If your car purchase budget is locked at about 200,000 yuan, then who said that you must choose the traditional joint venture brand fuel power. Following the launch of byddie Tang DM-i, the combination of turbocharged internal combustion engine and electric motor can be said to provide ultra-low fuel consumption for urban commuting and take into account the mileage of long-distance travel. What is the difference between such an "all-round" model and the traditional joint venture brand? Today, we invited BYD Tang DM-i, as well as GAC Toyota Highlander, a mid-size SUV representative whose joint venture brand sales have remained in the forefront, to see how Chinese brand models in the new era can compete with Japanese models with strength.
Appearance comparison
First of all, let's take a look at the exterior design of the two models, and compare the differences in appearance between the BYD Tang DM-i and GAC Toyota Highlander, which are also medium-sized SUVs.
In terms of exterior design, BYD Tang DM-i has a more youthful and fashionable design, inheriting the Dragon Face family design language, jointly created by BYD Global Design Director Wolfgang Egger and BYD Global Interior Design Director Mikkel Paganetti, for consumers, such a fashionable and avant-garde design makes men who already have families more appreciative, and the details highlight the atmosphere and luxury.
In contrast, the exterior design of the Highlander is relatively calm. Although it has just been replaced, the exterior design of highlander is still a bit mediocre, and even some like Toyota's small rav4, the design in the details is not too new. For the audience, Highlander is relatively more suitable for older consumers, and lacks some vitality compared to BYD Tang DM-i.
Tang DM-i's matrix LED headlights and large-size grille make the overall design of the front face more balanced with sports and fashion, whether from the visual experience, or configuration, to meet the user's dual needs for design + practicality.
Highlander's front face design lacks highlights, and the model recognition is not very high, whether it is overall or detailed, it is similar to other models of the Toyota brand.
The body side design of the Tang DM-i is very smooth, the ductility from the front of the car to the rear of the car is completed in one go, and the swooping waist line highlights enough sense of movement. The original factory equipped with the rear privacy glass allows the rear passengers to have a stronger private space.
Highlander's body side tends to the design of the MPV, losing the hardness of the SUV, and the low-end model does not even have a luggage rack, which is more abrupt in visual effect.
The rear of the Tang DM-i adopts the popular one-piece through taillight design, with obvious model recognition, the lower bumper decoration echoes the front face, reflecting a good sense of sport, 20-inch five-spoke sports wheels, matching 245/45 R20 tires, both in terms of visual effects and handling grip have a good performance.
Highlander's tail design is more "Toyota", and does not adopt the popular through-type taillight design, but still "follows the rules". In terms of tire wheels, highlanders are equipped with 18-inch five-spoke wheels with tire sizes of 235/65R18, compared to Highlander's more modest design and not much of a highlight.
Interior contrast
In terms of interior, the overall layout of Tang DM-i adopts double color blocking and high-gloss trim panels, highlighting the luxury and refinement in the details, and the large screen that can be rotated is still the highlight of BYD models, full of technology.
Highlander's interior uses traditional black and gray collocation, the steering wheel and the screen are the latest design style, the overall visual effect highlights a good texture, but slightly less luxurious and sporty, the design of the center console feels that the screen is more prominent, and the visual effect is not coordinated enough.
Tang DM-i is equipped with the popular full LCD instrument, the two sides of the dashboard are the power and speed display, the content of the middle area is displayed more abundantly, in addition to the more conventional vehicle information, the working state of the hybrid system and the battery capacity are clearly visible, which helps the driver to understand the vehicle status at all times, so that the journey is at ease.
Highlander's dashboard retains the traditional pointer design style, because it is a hybrid model, so the conventional tachometer on the left is replaced by the hybrid system power indicator, and the right side is still the speedometer. The central multi-function display can display information such as fuel consumption, navigation, and audio.
Spatial contrast
In terms of space, BYD Tang DM-i, as an "artifact" of long-distance travel, will certainly not be aggrieved by the passengers' riding needs, the 2820 mm wheelbase brings a spacious internal riding space, and the flexible layout of the seven seats can also allow family members to combine arbitrarily, bringing a more pleasant travel experience.
