New energy vehicles have become a popular topic at present. What I am talking about here is not only the automobile market, but also the capital market that cannot be ignored. The new energy vehicle sector has become the main force driving the market. With the support of policies, new energy vehicles under heavy positions have mushroomed.
after the successful launch of the small ant, Chery New Energy chose to continue to enrich the vehicle layout of the product chain. On September 22nd this year, it launched a brand-new medium-sized pure electric SUV——eQ5, which was named Ant, and had a visual sense of "the sparrow is small and complete". After subsidy, the price was 149,8-189,8 yuan. In this article, Gangzi will also pass the test drive for many days and tell you what this car is like in many ways.
# About Dynamics
Chery Ant builds a green and intelligent modular technology platform based on the @LIFE platform, with a cruising range of 51 kilometers (see the actual cruising test below).
Chery New Energy Ant is different from the same class in that it adopts a single motor layout with rear drive. In terms of electricity, high-efficiency fast charging supports charging for 1 minutes and battery life for 1 kilometers. In the case of fast charging, it takes 3 minutes to increase the power from 3% to 8%. Equipped with An Chuan permanent magnet synchronous motor, the maximum power is 13kW and the peak torque is 28Nm.
① Real cruising range test
Test method: Record the mileage of the whole vehicle and the remaining cruising range before departure, and compare it with the mileage traveled and the remaining mileage after completion of the test.
Test location: wenshan city, Yunnan-Baise, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Test background conditions: In order to restore the real car scene, two air conditioners were turned on half the time in this test, and music was played all the time; The kinetic energy recovery level is adjusted to be moderate and this test is carried out under the condition that the vehicle carries three adults.
dashboard information before test
the total mileage of the vehicle before departure is 119km, and the remaining cruising range is 489km.
dashboard information after the test
After the arrival, the total mileage of the vehicle is 1437km, and the remaining cruising range is 154km.
from the above two figures, we can calculate that the actual mileage of this test is 328km, and the cruising range consumption shown on the table is 335km. If the real cruising range is added with the remaining cruising range, the real cruising range of the new car should be around 482km.
of course, I want to reiterate that this test is to turn on the cold air of two air conditioners and play music all the time; The kinetic energy recovery level is adjusted to a moderate level and the test is carried out under the condition that the vehicle carries three adults. If everything is adjusted to a state that is conducive to increasing the cruising range, the real cruising range of the vehicle will be greatly increased.
② Advantages of rear-mounted and rear-driven motor layout
For this class of vehicles, the motor layout of front single motor is mostly adopted. The layout of ant rear drive has its unique advantages compared with the same class of vehicles. Through this test drive, I think it is mainly displayed in the following two aspects:
Driving: Because of the layout of rear drive, the weight of the front of the vehicle is not as heavy as that of the front motor model when the vehicle completes the cornering with speed, which also makes the steering of the vehicle easier for the driver to control when it passes the corner at a higher speed.
loading space: due to the layout of rear-mounted and rear-driven motors, the space of the whole vehicle has been expanded more. After the rear seats are laid down, the trunk volume can be expanded to 125L L. In addition, the front engine compartment is equipped with a 6L storage space, and the overall space performance is very impressive.
③ Dynamic driving performance
Different from asynchronous motor, the permanent magnet synchronous motor brings more direct and higher power output. With the blessing of 13kW motor, the acceleration of this car is not empty. The moment you hang into D gear and step on the accelerator deeply, the peak torque will come immediately. Because the instantaneous response of pure electric vehicles is stronger than that of many fuel vehicles, you don't have to worry about its power when overtaking and accelerating.
The calibration of ants' overall steering is still light. In addition, in actual driving, I didn't feel the obvious vacancy. When the steering action is completed, the damping feedback of the steering wheel's automatic reset is very pleasing.
In NVH noise control, ants have shown their due level, because electric vehicles are different from internal combustion engines, and there is no engine to do work, and the noise generated by motor work and battery output is far less obvious than that generated by internal combustion engines. In addition, the new car has a very quiet performance in the suppression of wind noise.
# Appearance: There is a hint of Porsche charm
It can be said that Chery New Energy distinguishes the appearance of the whole car series from the appearance of Chery fuel car series, creating almost completely different styles. If after seeing this car, I can find out what is the same as Chery's fuel car except the logo, I think it's only the paint color. Is the color of the real shot car the same as that of the Tiggo 7 I test-drive at the beginning of the year? PLUS is the same.
another benefit brought by @ life pure electric platform is that small size creates large space. ? Chery ant's body size is 463/191/1655mm, but its wheelbase has reached 283mm, which is 4mm longer than the benchmark Highlander 279mm of medium-sized SUV, and the actual axle length ratio has reached .611.
Looking around the ants, the bright color of the car paint with the through taillights and the outline of the upper part of the car always gives people a visual sense of the new Macan with Miami blue color matching.
# Configuration is still the strong point of the independent model
The interior design of Ant has made great progress compared with the previous models of Chery New Energy. The embracing design is adopted, and the top of the center console is covered with a large piece of soft plastic enamel. The armrest areas of the door panels on both sides and the central armrest box are all wrapped in leather.
The flat-bottomed three steering wheels are wrapped in leather, which makes them feel delicate and have a moderate size. At the same time, many decorative boards are used in the T-shaped control area to highlight the overall more advanced layering, and four door panels are decorated with ambient lights, which can bring a good visual sense after lighting at night.
The two 12.3-inch large screens are the most eye-catching parts of the interior. There are always three themes, and the dashboard displays rich information without obvious reflection. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the multimedia system of ants can support Apple? Carplay。
The high-profile model of Ant is equipped with L2+ automatic driving assistance system, which has the functions of lane keeping, departure warning, active braking, automatic start and stop, automatic parking, full-speed adaptive cruise and so on.
in the picture, the height of the experiencer is 175cm. In the actual experience, the space performance of the ants in the front and rear rows is very good, and the rear seat cushion is long, which provides good leg support for the rear passengers, which has reached the space performance that a medium-sized SUV model should have.
# Write at the end
This is a game between the new forces of car manufacturing and the transformation of traditional car enterprises, and it is also a battle to seize new opportunities. Judging from the explosive growth rate of market value of Tesla index, opportunities and development have not left too much time for die-hards who hold the supremacy of internal combustion engines, and it is not necessary to have a so-called century-old qualification to become the company with the largest market value in the automobile field. Adapting to the needs of the development of the times is a necessary and sufficient condition for standing on the cusp.
after the little ants, the arrival of ants has enriched the product chain within its brand. More ample space performance, more solid endurance and the price of 149,8-189,8 yuan are all selling points that this car can take out. On the whole, ants have a lot of advantages compared with new energy vehicles of the same level. As for whether this advantage can be translated into more sales? Let us wait and see!
This article comes from the author of Chejia, car home, and does not represent car home's standpoint.