Nowadays, pure electric new energy vehicles have become more and more popular in our daily lives. From the perspective of brands, at present, most of them are mainly the products of independent brands and car companies that are new forces in car manufacturing, and the joint venture brands have not yet fully developed. In fact, the joint venture brand, which has always had a keen sense of market smell, has long been secretly preparing to launch a highly competitive product this year. For example, atuka, which is currently in hot pre-sale and is about to be listed, is a blockbuster new car jointly built by GAC Mitsubishi and GAC Group.
In order to help everyone learn more about Atukao in advance, the author also deliberately got a test drive from the manufacturer, found a sunny weekend, and preemptively tested the car before it was launched. Let's take a look at the strength of this new car positioned as "world-class high-quality A+ pure electric SUV".
Appearance: Tough appearance is difficult to hide the fashion and sports temperament
At the first sight of Atuka, I think many people will have a refreshing feeling, and it is easy to be attracted by the unique temperament of this car. At the same time, we can also find some familiar elements in this car, such as the front face inheriting the Mitsubishi Dynamic Shield family design language and retaining the design of the front grille. However, unlike the fully enclosed front face of many pure electric vehicles now, Artuka adopts a closed grille design, and the style is more fuel vehicles. Overall, Atuka's exterior styling and lines feel very tough and concise, and it looks like a powerful hardcore urban SUV.
Of course, under Artucko's tough appearance, we can still see a lot of fashion and sports temperament for the aesthetic needs of today's young people. For example, the arranged headlights, blade-like wheels and suspended roof are full of personality. Personally, I prefer Atuka's 45-degree angled side shape, which looks not only coordinated but also very atmospheric. In addition, atuka's tail design gives people the feeling of being in place, and there is a little sense of sportiness in addition to the simple atmosphere, and the taillights of the T type are particularly eye-catching.
Interior cockpit: Light luxury style is full of practicality
Open the door through the hidden door handle, sit in the cockpit of Atuka, the first thing that catches the eye is the double 12.3-inch intelligent high-definition screen, a strong simple technology wind rushing towards you. The test drive we got this time is a black and white interior color, which presents a sense of light luxury as a whole. The horizontal wrap design brings a layered visual perception, the use of large area soft package materials and exquisite chrome plating materials, which highlights the delicacy of workmanship.
Now, more and more consumers are attracted by the charm of smart technology and actively choose to embrace new energy vehicles. As an urban SUV that meets the travel needs of young families, Atukao's intelligent equipment is also very much. For example, the insensible digital key can be more convenient to get on and off the car; the new generation of iFLYTEK XTTS voice system can easily complete various car control operations when driving, and the speech recognition ability is also very high.
Of course, the most worth mentioning is the AR real-life navigation system equipped with Atuka, compared with the ordinary AutoNavi car machine navigation, it can not only plan the best driving route according to the destination, but also use the indicator arrow to mark the direction of the car, and no longer have to worry about taking the wrong fork.
In addition, the practicality of Artuka is also reflected in the 2830mm leapfrog wheelbase advantage brought by the GEP2.0+ pure electric exclusive platform, which is particularly evident in the rear leg space, and the three adult rides will not feel crowded, even if the legs are very relaxed.
Driving experience: Pure electric driving fun under 520km long endurance
Battery life is one of the key indicators that many consumers consider when buying a pure tram. Atuka, which uses the same level of supplier as Mercedes-Benz, has a large-capacity battery pack of 69.9kWh, which also brings it a comprehensive endurance of 520km CLTC. For the average short- and medium-distance self-driving, there is no need to charge a trip back and forth, even if it is commuting to work, charging once a week is enough.
Since Atuka's all-aluminum alloy pure electric exclusive platform can make the battery tiled at the bottom of the vehicle, the VDA platform structure form in addition to bringing it large space and long endurance, but also makes it have a 50:50 gold car weight ratio, with the front McPherson + rear three-link sports suspension, both handling and riding comfort are of the best level. During the test drive, we can clearly feel that Artuco has done a particularly good job of sound insulation of road noise, and the tranquility of NVH is very good.
Artuka is equipped with a 165 kW permanent magnet synchronous motor, which can provide a power output of up to 224 horsepower, and has three driving modes to switch between energy-saving, conventional and sporty, coupled with the advantages of fast acceleration inherent in pure electric vehicles, which brings a very electric driving experience.
As an "SUV life home", GAC Mitsubishi has always been very good at chassis tuning and off-road performance of SUVs, which is also fully reflected in Atuka. In order to test the shock filtering of the chassis of the vehicle, we deliberately drove the car on a mountain road with a relatively potholed road, and the passengers sitting in the back did not feel a particularly obvious bump, and the passability of the vehicle did not have to worry at all.
epilogue
Through this test drive experience, it is not difficult for us to see that Artuka is completely different from some pure trams on the market based on the transformation of fuel vehicles, which is a truly based pure electric platform, and at the same time sets the excellent product genes of Mitsubishi and the sincerity of GAC new energy vehicle technology. For some consumers with joint venture brand plots, the arrival of Artuka undoubtedly gives them a richer choice when buying high-end pure electric SUVs.
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