Hello everyone! I am Chen Jie
In the past two years, the popularity of new energy vehicles has become higher and higher, but the current charging conditions and endurance level cannot completely solve the anxiety of endurance. Do you want low fuel consumption, you also want the driving experience of electric vehicles, and you don't want to be plagued by battery life anxiety, is there such a choice?
Wei brand's Macchiato DHT provides us with such an option, no charging, 100 kilometers of fuel consumption as low as 4.7L. There is also a tram-like driving experience. Of course, these are all theoretical, and in order to verify the actual performance of this hybrid, we conducted a test drive experience of Macchiato DHT.
Let's talk about the actual performance of this Macchiato DHT.
How about Macchiato DHT?
First of all, let's introduce The Macchiato, at present, the Macchiato has two versions of the oil-electric hybrid and plug-in hybrid, we test drive the oil-mixed Macchiato DHT model, it currently has 3 models on sale, the price is 14.58-15.98 million.
The hybrid system on the Macchiato DHT consists of a 1.5L hybrid engine, a 7-in-1 highly integrated hybrid transmission, and a battery pack. The total power of the system is up to 140kW (about 190 hp), and the torque is 370N·m, which is comparable to the mainstream 2.0T power on the market.
We will give you a detailed introduction to this hybrid system later, because there are some technical expertise involved here, not necessarily everyone is interested, so let's first talk about the performance of Macchiato DHT. The overall driving experience can be simply summarized into four words: fast, smooth, quiet, and provincial.
Fast response and acceleration
Just got started with Macchiato DHT, the first feeling is brisk, tap the throttle, the power response is fast, there is no delay at all. In urban driving, we are under 60km/h most of the time, while the Macchiato DHT 0-60km/h accelerates in just 4.1 seconds. So the urban section, its power is on call, handy.
When you need to overtake or accelerate, step deep on the throttle, and the engine and drive the motor will work at the same time to give you the maximum power output. The Macchiato DHT accelerates by 8.5 seconds per 100 km/h, which is not much of a strong performance, but it is already at the upper-middle level in its class, and it is enough to meet the daily household.
At high speed cruises, the engine economy drives the vehicle directly, but the motor is also ready to intervene, ensuring a rapid response to the power. When accelerating or climbing at high speed, the power of the engine is directly driven, and the motor will also intervene to give the strongest power output. In short, Macchiato DHT is very brisk at low speeds, and overtaking at high speeds is also stress-free.
Shun: Say goodbye to the setbacks once and for all
The smoothness of Macchiato DHT is the result of the joint efforts of both hardware and software. Hardware, although this hybrid has a two-speed architecture of power gear and economic gear, this is no longer a gearbox in the traditional sense, and there is no frustration of traditional AT or dual-clutch transmission.
Moreover, when the power gear and the economic gear are switched, because there is also the assistance of the motor, it will not cause power interruption, so the two gears are basically not felt when switching.
The advantage of the software is that when the engine drive and the motor drive intervene and switch with each other, The Macchiato DHT adjusts the logic very smoothly. In my own experience, I don't feel any setbacks at all, and I can basically do absolute smoothness.
Of course, although on the surface it seems as if nothing has happened, the system has been efficiently switching between complex drive modes: either pure electric drive, or power recovery, or engine direct drive, or engine and motor at the same time. We can hardly feel this process, but through the display of the screen, we can see the complexity and efficiency of the system.
Jing: innate advantage + acquired effort
Although the Macchiato DHT is a hybrid model, the scene coverage of pure electric drive is very high, that is to say, the logic of this car is to use electricity as much as possible when it can use electricity, which brings benefits in addition to being more fuel-efficient, and it will also make the car quieter, which is the innate advantage of Macchiato DHT in "static".
The day after tomorrow's effort refers to the effort in sound insulation and noise reduction, the motor and gearbox of this car have adopted a special silent design, and the sound insulation and noise reduction materials of the whole vehicle are also thick enough.
In actual experience, the sound insulation of the whole vehicle in the middle and low speed sections is very good, and after the speed rises, the suppression of road noise and wind noise is also good. Of course, when the full throttle is accelerated, the engine noise will still be slightly larger, but it is also to an acceptable extent. In addition, the Macchiato DHT is not a performance-oriented positioning, and this full throttle condition is rarely used in daily cars.
So, most of the time, the Macchiato DHT is a very quiet car.
Province: Measured fuel consumption for 100 km as low as 5L
Fuel saving is the biggest highlight of this hybrid system, how much is it, the official fuel consumption is 4.7L / 100 kilometers, and the endurance is 1100 kilometers.
In the actual driving, after a comprehensive road condition of about 73 kilometers, we obtained a comprehensive fuel consumption of 5.0L/100 kilometers under the condition that there were 3 people on board, the whole air conditioner was turned on, the road section was relatively smooth, and the average speed was about 40-50km/h.
