Compared with the small fight of the joint venture brand, the new product push of the independent brand in 2022 can be described as lively, especially the high-end hybrid car market, following BYD, each first-line brand has quickly launched its own blue or green brand hybrid car, and it seems that this hybrid design idea without an independent transmission has been regarded as the "final antidote" to the high-end breakthrough of domestic cars. Today we will talk about the specifics, the upcoming hardcore hybrid technology of each brand, who can play more?
● BYD Han DM-i
▲Price information: 20.98-279,500 yuan (cash)
The BYD Han series on sale is undoubtedly one of the most successful high-end domestic cars in 2021, with cumulative sales of more than 117,000 units in the whole year, ranking first in the sales list of Chinese brand C-class cars, even in the entire domestic luxury car market, second only to the "56E" of the German BBA. In 2022, this domestic star car is about to usher in a new version.
According to the declaration information, the new BYD Han series will continue to provide pure electric version and plug-in mixed version of the two power forms, the two use different styles of front faces, and in the details, the revised Han series has also redesigned the through-type taillights, the overall look is more recognizable than the current model.
The focus is on the plug-in hybrid version, the new car declared is not equipped with the current DM-power powertrain, but the DM-i of the same DM-i super hybrid system, based on the hybrid-specific 1.5T engine, matching the EHS145 or EHS160 electromechanical coupling module, replacing the transmission's speed regulation function with a dual motor with a heteroaxial layout, with energy recovery, compared to DM-power has a better fuel economy performance. In addition, the new Han DM-i will also be available in an optional AWD version, which will further enhance performance on the basis of the front axle hybrid system and an additional P4 bridge with a peak power of 200kW on the rear axle.
● Star Trail Wind Chasing ET-i
▲Price information: Pre-priced 150,000-160,000 yuan
On January 20, Chery's high-end brand Xingtu announced the pre-price information of the new wind chasing ET-i, the pre-price of the two models was 150,000 yuan and 160,000 yuan respectively, which is a plug-in hybrid SUV model, with a green card and a pure electric mileage of 105km.
As a derivative of the current StarWay Wind Chaser, the interior and exterior design of this plug-in hybrid version has indeed not changed much, and the focus is on its powertrain. Like the BYD DM-i super hybrid technology above, Chery Xingtu's "Star Core Power ET-i Full Engine Super Hybrid" power architecture is also a front-axle dual motor, without a hybrid configuration of independent transmission, which is one of the most important factors that can maintain low fuel consumption in the case of battery power.
However, from the technical details, chery's hybrid system is obviously more complex and more hardcore, not only has a hybrid special internal combustion engine, front axle dual motors, but also additionally equipped with TSD dual-shaft variable speed module, which can provide three physical gears for more modes of electromechanical coupling and power shunting for the three powertrains. Therefore, this hybrid system can run a single motor pure electricity, dual motor pure electricity, engine direct drive, three engine hybrid and other working modes in almost all scenarios, while maintaining the ultra-low fuel consumption of 4.8L/100km, the acceleration performance of 0-100km is only 6.8s, if the optional P4 bridge (chasing the wind ET-i does not, Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ has), the whole vehicle can achieve "breaking 100" within 5 seconds.
●WEY MOCHA DHT-PHEV
▲Price information: Pre-price 29.90-31.50 million yuan
In 2021, Great Wall WEY launched the lemon hybrid DHT system and served on the two SUV models of Macchiato and Latte, and this year, this hybrid system finally appeared for the first time on the brand's flagship SUV - Mocha, which was officially named Mocha DHT-PHEV, on the green card, with a pre-price of 29.90-31.50 million yuan.
Behind the high price, it is the hard-core powertrain equipped by the Great Wall, the idea is the same as the above two, hybrid special 1.5T engine and front axle dual motor, the official power loss fuel consumption is 5.55L/100km (front-drive version). Like the previous latte and Macchido, the engine output of this hybrid system also has two gears to change, which can also play a role in torque amplification, with a 135kW P4 bridge (electric four-wheel drive), the vehicle 0-100km/h acceleration time of 4.8 seconds.
In order to further strengthen the product value of Mocha as a flagship SUV, Great Wall is equipped with a lithium battery pack with a capacity of 39.67kWh, and the pure electric mileage of the two-wheel drive version can reach 204km, which is twice that of its peers (Tang DM-i, Tiggo 8 PLUS).
● Huawei Q&I M5
▲Price information: Pre-priced 250,000-320,000 yuan
At the end of last year, the Celis brand cooperated by Huawei Technology and Dongfeng Xiaokang had a big move, and with the launch of this Q&A M5, we saw the latest understanding of the new car-making brand in the future of domestic high-end SUVs. Correspondingly, the current Celis SF5 was officially discontinued, freeing up production capacity for the new intelligent range extender hybrid vehicle equipped with the Hongmeng system.
First look at the body, compared to the SF5, this M5 through the simple body line outlined a more avant-garde appearance outline, with matrix LED headlights, through the taillights of the smart light show, looks very futuristic. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car have also "expanded" to 4770/1930/1625mm, and the wheelbase is 2880mm, which is already a medium-sized SUV with a positive eight economy, and the characteristics of the long wheelbase make its spatial performance very worth looking forward to.
Compared with peers, Celis's technical reserves in the field of hybrid may be almost interesting, so the car adopts a range extended hybrid system commonly used by new forces in car-making, the engine, generator, and motor are simple series layouts, each performing its duties, there is no parallel/hybrid, naturally there will be no dual motor pure electricity, or three-engine hybrid mode, simple and rough, low technical threshold.
Of course, the simplicity of the technology does not affect its tough performance, under the blessing of the front and rear axle dual motors, the comprehensive power of the M5 reaches 365kW, and the vehicle accelerates from 0-100km/h in 4.4 seconds. Similarly, because it is a green car, the car is also equipped with a large-capacity battery pack, which supports fast/slow charging, and the comprehensive cruising range of the WLTC can reach 1102km when fully oiled and fully charged.
● Lantu Dreamer
▲ Price information: Expected 350,000-450,000 yuan.
After Toyota Alpha, Dongfeng Group's high-end brand Lantu also extended its hand to the high-end luxury MPV market, that is, this Lantu Dreamer model, which debuted in November last year. The length, width and height of this car reached 5315/1980/1810mm, the wheelbase was 3200mm, and the full-size MPV was properly matched, with a two-color body, electric sliding doors, and luxurious cockpit materials, which impressed netizens.
Dreamer's interior belongs to the technology luxury style, large size of the siamese screen throughout the central control, a large number of leather wrapping and double color collocation to further enhance the sense of interior grade, in addition to 5G car entertainment and office system, L2 + intelligent driving assistance system, and support vehicle OTA, in terms of intelligence compared to traditional competitors have full advantages.
The new forces of car building, with the range extender hybrid is the basic operation, this car is no exception, the same is a 1.5T engine as a range extender, with a large capacity battery pack, front and rear axle dual motors. The MPV is less concerned about performance, but the power of the front and rear motors has also reached 130kW/160kW, which adds up to almost the level of mainstream six-cylinder turbocharged engines. To further enhance passenger comfort, the car's four wheels are also equipped with an adjustable soft and hard/height active air suspension.
At present, the official does not give the price of this high-end MPV, but with reference to the Lantu FREE (medium and large SUV, the guidance price of 313.6-36.36 million yuan), and then laterally compared with the Toyota Xena, Buick GL8, we expect that the price of its main sales model will be around 400,000, which is simply the same level of hot joint venture vehicles, and has a strong high-end value experience advantage.