On the way to the family, Tang DM-i's 2820 mm wheelbase can easily accommodate 6-7 passengers, while not occupying too much luggage space, meeting the overall needs of contemporary families "one car multi-purpose", ensuring a spacious interior space, and comprehensively improving comfort. The intelligent sterilization oxygen bar function provided by the air conditioning system monitors the air health in the car at all times, creating an industry-leading "air safety cabin" in all directions.
In addition, the trunk volume of the Tang DM-i is 235L, the third row of seats can be expanded to 940L after being reclined, and the second and third row seats have a huge storage space of 1655L when they are reclined at the same time. At the same time, the spacious trunk space provides an electric opening and closing function, for long-distance travel, Tang DM-i's trunk carrying capacity is clear at a glance, whether it is large luggage or full of New Year goods, Tang DM-i will not let you down.
Highlander's sense of internal space belongs to the standard of modesty, and the fabric seats of low-end models are too shabby, and the nearly 300,000 yuan model is really something that should not be done.
The wheelbase of up to 2850 mm is suitable for everyday use for Highlander, and the full range of models is available in 5-seater and 7-seat versions, allowing users to choose according to their needs.
Power comparison
In terms of powertrain, the BYD Tang DM-i 52KM model is equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 9.98 kWh, an electric motor with a power of 145 kW and a torque output of 316 Nm, and the 112KM model is equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 21.5 kWh, and an electric motor with a power of 160 kWh and a torque output of 325 Nm. The internal combustion engine matched with two models with different ranges is also a 1.5T turbocharged engine, which can output 102 kW/139 hp of power and 231 Nm of torque, working with the electric motor, the 112KM model accelerates from 100 km/h in only 8.5 seconds, so that the power level of the entire vehicle exceeds the conventional 2.0T power level, whether it is daily transportation or long-distance travel is enough. Different from the traditional hybrid system, the plug-in hybrid power set carried by Tang DM-i is "more blocked and more provincial", even in long-distance travel, the electric motor can also efficiently assist the traditional internal combustion engine to complete the power output, maximize fuel savings and continuous output of powerful power.
Looking at Highlander's powertrain, Highlander currently offers 2.0T turbo power and 2.5L hybrid. We mainly use its hybrid model to compare with BYD Tang DM-i's supermix system. Thanks to the TNGA architecture, Highlander is equipped with Toyota's fourth-generation hybrid system, in which the 2.5L naturally aspirated engine has a maximum power of 141kW and a peak torque of 238Nm, the electric motor part of the power parameters are 134kW and 270Nm, and the total power of the system is 183kW.
Fuel consumption comparison
In the daily commuting congestion road conditions, Tang DM-i adopts EV pure electric mode drive when driving at low speed, when the engine is suspended, the kinetic energy conversion efficiency of the motor-driven wheels is as high as 97.5%, and 0 emissions and 0 fuel consumption easily cope with congested road conditions. That is to say, when the traditional fuel vehicle starts at the most fuel-intensive time, stops and other low-speed driving time, Tang DM-i completely relies on electric drive to drive, which greatly saves the energy consumption when traffic jams.
When the vehicle continues to drive at a low speed, the power in the battery is in the low reserve power loss mode, Tang DM-i will intelligently switch the vehicle drive to HEV series mode, and the turbocharged engine begins to intervene, but at this moment the engine still does not provide power for the wheels, but is responsible for driving the generator to efficiently generate electricity for battery energy storage. In this mode, the working principle of Tang DM-i is more like a range extended electric vehicle, through the excellent control performance of the dual electronic control, the internal combustion engine generates electricity to output electrical energy to the drive motor, directly used to drive the wheels, the vehicle will still be very economical fuel consumption for low speed driving. When the battery level gradually increases, Tang DM-i will stop the internal combustion engine again, rely only on the power in the battery to drive the vehicle, and reach 0 emissions again. Under the joint action of EV pure electric mode and HEV series mode, Tang DM-i can realize 99% of the working conditions with the motor to drive, so as to truly achieve ultra-low fuel consumption, the more blocked the more savings.
