Emgrand L Thor Hi · X Compared to Qin PLUS DM-i, BYD is no longer alone?

In the past two years, the hybrid of independent brands has blossomed, SUCH ASD, Great Wall, Geely, Chery, Trumpchi... Both have launched their own solutions. The hottest must be BYD, should not need to say another thing about selling out of stock, right? But BYD will eventually face more and more opponents.

The recent high oil prices have prompted many people to switch to new energy vehicles, which are the most popular choice, the price, performance, configuration and space are just right, as long as the highlights are prominent enough, it is not difficult to attract a large number of consumers - Qin PLUS DM-i is a good example.

As the leader of its own brand, Geely certainly did not want to show weakness and released a very powerful Thor power. On April 26, Emgrand L Thor Hi · The X is officially launched, which is a plug-in hybrid and the second new car of Raytheon Power. Looking at the parameters of the Emgrand L hybrid, it is obvious that it is running to bydir Qin PLUS DM-i, so let's compare who is more attractive!

Appearance: Qin Steady, Emgrand L exaggerated

The Emgrand L car series is the flagship of the Emgrand family released last year, using Geely's latest "energy storm" design language, the storm center is a very exaggerated energy matrix front grille, which will now be the popular large mouth design to the extreme. On the hybrid version, the appearance has not been changed much, the front grille has been replaced by a more shiny bright silver, and the logo has changed from black to white to highlight its hybrid identity. In addition, the left front fender has added a charging socket and replaced it with a new style of 17-inch Tomahawk wheels, which is basically the difference between the appearance of the Emgrand L hybrid and the fuel version.

Qin PLUS is also a new model released last year, with two powertrains, EV and DM-i, representing BYD's new energy technology route for a period of time in the future. The exterior follows BYD's classic "Dragon Face" design language, but there will be obvious differences in the appearance of the two dynamics, especially the EV version uses a closed front face, which looks more like a Han; the DM-i version retains a hexagonal "dragon mouth" that is also very large.

Emgrand L Hybrid and Qin PLUS DM-i have their own styles, but they are all cars with good looks. We are more familiar with the design of the latter, the style is stable, not adventurous and not mediocre, it is quite pleasing to the eye, and the Emgrand L car series has the latest design language, so it can bring more freshness, and the style is more bold and bold. Perhaps Emgrand L hybrid has a greater appeal to young people, while Qin PLUS DM-i is suitable for consumers with a more low-key aesthetic.

Interior: Dee's big screen vs Yuanqi Forest

Qin PLUS DM-i's interior is the most familiar, very BYD style, 12.8 inches (low configuration of 10.1 inches) rotatable central control screen is of course the protagonist of the interior, the function and use method is very similar to Android mobile phones, and there are white / blue, all black, black / brown three kinds of interior color collocation, especially the first will make the atmosphere of the carriage more class.

If you pay close attention, Qin PLUS actually has two kinds of interior design, the difference is in the dashboard: the initial listing of a small size suspension dashboard in order to seek the most simplified driving information, but too much like the D1 kind of custom online car, and later added a dashboard embedded in the central control panel design for consumers to choose, at first glance the interior like Model 3 without dashboard.

Compared with the home, the Emgrand L hybrid is still a conventional interior design, and the 10.25-inch digital instrument panel and 12.3-inch central control screen ensure the necessary sense of technology, and also make the central control very simple. The hybrid version adopts the exclusive electronic gear of Thor Power, and the whole series only has a color match of "Yuanqi Forest", with white and turquoise as the main colors, so that the atmosphere of the carriage has a fresh atmosphere.

Power: Tit-for-tat performance

Both cars are plug-in hybrid models, and power is their biggest attraction. The bydd DM-i, which went on the market first, has made a name for itself, and the Qin PLUS DM-i is one of the first models to be equipped with this super hybrid system. Qin PLUS DM-i has 55KM and 120KM two specifications, equipped with hybrid special 1.5T Snap Cloud engine, dual motor mixing system and single-position E-CVT gearbox, but the capacity of the power battery and the power of the drive motor are different, accordingly pure electric endurance and performance have a long and short points, the maximum output of permanent magnet synchronous motor is 132kW/316Nm and 145kW/325Nm.

We measured that the 120KM version of the 100 km/h acceleration is 7.03 seconds, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 km/h is only 4.8 L (officially announced to be 3.8 L), which is quite ideal data. Of course, if the car environment is ideal, it can be used as a pure electric vehicle.

Emgrand L Hybrid carrying Thor's He· X hybrid technology, the core of which is the hybrid-specific BHE 1.5T four-cylinder engine and the DHT three-speed transmission with integrated dual motors, has a pure electric endurance of 100 km. Compared with Qin PLUS DM-i, its engine power is larger but the drive motor power is smaller, the comprehensive maximum output is 233kW/610Nm, the official acceleration of 100 kilometers is 6.9 seconds, the fuel consumption of 100 kilometers in the feed state is also 3.8L/100km, and the maximum cruising range is 1300 kilometers.

Theoretically, the structure of DM-i is simpler, only equipped with a single-gear gearbox, which logically emphasizes electric drive as i-MMD, and almost the entire hybrid system is produced by BYD; while the structure of RayTheon Hybrid Technology is more complex, and the fuel consumption of feed is achieved by the oil-electricity hybrid drive.

Simple or complex, consumers only look at the actual efficacy, the performance and fuel consumption of the two systems are comparable. Qin PLUS DM-i has been tested in practice, and we hope to get the test drive of the Emgrand L hybrid as soon as possible to see how it actually performs.

Configuration: Emgrand L hybrid overall better

The configuration is still comparable, after all, it is a project that consumers attach great importance to when buying a car. First take the top version of the two cars as an example, their configuration has advantages and disadvantages: Emgrand L hybrid will have more comfortable configurations, such as induction trunk, larger size LCD dashboard, leather/fur built seats, front seat heating, 8 speaker audio, air purification system, etc.; Qin PLUS DM-i has parallel assist, reversing side warning, front parking radar, Bluetooth/NFC key, larger central control screen and other configurations.

Considering that the top model of the former is 6,000 yuan lower than the latter, Geely's cost performance will be higher for consumers who need more comfortable configurations, and both have complete driving assistance systems and other basic configurations.

The price of the Emgrand L hybrid mid-matching model and the QinPLUS DM-i 120KM low-end model is both 135,800, but the former will be more abundant. In the case of low-end models, the price of emgrand L hybrid is more than 10,000 yuan higher than that of its opponents, and the corresponding configuration will be higher.

BYD has established a strong dominance in the hybrid market, and the Emgrand L hybrid listed a year late can only be said to be a strong challenger for the time being, or to avoid hard confrontation with Qin PLUS DM-i, in addition to having its own characteristics in design, there will be certain differentiation when formulating configurations and prices. For example, the Emgrand L Hybrid has only one power specification, the pure electric endurance of 100 kilometers is just stuck between the opponent (55 kilometers and 120 kilometers), and the pricing or configuration of the high-end, high-end and low-end models and the same specifications of the opponent have opened up a more obvious gap.

In general, the product strength of the two is very close, and it is difficult to distinguish an absolute victory or defeat for a while. The inner volume of the independent brand has been extended to the hybrid market, emgrand L hybrid shows a relatively high cost performance and a relatively strong product force, especially the indicators of the power system are simply tit-for-tat, perhaps the last consumer decision is not who is more fuel-efficient (because they are very fuel-efficient), but who is better-looking and has a higher configuration.