preface
For most non-geek consumers, whether electric or fuel-powered, it's hard not to put a Volkswagen model in the shopping basket. It's a habit and a "belief." On the other hand, Volkswagen has invested heavily in the development of the ID series, hoping to use the new ID.3 to sweep away the old impression of "oil to electricity" like E Golf and set up a new flag for the brand.
It just so happens that the test drive coincides with the snowy winter, ID.3 as an idol faction in "Electric Daddy", can it really have the performance of strength output?
A young look
From the new MEB electric platform, the new E-electronic architecture with OTA upgrades in the future. At present, it actually sounds like a "blue VW" uniform standard, and cannot be fully regarded as an ID.3 personality label. However, latecomers also have the advantage of sitting, not only Chinese consumers are gradually familiar with and accept the transformation of the mass brand, but also no longer argue much about whether the use of "drum brake" is to patronize the cost of money, or easy to maintain and increase the endurance. In addition, the original arrow on the string to fight the rumored Tesla Model Q, it seems that at least 2022 will not happen.
Overall, ID.3 has a relatively calm entry point. If the new forces do not benchmark with the same price products, the current ID.3 as a traditional first-line international manufacturer launched an electric vehicle model, in the Chinese market is a unique existence. Of course, in terms of cars, how competitive is ID.3?
As for the Hatsumi ID.3, it has its own affinity, not as sharp as a coupe; the bright and outstanding shuo gold collides with white and black, the C-pillar rear-extension floating dot matrix geometric pattern with the tail box blackened hatch, the anime design of the GuaHuan pie big star wheel, a young and cool visual sense.
You can sincerely praise its design and ingenuity. In particular, although the interior instruments and center console use a lot of plastic parts, they are very cleverly used in gray and black themes with futuristic white control kits, and echo the glittering gold of the exterior at the dock and air conditioning outlet. The overall look is flexible and lively, and the design level is quite high.
However, this does not mean that the competitiveness of ID.3 comes from the styling design, and the subsequent test driving experience continues to refresh cognition. Sitting in the car, the butt touches the seat surface, the electric door is stepped on, and after a while you will realize that all the design details of this car or its soul actually give the endurance.
Precise endurance
Regarding endurance, in a word: consumers are generally concerned about it at present, but they are not as good as they think.
Perhaps the temperature difference between the north and the south, as well as the actual use scenarios, the user's cognition and tolerance of the endurance of the same car are different. Therefore, it is generally formed that there is a gross estimation mentality of 20% or 30% off for battery life. "Almost, all manufacturers have the same meaning, even the head of the Tesla Volkswagen car is like that."
But we must say, "Today seems to be a millimeter, tomorrow is only a thousand miles away."
Take a look at Volkswagen's perception on its website that "the actual range will vary in practice depending on the driving style, speed, use of comfortable/assisted driving configurations, external temperatures, number of passengers/payloads and terrain; as well as the capacity of the assembled batteries and including driving at 'medium highway' speeds and outdoor temperatures in winter."" At the very least, the public has an open and clear understanding of endurance - there are many conditions, and it is difficult to achieve, which means that it is necessary to start from all aspects of "bit by bit".
As long as you enter and exit ID.3 a few times, you will find that the main driver seat has a placeholder, and the seat is powered on as soon as the butt is lifted, this province, really witty. Secondly, there is no Bluetooth UWB key, even the old driver in the past click power button link has been saved (the right side of the steering wheel is still arranged with a key start button, but most of the time this button is just a decoration), the "ignition" ceremony is gone, pull the door to the car only need to step on the brake pedal, and so the display screen lights up to show that you can twist the hanging gear and walk you.
And when you drive up, you can also experience that the gear and driving mode are also saved. ID.3 is two driving gears for D/B, of which B gear is also the forced kinetic energy recovery gear, and the foot feel is somewhat similar to the "single pedal mode". It takes a little time to learn to apply it, just start, brake judgment or should be cautious. In addition, the four driving modes designed by engineers for economy, comfort, sports and personalization, in fact, do not reflect so obvious foot feelings, which is nothing more than the power released by the electric motor, but if you want to be more grumpy, choosing a sport mode is the only way.
