Automobile evaluation: At the end of 2021, the release of the first model of AITO, a new high-end intelligent car brand under Xilis, has received widespread attention from inside and outside the industry. Inheriting the profound technical strength of Cyrus, with its simple and stylish design, high-specification chassis, advanced pure electric drive range extension technology and other highlights, and with the blessing of Huawei's Hongmeng intelligent cockpit, this technology luxury intelligent electric drive SUV seems to knock on the door of the high-end market.
In the new energy vehicle market, the Q&I M5 is a latecomer, but as the saying goes, "good food is not afraid of late", the arrival of the Q&C M5 has brought a piece of novelty to the market, perhaps many people have some questions about the Q&C M5, what are the differences between it and the current mainstream smart cars, as a new product is worthy of user trust? An article that will give you a better understanding of AITO Asking Circle M5.
Core technology self-sustaining Q&I M5 product strength is not bad
In such a high-tech field as automobiles, it is crucial to master the core technology. Unlike many new energy automobile companies that do brand first and then do technology, Xilis is a low-key and pragmatic enterprise, adhering to the most basic principles of car building and adhering to technical self-sustaining. Xilis has invested a lot of money and resources in research and development and manufacturing, and is one of the few new energy vehicle companies in China that independently master the technology of Sandian, at present, Xilis has mastered more than 1,000 new energy-related patented technologies, and has achieved industry leadership in the field of extended range. Therefore, Xilis's profound technical foundation is an important guarantee for AITO to participate in the fierce market competition.
Taking the pure electric drive extended range platform (DE-i) as an example, the platform develops and integrates the integrated intelligent generator set, drive technology, battery PACK, and intelligent control technology, and maximizes the oil-electricity conversion rate of the integrated intelligent generator set. The 1.5T four-cylinder range extender specially built for the extended range system has a compression ratio of up to 15:1, and has an ultra-high thermal efficiency of 41%, and the oil-to-electricity conversion rate can reach 3.2kW·h/L, which is 20% higher than the industry average. Based on the forward-developed vehicle platform, the range extender and exhaust system are cleverly "hidden" between the front subframe and the powertrain, and the front guard, power battery and rear guard are at the same level to achieve a lower drag coefficient and more economical driving power consumption. Through the overall optimization of each part, the WLTC mileage of the AITO Q&I M5 is as high as more than 1000 kilometers, far exceeding the single maximum mileage of traditional fuel vehicles and most pure electric vehicles. As a daily commuter car, the 40kW·h battery pack equipped with the AITO Inquisitive M5 has a 150-kilometer WLTC working life performance, and the fast charge can increase the power from 20% to 80% in only 45 minutes, saving energy and environmental protection and also having excellent economy.
The AITO M5's performance in terms of low energy consumption and high endurance is remarkable, but this does not mean that it needs to "bow down" to performance. In the competition with other power forms of products, AITO Q&J M5 is somewhat "not talking about martial arts", its front axle is equipped with asynchronous AC motors, the rear axle is equipped with a dual motor four-wheel drive scheme composed of permanent magnet synchronous motors, the total power of the dual motor four-wheel drive scheme can reach up to 365kW, the flagship version of the 100 km acceleration of 4.4 seconds, 0-50km/h acceleration is lower to a staggering 1.9 seconds; the total power of the four-wheel drive performance version is 315kW, 100 km/h acceleration is 4.8 seconds; the rear drive standard version accelerates 7.1 seconds per 100 km/ h.
In the development process of the intelligent range extension control system of the pure electric drive extended range platform, the engineers fully considered the factors such as road conditions, altitude, temperature, load, vehicle condition, etc., and it has the automatic identification ability of more than 860 scenarios, and realizes accurate matching through autonomous collaboration, bringing a global strong power, low energy consumption, and low noise experience. In addition, the system also supports OTA upgrades, continuously improves AI learning capabilities through road data information collection and analysis, and achieves intelligent growth.
AITO Q&I M5 adopts an all-aluminum alloy chassis, which can bring about a vehicle lightweight effect compared to the traditional steel chassis, while the stiffness and strength are greater, and the handling performance is more stable and safe. Moreover, its suspension material is quite thick, the design of the front double wishbones and the rear multi-link independent suspension originates from the supercar, and the use of large-area aluminum alloy materials is quite obvious for the lightweight and driving control of the whole vehicle.
In addition to product strength, strong production capacity is an important guarantee to ensure the quality stability and delivery ability of AITO Q&I M5. Located in Chongqing, Xilis Liangjiang Smart Factory is built with Industry 4.0 standards, with five major process workshops of "stamping, welding, painting, assembly and battery PACK", and has achieved a high degree of automation, 100% automation of key processes and 24-hour full-time online inspection through the coordinated operation of more than 1,000 robots, effectively reducing labor costs while making manufacturing accuracy and product quality reach a first-class level.
Huawei helps Cyrus Intelligence to make the Q&I M5 more aware of life
The external strength of AITO Q&I M5 is self-evident, and in terms of internal core competitiveness, Huawei's addition has added a lot of color. AITO Q&I M5 is the industry's first product equipped with Huawei's latest HarmonyOS smart cockpit, this operating system that makes the Chinese people proud has passed the test of hundreds of millions of users, applied to AITU Q&I M5, Hongmeng HarmonyOS can break the information gap between different devices, and can interconnect with people, mobile phones, smart homes, smart watches, etc., realizing the convenience of all things in the car connection.
