As the youngest series of the BYD brand, Ocean Network has been in a high heat state since its official release last year, including the marine life series dolphins and seals created by e platform 3.0 technology, as well as the warship series destroyer 05 using DM-i super hybrid technology and the frigate 07 that has just been on the market.
According to BYD's official sales data, in July this year, BYD's new energy passenger vehicle sales continued to lead, reaching 162214 units, a year-on-year increase of 184.7%. Among them, the sales of dolphins was 21,005 units, which not only created a new milestone in its own sales, but also broke through the monthly sales ceiling of pure electric in the same class. Up to now, the cumulative sales of dolphins have reached 100,000 vehicles, and successfully won the cumulative sales of 100,000 pure electric segments.
Why are BYD dolphins so popular? With this question, the reporter conducted an in-depth test drive experience in order to explore the unique charm of the "dolphin".
The charm of the ocean's "cute pets"
As the first model of Ocean Net, BYD Dolphin adopts a new "marine aesthetics" design concept, different from BYD Dragon Face's family-style dragon design, the dolphin appearance is more cute and cute, which meets the aesthetic needs of young people: rounded and full front face, simple and generous side lines, young and bold color contrast... Although it does not look very stunning at first glance, it is definitely a "watchable player" that is more pleasing the more you look, and it is very suitable for exquisite female white-collar workers walking through the city, low-key without losing quality.
Especially on the tail of the dolphin, the details of the through-through taillights are very well designed, and when lit, you can see the geometric polyline shaped light strip like a wave on the sea, which is flexible and delicate.
Cute on the outside Delicate on the inside
In terms of interior, similar to most new energy models, it adopts a minimalist design concept, but adds a sense of futuristic technology in the details: exquisite and compact toggle cylindrical shift button, which is very convenient to operate, and the swirling air conditioning outlet has a unique shape like a whirlpool in the water, coupled with wavy door handles and fantastic interior colors, it reveals a soft and cute atmosphere everywhere, worthy of the title of "Ocean Moe Lord".
Of course, the 12.8-inch adaptive rotary floating large central control screen is also the key to enhance the sense of technology, equipped with the latest Dilink 3.0 intelligent network connection system, in addition to conventional functions, but also support voice commands, DiPilot driving assistance system, mobile phone interconnection, remote control, mobile phone NFC car key and other functions, high practicality.
In terms of size, the length, width and height of the BYD dolphin are 4125mm/1770mm/1570mm, and the wheelbase has also reached 2700mm, and the long wheelbase ensures the space performance inside, in the process of this test drive, in the case of a man with a height of 180cm in the front row, 3 teachers in the back row will not feel crowded, and the legroom is still relatively loose. This excellent spatial expression is undoubtedly one of the important reasons why BYD dolphins are selling well.
Small size, big energy
As the first model built based on the e-platform 3.0, the Dolphin is equipped with a deeply integrated eight-in-one electric powertrain, which not only improves the comprehensive transmission efficiency, but also saves more cabin space; at the same time, the BYD Dolphin is also equipped with a wide temperature range high-efficiency heat pump system, which can effectively improve the winter cruising range.
This test drive experience is the Dolphin fashion version model, the maximum power is 70 kW, the maximum torque is 180 Nm, and the NEDC pure electric range is 405km. Test drive from BYD Ocean Network Zhengzhou Angechang 4S store, the destination is only Henan Drama Phantom City, passing through Lianhuo Expressway, the whole journey is 61 kilometers, the temperature of the day is 28 °C, light rain, in the case of the whole air conditioning, the endurance is only 53 kilometers, the power consumption performance is still quite good; In terms of driving experience, the dolphin has a relatively stable start, and although it does not have a strong push back, it is responsive and very suitable for daily city commuting.
BYD dolphin has ECO and SPORT two driving modes, a very surprising point is that in the ECO mode, there is an illusion of driving a fuel car, silky and smooth, it can be seen that BYD dolphin's electric door adjustment is indeed hard work. In terms of charging, Dolphin supports DC fast charging and AC slow charging, and fast charging can reach 80% of the power in 30 minutes, saving worry and time and money, it is indeed fragrant!
After a day of experience, the overall feeling is that BYD Dolphin is really a good pure electric scooter, the shape is cute and versatile, the car can be seen everywhere with a sense of technology design ingenuity, drive up to power, don't look at the small figure, but contains a lot of energy, and with a price of 93,800-121,800 yuan, such a low-key and high-quality pure electric model is really difficult not to be exciting!