In December 2022, Lantu Chasing Light opened pre-sale, with a pre-sale price of 32.29-432,900 yuan. On the eve of the official launch, we were fortunate to get the long-range flagship model with a pre-sale price of 432,900 yuan, this car is the most expensive and controversial, why can it sell for more than 400,000 yuan? Is it real incense or a fire pit? Xiaobian takes you to analyze!
Dynamic test drive Lantu chasing light
Since we have already introduced this model quietly before, let's talk about the dynamic part first. Lantu Chasing Light Long Range Flagship is equipped with front and rear dual permanent magnet synchronous motors, with a maximum power of 375 kW, a peak torque of 730Nm, zero hundred acceleration of 4.2 seconds, and a top speed of 210km/h. In terms of battery and range, this version is mated to a 109kWh battery pack, which provides a range of 730km (CLTC). From the parameter point of view, Lantu chasing light can be said to take into account "fish" and "bear paw", with dual motors and long endurance models, which is indeed rare in this class.
Sitting in the cab, there are almost no physical buttons within the range of the eye, and the four large screens are directly in view, which is very visually impactful. If you use 300,000 to judge this interior, I think it matches, but if it is upgraded to 400,000, some of its details are still not refined enough, such as the glass shift knob and the stitching on both sides of the center console, and there is still some room for improvement in the sense of quality.
Because the pure electric car has a battery pack installed under the car, so the floor is slightly higher is understandable, the main driver's seat of this car can be adjusted to suit their own height, Xiaobian height of 183cm, and most consumers, will not feel that the viewing angle is too high, if there is a taller driver, may need to adjust the backrest angle to obtain a lower driving perspective.
This car has a total of 5 driving modes: economy, comfort, sport, snow and personalization, which are composed of different arrangements and combinations of steering strength, kinetic energy recovery strength, accelerator pedal, chassis height and soft and hard dimensions. In terms of acceleration, the economic mode is the most soothing, even if the electric door is pressed to the end, the acceleration logic of the entire vehicle is still very slow and linear; In the sports mode, the adjustment of the electric door in the initial stage is not very sensitive, there is still a certain linear buffer, and only when the electric door is stepped deeply, it will burst out strong power; Comfort mode is somewhere in between, minimizing kinetic energy recovery and simulating the coasting state of a fuel vehicle as much as possible.
In terms of braking, the official measured braking distance of 100 kilometers is 33.8 meters. The initial stage of the brake is connected in series with the CRBS kinetic energy recovery system, the overall brake foot feeling is hard, the connection between kinetic energy recovery and the brake caliper is more natural, but the overall braking process is not linear, usually there will be a strong front brake and weak rear braking, this situation is also easier to explain, because CRBS intervenes in the rear section to decrease, resulting in a reduction in the overall braking force of the rear section, which will make the driver feel that the initial braking force is enough, but the middle and rear sections are somewhat lack of confidence, and you need to brake the car more deeply. There is still room for optimization in the tuning here.
In terms of steering, the overall steering feel is heavier, the normalization torque with speed gain logic is also relatively linear, and the high-speed section performance is very calm. When turning sharply on the mountain road, the steering wheel is more handy, the directivity of the front of the car, the follow-up performance of the body is more outstanding, CDC shock absorbers can also provide good lateral support, in and out of the curve like flowing water, the author believes that it can have a higher limit, if the brake system is upgraded, occasionally to run a track is no problem. For a car with a length of 5 meters, the steering and chassis performance is relatively good, in line with the driving experience of 400,000 levels.
The chassis adopts a double wishbone at the front, independent suspension with five links at the rear, and is equipped with air springs + CDC electromagnetic shock absorbers. It is also this system that increases the pre-sale price of Lantu Chasing Light to the level of 400,000, is this money spent unjustly? The author thinks that it is not wrong! This set of CDC tuning is relatively successful, it is said that the engineer was poached from Audi, we adjusted the chassis to sport mode, it is indeed possible to feel the toughness of the public, and there is also a good shock filtering effect in comfort mode. When crossing the speed bump, it will also be combined with the camera to predict in advance, and adjust the suspension to the most suitable state for the speed bump, rather than passive perception, and the actual experience is indeed much more comfortable.
Lantu chasing light exterior interior review
In terms of appearance, Lantu Chasing Light is based on the i-Land concept car, and some shadows on the concept car can be found from the line layout of the front and rear of the car, but most of the design elements are still new. In terms of body color, a total of 4 kinds of Duruo white, daylight orange, cloud blue, and liuguang gold are available, it is understood that the four colors are taken from different time periods in the twelve hours, and the real shooting model is cloud blue.
The front of the car adopts a through-through design, and does not adopt a closed front face like most pure electric models, but leaves a gap in the middle, which looks more layered. The upper bonnet line is outlined in the style of the Lantu logo, and the "C" lines on both sides of the front are combined with chrome strips to meet the trapezoidal lower grille, and the visual center is pressed on both sides of the front of the car, stretching the overall visual width.
The light is centered on the Lanto logo in the center of the front face, and the white light strip that runs through the front face extends to the sides, blending with the headlights on both sides. The ADB smart headlights used by Lantu Chasing Light consist of 90 LEDs, which electronically control the high beam spot formed by combining multiple light groups, and adaptively change the high beam pattern according to road conditions.
In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 5088x1970x1505mm and a wheelbase of 3000mm. Compared to cars in the same class, it has a slight advantage in terms of width.
There is no very angular waistline in the body design, and the window frames, front fender cameras and side skirts are embellished with chrome trim, which is very smooth and elegant overall.
