In the past year, due to changes in the policy of new energy vehicles, more and more hybrid models of oil and electricity have appeared on the market. Representative hybrid technologies are: Great Wall Lemon Hybrid DHT, Geely Thor Hi · X Hybrid and BYD DM-i Hybrid, etc.
In fact, these hybrid models have been introduced for some time, but they have not been tried before. This time, Geely organized a "Light Movement Tour" event where you can drive the Star-Over L Thor Hi· X (hereinafter referred to as "Hoshikoshi L Hybrid").
First of all, the energy consumption, more than 40 kilometers have been driven, and the oil consumption of the meter is 5.4L/100km. If it is not a "happy meter", then this fuel consumption value is still good. Because we had 4 adults in the car at the time, and the air conditioning was turned on the whole time. In the middle, through the urban congestion loop and the smooth expressway, the normal driving did not deliberately go to save fuel, and even stepped on a few feet of floor oil in the middle of the way, and tried its acceleration ability.
Then I said that the space and configuration, the rear space is very spacious, the seats are also very comfortable, it feels a bit like the Honda Crown Road. The configuration is very rich, seat ventilation, memory, waist adjustment, etc., the car machine is also with networking functions, watching videos, navigation, listening to music and so on is very convenient.
Co-pilot that screen I also experienced, can play the game, I tried to try the landlord and Sichuan mahjong, smooth without caton. It's just that some players don't fit well, such as Bilibili, and there are still some black edges on both sides when playing videos. Of course, this has nothing to do with the vehicle itself, this is a problem of video playback software development.
Speaking of driving, the throttle is easier to control, and there is no difference with a normal car, and how much power is stepped on is output. The braking force release is not very good, mainly reflected in the fact that it is not very good to control its braking force, the brake foot feel is somewhat similar to the Toyota C-HR hybrid I drove before, which needs to be optimized later.
Then there is the steering aspect, the Hoshikoshi L Hybrid has three steering force adjustments, divided into lady (light), standard (moderate) and type male (heavy). I've experienced all three kinds of force, and the standard is the best for me. The steering feels natural, with a sense of centering at high speeds and lighter at low speeds.
Speaking of kinetic energy recovery, the Star-Yue L Hybrid does not have a kinetic energy recovery force adjustment function. In Comfort mode, it has minimal kinetic energy recovery, but you can still feel a little recycled drag when you release the accelerator pedal. It would be nice if you added a shutdown or low kinetic energy recovery mode in the later stage.
Let's talk about how and how the system works. After driving and observation, it was found that the working logic of the power system of The Star-Vietnam L Hybrid is still relatively complex. The system consists of an engine, a drive motor, a generator and a battery. It can support pure electric driving, direct engine driving and engine and drive motor driving together.
At the start-up, the vehicle is driven by battery power to the drive motor;
When starting evenly accelerated and driven at a uniform speed in the middle, the engine starts to drive the generator to charge the battery, and the battery is powered to drive the motor to drive the vehicle;
In the medium power request, the engine directly drives the vehicle, and the rich energy is handed over to the drive motor to recharge the battery;
When requesting large power, the engine and the drive motor work together to drive the vehicle;
There is a special situation, if the frequent sharp acceleration causes the vehicle battery to drop sharply, then even if there is a large power request later, the engine can only directly drive the vehicle while charging the battery. At this point, the acceleration performance of the vehicle will be greatly degraded. Of course, this situation should be rarely encountered when using the vehicle on a daily basis, unless it is taken off the track.
So what is the working logic of this power system? That is, to give priority to the use of electricity in the battery, relying on the negative torque generated by taxiing and braking to charge the battery, so that you can try to achieve the purpose of saving fuel without starting the engine.
Even if it is a last resort or the owner actively chooses to use the engine in sport mode, the engine drives the vehicle or charges the battery in the most efficient working area.
Finally, let's talk about the chassis, because the road conditions at the beginning of the activity are relatively good, and there are no obstacles such as speed bumps, the chassis of this Star-Vietnam L hybrid gives me the feeling: "Well, it is relatively tight, the suspension is tough, and the control base should be good." "But later when I was testing alone, I encountered a speed bump, and when I was rolled up at a speed of about 20km/h, the shock absorber still couldn't hold the body a little, which would produce a second bounce, which affected some sense of luxury."
Overall, this test drive Star Yue L hybrid is still very rewarding. I have some understanding of the current domestic independent brand hybrid system, from the result (efficiency), the performance is also very good, even if it gives me a big surprise, the car is still very good on the surface, worthy of recognition and praise.
But if you close the door and talk about digging your heart, there are still some deficiencies. For example, kinetic energy recovery force adjustment, brake tuning, chassis tuning, especially the brakes, there is still a lot of room for continuous optimization. Therefore, we can't be too proud now, and we still need to continue to maintain our strengths and make up for our shortcomings in order to get more people's recognition, including those foreign friends. (Text/Vigorous)