In the midst of controversy, Dolphins joined the "10,000-Car Club" in December last year and January this year, using sales to silence skeptics. As the first mass-produced model of BYD's e3.0 platform, blade battery, eight-in-one electric powertrain, wide temperature range efficient heat pump system, and boost fast charging technology have greatly alleviated the pain points of pure electric vehicle safety factor, battery life discount, slow charging and other car pain points. On the first day of the new year in 2022, the first SUV of the e3.0 platform - yuan PLUS announced the pre-sale price, and the pre-sale range of the 4 configuration versions was 13.28-15.28 million yuan.
The dragon is full of joy and the details are full
Dragon Face 3.0 family design language, meta PLUS at first glance is still familiar "old look", but in some details have made a lot of improvements. Led headlights show a breathing light effect when unlocked/locked, slowly lighting up, and the sense of ceremony gets. The wing-shaped daytime running lights are connected with the central light strip, with the "yuan" LOGO luminous logo, and the degree of recognition is gett.
The internal light cluster of the through-LED taillights creates a state of unfolding layers like flying feathers, which is also highly recognizable. In terms of body color, the new car provides five color combinations of ski white, climbing gray, parkour red, surf blue, and adventure green.
As the name suggests, the car is also of the same BODY, with a length, width and height of 4455/1875/1615mm, a wheelbase of 2720mm, and a standard compact SUV.
The "gym" is in place
Dumbbells, treadmills, grippers, pushers... This time, the yuan PLUS has played a new trick in the interior style, the overall layout of the central control retains the outline of the yuan car system, and the muscle lines of the center console extend to the two sides to the door trim, and are covered with a large number of leather materials, which is delicate to the touch. Further down is the air outlet of the vertical metal roller air conditioner inspired by barbells, and the rubber rollers on both sides roll up and down to control the opening/closing.
Extending backwards is the thrust electronic gear lever, treadmill type central armrest, the middle two cup holders are equipped with removable, transposed cup holder pads, cans of Coke, vertical bottle mineral water can be "stabilized", here the details add points.
And the most surprising place for me is the car door, the grip door handle opening method is also very special, the palm is flicked, and the arm is pushed to open the door. At the same time, the speaker and the atmosphere light are integrated, and the X grid comes out at once. The string-style door panel decoration strip below is even more "nonsensical", and plucking three "strings" can even emit three notes of "do, re, mi". How does such a bold idea relate to the theme of fitness? Later, a sentence from the official design team made me feel relieved: "Who can refuse to come to Music while working out?" ”
The iconic 15.6-inch adaptive rotation suspension Pad is no stranger, equipped with the latest DiLink 4.0 intelligent network connection system, the new UI design is more convenient for users to find the corresponding functions, voice control, APP switching fluency is at the mainstream level, music playback and atmosphere lights to achieve fantastic linkage, lighting will automatically adjust the brightness, color and rhythm frequency according to different situational effects. Of course, some apps between the horizontal screen and the vertical screen cannot be compatible, or there are strong retreats, some functions are missing, etc., and there is still room for improvement.
In terms of space performance, the front row of two one-piece double-panel seat shape and wrapping is nothing to be picky, the rear row benefits from the pure electric platform, the floor is flat, and most pure electric models "sitting posture is high" different, the yuan PLUS front and rear seats feel no different from the traditional fuel vehicle, the panoramic sunroof even covers the rear overhead.
As soon as I open the trunk, why is the platform so high? No, the original two-layer design, the partition can arbitrarily choose two heights, put on the top can make a hidden storage space for the bottom, put down can load larger objects, the rear seats also support 4/6 ratio to put down, practical OK.
Easy to use, comfortable and quiet
The previous dolphin's tight and clever driving sense is still recognized in retrospect, and the meta PLUS, which is also from BYD's e platform 3.0, continues this advantage. The first is to get started, cruising in the city road, acceleration, braking, steering, all operations are very natural, new and old drivers will not spend more time to adapt because this is a tram. IPB electro-hydraulic braking system provides two kinds of braking foot feeling options, the brake feedback in the comfort mode is gradual, how much to brake, the standard mode is more sensitive, a foot to feel more obvious, depending on the personal driving habits to choose.
Secondly, compared with the dolphin's sporty attributes, the metaPLUS power output, chassis tuning, and vehicle NVH bite the word "comfortable". It is equipped with an AC permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 150 kW and a peak torque of 310 N·m, and accelerates by 7.3 seconds at zero hundred. However, this time the official data is conservative, in the field straight line acceleration of many people to measure the results are faster, even if the "floor electricity", the entire acceleration process is still very linear, it is difficult to feel the grumpy atmosphere. The whole series is equipped with lithium iron phosphate blade batteries, with battery capacities of 50.1kWh and 60.5kWh respectively, and the comprehensive operating range of CLTC is 430km and 510km, respectively.
Front McPherson, rear multi-link suspension is also one of its advantages, after all, the competitors of the same level are mostly rear torque beams, which bring better shock filtering effect when passing through speed bumps and potholes. But don't ask it to have a high control limit, you still have to properly control the speed of the car when cornering, and control the body roll.
Finally, there is the excellent NVH, 0.29cd wind resistance, the use of a shrunken frame pipe girder subframe tailored for pure electric models, hidden wiper... Through "source control", "path blocking", "system optimization" and other means to improve the quietness of the carriage.
Last year, BYD accumulated in the new energy market, and had an unstoppable posture, and 2022 is still a big year for products. Meta PLUS will be officially listed on February 19, shouldering the task of "taking the lead". At the product level, the novel interior style of the metaPLUS gives people a refreshing novelty, BYD e platform 3.0 is easy to use and comfortable enough, blade safety and high safety and a series of intelligent technology blessings, against geometry C, Xiaopeng G3, AION Y is not timid. At the market level, the range of 130,000-150,000 is the psychological price point for many families to buy a pure tram, and it is also the target range for many users to choose a scooter. The dolphins that won the first battle invisibly raised our expectations for meta PLUS, how will the market perform in the future? In addition to excellent product strength, sincere pricing and corresponding service policies are indispensable. Today's most "picky" users are not potential users of new energy vehicles.