A while back, a fellow car enthusiast asked me: how good is the Changan CS75 PLUS Smart Champion Edition really, and is it worth buying?
Let me be blunt: this car comes in two configurations, with a guide price of just over 100,000 yuan, but you know how it is—in today's market, you can't survive without offering some real sincerity.
Stack on the launch discounts and red envelopes, and the price drops straight to 91,900 and 99,900 yuan. Under 100,000 yuan for a compact SUV with an Aisin 8AT—that was unthinkable just a few years ago.
Many people hear "pure gasoline vehicle" and immediately hesitate, feeling that with new energy vehicles everywhere now, buying a gas car means being left behind.
I think we need to run the numbers clearly before deciding what to do, right?
The 1.5T engine in this car squeezes out 192 horsepower, paired with an Aisin 8AT gearbox—the whole powertrain is all about being solid and dependable.
Driving it through stop-and-go morning and evening rush hour traffic, the 8AT's smoothness is far superior to those dry dual-clutch units—you won't feel it lurching forward when starting off and following the car ahead.
This engine uses 500Bar ultra-high-pressure direct injection technology, which atomizes fuel better and improves both cold starts and combustion efficiency.
Don't be fooled by the WLTC combined fuel consumption figure of under 7 liters on the spec sheet—let me give it to you straight: in city driving, real-world fuel consumption is roughly between 8 and 9 liters, and it drops to around 7 liters on the highway.
It definitely can't match the fuel economy of plug-in hybrids like the BYD Song Pro DM-i, but its advantage lies in the high-speed rear-end punch.
On long highway trips, once you're past 100 km/h and step on the gas again, that reserve of power unique to combustion engines and the连贯 downshift action deliver a driving quality that many single-speed plug-in hybrids simply can't offer.
The highlight of this facelift is all in the cabin!
The old interior had gotten a bit stale aesthetically, so this time Changan swapped in a 14.6-inch floating central control screen, changed the gear shifter to a rotary knob, and the two-tier stepped contrasting color design on the center console looks much cleaner—washing away more than half of that previously old-fashioned feel.
What surprised me most was the infotainment system. A 100,000-yuan pure gasoline SUV actually integrates the Tongyi Qianwen and DeepSeek large language models.
When you're bored while driving or want to look up a complex route, just chat with it in plain everyday language—its response speed and comprehension are completely on par with those new EV startups.
It also supports Apple CarPlay and Huawei HiCar—no matter what phone you use, you can connect seamlessly as soon as you get in. This definitely deserves praise: it gives the choice back to the car owner instead of pulling those disgusting closed-ecosystem tricks.
When we buy a family SUV like this, what we want is peace of mind and hauling capacity. The 2,710mm wheelbase looks unremarkable on paper, but the rear space has been carved out generously.
The rear seats support 40/60 split folding, and once fully flattened, the trunk volume expands to 1,450 liters. Take the family camping on the weekend—lay down a mat and it becomes a double bed for resting.
With a starting price under 100,000 yuan, it comes standard with heated sport-style seats, and the higher trim even gives you seat ventilation and a four-way power lumbar support for the driver.
L2-level driving assistance is not absent either—lane-centering keeping and full-speed-range adaptive cruise work together, saving you plenty of energy on long drives home during holidays.
Buying a car with 100,000 yuan in hand these days really makes it easy to feel torn. The Haval H6 and Geely Boyue L are both old rivals, and on the new energy side there's the rock-steady Song Pro DM-i.
If your home doesn't have charging conditions, or you live in a cold northern region with long winters, or you plan to drive this car steadily for eight to ten years without worrying about battery degradation and complex electronic control systems, then this Smart Champion Edition is a reliable choice.
Perhaps this car doesn't have flashy gimmicks—it simply uses mature mechanical quality and class-leading smart features to firmly hold the fort for gasoline vehicles, offering ordinary folks like us the most foolproof, pragmatic choice.
