In the blink of an eye, 2021 has passed, and this year we have witnessed a lot of the industry this year. In addition to looking back, the new cars in 2022 have been non-stop to enter our eyeballs, especially in the Chinese market, in the face of the strong rise of independent brands and new forces, joint ventures and luxury brands are accelerating the pace of their product layout and brand evolution, 2022 is bound to be another year of continuous innovation. So, let's start with the new year with the ten new cars we're looking forward to this year.
Toyota bZ4X
The first thing that reminds us is the Toyota bZ4X CONCEPT concept car, which was first unveiled at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, which is also a more explicit release of Toyota's transition to pure electric on the traditional hybrid route. This bZ4X sounds a bit awkward, "bz" means "beyond zero", which can be understood as "beyond zero emissions", and "X" is a suffix that represents suVs. As Toyota's first pure electric vehicle in the serious sense, unlike the C-HR EV/Yize EV we have seen, it is specially built based on the e-TNGA pure electric architecture, and almost 100% restores the design of the concept car, so it is of great significance, and it also shows that Toyota has indeed begun to be serious on pure electric vehicles.
Toyota bZ4X body size 4690×1860×1515mm, wheelbase 2850mm, divided into 150kW single motor two-wheel drive version and front and rear dual 80kW total of 160kW dual motor four-wheel drive version, are equipped with 71.4kWh lithium battery, WLTC standard cruising range of 460km and 500km, 100 km acceleration of 8.4 seconds and 7.7 seconds respectively. It has a lot of Toyota's black technology, such as the most eye-catching opposite-sex steering wheel, and equipped with One Motion Grip technology, which abandons the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the tire in the steering; for example, the electric drive bridge uses the click, transmission bridge, inverter integrated design, and uses a power supply assembly that is charged and power to cooperate with each other. In addition, the vehicle is equipped with an X-MODE four-wheel drive system developed jointly with Subaru to increase the vehicle's handling and multi-road passing capabilities.
BMW i3/ Pure Electric 3 Series
Also in the electrification of the bold innovation is BMW, has launched iX3 and iX in China, but 2022 will be BMW in the electrification of the year, in addition to the upcoming official i4 and delivery of iX, will also launch i3 and i7, that is, corresponding to the 3 series and 7 series of pure electric cars. Compared with the higher positioning of the iX and i7 and the more niche coupe style of the i4, this i3 is naturally closer to our lives, and we are more looking forward to the electric version of the mainstay 3 series.
As for whether BMW really wants to use the name "i3", after all, i3 in our impression, i3 is still the i8 contemporaneous car, but the answer should be yes. After BMW officially launched the i brand to represent the BMW electrification brand, the old i3 and i8 must give up their names to ensure the integrity of the entire series naming, and the information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that the initial model will be named "i3 35L", using BMW's self-produced motor, with a maximum power of 340 horsepower.
This power has surpassed the 3 Series 330i close to the 340i, or the same as the X5 40i's 3.0T engine, and there may be a more powerful version in the future. Another notable suffix of its L is the extended version with which we are already familiar. However, there is news that the i3 currently tested overseas is still a long axis version, and given that the global iX3 is domestically produced, perhaps BMW will also put a domestically produced long axis version of the i3 in the global market. But in any case, i4 has not been officially released, with reference to the current price of iX3 and X3, if i3 is basically in the same price range as the 3 series, then for the domestic electric vehicle market is definitely not a small impact, the most mainstream BMW mid-level car plus electric for many people absolutely have a great attraction, those who believe in traditional brands can finally have a more "decent" choice outside of Tesla and Weilai.
NIO ET5
To say that just this past December, the most important new car must belong to Weilai ET5, a new car that makes the sales next door defect, the order brushes the Weilai App, and makes its big brother ET7 bow its head. After the release of NIO Day this year, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet, and in Li Bin's words, the ET5 order is the most popular model weilai has ever seen.
