At the moment when BYD DM-i is taking the lead, will you be optimistic about the future prospects of Geely's "Thor Power"?
I still remember that at the "Smart Geely 2025" strategy conference at the end of October last year, Geely released a new "Thor Power" to focus on the hybrid and plug-and-mix markets. You know, at that time, the longest time spent on the whole conference was the detailed introduction of the Thor power part, which shows the importance that Geely attaches to it.
According to Geely's 2025 vision plan, by 2025, Geely Automobile Group's total sales will reach 3.65 million vehicles, including 650,000 vehicles of Extreme Kr, 3 million vehicles of Geely Automobile Group, 900,000 new energy vehicles, and 600,000 overseas sales. It is not difficult to imagine that among the 900,000 new energy vehicles, in addition to the recent "Lynk & Co New Energy", presumably the new Thor Power may be more worthy of attention.
On April 26, Emgrand L Thor Hi · X was officially launched, launching three models of Super Net, Super Xun and Super Rui, and the price after comprehensive subsidies was 129,800 yuan to 145,800 yuan. The car is a successor to the Geely Star-Over L Thor Hi· After the X-oil-electric hybrid version, the second model using "Raytheon Hybrid Technology" is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system consisting of a 1.5TD engine + a 3-speed hybrid electric drive DHT Pro. And according to the data released by the manufacturer, the fuel consumption of 100 km loss is 3.8 liters, and the acceleration of 100 km is 6.9 seconds. And still in some cities in China, enjoy green cards, free purchase tax and other policies.
Intriguingly, for Qin PLUS DM-i, Emgrand L Thor Hi · Whether it is price or configuration positioning, the arrival of X is always quite challenging. Then as the second model of the Thor hybrid system, the first PHEV model, the Emgrand L Thor Hi · What is the strength of X, dare to enter the current by-side by-side BYD Qin PLUS DM-i advantage areas? Let's take a look!
Emgrand L Thor Hi · How powerful is the X product?
First of all, in terms of appearance, the new car basically continues the design of Emgrand L, mainly adding a design that highlights the attributes of new energy. For example, in order to distinguish it from the fuel version of the model, the new car adopts a more new energy feature "Aurora White" car color, the front face adopts a more exaggerated black X shaped middle net, and a charging port is set at the left front fender, equipped with 17-inch low wind resistance aluminum alloy rims, and the special logo of "Raytheon Hybrid Technology" added to the rear of the car indicates the identity of new energy.
It is worth noting that there have been changes in the interior, in addition to the new forest green double-panel interior, it is also equipped with a black Thor exclusive electronic gear and a 10.25-inch + 12.3-inch HD LCD double large-screen design, creating a good scientific and technological atmosphere. However, the new car has not changed much in terms of size, and emgrand L Thor Hi · X's length, width and height are 4735*1815*1478mm, wheelbase is 2700mm, positioning compact sedan, and Emgrand L is consistent.
In addition, the manufacturer said that 90% of the interior is wrapped in soft materials, equipped with natural skin-friendly seats, covered with "suede-like" materials, and also has a "point heating" function. In addition, the new car is also equipped with the Geely Galaxy OS ecosystem as standard, using the E02 new generation of digital cockpit platform, supporting APP remote control, voice interaction, TTS live voice customization, three-finger flying screen, global FOTA upgrade and other functions.
Finally, in terms of technology configuration, Emgrand L Thor Hi · X is also equipped with AQS air quality management system, negative ion purifier, vehicle grade CN95 air conditioning filter, antibacterial multi-function steering wheel and other configurations, supporting L2 level assisted driving system. Among them, ELKA Emergency Lane Keeping Assist has added the function of collision risk recognition for oncoming vehicles and road edges, and AEB-P pre-collision safety system has added two-wheeler scene recognition.
Thor Hi · X Super Mix is the biggest attraction?
After talking about the appearance, interior design and product configuration, the most noteworthy is probably the Thor Hi · X Super Electromix System.
According to the official introduction, Emgrand L Thor Hi · X is different from the Hoshikoshi L oil-electric hybrid, Geely Emgrand L Thor Hi · X will use plug-in hybrid technology. It is equipped with Geely's new four-cylinder 1.5TD engine, mated to a 3-speed DHT Pro, and a 15.5-degree (kWh) battery pack, which can produce power with a maximum power of 133 kW and a maximum torque of 290 Nm.
In addition, according to the introduction, this hybrid system can intelligently identify the driver's needs and habits or different driving conditions, the new car can switch between EV mode, tandem range, engine direct drive, parallel connection, and the use of 3-speed shifting, for different road conditions to switch the most suitable gear, can achieve self-learning, adaptive 20 different intelligent driving modes.
Moreover, according to the data provided by Geely Automobile, the comprehensive fuel consumption of NEDC per 100 kilometers in the state of power loss of the new car is 3.8 liters, the official nominal acceleration time of 0-100 km / h is 6.9 seconds, the pure electric mileage is more than 100 kilometers, and the mileage of full fuel and full power can reach 1300 kilometers.
It is not difficult to see that Emgrand L Thor Hi · The interior of the X is not much different from the fuel version, and the main highlight is that Thor Hi · X Super Hybrid System, through the thermal efficiency of the engine and 3-speed DHT transmission, taking into account the fuel economy and power performance, is basically aimed at the Qin PLUS DM-i.
Combined with the target models given by Geely officials, the future competitors of geely Emgrand L "super electric hybrid" plug-in hybrid models will include Toyota Corolla/Leiling dual engine E+, Honda LingpaiRui Hybrid (13.98-16.98 million yuan), BYD Qin PLUS DM-i (11.18-15.18 million yuan) and other models, the strength of these four models is indeed relatively close, so more depends on the choice of consumers.
Auto network review: Geely, which has the blessing of Thor power, is more worth looking forward to
According to the data of the China Automobile Association, the sales of new energy vehicles in China reached 3.521 million units in 2021, an increase of 2.154 million units over 2020, an increase of 157.57% year-on-year, accounting for 13.40% of the total sales of automobiles, which shows that new energy vehicles have become the highlight of the growth of the automotive industry.
From the perspective of sales structure, China's new energy passenger car sales reached 2.905 million units in 2021, an increase of 156.5% year-on-year, of which plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales reached 524223 units, accounting for 18% of the total sales of new energy vehicles, with a growth rate of 149.9%. In the past Three months, a total of 85,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles were sold in the mainland, an increase of 2.93 times year-on-year, which is enough to see that plug-in hybrid models are growing rapidly.
Therefore, for Geely Automobile, it is naturally not willing to be left behind. Returning to the layout of new energy, with the introduction of the four modular architectures of CMA, BMA, SPA and Haohan (SEA), especially the arrival of Thor Power, we have seen a comprehensive and diversified development of auspicious, which is indeed worth looking forward to.