In recent years, with the opening of the three-child policy and the general trend of car purchase diversification, the market's consumer demand for household MPV is also heating up rapidly, and models that were once only in overseas markets have gradually entered the domestic market. Like Odyssey, Alexand, GL8, etc., for people who want to buy home MPVs, the price of these models is prohibitive for consumers. In contrast, BYD has become an "alternative" existence, and now it is no longer a trouble to buy a "good price" home MPV.
In BYD's Dynasty series, Song is a more "favored" series, in addition to the SUV series of Song Pro and Song Plus, there is also an MPV model - Song MAX, and the launch of the new Song MAX DM-i, is positioned as a "fuel MPV subversive", the official guidance price is 145,800-172,800 yuan, with pure electric mileage of 51 km and 105 km two versions, five model configurations for consumers to choose.
Injecting new "blood" into the MPV market
Last year, BYD sold a total of 593745 new energy passenger cars, an increase of 231.6% year-on-year, of which the sales of DM-i models reached 272935 units, which has been widely recognized by the market. In this way, the launch of the new Song MAX DM-i model has become an important step for BYD in the hybrid market this year. It is not difficult to see that DM-i technology has an extremely important strategic role for BYD and has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Therefore, the Song MAX DM-i produced by BYD will definitely be a super dark horse in the home MPV market. The price is only 145,800-172,800 yuan, which is an acceptable range for most people. Importantly, it can also be on the green card, compared to hybrid models such as Odyssey, which has more advantages, and the DM-i system can be oily and electric, which fully solves the anxiety of electric vehicle range.
After the new car is listed, the Song MAX fuel version model will be discontinued and sold, and it seems that BYD is still very determined on the road of new energy. So, what is the superiority of this "world's first super hybrid MPV", whether it is worth buying, and which target consumers are suitable for purchase? We take a closer look to help friends with purchase needs make better choices.
Fashionable and more attractive, the technology configuration is more practical
As the main body of consumers continues to be younger, the aesthetic is gradually changing, the market has to introduce some fresh and in line with young consumer models, but also the urgent need for the injection of fresh elements, the new Song MAX DM-i continues the BYD family"Dynasty aesthetics Dragon face" design language.
To summarize simply, the new car has a wider grille shape and a rich layer of "Diamond Dragon Eye" headlight design, which makes the front face of Song MAX DM-i a higher level of visual effect. The front face recognition of the new car is still very good, and the light group and the intake grille are also connected by chrome trims, and the logo "Song" in the center position is also integrated with the intake grille, and the overall sense is very strong.
The MAX DM-i body size is 4710mm, 1810mm, 1690 (1880) mm in terms of length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2785mm.
Since the new car has launched the "Shu Luxury Integrated Upgrade Roof" version, the height of different versions of the model is different, which is also the difference between the 51KM premium model and the 105KM executive version. This thing similar to the roof luggage compartment is actually an "upgraded roof" used to increase the head space in the car.
The seats are available in "2+3+2" and "2+2+2" layout options to meet the needs of different scenes. Therefore, although the height of song MAX is only 1680mm, due to the "upgraded roof", the height of Song MAX DM-i after the expansion has reached a staggering 1880mm, making the net height of the second row of its car also reach 1400mm. In this way, you can imagine how "vast" the driving experience of sitting in the car will be.
The interior layout, on the basis of continuing the overall design of the original Model Song MAX, will focus more on the details adjustment and configuration upgrades, including the new Coco Brown Surround Cockpit, the standard 6 airbags of the whole series, the latest DiLinK 4.0 (4G) intelligent networking system, the holographic transparent image system and the exaggerated head space brought by the "upgraded roof" design, which are the surprises brought to us by this interior.
