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Changan Uni-T 2023.

A new SUV for our market will be offered with a non-alternative 1.5 turbo engine. All-wheel drive model is not required.

The Changan Uni-T crossover is already present, but we are talking about cars imported under the parallel import scheme.

But the fact that the brand decided to officially sell the model in our country was announced in May.

Now, the local Changan office itself announced the SUV, along the way sharing some details about the version.

Recall that Uni-T has been in service since 2020, it became the first-born of the Uni line: in addition to the “teshka”, it also includes the Uni-V liftback and the Uni-K crossover, the last two models are already presented in Russia.

In China, the SUV has just gone through a restyling, but, judging by the description, the pre-reform “five-door” has reached us. By the way, the Russian division of the brand calls the cross-coupe model.

The length of our «teshki» is 4515 mm, width — 1870 mm, height — 1565 mm, wheelbase — 2710 mm.

That is, in terms of its dimensions, the Uni-T is comparable to the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, although the concept of the Changan model is closer to the more compact Omoda C5 crossover (Omoda is Chery’s sub-brand).

Both SUVs have a spectacular appearance and are addressed mainly to a youth audience.

The exterior design features of Changan Uni-T are a frameless grille, two-story head optics (running lights are located on top), retractable door handles and a forked spoiler.

The crossover is promised 20-inch wheels. Inside — a curved scoreboard, «sports» seats and an unusual joystick box.

For the model, “the widest range of intelligent security systems and control assistants” is declared, but what exactly is included in the list has not yet been disclosed.

At home, the five-door arsenal, in particular, includes adaptive cruise control, auto-braking and lane keeping systems.

Changan Uni-T will be available with a 1.5 petrol «turbo-four» with a capacity of 180 hp. (in China, the motor is more powerful — 188 hp), which is combined with a seven-speed robotic box with two «wet» clutches. The model does not have all-wheel drive — only the front.

Applications for Uni-T will be open until the end of June, at the same time prices and configurations will be announced.

It should be noted that in the range of the Teshka brand it is one step below the Uni-K crossover, while the latter in the Russian Federation at a price list today costs from 3,479,900 rubles (excluding shares).

Meanwhile, Changan recently introduced other new products — Alsvin and Eado Plus sedans.