With the roaring north wind and the cold winter of the waxing moon, Beijing has ushered in a blue sky. The policy of carbon peaking, carbon neutrality and double integration has stimulated the vigorous development of new energy vehicles. This year's new energy market is no longer the world of independent and new forces of car manufacturing, and some joint venture brands have also begun to exert their strength, relying on their own pure electric platform, bringing hard-core new products with long mileage, strong driving quality, and eye-catching exterior interior design. FAW-Volkswagen ID.4 CROZZ is such a representative model, relying on the origin of MEB pure electric platform, more than 500km NEDC endurance, grounded design and form quality like fuel vehicles, which has been widely concerned by consumers.
No matter how good the online evaluation is, it is better to let consumers truly feel where the product is good offline. Therefore, Autohome deliberately recruited 8 special guests interested in ID.4 CROZZ online and offline. From the first perspective, you can personally experience the exciting field test subjects such as acceleration, braking, and piling. Learn about the performance of the high-performance PRIME 4WD version of id.4 CROZZ when facing non-paved projects, through wading through wading sinks, sleeper roads, cross-axles, 35° steep slopes and other projects.
As our test site is located in the Yanshan area on the southwestern outskirts of Beijing, the organizers specially prepared a shuttle bus for the guests near the Liuli Bridge.
The guests arrived at the meeting point on time at 7:00 a.m., and it was not difficult to see from the group photo that the special guests interested in ID.4 CROZZ were all men and were relatively young.
Although it is early in the morning, it can be seen from everyone's facial expressions that they are full of expectations for this new energy triathlon experience activity.
Responsible for receiving them is the Autohome editor Chen Zhan, although everyone wears masks, but the model-like body shape, rich magnetic voice is still recognized by fans at a glance.
After an hour and a half of driving, a minibus carrying guests arrived at the test site. The temperature in the mountains is obviously cooler than in the city.
Arriving at the blooming off-road base in Yanshan is already around 8:40, and the dazzling morning sun warms the entire test field. The staff at the scene had already arranged the test site, and the red and gray FAW-Volkswagen ID.4 CROZZ was ready to be parked on both sides of the check-in booth.
Staff hand out souvenirs to each attendee, check driver's licenses, and label them as groups.
Some attentive guests noticed that the red and gray ID.4 CROZZ versions of the rim were different. The red one is the long-endurance PRO two-wheel drive version, which is also the best-selling version. The gray one is more "powerful", and the PRIME logo on the front fenders proves that it is a four-wheel drive model with dual motors in front and rear.
After the 8 guests signed in and took a group photo, the guests moved to the training room, and today's activity officially began.
In the training room, Chen Zhan first introduced the process of today's test drive, the time nodes and precautions of each project. The 8 guests also listened very carefully.
In terms of product introduction, the editor Wang Yuren is responsible for explaining. Combined with PPT, the participants introduced the product highlights of FAW-Volkswagen ID.4CROZZ. And to answer the questions raised by the guests. The guests also listened very carefully, and interacted with Mr. Da Ren on the product points that they did not understand.
The organizers also placed fruits, desserts and other tea breaks on the table for the guests to enjoy.
In the morning, Zhang Ziang and Wang Yuren led 8 guests to interact with the static exterior interior experience.
The guests were interested in the ID.4 CROZZ's knob-type paddle shift lever and voice assistant function, which can be activated by "Hello, Volkswagen", which can realize navigation, audio-visual entertainment, and air conditioning operation.
Thanks to the Volkswagen MEB pure electric platform, the ID.4 CROZZ, which is a compact SUV, has a wheelbase of 2765mm, which is comparable in size to a medium-sized SUV, and the short front and rear suspension design makes it have better passability. This is also a point that the guests praised.
The design of the WINDOW lift button of the ID.4 CROZZ also aroused the interest of the guests, and Zhang Ziang explained its operation to the guests. Rear is a touch operation that controls the rear left and right windows when lit. When off, you can control the window of the main passenger seat.
