Easy car original hand 300,000 yuan want to buy new energy vehicles, many people will be entangled in the choice of PoleStar 2 or Extreme Kr 001, after all, are positioning high-end products, and after comparing the size, power, endurance and other surface data, many people may feel that PoleStar 2 is not better than Extreme Kr 001.
But is that really the case? Now everyone's attention to electric vehicles is generally focused on battery life, electric motor horsepower, zero hundred acceleration, but there is not much attention to electric vehicle handling, style design and concept. In fact, electric vehicles also have positioning distinctions, surface parameters do not represent everything, if you understand this and then look back, PoleStar 2 and Pole Kr 001 are actually two completely different cars. Today we will borrow a single motor version of the Pole Star 2 and Pole Kr 001, through the actual experience comparison to see what is the difference between them.
Different brand concepts There are differences in positioning groups
Before you know the car, understand the difference between these two brands. Polestar, English name Polestar, is a Nordic luxury electric vehicle brand driven by design. Focusing on automotive design and technology, Polestar is committed to creating pure, pioneering, high-performance (Pure, Progressive, Performance) brand experiences.
Therefore, its products are more inclined to the ultimate performance and minimalist and thoughtful design, benchmarking high-end sports luxury brands such as Porsche, and the initial audience of the product is mainly based on consumers in the Nordic countries and regions, and then expands to the world.
At present, Polestar already has a price of up to one million yuan in polar star 1 on sale, and the more affordable price of pole star 2 is only so that more ordinary users who pursue the ultimate experience can feel the pleasure of extreme driving, in fact, its performance standards have not been reduced at all. Judging from the sales of the Polestar 2 in Norway in February this year, it is still relatively popular in Europe.
In contrast, Extreme Kr, known in English as ZEEKR, is positioned as a trend technology brand. The brand mission of Extreme Kr is to "create a trend life that exceeds expectations". Many people say that it is the electric version of Lynk & Co, which is actually not right, Lynk & Co is a trendy movement, the brand concept of Extreme Kr is more inclined to trend technology, strictly speaking, in the automotive industry it is benchmarked or Weilai, Xiaopeng and other brands, strong taste of science and technology, product positioning crowd for the domestic pursuit of fashion technology young people.
Appearance: The antithesis of luxury sports and fashion technology
Differences in brand positioning have also led to differences in product design concepts. In terms of appearance, Polar Star 2 challenges the traditional aesthetic, and Crossover's styling combined with minimalist design concepts can be said to perfectly combine Volvo's Nordic light luxury minimalist style with luxurious sportiness.
The Nordic tonality of the PoleStar 2 is first reflected in the front face, the lean middle mesh consists of multiple black matte squares, and the lower bumper fog light area is connected by black decorations, and the minimalist style is very strong.
The body side adopts Fastback styling design, the lines are neat and clean, and the angle of the front face is almost perpendicular to the ground, which is also the design style adopted by many luxury high-end models, and the visual impact does not fall behind the models of a higher level.
The rear still continues the minimalist design style of the whole vehicle, and the straight line design is simple and atmospheric. The taillights adopt the popular through-channel design, and the right-angled and roundabout shape is highly recognizable at night.
The appearance of The Krypton 001 largely inherits the design of the ZERO concept car of Lynk & Co, and the use of detailed elements shows a sense of technology that is in line with Lynk & Co.
The front face is still full of Lynk & Co family style, the raised LED daytime running lights are very highly technical, the split headlights are also very eye-catching when lit, and the flat front further stretches the visual width of the front face.
On the side of the body, the Extreme Kr 001 adopts a design similar to a hunting car, and the side lines are smooth and elegant. The new car has a length/width/height of 4970/1999/1560 mm and a wheelbase of 3005 mm, with a longer wheelbase design that makes the side of the body look more slender.
An exaggerated spoiler is designed in the rear part of the car, and the overall shape of the rear encirclement echoes the front bracket, making the whole vehicle look quite coordinated. The through-channel LED light group is very eye-catching, and the led lamp source that is neatly erected inside is quite three-dimensional and technological.
Interior: Eco-friendly and comfortable experience PK intelligent technology experience
The biggest difference in the interior design of Polar Star 2 and Pole Kr 001 is that the former pursues the comfort experience brought by environmentally friendly materials and design, while the latter pays more attention to the immersive experience brought by scientific and technological configuration.
The interior of polar star 2 adopts futuristic design aesthetics, and uses a double-matched color scheme design of slate color and carbon black, and the center console adopts a three-dimensional design with clear layers, which is simple and attractive. In addition to the 11.15-inch central control screen, there are no other buttons, and the main functions are basically set through the central control screen.
The car is based on the native Android system, the menu logic is simple and easy to use, and the functions support Apple CarPlay, online navigation, voice control, OTA and other mainstream functions. Support for localization apps such as AutoNavi Maps, Kugou Music and other applications is also in place.
The 12.3-inch dashboard, in normal mode, displays speed and gear information on the left side, battery and mileage information on the right, and the middle area changes when adjusting the autopilot function. In addition, the screen also has a full-screen map mode, which is more convenient for drivers to view navigation information, which can improve driving safety.
