Looking at the family car market in the past two years, it can be seen that everyone's demand has slowly increased from the original stable and practical, and has slowly increased the labels of personality and sports. That is to say, on the basis of the original product strength, there also needs to be some personalized and attractive highlights. Released at the end of last year, the Dark Night Yixuan MAX has been blessed with a special kit, with a rather "can play" appearance, and a CTCC championship power with track genes. Next, let's take a look at how strong this sporty model is.
Personality and movement are the biggest labels
At the first sight of the dark night YiXuan MAX, many people may mistakenly think that this is a racing car, if it is not the front plate frame, you may not want to believe that this is a mass production car, it can be driven on the road normally. Although the whole car is based on the Yixuan MAX, there are a large number of kits and quite a personalized color scheme around the body.
At the front of the front, the most eye-catching thing is the exaggerated encirclement, the irregular "V" shape outlines the intake trim plates on both sides, and the bottom front shovel uses a segmented form, and the center is a millimeter-wave radar for active safety functions. The shape is very similar to a racing car, and the unique metallic paint is not only surrounded, but also reflected in the logo and side skirts on both sides. From here, it can be seen that the Dark Night Max has the genes of racing.
Both versions of the Dark Night MAX are equipped with LED headlights with automatic opening and closing and LED daytime running lights, and the fuel version also has a matrix headlight design. Coupled with the internal structure of the headlights composed of sharp lines, the front of the car has a charm, which can more reflect the sense of science and technology and the atmosphere of racing.
The middle grid grid is still lattice, and the overall blackening does not seem to have much presence in the face of exaggerated encirclement. The camera is hidden inside for 360-degree panoramic images, which is especially important for novices or owners who are less likely to park in their place of residence.
The rims are painted black like the front grille, and with the gold of the door panels and the upper part of the door frame, the side of the body looks mysterious, but not dull. The whole vehicle uses a matte texture black paint, which has a very performance car flavor. The 2770mm wheelbase and 4817mm length ensure that the vehicle is not inferior to the competition in terms of appearance and interior space.
The rear of the car is similar to the front of the car, which is a very exaggerated package blessing. For example, the rear wing in the upper part of the rear, if the tail wing of this size is installed later, the probability of being stopped is very high, but the original factory does not have such a worry. Looking down in order, the golden logo is not large, but it plays a finishing effect, and the lateral running taillights do not look very eye-catching during the day, but the effect after lighting up at night is very eye-catching.
With four exhausts on both sides of the bottom, a gold trim wrapper on the outside, and a diffuser in the central part, this set of trim pieces gives the entire rear of the car a considerable sporty texture, much like a racing car. At the same time, four rear parking radars can be seen, focusing on the sense of sport without forgetting practicality.
While the exterior styling is strong enough, the atmosphere inside the car should also have a corresponding style. For example, the gold trim that runs through the entire center console is slightly biased towards the central control screen on the driver's side, with the driver's seat as the center of gravity. The through-through air conditioner outlet is a popular design at present, and the control panel is hidden in the center, which is very rare. The front of the co-pilot, the door panels, the seats, etc. are wrapped with special skin-like materials, and the touch is greatly improved.
Dark Night Yixuan MAX uses a 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard, the display effect is delicate, can support a variety of mode switching, the display content is very rich, you can also project navigation information, so that the driver does not have to look at the central control screen sideways, reducing the probability of accidents.
The degree of intelligence of the car machine system is very high, not only has built-in music, entertainment APP, but also has the ability of speech recognition, can control air conditioning, entertainment system, sunroof, navigation and so on. Supporting OTA upgrades and car networking functions is the current mainstream level. Functions such as 360-degree panoramic images and vehicle settings will also be applied on this screen.
As mentioned earlier, the wheelbase of this car is 2770mm, which is well displayed in the car, the rear leg space is very abundant, suitable for multiple people to ride, and the central bulge of the second row of floors is very small, which has little impact on comfort. And the seat is made of parquet material, which is comfortable to sit on and very high-grade.
What kind of performance does "Original Racing" look like?
Dark Night Yixuan MAX has a title of "original racing car", everyone knows that the car can not be driven normally on the road, and most of the original car will not make a special bias to the performance, chassis tuning, etc. to make a special bias to the track-based tuning, on the one hand, cost control, on the other hand, it is very difficult to balance performance and comfort.
First of all, the engine part of this car, the displacement of 1.5L is not large, under the action of the turbocharger, it can output the maximum horsepower of 190Ps and the maximum torque of 300 N·m. If it is a hybrid version, then the engine power is slightly lower, the maximum horsepower is 163Ps, but a 130kW electric motor is added, so that the advantage at the start is greater, and it is certainly helpful for the acceleration time of 0-100km/h, and the official hybrid version has a zero hundred acceleration time of 6.81 seconds, which is faster than the shadow leopard of the same sports car.
Looking at the chassis, first of all, at the hardware level, the front and rear suspensions of the Dark Night Max are independent structures, which are conducive to the comfort of the car on the one hand, and can enhance the handling ability on the other hand. Before talking about the tuning, let's talk about the background, in ctCC, that is, the 2021 season of the China Touring Car Championship, Dongfeng Fengshen Yixuan won the championship, which is not the first time they have won the championship. Dark Night MAX is based on DSMA's advanced modular architecture, and the chassis is tuned by the CTCC champion team. It not only takes into account the comfort of daily use of the car, but also gets the fun of the original racing car.
Dark Night MAX is co-created by players, and this way of engaging users will have a sense of belonging on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can better absorb the voice of the market. The concept of the original racing car is very novel, and the Dark Night Max meets the needs of the market segment in terms of both external styling and performance, and can experience a more personalized original performance car.