl

a, has powerfully promoted its electric train to the masses. What happened next? And then there was nothing. That is, the second generation Leaf did not take root. There is a Nissan Ariya on display here. Let's come and find out more about it. Here we have another electric Nissan, the Ariya model. This is a Qashqai class crossover. Equipped with a 65 kWh or 90 kWh battery. Front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, that is, one or two motors. Accordingly, the power is 218, or 400 horsepower. Ariya lo

oks futuristic. The interior is quite modest, but tastefully done. These are the words that can describe almost any non-Chinese modern car. They say that the Ariya is profitable to ship from the USA, as was the case with half of the Leaf models. For complete success, this model requires a spare parts database and service specialists. For now we have what we have. There is only one such car for sale in Belarus. And there are unlikely to be more of them. What's our price here? 174,900 Belarusian r

ubles. We remind you that the exchange rate today is 3.3. Another brand, or rather sub-brand of Ghibli, is Ziker. That is, these are electric cars. At the moment they are represented by three models. Ziker 009, Ziker 001 and Ziker X. Brand new. But Ziker X is not only a powerful response to a competitor, but also to all sorts of Volkswagens. Its battery is 66 kWh. There are versions with one motor, there are versions with two. The engine produces 272 and 476 horsepower, respectively. The length

of this couchback is 4.5 meters. And a decent range. 500 kilometers. Its interior is minimalistic and sophisticated at the same time. Just look at what this function is worth when the monitor moves towards the passenger. It is a pity that Ziker is not officially represented in Belarus. That is, there are issues with service, spare parts, and so on. It’s just that if it had been presented, then it would have been a bestseller in any way. Now BYD occupies this mode. And this is what high-tech luxu

ry from China looks like. Hi-Fi Z. A billboard, an Autobot and just a racing gun, not a car. There are a lot of interesting things here. What exactly? These monitors under the headlights can express some emotions. Monitors under the rear lights, some animated messages. There are also pixel monitors on the sides. In general, the car is very futuristic and interesting. But despite all this childishness, both engines produce 672 horsepower. It accelerates to 100 km/h in 2.8. And the battery is huge

, 120 kW per hour. It costs approximately 100 thousand dollars. And it’s cheaper than any European grand tourism of this class. Well, unfortunately, even we can’t open it, because we’ve already bought the car. The owner took the keys and there is no way to open it. If Rolls-Royce were made in China, it would be called “Huntsy”. And it would cost not 500 thousand dollars, but about 120. So, we meet a very interesting brand at today's exhibition. This is the Khuntsy H9. This is a huge sedan that c

osts 85 thousand dollars. So, what do you think is under the hood? Mild hybrid 2.0 turbo. That is, it does not produce much horsepower. The maximum version is 3.0 biturbo. Produces 283 horsepower. So, this, naturally, is half as much as that of BMW, Mercedes and Audi. Be sure to write in the comments whether these cars are worthy of replacing famous brands. And, by the way, the Germans also have a diesel engine. There is also such a crossover. It produces 552 horsepower from both engines. Shoots

up to 100 in 5 seconds. His salon is gorgeous. That is, monitors, there are even inserts made of natural wood. Well, what do you say? Write. Which is better, Rolls-Royce X7 or GLS? Well, because they are twice as expensive. Or you still give preference to such new, not yet particularly well-known cars. But who is this little blue one lurking around here? This is BYD. And I’ll tell you one number. Over the past year, 1,900,000 of them were sold. That is, this is the best-selling electric car, no

t Tesla. So, in this configuration it has 205 horsepower, one electric motor, but there is a version with two electric motors and 515 horsepower. And it shoots to 100 in 3.9 seconds. This is the result. By the way, BYD is one of the largest manufacturers of lithium iron phosphate batteries, which are even purchased by Tesla and Mercedes. These batteries, of course, are found in all BYD models. And here is this huge BYD TENG crossover. It has a huge lithium iron phosphate battery of almost 109 kW

