At present, the models in the new energy vehicle market can be described as dazzling. People choose new energy models mainly because of its cost-effective car cost and the convenience of transportation in the city, of course, if it is a car purchase price, it is even better. And today to bring you is a 100,000 yuan boutique pure electric model, it is the new star OFD Dolphin from the BYD new energy family, let's see how it performs.
Dolphin is the first model to be created with a "marine aesthetic" design concept, including a number of recognizable visual symbols. Waves appear as another important element and echo the "dolphin". And there is also a major feature in the appearance that the entire series uses a two-color body, making it more fashionable in temperament. The "Dolphin" Eye LED combination lights, its overall design inspired by the "Dolphin"'s eyes, flashing with vitality.
BYD's new LOGO adopts simple and smooth metal lines, cancels the oval boundary, and the overall design becomes more open, more dynamic, and more in line with the aesthetics of the new generation of young users. As the first application of the new LOGO on BYD models, Dolphin's simple and open vehicle design style is perfectly in line with the new LOGO design.
From the side lines, based on the dolphin's new energy attributes, the design of short front and rear suspension and long wheelbase makes the whole vehicle look more stretched. As a pure electric boutique, the target of comparison is naturally locked in the same level of fuel Shenche Honda Fit, from the perspective of size comparison data, it can be said that it is a complete victory, especially in the wheelbase of electric vehicles, it is more than Fit, laying a solid foundation for the performance of the interior space.
The grille and D-pillar of the vehicle are decorated with twill, through multiple sets of spacing, thickness and thickness of the line, in the form of parallel and intersecting, supplemented by the surface treatment of highlight and frosted intervals.
Due to the difference in detail between the front and rear brackets, the Dolphin Knight Edition looks more sporty, and the design is different from other configuration versions.
The larger 17-inch wheels in the wheel hub also give the Dolphin a better proportion of its already very stretched body lines.
The geometric polyline through LED taillights are inspired by the spiraling posture of the "dolphin" when they jump up, and echo the front and center position lights with the through-line design. When the headlights are lit, they are highly recognizable at night or from a distance.
As a new product in the Internet era, Dolphin provides a variety of vehicle unlocking methods, and users can operate through BYD Car APP, Bluetooth key, and mobile phone NFC car key. In particular, the mobile phone NFC car key, the technology can authorize one or more mobile phones to use, just the authorized mobile phone near the rearview mirror near the induction zone can be quickly unlocked, the mobile phone can also be used when the network is out of power.
Some people may ask, this is convenient, but what about safety? Dolphin's mobile phone NFC car key follows the CCC specifications of the Global Internet of Vehicles Alliance, adopts a local encryption storage policy for all private data, does not upload to the cloud or network, and does not allow third-party programs to access, ensuring the privacy of user information and the security of vehicle use.
The overall tone of the interior also echoes the exterior color, and the instrument panel uses a special shape of a wave shape to break the traditional design of the previous pursuit of flatness and symmetry, and balance the sense of emptiness in the structure. The creative inspiration comes from the cascading window defrost outlets that also bring the dashboard to life.
The flat-bottom steering wheel feels full and comfortable to hold, and the quick buttons that integrate many functions are more practical. The lines of its spokes are like the tail fins of "dolphins", bringing users more freshness and visual impact.
The center console is designed to make conventional function operation within reach, while reducing the space occupied by physical buttons, creating more convenience for storage, and the electronic shift lever is also integrated to make the operation more convenient.
The dual USB charging interface in the front row is already standard in modern models, and the memory card slot of the dashcam is also designed in the middle, and the 12V power supply is still available, leaving room for more functions.
The center console integrates a double cup holder, as well as a handbrake and auto park function knob, and a wireless charging slot for the phone at the rear.
The central armrest breaks the traditional structural form and designs a semi-open storage structure that combines aesthetics with practical functions. The inner door handle is shaped like the pectoral fin of a "dolphin", and every time the door is opened, it is like a handshake with the "dolphin". The wavy soft cladding of the upper part of the inner door panel makes the shoulder feel more considerate when touched.
Skin-sensitive interior is a new material that has been very popular recently, through the special treatment of interior fabrics, Dolphin creates a gentle skin-friendly feeling for users, while also making the interior as a whole more vibrant and fresh. The front seats feature an integrated, cutout headrest design. The surface of the seat is covered in curved three-dimensional form, made of printed and solid color fabrics, supplemented by a very personalized jumping color edge strip, which makes the shape more stylish.
Dolphin's seat adopts Faurecia's newly developed Dragon III. skeleton platform, which is lightweight, stable in structure, and the hardness of the foam material has been adjusted after multiple rounds of debugging, which can provide sufficient support and at the same time has a suspension-like zero-gravity riding feeling.
The trunk volume can meet the needs of many people traveling, and the car also provides glasses boxes, multi-functional hooks, semi-open storage compartments, sub-instrument panel boxes, double-layer document bags and privacy storage boxes and other more than 20 intimate designs to meet the user's multi-scene storage needs.
