Pure electric vehicle models are often regarded as a means of transportation in the city, giving people the impression of fashion, technology, and full of power, suitable for the city's car scene. However, there is also such a pure electric SUV, which also has a stylish appearance and abundant power, and can also shuttle between the mountains, it is the Polar Fox Alpha T. For such an unusual electric SUV, do you want to know about it?
On February 19, the 1,000-kilometer long test team of "Wanli Huanxing Fox Tiger Shengwei" departed from Beijing. Taking this opportunity, we deeply experienced this Polar Fox Alpha T.
The "Wanli Huanxing Fox Tiger Shengwei" Polar Fox Motorcade departed from Beijing
The Polar Fox Alpha T for this test drive is the 653S version, which is priced at 261,900, which is an entry-level model with a 653 km endurance and a very cost-effective model.
Created by legendary car design guru de Silva, the Polar Fox Alpha T adheres to the "X" family design language, and the four feature lines radiating from the center of the front of the car extend outward in an "X" shape. The front face adopts the closed design of pure electric vehicles, and the uplifted light group design further enhances the three-dimensional sense of the front of the car. In addition to helping to dissipate heat from the brake system inside the wheel arch, the deflectors on both sides give the Polar Fox Alpha T a stronger sense of movement.
On the side, the waistline from the charging port position to the taillights makes the whole car look powerful. At the same time, the waist line divides the car into two parts, the upper part of which adopts a very popular floating roof design, and the tail is equipped with a ducktail shape, which looks tough and compact as a whole. The 20-inch large wheels and short front and rear suspension make the body more sporty. With a body size of 4788/1940/1683mm and a wheelbase of 2915mm, the Alpha T is positioned as a mid-size SUV with a leading wheelbase in its class, resulting in a spacious interior ride.
Inside, the sturdy double-spoke multi-function steering wheel provides a good grip. At the same time, the Alpha T is equipped with a total of 3 large-size screens, the most eye-catching is the 20.3-inch central control display, which occupies most of the space between the main and co-pilots. In addition, it also forms a multi-screen linkage with the full LCD instrument and the vehicle control area below, which is not only convenient for the operation of the main driver, but also very friendly for the operation of the co-driver. Of course, a "hello little fox" can wake up the speech recognition system, and multiple operations can be completed without moving your mouth.
In terms of power, the alpha T driven by this test drive is a single motor drive, the maximum power is 160KW, the maximum torque is 360N·m, the power parameters exceed the fuel car 2.0T engine, and the official zero hundred acceleration is 8.4 seconds. In terms of cruising range, the Alpha T is equipped with a ternary lithium battery with 93.6 kWh of electrical energy and a NEDC range of 653 km. In fast charge mode, it takes only 35 minutes to charge from 30% to 80%.
The Polar Fox Alpha T has three driving modes to choose from, sporty, comfortable and economical, and the biggest difference between the three is the strength of kinetic energy recovery. From movement to economic model gradually strengthened. Among them, the comfort and sport mode acceleration foot feel is not much different from driving a fuel vehicle. However, in the economy mode, the power recovery is slightly larger, which is more suitable for use in the highway scene; the comfort mode is more suitable for use in the case of a passenger ride, which will be softer in acceleration and make the rear passenger more comfortable; and the sport mode is faster and can meet the driver's passionate driving needs.
As a sportY SUV, the Alpha T can feel the support of the suspension when cornering at high speed or changing lanes quickly, and the steering is also very precise, which can give the driver a strong confidence. In addition to the low center of gravity of the electric vehicle, it is more important to use the all-aluminum chassis tuned by Magna. The Blue Valley Magna factory is Magna's first joint venture factory in China, which fully introduces the Magna MAFACT production system, and carries over 100% of magna's century-old manufacturing core process and management technology, laying a solid foundation for the good quality and workmanship of Jihu Alpha T.
With the blessing of the core manufacturing process and management technology of Blue Valley Magna, the Polar Fox Alpha T reflects the tightness and competence, especially on mountain roads and non-paved roads.
The Polar Fox Alpha T has the reputation of an all-terrain performance pure electric SUV, although this Alpha T 653S version is not a four-wheel drive model, but the short front and rear overhang design and 160mm minimum ground clearance can still be used on non-paved roads. During actual driving, Alpha T showed good passability and full toughness.
For electric vehicles, whether it is running at high speed or driving in the mountains, in addition to paying attention to the performance of the vehicle itself, the mileage and power replenishment ability of the vehicle are also the focus of attention.
The Polar Fox Alpha T has a long endurance of 653 kilometers, on the one hand, because it has a battery pack of 93.6kWh, on the other hand, it also has a lightweight body and excellent three-electric technology and superb endurance management capabilities. For the endurance problem, the Jihu team is not blindly adding in the number of batteries, but pursuing the ultimate use of energy, using the "lightweight, high efficiency, fine control" combination of fists to create a long endurance of the vehicle.
In terms of lightweight, Jihu Automobile uses an aluminum body under the upper steel, which achieves the lightweight of the body. At the same time, the energy density of the battery pack of Jihu Automobile is up to 194Wh/kg, which is the current global mainstream new energy passenger car battery pack energy density model with the highest energy density, and the battery pack is lightweight. High efficiency refers to the control of high efficiency electric drive + high recovery energy, without wasting every kilowatt hour of electricity. Fine control is an advanced thermal management technology, and the low temperature environment can still run. Therefore, the key to the long endurance of the Polar Fox Alpha T is to reduce the burden and increase efficiency of the whole vehicle, efficient management, and make the entire system without shortcomings.
Of course, for electric vehicles, in addition to their own endurance to be excellent, it is also important to supplement the power is not strong. This includes whether the charging station is easy to find? Is the charging speed fast? Is the charging price high? To this end, we did a charging test on the Alpha T during the test drive.
Through the car navigation, it is very quick to find the charging pile, so we found the charging station of the Fengjia Power Supply Station in Binzhou City's Zhanhua District, which we passed through this test drive, and then followed the on-board navigation instructions all the way through the village and arrived at the charging station. It can be seen that even in the more remote county, there is no pressure to find a pile to charge the Polar Fox Alpha T.
This charge is charged by means of DC fast charging, and the remaining mileage of the Alpha T is 93km.
As you have to continue to hurry, this charge did not stay here for too long. However, even if the time is short, it still charges the Alpha T 56.161 degrees, which takes 37 minutes and 28 seconds, costs 77.63 yuan, and the cruising range increases from 93 kilometers to 466 kilometers, which is actually increased by 373 kilometers. After calculation, about 1 minute can charge 1.5 kWh of electricity, the mileage increases by 10 kilometers, and it costs about 1.4 yuan to charge 1 kWh.
Charging for 37 minutes, the cruising range increased by 373 kilometers, so the actual charging speed and the nominal charging speed of the car company is basically consistent. In addition, according to the price of state grid charging, the price of 1.4 yuan for one degree of electricity is indeed very cheap, and the cost of using trams is too comfortable for today when oil prices are high.
It can be seen that in addition to the stylish and sporty appearance, the high-tech interior and the large space brought by the long wheelbase, the ultra-long real endurance and the rapid power replenishment ability of the polar fox alpha T 653S edition also highlight the comprehensive development characteristics of the car. In addition, the Alpha T 653S version as a two-wheel drive version of the model is not as powerful as the four-wheel drive version of the model in terms of power, but it is more relaxed to drive, and also has good road performance and non-paved road passing ability, which is rare in pure electric medium-sized SUV models within 300,000 yuan. Therefore, for friends who want to buy electric vehicles within 300,000 yuan, Alpha T is a good choice.