There is such a car, it has 694 horses, 1040 Nm of power, the interior has a one-piece liftable center console, built-in three 12.3-inch large screens, ACC full speed domain adaptive cruise, night vision system, Dynaudio Tanner audio, air suspension and so on. You may think that such a power and configuration price are worth a million, but I can tell you that such a configuration only needs to be in the early three hundred thousand to do. This model is the protagonist of this test drive - Lantu FREE range extended range version, which is positioned as a medium and large SUV extended range hybrid model, and at the same time in some cities can also enjoy new energy indicators. So how does the Landu FREE Extended Range Edition perform?
The power level of the sports car class zero hundred accelerated by 4.5 seconds
First of all, let's talk about the characteristics of the extended range hybrid, first of all, the extended range hybrid car has a motor and engine, which can be charged or refueled. Here, some friends may say that the plug-in hybrid model is also like this, but most of the plug-in hybrid models only use pure electric mode at the beginning, and the engine will intervene if it exceeds a certain speed value. The biggest difference between extended-range hybrid and plug-in hybrid is that the extended-range hybrid is driven by an electric motor, and the engine will only charge the battery and the motor in an optimal working state, and will not directly intervene in the drive.
Like the author's test drive of this Lantu FREE, it is equipped with a 1.5T four-cylinder turbocharged engine, but the engine will not participate in the drive, only to provide power for the motor and electric motor in the long term in the best work efficiency. In addition, the lantu FREE extended range version of the front and rear axles are arranged two motors, the motor power is 255kW, the sum of the Total power of the Landu FREE extended range version reaches 510kW, converting the horsepower value, that is 694 horses, plus the total torque of the two motor systems has the advantage of 1040 Nm, so the Lantu FREE range increase version zero hundred acceleration only takes 4.5 seconds, to know that this car is still a nearly 2.29 tons of big guys.
In terms of battery packs, the Landu FREE Extended Range Edition is equipped with a ternary lithium battery with a battery energy density of 33kWh, so the NEDC pure electric mileage is 140 kilometers, but with the blessing of the engine, its NEDC comprehensive mileage can reach 860 kilometers. For range extender hybrids, its biggest highlight is to be able to give you a pure electric vehicle driving experience, but also do not have to worry about the battery is not charged or can also be used as a fuel car, which likes to travel by car or occasionally a long-distance friend, there is no need for the "pure electric car" mileage anxiety problem, as long as the fuel car can go where, Landu FREE it can also go, there is also a highlight, Landu FREE range version only need to use 92 gasoline, Isn't that nicer than the ideal ONE next door?
Multiple driving modes available Air suspension is a pleasant surprise
Thanks to the advantages of the motor, a foot of electric door deep down, the performance of the Lantu FREE extended range version is indeed a refreshing feeling, and its electric gate output is also very linear, and it is not as abrupt as the electric door response of some electric vehicles, and the power response that comes with the transmission also makes this big guy of more than 2 tons driving briskly on the road. In terms of driving mode, the Landu FREE Extended Range Edition has four driving modes to choose from, namely Economy Mode, Comfort Mode, High Energy Mode, Outing Mode and personalized settings that allow you to set the steering feel of the steering wheel, suspension soft and hard, etc.
In the choice of each driving mode, the vehicle will adjust the height or softness of the suspension itself, as well as the level of kinetic energy recovery. In addition, there are still big differences between these four driving modes. For example, in the choice of economic mode, the vehicle's kinetic energy recovery can be opened to the maximum, the response of the electric door will also be slowed down, and the passengers sitting in the back row can feel the drag sensation generated under the highest operation of the kinetic energy recovery system, so if there are passengers in the rear of the vehicle, the author still does not recommend using the economic mode for a long time, unless it is a long-distance cruise on the high speed, the use will be better. Although the drag feeling in the highest state of kinetic energy recovery of the LANDU FREE version is better than that of other new energy models, and it is also well suppressed, people with sensitive senses will still perceive and cause discomfort.
