Chrysler, an American brand of stellantis Group, recently unveiled the Chrysler Airflow Concept electric SUV concept car at the 2022 CES Exhibition, which adopts a dual motor four-wheel drive with a front and rear output of 150kW each, with a range expected of 563 to 643 kilometers, and will be equipped with DC high-speed fast charging technology, and the CAR will use STLA SmartCockpit based on the STLA Brain architecture Digital cockpit, STLA AutoDrive Level 3 driver assistance system, the new car is expected to become the brand's first pure electric production car in 2025, and aims to transform all product lines into pure electric brands in 2028.
The Chrysler brand of the Stellantis Group currently has only two commercially available cars in the U.S. market, the Pacifica and 300C. In fact, as early as the 2020 CES show, Chrysler revealed the electric concept car called airflow Vision Concept, and its Airflow name is a tribute to the brand's sedan launched in the 1930s, which was the car that the automotive market at that time emphasized aerodynamics and low wind resistance design. However, the Airflow Vision Concept has not previously been unveiled as a real car entity, and only the concept of similar sketches has been revealed first.
Now, 2 years later, at the 2022 CES Show, Chrysler finally brought the physical Airflow electric SUV concept car, which roughly maintained the streamlined body shape of the previous sketch in appearance, and the Airflow at the front of the car has a popular through-led headlight group for electric vehicles nowadays, and integrates the Chrysler factory emblem flying wing image that simplifies the basket, but its through-light bar is not integrated in the two side headlights, but under the headlight group to create sharp vision. At the front pole, there are LED front fog lights or daytime light clusters with three horizontal lines on both sides, and there is a trapezoidal black inlet in the center.
Two years later, at ces 2022, Chrysler finally brought a physical Airflow electric SUV concept car, which roughly maintained the streamlined body shape of the previous sketch in appearance, with the Airflow at the front of the car with the popular through-LED headlight set of electric vehicles nowadays, and the integration of the Chrysler factory emblem flying wing image that simplifies the basket.
Although Chrysler did not announce the actual body size of Airflow, but from the perspective of the relevant crossover SUV body type, it is not excluded that it is a medium-sized electric SUV that can compete with Ford Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Model Y, Airflow also uses the popular black contrast color setting on the roof, with a panoramic glass roof, and the charging hole is placed at the left front leaf sheet of the body, and also uses a fairly simple hidden door handle. The chrome window frame is connected to the rearview mirror, and the whole car presents a rather sporty atmosphere with a rather streamlined and muscular line, with a large foot rim under the foot. At the rear of the car, the words "Airflow" with penetrating taillights and central light are displayed.
Entering the car, in addition to the panoramic glass roof to bring a rather open visual experience, Airflow uses a digital virtual cockpit called STLA SmartCockpit, the center console is mainly composed of digital instruments, a large inch central control suspension screen, and a passenger seat screen, and even in the central saddle under the center console, there is also a controllable air conditioning, connected to the cup holder in an independent screen, the left side of the air conditioning screen is a rather unique crystal start button. In addition, the original factory also emphasizes that under the use of a new electrical and electronic and software architecture called STLA Brain, it has a fairly powerful and real-time OTA cloud update function, which can always enhance the cabin experience and related functions in the car.
In addition, Airflow uses a fairly simple double-spoke steering wheel with crystal translucent buttons integrated into the spokes on both sides of the steering wheel. STLA SmartCockpit can also provide a number of AI smart functions, including navigation, voice control, e-commerce online shopping and payment services, even in the rear seats there are 2 independent audio and video screens, with the rear independent seats, providing a rich entertainment feast. Chrysler also highlighted that its driver assistance system, called STLA AutoDrive, will be available in the future through OTA cloud updates to achieve Level 3 level of autonomous driving assistance.
Front and rear dual motors, maximum range of 643 km
In terms of power architecture, Chrysler did not clearly disclose the detailed battery capacity of Airflow, only that Airflow was equipped with a dual EDM motor four-wheel drive setting of 1 device before and after, and the maximum output of each motor came to 150kW, equivalent to 204 horsepower, but the original factory did not announce its combined power output before and after. Ranges are announced to be 350 to 400 miles, equivalent to around 563 to 643 kilometers, and support for so-called Fast-Charging functionality is emphasized, but its actual DC maximum peak charging power is not disclosed.
From the perspective of the large STLA electric platform previously announced by Stellantis Group, Airflow should use the medium-sized STLA Medium platform, set the length of the car at around 4,650mm, with a maximum 700 km endurance performance, and can be configured with battery packs ranging from 87kWh to 104kWh, and does not rule out that it can correspond to the general mainstream 400V, or high-end 800V voltage architecture.
The picture shows stellantis group's four largest pure electric power platforms STLA Small, STLA Medium, STLA Large, STLA Frame.
STLA Small, STLA Medium, STLA Large, the three platforms use the Unibody load-bearing body structure, while the STLA Frame oriented to the truck is a non-load-bearing girder body architecture.
Stellantis Group's 4 largest pure electric power platforms
STLA Small: Energy-efficient metropolis car / maximum range of 500 km
STLA Medium: Premium First Class / Maximum range of 700 km
STLA Large: AWD 4WD or American Muscle Sports car / up to 800 km
STLA Frame: Truck or commercial vehicle with a maximum range of 800 km
According to Chrysler, the brand will launch the first pure electric production car in 2025, which is most likely to be a mass production version of this Airflow, and Chrysler also announced that it is moving towards the goal of changing all product lines to pure electricity in 2028 and transforming into a pure electric brand in 2028.