The ID.4 CROZZ has a luggage compartment volume of 512 litres, which is not only a large volume, but also a very regular interior design. By putting down the rear seats 4/6, it is possible to form a plane that is approximately horizontal. The volume and spatial expansion made the guests present very satisfied.
The static experience session helps everyone better familiarize themselves with the vehicle, and then enters the first item of the triathlon - the venue evaluation. The staff placed a Small Kinkana Circuit in the field with pile barrels beforehand. It includes acceleration, braking, figure 8 rounds, small radius U-turns, pile loop tests, speed bumps, and more for a dynamic driving experience.
On the field is the gray ID.4 CROZZ, the top version is powerful, dual motor four-wheel drive, 100 km acceleration of 6s, such results made the guests eager to try.
The clamping of the dual motors allows the ID.4 CROZZ high-performance PRIME 4WD version to reach a total power of 230kW and a total torque of up to 460N·m. The battery capacity tiled under the crew compartment is 84.8kWh, but the 513km NEDC has a range of 37km less than the long-endurance PRO two-wheel drive version.
In order to make the test more interesting, the organizers also found a 2021 standard rear-drive upgrade of the Tesla Model 3 at a similar price. The car is equipped with a rear permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 220 kW and a maximum torque of 440 N·m. The official 0-100km/h acceleration result is 5.6s. It is that it has become the opponent of the ID.4 CROZZ high-performance PRIME 4WD version in the field test drive.
The two-car field PK began, the Model 3 took the lead, the smaller battery capacity, lighter curb weight, coupled with the low wind resistance design of the car, so that the Model 3 in the acceleration performance is slightly faster than the ID.4 CROZZ. The acceleration in standard mode made the guests who started the test ride uncomfortable, but after adjusting the driving mode to ease, the gentle acceleration performance will make you feel less tense.
The four-wheel drive version of the ID.4 CROZZ is more sophisticated in the tuning of the electric gate and power output. In standard mode, you can use a linear, non-obtrusive electric door pedal to make it easy for the occupant to adapt to the dynamic response of its initial stage. It doesn't have the frizziness of the Model 3, and the chassis suspension is not as thin as the Model 3. What impressed the guests the most was that it tended to be close to the driving quality of gasoline cars, and it was speeding faster unconsciously.
Try switching the driving mode to Dynamic and cut off the ESP after one foot to the floor to the end. The power at this moment comes very directly, without any delay or lag, and the start is the release of all 460Nm of torque. The front of the car is slightly raised, and the counterweight ratio of 50:50 in front and rear is also quite ideal. The body posture is very elegant throughout the acceleration sprint, and the ID.4 CROZZ is also passing to the driver, "I can run crazy and I can control it." ”
Piling/emergency avoidance, speed bumps test the stability of the two cars in terms of chassis suspension. The Tesla Model 3 features a suspension combination of double wishbones and rear multi-link linkages. The more blunt suspension feedback is exchanged for excellent lateral support performance, coupled with the steering wheel directivity performance without a virtual position, so that the Model 3 is very calm in the face of the pile test link.
The editor in the driver's seat was happy, but the guests who followed the car experience began to complain. In the speed bump test session, the Model 3's stiff suspension rebound is extremely unfriendly to the rear passengers, and the continuous bounce impact makes it easy for the heads of the rear passengers to be in close contact with the roof. And because the Model 3's sunroof is not designed with an inner sun blind, the cold feeling of sitting in the car in the early winter is more obvious than that of the ID.4 CROZZ.
After experiencing the model 3 back row baptism, the guests sat in the back row of the ID.4 CROZZ and consciously fastened their seat belts. The ID.4 CROZZ features a suspension combination of front McPherson and rear multi-link. Thanks to the battery pack tiled on the chassis, plus a 50:50 counterweight before and after. Therefore, the ID.4 CROZZ does not shift the center of gravity when winding the pile, coupled with the excellent lateral support ability of the suspension, so that the entire body posture is very calm. The guests' experience is also much softer than that of the Model 3.