Comfort mode, it can be said that the author used the most in the entire test drive process, it is not only very comprehensive, the electric door, the feeling of steering is very good, really can make you enjoy driving the car and listening to the Audiovisual Feast brought by Dynaudio Dana audio. When you want to come to a stronger power, then the high-energy mode will stimulate your adrogenic hormones, before you switch to the high-energy mode, you will find that the Lantu FREE extended range version of the integrated center console slowly descends, leaving a little display position for you to display the current data, just like a supercar, the extra screen is lowered, allowing you to look more ahead and enjoy the surging power. At the same time, the response of the electric gate will be more positive, the power output will be amplified instantly, and the calm steering wheel will give you a sense of steering that is very confident, and there is no excessive vacancy.
It is worth emphasizing that the Landu FREE extended range version uses a front double wishbone independent suspension and a rear multi-link independent suspension, and is also equipped with air springs, which is what we often call air suspension. The suspension can support soft and hard adjustment and support the height of 100mm adaptive lifting adjustment, to know the price of this car after the subsidy is only more than 300,000, you have air suspension This is really to buy is to earn. In a comfortable state, the toughness of the suspension of the LANTU FREE extended range version is very good, it can filter most of the small vibrations, and it does not have the feeling of driving the boat, even if it is over the speed bump, the performance is very crisp, there is no feeling of secondary rebound. At the same time, in high-energy mode, the suspension will be reduced to the minimum, the suspension will feel very tight and sporty in terms of support, and the suppression of turning roll is also good.
The large five-seat space is perfectly enough to meet the daily NVH performance
Open the door and you'll see the entire interior console slowly rising, which is full of ritual. The three 12.3-inch full-LCD meters in the center console have their own areas of responsibility, and the HiCar system with huawei's in-depth cooperation is built-in, in addition to conventional functions, it is also equipped with AR real-life navigation and night vision systems. Overall, the UI design, fluency, and operation level of the three screens have a good performance.
At the same time, the three screens can also achieve linkage, for example, you set up a navigation on the map of the center console, at this time you can use your finger to dial the dashboard, the navigation information you set is suddenly transferred to the dashboard, which is equivalent to long-distance driving, when you drive the car is not convenient to correct the navigation, do not want to use voice control, then you can completely give the co-pilot to help you modify and transfer to the dashboard so that you can always pay attention to the route information.
In addition to the various settings of the vehicle can be operated on the central control screen and speech recognition, the Lantu FREE extended range version also retains the traditional physical buttons, such as a row of physical buttons that control air conditioning under the central control screen, and the buttons are chrome-plated to look very exquisite. At the same time, around the airship-type electronic gear, there are also physical buttons, as well as touch panels, mobile phone wireless charging, buttons that can control the lifting and lowering of the center console, driving mode switching, automatic parking and so on.
In addition, the Landu FREE Extended Range Edition is also equipped with an unopenable panoramic canopy, the biggest highlight of the canopy is that it can support ten levels of light transmittance adjustability, can control the transparency of the skylight glass, its principle is the same as the Boeing 787 porthole technology. This is really unique in the same level, and the last time I experienced the sky curtain, it was only on the Toyota Lingfang, it can only be switched with one click.
In terms of space, thanks to the wheelbase advantage of 2960mm, in combination with its large five-seat layout, so the rear space is naturally not too much to worry about, and the rear floor is also a flat state, even if three adults will not feel crowded, while the rear seats can also support proportional reclining, the trunk space has a volume of 560L, and the rear seats are all down, then it can be expanded to 1320L volume.
In terms of NVH, the lantu FREE extended range version has done a very good job in the overall sound insulation and wind noise suppression. The engine in the operation of the process of almost do not feel its existence, the author also specially on the dashboard to observe the engine in operation, its speed is maintained at 1600 rpm, but in addition to seeing the system show the start speed, you can not feel the vibration brought about by the operation of the engine, so I have to say that the Lantu FREE extended range version in the sound insulation and noise reduction This is really good, completely beyond the level of 300,000 levels, and even comparable to the sound insulation level of million-level luxury cars.
Summary: I have to say that this test drive experience, the Lantu FREE extended range version really left a deep impression on me. Not only is the interior lifting center console full of ritual, but its entire driving experience is also completely beyond my expectations, whether it is dynamics, comfort, it is really cost-effective. Returning to the core problem, if you want to buy new energy vehicles or want to experience better new energy technology, Lantu FREE extended range version can not only give you the texture of a pure electric vehicle, but also let you not worry about mileage anxiety at all times, where you want to go it can take you.
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