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Chery Exeed Yaoguang 2023.

Exeed Yaoguang crossover: TXL successor in the brand’s new design style.

Chery introduced Exeed Yaoguang crossover, which is the successor of TXL model and is the first automobile of Chinese brand, made in the new design style.

However, the exterior of the serial all-terrain vehicle was not a surprise — it was previously shown on the Exeed AtlantiX concept.

The automobile has received vertical «fangs» headlights and frameless grille that consists of many miniature diamond-shaped elements.

On the side, the model draws attention by the presence of retractable door handles, narrow ventilation slots on the front fenders and pronounced sill line.

The stern has narrow headlights united by a luminous strip.

Plus, there are four exhaust pipes at once. Depending on the configuration, the car can be set on wheels with a diameter of 18 to 20″.

Interior of the model is also designed in the new style. Thus, the car has 12.3-inch displays of digital dashboard and multimedia system, located on a single panel without visor.

The developers simplified the central tunnel as much as possible, leaving on it only a platform for wireless charging gadgets and a large storage box for sundries.

The gearbox control is controlled from the right paddle lever.

The abolition has affected the central console of the car, which now hosts only a stylish climate control unit with three rotary knobs.

The front seats are electrically adjustable, and the controls on the doors are used to adjust them (like in modern Mercedes).

In turn, there are no analog buttons on the steering wheel of the car — they became touch-sensitive.

Exeed Yaoguang 2023 is based on the M3X platform from the same TXL. But the «bogie» here is finalized.

For example, in the design of the running gear for the first time for Chery adaptive shock absorbers are used.

As for dimensions, the all-terrain vehicle achieves length of 4 781 mm (like TXL), width — 1 920 mm (+35), and height — 1 671 mm (- 59). Its wheelbase is 2,815 mm (+ 15).

All-wheel drive transmission with rear axle clutch is also claimed for the model.

With this «stuffing» it can reach speeds up to 205 km/h. It can be equipped with a set of electronic aids with adaptive cruise control, as well as a panoramic roof.

In the future, Yaoguang will also be available a hybrid version, but no information about it yet.

Crossover has already started production at a new Chery Automobile Qingdao plant, which has been recently completed in Qingdao, China.

On the market of China the model will debut near the end of the twenty-second. Its price has not yet been disclosed. Whether it will go to the Russian market is also unknown.