As the first pure electric car under WM, the new WM E.5, positioned as a medium-sized pure electric car, was launched on April 15, and the new car launched a total of two models to choose from, with a limited-time preferential price of 15.01-16.01 million yuan. The models launched this time will be aimed at the private car market, for which WM officially launched a user customization service, providing more than 500 car color options.
So how about the new WM E.5? What kind of performance does the chassis and NVH have? Here's how I'll answer it for you through a test drive experience.
The new WM E.5 quick glance
1. The length of the car is 4718mm, and the shape design is simple
2. Maximum power 120kW, peak torque 240N?m, NEDC endurance 505km
3. Standard panoramic canopy, double 12.3-inch large screen and intelligent voice cockpit and other configurations
4. The space performs well
In terms of power, the new WM E.5 is equipped with a front-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 120 kW and a peak torque of 240 N·m. The official acceleration time from 0-50km/h is 4 seconds, and the acceleration time from 0-100km/h is 8.9 seconds.
Although the power data is not eye-catching, the power performance of the new WM E.5 is still relatively light. Its power response is more agile, even in ECO mode, lightly pressing the electric door can feel the power output faster, and urban driving does not have to worry about power problems.
In SPORT mode, if you step on the electric door slightly deeper, you can quickly feel a feeling of pushing back, giving people a feeling of full power. At the same time, the acceleration capacity of the later section is also good, and it is relatively easy to accelerate to 120km/h at high speed.
However, it is a little regrettable that the drive motor of the new WM E.5 will have a more obvious whistle when running, which will affect the driving comfort.
In terms of chassis, the suspension adjustment of the new WM E.5 is more comfortable orientation, and the road vibration filter is in place, and the daily ride is still relatively comfortable.
However, the soft suspension will still produce excess bounces when passing some large bumps, and the lateral support is also more general, and the body roll will be felt more obviously when it is slightly faster to cross the corner, and the overall feeling of the chassis is more general.
In terms of NVH, the new WM E.5 has a decent isolation of road noise, but the whistle of the motor has always accompanied the driving process, and the wind noise has become obvious after the speed of 100km/h.
Overall, its NVH performance is decent, and there is still some room for improvement compared to its peers.
In terms of batteries, the new WM E.5 is equipped with a Ternary lithium power battery using IP68 standard, the battery power is 58.6kWh, the system energy density reaches 160wh/kg, and the NEDC cruising range is 505km.
It supports DC fast charging and AC slow charging, 30-80% of the fast charging time is 39 minutes. At the same time, the new car is also equipped with a high-temperature liquid cooling system, a battery pack electric heating system and energy recovery function, and the endurance is guaranteed to a certain extent.
The new WM E.5 design follows the simple style of the models on sale and looks a bit conservative. The headlight set and logo are run through by a penetrating black trim, which stretches the visual width of the front face.
Its logo continues the characteristics of being able to emit light interactively, and it is very recognizable at night. At the same time, the vehicle's power reserve can be judged by different color changes.
The new car has a length, width and height of 4718x1838x1535mm, and a wheelbase of 2810mm. The test-driven vehicle is equipped with 18-inch "whirlwind" aluminum alloy wheels, which are more dynamic in shape, and are matched with 225/50 R18 sunrise tires, focusing on quiet and comfort performance, and decent grip performance.
The rear of the vehicle is visually more robust, also consisting of a black trim strip running through the left and right light groups. The interior design of the light group is quite innovative, and it will have a good recognition after lighting.
Coming to the car, the new WM E.5 central control layout also adopts a simple style, and the car is covered with more hard plastic, which reduces the sense of grade to a certain extent.
The new car is equipped with a 12.3-inch central control screen as standard, and the screen is good in terms of resolution and reaction speed. It is also equipped with the Living Mate intelligent cockpit system, which can realize functions such as intelligent voice control, vehicle control, intelligent driver assistance and entertainment applications. Among them, the intelligent voice interaction function is developed from the new iFLYTEK 3.5 system.
However, from the perspective of actual experience, its entertainment function is more conventional, and the richness of functions needs to be improved.
Fortunately, the new car can remotely check the vehicle status through the mobile phone APP, remote vehicle control, and also realize functions such as Bluetooth connection vehicle control and Bluetooth key authorization, which improves the convenience of using the car.
The new WM E.5 center console retains the physical buttons of the air conditioning system, which is more convenient for blind operation, and also has a PM2.5 filter. However, from the design level, this air conditioning panel is really a bit old-fashioned.
The whole car only has a USB interface in the front row, and it is not equipped with mobile phone wireless charging, which is inevitable that some cannot be said.
In terms of safety configuration, the new WM E.5 is equipped with the Living Pilot3.5 Base Intelligent Driver Assistance System, its ACC adaptive cruise support distance maintenance function and automatic park/follow start function, as well as AEB automatic emergency braking, FCW forward collision warning system and so on.
The new WM E.5 top-of-the-line model features seats made of fabric and leather with thick seat padding. At the same time, it is equipped with the main driver's seat electric 6-way adjustment, front seat heating and rear exhaust air outlet and other comfort features, and the ride comfort is acceptable.
The more eye-catching thing in the cockpit is the 1.91㎡ panoramic canopy that is standard in the whole series, which can make the environment inside the car more transparent and open. The disadvantage is that it does not support opening, nor is it equipped with sun blinds, and in the summer, there will be heat transfer into the car, which will affect the rear passengers.
Thanks to the 2810mm wheelbase and four-wheel and four-corner design, the interior space of the new WM E.5 has a bright performance, and the 185cm tall man can be there.
The new WM E.5 has a regular luggage compartment volume of 425L, and the interior space is unconventional. Unfortunately, the rear seats do not support reclining, and the expansion capacity needs to be improved.
Written in the end: from the perspective of product strength, compared with models such as AION S Plus and Qin PLUS EV, the advantage of the new WM E.5 is that it has a more outstanding space advantage, and the endurance of 505km has reached the mainstream level of the same level.
Its power performance is acceptable, but the motor still needs to be improved in terms of noise control. In terms of interior workmanship materials and humanized design, the performance of new cars also has some room for improvement.
In general, the new WM E.5 has its own characteristics in terms of products, but there is still a lot of way to go if you want to get a piece of the 150,000-level household pure electricity market.