h. The salon has three rows with separate seats. That is for six people. 635 horses and acceleration to hundreds in 4.4 seconds. The salon is cool, high quality, rich and huge. This whole miracle costs about $5,600. Chinese automakers can also make minivans. Now we will show you three of them. And let's start with this. Zikero 009. This is a purely electric bus. Battery 140 kW per hour. Total engine power is 536 hp. This is such a funny little car. This car tries to resemble a crossover. But the

sliding rear doors, a transformable seat on the second row and folding tables make it clear that this car has replaced the V-Class and Alphard. And this is the Voyage Dream car. So that you can visually compare the three minivans that we are talking about, three Chinese minivans, let’s approach it again. And let us remind you that there are two versions. This is a series hybrid and a pure electric vehicle. Serial hybrid. That is, you can refuel with gasoline. And the 1.5-liter turbo engine will

spin the generator. The generator will power the battery at 25 kW per hour. The total power that is obtained is 394 horsepower. But a pure electric train has a battery of 109 kW per hour and 425 electric horses. This is a very long car, 5.3 meters. The interior doesn't even look utilitarian from the front. There are three displays for different functions. And the passenger part of the cabin is decorated in the style of a super-modern business jet. But this dark beauty is called Hongqi HQ9. And

this is not a hybrid, not an electric car. And a minivan with a pure gasoline engine, 2.0 turbo, 252 horsepower. Cost 127 thousand dollars. Let's see what's inside. In general, as a result, the three minivans from China are completely different. And no one will ever say that they were riveted at the same factory. Yes, and they are also cheaper than their counterparts from Germany and Japan. But, unfortunately, there are no cargo-passenger versions. Let us quickly have cargo-passenger versions, l

ike the Volkswagen Transporter. But this is another Chinese manufacturer NIO. This is the NIO ET5, a fastback sedan. There is also a Touring version. So, in the Touring version the trunk is 450 liters. What more can be said about him? Two electric motors produce a total power 490 horsepower. NIO has a huge battery, 150 kilowatts per hour. And this sedan can travel a thousand kilometers on a full charge for a minute. The multimedia display is 13 inches and is based on AMOLED technology. So, the c

ontrast and resolution are simply the highest. There is also a voice assistant called NOMI. But there is no Russian version yet, that is, he does not understand the Russian language yet. He mumbles something in his Chinese. In general, there are 7 models in the NIO lineup, 4 of which are crossovers. And, by the way, in China NIO is building a network of stations that simply change a dead battery for another, absolutely charged one in a couple of minutes. Yes, yes, at least someone has implemente

d this idea from the past. Well, this is the report we got. If 10 years ago we could see such cars very often on the roads of our countries, when the “Last in Belarus” motor show was held, then in 10 years everything has completely changed. American manufacturers and Chinese manufacturers have given us such technologies and such characteristics of cars that this is simply unthinkable. That is, would you have thought that 10 years ago some kind of sedan, not a sports car, not a grand tourer, that

a sedan could produce 400-500 horsepower, the last minivan we looked at was 536 horsepower. It seemed simply unreal. That is, if we compare a car with smartphones, then it has turned from a rotary telephone into a smartphone. And this is not the limit. That is, Chinese manufacturers, they simply rush at unreal speed. This applies to the interior, design, power, technology, and everything that the car includes. And the consumer does not get all this for such a lot of money. That is, think about

it, we can now buy a car that accelerates to 100 in 4 seconds, with a power of about 400 horsepower, on a budget of 25 to 35 thousand dollars. This is generally what we might have thought 10 years ago. Now, if we take some Rolls-Royce or Bentley Continental GT with a power of more than 500 horsepower, which cost 200, 250, 300 thousand dollars, now it’s almost the same. The buzz is only electric. We receive 10 times less in amounts. If you liked this format of our reports, be sure to write about

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