However, it is recommended to maintain the comfort mode for a long time. Obviously, the 57.3kWh ternary lithium battery pack does not represent "how thick the blood is". The so-called manipulation actually has no meaning for intelligent EVs such as ID.3. On the acceleration of the start, on the linearity of the power, on the design of the rear drive, how the ID.3 is how the foot feel easily covers some fuel Million Luxury cars. The generation difference between smart EVs and fuel vehicles is a win, but this is not to say that it can be smoothed out with high-end luxury textures. Limitedly, it is still that the 57.3kWh ternary lithium battery blood is not thick enough.
For example, the rear wheel drum brake, talking about cost and maintenance-free, are still far from the truth. Disc brake can be changed, but it needs additional power consumption to generate "vacuum assist" to participate in braking; secondly, after the brake pads rub the brake disc to stop the vehicle, the vehicle restarts, and the brake caliper is released again, and the wheel rotation is also required to generate a residual braking torque, although this energy payoff looks inconspicuous only 4Nm/axle, and the ID. series drum brake is equipped with a spring reset device, which can reduce the residual braking torque to 0Nm/axle. Theoretically, it is possible to add a cruising range of 3.3km to 13.2km to the ID.3.
Even the less battery life is meat, do you want it or not. Similarly, get rid of the original two front door speakers, change a set of higher power high-end brands at least 6 + 1, plus capacitors, it seems that there is no problem space is enough, do not open the rear seat skeleton inside to plug a large subwoofer. But is power consumption to be taken into account?
Of course, the most considered power consumption can also reflect the true level of this intelligent EV, which lies in how to deal with the balance between user experience and battery life in the low temperature state in winter. ID.3 has front seat heating, steering wheel heating, and indispensable in-car PTC heating, these configurations are actually to allow users to enter the car to quickly return to the somatosensory comfort zone, as soon as possible to achieve a "hot ass warm palm face feel dry" state after closing or reducing the application, shorten the high consumption and thus benefit the battery life.
Balance of considerations and potential
No way, ID.3 currently has limited potential for power reserves. If you want to improve performance and quality experience now, you must bear less endurance. As a result, the ID3 user base will not only be concerned about the endurance of the staging consumers, there will be many young users thinking about all kinds of fancy tosses inside and outside the car. Our advice through test drive: First of all, northern users must add R744 (carbon dioxide CO2) heat pump air conditioning, which can theoretically provide 28% endurance. Secondly, under the premise of maintaining caution, adapt to B-gear driving as soon as possible, master the kinetic energy recovery, not only can help the brakes, but also do not panic when emergency use (did not try the ID.3 limit power 0 state, but believe that the potential is limited, at most may have a 2 to 3 km endurance bar).
Finally, it is familiar with the touch buttons in the car; I find the cool feeling of waving my fingers. For example, the temperature control of the central control screen, the fingertip can be swiped to the end, especially suitable for gentle torque. And always use the steering wheel control, the middle of the black plastic control plate is also not suitable for vigorous touch, otherwise it will be a whole piece of blurred feel that has been pressed down. As long as you are familiar with it, in fact, ID.3 is equipped with IQ. Drive L2 driver assistance is still very good for blind touch.
Both travel assist and ACC adaptive cruise system features are relatively easy to find, and steering wheel off-the-hand detection can be restored with a single touch. Of course, ID.3 is also equipped with Front Assist front security assistance system, Lane Assist lane keeping system, Side Assist lane change assist system, traffic sign recognition and other configurations.
The biggest highlight of all this is the screen DISPLAY AR-HUD. For some small white users, this visual sensory experience is really a must-have. The same 30 colors of sensory glow atmosphere lights, the front cabin to the night visual points are full. Back to the design, the public designer has deep skills and creates a high-scoring atmosphere of not copycat. In addition, the connection Carplay is almost full screen display, which also makes people feel good.
Of course, this is not to say in disguise, the lack of interest in the ID.3's native car experience. The logic is clear, the setting is simple, it is easy to get started, and the probability is very cracked and modified. Just like the permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum torque of 310N·m and a maximum power of 150kW, which is arranged in the rear axle, it will certainly be able to serve high brushes privately in the future.
Final conclusion
SAIC Volkswagen ID.3 test drive experience: just like the AR navigation arrow guide, fun; very small turning radius, smart; the flickering of the night glow atmosphere lights, satisfied. After all, ID.3 is a masterpiece, and there is enough confidence in quality. It's just that in the era of 1 billion lines of code, we can't drag down the progress of ID.3's more intelligent and extreme performance because of the consideration of battery life. In the future, we look forward to the excellent performance of high-brush dual motor four-wheel drive and solid-state battery 12 module full box.