Written by | Little devil
As the flagship SUV of GAC Aean, AION LX has won the favor of many electric vehicle consumers with many advantages such as 650km endurance, 3.9 seconds 100 km acceleration, ADiGO 3.0 intelligent driver assistance system, and all-scenario one-click remote control parking since its listing in 2019.
After two years, after the upgrading and progress of the three-electric system and intelligent technology, the newly evolved AION LX Plus once again ushered in its highlight moment as a domestic intelligent electric vehicle with a 1008km CLTC working life, 2.9 seconds of 100-kilometer acceleration and three-lidar driver assistance hardware.
As an upgraded version of the AION LX, the new Plus version of the new car first adopts a new family design that is consistent with AION Y, AION V Plus, AION S Plus, etc. in appearance.
The more concise "faceless" shape of the front of the car makes the sense of technology and futurism of the pure electric vehicle more prominent, coupled with the overall shape of the cross-border integration of the coupe and the SUV, the three advantages of dynamic posture, super space and ultra-low wind resistance are perfectly combined in a car.
The car has also improved in terms of size, compared with the previous 49mm length, the overall size reached 4835mm / 1935mm / 1685mm, and the wheelbase remained at 2920mm.
In addition, GAC Aeon also added two fashion car colors of Skyline Gray and Pulse Blue for the new car, of which the Skyline Gray body can see different paint colors from different angles under the illumination of light, and the color moves with the light, adding a more mysterious and sci-fi temperament to the vehicle.
In terms of cabin interior, the biggest change in the new car is the elimination of the horizontal double screen, replaced by a 12.5-inch full LCD instrument with a 15.6-inch suspension central control screen.
At the same time, the new Daystar white theme interior has been added to the car, which can create a more advanced and luxurious atmosphere in the car under the background of the cool atmosphere lights.
The central control screen has a new ADiGO 4.0 intelligent network system built-in, adding voice control driving mode, energy recovery, vehicle control and other functions. Of course, its vehicle and machine ecology has also achieved the comprehensive coverage of the current mainstream software and smart home, which has greatly improved the intelligent interactive experience.
In addition, the newly added intelligent technology configurations such as IBCM insensible start, new AR real-world navigation, DMS+OMS cabin monitoring, etc., also bring a safer and more convenient intelligent travel experience.
Compared with the changes in appearance and interior, the upgrade of the new car in terms of endurance, intelligent driving configuration and power is actually more interesting and more hardcore.
First of all, AION LX Plus has been greatly improved in terms of endurance, and has achieved a 1008km CLTC comprehensive working condition endurance, which is the fastest pure electric vehicle of more than 1000km in China.
It can break through the 1000km endurance mark thanks to the sponge silicon anode plate battery technology independently developed by GAC Aeon, compared with the previous ternary lithium battery that simply uses graphite as the negative electrode, the new battery using "silicon-doped" treatment can reduce the volume of the single cell by 20%, the weight by 14%, and the cell capacity by 25%.
In order to overcome the defect that silicon is easy to expand as anode material, GAC Aeon used special treatments such as "nano-composite silicon technology", "self-repairing binder technology", "gradient conforming coating technology" and other special treatments when manufacturing the negative electrode of graphite and silicon hybrid material, so that the silicon anode piece inside the battery is as elastic as a sponge, and the expansion and contraction during the charging and discharging process will be buffered, will not break, and maximize the advantages of silicon, so that it can have the advantages of silicon negative high capacity, and can inhibit the expansion of silicon materials through the stability of graphite.
At the same time, after the use of sponge silicon anode plate battery technology, the winter mileage decay of electric vehicles has also been effectively suppressed, according to GAC Aeon technicians, after testing the new car in the environment of -20 ° C power retention rate of up to 92%, compared with the previous ternary lithium electric vehicle average of 75% retention rate, the winter endurance level has been greatly improved.
In terms of assisted driving, the biggest attraction of smart electric vehicles, the performance of the AION LX Plus is equally tough. The new car is equipped with 35 top-of-the-line intelligent driving hardware that can be called "luxury", including 3 second-generation intelligent zoom lidar, 6 millimeter wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, 8 autopilot HD cameras, 4 surround view cameras and 2 independent high-precision positioning modules.
The second generation of intelligent zoom lidar can achieve cross coverage of the front of the horizontal 300 ° field of view and the farthest detection distance of 250m, and the environmental perception refresh rate and resolution are intelligently adjustable, the response speed is faster, so that the vehicle can calmly cope with complex urban roads congestion, ghost probes and other unexpected situations.
With the help of these high-precision sensors and Huawei's high-computing intelligent driving calculation platform, AION LX Plus can provide the unique high-speed + urban road conditions NDA intelligent pilot assistance driving assistance function.
Among them, the city NDA is the first time that GAC Aean has been equipped with a new function in the AION LX Plus, which can realize the traffic lights of the city to turn left and right, turn around, round the island and go straight at the intersection, change lanes and overtake autonomously. Because the new generation of lidar has more sensitive detection capabilities, the entire sensor system increases the sensitivity of social vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, etc. by up to 3 times, which can effectively prevent the danger of jamming and scratching.
The high-speed NDA function has been equipped on the previous AION V Plus, which can be based on navigation information and combined with high-precision maps, so that vehicles can actively select the optimal lane on the highway, and realize active decision acceleration and deceleration lane change, overtaking on both sides of lane change, and driving away or into the high-speed ramp, and when passing large trucks in adjacent lanes, the system will automatically maintain a safe distance and increase the evasion distance of 30cm. NDA driver assistance can also be continuously upgraded through the post-vehicle OTA, making the vehicle's environmental resilience stronger.
Finally, in terms of the acceleration performance that pure electric vehicles are proud of, the AION LX Plus once again refreshed the AION LX's 3.9-second acceleration record, and its top-end power system successfully advanced to the "2-second acceleration" club with a new score of 2.9 seconds.
The top version of the car's power system adopts a front axle single motor + rear axle dual motor four-wheel drive configuration, and the rear axle is equipped with a new set of two-speed dual motor "four-in-one" integrated electric drive.
This highly integrated electric drive is 30% smaller than its power unit, 25% lighter and has an overall drive efficiency of up to 90%, providing ultimate economic performance.
In terms of power output, the rear axle drive system delivers a maximum output of 340kW and up to 6100Nm of inter-wheel torque. At the same time, based on the dual motor and double reducer configuration, the rear axle electric drive has a variety of drive modes, including single-speed single motor, single-speed dual motor and two-speed dual motor, and can be intelligently switched according to different road conditions and environments.
Coupled with a 200kW single permanent magnet synchronous motor on the front axle and a dual motor at the rear axle, the vehicle delivers a combined output of 540kW and an ultra-fast 100-kilometer acceleration of 2.9 seconds. Subsequent vehicles can also be continuously upgraded through OTA intelligent evolution.
As the flagship model of GAC Aean, AION LX's "Plus" upgrade this time is indeed very exciting, especially in terms of endurance, intelligence, and power improvement can be described as quite hardcore, if the new car can maintain a similar price range with the old model, it will undoubtedly play a more positive role in enhancing product competitiveness.
It is reported that the new car will be officially launched on January 5, 2022, and how many fan users the AION LX Plus can help the Aion brand capture, we will wait and see. 【iDailycar】