With the advent of the new energy wave, traditional car companies have begun the road of transformation, although these car companies to embrace the speed and determination of electrification may not be as good as the new forces of car manufacturing, but the strong research and development capabilities and years of car manufacturing experience have brought them unique advantages, but also let the fans in the new era have a new choice. Recently, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus have released new pure electric vehicles, which will become a new starting point for their respective brands in the new energy era.
Mercedes EQS SUV
In the matter of transformation electrification, Mercedes-Benz chose to test the waters in the high-end market first, following the launch of EQS, EQE and other pure electric cars, Mercedes-Benz recently released the flagship SUV model in the EQ family - EQS SUV, excellent luxury atmosphere, sense of technology, coupled with Mercedes-Benz's appeal, it is difficult to think of fire.
EQS SUV positioned in pure electric large SUV, also based on the Mercedes-Benz EVA platform to create, in the appearance of the design continues the style of the EQ family, the front face seems to be the EQS sedan after the pull up, "Dark Night Star Array" closed grille, DIGITAL LIGHT headlight group and other iconic elements are not absent, smooth body lines and specially designed wheels can effectively reduce wind resistance, body size, the new car length and width of 5125/1959/1718mm, The wheelbase is 3210mm. As for the interior, the EQS SUV is very unkind direct matryoshka design of the EQS sedan, the width of 1.41 meters Hyperscreen integrated screen is extremely exaggerated, the new car is also Mercedes-Benz's first model equipped with Dolby Atmos system, the sense of luxury does not have to worry, it is worth mentioning that the EQS SUV is equipped with 5 seats as standard, and the third row needs to be added to the option.
In terms of performance and end life, the EQS SUV is available in single-motor rear-drive and dual-motor four-wheel drive versions, with a maximum power/torque of 265 kW/568 Nm for the 450+ models and 400 kW/858 Nm for the 580 4MATIC, with a cruising range of up to 660 km at WLTP conditions. Considering the price of EQS sedans up to more than one million, EQS SUVs with higher premiums are bound to be more expensive, dear local tycoons, are wallets ready?
The much-anticipated new generation of BMW 7 Series was finally officially released recently, in addition to the fuel version of the model, BMW launched a pure electric version of the i7, both of which are based on the upgraded new generation of CLAR architecture, Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan also ushered in the most powerful and direct competitors.
Compared with the EQS sedan, understand the brother feels that the BMW i7 is more domineering and luxurious, the square body, the thick front of the car and even a little bit of a Rolls-Royce phantom feeling, although the outside world on BMW's new design language evaluation is mixed, but the understanding brother feels that the new car is very in line with the identity of the pure electric flagship car, the glowing grille frame and the "i" logo bring it full recognition, it is worth mentioning that the new BMW 7 series and i7 only have a long wheelbase specification, the body size comprehensively exceeds the current long wheelbase model. The interior part is one of the biggest highlights of the new car, 12.3 inches + 14.9 inches dual screen built-in iDrive8 operating system, the sense of technology and convenience do not need to worry, the crystal light strip around the car will be the interior of the atmosphere full, the rear is equipped with a 31-inch 8K panoramic display, bold innovation finally let people see BMW's changes in the new energy era.
At present, BMW i7 only launched xDrive60 models, its maximum power 544 horsepower, maximum torque 745 Nm, 0-100km/h acceleration of only 4.7s, cruising range of up to 625km, the later will also launch a rear-drive version and M Performance models, compared with EQS sedans, who are you more optimistic about?
Lexus RZ
Almost at the same time as the release of bmw i7, Lexus also brought its new pure electric vehicle - Lexus RZ, the new car will be the pioneering work of the Lexus electric series, unlike the previous oil-to-electric Lexus UX, the new car is based on the Toyota e-TNGA pure electric architecture to build, positioned as a pure electric compact SUV.
As a new product of Lexus next generation, Lexus RZ is still "thundery" in design, including spindle grille and sharp headlight sets are not strangers, the side uses smooth body lines, slightly slippery tail to create a visual feeling of the coupe SUV, the tail cancels the brand LOGO, replaced by the "LEXUS" letter logo and through-type light strip design, its body length, width and height are 4805/1895/1635mm, wheelbase 2850mm. The interior part has a breakthrough design, the unconventional steering wheel continues the design concept from the LF-30 concept car, the central control screen retains many physical buttons, which should be praised, in addition, the new car also adopts a new Steel by Wire variable ratio electronic steering system, driving experience may be surprising.
In terms of power, the Lexus RZ is equipped with a dual motor system of front 150 kW / rear 80 kW, and is equipped with a DIRECT4 electronic dynamic four-wheel drive system, and the specific endurance has not been disclosed. Although the new car and the Toyota bZ4X are inextricably linked, lexus's luxury genes are its biggest selling point, are you optimistic about the prospects of the new car?