If you randomly ask passers-by on the street what the first car that the Land Rover brand thinks of, most people will give the answer to the Range Rover. With the affirmation of Range Rover expressed by Song Siming in the TV series "Snail Residence" more than a decade ago, a "Range Rover fever" has also been set off in the Chinese auto market, and many powerful friends around them have chosen to buy a Range Rover to become their own car. Time flies, even if the Land Rover brand is no longer as good as it was then, but the Range Rover still has a good heat and sales, and Porsche Cayenne and the Mercedes-Benz GLS or Lexus LX, which are positioned as full-size SUVs, have divided the million-dollar budget in the market. Not long ago, the new generation of Range Rover was unveiled in China, and we will take a look at it today, what changes have taken place in this popular million-level luxury car, and what kind of strength it has compared with its old rivals?
The details have become refined, but I don't like it?
The biggest change in the appearance of the new Range Rover is the front face and the rear of the vehicle, which turns the arc of the headlight edge into a more aggressive right angle, and flattens the middle net. The change in the rear of the vehicle is more obvious than the front face, and the taillights have been changed to a vertical strip of light strips, which is much simpler than the original. In addition, the entire body is surrounded, and the designers of the Range Rover have further simplified it. Although it is more refined than the current model, the overall appearance has lost its original harmony, a bit like the pursuit of technology and the far-fetched simplification.
In terms of interior design, compared with the current model using "three central control screens", the new sense of technology seems to be "regressive", and the two screens of the central control have been merged into one, although the volume has become larger, but the design suspended above the trim panel is not as integrated as the two screens embedded in it. The entire air conditioning control panel has become a physical button, presumably in the driving process, can bring more convenient operation feel. At the same time, the shift area has also become a mechanical design, and for this reason, I prefer the ritualistic feeling of the original knob shift.
Highly equipped with bmw X7 same engine, zero hundred increase 0.8s
However, in terms of power, the two models to be introduced in China are equipped with a 3.0T engine matching 48V light mixing system, and adopt the entry configuration of the 8AT gearbox, with a maximum horsepower of 400Ps and a peak torque of 550N·m. As well as a top-of-the-line model with a 4.4T V8 engine matched with an 8AT gearbox, the maximum horsepower is 530Ps and the peak torque is 750N·m. The pre-sale prices of these two cars are 2.0988 million yuan and 2.5188 million yuan, respectively. Combined with the current 400 horsepower of the current 3.0T high-power model priced at less than 2 million yuan, and the current current 5.0T model starting price of 2.498 million yuan, from the book, the new Range Rover does not seem to have any sincerity in power.
But in the actual situation, the new Range Rover compared to the current model, the use of a more advanced powertrain, take the 4.4T model, Land Rover took the old owner BMW's 4.4T V8 engine, and this is also the BMW X7 top model is using the one, Compared with the current 5.5T engine, although it is not as good as the latter in terms of horsepower, with greater torque and better power adjustment, it has brought an improvement in the actual acceleration ability, 0.8s faster, and the fuel economy is also better than the current model, and as a technical iteration product, BMW's 4.4T engine is also better than the previous 5.5T engine.
Change the electrification platform, and then the card BUG can OTA?
At the same time, the displacement reduction was achieved, but the reason for the stronger power performance was not only the new engine, but also due to the use of the latest electrified architecture of the new Range Rover, which improved the rigidity of the body and optimized the weight of the body compared with the previous fuel vehicle architecture.
In addition, there are two points that need to be explained, after the adoption of the electrification architecture, when the Future Range Rover launches pure electric or plug-in hybrid models, it will no longer be a simple "oil to electricity" model, but a new energy vehicle from the tram platform. Moreover, the new Range Rover benefits from this electrification platform, combined with the sensing elements equipped with the body, through the completion of the interconnection with the Internet of Vehicles and the cloud, it has the ability to upgrade the OTA of the whole vehicle, which also means that even if the power system card bug, Land Rover can also repair the owner from the cloud.
As for the suspension structure, the new Range Rover adopts a front double wishbone rear multi-link structure similar to the current model, and is also equipped with soft and hard air suspension that can be adjusted, but also thanks to the electrification structure, the vehicle suspension can be prejudged by sensing the road ahead, and the soft and hard height of the suspension is adjusted in advance, bringing a more comfortable experience for the driver and passenger. At the same time, in the handling area, the new Range Rover has added an active steering system, and it is reported that the flexibility of the new car is even better than the Land Rover Aurora.