The retained double flashing lights, multimedia volume adjustment and suspension, front and rear window defogging and other functions with high frequency of daily use or safety-related function switches, which shows the interior design concept of Polestar 2's pursuit of minimalism while not compromising on safety.
The entire interior material should be recycled and environmentally friendly materials with very low chemicals, especially the Weave Tech fabric used in the seats, which is derived from professional wetsuits, which is superior to leather in terms of touch, durability and weight, and claims to be able to reduce the weight of the vehicle by 7.5 kg.
The interior of the Krypton 001 adopts the design style officially called "sports light energy cockpit", in fact, in my opinion, it is a scientific and technological wind, the atmosphere lights in the car are very sci-fi colors in the night, the 15.4-inch suspension central control screen and the 8.8-inch 3D LCD instrument cluster and the W-HUD full-color head-up display constitute the display system in the car, which can provide the driver with a variety of important information.
The traditional physical buttons on the center console are basically eliminated, and only the most commonly used function keys are retained, which is similar to the Polar Star 2 style.
The krypton 001 seat and carpet materials have chosen the new environmentally friendly material ECONYL, which is also the only fiber material in the world that is made entirely of recycled plastic, with high melting point and good wear resistance.
Driving control: the essence of high performance
Polar Star 2 and Pole Kr 001 both have single motor versions and dual motor versions, and the test drive model is a single motor version. Among them, the Polar star 2 single motor version has a maximum power of 170 kW, a peak torque of 330 N·m, and an acceleration of 0-100 km/h for 7.4 s. The krypton 001 single motor version has a maximum power of 200 kW, a maximum torque of 384N·m, and an acceleration of 6.9 seconds per 100 km/h. In the eyes of many people, the so-called high performance is that the power data is large enough, and it seems that the power of The Extreme Kr 001 is slightly better than the Pole Star 2.
But in fact, this level of car, the power is strong enough, the gap in performance has been small enough to not use the instrument to almost feel the gap, and then blindly pursue the parameters is meaningless, the real test of school strength is actually the driving control experience.
You can also feel the difference between the two cars from the actual test drive. Polar Star 2 must be one of the best electric cars I have ever driven, the chassis European tuning taste is very sufficient, the limit is very high, it can be a car off the track. If it is only daily road driving, the overall performance is also very similar to a high-performance gasoline car, and the acceleration pedal and brake foot feel are basically the same as those of the fuel car, which can make you transition without feeling during the switch from the fuel car to the electric vehicle.
The extreme krypton 001 is more like a powerful family car, driving acceleration pedal can also bring the feeling of fuel car throttle tightness, but the electronic taste of the brake pedal is relatively strong, the first half and the second half of the foot feeling is slightly different, the chassis feedback to the road surface is not so direct, more inclined to the need for comfortable travel.
In simple terms, if the Polestar 2 is compared to the AMG A45, then the PoleKr 001 is the Mercedes-Benz E300L. Driving control is the core essence of Polar Star 2, and even won the praise of overseas media as "an electric vehicle with the highest degree of completion at the same price, excellent texture and excellent handling". And don't forget, polestar 2 also has a high-performance package to choose from, including Brembo4 piston brakes, Ohlins double-flow valve shock absorbers, 20-inch forged aluminum alloy wheels, Swedish gold seat belts and other top hardware, ready to create a car that inspires your hormones.
The Krypton 001 is certainly a very well-handled car, but its focus is not on this, but on the advanced technology configuration and home comfort mentioned earlier.
Finally, in terms of active and passive safety, Polestar 2 also showed a high matching performance that is in line with Volvo. Although both vehicles are equipped with passive safety features such as front airbags, side airbags and front and rear head airbags as standard, as well as auxiliary driving functions such as lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, active braking, fatigue prompting and so on.
However, the Pole Star 2 is also equipped with the front middle airbag, the whole car seat belt is not tied to the reminder, road traffic sign identification, and optional parallel line assistance; while the Pole Kr 001 is equipped with parallel line assist as standard, and only the front row has a seat belt untied reminder.
Therefore, on the whole, polestar 2 has a higher security configuration in the case of a lower guidance price. As for the parallel line assist and road traffic sign identification who is more useful, I prefer to choose the latter. Because the parallel assist may be more useful for novices, and the kaijixing 2 is basically an old driver, the driving technology is skilled, whether there is a parallel assist does not matter much, but the road traffic sign recognition can always remind you to drive safely and do not speed, can help you pay less tickets.
Editor's comments: From the positioning, concept and other aspects, we can see that the direction of the Pole Kr and Pole Star brand is very different, each design of the Pole Star 2 interprets the brand's understanding of minimalism and environmentalism, and the high-performance positioning also completely inherits polestar's sports genes, which can directly benchmark luxury sports brand products such as Porsche. Although the extreme krypton 001 also has a certain sports performance, it is more of an interpretation of intelligence and electrification, which is close to the needs and expectations of the Chinese people for household electric vehicles. For those who like minimalist design and pursue the ultimate control experience, Polestar 2 is obviously more suitable.