In recent years, BYD's models have mostly belonged to the Dynasty series, and its domineering "Longyan" design and the car series named after the dynasty have left a deep impression. However, as one of the independent brand giants, BYD model matrix how can it stop at the Dynasty series, the "Ocean Network" born last year is a refreshing series, it has a more distinct new energy attribute, for younger users, it has two major product sequences, named after marine organisms equipped with the latest technology of e platform 3.0 pure electric product series and warship named after the warship equipped with DM-i super hybrid technology hybrid product series. The first model in the warship series, the Destroyer 05, was recently launched, and in May of this year, the series will also welcome the first SUV, the Frigate 07.
For more information about this new car, there have been declaration information and real car pictures a few days ago, and Xiaobian has found that from various sources, frigate 07 seems to be quite closely related to the positioning of Tang DM-i, and the following let Xiaobian take you to take a closer look at the information summary of the new car and various conjectures.
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Follow the X DREAM concept car design + Ocean series front face
Like many new BYD cars, in fact, the Frigate 07 had a concept car as a preview before the mass production version of the model was disclosed - that is, last year's Shanghai Auto Show was the X DREAM concept car. It is gratifying that the frigate 07 inherits most of the design flavor and line composition of the concept car, and only makes mass production adjustments to the elements such as folio doors and electronic rearview mirrors, and compared with the dynasty series SUVs familiar to consumers, the frigate 07 exudes a touch of freshness and lightness.
(BYD X DREAM concept car unveiled at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show)
Unlike the "Longyan aesthetics" that everyone has long been familiar with, the frigate 07 is based on BYD's "marine aesthetics" design concept, the front face design is inspired by the ripples of the waves, and the dense horizontal grille with the eye-catching trapezoidal mouth can also present the intimidating momentum of the Tang series. The new car uses LED light sources, and the light groups on both sides of the grille are arranged in arrays, all the way to the middle of the fender, and the slender shape is more sharp. In addition, BYD's new wordmark logo is also embedded in dense vertical trim panels, and the layout scheme is similar to that of destroyer 05.
Although frigate 07 and destroyer 05 are the same ocean series, but the front face is not actually completely copied from each other, the front face of the destroyer 05 has what the official called "dot matrix boundless grille" design, more avant-garde exaggerated; while frigate 07 is relatively traditional and restrained, I believe it can better meet the aesthetic tastes of most consumers.
(Destroyer 05)
The frigate 07 has a body size of 4820 mm in length/ 1920 mm in width and 1750 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2820 mm, which is a standard medium-sized SUV body with the same wheelbase as the BYD Tang DM-i, but the length and width are smaller than the Don DM-i, and visually lighter. In addition, from the perspective of the number of rated passenger seats, it is expected that the new car will adopt a large five-seat SUV space layout, and there is no news of a seven-seat layout for the time being, eliminating the third row of tasteless abandonment, which I personally think is a more clever setting.
On the side, you can see the difference between the frigate 07 and the Tang DM-i, and the frigate 07 is more concise in style. The lower rim of the window line extends straight to the tail and is almost balanced with the waistline, coupled with the D-pillar's just right chrome trim and black plastic wheels, making the overall proportions very compact. Since the wheelbase is the same for both, but the frigate 07 is shorter in length, it is also more compact and durable in appearance.
The tail design is as high as the X DREAM concept car, the taillights integrate the elements of the waves, the agility and flow and the sense of power, although not creative, but finally in the rich and three-dimensional buttocks to find a balance, to fit the aesthetics of most consumers, stronger than some of the strange designs that cause an uproar.
In terms of personalized selection, according to the declaration information, the frigate 07 will have a variety of wheel designs, of which 4 models are basically the same in shape, but make a difference in color and material. In terms of size, there are two options of 19 inches, 235/55 R19 and 235/50 R19, with a maximum choice of wheels up to 20 inches, and the matching model is 245/50 R20. Compared with the Tang series, there is less eye-catching 22-inch wheel selection, which is slightly regrettable from the visual effect point of view, but the slightly smaller wheel hub is also good for the cost of the car.
