In recent years, with the gradual opening of the two-child and three-tire policies, many MPV models have entered people's field of vision. Among them, some high-end MPVs have also experienced price increases, and the price increase of some imported models is even as high as hundreds of thousands of yuan. So there were two groups of people, one group of people can only grit their teeth and tears waiting for the price of the imported car; the other group of people hate domestic manufacturers, can not come up with a product plan that is more in line with the characteristics of Chinese families.
However, the arrival of a new model may change the current situation of the high-end MPV market.
This car is the Lantu Dreamer who recently opened for pre-sale. Recently, PinChao was also invited to test drive this MPV that has not yet been officially listed, what will the intelligent and electrified MPV look like, and this car has handed over a good answer.
The interior of the car is large and the comfortable configuration is full
For MPV products, the occupant experience needs to come first. The size of this car reaches 5315*1980*1810mm, and the wheelbase is 3200mm. Compared with the Buick GL8, Toyota Alpha and other models are much larger.
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Thanks to its large body size, the car performs well in terms of interior space. The author, who is 1 meter 8 tall, sat on the second and third rows of seats, and took the following two photos without adjusting the seat position, and it can be seen that even if there are passengers in the three rows, the passengers in the second and third rows will not leg up to the front seat.
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The trunk can hold four 24-inch suitcases, but the third row cannot be flush with the trunk platform after the third row is collapsed, and the platform is higher. The main reason is that the third row of seats is thicker in order to be more comfortable, so it affects the storage space to a certain extent.
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The first and second rows of seats are equipped with ventilation, heating and massage functions, and support multi-directional electric adjustment. However, the front and rear positions of the second row of seats need to be manually adjusted. The seat texture is soft and the ride is more comfortable.
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During the driving process, the low-speed and high-speed conditions are relatively quiet in the car, and even if the fuel priority mode is turned on and the range extender is activated, the engine noise is not very obvious in the car. In Comfort mode, the suspension is softer and filters out most of the vibrations. However, due to the fact that the vehicle we test drove this time is still in the debugging stage, we did not experience the magic carpet function, and Presumably this car can have a more comfortable experience after using the magic carpet function.
In terms of entertainment functions in the car, the car machine adopts a triple screen design consistent with The Landu Free, but the car system and UI design are slightly different between the two cars. In addition, this car uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 vehicle specification level chip, which is very smooth to use. The central control screen and the co-pilot screen can be used separately and can be used to watch videos, listen to music, etc. By the way, this car uses a Tanner audio, plus a good NVH level, and the experience of listening to music is very good.
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In terms of voice interaction, after the test of quality driving, this car supports four-zone voice control, that is, when the vehicle opens the window through the voice command, people in different positions issue instructions and will also open the window of the corresponding position; at the same time, the car also supports continuous voice control, only need to wake up the car machine once, and can continuously issue commands such as navigating to a certain place, listening to music, and opening the air conditioner. The recognition rate and response speed of voice interaction can reach the first echelon level of the current mass production vehicles.
The fly in the ointment is that since the rear of the 7-seat version does not have an additional screen, the entertainment function of the rear row is slightly insufficient, but the two seats in the second row have a convenient "small table board", which can be used to work in the car or place a tablet, or a more convenient configuration.
This car is not limited to the ride experience, the driving experience also has a good performance.
Zero hundred accelerated for 7 seconds, turning on the "unlike" MPV
In the past, MPV was mainly aimed at the commercial car market, so vehicles tended to pay more attention to the ride rather than the driving experience, and this car took into account both drivers and passengers.
Although the model we test drove is a range extender version, whether it is a range extender or a pure electric version, it belongs to the motor-driven vehicle, so it has the advantages of fast and smooth acceleration and corresponding speed of electric vehicles. As a large size MPV, this car can not feel that it is a big car at all in terms of speeding up, with zero hundred acceleration of 6.9 seconds, which is also a better car experience brought to us by electrification.
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However, there is no need to worry about "excessive" acceleration affecting ride comfort. In the comfort mode, the setting of the power pedal is more relaxed, and the start is gentle when pedaling lightly, and there will be no "channeling" forward, but if you step on the back half of the throttle, you can still feel a pretty good sense of acceleration.
This car adopts the independent suspension design of the front double wishbone and the rear five connecting rods, which is also very good in the lateral stability at medium and high speeds, and the steering wheel is precisely pointed, and the overall handling is better than some other MPV models.
For some family users who want to buy a "big car", there is inevitably a concern before purchasing - the first time to drive such a big car, can they and their families drive it well? In the past, many of the target customers of MPV products had full-time drivers to drive, so they would not be equipped with too many assisted driving functions. But this car is equipped with L2 level assisted driving and automatic parking functions, even if it is a novice who drives such a large car for the first time, his heart will be more bottomed. In terms of the function of assisting driving, in addition to adaptive cruise, it also provides automatic lane change and automatic overtaking functions, which are more practical in high-speed sections and can relax a little, but still have to concentrate.
Is it expensive?
This MPV with a pre-price of 380,000-480,000 yuan is indeed not cheap among domestic cars, and it even has a 4-seat customized version with a starting price of up to 600,000 yuan. But we can see that it is not inferior to the popular MPV models of joint ventures and imports in terms of various configurations and actual experiences.
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Compared with other new car-making forces in recent years, Lantu has taken a different path. The second model under the brand is not a sedan or SUV, boldly launched a relatively small market size, and the "player" is more fixed MPV model, compared to the MPV market is also an opportunity in the MPV market - no other car company has integrated electrification, intelligence and high-end into an MPV. How exactly this MPV is, consumers and the market will give the fairest answer, and we expect it to perform after the market.
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