The motor power is large, how much faster is the acceleration?
The feeling of starting and accelerating in the front section is not much different from the other three models, and the performance is brisk and without any sense of procrastination. If the acceleration pedal is stepped to the end, the powerful push back feeling that the electric vehicle should be fully revealed, which is the most obvious difference between the Knight Edition and the other three models, if the other three models of the Dolphin can easily drop the fuel car of the same price when starting at the traffic light, then the Knight Edition is a family car that can effortlessly drop 200,000 yuan in seconds.
In addition, the rear acceleration of the knight version is more sufficient, even if it goes to 100km/h and then slightly presses the acceleration pedal, it can still easily continue to increase the speed, and the driver becomes more confident when overtaking at high speed. Unlike the fashion version I tested before, the acceleration in the rear section will become relatively flat, which is the most obvious driving improvement brought by the high-horsepower motor.
0-100km/h acceleration test
Since the motor is more powerful, what is the 100-kilometer acceleration time measured by this knight version? We turned the driving mode of the test drive to Sport and turned off the body stability control. The wheel did not slip at the moment of starting, but the car will be slightly skidded after departure, and the overall acceleration feeling is still very rapid, and the final measured acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 7.13 seconds.
Pre-tested Dolphin Fashion Edition 100km/h acceleration results
100-0km/h brake test
The Knight Edition comes with larger tires, 205/50 R17. But the brand, like the other three models, is sunrise. In the 100 km brake test, the braking force output of the Dolphin is linear, and the measured braking performance of more than 40 meters is not much different from the other three models.
Acceleration has momentum, is there a change in driving?
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The chassis configuration and tuning of the chassis and the other three models did not change much in the chassis structure. Since the battery layout adds a battery in the middle of the chassis bottom, it has a certain sense of weight when opening. It can be absorbed as much as possible, and the vibrations that basically reach the car are very few. When encountering some speed bumps with relatively large impact, although the rear row will produce some bounces, it is not enough to affect the riding experience of the rear passengers. In addition, after the knight version changes the 17-inch wheels, the road sense information may be slightly more than the model equipped with 16 inches, but this should be felt very carefully.
When it comes to steering, dolphins have two dynamics settings, which are comfort and sport, and the two modes will be different in experience. First of all, the body reaction in the sport mode will be more timely, and the low center of gravity body setting will have a little driving pleasure. If you want to drive a little more relaxed, adjust to standard mode, and turn to the virtual position is not as big as expected.
When it comes to driving comfort, the Knight Edition also retains the brake pedal force adjustment, which is accurate and comfortable, respectively, the comfort mode of the brake foot feeling will be a little linear, which feels a bit similar to your daily driving fuel car. The standard is biased towards electric vehicles, more compact, that is, a light brake pedal, the braking force will immediately emerge, so it is recommended that most of the friends who have just started the new energy vehicle can adjust the brake pedal to the standard. Finally, when it comes to the energy recovery system that new energy vehicles have, it has two options, standard and larger, in which the standard will not disrupt the smoothness of the entire driving. If you switch to a larger, if you release the "electric door" pedal, you will feel a slight "drag feeling", but there is no exaggerated "pulling feeling" and will not affect the driving comfort.
Finally, in terms of NVH level, dolphins are driving in a static and urban road speed limit state, and the interior of the cockpit is still quite quiet, which is also the advantage that pure electric vehicles should have. However, when running at high speed, there will still be wind noise, but the performance is not much different from other models of 100,000.
Power consumption test
The Knight Edition has a battery capacity of 44.9kWh, which is the same as the Fashion Edition. However, the officially calibrated cruising range is 401km (the fashion version is 405km). So how the actual endurance performance is, now through our commonly used endurance test methods to test.
Before the test, the full power cruising range was 401km, and after the test, the cruising range of the meter display remained 304km, the meter display was reduced by 97km, and the remaining power was 75%. It actually traveled 102.4 km, with an average speed of 33 km/h and an average power consumption of 10.9 kW/h/100 km. It is calculated that if you run at such a speed and setting, you can walk about 423km. This value is longer than the calibration, if the energy recovery is adjusted to a larger, I believe that the endurance performance will be more impressive.
Models based on e platform 3.0 will all be equipped with blade lithium iron phosphate batteries, which have passed the most demanding battery pack needle punch test, in terms of safety, we can rest assured that as the first model of e platform 3.0, Dolphin can naturally enjoy this battery technology.
In addition to the motor acceleration is better, the knight version of the things brought by the more than that, in this era of smart cars, in addition to the machine to be smart, the driving assistance system inside also has to keep up. Then the knight version exclusive stop type full-speed adaptive cruise system, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane active keeping, traffic sign recognition, traffic congestion assistance, etc. Compared with the first three models, only the fixed speed endurance can be said to be a huge improvement. On the high speed, I experienced the knight version of this adaptive cruise system, according to the distance from the car in front, the acceleration and deceleration of this system are very natural, not obtrusive. In addition, the lane keeping system can keep the vehicle in the middle of the lane even if it seems to be a large curve of the curve, and the system is still very practical for potential users who run high speed for a long time.
Back to the static aspect, how can you see through this at a glance that this is the Knight version? This is manifested in, for example, body color matching, exterior kits and wheel size. Personally, I feel that the image of the knight version will be more sporty. In addition, the exterior color scheme was used in the interior, and some blackening elements were added and for the first time, the perforated seats were installed.
Full text summary: The knight version is about 13,000 yuan in price compared to the fashion version of the second top, but it has a more powerful motor, followed by a driver assistance configuration bonus, so is it worth spending 13,000 more? If you are purely commuting in the city, then the fashion version or the cheaper free version can be considered, but you have long-distance needs and need to have more horsepower, so it is right to choose the knight version. (Photo/Text/Photo: Pan Honghan, Pacific Auto Network)