AITO Q&I M5 is undoubtedly a very good product, strong technical strength and functional configuration, as well as the actual experience of digging deep into consumer needs, every contact with it can surprise you.
After a month, Beijing completely bid farewell to the cold and ushered in early summer. Once again, in the driver's seat of the AITO Q&A M5, it can already take us to the suburbs.
Even if the endurance of pure electric vehicles is now as high as 500 and 600km, in the face of the unknown charging and replenishment environment, it is still a little hesitant to carry out a long-distance outing in a down-to-earth manner. Although traditional fuel vehicles do not need to worry about endurance and energy replenishment, with the soaring oil prices, the travel cost of starting from 1 yuan per kilometer cannot be ignored. As a result, the oilable and electric range extender model is particularly fragrant, and under the combination of the silky feeling of the electric drive and the advantages of rapid replenishment, no one can refuse. If you have a good driving, smart, etc. experience with the car, it is perfect.
AITO Q&I M5 is such a hybrid model that can meet your range extender in an all-round way, with the participation of Huawei, the core power system technology level of Q&I M5 is excellent enough, Hongmeng intelligent car machine system seconds to kill all traditional similarities, while the new car is more full in the details, from the sound of opening and closing the door to every detail in the car, all of which are commendable.
●Powerful and efficient, no endurance anxiety
Range extender hybrid technology has been well known since the ideal ONE, and now including Lantu, Tianji and AITO Qijie, they are widely equipped with this new energy power system without endurance anxiety.
The M5 is from the Celis DE-i extended range power platform, and the complete power system includes a well-off H15RT 1.5T four-cylinder range extender, an electric drive system for the front and rear axles, and a 40kWh power battery pack. It can provide pure electric endurance of 180-200km, comprehensive endurance of a single full oil full power of more than 1100km, and a maximum of 4.4 seconds of breaking the hundred.
The H15RT 1.5T four-cylinder turbocharged engine is used as a range extender, and has many designs designed for hybrid systems to improve thermal efficiency, increase power density and power generation efficiency, such as the use of Miller circulation, extended linkage, electronic water pump and a number of friction-reducing optimization designs in terms of structure, while the DCVVT intake and exhaust valves can be variable timing, control the opening and closing timing of the intake valves and exhaust valves, so that the compression ratio of the engine reaches 15:1, and the thermal efficiency reaches 41%.
As a generator, it can provide up to 75 kW of power generation power, and each liter of gasoline can be converted into 3.2 kWh of electricity.
The M5 four-wheel drive version is equipped with two different sets of electric drive systems, the front axle electric drive system is built by Dongfeng, the drive motor adopts AC asynchronous motor, the reliability and performance are better, the maximum power is 165kW, and the maximum torque is 315-420N·m. The rear axle three-in-one electric drive system comes from Huawei DriveONE, and the drive motor adopts a more efficient permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 150-200kW and a maximum torque of 300-360N·m.
Under the action of two sets of electric drive systems, the zero-hundred acceleration time of the M5 four-wheel drive version is only 4.4-4.8 seconds, and the 0-100km/h acceleration of the rear-drive version is only 7.1 seconds (200kW electric drive system).
The 40kWh power battery pack comes from the Ningde era, adopts CTP moduleless structure, energy density up to 200Wh/kg, and is equipped with water-cooled battery temperature control system. The safety level battery pack has reached IP68 waterproofing, passed the collision standard test 3 times the national standard, and used the remote monitoring system to monitor the status of the battery cell in real time and warn of risks in advance.
In order to solve the problem of reduced low-temperature battery activity and endurance attenuation in winter, the M5 is equipped with three sets of guarantee schemes, which can use the residual temperature of the charging pile and the range extender to preheat and heat the battery pack, and can use the battery pack power to maintain the temperature within 24 hours of parking.
OK, after the hardware chat, we opened the Q&A M5.
This is also the first time I have driven it on the highway, and compared with the commuting state in the urban area, the Q&E M5 on the highway is more calm and full of stamina. Needless to say, the two-motor of the four-wheel drive performance model we test drove can output up to 315kW of power, equivalent to 428 horsepower, driving this 2.3-ton medium-sized SUV to achieve a breakthrough within 4.8, a proper V8 level.
In addition to the benefits of high-power motors, in addition to starting more rapidly, the deep mid-to-back acceleration ability and higher speed are also obvious advantages, which is what we often call "power reserve", which can not be used usually, but can not be without. This advantage is more and more obvious in the high-speed road conditions, after the speed of 100km/h, deep under the acceleration pedal, the Q&I M5 can still break out a strong sense of push back, and continues until 150-160km/h, the maximum speed of up to 210km/h (without actually trying).
It is true that the high-speed speed limit on the mainland is 120km/h, which seems too strong to be useful, but the faster the acceleration can help you be more relaxed when overtaking and getting out of danger, and it is also a factor to improve safe driving.
In addition to performance, the M5 also has a very economical side.
