BYD impacts the field of pure electricity, and the dolphin's goal is the "sea of stars", can it be successful?
As a domestic independent brand, BYD has "written" the "heritage" of a big country in the exclusive new energy era by virtue of its years of technical accumulation in the field of oil-electric hybrids. Received the welcome and encouragement of the market, and then took advantage of the heat to turn to the sea of stars. No, last year they have begun to explore within the confines of the sea, a pure electric small car BYD Dolphin, aiming for energetic and unknown young people. Is this pure electric "dolphin" aggressive? Can you get the favor and support of young people? Let's take a look.
As a "dolphin" from the sea, there must always be some elements of the sea on the body, in order to be regarded as "children of the sea", the designer used the design concept of "marine aesthetics" on the dolphin, on its front, the most conspicuous is BYD's new logo, the dolphin is the first model to use this logo. Different from the past, Dolphin began to book cars online, of which the Dolphin 2021 fashion version, equipped with a 44.9 kWh blade battery pack, charging port located on the outside of the co-driver position of the front of the car fender, fast charging and slow charging interfaces are placed together, more convenient. Support the mainstream 60 kW DC fast charging, the official announcement of charging 0-80% fast charging time is 40 minutes. Dolphin Fashion Edition's electric motor has a maximum power of 95 hp and a maximum torque of 180 Nm, while its top has a maximum power of 177 hp and a maximum torque of 290 Nm. Judging from the data, it is the best model in its class. Dolphin's gear shift mechanism is placed in the central control button area, the co-driver's friend may think that you just adjusted the air conditioning, the car will move, but if your co-driver is curious, will you accidentally change gears during the driving process? That would be a little scary.
During the driving process, when starting, you will find that its power output response is very fast, very direct, the smoothness is also very good, and the acceleration rhythm is very good. At the middle high speed, the power output response is still positive, but the stamina is insufficient, and the acceleration performance is more difficult. In terms of driving, the dolphin's driving mode is not complicated, there are only two, the most obvious difference is the sensitivity of the power response is different. In terms of noise control, the dolphins do a good job, although the tire noise on high speed is relatively obvious, but it is not too disturbing.
The Dolphin's chassis adopts the front McPherson type independent suspension, and the rear longitudinal arm twist beam type non-independent suspension, the suspension shows good comfort, the overall soft, hard bounce is rare. The steering is easier, the feedback movement is softer, and it is not very sensitive. Overall, the dolphin's dynamic performance is decent and silky.
The body of THE BYD Dolphin adopts a double color block design, with a total of seven color combinations, bright colors embellished in details, not too fancy, but the visual impact is not very high. The outline of the shape is relatively small, the overall feeling is more square, but from the side will feel that the sports atmosphere is more sufficient, soft lines and sharp lines match, more sports atmosphere. The highlight of the rear of the car is the through-type taillights, the slender shape is highly recognizable, and the design at the lower bumper is also relatively unique, echoing with the front of the car, and the shape of mutual folding is more trendy. In terms of body size, the dolphin is 1770 mm wide and 1570 mm high, with a staggering wheelbase of 2700 mm, and the length has changed with the version, with a maximum of 4150 mm and a minimum of 4070 mm.
In terms of interior, the dolphin gives people a sense of layeredness, the three-frame line reel is wrapped in thick leather, the feel is good, and the screen adopts a 5-inch full-color LCD screen + 12.8 inches (low-end 10.1) central control large screen design, which is very scientific and technological. The seat is made of imitation leather material, the sports style is more sufficient, the main driver supports the electric adjustment function, and the co-driver only supports manual.
In terms of body configuration, dolphins are equipped with mobile phone NFC keys as standard, even if they do not have mechanical keys, as long as the set mobile phone is pasted in the rearview mirror, you can drive. On the BYD auto APP, there are many practical functions and fun functions, such as remote control functions, interested can learn more about it.
In terms of space, the 175cm tall experiencer is in the front row, the head can have a punch space margin, the rear leg space is not very large, but it is relatively loose, the rear floor is flat, and the passengers in the middle will not be too constrained. The storage compartment at the bottom of the central control is very stylish, and the position and interior design are very decent and comfortable. The storage compartment under the central control screen is more unique and looks really like a "soapbox", doesn't it? As for the trunk, 3 large suitcases can be placed, and the rear backrest can be put down proportionally, which is practical.
Summary: In my opinion, bydir's "Dynasty" series of cars represent the mature self, while the Dolphin's "ocean" represents the external changeable unknown, and the whole brand has purposefully conquered the mature and known customer base, and is exploring the changing and unknown field of young people. Dolphin as the first product to explore, the appearance and interior are more trendy, although the performance is insufficient, but after all, it is a pure electric model, the performance is also good, the space utilization rate is high, the overall is more attractive to young people, it is a successful product, the product strength in the same level of performance, the future can be expected.