The high-end MPV market has been in a situation of being "monopolized" by joint venture brand models to some extent, and when choosing high-end MPV, Buick GL8, Toyota Alpha, and Lexus LM are all models that we will give priority to, none of which are domestic. Is it true that there is no model in the domestic MPV that can break the monopoly of the joint venture brand MPV? In fact, Trumpchi's M8, Lantu's dreamer and other models have the idea of challenging the joint venture high-end MPV. Among them, Trumpchi M8 has been listed, and the current market heat is not bad; Lantu Dreamer is not officially listed at present, but will open pre-sale on April 7.
Unlike the several joint venture MPV mentioned above, Lantu Dreamer belongs to a new energy model, and the currently declared Lantu Dreamer chooses to increase the range of power, and the follow-up Lantu Automobile also intends to launch a pure electric version of The Lantu Dreamer. That is to say, Lantu Dreamers can hang green cards, and in big cities such as Beijing and Guangzhou, Lantu Dreamers will not encounter the problem of restricting the number of travel. So, how does this new energy MPV perform, and is it not self-sufficient against alpha? Next, we will focus on this problem and look at all aspects of the performance of The Lantern Dreamers.
The appearance is traditional and atmospheric, unlike new energy vehicles
Although it is a new energy MPV, Lantu Dreamer did not choose a closed grille design, but retained the conventional grille design, and even the size of the grille is relatively large, with a straight waterfall type of chrome plating, its aura is relatively sufficient. The size of the headlights on both sides of the grille is much smaller, and the headlights do not have obvious edges and corners, but integrate into a certain arc to build a visual effect similar to a blade. Below the light cluster, there is a relatively large air intake, and there is a thick silver chrome plate at the edge.
The size is superior to the Alpha and the interior space is flexible
In terms of body size, the three dimensions of the Lantu Dreamer are 5315/1980/1810mm, and the wheelbase is 3200mm. The familiar Toyota Alpha, the body circumference is 4975/1850/1945mm, and the wheelbase is 3000mm. From the data point of view, it can be found that the Dreamer is slightly inferior to alpha in terms of body height, and the other three dimensions are better than alpha. So the Dreamer's actual in-car space won't lose to Alpha, or even slightly better than Alpha.
In terms of seat layout, The Lando Dreamer comes with two seat layouts, 4 of which are high-end, with first-class seats and even a separate TV with a rear seat. Of course, compared with the 4-seat version, the dreamer of the 7-seat version is the main force of the volume. On the 2+2+3 7-seater model, the Dreamer is still equipped with 8-way electric adjustment + leg rest + electric massage function, and the ride comfort is not low. And in the 7-seat layout, the Dreamer's seating space is not bad, its trunk puts four suitcases under little pressure, the car also has a similar "front compartment" as a sports car, which can also store some small-sized luggage items.
The center console comes with three screens, and the function focuses on home use
Lantu Dreamer's central control area has a total of three screens, these three screens choose a conjoined design, the design style and the previous Lantu FREE is more similar, but from the perspective of the structure of the screen, Lantu Dreamer's three screens are not expected to provide lifting functions. Below the three screens, you can see the touch-designed air conditioning panel, and further down is the block area. In terms of functions, combined with the existing functions of Lantu FREE, Lantu Dreamer is expected to provide co-driver entertainment functions, supporting in-vehicle KTV, watching movies/variety shows and other functions.
The mileage is unclear, and it is equipped with air suspension + CDC + magic carpet function
At present, Lantu Automobile has not released the data of Lantu Dreamer in terms of endurance, but announced that the car will be equipped with a 1.5T range extender and dual electric motors, with a maximum power of 320kW, a peak torque of 620 Nm, and its zero hundred acceleration of 5.9 seconds. Toyota Alpha's zero-hundred-paced performance is 8 seconds, 2.1 seconds slower than the Dreamers. In terms of chassis, Lantu Dreamers choose the front double wishbones + rear multi-link four-wheel solo suspension, while the positioning of the more high-end Elfa, Lexus LM, Mercedes-Benz V-Class and other models, the choice of front suspension structure for The McPherson type, the cost will be lower. In addition, the Lantu Dreamer comes with air suspension, CDC continuous shock absorption active control system, magic carpet chassis different functions, and on Alpha, it does not provide air suspension and CDC.
In general: the development of the automobile market in the direction of new energy has been a major trend, but in the MPV market, there are not many models that really choose new energy drive, such as Elfa, Lexus LM and other models, mainly fuel-based hybrid systems. As the first MPV under Dongfeng Lantu, Lantu Dreamer takes the extender power + pure electric power as the core, which is still relatively rare in the market. And the lantu dreamer itself is not inferior to alpha, and even has some comfort configurations that alpha does not have. In this way, Dreamers may hope to break the monopoly of joint venture brands in the high-end MPV market.