From 2021 to 2022, although the MPV market has not yet caught fire, car companies have begun to lay out in the subdivision field. Products such as Guangfeng Xena, Denza D9, Dongfeng Yueda Kia Kahua and other products have been unveiled. Nowadays, as the leader of Dongfeng Motor's electrification and high-end, Lantu brand has also brought an MPV product - Dreamer. Shell financial reporter recently tested the Dreamer's test car, which is priced at more than 400,000 yuan, what are the characteristics of the new car that benchmarks Toyota Alpha, Buick GL8 Aivia and other luxury products?
Dreamer static Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
Dreamer is the second product of lantu brand, which is positioned as a medium and large new energy MPV, which has two forms of pure electric and hybrid, and the pre-price is 380,000-600,000 yuan. The shell financial reporter test drive is a hybrid version.
The large body size and configuration bring comfortable seating space The driving experience may be improved
The shell financial reporter experienced the Dreamer's test car, and some parts were installed and even "hand-tapped" by the workers, so there were some potential problems in the details of the vehicle, which should be solved as the mass production car rolled off the production line.
As a 7-seat medium and large SUV, the Dreamer's body length, width and height parameters reach 5315/1985/1820mm, and the wheelbase reaches 3200mm, which is the leading position in the same class. After actually sitting in the car, after the passengers in the first and second rows have adjusted their sitting positions, the passengers in the third row will also have good legroom.
The second and third rows of space display of dreamers Bai Haotian, a shell financial reporter of the Beijing News, photographed
In addition to the surplus in space, when the reporter experienced in the second row, he also found that the heating, ventilation and massage functions on the seats were more obvious, and the strength of the massage and the speed of heating and ventilation were more outstanding. In addition, there is a small table behind the main driver's seat for business office. But the position of this table is higher, the size is not too large, shell financial reporters in the attempt to use the laptop for office, more willing to put it on the lap, lying in the second row of seats for operation.
Compared with the "optimization" of the third row by most car companies, the length and material of the seat cushions of the third row of the Dreamer are relatively excellent, coupled with the spare space of the head, even if adults sit in the third row, they will not feel forced.
Dreamer chassis suspension display Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
During the driving process, thanks to the suspension of the front double plug-in arms, the rear five connecting rods and the chassis tuning of lantu engineers, the vehicle performed very well in terms of seismic performance, and the treatment in some undulating sections was crisp and clean, without showing bumps. At the same time, due to the use of a large number of sound insulation materials, the NVH performance in the car is also very good, even at a speed of 80km/h, wind noise and road noise can be properly filtered out.
As an MPV model, we should not have put forward too many requirements for the dreamer's driving control, but the shell financial reporter noticed a more obvious situation during the driving process, that is, whether "too strong power" is necessary?
In addition, due to the large enough body size, in some narrow sections of the car, the vehicle has higher requirements for the driver, it is recommended that Lantu can let the vehicle automatically open the 360 ° panoramic image function when there are more objects around it at a speed below 20km/h.
Dreamer front engine compartment Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
As mentioned above, the Dreamer's body length, width and height parameters reached 5315/1985/1820mm, and the weight of the car reached 2.54 tons. In terms of driving control, most of them are comfortable and stable dreamers, but they have quite strong performance. The hybrid version of the shell financial reporter test drive has 130/160kW front and rear dual motors, peak torque of 610N·m, 6.9s acceleration of 100 kilometers, and a limit speed of 200km/h.
The application of such a powerful power on an MPV model not only brings excellent properties of linear acceleration, but also puts pressure on the driver in the corners. Shell financial reporter on the 4th ring road at a speed of 60km/h, speeding up to 80km/h to overtake the car in front of the car obviously felt a large change in the posture of the body, and even felt the intervention of ESP.
In terms of assisted driving, the Dreamer's ACC adaptive cruise performance is excellent, and it can maintain a proper distance from the car in front of it, and it should have a good performance when the traffic is small. It is understood that the Dreamer also has an automatic lane change overtaking function.
The interior of the atmospheric interior has a lot of ingenuity, but the trial car is slightly insufficient
After introducing the main driving experience, let's take a look at the exterior interior of the Dreamer. The overall vehicle is relatively thick and atmospheric, the straight waterfall grille on the front face, the chrome inverted L trim strips on both sides and the through-type light strip, are quite imposing, the lines on the side of the body are more rigid, the tires use the horse brand UC6 tires, and the tire specifications are 255/50 R20. The 20-inch rim and 255 width may also be to enhance the vehicle's driving control.
Dreamer static Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
Open the electric sliding door to enter the car, the space performance in the car has been mentioned earlier, the dreamer's second row has a long slide rail, if pulled to the end, in the car, there is still a lot of space between the legs of the two langs and the front seat.
Looking at the driver's seat, what comes into view is the 1.4-meter intelligent triple screen with full of high technology. The intelligent triple screen is also the family design of Lantu Car, but during the day, the brightness of the screen is not high, I don't know whether it is the reason for the test car or other factors, and the operation is more challenging. The central control area has eliminated the physical buttons more avant-gardely, but thanks to the Qualcomm 8155 chip and 5G network, its voice control response is faster, the accuracy is acceptable, and it has a partition control function. Voice control can solve the vast majority of driver and occupant needs.
Dreamer Interior Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
The Dreamer's zero-gravity wide seat support and wrapping give people a good experience, and the twelve-way adjustment also brings more sitting choices to members. Combined with the quality of seat massage, Tanner audio, and higher NVH, it may be a good choice to choose to take a nap in the car during lunch break.
It is worth mentioning that Lantu has applied a large number of soft leather packages for dreamers, and even the third row has been laid in the handrail area, and the materials are more careful. And because enough healthy and environmentally friendly materials are used, there is almost no odor in the car.
Dreamer front face LOGO Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photo
As mentioned above, the Dreamer model tested by the Shell Financial Reporter belongs to the state of trial loading, and some details may be improved on the mass production car. The latest news shows that Lantu Dreamer's first mass production car has been rolled off the production line and will be officially listed on May 7, with deliveries starting in the third quarter as soon as possible.
Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian
Edited by Song Yuting
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