From the early 20,000 units in February last year, to nearly 80,000 units in September last year, to the monthly sales in March this year exceeded 100,000 units. Since the advent of the DM-i super hybrid, THE SALES OF BYD's full range of models have been out of control, and the top results of the month have allowed it to sit firmly in the position of new energy sales.
However, have you ever wondered why BYD can become the leader of new energy vehicles in China if sales are aside?
Back to two years ago, at that time, there were not many models available in the 150,000 electric vehicle market, most of them were oil to electricity, the battery life was seriously reduced, and some full power could run 300km; and even after a year, this level of electric vehicles still did not grow much. Although there are more optional models, there are still few that can really take into account the endurance and intelligence.
Now, another year has passed, and BYD has brought a new pure electric SUV - yuan PLUS. From here, the 150,000 yuan pure electric SUV has become a different look.
150,000 class the most capable pure electric SUV?
For most electric vehicle users, battery life must be the primary consideration when buying a car.
Compared with the 150,000-level pure electric vehicles two years ago, the general range of 400km, in the past two years, in terms of mileage, this level of pure electric vehicles have made significant progress, especially in cars, 500km endurance has almost become an access threshold. However, for pure electric SUVs with larger body size and higher wind resistance coefficient, 500km is still a difficult problem.
Therefore, endurance is the first test in front of the metaPLUS. First of all, at the hardware level, the metaPLUS is divided into two versions with a battery capacity of 49.92kWh and 60.48kWh, and the official CLTC comprehensive working range is 430km and 510km, respectively.
Regarding its actual endurance, take the 510km top version of the test drive as an example. Before the test drive began, the car had 92% of its power left, showing a remaining endurance of 397km, and after 50km of high-speed driving, the watch had 337km left.
That is to say, after driving at a high speed for 50km, the endurance of the table display dropped by 60km, and the actual and the endurance of the table display is basically 1:1.2 ratio, of course, this is still the result of the highway with the air conditioning. Therefore, its official claim of 510km endurance is still very convincing.
In addition to the battery life, the control performance of the metaPLUS also gave me a lot of surprises. The rare rear multi-link suspension of the same class makes it feel very holistic, and the body can maintain good stability even if it is cornered at a relatively high speed. At the same time, the heavy steering feel and solid chassis tuning complement each other, coupled with the on-call power, this SUV is really more interesting to drive than expected.
150,000-level intelligent "top students"?
In addition to the endurance, one of the topics that electric vehicles talk about the most is intelligence. The combination of DiLink + DiPilot is certainly no stranger to everyone. But as the first SUV for e-platform 3.0, the system was once again optimized on the metaPLUS. And because our shuttle car during this test drive is the previous Tang DM, from this car from that car, it is easy to feel the upgrade of the metaPLUS in intelligence.
The first is the DiLink 4.0 system, which is a deeply customized Android operating system that can basically be used as a mobile phone, such as the Internet of Vehicles, voice control, third-party application installation, OTA upgrades and other functions are covered.
Compared with DiLink 3.0 on the previous Tang DM, the UI of this system on the metaPLUS is more concise, the system is smoother, and the voice response speed is faster. Especially in the voice control system, the continuous command recognition rate is very obvious, and even if we inadvertently mention the word "BYD" during the test drive, it can wake it up.
Regarding this DiPilot intelligent driver assistance system, it is very good in terms of speed control, distance keeping and lane keeping, and it is stable in the face of emergency braking or temporary congestion in front. In addition, I deliberately experienced it on the ramp up and down the high speed, and the whole process was also very stable, as long as it was not a particularly curved curve, it was basically easy to deal with.
In addition to battery life and intelligence, it can also give you these...
The length of the car is only 4455mm, but the wheelbase is 2720mm, and it is most appropriate to describe the meta PLUS with "small people and big devils".
The wheelbase of more than 2700mm has made the metaPLUS into the ranks of compact SUVs in one fell swoop. At such a wheelbase, the front and rear rows of the metaPLUS can easily sit two adults of 1.8m height at the same time.
And in addition to enough space, its large and comfortable seat is also what I did not expect before, the leather is very soft, the filling is also very solid, in addition to Han, this should be one of the most comfortable cars in the BYD family seat. It can be said that if you put aside the absolute space performance, the riding experience of the yuan PLUS is even better than the previous Tang DM.
In addition, the design is also a surprise given by metaPLUS. Although the yuan PLUS still adopts the bydir bydir Dragon Face 3.0 family design language, positions such as car logos, high-brightness C-pillars and headlights have become more refined, and with the compact body shape, the overall shape is still very in line with the aesthetics of young people.
Opening the doors, interior design is also a focus of the metaPLUS. Dumbbell piece shaped air conditioner air outlets, push rod-shaped gear bars, grip ball shaped stereos, treadmill-shaped central armrests and strings under the doors, these elements are put together, like going into a gym?
Unlike all the models of the BYD family, the overall design of the gym-themed interior of the Yuan PLUS is very novel, and it has a certain practicality like the strings and the grip ball below. Compared with traditional models, this clever integration is indeed quite interesting.
It may be affected by the meta Pro, at the beginning when you hear that the meta PLUS sold to 150,000, you will feel that it is not a little high. However, after the experience, coming to look at this yuan PLUS from a 150,000 perspective, it seems that it is really difficult to pick out anything wrong.
Exquisite appearance, solid endurance, a good level of intelligence and spacious space, any of which are taken out before they are unthinkable, and now 150,000 it can help you achieve all, no wonder this car is difficult to find in the terminal market, after all, who does not want such a car that spends a lot of money to do big things?
Note: The above pictures are from the car life shooting