With the vigorous popularization of pure electric vehicles, compared with new forces, traditional car companies are more conservative in terms of intelligence and styling. However, there are also experts in the industry who predict that in the future, the electric vehicles of traditional car companies will have breakthrough designs and break the inherent cognition, and I think that today's protagonist Audi (import) - Audi e-tron (import) is one of them.
e-tron Sportback| Audi from the era of electrification
Unlike the early e-tron, this Sportback model will make you remember with a more sexy slip-on shape, while also further deepening the market segment for the Audi family. The large size of the dark gray chrome net that can be opened and closed, the light strip similar to the shape of the arrow feather, and the exaggerated air intakes on both sides of the front bar are the design highlights of this car, shuttling between buildings, and the return rate is really not low.
For Audi, headlights are the signature and the soul. Digital matrix LED headlights are the world's first light clusters that can split the light beam into multiple tiny pixels projected on the road. The technology comes from projectors, where millions of tiny mirrors are distributed on each chip that reflects light. More importantly, each small mirror can work 5,000 times in 1 second, and its angle will determine whether the beam emitted by the LED body is projected onto the road through the lens or not reflected out, so as to form a light shielding area.
Audi was bold this time, incorporating the Sportback concept into it, and fortunately the body proportions were very coordinated. However, after careful consideration, you can find that the part of the whole vehicle from the front of the car to the bottom of the B-pillar window is no different from the ordinary version of the model, and it is full of strength. The 21-inch low wind resistance rim has a clear new energy style, and the tires are made of the horse brand Premium Contact 6 series, with a specification of 265/45 R21. In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4902/1935/1618mm, and a wheelbase of 2928mm, positioning medium and large SUVs.
The curve of the entire rear end extends from the wide and smooth rear windshield to the trunk cover, forming a small ducktail shape, which is smooth and attractive. The internal light strip structure of the through-type tail light group is exquisite, and the visual effect after lighting is very eye-catching.
e-tron Sportback| Traditional Audi décor
The design of the center console is exactly the same as that of the e-tron, and the use of multiple horizontal lines outlines a strong sense of layering. Although this interior is absolutely inferior in terms of materials, it is difficult to tell whether this is a pure electric model and lacks some novelty.
The steering wheel is four-spoke and has a delicate and full grip. The rear two paddle-like designs are actually kinetic energy recovery strength buttons, but you should note that "-" increases the intensity and "+" decreases the intensity.
The 12.3-inch virtual cockpit is standard for the entire series, and the clarity and technology atmosphere are absolutely first-class in the industry, and the information that can be displayed is rich enough.
The central control screen is 10.1 inches, the interface design is very simple, and the first-level menu is only less than two pages, which seems to reduce the difficulty of getting started, but some functions still need to be achieved through multi-level operations, or increase some learning costs. In addition, although the screen touch has vibration feedback, but the sensitivity is average, it is difficult for you to pinch the force of the touch, and even in a few days of test driving experience, there have been two black screens, I hope this is just an example.
e-tron Sportback| Seems to think it's a fuel car
The Audi e-tron Sportback is equipped with two induction motors at the front and rear, which can continuously produce a maximum power of 360 hp and a peak torque of 561 Nm during daily driving. In D mode, it can achieve an acceleration time of 0-100km/h within 6.6 seconds. In boost mode, press the acceleration pedal with full force, which can increase the maximum power to 408 hp in a short time, the peak torque is 664 Nm, and the acceleration time of 0-100 km/h is only 5.7 seconds. It is worth mentioning that the NEDC mileage of this car is 500km.
The car offers 7 different driving modes including automatic, energy efficient, comfortable, dynamic, full road conditions, off-road and customization. In each mode, its power response, steering, suspension system and four-wheel drive system will have a certain change. Adjust the car to comfort mode, the initial stage does not have the feeling of being particularly fast, and the linear acceleration pedal makes the car particularly easy to drive, and you can control the speed very precisely. Press the accelerator pedal with full force in dynamic mode, at which point boost mode is activated, at which point you will be pressed directly on the seat, calm and powerful, pushing back to the urge, but only for a few seconds.
This car does not have a creep function in D gear mode, which also needs to be adapted, when the vehicle stops, the AUTOHOLD function will be directly activated, and it cannot be forced to close, and there is still some awkwardness when reversing. In addition, there is another point worth talking about is the hybrid braking system, after improvement, 90% of our daily driving braking speed is less than 0.3g, so in this braking range, the car will use two motors for kinetic energy recovery, without using mechanical brakes to intervene.
In automatic mode, after releasing the accelerator pedal, the taxiing state of the vehicle is very different from that of the fuel model, and the sense of deceleration is minimal. Another interesting point is that when you are too close to the front car, the kinetic energy recovery system will automatically work, by increasing the recovery intensity to prevent you from getting closer to the front car, until the relatively safe distance is pulled, it will slowly reduce the recovery intensity, which is similar to ACC adaptive cruise. In addition, the kinetic energy recovery intensity can also be temporarily adjusted when needed through the paddle, but after pressing the accelerator pedal again, the set recovery force this time will fail.
Audi (import) - Audi e-tron (import)
The e-tron Sportback has demonstrated a good enough tuning skill in the chassis to calmly resolve the large and small bumps on the road, thereby reducing the impact. In the face of continuous shifts in the center of gravity, the roll is not large, which can give the driver enough confidence. Deep down to why, I think this performance is not unrelated to the five-link rear suspension, the dynamic steering system, the low center of gravity advantage from the battery pack, and the 50:50 front and rear load distribution.
e-tron Sportback| Write at the end
The driving texture of this car closer to that of a fuel car is really surprising, and there is no reason to refuse it because of its personality and luxurious technology interior. Looking closely, in fact, BBA has not launched many models in the medium and large pure electric SUV segment, and this time Audi has seized the opportunity. I think the only factor that makes consumers hesitate is the high price of 718,800 yuan.