Song MAX DM-i's intelligent safety configuration is also many, its DiPilot intelligent driver assistance system integrates full-speed domain ACC adaptive cruise, predictive emergency braking, lane departure warning, holographic transparent image, TSR traffic sign recognition and other rich safety configurations, which can escort the safety of driving and riding in an all-round way. It can be seen that Song MAX DM-i has a richer configuration performance within 200,000 yuan, which is more cost-effective and price competitive.
It is worth mentioning that the new car is equipped with a two-way on-board system that can be recharged and discharged, and the VTOL function can transform the vehicle into a "mobile power station". For example, when playing in the camping field, the battery pack can be discharged through the vehicle battery pack, and the power stored in the battery pack can be turned into home AC through the vehicle inverse, the maximum discharge power of the discharge is 3.3kW, and the discharge output is 220V, 50HZ AC, so that our outdoor life has more imagination space.
Want value for money or great value for money?
Since the first half of last year, BYD's DM-i models have always been in short supply, continuing to boost BYD's sales of new energy vehicles. Dm-i model is popular because it has the technical highlights of "oilable and electric, mainly electric", can be on the green card, the fuel consumption is lower than the oil mixed products of "two fields", the mileage is often thousands of kilometers, there is no mileage anxiety, such products are difficult not to sell, which has become the reason why Song MAX DM-i is worth choosing.
In terms of endurance, Song MAX DM-i has a total of 51km pure electric endurance and 105km pure electric endurance two versions, DM-i power advantages are both fuel economy and driving smoothness. The fuel consumption level in the case of power loss is very prominent, the measured fuel consumption of 4.4L/100 km can be easily achieved, the fuel consumption in urban congestion road conditions is even more excellent, and the architecture of the engine efficient auxiliary electric power system makes Song MAX DM-i refresh the unprecedented fuel consumption level of MPV, and gives Song MAX DM-i 1090 km of ultra-long endurance.
Compared with competitors of the same level, like buick GL6 to 6.1L, Trumpchi M6 to a minimum of 6.8L, and 48V light mix version of Geely Jiaji 5.9L, and hybrid version of Odyssey also want 5.8L. In this alone, Song MAX DM-i has achieved a leading edge, which is particularly attractive in the context of soaring oil prices. More importantly, the previously listed DM-i models have already proven their performance.
At this point, I think you already know a lot about the performance of Song MAX DM-i, and the consumers who are excited may not be in the minority. So, which model of the Song MAX DM-i will be more suitable for ourselves? In fact, in the 5 configurations of Song MAX DM-i, the configuration of the 51km premium type and the 105km flagship and 105km executive version is relatively complete, all equipped with the DiPilot intelligent driver assistance system, from a safety point of view, these three are the most worth considering.
If you don't care so much about the pure electric mileage, the 152,800 51km premium model with upgraded roof model can actually be done. But if you want pure electric battery life to be longer, then the 105km flagship version of 162,800 and the 105km executive version of 172,800 are good. The difference is that the executive version has an upgraded roof, and the central control screen is upgraded from 12.8 inches to 15.6 inches, the LCD instrument is upgraded from 5 inches to 8 inches, and the executive version is a 2+2+2 seat layout, with more intelligent electric rear tailgates, which is not only comfortable at home, but also for users in the entrepreneurial stage can also meet the needs of receiving VIPs.
Written at the end: BYD DM-i is strong, Song MAX DM-i is more value for money!
The emergence of BYD Song MAX DM-i can be said to have opened up a new energy era in the home MPV market, and the driving experience it brings is also incomparable to that of old models and even competitors of the same level. Differentiated competition is a manifestation of Song MAX DM-i's alternative approach, accurately positioning the 6/7-seat model market, launching the "upgraded version" to take into account the needs of business, comfort, money saving, worry-free is the biggest magic weapon of Song MAX DM-i.
Without sacrificing space and configuration, it also has BYD's mature DM-i plug-in hybrid technology, which perfectly solves the power and low fuel consumption and long mileage experience. This time, BYD is at the forefront of the market segment, and I believe that under the huge appeal of DM-i, it will definitely bring good sales performance.