The suspension of the ID.4 CROZZ still shows the tight and sporty tuning of the Volkswagen system in the face of the impact of continuous speed bumps. Tight but not loose, the guests were also full of praise for this.
The small radius U-turn and the toroidal bend test the turning radius of both models. The Model 3, which is biased towards motion tuning, naturally needless to say, can easily make U-turns and ring bends through small radii.
In our stereotype, SUVs have always been bulky when faced with u-turns. However, for the ID.4 CROZZ with short front and rear suspension and long wheelbase, the extremely small turning radius setting allows you to make a U-turn on a narrow road and achieve a wheel pass. Directly increased the guests' good feelings for ID.4 CROZZ.
The tense and exciting venue test driving experience session was nearing the end, and 8 users exchanged different experiences of the two cars with da ren and Zi Ang, two teachers of the auto home.
In the morning of the Jincana Circuit venue test drive, the guests also had a lot of fun. Even if you wear a mask, you can feel the joy from the bottom of their eyes.
After lunch, it is no longer a paved competition. Exciting off-road assessment subjects are here. Gravel slopes, continuous undulating roads, roll bends, deep pools, wet sliding axis cross slopes, 35-degree ramps, shallow pools, sleeper roads, steamed buns, etc., obstacles to testing the vehicle's passability and four-wheel drive ability are in front of us.
The Model 3, a rear-drive sedan, had to regretfully retire in the face of obstacles. Considering the approach angle, departure angle and ground clearance of id.4 CROZZ, these subjects are carefully selected by us.
Because it is a dual-motor electronically controlled four-wheel drive, there is no multi-plate clutch structure like a fuel vehicle. ID.4 CROZZ can get out of trouble smoothly, whether it is a diagonal cross shaft, or a single front wheel or a single rear wheel.
In the photo, there are four such steep slopes in the off-road base. Slopes are 30 degrees, 35 degrees, 40 degrees and 45 degrees, respectively. Driven by Dainon, guests took a test ride on a 35-degree ramp to experience.
The high-performance PRIME 4WD version has a dynamic tow mode after switching to this mode. The ID.4 CROZZ has a fairly robust pace uphill, and since it is an electronically controlled all-wheel drive, there is no propeller shaft for an oil car. The torque is released more directly, and there is no tire slippage during the entire climb.
After experiencing the climb, the next step is the "swimming" challenge in triathlon. Facing the wading tank in front of them, several guests were still muttering to each other who could not swim and hold their breath. It's not that scary. Deep tank is a tool to test the depth of the vehicle's wading ability, because gasoline vehicles will involve the height of the engine air intake, so some cars do not dare to easily try to wade in the road. The FAW-Volkswagen ID.4 CROZZ is driven by the motor of the front and rear axles, regardless of the engine air intake, through this project is basically like walking on the ground, no pressure.
The sleeper road tests the overall performance of the chassis in the face of continuous bumps in the vehicle chassis suspension, and the comfortable suspension rebound weakens the bumpy feeling caused by the sleeper.
Lazy Dragon Slope was used to test the approach and departure angles of the vehicle, and relying on the 360-degree panoramic image function, ID.4 CROZZ successfully passed the project.
The end of the non-paved off-road experience project is close to dusk, and the 8 guests have also gained a full harvest after the all-round experience of ID.4 CROZZ. At the closed-circuit two-car Kincana Circuit, the ID.4 CROZZ has the maneuverability of a sedan, especially with a turning radius of less than 5 meters, making it easy to make u-turns in narrow lanes. Excellent wading ability, robust hill climbing performance, plus proper driver assistance clamping. The ID.4 CROZZ, which combines tram comfort with powerful athletic genes, completes the second professional challenge in triathlon. Let the guests feel the hard power of ID.4 CROZZ "attack and defense" under the MEB pure electric platform.