WM officially said that E.5 is "the only four-wheel four-corner long-lasting large-space intelligent pure electric home car of the same level within 200,000 yuan", according to which it is judged to be relatively cost-effective, and it is expected to be equivalent to the high-end version of some compact pure electric cars.
Oil prices are soaring, and many consumers who originally intended to buy fuel vehicles have set their sights on pure electric vehicles. Although electric vehicles have also recently raised the guidance price due to the increase in the price of battery raw materials, the cost of daily use is still very advantageous. Today to introduce you to a very suitable for home and very affordable medium-sized pure electric sedan Weima E.5. I just experienced the car at the WM User Center in Daxing, Beijing.
As a medium-sized sedan, the WM E.5 has a length, width and height of 4718/1838/1535mm, and a wheelbase of 2810mm, which is one level higher than compact cars such as GAC Aion S and BYD Qin PLUS EV. In addition, there are 1.91㎡ panoramic canopy, 12.3-inch central control screen and 505km cruising range.
Appearance - simple and atmospheric
The front face of the WM E.5 uses a closed grille commonly found in electric models, the lines are very simple, and the aerodynamics of the vehicle are optimized. Above the closed grille, there is a black trim strip that runs through the left and right headlights, which makes the front of the car more layered and widens the visual effect of the front face.
The decorative strip that runs through the left and right headlamps adopts a high-brightness piano paint process, with a bright silver plating LOGO is more simple and atmospheric, and it is worth saying that the front LOGO can also achieve interactive luminescence (top version), highlighting the sense of science and technology.
The headlight adopts a quadrilateral design, the upper left corner of the lamp body is an LED daytime running lamp, and the right side is a far and near light integrated halogen lamp with a lens. In the context of many pure electric vehicles with LED headlights as standard, it is still a pity that this car does not use LED headlights.
A small grid at the bottom of the bumper dissipates heat from the vehicle's cooling system. The WM E.5 Smart Travel Edition is equipped with a millimeter-wave radar in the center of the grille to achieve functions such as ACC adaptive cruise, AEB automatic emergency braking and FCW forward collision warning.
The side of the car is also a simple design style, the double waist line makes the side of the car look three-dimensional, and the upper waist line runs from the front headlights to the rear tail lights, making the body look slender.
AC and DC charging jacks are installed on the rear fenders of the vehicle. In fast-charge mode, it takes only 39 minutes for the battery to charge from 30% to 80%, and in slow-charge mode, it takes about 9.5 hours to charge from 0% to 100%. The car also has a high temperature liquid cooling system and a battery pack electric heating system.
The new car features 18-inch, 5-spoke two-tone wheels, with a combination of light and shade to create a sense of layering. Chaoyang tire specifications are 225/50 R18, and the market price is about 500 yuan.
The rear design continues the more square style of the whole vehicle, a bright black decorative strip connects the tail lights on both sides, echoing with the front of the car, which not only increases the layering of the rear but also reduces the visual center of gravity of the rear, and widens the visual effect of the tail horizontally.
The taillight shape echoes the headlights, and the blackening treatment makes it look very textured. The X-shaped width indicator light inside the taillight is very recognizable after lighting, and the shape is also relatively unique.
Interior - practical at home
The overall style of the interior of WM E.5 is simple and practical, the layout is decent, and the suspension central control large screen is of moderate size, but the black edge is a bit wide. The center console adds a sense of layering through the use of different materials and colors in the upper and lower parts.
The steering wheel is a three-spoke design, and the WM E.5 Smart Travel model we shot uses soft materials from the parroding process, and does not use real wrapping. However, it is more surprising that the steering wheel is equipped with a wealth of multi-functional buttons, which can control the vehicle's adaptive cruise and multimedia functions through the buttons.
The 12.3-inch digital meter shows some worse functionality and visuals than the LCD meter, but functionality is fine. The display content includes information such as vehicle remaining endurance, vehicle speed, driving mode, time, temperature, tire pressure monitoring and so on.
