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Changan Uni-T Racing in touring car style by KGO

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Recently updated on February 23, 2022 at 11:08 am

Changan Uni-T Racing in touring car style by KGO

In the vast majority of cases, touring cars are based on sedans or coupés. Only in the late 1990s was there a racing car from the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) that was based on a Volvo 850 station wagon based, and thereby - at least in the UK - Achieved cult status. This station wagon has a long history, but is still remembered by die-hard motorsport fans today. However, station wagons and coupés are no longer in vogue, so new vehicle concepts have to serve as touring cars. In this case there is once again a Concept car the pioneer from the Chinese car company Changan, which was the first compact SUV to be designed in such a way that it could at least start in the Chinese Touring Car Championship (CTCC) without any problems.

SUV with touring car look!

For the time being a pure feasibility study, it is by no means excluded that one or more such Changan models will be used in the CTCC. You never know which way motorsport will go, especially to maintain or increase the popularity of individual racing series.

Changan Uni-T Racing in touring car style by KGO

The basic design of the Changan Uni-T Racing does not differ too much from the production model, but it became a massive one Carbon rear wing in GT3 style attached, and the width was made using a Widebody kits made of carbon clearly increased. In addition, they almost naturally became powerful side skirts attached, and Exterior mirror capswhich are also made of carbon fiber and look extremely futuristic adorn the unusual touring car. At the front, the radiator grille known from the production model dominates, and the broad grin has not been eliminated on the racing car either.

Changan Uni-T Racing in touring car style by KGO

They are particularly noticeable BBS wheels with ornate turbofansnot just to cool the Racing brake system with six-piston fixed calipers and huge brake discs, but with theirs green graphic are also optically an absolute eye-catcher. Thus, the Changan Uni-T Racing is ideally equipped to be able to hunt for points on the world's racetracks.

Completely stripped interior.

In the interior, all components that are not directly used to pilot the car have been removed. For example, the back seat had to be for one Roll cage give way, and there is only one left non-adjustable racing bucket seat for the driver in the cockpit. The The passenger seat has also been removedin order to fully comply with the regulations of the various touring car racing series.

Changan Uni-T Racing in touring car style by KGO

The racing bucket seat also has a Six-point harness. Furthermore, a Racing steering wheel and a common one in racing Instrument cluster with digital displays installed. Only the air conditioning is still in the vehicle to provide the driver with sufficient residual comfort even in the sweltering heat.

Under the hood: apparently a 2-liter turbo gasoline engine

Unfortunately, we don't know exactly which engine is doing the work in the engine compartment. According to rumors, it is said to be a heavily modified one 2-liter turbocharged gasoline engine act, which does its job in the big brother of the Changan Uni-T, which incidentally listens to the model name Uni-K. The unit performs as standard 233 hp and 390 Newton meters of maximum torque. We are only aware of the power transmission through a sequential gearbox to all four wheels.

Our Conclusion to Changan Uni-T Racing:

The Chinese car maker Changan is on the right track. Away from copying, towards your own, attractive design. They also want to create new niches, which we praise with great praise. If you like the vehicle, you can click on the picture gallery that we have attached to the article. If we get more information about the changes, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply use ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

Changan Uni-T Racing in touring car style by KGO

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Changan Uni-T Racing in touring car style by KGO

Changan Uni-T Racing in touring car style by KGO.

Changan Uni-T Racing in touring car style by KGO

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