Recently, BYD has made a big move, at the beginning of the month, it officially announced the complete suspension of fuel vehicles, fully invested in the field of new energy, and became the world's first traditional car company with a comprehensive transformation. BYD has been digging deep in the field of new energy vehicles for many years, and has also established a mature hybrid and pure electric technology platform, of which DM-i super hybrid technology is to essentially improve consumers' "endurance anxiety" problem for pure electric models and solve consumers' pain points. From the perspective of market performance, BYD's full range of DM-i models are also favored by consumers, often in a state that is difficult to find.
The protagonist of our test drive this time- Han DM-i is a model with high consumer demand, the pre-sale opened less than 10 hours, the order was as high as 12,098 vehicles, which also proved that in this era of oil prices breaking nine, the appeal and industry influence of BYD DM-i products. There are two versions of the Han DM-i, which are 121km and 242km, priced at 215,800-289,800. Of course, if you have certain requirements for performance, you can also choose the main performance of the Han DM-p, its 0-100km/h acceleration time is only 3.7 seconds, the price is 319,800.
Appearance: Defines the new Chinese luxury car
We test drive this time is the 121km version, from the appearance of the previous DM model compared to the overall contour shape and design height consistency, or BYD family-style Dragon Face design language, and DM-i model on some details of the upgrade, the unique dragon scale intake grille with the surrounding sides of the dragon scales erected, the sense of movement of the whole vehicle is greatly improved, and the polygonal intake grille has been redesigned, the chrome elements inside the grille adopt a dot matrix layout, Increase visual beauty.
As a medium and large sedan, in terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4975/1910/1495mm, and the wheelbase is 2920mm. The new car on the side of the body adopts a four-door coupe design style, similar to the shape of the back, which is conducive to reducing the wind resistance of the whole vehicle and enhancing its athletic performance. Looking at it from 45 degrees diagonally behind, there is still a bit of a Porsche Paramela feeling.
The biggest design highlight of the rear part comes from this through-type taillight, which is different from the original Han series models, integrating the Chinese aesthetic elements of "Chinese knot", and the effect after lighting up at night is very soft and has a very high degree of recognition.
Of course, the big car needs to be equipped with large wheels, and the Han DM-i that is test-driven this time is equipped with 19-inch multi-strip wheels, styling sports, and matching it is the horse brand MC6 series tires, which is a tire with active sports performance, and the price is not low.
Interior: The materials are really well-equipped
Looking at the "decoration design" of the interior, like other Han series products, it is still a Chinese aesthetic style, and there is no ambiguity in the materials and workmanship of the entire interior, and the sense of luxury created by the surrounding interior atmosphere is still very strong. The central control part, the dashboard facing the driver's seat uses a 12.3-inch full LCD screen, and the center of the central control is placed with a 15.6-inch large screen with a rotation function, and has been upgraded to the Dilink 4.0 system, which has the latest UI interface, which is beautiful and smoother to operate. The central control panel of the passenger seat is equipped with BYD Heart Dragon Qing Heart and stepless chameleon scale co-driver panel, which creates a full sense of surround atmosphere and a more advanced sense of space level.
It is commendable that the integrated sports seat is well integrated into the ergonomics, sitting up for the waist and legs has good support and wrapping, it is not easy to get tired after sitting on the car for a long time, and the rear seat is the same as the front row, using the same structure and the same material.
In terms of configuration, the Han DM-i premium model of the test drive is equipped with Tanner audio, 3D panoramic image, automatic parking, panoramic sunroof, power trunk, mobile phone wireless charging, seat waist support/heating/ventilation and automatic partition air conditioning, etc., worthy of THE IDENTITY OF BYD's flagship sedan.
Test drive: Performance and low fuel consumption can be combined
In terms of power, the 121km version we test drove adopts the Snap Cloud-Plug-In Hybrid 1.5l high-efficiency engine + 145KW front-mounted motor, equipped with a blade battery with a capacity of 18.3 kilowatts, 7.9 seconds of acceleration per 100 kilometers, 4.2L of NEDC 100km of power loss, and the endurance of full fuel and electricity can exceed 1000km. In the current environment where oil prices have been rising, this low fuel consumption product is undoubtedly more favored by the market.
BYD's DM-i power system has been very mature, the "tacit understanding" between the engine and the motor is also quite high, and the power output process is very smooth and difficult to detect. In the medium / low speed state, the vehicle mainly relies on the motor for driving, even in the case of insufficient power, the engine is only charging the battery, so the engine can always be maintained in the efficient range of operation, reduce fuel consumption, daily driving is also like a pure electric car, of course, in the high-speed or need to accelerate the state of the engine will also intervene in the drive, so that the vehicle can run quickly. Thanks to more advanced materials and this tacitly compatible powertrain, the HamM-i does a particularly good job of tranquility, with a light steering feel, coupled with a comfortable front McPherson rear multi-link independent suspension structure, making daily driving very comfortable.
As for fuel consumption, the official is 4.2L/100km, and in the fuel saving race of the day, each car carried four adults, and the fuel consumption of the first place reached a staggering 3.5L/100km, and the final result of the car we tested was 3.9L/100km. Of course, this is only to test its extreme fuel saving ability, because we did not turn on the air conditioning in the whole fuel saving race, just opened part of the window to breathe, if it is a daily driving, there is definitely no way to reach such a fuel consumption level, such a large car, 5-6L should be a normal level.
Write at the end:
Han series is the flagship sedan of the BYD Dynasty family, since the listing of BYD Han DM, many consumers are looking forward to the arrival of BYD Han DM-i models, after all, DM-i This system is the core of BYD's latest technology, and has been certified and recognized by the market. As a B-class sedan, BYD Han has the size of a C-class car, the intelligent configuration of a luxury car, and advanced hybrid technology that is not inferior to the joint venture B-class model of the same level. Judging from the current market performance, the explosive model has become a foregone conclusion, and the most urgent problem in front of BYD is only how to increase production capacity and let consumers pick up the car as soon as possible.