The current automotive market Chinese product brand is very strong, new brands and new models mushrooming, of which, the first model of the Lantu brand, Lantu FREE, was recently listed, and this car is positioned as a medium and large SUV, directly benchmarking luxury models. The new car guidance price is 313,600 yuan to 363,600 yuan, forming a price dislocation competition, the power has pure electric and extended range electric vehicles two drive forms of composition, and the length of the vehicle is more than 4 meters 9, the wheelbase is 2960 mm, the seat is arranged in the form of 5 doors and 5 seats, it is a proper size of the medium and large SUV, the new brand comes up to explore the high-end price range, and its product power can be worthy of the price of more than 300,000 yuan? Let's take a look.
Lantu FREE appearance uses a large size narrowing grille, LED headlights cleverly integrated with the grille, forming a spread-wing style, the front face logo logo is like a flying bird, and has a luminous function, from the side, the whole car adopts a yacht-style design, the appearance design of this car can subjectively give a high score, because it is a good integration of elegance and stability together, in the past domestic cars in the design of this kind of medium and large SUV, often the appearance of the vehicle will appear very bulky, However, the appearance of Landu FREE is very mature, and the design and functional configuration are just right, not like the minimalist design of traditional new energy models, but there is a kind of luxury brand design inspiration.
In the interior is the most able to reflect the Lantu FREE technology, luxury of the place, the most fascinating thing about the whole vehicle is the wrap-around cockpit, three huge 12.3-inch LCD screens, and support two levels of lifting function, full of ceremony, below is a whole row of physical operation buttons, the actual use will not have a strong sense of strangeness, very easy to get started, a large number of leather use in the interior, wood grain chrome decoration together to form a luxurious luxury feeling, gear shift handle using a yacht-style design language, and lighting, Vehicle driving mode, charging management, instrument display and other information are all placed in the car machine screen, so that the sense of unity of the whole vehicle is stronger, and the driver will feel that the vehicle's various indicators can be centrally managed, and the linkage with the surroundings is better.
In the seat can also reflect the luxury of Lantu FREE, the leather seat of the whole car uses a skin-like fabric, supports 12 electric adjustments, conventional ventilation, heating, and even massage functions are all equipped, the seats are wide and thick, because the whole series is a 5-seat model, so the second row has a relatively generous leg space, in the standard male ride, the leg is about a small arm distance, because it is a pure electric model, the floor uses a flat design, The L2-level driver assistance system complements the 10-speaker Tanner sound to provide a very luxurious and comfortable experience for the vehicle.
And in the form of power, Lantu FREE has a range extender, pure electric two power forms, this configuration is very suitable for the current market, after all, many cities do not have enough charging piles, the use of pure electric drive to cover the crowd is less, although the extender tram is not the final version of the answer, but one of the better solutions at the moment, in other brands has been confirmed, the maximum horsepower of the extended range version of the model is 694 horses, the battery uses the front and rear dual motor arrangement, the battery pack is a ternary lithium battery, the battery capacity is 33 degrees of electricity, Supports low temperature heating, fast charging and other functions, and comes standard with a 7 kW charging pile.
After actual measurement, Lantu FREE zero hundred acceleration performance in 4.6 seconds, its own power performance is enough to rival the luxury model, 100 km / h braking distance of about 37 meters, in the medium and large SUV is also a very excellent performance, the vehicle in the driving mode to support comfort, economy, sports three modes, the three modes of gear differentiation is obvious, in the daily driving, the overall acceleration feeling is more smooth, there is no sudden source of power, and the range extender internal combustion engine in the movement and there is no excessive noise into the car, The overall sound insulation quietness is still very good, wind noise and environmental noise isolation is relatively clean, and the chassis is very crisp and powerful in terms of vibration filtering, the new brand can do such a sound insulation and vibration filtering is extremely rare, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of the extended range version is about 9 to 10 liters, which is decent for medium and large SUVs.
Conclusion: As the first model of the new brand, the completion of Lantu FREE is very high, the vehicle regardless of the appearance design, interior configuration and power performance are remarkable, there is no obvious groove point, there are flaws in ergonomics to be improved, in the chassis running quality of the vehicle and acceleration ability performance exceed expectations, completely comparable to the real luxury brand, plus this size and its price, purely in terms of product strength is still worth starting, However, there is still a long way to go in the later stage of brand promotion and market recognition.