A new generation of electric drive platform equipped with silicon carbide module, Aquila supersensitive system and supercomputing platform Adam, 0.24Cd wind resistance coefficient and slipback modeling, 4.3 seconds acceleration from 100 kilometers, panoramic digital cockpit PanoCinema with AR/VR technology, NIO Autonomous Driving (NAD) autonomous driving technology system, and 75kWh standard battery pack CLTC with a range of more than 550 kilometers. Three different battery life versions of the 100kWh long battery pack lasts over 700 km and the 150 kWh long battery pack lasts up to 1000 km. Whether it is performance or intelligence, WEILAI ET5 can be said to have almost no shortcomings.
The most critical thing is that the previous 75kWh and 100kWh battery capacity versions were priced at 328,000 and 386,000 respectively before subsidies, while if you choose the BaaS battery rental program, the price has become 258,000, plus 980 yuan / month and 1480 yuan / month battery monthly fee. This price is not too attractive, only 258,000 "down payment" + 1000 "monthly payment" can simply directly harvest 25-300,000 market, but also enjoy Weilai's distinguished butler and replacement services, which is a precise blow for those who have just needed the car, no charging conditions, the heart is not at ease with Tesla, and the new power brand is not trusted enough. Although it is not expected to be delivered until the second half of 2022, it still allows many prospective owners who can wait for ET7 to change orders.
Lantu Dreamer
Lantu officially released the new MPV model Dreamer at the recent Guangzhou Auto Show, and under the trend of increasing popularity in the MPV market, it took the lead in launching the corresponding model in the new forces, only after an SUV product. From its exterior design, size and size, to the configuration of the car, it is not difficult to see that the dreamer is taking the route of high-end MPV, giving us a strong lantu family style of business atmosphere, let us think of not GL8, Xena these household MPV, but the image of Alpha and V-class.
Dream home console uses the same through-line large joint screen as Lantu Free, but to say that the most impressive is the Xiaomi TV in the carriage, since the rear original screen is not big enough anyway, it is simply directly on a TV bar, but also equipped with 5G connection and a variety of office entertainment functions, as well as the car refrigerator, starry sky top, Danna impression, seat ventilation / heating / massage, the configuration of the rear passengers is absolutely full.
At the same time, the Dreamer is also equipped with a four-wheel drive system with dual motors in front and rear, with air suspension and electromagnetic shock absorption, ensuring the absolute comfort of passengers, while also being able to accelerate 5.9 seconds from 100 kilometers, and is expected to have a range extended hybrid version of the model. Therefore, the dreamer can say that you can think of the basics, so that you are no longer just "dream", if you do not look at the car logo, the star's nanny car, the boss's business car to choose it must be much more cost-effective.
Ideal X01
With an Ideal ONE, ideal sold a record 13,485 vehicles in a single month in November 2021, which can be said to be one of the most successful models in the new forces, and the image of the dad car has also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The first car has achieved such results, and everyone is naturally looking forward to the ideal follow-up model, after all, the ideal ONE is not so perfect, such as the 1.2T three-cylinder engine that many people are criticizing in the future to replace the new 1.5T four-cylinder engine as a range extender to reduce the noise and vibration during driving.
According to the current news, the ideal next car is expected to be named X01, based on the second generation of range extender platform to build, positioned in a large SUV model, which is also the first large range extender SUV in China, it is expected that the body size will reach 5150× 1980×1800mm, wheelbase 3100mm, while equipped with air springs, the vehicle 2450kg. The new 1.5T engine is jointly developed by Ideal and Mianyang Xinchen Power, the battery capacity is 44.5kWh, the pure electric mileage is expected to exceed 200km, and the fuel tank is equipped with a volume of 65L, and the comprehensive cruising range may exceed 800km. The interior of the X01 has been redesigned, and from the current spy photos, the central control adopts a non-embedded through-screen design, and uses a new multi-functional steering wheel shape, buttons or add touch function. New cars are expected to be released in Q2 2022 and Q3 starts delivering, though Li said chip shortages will remain the biggest constraint.
