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Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

author:Taizhou Fang Yuanji Fox Zhu Daihong

As the first product jointly created by Beiqi Blue Valley and Magna, Alpha T is not only based on the IMC intelligent module standard architecture, but also based on Magna's manufacturing process specifications. It can be said that the Polar Fox Alpha T has been extraordinary since its birth.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

When the Alpha T was launched in 2020, the author had already paid attention to this car, and I always wanted to test drive it and feel how it was driving. Until now, the author has finally fulfilled his wish. The model of this test drive is the 2021 653S+, which is the top of the two-wheel drive version, priced at 276,900 yuan.

A mid-size SUV in a minimalist design

First of all, let's talk about design, most of the current pure electric vehicles are following the minimalist design style, and Alpha T is no exception. De Silva, who had served as a designer for Alfa Romeo and the Volkswagen Group, created the appearance of the Alpha T, and the most eye-catching thing in the front part of the car was the triangular headlight group, and the charm of the fox appeared immediately.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

In addition, the "X" shape formed by the combination of the hood bulge and the lower enveloping line has become a family element of the polar fox. It is worth mentioning that Alpha T is also equipped with full LED matrix headlights, and has a high beam intelligent partition control function, which automatically turns off or dims the light illumination area facing the opposite vehicle when driving at night to avoid glaring at incoming vehicles, which is also a configuration that is only available on high-end models.

Coming to the side, the side design of the whole vehicle is also quite simple, the design of the double waist line is very eye-catching, with a strong sense of movement, and the door handle is also a hidden design, which reduces the wind resistance as much as possible, resulting in longer endurance. At the front fender is its charging area, which has both sides and is divided into fast charge and slow charge.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

Finally, to the rear, the rear of the car uses a lot of sharp lines to make its visual feeling more three-dimensional, known as the horizon of the through taillights around some blackening treatment, the lighting effect is deeper.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

As a medium-sized SUV, the Alpha T is also very eye-catching in terms of size, although the length is only 4788mm, but the wheelbase has reached 2915mm, ensuring that there is plenty of space in the car, and its trunk volume is as high as 462L. In the 200,000 yuan price point of pure electric SUVs, basically are compact SUVs, such as the Polar Fox Alpha T such a medium-sized SUV is extremely rare, which is also its selling point.

Four-screen intelligent interconnection, luxury materials

Entering the car, the first thing that catches the eye is its three oversized large screens, the combination of LCD instrument + central control large screen + functional touch screen is not innovative, but the horizontal 20.3-inch 4K large screen is rare, can be split screen display application, taking into account the different needs of the main and co-driver, while the large screen can also be combined with multi-dimensional recognition functions including gesture recognition, voiceprint recognition, speech recognition, face recognition, etc.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

The three LCD screens are equipped so that the extra physical buttons are basically invisible in the car, and when driving, I also found that it also has a HUD head-up display function, which can display the lane, speed, speed limit, etc. in real time, which is very rich. That is to say, the Polar Fox Alpha T can actually achieve four-screen intelligent interconnection, and the sense of technology is full.

In terms of experience, the Polar Fox Alpha T uses leather and Alcantara materials in a large area at any cost, giving people a strong sense of grade, which is also seen in high-end models. Not only that, but the model I test-drove was equipped with 12 speakers, with HARMAN Quantum Logic immersive surround sound technology, and 64-color mood lights embellishment, driving at night is undoubtedly a pleasure.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

In the details, such as the traditional shift area Alpha T but do not see the shift handle, its shift handle is designed at the right end of the steering wheel, for friends who have just gotten started may take a certain amount of time to adapt, there are now many pure electric vehicles have adopted such a design, which may also be the mainstream direction of future pure electric vehicle design.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV
Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

653km super long endurance, specially built for the city

Finally, there is the dynamic test drive, these two days after work are driving the Alpha T, I personally feel that this car is more suitable for urban commuting. Since this is a two-wheel drive version of the model, it has only one motor, the maximum power of the motor is 160kW, the maximum torque is 360N·m, in terms of power, it is completely enough.

In the traffic jam section, the Alpha T gives me the feeling of not giving people a very channeling feeling like other pure electric vehicles, driving is particularly comfortable, the steering wheel is also very light and the virtual position is very small, it can be said that it means which to play, even if it is a medium-sized SUV, it can also show a quick side on the city road.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

Another point that has to be mentioned is its kinetic energy recovery, pure electric vehicles basically have kinetic energy recovery, and Alpha T's set of kinetic energy recovery is the author's driving of the pure electric vehicle to give people the most comfortable one, after releasing the throttle will not appear a strong sense of pulling.

In addition, the vehicle's driving assistance configuration is also very rich, such as automatic parking, L2 level automatic driving assistance that can realize automatic lane change, etc., which are equipped on the Alpha T. Because it was only in the commute to the Alpha T test drive, so the author did not use these intelligent driving assistance configuration, but its 360-degree high-definition panoramic image or left a deep impression on the author, in the reverse or into the narrow section of the road, the real-time image around the vehicle will automatically be projected on the large screen, eliminating the blind spot of vision, not only convenient to operate, but also in the daily use of the car can greatly reduce unnecessary scratching.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

For pure electric vehicles, endurance is definitely the most important reference index, and the comprehensive cruising range of this Polar Fox Alpha T that I test drove in the NEDC condition is as high as 653km, and the battery uses a high-energy density battery produced by south Korea's SK Group, with a driving life of 10 years and 500,000 kilometers. The maximum capacity of the battery module is 93.6kW·h, and the energy density reaches 194Wh/kg.

In the face of pure electric vehicle winter endurance discount problem, Alpha T is also completely worry-free, the battery pack integrates advanced battery thermal management technology, 16kWh of 100 kilometers of electricity consumption, and provides a unique intelligent constant temperature protection function, the battery discharge at -20 °C ambient temperature is also greater than 85%, thereby ensuring winter endurance. Judging from the actual driving situation of the author in the past two days, this is indeed the case.

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV
Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV
Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

Interior of the Polar Fox car

Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV
Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV
Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV
Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV
Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV
Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV
Test drive Polar Fox Alpha T| find a reason to spend more than 200,000 yuan to buy this medium-sized pure electric SUV

Write at the end:

In general, there are not many pure electric medium-sized SUV options within 300,000 yuan, and the competitiveness of Alpha T is obvious to all, whether it is driving experience or mileage, it is not lost to pure electric medium-sized SUVs of more than 300,000 yuan. For friends who want to buy a pure electric car within 300,000 yuan, Alpha T is definitely an option not to be missed.

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