It is worth mentioning that other media friends in the same industry, in order to run out of an extreme fuel consumption, just to see how much Macchiato DHT can be saved. In the same section of the road, the same full load of 3 people, the whole process did not turn on the air conditioning, the golden right foot to the extreme, and finally ran out of 3.5L / 100 km of fuel consumption.
Although no one will open it like this every day, it can also prove that Macchiato DHT is extremely fuel-efficient.
What are the advantages over competitors?
Advantages of the hybrid principle
As the first HEV model of the WEY brand, the most direct competitor of the Macchiato DHT is obviously the hybrid model of Ryota, that is, cr-V hybrid and RAV4 hybrid.
Compared to these two opponents, Macchiato's DHT and Honda's i-MMD and Toyota's THS hybrid are both made to save fuel. DHT is a latecomer compared to them, but the latecomer has the advantage of a latecomer, can apply the latest technology, and choose the best technical solution.
In contrast, Toyota's THS is more engine-driven vehicles, with motors more assisted at acceleration and start-up. Honda's i-MMD is a hybrid that is closer to pure electric drive. The hybrid set on the Macchiato DHT is closer to the i-MMD in principle, but it also considers more direct drive scenarios.
The DHT itself has a more efficient hybrid engine, and the gearbox also adds a two-speed architecture, that is, it can use more efficient direct drive gear, and the control strategy is more complex and refined. Therefore, both performance and economy have performed well.
Advantages in everyday car scenarios
All of the above are the theoretical advantages of the DHT system, let's take a look at how it behaves in everyday driving.
First of all, let's first look at the working conditions of parking idle, in urban driving, whether it is parking and waiting for people, or congested road sections or traffic lights, there will be parking idle conditions. DHT hybrid At this time, not only does the engine not work, but the motor will also be in standby, and the energy consumption is basically 0.
And when the green light starts, because the motor can release the maximum torque instantaneously, the start is faster and smoother.
When driving at low speed in the city, the vehicle is driven only by the motor, which is close to the driving experience of pure trams. The engine only starts to charge the battery when it is low on power. At this time, the engine will also be in the most efficient range, and the fuel consumption is of course relatively low.
When driving on suburban, elevated and other medium-speed roads, if the speed is greater than 35km/h, the system will intelligently select EV pure electric mode or engine direct drive mode. When the engine is directly driven, the energy efficiency will also be increased by 3%-5% compared with the tandem mode, that is, when the engine generates electricity and the motor drives the vehicle.
In the case of rapid acceleration or overtaking in the middle-speed section, the engine and the drive motor jointly contribute to ensure sufficient power.
When cruising at high speed, this is itself an efficient range of the engine, so the system will choose the engine economical block direct drive. When overtaking at high speed, the engine will switch to the power block, and the engine and drive the electric machine will work together to make you overtake at high speed without pressure. The lack of high-speed overtaking is a common pain point faced by other hybrid models.
Of course, in most operating conditions, when you press the brakes, the system will turn on the energy recovery mode to maximize energy utilization.
It can be seen that in almost all working conditions of our daily cars, the Macchiato DHT hybrid system can take into account fuel consumption and performance better.
DHT hybrid system
What the hell is going on?
Having said so much about the advantages of DHT hybrid, in fact, I think there must be many friends who do not know much about what DHT hybrid is. Originally, we should have explained this problem to everyone at the beginning, but when it comes to technology, it is more difficult for everyone to understand, so we will talk to you at the end.
DHT Hybrid is a highly integrated system that includes: 1.5L/1.5T Hybrid Engine, Power Generation/Drive Dual Motors, Two-Speed Transmission, Dual Motor Controller, Integrated DCDC. The benefits of this integration are small size, light weight, higher transmission efficiency, and better NVH performance.
Its characteristic is the use of dual motor hybrid structure, which can realize pure electric driving, the engine and motor common traction, or the engine only charges the battery, and then the motor drives the vehicle.
At the same time, the system also adopts a two-speed design for the first time, which can increase the torque at the wheel end by 30%, and the power performance of the whole vehicle is also significantly improved.
In addition, the system can also be available in hev and PHEV power forms. As a HEV, the overall efficiency of the powertrain can reach 43-50%.
Overall, this set of hybrids is the economy of the main urban use scenario, and the fuel-saving performance is done well while taking into account the performance.
Write at the end
At this stage, pure electric models have seized the limelight of many media reports, and if you live in a restricted city, or are only used as an urban transportation, electric vehicles can of course be selected.
But if you want to buy a home model, and don't want to be plagued by endurance anxiety, but also pursue tangible fuel savings and better driving quality, then the hybrid model is a better choice.
Moreover, the Macchiato DHT itself is also a fashionable, young model, from the interior and exterior design, to the configuration of the sense of technology, and even to the body color, are full of youthful atmosphere.
Moreover, the starting price of less than 150,000 also makes Macchiato DHT have a high cost performance. Finally, if you are interested in this car, you are welcome to test drive it yourself.