Entering the era of electrification, major automakers have invariably shifted the focus of research and development to new energy models, and in the fiercely competitive pure electric SUV market, a number of blockbuster new cars will soon be ushered in. Next, we select three very representative new cars, subaru SOLTERA, Cadillac LYRIQ and Lotus ELETRE, and give you a detailed introduction.
Subaru SOLTERA
Subaru's first all-electric model
Pure electric range 460km and 530km
Subaru SOLTERA is Subaru's first all-electric model, based on the e-SUBARU GLOBAL PLATFORM platform jointly developed by Subaru and Toyota. At present, Subaru SOLTERA has announced the price in Japan, which is about 301,800-34.65 million yuan. The new car is expected to enter domestic sales within this year.
In terms of appearance, the front face of the new car adopts a closed grille design and incorporates black plastic trim pieces to enhance the sporty atmosphere of the front face. The lower grille has a banner design, and the fog light area is also surrounded by black plastic and connected with the black wheel eyebrows. The side body has a very crossover flavor, the exterior rearview mirror shell, roof line, front and rear wheel eyebrows and the lower side skirt are all blackened, which forms a contrast with the body and creates a strong sense of strength through the bent waist line. The rear adopts a large hatchback shape, the taillight design is slightly exaggerated, incorporating black elements, with black rear surround, strengthening the sporty attributes of the whole vehicle.
The new car adopts all black color in the interior design, equipped with a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, a full LCD instrument panel and a floating central control large screen, supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto mobile phone interconnection, retains the physical buttons in the air conditioning area, and the electronic gear shift mechanism is designed into the style of a knob.
In terms of power, the new car provides two types of drive forms, front-drive and four-wheel drive, the front-drive model is equipped with a 150-kilowatt electric motor, matching the 71.4 kWh battery pack, with a cruising range of 530 km; the front and rear dual motors have a comprehensive power of 160 kW, with four-wheel drive, the battery capacity is 71.4 kWh, and the cruising range is 460 km. In addition, the vehicle supports fast charging of up to 150 kW.
Cadillac LYRIQ
It is expected to be available in the third quarter
Pure electric endurance of more than 650km
Cadillac LYRIQ is a medium-sized SUV built based on the new Ultium intelligent pure electric platform, and the previous DECLARATION information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has been exposed, with a pre-price of 439,700, and is expected to be listed in the third quarter.
In terms of appearance design, Cadillac LYRIQ restores 90% of the design of the concept car, the front face uses a "black crystal" front grille, the grille can present different shapes and patterns of LED lighting groups, the entire grille is like an LED screen, very cool after lighting. The illuminated brand LOGO is different from the currently sold fuel version model, the headlight group, LED daytime running lights and the illuminated grille give people a high-tech interactive experience and pull the ceremony of the vehicle opening to the full. In addition, LYRIQ offers up to 7 body colors and two interior colours to suit different user choices.
In terms of interior design, the new car is equipped with a 33-inch ring curtain super retina LED dual screen, 9K screen supports displaying 1 billion colors, pixel density reaches 271PPI, contrast ratio of up to 100,000:1, the visual effect is very stunning, and this screen is the standard configuration of all models. In the driver assistance system, the new car is equipped with Cadillac's new generation Of Cruise Super AssistEd Driving System, which belongs to the L2 level of automatic driving assistance, including adaptive cruise, automatic lane change function, supervised remote parking and other functions.
In terms of power, the new car is driven by the Ultium battery system, which can provide an electrical capacity of about 100 kWh. At present, the long-endurance luxury version model that opens for pre-sale is a rear-drive model, equipped with a 255kW motor on the rear axle, with a peak torque of 400N·m, zero hundred acceleration time of 6.9 seconds, pure electric mileage of more than 650 kilometers under CLTC conditions, and supports 150kW DC fast charging, charging ten minutes can last 96 kilometers, and the later stage will also launch a dual-motor four-wheel drive version of the model, zero hundred acceleration time of 4.9 seconds.
Lotus ELETRE
The acceleration time of 100 kilometers is only 2.95s
The maximum endurance is up to 600km
The Lotus Eletre made its world debut on March 30 with a powerful performance of lightweight materials such as aluminium bodies, carbon fibre components and wool-blend seats, with a 2.95s acceleration time of only 2.95s per 100 km/h. The new car will be produced at the Wuhan Smart Factory and officially put into operation in the second half of this year.
Lotus Eletre uses a lot of aerodynamic kits in the front of the car, using a split headlight design, and the upper part of the LED day running light adopts a style similar to a piano key, which brings strong visual impact after lighting. The lower part of the light set is integrated into the whole kit, and the shape is also very sharp. The side is designed with a slipback, and the roof, windows and exterior mirrors are blackened to match the body. With a suspended roof, sharp body lines, and 23-inch rims, the Hyper SUV shows the attitude it deserves. Designed as a through-line light strip that can be presented in four colors, the taillights are one of the steps to unlock the welcome session of the car, while also showing the charging status of the battery.
The overall layout of the interior is very simple, using an eco-friendly material made of rayon and lightweight wool blend, which is also outstanding. The steering wheel has a flat-bottomed design up and down with the car's signature back-to-positives. The instrument panel features a wing design that complements the rear spoiler design. The car is equipped with 5 digital meters + 2 streaming mirror displays. The new car is equipped with four production-grade flip-up lidar technologies, in addition to ultra-high-definition cameras and 4D millimeter-wave radar. The new car is also equipped with a KEF Premium audio system as standard, which is the first time that the brand's products have been used in the production car brand.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a high-power high-torque motor codenamed EDS2, which is arranged in front of and behind the body, and its system comprehensive power is 675kW, and the output torque of the wheel end can reach 11334N·m; in terms of transmission system, the new car matches a two-speed gearbox on the rear axle motor, plus an electronically controlled four-wheel drive system, the official 0-100km/h acceleration time is only 2.95 seconds, and the acceleration time of 0-200km/h is less than 12 seconds. The new car has a cruising range of 600 km under WLTP conditions. In terms of charging, under ideal circumstances, new cars can achieve 5 minutes of charging and 120 kilometers (WLTP), and 20 minutes of charging and 400 kilometers (WLTP).
The above three new cars are high-end pure electric SUVs, whether it is three electric systems, intelligent, endurance performance is very interesting, and they are based on pure electric platform to build, different from most of the "oil to electricity" models, consumers interested in them may wish to wait for it.