Taking the most commonly used navigation functions as an example, the on-board maps on many automotive products are more like "decorations", which cannot be updated in time, weak signals, poor accuracy and other issues, so that drivers are more inclined to use mobile phones to navigate. The new car map service Petal Maps equipped with the AITO Inquisition M5 completely solves the above problems.
If the owner is a HarmonyOS mobile phone user, you can enjoy the ultimate multi-device map seamless connection: Petal Maps supports one-touch transmission, on-board navigation and continuation functions, bringing a unique seamless circulation experience. Users can use the third-party application location sharing, through the third-party application on the mobile phone or mobile map APP to obtain location information, quickly share the information to the car machine, conveniently open the navigation task, to achieve a seamless relay of the mobile phone + car machine. Secondly, for low-signal areas such as underground parking lots, Petal Maps combines super GNSS, SDM, VDR position is not lost, tunnel GPS + IMU + wheel speed technology, can be continuous and accurate positioning of vehicles. Petal Maps has supported offline map data from 52 cities in China, making it worry-free to use even when the internet speed is slow or there is no network.
At present, most models of entertainment terminals are based on the Android system to build, completely rely on the original ecosystem of the system, there are often some problems in software adaptation, and in terms of audio-visual entertainment, users often need to pay in third-party applications to experience high-quality audio sources and film sources. The Huawei music and Huawei video owned by the HarmonyOS smart cockpit on the AITO Q&I M5 have built a complete and customized audio-visual entertainment ecosystem.
Huawei Music can also match a variety of scenarios such as users taking a nap in the car, alleviating driving fatigue, and interactive entertainment in the car. It includes Huawei Music's high-quality music zone, multi-channel music content, combined with a 19-unit HUAWEI SOUND car audio system, bringing theater-level listening enjoyment with surround sound, making AITO a mobile private concert hall. Huawei Video has also cooperated with video platforms such as Youku to provide special area content including Hollywood and domestic cinema blockbusters, art and humanities, knowledge education, etc., to present a wonderful audio-visual experience for car owners. In order to achieve a more comprehensive ecological closed loop, Huawei has also adapted voice commands and multi-terminal sharing functions for music and video functions, as well as multi-terminal sharing functions for car machines, mobile phones, and large screens, truly bringing Huawei's ecology to the extreme.
In addition, AITO M5 can also be seamlessly connected with the smart home, for example, when you use the car central control screen to set the home mode, you can open the air conditioner, TV, etc. at home with one key on the way to work, and feel the warmth of home as soon as you enter the door. HarmonyOS also supports continuous dialogue voice control, NFC key (support Huawei watch, mobile phone, physical key three ways), 3D face recognition and binding personal driving information and data, custom car machine, etc. Configurations such as IAS air purification system, high quiet NVH control system, smart lamp language, L2+ intelligent assisted driving, V2L reverse charging, etc., are also the selling points of AITO Q&A M5.
Joining forces to open a new chapter of smart mobility
The advent of the AITO Q&A M5 is not only a "blockbuster" for automotive products, but also represents a new model of cooperation between auto companies and technology companies - "empowering each other and working together". It is understood that the development process of AITO Q&I M5 is jointly participated and cooperated by Xilis and Huawei, and some sources said that Huawei has a team of 100 resident engineers in Cyrus to provide better product strength for vehicles. In terms of investment, the two sides share risks and complement each other's advantages, providing greater possibilities for both sides to jointly build a future automotive ecological value chain.
The advantages of this model are very obvious - the car company side not only has the core technical strength, but also has an open and integrated mentality, while the technology company side is deeply involved in the definition of new products throughout the process through cooperation, and even plays its existing advantages in the channel sales link. According to the strategic agreement and joint business cooperation agreement signed between Xiaokang and Huawei, as well as related agreements, the two sides are long-term partners and complement each other's advantages. In fact, Huawei empowers its entire value chain from the aspects of product definition, ID design, quality control, technology development, channel sharing, and brand marketing, and the two sides have a clear division of labor, jointly forming a team to take charge of their respective specialties, and creating a new model of in-depth cooperation and mutual achievement between new energy vehicle companies and ICT technology companies.
It is reported that the AITO Q&A M5 launched this time will enter huawei's smart selection mode, and will continue to maintain high-end brand operation, marketing and sales network construction, and give full play to their respective advantages to cover product pre-sales and after-sales experience. From December 23, 2021, consumers will continue to interact with AITO live cars in hundreds of stores in major cities. At the same time, from January 20 this year, the opening of pre-order test drives and bookings, it is expected that the first batch of users will also get new cars in the first quarter of 2022.
As a new product integrating the advantages of both parties, the arrival of AITO Q&I M5 will not only bring users a smart travel experience with high intelligence, high performance and long endurance, but also mark the historic transformation of automobiles from transportation to smart ecology, and is also a milestone step for Xilix to conquer the high-end market of new energy and create a beautiful vision of smart mobile life. At the same time, it also means that a full-scenario interconnected smart travel experience has begun, in this future competition in the smart luxury SUV market, AITO brand will wrestle with more car brands, so that the market can witness together.