To say that the current reliable range extender electric model on the market, in addition to the ideal ONE and Lantu FREE range extended version, of course, we can not forget a new brand, that is, AITO car, the first model launched by the M5 is a range extender electric SUV, the price range of the four versions is 259,800 to 319,800 yuan.
Previously, we have statically appreciated its exterior interior design and some functions in Huawei's new concept experience store, but we have not had the opportunity to test drive this car, and recently we finally experienced a Q&A M5 on the road, and then we will analyze which consumers it is suitable for through actual feelings.
■ More suitable for urban households
This car gave me the most obvious word, that is, "stable", which is embodied in two levels.
First of all, the stability of the power, when we put the AITO M5 on the road, we will feel that it is accelerating or braking, it is very "calm", a little bit of strength to step on the pedal will not have an impatient "forward and backward fit", light step will not have a frizzy "breaking" feeling. At that time, I thought that I had switched the energy-saving mode, so I deliberately switched different modes to feel their sensitivity.
But to be honest, in addition to the "catapult" mode, the difference in body sensation between the other modes is not obvious, if you can get a good speed increase by slamming on the accelerator pedal, the brake will also be methodically parked steadily.
In addition, I found that the energy recovery mode of this car is only "standard" and "high" two gears, and the difference in body sensation between them is also very close, even when it is adjusted to "high", when the accelerator pedal is released or the brake pedal is pressed, there will be no obvious drag.
Overall, the output of the M5 is smooth but the body feeling is not strong, and the stimulation of the person firmly "pressing" on the seat after the throttle is not firmly "pressed", but looking down, the speed of the dashboard has exceeded 110km/h. This is due to the good performance of the vehicle's NVH, which can filter out most of the wind noise and road noise, and greatly "weaken" human perception. Of course, after all, this is a car with an internal combustion engine, and it will still bring a little "movement" compared to pure electric cars.
Another "stability" is reflected in the chassis, in the test drive process, I can feel that the M5 uses a relatively hard adjustment, because when passing through the ditch and ridge, the chassis inhibits the bounce very well, even if it is a new deceleration barrier, it will only bounce quickly, and then immediately return to stability. There is also the fact that when we are on the bridge, the vehicle side support is very solid, even in the medium speed state, there will be no obvious tilt in the car.
But such a side effect is that the suspension will be slightly harder, if you still take the deceleration barrier, when the Q&A M5 drives past, we can clearly feel the new and old degree of the deceleration in the car, and even its width and narrowness. In addition, even if it is driven on a normal road, this car can also give us a clearer sense of the road for manhole covers and small undulations.
However, on the whole, the chassis texture of the Q&I M5 is still good, especially when we are driving on urban roads with better road conditions, its chassis will only bring us a smooth and reliable experience. So from this point of view, I think this car is more suitable for consumers who commute in the city or travel more.
Of course, if you sit in the co-driver, in addition to "stability", you will also feel "quiet". When I was sitting in the co-driver or the back seat, the atmosphere in the car was quiet, so that the conversation between us involuntarily reduced the volume of sound, and the front and rear chats could be heard clearly.
To sum up, after the test drive experience, I think that the M5 is a very comfortable car, it is not as "neurotic" as many pure electric models, but also has the smoothness of pure electric models and the linearity of fuel vehicles, so this car is very friendly to novices and drivers who pursue stability, and it is more suitable for such consumers to travel in the city.
■ The car machine is like a mobile phone
In addition to the driving experience, I would also like to share with you the experience of the M5 car machine system, which can be summed up in five words: "the car machine is like a mobile phone".
First of all, the 15.6-inch 2K HDR intelligent central control large screen assembled by the M5 does have a good display effect, although we can not use the camera to fully restore its clarity, but we can still feel that the background wallpaper has a good saturation, the color looks very comfortable, the dark is dark, the light is bright.
In addition, there is a very practical small function in the central control screen, that is, you can drag and drop the APP icon at will to customize the layout of the page, and drag it to the smart Dock of the personalized shortcut bar below to become a "resident" application. The specific operation method is similar to many current smartphones, that is, long press the corresponding icon for 2-3 seconds, and then the interface will change to a custom state, and then you can move the APP freely.
There is also a very mobile phone-like experience, that is, its car applications, not only have a variety of video APP, but also information, services and other software rarely seen in the car machine, and even payment applications, which make the M5 have more uses.
If the above three belong to the plus points like mobile phones, then there is an experience that I think still needs to continue to optimize, that is, the human-computer voice interaction function. First of all, it did not explicitly indicate the wake word, and even in the options, it was impossible to find what the default wake word was, so that I used several wake words in a row in order to find "Xiaoyi", but it did not work. In addition, it currently judges that the sound source will sometimes make mistakes, and several times in the main driving position, I have woken up "Xiaoyi", but it said "co-driver, hello", which made me feel overwhelmed for a while.
But fortunately, when in the working state, "Xiaoyi" is still very reliable, not only can continuously issue instructions, but also from response to execution is also very fast, which shows that the technical strength of the interactive system is very strong.
To sum up, in fact, there are many traces of Huawei in the car of the Q&I M5, which is the HarmonyOS intelligent cockpit system for the car machine, and with the support of strong software, the Q&I M5 is worthy of equipping such a high-definition central control display. As for the small problem of the car part, I believe that AITO Auto and Huawei can work together to improve its capabilities as soon as possible.
■ The exterior is atmospheric enough, the interior is fine enough
Finally, a brief review of the exterior interior design and configuration highlights of the Q&J M5.
In terms of appearance design, the M5 has created a more atmospheric front face shape through the positive trapezoidal "big mouth" and rectangular headlamps. On the side of the body, this SUV looks more slender, while the rounded body plus a small number of lines make the Q&I M5 look thicker and visually enhance the sense of security.
In terms of size, the M5 has a length, width and height of 4770/1930/1625mm, and a wheelbase of 2880mm, which is a proper mid-size SUV body. However, perhaps because of the four wheels and four corners and the relatively short front and rear overhangs, the interior space of the M5 is very spacious, which is definitely a surprise.
To say that the design highlights of the appearance of the M5 are the best looking taillights in the rear of the car, not only because it adopts the most popular through-line design at the moment, but also because the symmetrical "C" taillights are of the right size, not only stylish, but also for the whole vehicle to enhance the sense of luxury and luxury.
In the interior part, the front row of the M5 is mainly simple style, from the center console to the front row of the central handrail area are very regular, clean and clean, and at the same time very atmospheric.
In addition, in addition to the powerful central control display, the car is equipped with 10.25-inch full LCD instrument cluster, 44W mobile phone wireless fast charging, "HUAWEI SOUND" sound system, trunk 220V power supply, front seat 12-way electric adjustment / ventilation / heating, face recognition, electric tailgate and other comfortable and convenient configurations.
■ Bang reviews
Although the M5 is the first model of a new brand, it has now won the initial recognition of consumers, achieving a good result of 3045 units in the first month of delivery, and achieved a good start.
From our actual experience, the overall performance of the M5 in terms of design appearance, workmanship quality, intelligence, convenience and comfort configuration is very good, coupled with the smooth and quiet driving texture, as well as Huawei's blessing, all make this medium-sized SUV in the range of 260,000 to 310,000 have market competitiveness.
With the rapid growth of the new energy market in mainland China, the range-extended electric vehicle market also has great potential, and the advantages of its unique power combination are attracting more and more consumers. If your budget is exactly around 300,000, and the needs of family travel and city travel are more, then this Q&I M5 will be a good choice.