In addition, in the details of caliper painting, hidden door handle modeling, radar, DM-i wordmark, etc., there are subtle differences in the configuration of different models of the frigate 07.
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The interior design may be similar to Song PLUS / the details are innovative
Regarding the interior of the frigate 07, only a low-definition spy photo has been exposed. It can be seen that the steering wheel design of the new car, the general shape of the center console and the layout of the gear position buttons are slightly similar to song PLUS. Of course, because other parts are tightly covered, Xiaobian still hopes that there can be a more creative solution in the interior design and application of materials for the frigate 07.
Although the interior has some similarities with the Song PLUS, the frigate 07 still has a lot of unique designs from the concept car, including a wavy three-dimensional multi-level layout that runs through the center control, and a teacup-shaped speaker on the door panel. In the concept body, there are also many wave patterns inspired by the ocean, and it is not known whether the frigate 07 will be reflected in the same way.
Since the destroyer 05 is the same as the ocean series, Xiaobian does not rule out that there will be the same configuration in terms of intelligence and vehicles. For reference, the destroyer 05 series is equipped with a 12.8-inch 8-core adaptive rotation suspension Pad (upgraded to 15.6 inches for high-end models), an 8.8-inch full LCD dashboard, wireless charging of mobile phones, breathing atmosphere lights, etc., which are all expected from the interior of the frigate 07.
(Song PLUS interior)
(Destroyer 05)
As a blockbuster product, the frigate 07's car machine is believed to be closely related to the latest version, after the destroyer 05 equipped with DiLink intelligent network system, it is based on Android in-depth research and development, with a new MHI interface design and highly localized in-vehicle application market, I hope that frigate 07 in the UI design or interesting selling points can have further upgrades.
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At least 3 power versions are available/strongest or have zero hundred 4.7s performance
In the declaration information of the frigate 07, it is also shown that the car will be available in 3 power versions and has a four-wheel drive version. The announcement shows that there are three different versions of the new car maintenance quality, it is worth noting that the maximum maintenance quality of the frigate 07 is only 2172kg, which is lighter than the 2250kg of the four-wheel drive performance version of the Tang DM premium (low and medium-low) and the 2390kg of the top Tang DM.
In addition, the frigate 07 is expected to be equipped with DM-i super hybrid technology centered on the Snap Cloud-Plug Hybrid turbocharged 1.5Ti high-efficiency engine, the EHS electric hybrid system, and the DM-i Super Hybrid special power blade battery.
1. WLTC pure electric endurance 46km version: the peak power of the motor is 145kW, and the rated power is 70kW
The engine has a peak power of 102 kW and uses a 9.984 kwh power pack
2. WLTC pure electric endurance 71km version: the peak power of the motor is 145kW, and the rated power is 70kW
The engine has a peak power of 102 kW and uses a power pack of 18.316 kWh
3, WLTC pure electric endurance 71km version (four-wheel drive): the peak power before and after the motor 145kW/ 150kW, the rated power of the front 70kW / rear 80kW
4. Or is there a 2.0T version? Previously, someone on the Internet exposed the tail mark of the frigate 07, showing "4.7S", this performance level does not seem to belong to the above 3 power configurations, combined with the previous Tang has 4.3s-5.1s zero hundred acceleration performance of the model, are 2.0T engine, this spy photo means that the frigate 07 will also have a more powerful 2.0T version?
In summary, it is not difficult to see that the overall power level and battery capacity of the frigate 07 are lower than that of Tang DM-i, the frigate 07 is a combination of 145kW + 150kW, and the Tang DM-i is a combination of 160kW + 200kW; the same is true for the battery; the same is true for the frigate 07 is a 9/18kwh battery pack, and the Tang DM-i is an 18/45kwh battery pack, so that in exchange for a significant lightweight maintenance quality, the acceleration performance and control experience of the frigate 07 are also worth looking forward to.