In order to reduce the comprehensive energy consumption, the M5 will be mainly driven in the future in the low power demand and cruise state. Rear-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motors consume less energy and power-driven vehicles from 150-200 kW do not appear to be laborious. In the process of high-speed driving of a total of about 40km, the comprehensive power consumption of the M5 is 19.5kWh/100km, which is almost equivalent to the NIO ES6, which is also equipped with a permanent magnet + asynchronous motor. Based on this calculation, the high-speed pure electric endurance of the new car is also about 200km (the ambient temperature is 28 degrees Celsius).
But the M5's energy management system won't let you run out of power, even in pure electric priority mode, when the SOC drops to about 32%, the range extender will start to intervene.
In automatic mode, the car computer will judge whether the range extender is started according to the road conditions, power and throttle opening, and if charging is inconvenient, you can use this mode every day. In fuel priority mode, as long as the power is less than 70%, the range extender will intervene. Although it is an in-line four-cylinder range extender, in the starting state, a trace of mechanical vibration can still be felt through the steering wheel and pedal seats in the car.
The perception ability, operation logic and display mode of intelligent assisted driving are very good, and almost all types of traffic participants on the road can be identified, including small cars, large trucks, non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians; through the left button of the steering wheel and the rear lever, the auxiliary driving related functions can be adjusted, which is easy to get started; the display method is basically similar to Tesla, Weilai and other models, and the visual driving information interface is very intuitive.
Functionally, the current M5 is a relatively basic L2 level, adaptive endurance, lane keeping, departure warning, automatic braking and automatic parking. There is no excessive correction of the direction under the cruising state, and the acceleration and deceleration are relatively gentle and linear, but the experience of the following distance and lane keeping function still needs to be optimized.
● The appearance is simple and elegant, and the interior is a lot of small surprises
The M5 adopts a sporty style SUV shape, and the details, especially the light group, have some shadows of the previous Xilis SF5, but the overall feeling of the M5 is more refreshing and concise, there are not too many complex lines, and the aesthetic can cater to more consumers. The cross-cutting taillights at the rear of the car actually feel that they can be made a little narrower, or the black trim plate can be removed, and the sense of luxury may be stronger.
The concealed electric door handles on the side and the low wind resistance rim style are the edgy and electrified features of the Qoranger M5, and the tires have been selected from the Pirelli P ZERO series, which emphasizes movement and grip performance, with a specification of 255/50 R19.
The interior of the Q&I M5 follows the current mainstream minimalist technology style. The design is relatively simple, the material is very solid, the dashboard is covered with a lot of leather, and the center console and the door interior panel are equipped with a circle of wood grain trim, which can be said that the sense of grade in the car is still good. The sense of technology can be reflected in many ways, the core 10.25-inch full LCD instrument and 15.6-inch central control large screen is the most interactive with us, in addition to the face recognition camera on the A-pillar, four intelligent voice pickup devices on the roof, etc., let you feel that this is a very avant-garde product.
The design of the gear lever here is very personally liked, the layout is simple, the position of the mobile phone wireless charging is equipped with a furry non-slip mat, and the angle is just right. It is very comfortable to hold the mobile phone, and more importantly, its wireless charging power can reach 40W, and the general model is only half of it, or even lower.
The 15.6-inch large screen is equipped with Huawei Hongmeng system, which looks very similar to a smart tablet under the main interface, and it also surpasses most car systems, with smooth and smooth operation and very fast response. In the usual state, the main part of the entire screen is a wallpaper that can be swiped to switch, mainly for aesthetic purposes. The drop-down takes you to a smart mobile-like shortcut menu, and the features here can be edited freely by pressing and holding.
The Smart Dock bar at the bottom can also be swiped left and right and edited freely, and you can drag any app here for quick access in the future. In terms of application expansion, there is no need to worry about it, and there are many apps in the built-in Huawei application market that can be downloaded freely, which is also difficult for other brand models to reach.
Other highlights include a colorful atmosphere light that can be changed; the Huawei brand audio with 19 speakers has a power of 1000W, which is a luxury level; the front row Type-C charging interface power is also 60W, and Huawei has taken the strength on the mobile device side to this car.
In terms of intelligent voice assistants, the response sound effect of the M5, especially the child's voice that is now set, feels very delicate, very natural, and has a sense of humor, which will make people happy to use this voice control system. The command input of the four-tone area allows all the members of the car to participate in the communication with the "small art". Another good experience is that the navigation voice of the M5 is sent out from the independent speaker of the main driver's headrest alone, which does not affect the playback of the car machine system and has the least impact on other members of the car.
The 12V and 220V-150W dual power interface of the trunk is an uncommon configuration today, in addition, the M5 also provides a 3.5kW AC external discharge function, which is a very convenient and practical configuration for friends who like to travel frequently.
Editor's summary: From the unexpected feeling of the first contact to today's more in-depth experience, AITO M5 is undoubtedly a very good product, with strong technical strength and functional configuration, as well as the actual experience of digging deep into consumer needs, and every contact with it can surprise you. Nowadays, the M5 can already see the real car in the Huawei experience store of the major business circles, and friends who are interested in it can easily test drive the experience, but be careful that it will be easily planted