In long-distance travel, highway driving is essential, when the speed of the vehicle is higher than the speed value set by the hybrid system, Tang DM-i vehicle will automatically switch to the direct drive mode, under the action of the EHS electromix system, the power output by the traditional internal combustion engine can be directly transmitted to the wheel, and the vehicle will automatically control the engine in the highest efficiency speed area to achieve the best economic driving effect. The 1.5T turbocharged engine has a fairly economical high-speed cruise speed, and when the engine speed reaches about 2000 rpm, its fixed fuel consumption is lower than that of the same power model. When you need to wake up the sports gene of Tang DM-i and overtake on the highway, the power and torque required by the vehicle are greatly increased in an instant, and the vehicle automatically switches to HEV parallel mode at this moment. Unlike the HEV tandem mode we mentioned earlier, the engine in heV parallel mode will transmit power to the wheels, and through the electric motor, it will supplement the power to the wheels, so that the vehicle can achieve the strongest power output effect and provide more powerful acceleration performance.
It is precisely because of this that bydie Tang DM-i supermix system has 145 kilowatts and 160 kilowatts of electric motors and 1.5T turbocharged engines matched, through different power motors and engine combinations, covering different needs of the crowd full of power, pure electric endurance, comprehensive cruising range of more than 1000km, NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption is only 1.2L/100km.
For Highlander, the power performance of the 2.5L hybrid is a decent level, the naturally aspirated engine has higher fuel consumption performance than bydder BYD Tang DM-i's turbo engine, and Highlander's NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption is 5.3L/100km.
Intelligent comparison
BYD Tang DM-i is equipped with a 15.6-inch 8-core central control screen, which can be used horizontally and vertically, and the internal functions are also very rich, the following is the adjustment of the air conditioning panel, which is fast to use, has more than 70 smart voice controls, supports fuzzy semantics, children's voice recognition and multi-person interaction and other functions, and can open interaction through the "Hello Xiaodi" voice wake-up. For example, while driving, the driver says "Hello Xiaodi", and the system is able to have a human-machine dialogue with the driver to meet the needs of the driver, such as opening the sunroof or turning off the radio. At this time, the driver does not have to shift the visual focus of driving to the traditional sunroof and audio control buttons to ensure driving safety at all times.
Here, the occupants of the car can not only listen to music, watch movies, play games, view real-time news, and even use the car K song function to sing in the car, almost all related operations about the Internet can be completed, thus creating a more integrated and interoperable interior space.
In contrast, Highlander's 8-inch and high-end models' 10.1-inch central control screen are a bit shabby, but with the progress of the times, the internal functions are also relatively comprehensive. In addition to the conventional entertainment system, it also supports interconnection with mobile phones, which can be used to meet basic daily needs.
At the same time, Tang DM-i also added a highly high-tech intelligent driver assistance system, including DiPilot intelligent assisted driving, DiPilot intelligent remote control driving mode, DiPilot steering wheel lane departure auxiliary vibration reminder, etc. When encountering a narrow parking lot view, the DiPilot intelligent remote control driving mode allows the user to remotely control the parking outside the car, and the situation around the body is clear at a glance, avoiding scratching accidents, which is a very convenient function for novice drivers. At the same time, diPilot steering wheel lane departure auxiliary vibration reminder can make long-distance driving more relaxed and pleasant, with the use of cruise control function, even in the case of unconsciously causing a slight deviation of the vehicle, the system can automatically monitor and vibrate the steering wheel to remind the driver to adjust the direction, avoiding potential dangers in the unconscious state. Especially in the scene of family travel or long-distance driving, this function undoubtedly greatly improves driving safety.
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Through the comparison of the appearance, interior, space, power and fuel consumption of the two models, it is not difficult to see that BYD Tang DM-i faces the more representative SUV model Highlander on the market, highlighting its more comprehensive advantages, whether in terms of design, configuration or fuel consumption performance, it is superior to the "benchmark" model of the joint venture brand. With the change of the times, consumers at different levels have a very personalized car needs, so when choosing a suitable SUV for the family, it is necessary to consider comprehensively according to their own needs, and what is more suitable for themselves is the best car. Looking at the price of the two models, the official guidance price of the top model of BYD Tang DM-i is 219,800 yuan, while the official guidance price of Highlander's low-end model is 268,800 yuan, compared with BYD Tang DM-i, which highlights its cost-effective advantages, and is undoubtedly about 200,000 home SUVs worth buying.