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Price conjecture/competitive environment
According to BYD's internal positioning, the frigate 07 is between Song PLUS and Tang, and in terms of size and power level, the positioning of frigate 07 is more high-end and more biased towards Tang. In addition, due to the sister car relationship between the destroyer 05 (after subsidy price: 11.98-15.58 million) and Qin PLUS (11.18-175,800 after subsidy) as sister cars, the price of frigate 07 may be very similar to Tang DM-i (price after subsidy: 19.58-31.48 million), or between 200,000 and 300,000. Between this huge price span, the Changan UNI-K iDD and the Great Wall Mocha DHT-PHEV are considered by many to be the main competitors of the frigate 07.
Changan UNI-K iDD
Subsidized price: 176,900-192,900
Once the starting price of the frigate 07 is slightly lower than that of Tang DM-i by one or two thousand, it will touch the recently popular Chang'an UNI-K iDD. UNI series with excellent design and high-end sense of interior to attract many fans, UNI-K iDD is Changan's first model equipped with Blue Whale iDD hybrid system, pure electric mileage of 130km, comprehensive cruising range of up to 1100km. Among them, the Blue Whale NE 1.5T hybrid special engine can output a maximum power of 125kW, a peak torque of 260N·m, a peak power of 85kW for the drive motor, and a fuel consumption of 0.8L/100km (NEDC) per 100 km.
Changan UNI-K iDD not only provides a strong power output, feed fuel consumption has also reached the level of 5L/100km, coupled with the continuation of the fuel version of the model's high-value appearance design, although the hybrid system was launched late, compared with the popularity of BYD DM-i, the future market prospects are still unknown, I believe that with Changan's technical precipitation, and less than 200,000 yuan of the price range, the competitiveness of the product is expected to be further improved.
Great Wall Mocha DHT-PHEV
Subsidized price: 295,000-315,000
Looking at it more expensively, the Great Wall Mocha DHT-PHEV is also a difficult opponent. Mocha DHT-PHEV is equipped with the Lemon DHT system, which has a 39.67kWh high-energy density battery pack and supports 60kW fast charging. In addition, it has a long endurance version (two-wheel drive) and a high-performance version (four-wheel drive), the official said that the long-endurance version of the official calibration of pure electric mileage of 204km, 100 km of power loss fuel consumption of 5.55L/100km, support 3.3kW discharge power. In addition, the high-performance version (four-wheel drive) pure electric cruising range is 175km, but its 100 km acceleration time can go to 4.8s.
In terms of configuration, the entire central control of Mocha DHT-PHEV adopts the design language officially called "Sky Dome Wisdom Modeling", in addition to the 14.6-inch large-size central control screen, there are AR-HUD augmented reality head-up display, AI intelligent facial recognition, speech recognition system, YanfeiLishi 12 speaker sound system and other configurations. In terms of intelligence, it is equipped with Mobileye EyeQ4 driver assistance chip, and is equipped with 5 millimeter wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, 4 surround view cameras, 1 perception camera and 1 high-definition map module, which can realize noH high-speed intelligent pilot assistance and intelligent parking functions.
Based on the lemon hybrid DHT system, the Mocha DHT-PHEV model is equipped with a large-capacity power battery of 39.67 kWh and a P4 rear axle motor is optional to meet the needs of different users for long endurance and power. In addition, in terms of intelligence, the car also has NOH pilot auxiliary driving and intelligent parking and other configurations, but the starting price reaches 295,000 yuan, and the lack of more accessible entry-level models may be difficult to seize a wider customer base.
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Write at the end
In summary, frigate 07 and Tang series have a lot of similarities, whether from the body weight, power combination or styling style, the former is more like the latter's "slimming version", if the pricing is still in line with the Tang series, maintained in the range of 20-30 million yuan haul, means that consumers want to pursue better performance to choose the flagship level of Tang DM-i, want to be younger can choose frigate 07. In terms of product strength, I believe that everyone does not have to worry, because last year, BYD sold more than 730,000 new cars throughout the year, of which the DM-i series has more than 270,000 vehicles, and now BYD has created several fresh models of ocean network on the basis of excellent DM-i technology, continuing the strategy of "having more children and fighting", consumers can have more abundant and diverse choices.