In terms of off-road capabilities, the new model and the current model have not opened up much gap, is still the second generation of full-time four-wheel drive all-terrain feedback system with two differential locks, according to the previous driving experience of the Land Rover Range Rover, this four-wheel drive system is enough to cope with most difficult off-road environments. As the flagship model of the Land Rover family, range Rover is equipped with a full-blood version of the second-generation all-terrain system, with 8 driving modes to choose from, which can take into account a variety of different road conditions.
Intelligent + noise reduction upgrade, the rear seat can meet the needs of 4/5 seats at the same time
Next, let's talk about the improvement of the new Range Rover in terms of luxury and comfort. The first thing to say is that the new Range Rover has made a certain improvement to the noise control compared to the current model. From the body, the new model based on the electrification architecture not only improves the rigidity of the vehicle through the optimization of the material and structure, but also reduces the noise generated by the body structure during driving. At the same time, in the active noise reduction area, the front and rear rows of the new Range Rover provide active noise reduction functions for the audio.
In terms of seat layout, although the current debut models of the new Range Rover use a 5-seat layout, the rear row adopts a 1+1+1 layout. When the central armrest of the rear is lowered, passengers on the left and right two separate seats can enjoy the experience of a four-seater model that is noble enough.
In the area of intelligent improvement, the new car adopts Land Rover's latest vehicle and machine system, and with the electrification platform, it can achieve more intelligent functions including voice control, and at the same time, the aforementioned Internet of Vehicles and vehicle OTA functions will not be absent on the new Range Rover.
The current model takes into account both road and off-road, and after electrification, the new Range Rover has a bigger win?
From the price point of view, the new Land Rover Range Rover is currently the first model or the benchmark is the Porsche Cayenne 4.0T version, according to the price of Mercedes-Benz GLS, the current main benchmark model is still the current Land Rover Range Rover 3.0T low-power version, and the new Range Rover can compete or the more high-end Maybach GLS. At present, lexus LX is still mainly sold in the form of parallel imports, and we do not press the table.
From a dynamic point of view, the new Range Rover is still not dominant compared to porsche Cayenne and Maybach GLS. At the same time, if the daily life is still mainly on the road, the Porsche Cayenne will bring better handling than the other two cars.
But for consumers who pay attention to the luxury and comfort of the vehicle, it is hesitant between the Range Rover and the Maybach GLS. So what should you choose between the new Range Rover and the Maybach GLS? From the appearance of the design, both cars are indeed domineering enough, and the interior materials are luxurious enough. However, in terms of interior design, the through-line central control screen is still slightly stingy when used in the Maybach GLS, coupled with the air conditioning outlet design that wraps the screen, the overall look is not as harmonious as the Land Rover Range Rover.
Spatially, the new Range Rover is slightly longer than the Maybach GLS in terms of length and wheelbase, but for two behemoths with a length of more than 5 meters 2, such a gap is naturally not obvious. In terms of seat structure, the Maybach GLS has a four-seater option, which can provide a more luxurious experience for rear passengers.
However, in terms of off-road capabilities, although the Maybach GLS has a full-time four-wheel drive system, it is not equipped with a differential lock, and compared with the new Range Rover with two locks, it is definitely still a lot worse, but according to the positioning of Mercedes-Benz to this car, it is still a luxury full-size road SUV, as for the off-road thing, it is handed over to the big G. Land Rover positions the new Range Rover as a luxury SUV that combines off-road and off-road performance. The upgrade of the Range Rover has brought more possibilities through the electrification platform, which is also a big reason why it is temporarily ahead of the competition.
summary:
On the whole, according to the debut model of the new Range Rover, it is bound to be sold with the current model, and it will not be completely updated until the 3.0T low-power version is launched. According to its current price, although the starting price exceeds 2 million yuan, it seems to be worth it in combination with the changes brought about by the new electrification platform. Compared with the competing models, in the same price range, although the power and handling are not as good as the 4.0T Porsche Cayenne, compared with the same main space and luxurious Maybach GLS, in the interior design, the Land Rover Range Rover will have more advantages, at the same time, it also has the strongest off-road capabilities in the same class.