Since the launch of the DM-i super hybrid system, BYD is no longer the BYD it used to be. Before 2021, BYD's annual sales had been hovering around 400,000 vehicles, but in 2021, sales soared to 730,000 units, an increase of 75.4% year-on-year, becoming the fastest growing traditional car brand.
Han, Qin Plus, Song Plus, Dolphin... Every time BYD launches a new car, it will cause heated discussions on the whole network, and even the surging rush to buy, which also leads to bydder's many models need to wait for half a year to pick up the car. However, even if it is necessary to wait for the car, even if BYD has been diligent enough to push new cars, consumers are still not satisfied, urging BYD to quickly launch more new cars.
Since consumers are so enthusiastic, it is obvious that BYD will not hold it. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website appeared in the figure of two bydir new cars, namely the seal of the ocean series, and the frigate 07 of the warship series. The former is BYD's second new car based on the E platform 3.0 after Dolphin, while the latter is the second model of BYD's warship series. Since the exposure of the two cars, BYD has once again rushed to the headlines of the automotive news section.
Seals for sale from $220,000? Benchmark Model 3
If there is still some controversy about the exterior design of the BYD dolphin, then when you see the seal picture for the first time, I believe that everyone will have unanimous praise for its design, and even I dare to say that the seal is definitely the highest value of the independent brand car, there is no one.
Judging from the declaration chart, Seal adopts a completely different design language from the previous BYD models, and if you usually pay attention to BYD, you will also find the elements and ideas of seal design, many of which come from Ocean-X concept cars.
To be honest, this time was indeed by BYD seals to surprise, think back to BYD's previous cars, from F3 to S6, whether it is a car or an SUV, the appearance of the brand is not to say that compared with the joint venture brand, even compared with other independent brands are not very good-looking, and even many netizens complained: "BYD is very good, lose in the design." ”
But now, whether it is the Dynasty series, the Ocean series or the warship series, they all have their own design elements and styles, and more importantly, they are still very good-looking, and I have to admire the strength of BYD's design team today.
Judging from the declaration information, BYD Seal is a pure electric vehicle model positioned as a B-class sedan, with a length, width and height of 4800/1875/1460mm and a wheelbase of 2920mm. When seeing the "wheelbase 2920mm", many people are speculating whether the seal is BYD Han's "hull car".
For netizens who hold this speculation, I can only say "think too much". Although the wheelbase of the seal is the same as that of Han, this does not mean that it is Han's "hull changer". Quite simply, the size of the seal is much smaller than han, especially the length of the car, which is 180mm shorter than Han.
To be clear, seals are pure electric vehicles built by BYD's E platform 3.0. The main reason why it will be shorter than Han is that the powertrain volume of pure electric vehicles is smaller than that of traditional fuel vehicles, so the engine compartment does not need to be so large, and it can achieve the characteristics of "short car length and long wheelbase". The most typical example is the Tesla Model 3, which is only 4694mm long and has a wheelbase of 2875mm.
Since the new car will only make its first public appearance at the Beijing Auto Show, the official has not released the details of the new car for the time being. However, according to the information declared by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, SEAL will launch two forms of single motor rear drive and dual motor four-wheel drive for three versions, and the maximum power of the three versions is 150kW (rear drive), 180kW (rear drive) and 360kW (four-wheel drive).
From the perspective of the drive form and maximum power of the three versions, personal speculation is that the rear-drive long-endurance version, the rear-drive performance version and the four-wheel drive high-performance version are respectively. According to the information previously exposed on the Internet, the 0-100km/h acceleration time of the SEAL four-wheel drive high-performance version is likely to be 3.8 seconds.
Nowadays, the declaration information of pure electric vehicles does not include mileage, so the specific battery capacity and mileage of SEALs are still unclear. However, from a picture of winter test car information that flowed out before, the mileage of seals is likely to reach 700km, and the performance version should also be able to maintain a range of more than 550km. As for the battery, it is still likely to use BYD's own lithium iron phosphate blade battery.
Of course, for such a high-value BYD, many people are concerned about how much it will cost. First of all, it should be clear that BYD has not released any information about the pricing of new cars, but BYD dealers have revealed that the pricing range of new cars is about 220,000-280,000 yuan. Even dealers have made it clear that BYD Seals is benchmarking the Tesla Model 3.
If the pricing is really as the dealer reveals, then the seals are still very competitive.
On the one hand, from the known information, the seal's body size and wheelbase are much longer than the Model 3, and the length and wheelbase are 106mm and 45mm longer than the Model 3, respectively. In addition, although the seal-related configuration has not been announced, but with the nearby price of BYD Han as a reference object, the configuration of the seal should not be low, at least from the interior materials, the functionality of the car system, etc., it should also exceed the Model 3.