Dolphin is equipped with a 12.8-inch adaptive rotating suspension Pad, using vehicle-grade components, and can still maintain smooth operation in high-cold, high-temperature and high-dust environments. The hardware configuration is comparable to the mainstream tablets today, the screen ratio is larger, and the "horizontal screen" or "vertical screen" display mode can be automatically switched according to the needs of use, creating a new visual and interactive experience.
As the wisdom of the Dolphin model, in addition to providing users with a first-class intelligent interactive experience, the Knight Edition model is also equipped with the DiPilot intelligent driving assistance system, which can provide users with more than ten practical functions including stop-and-go full-speed adaptive cruise, lane active holding, automatic emergency braking, etc., which not only makes travel more convenient, but also safer.
Dolphin is equipped with an energy-efficient heat pump system that enables efficient regulation of the battery pack temperature through direct cooling and direct heating technology, and can adjust the occupant compartment temperature with low energy consumption as required. The heat pump system can also absorb the waste heat of the electric powertrain and can operate in a wide temperature range of -30 °C -40 °C. Compared with traditional PTC heating units, the heat pump system has faster temperature control speed and can increase the driving range by 20% in winter.
Dolphin Knight Edition is equipped with a highly integrated eight-in-one electric powertrain developed based on e-platform 3.0 technology. Compared with the 70kW model, which focuses on efficient travel, the maximum power of the Knight Edition has been increased to 130kW, and the maximum torque has reached 290N·m. In terms of power output level, it is comparable to some gasoline cars on the market equipped with 2.0L turbocharged engines.
The dolphin's driving texture, the first impression comes from the tranquility of the whole vehicle. This new car is operated by Dr. Zhang Qiang, chief NVH tuning expert of BYD, using a new NVH design concept, through the comprehensive means of "source control", "path blocking" and "subsystem modularization", so that dolphin's interior noise is significantly better than that of the same level of models. Not only does it reduce the noise of the electric powertrain, but it also adds five newly developed partition pads, and 20 sound-absorbing materials are distributed throughout the vehicle.
The subframe of the reduced-frame pipe beam tailored for pure electric models effectively reduces the vibration and noise transmitted from the powertrain and the road surface to the car, and fully optimizes the NVH performance of Dolphin. In the actual test drive, driving on the 60-70 km /h urban expressway, the quietness of the car remained surprisingly consistent, except for wind noise and tire noise, almost no noise from other parts of the vehicle was felt.
The agility of the Dolphin chassis also impressed us during the test drive, although the rear suspension is still a torsion beam structure, but the suspension by BYD's chief chassis tuning expert Hans Kirk led a team, spent eight months of careful tuning, hundreds of rounds of program choices, providing a comfortable, sporty dual mode choice, while ensuring ride comfort, but also more fun driving experience.
In terms of energy consumption, this test drive is a fashion version of the model with a range of 405 kilometers, in order to test its real actual car performance, we decided to conduct a battery life experiment to see how much mileage the power state can run from 100% to 0%.
In fact, the overall mileage of dolphin this car can fully meet the daily commuting in the city, the overall road environment of this test drive can be said to be relatively smooth, the speed during the period is maintained at 35km/h-70km/h, and the average power consumption is maintained between 5kWh-12kWh, which can be said that such a performance has been very good. Although the north is currently in winter, the outdoor temperature is maintained between -1 °C and 3 °C this time, but we still have the air conditioner in the car, and the air conditioner blows to a low gear and maintains a constant temperature. The entire test link will not be the vehicle secondary charge, until the vehicle battery consumption to 0% of the limit state, BYD Dolphin overall mileage of 388.8 kilometers, such mileage performance than the calibrated 405 kilometers less than the 16.2 kilometers, but compared with most of today's new energy vehicles in the actual driving mileage of 7-8 discount performance, BYD Dolphin performance can be described as commendable.
In fact, in the early stage of driving in the state of 100% of the vehicle's electricity, the full driving speed is maintained between 60-70km/h, and the speed of power consumption is relatively gentle, but when the battery power is consumed to less than 30%, the vehicle will open the motor protection mechanism due to the low power state, which will relatively limit the output of some power and reduce the speed of power consumption. But don't worry, after all, BYD Dolphin, as the first mass production model of e-platform 3.0, integrates bydir's current core technologies, such as blade batteries, heat pump systems, eight-in-one electric powertrains and battery pack refrigerant direct cold and direct heat technology just mentioned earlier, which can well solve the winter endurance pain points of electric vehicles that users are most concerned about under the blessing of these technologies.
In general, the emergence of dolphins can be said to make us have a new understanding of the "100,000 yuan high-quality pure electric model" of our own brand, and the models at this level in the past are practical means of transportation, and it is difficult to have requirements in terms of design, workmanship and texture. Moreover, for the pain point of mileage anxiety in pure electric models in winter, the performance of Dolphin is also very surprising, of course, these are inseparable from BYD e platform 3.0, the blessing of several core technologies makes it not afraid of the mileage anxiety of pure electric models in winter. Many people's first reaction after seeing the dolphin is that it is more suitable for female users, but in fact, it is aimed at more young users. Therefore, as a young person who wants to choose a textured boutique pure electric model of 100,000 yuan, BYD Dolphin is indeed a good choice.
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