Cadillac LYRIQ
On the eve of the Guangzhou Auto Show, after laying the groundwork for a long time in the early stage, cadillac's first electric vehicle LYRIQ officially opened pre-sale, and the pre-sale price of the first post-drive long-end deluxe version was 439,700 yuan. This model positioned in a medium-sized luxury SUV, the LYRIQ body size of 5003×1977×1637mm, wheelbase 3094mm, based on GM's latest Aoteneng platform to build, with the Aoteneng platform released by the Dongfeng, quickly gained attention, especially in North America, 10 minutes sold out.
Its appearance in China first made people a little disbelief that this is the shape of the mass production version, compared with the concept version of the high degree of reduction, the front face of the large area of the net, the whole car 736 LED light sources, sneaky roof line, the entire image and the current Cadillac can be said to be very different, like the future through the back. The entire series of the car is equipped with a 33.8-inch ring curtain curved super retina screen, erected in the position from the main driver to the middle of the vehicle, officially said to be able to reach a resolution of 9K, with a pixel density of 277 ppi, higher than the iPad Pro. The car's engine system uses qualcomm 8155 chips, supports OTA upgrades, and has GM's latest Super Cruise super assisted driving system.
The currently released rear-drive long-endurance deluxe version uses a 255kW permanent magnet synchronous motor, peak torque of 440Nm, 6.9 seconds acceleration of 100 kilometers, and will also launch a four-wheel drive version with 4.9 seconds of 100 kilometers acceleration. The vehicle is equipped with a 95.7kWh battery, the CLTC has a cruising range of more than 650km, and a fast charge of 10 minutes can increase the endurance of 96km. Behind the data, is the technical blessing of the Aoteneng platform, which is also the most prominent technical achievement of GM in electrification in recent years, its high integration and flexibility are similar to Volkswagen's MEB platform, LYRIQ is definitely just the beginning, and the follow-up GM electric vehicles will be rolled out faster.
Xiaopeng G9
Also a medium and large pure electric SUV, Xiaopeng also released its fourth model Xiaopeng G9 before the end of the year, and with the paving of the previous models, Xiaopeng G9 obviously looks more mature. Positioned in the highest flagship model, the Xiaopeng G9 integrates all the latest technologies of Xiaopeng at present, X-EEA 3.0 central supercomputing + area control electronic and electrical architecture, vehicle-level hierarchical software platform architecture, 800V silicon carbide platform, two lidars, etc., which can be said to have a very strong intelligent foundation.
The full-stack self-developed X-EEA 3.0 architecture further simplifies the in-car wiring harness, no longer using the control of independent ECUs but the way of central supercomputing + area control, this concept can allow it to carry a higher performance chip, support higher-order functions, such as Xpilot 4.0 and faster OTA upgrade speed than version 3.5. The Xplot 4.0 system, which is called all-scenario intelligent auxiliary driving by Xiaopeng, with two lidars, can integrate the current NGP and the future city-level pilot assistance, while the 800V silicon carbide platform will allow the Xiaopeng G9 to have the ability to replenish energy in more than 200km in 5 minutes, and Xiaopeng will also lay the first batch of 480V charging piles in China, greatly improving charging efficiency. Therefore, compared with the design that is not too "surprise", the hardcore upgrade of xiaopeng G9 is in an invisible place, which is very simple, but I believe that the experience brought to us is still real.
Audi e-tron GT
Audi will launch a mass production version of the A6 e-tron in 2022, which is reported to be called "E6L", as well as the Q6L e-tron and Q6L e-tron Sportback, both new cars with PPE platforms. However, compared with these "family cars", Che Yun fungus is more looking forward to the e-tron GT that has been released for a long time, which represents audi's strongest electric car four-door coupe, just like the Taycan to Porsche, which must be very attractive to fans of pure electric performance.
Also built on the J1 platform, although not quite the same in style, the Audi e-tron GT shares a very similar DNA to the Porsche Taycan. At present, Porsche from the Taycan to the Taycan Turbo S has been laid out, we just know that the e-tron GT will have an RS version in the future. The regular version of the e-tron GT is also equipped with the Taycan's proud two-speed transmission, equipped with a quattro four-wheel drive system, which can adjust the torque distribution between the front and rear axles in thousandths of a second, which is 5 times faster than the traditional mechanical quattro.
