Since its listing, Extreme Kr 001 has been plagued by insufficient production capacity. It is understood that the shortage of air suspension supply for the car is the main reason for the lack of production capacity of Extreme Kr 001.
A few days ago, according to domestic media reports, the exclusive production line of gas springs of Extreme Kr 001 has been put into operation, and this measure will be able to alleviate the tight supply chain that Extreme Kr is currently facing.
Then this air suspension that restricts the production capacity of Extreme Kr 001 was originally a part of high-end luxury cars, but in recent years, with the rise of new car-making forces, air suspension seems to have been favored by new energy vehicles, and has begun to be continuously delegated to lower-priced models.
In addition to the more expensive Tesla MODEL X and Gaohe HiPhi X, new energy models such as Lantu FREE, which have been priced within 400,000 yuan, and NIO's ES6, all use air suspension. In other words, these new car-making forces have lowered the threshold of air suspension to the situation that ordinary families can work hard and enjoy.
In fact, from the structural point of view, air suspension is not what is an unfathomable black technology, the difference between air suspension and traditional suspension, is to replace the traditional coil spring with an air spring, increase the air pump and air storage tank, through the air pump to adjust the air volume and pressure of the air spring, thereby changing the hardness and elastic coefficient of the air spring.
In other words, the gas spring changes the fixed state of the traditional coil spring that cannot be adjusted, and can change its own spring characteristics within a certain range, so that the chassis can be freely switched according to the road conditions and the needs of the driver and passengers in the original contradictory movement and comfort.
Moreover, as the load increases, the air inside the air spring is continuously compressed and the stiffness is constantly changing, but because the characteristics of the air are completely different from the metal, the air suspension can achieve a non-linear stiffness curve, thereby fundamentally improving the comfort of the ride. It is precisely because of this feature that air suspension has become a must-have option for luxury brands of high-end models, such as the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
In addition to achieving soft and hard adjustable functions, the air suspension can also adjust the stroke and length of the air spring according to the amount of air pumped in, thus achieving the lifting or lowering of the vehicle chassis.
That is to say, when the model equipped with air suspension rides on the paved road, it can reduce the chassis, reduce wind resistance and energy consumption, and improve driving stability; and when the non-paved road or road conditions are poor, the air suspension can raise the chassis and improve the passability.
Therefore, SUVs with off-road performance such as volkswagen Touareg, Audi Q7, And Range Rover, or travel crossovers like the Audi A6 allroad and Volvo V90 prefer air suspension.
For new energy models, air suspension can indeed bring a certain degree of comfort and compulsion, but in fact, we do not have to be overly superstitious about air suspension.
Because in terms of soft and hard adjustment alone, the electromagnetic suspension is not under the air suspension, and even some ordinary models with better suspension tuning can also achieve a comfortable suspension state in the initial section and full support in the rear section. As for the suspension height adjustment, the perception of the user is not so strong, but more like a high-level show-off.
And air suspension is not without disadvantages, such as air pumps and gas tanks will occupy the space in the car, delicate air bag springs, their own higher costs, and higher maintenance and replacement costs, have become the Achilles heel of air suspension.
Therefore, for most consumers at this stage, it is imperative to be able to make new energy models more reliable and durable, eliminate consumers' worries, and take off the nickname of "electric daddy".