With the fire of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, a wave of micro-electric vehicles has quickly blown up in China, which has led many consumers to pay attention to the field of micro-electric vehicles, of course, there are many car companies. Among them is Wuling's old rival in commercial vehicles, Dongfeng Fengguang, and now Dongfeng Fengguang has also launched a mini car, Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV.
Due to the limitation of body size, in fact, there are not many designs that can be used for such micro-electric vehicles, and can only be improved on the basis of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV to make a different design, at this point, all models are surprisingly consistent, Chery QQ ice cream is like this, Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV is no exception.
So is the Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV a product that copied Wuling or a pioneering and innovative product? Next, let's analyze it step by step to see how the product strength of Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV is, and whether it can grab a bite of meat in the market surrounded by Wuling Hongguang MINI EV?
At the design level, as mentioned above, because the size of such micro-electric vehicles is too small, and practicality must be taken into account, there are not many places left for designers to play a role, and it may also be a preconceived reason, so that any micro-electric vehicles launched by various car companies in the future will have a certain degree of similarity with Wuling Hongguang MINI EV in visual experience.
In terms of appearance, the design of the front face of the Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV is obviously more innovative than that of the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV. The more distinctive design is the through-black chrome design below it, which makes the front face more diversified. And the shape of the double-sided headlights is more angular, but it is subject to the cost of reasons, so the LED headlights these configurations do not want to think. It is worth mentioning that this time Dongfeng Scenery adopted a new brand logo design on the MINI EV, placed the logo on the charging port, and used floating point to form an "E" brand logo.
Come to the side, Dongfeng Scenery MINI EV and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV have an essential difference in design, if the side design of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is cute, then the side of Dongfeng Scenery MINI EV is tough guy style. Its body line is relatively tough, the overall square, and from the beginning of the C column there is a forward tilting posture, coupled with the tough body line, and even has a sense of déjà vu of the muscle car.
In terms of size, as a micro electric vehicle, the overall length, width and height of Dongfeng Fengguang are: 2995/1495/1640mm, the wheelbase is 1960m, and almost all the indicators in terms of size are slightly larger than the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV (2917/1493/1621mm, wheelbase 1940mm), so it is expected that the internal space of dongfeng fengguang MINI EV will also be more advantageous.
At the rear of the body, the design of the Dongfeng Scenery MINI EV is also the same as the side, using more tough lines to outline the overall shape, from top to bottom, quite layered, and has a visual feeling of inward depression.
Entering the car, because it is necessary to consider the maximization of the riding space, the interior design style of this type of micro-electric vehicle is similar. The interior design style of Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV is mainly simple and practical, but compared with the simplicity of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV is obviously more diligent in design. First of all, the Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV uses gray + off-white interior color, which is more saturated in color, and the grid-type air conditioner air outlet is also a unique design.
At the configuration level, the so-called sparrow is small but complete, Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV series is equipped with practical basic configurations such as tire pressure monitoring and reversing radar as standard, and on medium and high-end models, there are also configurations such as multi-function steering wheel, reversing image, suspension LCD central control screen and so on.
However, because this floating LCD screen is arranged on the right side of the air conditioning knob, it is very close to the co-pilot, which is very inconvenient for the main driver. However, for the hongguang MINIEV, which is only a standard radio in the whole series, the LCD screen of the scenery MINIEV also gives users a more comfortable experience.
In terms of space experience, Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV adopts the same seat layout as Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, which is two doors and four seats, but due to the size, the rear seat of this type of model can only be used for minors to ride short distances, but because the second row of seats of Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV supports being reclined, it can be used as a two-seater car in daily situations.
In the performance part, compared with the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV (20kW, 85N·m), the performance parameters of the Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV are significantly stronger, and its maximum power reaches 25kW, and the peak torque reaches 100N·m. In terms of endurance, dongfeng fengguang MINI EV has a total of 120km and 170km versions, which can basically meet the travel needs in or around the city.
At last:
From the perspective of product strength, Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV is almost better than Wuling Hongguang MINI EV in all aspects, but as a brand new model, it and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV overlap in all aspects, missing its own highlights, which is not necessarily a good thing for Dongfeng Fengguang MINI EV. Of course, as for whether it can successfully seize the market share of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, all this has to be verified by time.