Of course, seals are slightly deficient compared to the Model 3, such as intelligent driver assistance systems may not necessarily be as powerful as the Model 3. This is also a common problem of traditional car brands, and very few intelligent driver assistance systems on domestic mass production vehicles can be compared with Tesla.
On the other hand, BYD Seal's pricing is more advantageous than the Model 3, especially after tesla Model 3 has experienced several rounds of price increases due to rising raw materials, and the pricing advantage of seals will be more obvious.
According to the official website information, tesla model 3 now has only a rear-drive version and a high-performance full-drive version, with prices of 290,988 million (the price after subsidies is 279,900) and 367,900, respectively. That is to say, if according to the price disclosed by the dealer, the cheapest Model 3 price is only the same as the top version of the seal, and if compared according to the price of the four-wheel drive version, then the Model 3 is nearly 90,000 yuan more expensive than the seal.
The first SUV in the Marine Network warship series
At present, BYD has two sales networks of Dynasty Network and Ocean Network, of which BYD Ocean Network will launch two series of marine life and warships, marine life is the dolphin and seal adjusted in front, and the first car destroyer of the warship series 05 will be officially listed in the near future, in addition, the warship series will also launch two SUV models, the frigate 07 that was unveiled this time should be the cruiser 07 previously planned.
The Frigate 07 basically continues the silhouette of the BYD X DREAM concept car, with narrow through headlights and oval front grille, retaining a touch of dragon face and large mouth design style. However, the details are in line with the warship series, and the new car adopts the latest version of BYD's front logo and adds parametric vertical texture decoration to make it look more stylish.
Although BYD officials have not responded, the outside world has been speculating that the upcoming destroyer 05 is the "Qin Plus" dedicated to the ocean network. The important reason for this speculation is that the body size of the destroyer 05 is extremely close to the Qin Plus, the wheelbase is exactly the same, in addition, including the powertrain, chassis form and so on are also close. With the exposure of the declaration information of frigate 07, everyone also found that the new car is most likely the "Tang" of the ocean network.
First of all, the body size and wheelbase of the frigate 07 are extremely close to the Tang of the Dynasty Net. The length, width and height of the frigate 07 are 4820/1920/1750mm, while the length, width and height of the Tang are 4870/1950/1725mm, and it can be found that the body dimensions of the two models are extremely close. In addition, the frigate 07 has a wheelbase of 2820mm, the same as Tang.
Secondly, the powertrain of the frigate 07 is also similar to that of Tang. Frigate 07 will provide DM-i and DM-p two plug-in hybrid systems, of which the DM-i version of the model consists of a 1.5T engine + electric motor, the maximum power of the engine is 102kW, the maximum power of the permanent magnet synchronous motor is 145kW, this powertrain is exactly the same as the Tang DM-i.
DM-p version of the model by 1.5T engine + front and rear dual motors, the maximum power of the engine is also 102kW, the maximum power of the front and rear permanent magnet synchronous motor is 145kW / 150Kw, according to the previous spy information, DM-p model of pure electric endurance of 200km, 0-100km / h acceleration time of 4.7 seconds.
Unlike Dolphin, dealers also did not receive the price range of frigate 07, but if there is no accident, the pricing of this new car dedicated to Ocean Network should be very close to Tang, that is, the starting price will be around 200,000 yuan, and since there are only 1.5T DM-i and DM-p versions, the top price should not exceed 250,000 yuan.
In addition to the new car declaration information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, a production schedule for the frigate 07 was also exposed on the Internet. Judging from the information in the table, the frigate 07 will start trial production in May, that is, the new car will most likely be completed in May. In addition, the frigate 07 will reach a production rate of 10,000 units and 12,000 units starting in August and November, respectively, so you don't have to worry too much about the recurrence of the "waiting for cars for half a year".
If the monthly sales of BYD Tang DM exceeded 10,000 units in February this year, although the frigate 07 may seize a part of the sales of Tang DM after listing, if there is no accident, the total sales of the two cars will be much higher than the sales of the single Tang today. That is to say, after the launch of the frigate 07, BYD will most likely surpass Toyota in the future and become a sales champion of medium-sized SUVs.
According to the data, although it experienced a seven-day Spring Festival holiday, BYD still sold 91,078 new cars in February, an increase of 335.2% year-on-year, and became the runner-up in sales in the domestic auto market. However, this is obviously not BYD's limit, with the marine life series, warship series of new cars gradually listed, with the dynasty network and ocean network two major sales channels, BYD officially became a member of the "million club" this year is basically a nail in the coffin, and even has a great probability of squeezing into the top three annual sales of Chinese car companies.
AUTHOR Shen Liming
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