Launched in mid-2022, deliveries begin in the fourth quarter. This car, which you may not be very familiar with, is called the Self-Touring Home NV.
I wrote "Is there still a self-traveler in the world?" I said there is no shortage of electric cars in this world, but in this era of change, there is a lack of "people who dare to go the other way."
How does the self-traveler "go the other way"? The summary after I participated in the static debut before was:
1. They did not choose the safe "home" route chosen by more people at the moment, but made a current electric SUV that seems to be the most personalized.
2. From the C-pillar design that displays the power when charging and discharging, the charging line trace reduces the cluttered look and feel of obsessive-compulsive disorder through the dark cabin passage, and other exterior interior design details, it presents the restraint of "not disturbing" for the user, which is very scarce at present.
3. Standard three-speed adjustable front and rear seat heating, front seat ventilation massage function, co-pilot seat backrest can be reclined to 167 °, glove box can be removed, after disassembly can make the leg rest can be adjusted to full flat, with the atmosphere light and massage function, suitable for a key to lie flat nap;
4. The whole vehicle adopts high-standard environmental protection materials, and the air quality in the car reaches the C-ECAP platinum standard;
5. Double-layer laminated silent glass, a panoramic canopy of 1.71㎡ double-layer silver-plated insulated glass, multi-dimensional sound system with 15 speakers, supporting 7.1-channel music.
Since April 15, you have further disclosed more information that I could not see when I saw the real car:
1. Positioned in luxury medium and large urban exploration SUV.
2. Provide pure electricity and extended range two kinds of power: among them, the pure electric version of the CLTC working range is 550km; the extended range model WLTC working range is 939km (CLTC working mileage is more than 1257km), which can drive 150km with pure electricity.
3. The whole series is equipped with iAWD intelligent dual-motor four-wheel drive system as standard, and the whole series supports 7 driving modes such as sports and catapult switching, and the acceleration of 0-100km/h for all models is 5.9s;
4. The extended range version adopts a 1.5T four-cylinder five-in-one high-efficiency range extender, with a thermal efficiency of 41.07%;
5. The body of high-strength steel and aluminum is mixed, and more than 80.1% of the high-performance materials of the whole vehicle are used;
6. Built in accordance with the 2021 edition of C-NCAP five-star standards, developed with the highest standards of the G-level safety of China Insurance Research Institute and meets the highest functional safety level of ASIL-D, the composite protection strategy of using high-performance materials is used to effectively prevent collisions, bottoms and sharp object punctures from causing damage to the battery compartment;
7. Provide six kinds of body colors of desert red, forest green, crystal sand black, salt lake white, ink lime, and star silver;
8. The whole series is equipped with active grille, roof luggage rack, 788mm large outer diameter tires, 20-inch low wind resistance wheels;
9. Self-touring NV is equipped with 220V external discharge interface, which supports two kinds of discharge power of 6kW rescue and 3.3kW scene.
Some of the newly disclosed information is expected by me, such as a very hardcore electric SUV from the appearance, the Self-Touring NV is equipped with a dual-motor four-wheel drive system as standard. And further refined the comfort configuration that I could not experience when I saw the car at that time (at that time, the interior was only open for shooting, and it was impossible to sit in the car to experience comfort).
The main thing that surprised me was two things:
On the one hand, the focus on safety performance, active and passive safety and battery safety advantages are written clearly, which means that the self-touring NV not only looks suitable for "going to the wild", but also provides users with the capital and guarantee to go to the wild at the safety level.
On the other hand, it comes from the 1.5T four-cylinder engine of the extended range version, which is certified by the "Energy Star" as 41.07% thermal efficiency – what is this concept?
Ideal ONE has not officially announced the thermal efficiency of its 1.2T extended range engine, and it is rumored to be 36% (the ideal second model L9 uses a 1.5T engine and has a thermal efficiency of 40%); the higher the thermal efficiency, the lower the comprehensive fuel consumption (especially at high speeds). I did not see the fuel consumption data of the self-touring NV extended range version in the official information, but from the 939km endurance under the WLTC condition, it is indeed significantly higher than the ideal ONE's 890km.
That is to say, the performance of the self-touring NV extended range version in fuel economy will be worth looking forward to.
From the perspective of not being listed and not being able to dynamically experience, I saw from the data the strength of the self-touring NV to "go another way", unlike the illusion of many new car brands "painting PPT" that often crushes Tesla, the data of the self-touring NV reflects a sincere solidity, and a curious hardcore.
In addition, what I can summarize is about comfort, self-tourer NV considers more than I saw at the time; about performance, self-tourer NV does not hesitate to be ambitious; about practicality, self-tourer NV is also full of science and engineering man paranoia.
Standing in the actual needs of mainstream large-scale electric SUV consumer groups, self-touring NV is a more common "all-round" player. But at the same time, it has a very rare, uninhibited personality.
In the contrast between "rare" and "rare", what I see is that the self-touring NV has very cleverly cut the product advantage into the real use scenarios of consumers:
To go off-road, give you dual motor four-wheel drive and safety protection.
Be comfortable and give you a passenger seat that can lie flat.
To be luxurious, give you tranquility, sound and a variety of material details.
To discharge externally, give you both 6kW and 3.3kW.
For battery life, you are given pure electric and extended range versions.
In my opinion, the high and low advantages from the comparison of competitors are actually not important - whether it matches the scene-based needs of consumers when they actually use them is more important.
China's electric vehicle market is actually becoming increasingly boring in the process of volume growth. SUVs and sedans, mostly focused on home, and a small part focused on performance. Why is it that before the self-touring NV, such a hard style rarely appeared in electric vehicles?
Because the city is more secure. Because staying at home is more pleasing to The Dad. Even if all of this is true, there is always someone to say:
No, I'm not like that.
Without exploring, cities become a constraint. If it is just a yearning, the distance will always be just a distance.
In 2022, when tanks can create a new category in the fuel vehicle market, we have reason to believe that self-touring NV can create a new segment of electric vehicles.
Most importantly: I don't think it will be a cheap product, and in the same way, for the Chinese electric vehicle market, the attempt and exploration of self-traveling NV will be a valuable risk.
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