The size of the central control floating LCD large screen is 12.3 inches, and the internal installation has navigation, music and other functions. In terms of voice control, WM has carried out in-depth self-development on the new iFLYTEK 3.5 system, which can realize the operation of dozens of functions such as multimedia, intelligent driving and entertainment.
WM E.5 also supports remote interaction of mobile phone Apps, users can view the status of the vehicle through the mobile phone, such as vehicle location, battery, mileage, charging status, doors, windows, trunks and other status. In addition, it also supports remote up/unlocking, car search, and window switch control via mobile phone.
Below the central control screen is the air conditioning control area, and the new car is equipped with a single-zone automatic air conditioning, temperature and air volume are adjusted through the knob.
The shape of the gear shift mechanism is the same as that of the WM W6 model, the left and right rotation is forward gear and reverse gear, and the vertical press of the gear shift knob is P gear, this time, the P gear also integrates the vehicle start/power off button. Press the power on when the vehicle starts, press it after parking to park, and press it again to cut off the power.
Behind the gear change knob is the button for the vehicle driving mode kinetic energy recovery adjustment, and then backward is the electronic handbrake, the automatic parking button.
The seat fabric is a mix of leather and fabric, with six-way electric adjustment in the front seat and four-way manual adjustment in the co-driver seat. In addition, the front row has seat heating.
The WM E.5's ride space performance is excellent. In the front row, the 165cm tall experiencer sits in the car and has a multi-fist head space.
In the rear row, the same experiencer sits in the car and has more than one punch left in the head space, and due to the wheelbase of more than 2800mm, there is also plenty of legroom.
The most spatial sense of the whole interior is the split sky curtain above the head, the size reaches 1.91 square meters, and the oversized size brings better lighting effect to the car.
In terms of storage space, the WM E.5 performed decently. First of all, the front row part, the handle of the left and right door panels is sealed, you can store mobile phones and other items, the lower storage compartment to put down the water bottle has no problem, in addition to the center console there is a place for water bottles and mobile phones, the co-pilot glove box is also very spacious.
The rear row is also the same as the front door, the door panel handle and the door panel are under the storage compartment, in addition to the rear exhaust outlet below the design of two pop-up cup holders, the overall performance is still good, if you can design a storage bag behind the front seat, and add a rear central armrest Practicality will be improved.
The overall size of the rear trunk is also very impressive, with a volume of 425L. Compared to the competitors, the performance is still good, and it is more perfect if the rear seats can be reclined.
Enough power and long endurance
In terms of power, there are currently two models of WM E.5, one is the Pro version and the other is the Zhikexing version (high-end version). Both models are equipped with permanent magnet synchronous motors with a maximum power of 120 kW and a maximum torque of 240 N·m, which accelerate in 4 seconds from 0-50 km/h, 8.9 seconds from 0-100 km/h, and a maximum speed of 170 km/h.
The power battery is a ternary lithium material, the battery power is 58.6kWh, the system energy density reaches 160Wh/kg, and the comprehensive working range of NEDC is 505 kilometers.
In terms of configuration, the first standard of the whole series is the 1.91㎡ panoramic sky curtain, in addition to the LCD dashboard, central control screen, gear shift knob, four doors and windows one-key lift, automatic air conditioning and CN95 micron air filtration system.
In terms of safety, the new car is equipped with ESP electronic stability control system, AUTO HOLD automatic parking system, TCS traction control system, HHC hill assist system, etc. as standard. In addition to the above configurations, the high-end model is equipped with The Living Pilot Intelligent Mobility Assist System, including ACC Adaptive Cruise, AEB Automatic Emergency Braking, and FCW Forward Collision Warning System.
Summary: The WM E.5 is not currently on the market, and according to the official introduction, it will be listed at the Beijing Auto Show. The main configuration of the Zhikexing version and the Pro version are the same, and the basic configuration is very high.
WM officially said that E.5 is "the only four-wheel four-corner long-lasting large-space intelligent pure electric car in the same class within 200,000 yuan", according to which the price of E.5 will be relatively high, and it is expected to be equivalent to the high-end version of some compact pure electric cars.