On the evening of December 17, the WEY latte was officially launched, and the price range of the new car was 159,800-179,800 yuan. At this point, the WEY coffee family has further grown, and the latte is positioned between Mocha and Macchido, and it is bound to undertake the important task of "dimensionality reduction attack" in the market segment in the future.
The latte features the same family design as mocha and macchiato on the exterior, with a large polygonal grille in the style of a lock armor inside, with chrome trim on the front bracket, which not only enhances the visual impact, but also stretches the lateral visual width of the front face. The angular LED headlights on both sides are sharply shaped, and the interior is blackened, and the three-column light-emitting unit is highly recognizable.
Both the latte and the Macchiato are positioned as compact SUVs, but the latte is larger in size, with a length, width and height of 4668/1890/1730mm and a wheelbase of 2745mm. The high window line and straight posture on the side of the car are very solid, with black wheel eyebrows at the front and rear, chrome strips have been added around the window and the side skirt, and the overall design is bold and exquisite. The rear contour is relatively rounded, the through-type chrome strip connects the taillights on both sides, and the shape of the lower part of the surrounding part echoes the front face, and the chrome trim strip in the surrounding style is arranged.
The interior adopts a minimalist design style, the "T" shaped central control area is a stepped layout, the level is distinct, and there are no physical buttons around, the upper and lower lcd screens cover all the vehicle function settings, and the scientific and technological atmosphere is in place. The double-spoke steering wheel and crystal-textured gears also show the level of autonomous high-end models. From design to research and development, independent models have indeed made significant progress, no longer blindly "imitation reference", and compared with some world-class veteran car manufacturers, the gap has become smaller and smaller, and even in some aspects.
Latte uses lemon hybrid DHT technology, the power performance is much stronger than the Macchiato, equipped with a hybrid system of 1.5T+ motor, the system comprehensive power is 181kW, the comprehensive torque is 532N·m, the transmission system matches the two-speed DHT transmission, and supports the catapult start mode and single pedal mode.
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Hybrid systems are much more complex than pure electric technology, with both engines and electric motors. Simply put, these two dynamics are combined, and the core idea is to use lower fuel consumption to bring more efficient kinetic energy transmission. Previously, Toyota and Honda's achievements in the field of hybrids were obvious to everyone, and in the face of these two mountains, Great Wall Motors insisted on independent research and development and stepped out of a DHT hybrid route. The biggest highlight of latte is the application of this set of DHT hybrid technology, the use of dual motor hybrid structure, not only pure electricity, parallel connection, series, but also to achieve high and low speed two-speed engine direct drive, relying on more modes in a wider range of working conditions to achieve a balance of high efficiency and high performance. In the future, whether the DHT hybrid model can compete with the "Shuangtian", let's wait and see.