The front and rear dual motors can output up to 175kW and 320kW, respectively, with a total output of 350kW, a peak torque of 630Nm, and a 100 km/h acceleration of 4.1 seconds. The RS version can reach a total power of 440kW, a peak torque of 830Nm, and a speed of 3.3 seconds per 100 kilometers. 86kWh lithium battery pack, WLTP cruising range of nearly 500km, up to 270kW fast charging can achieve charging 5 minutes can travel 100km, SOC 5%-80% only 22.5 minutes.
Smart Genie #1
Once the Smart was still the car that could cross into the direction of others, the current Smart is a makeover, the first car Smart Genie #1 uses the Geely Vast SEA architecture, transformed into a futuristic serious compact SUV. Previously, the concept of Smart Genie #1 has been unveiled in China, Mercedes-Benz design, Geely research and development, a new brand concept, we have not seen the current Smart and the previous Smart has any inevitable connection, and the good news is that the production car that will be listed in 2022 and the concept car will hardly change much.
Smart Genie #1 takes on a completely new design language, with very sleek lines throughout the car and minimalist style to present through-line lights, large mid-mesh, concealed A/B/C columns, suspended champagne roof, and folio doors. If you look at its gold-embellished T-shaped center console and 12.3-inch floating central control screen, and the use of high-performance computing power architecture, integrated infotainment system, driver assistance system, electric drive electronic control system, electronic / electrical system four core modules, more than 75% of the vehicle ECU support OTA upgrade, so we see the combination of intelligent and retro design in the whole car, especially very pleasing to the female friends around the car. Its body size reaches 4290x1910x1698mm, the wheelbase is 2750mm, a standard body shape, and it is expected to be available in the second half of 2022.
HiPhi Z
Since last year, it seems that any of our inventory, list clouds, seems to be indispensable to Gaohe, it is also the most crowded booth at each auto show in recent years, in addition to the brand, founder, team and other factors, the most important thing is to owe it to its stunning first model HiPhi X, whether it is a dazzling way to open the door or the smart cockpit of science fiction in the car, let us dare not believe that this is indeed a car you can buy. But just when the market is far from digesting it, Gaohe's second car, HiPhi Z, came, and its relationship with HiPhi X is a dual flagship, which is a medium and large flagship sedan.
HiPhi Z's exaggerated degree and cyberpunk style is one step closer than HiPhi X, the body uses a variety of bold rectangular lines and WILL "talk" LED lighting modeling, combined with the color of the body, if open on the road absolutely has the highest recognition of the entire street, the specific everyone look at the picture, can say simply too much, as well as the opening door, the rear wing can be raised, the rear wheel steering. The body is also surrounded by teeth-armed hardware, including two forward-facing 8 million HD cameras, a rear-view 2 million camera, four side cameras, 5 millimeter wave radars, 1 lidar, 31 driver assistance sensors and Nvidia Drive Orin-X chips.
HiPhi Z's car does not use the same route as HiPhi X, in contrast, it incorporates a certain minimalist concept, if HiPhi X is still a bit of a screen, then HiPhi Z is completely innovative. The entire hollow platform only uses a floating central control screen, and a mechanical arm is used behind the central control screen, which can not only rotate 90° like BYD, but also do other actions, such as swinging with music. Whether such a design is a good idea or not, whether it is useful in practice, we still have to wait for the real car experience. In addition, the steering wheel is also integrated with the LCD screen, and the front is cancelled.
But like HiPhi X, they're not so much SUVs and cars as they are models from movies. But more importantly, the official said that the HiPhi Z we see so far is already a mass production model, 95% of which is the same as the official mass production car. The production car is expected to be officially unveiled at the 2022 Beijing Auto Show and delivered within this year.
Che Yun summary
After watching these new cars, what made you feel excited? However, Che Yun bacteria have become more and more aware that the new cars released and listed now have gradually changed from the previous style, and we can see more products that still seem to be like concept cars directly on the market, and the cognition of new cars from car companies to consumers is no longer the same.