To say that buying a car now, the hottest is actually not pure electric, after all, in such a cold area as the northeast, it is not very suitable, and the construction of charging facilities in many cities is not rich enough. The hottest one should be a new round of hybrids. Right in front of us, we can see that BYD, Changan, WEY, Honda, Toyota, etc., are launching their own new plug-in hybrid technology models, especially BYD's DM-i hybrid from 2021, which has been on fire for more than a year. Now with the new DM-i car, they have achieved a monthly sales of more than 10,000.
After continuing to become popular in the market, other independent brands are also gradually following up, among which the highest demand is Chery's Kunpeng DHT hybrid. Recently, chery Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ edition, the first model equipped with Kunpeng DHT Hybrid, announced a first-come price, and it launched two models priced at 151,800 yuan and 165,800 yuan respectively. So, can it become a BYD DM-i rival? Let's briefly compare the two cars.
Design/Space/Power, Chery New Car and BYD Song PLUS DM-i Who is better?
With the rejuvenation of the car buying group, many independent brand car companies have begun to work design, which is reflected in the Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ version and song PLUS DM-i. Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ version and ordinary fuel version look very similar, using Chery's latest family design, the biggest change is to add a charging interface in the left front fender position, and add Kunpeng e+ exclusive logo to the rear. In comparison, the overall shape of song PLUS DM-i looks more tough, it uses BYD's latest Dragon Face 3.0 family design, the front face is equipped with a new large-mouth grille, using dense chrome dot matrix grille, the whole vehicle is more recognizable. In short, both cars cater to the aesthetics of domestic consumers, and who looks better depends on personal preferences.
As for the interior, these two cars represent two popular designs of the current model, one is the double screen design of the Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ version, and the other is the song PLUS DM-i full LCD instrument + rotatable central control screen, and the sense of science and technology is better.
Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ positioning medium SUV, there are 5 seats and 7 seats two seat layouts to choose from, length, width and height are 4722/1860/1747mm, wheelbase 2710mm. Song PLUS DM-i positioning compact SUV, only available in 5-seat layout, length, width and height are 4705/1890/1680mm, wheelbase 2765mm. Although the model positioning is different, in fact, the two cars are not much different in length and width, and the Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ body height is 67mm more than the Song PLUS DM-i, and the head space is better. Song PLUS DM-i has an extra 55mm in wheelbase, better front and rear legroom, and a better riding experience. However, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ also has a 7-seat version that can be optional, the vehicle space is relatively crowded, and the third row can only play an emergency role.
Compared with BYD DM-i technology, Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ uses Chery Kunpeng DHT hybrid system, which is composed of front dual motors + rear single motor + 1.5T engine, the maximum power of the 1.5T engine is 115kW, and the maximum torque is 230N·m. The whole series is equipped with a 19.27kWh battery pack as standard, NEDC pure electric endurance of 100km, the official announcement of the acceleration time of 100 km is 7 seconds, the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 km is 1.0L, and the fuel consumption of 100 km is 5.0L.
BYD Song PLUS DM-i Xiaoyun - Plug-in hybrid special 1.5L high-efficiency engine + EHS electric hybrid system powertrain, of which the maximum engine power is 81kW, the maximum torque of 135N·m. The two 110km versions use DM-i super hybrid blade batteries, the battery pack capacity is 18.3kWh, NEDC pure electric endurance is 110km, the official announcement of 100 km acceleration time is 7.9 seconds, 100 km comprehensive fuel consumption of 0.9L, and the loss of power fuel consumption is 4.5L.
Comparing the power of the two cars, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ engine data performance is better, and the acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 0.9 seconds faster than that of Song PLUS DM-i. However, in terms of pure electric endurance and fuel consumption, it is not as good as Song PLUS DM-i. The pure electric endurance of Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ is 10km shorter than that of Song PLUS DM-i, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 km is not much different, and the fuel consumption of 100 km of power loss is 0.5L higher than that of Song PLUS DM-i.
Price/Configuration: Can Chery slightly beat BYD?
At present, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ edition has only launched two models, namely the urban e+ version priced at 151,800 yuan and the style e+ version priced at 165,800 yuan. Let's compare two Song PLUS DM-i models with similar performance, namely the DM-i 110KM flagship model priced at 159,800 yuan and the 110KM flagship PLUS priced at 169,800 yuan.
First of all, let's look at the entry-level version, the urban e+ version is 8,000 yuan cheaper than the 110KM flagship version, less front and rear side airbags, front and rear head airbags, front parking radar, 360-degree panoramic image, open panoramic sunroof, electric trunk, driving recorder, main passenger seat electric adjustment, rear privacy glass and other configurations, but also more road rescue calls, mobile phone interconnection mapping function.
The style e+ version is 4,000 yuan cheaper than the flagship PLUS, less parallel assist, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, active braking, full speed adaptive cruise, driving recorder, front seat ventilation, adaptive long-range lighting and other configurations, but also more Sony audio, road rescue calls, mobile phone interconnection mapping functions.
Overall, as more than 150,000 hybrid SUVs, Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ and Song PLUS DM-i two car configurations are doing well, the daily use of the configuration are equipped, but due to the price difference, Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e + than song PLUS DM-i configuration is less, but does not affect its practicality.
conclusion:
From the perspective of product strength, Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ with Kunpeng DHT hybrid system, the performance has been greatly improved, power data and 100 km acceleration time is more competitive than the competitor BYD Song PLUS DM-i. And consumers are most concerned about the price, Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ is also cheaper than Song PLUS DM-i 4-8 thousand yuan cheaper, coupled with a good design and a variety of seat layouts and other advantages, Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e + should be loved by many consumers, will become a strong competitor of Song PLUS DM-i. (Image from the Internet)