The new car is equipped with electric hidden door handles and semi-closed hub caps, which contribute to reducing wind resistance and improving battery life, and the wind resistance coefficient of Lantu Chasing Light is 0.225Cd, which is the same level as the medium level. (Zhiji L7=0.21Cd, Zerorun C01=0.226Cd)
The wheels are designed with 20-inch multi-spoke turbofan rims in the same color as the body, matching Michelin PS EV 245/45 R20 silent tires.
The rear design is smooth and simple, the taillights adopt a through-through design, connected by a red light strip on both sides of the tail light group, the matrix shape in the light group also pays tribute to the Lantu logo, with a black background plaque also adds a certain sporty atmosphere.
The design of the high brake lights is very avant-garde, with a red line slightly streaked above the rear windshield. The lower surround has a glossy black design with bumper strips on both sides and a pilot-light design in the middle.
The rear wing of the vehicle supports manual opening and closing, as well as customizable opening and closing speed ranges, which automatically open when the set speed is reached, and can be set on the small screen.
Entering the car, the interior color echoes the exterior paint, and the look and feel is very transparent. The whole adopts a "T" shaped layout, and the air conditioning outlet runs horizontally through the entire countertop, and the family design of the triple screen is retained.
The leftmost of the three screens is the instrument screen, which can display information such as vehicle speed, battery life, and energy consumption. It is complemented by a dual-width hexagonal capacitive steering wheel with push-button buttons on the surface.
In addition, the new car is also equipped with a 60-inch large-format AR-HUD head-up display as standard, which can provide 30+ types of traffic information, and provide lane-level AR real-world navigation combined with real-time road conditions, improving driving convenience and safety.
The central control screen integrates vehicle control, navigation, media entertainment and other functions, which can realize the needs of watching movies and K songs in the car, and the functions and design of the co-driver screen and the central control screen are generally similar, except that there is no relevant authority for vehicle control, and other basic consistency.
In terms of human-computer interaction, chasing supports speech recognition, gesture recognition, face recognition and voiceprint recognition. 3 kinds of dynamic + 5 kinds of static gesture recognition, covering confirmation, selfie, answer, pause and other functions. Speech recognition supports independent input of four voice zones, inheritance and synchronization of context information, and advanced speech recognition functions such as multi-semantic and mutually exclusive semantics. Face recognition and voiceprint recognition can quickly match the driver with personalized vehicle settings.
Below the center console is an air conditioning control panel that controls temperature, air volume, seat ventilation/heating/massage, and also integrates some vehicle controls, such as the lifting and lowering of the rear wing.
A crystal gear shift knob is integrated under the screen, leaving room in the center console for cup holders and a wireless charging pad for your phone. Under the center console, it adopts a hollow design, and the main driving side is also equipped with USB+Type-C two wired charging ports. The interior of the car is equipped with a 14-speaker Dynaudio audio, and the integrated design of the audio and interior is very high-quality.
The door design is more elegant, and the door handle is suspended from the door with the mirror chrome decorative line, which is very stretched and smooth, and the grip is comfortable. The window lifting adopts touch press buttons, although it looks very technological, it is not as smooth as the physical buttons and takes some time to adapt.
In terms of comfort, the roof features a split canopy and an electric sun blind. The design of the visor of the main and co-pilot is very innovative, the new car will divide the visor 4:6 up and down, the upper half of the area still adopts a solid fixed design, and the lower half of the area is made of only 4mm thick sunglasses translucent material, which can not only shade the sun, but also broaden the vision.
In addition, the new car is also equipped with a "one-key privacy mode", which is set with a touch button on the door panel of the boss's seat, and after triggering, sensitive information such as personal privacy data will be filtered for external transmission data.
Front row space display
In terms of seat configuration, all seats are equipped with heating, ventilation and massage functions as standard, and the front seats can be adjusted 12-way electrically; The angle of the rear backrest provides 8° (27° to 35°) pitch adjustment, and the boss position can also fine-tune the leg rest; The rear center armrest is equipped with a 7-inch control screen, which can facilitate rear passengers to control audio, heating, ventilation, ambient lighting and other functions, greatly enhancing the sense of luxury.
Front row space display
In terms of space, the front seats are adjusted to the lowest, and without closing the sunshade, there is 1 punch and 4 fingers left in the headroom. (Editor's height: 183cm)
Rear space display
The front seat does not move to the rear row, and when the seat is 27°, the head can also use the space under the canopy, and without closing the sunshade, there are about 4 fingers left in the headroom and more than 2 punches in the legroom.
Rear space display
When the seat angle is adjusted to a more reclining 35°, the headroom is tight, with only about 2 fingers left. (Edit height: 183cm) In the rear seat riding experience, the fit with the body is good, but the seat cushion is slightly short, and the support for people with long legs is limited. The center of the rear floor is slightly raised, which is close to flat and does not affect the middle occupants.
The front trunk is relatively wide and flat, with limited depth, suitable for storing some small items.
The trunk space opening is not large, but the depth is deep enough, the disadvantage is that the rear row does not support reclining, only a small opening is left behind the central armrest, and friends who have large luggage needs such as skiing and camping should be carefully measured!
In terms of assisted driving, Lantu Chasing Light is equipped with 12 cameras, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars and 2 high-precision positioning units. Support 30+ intelligent driving assistance functions.
Editor's Summary:
The overall evaluation of Lantu's feeling of chasing light is very good, but in other aspects, the author believes that there is still a lot of room for improvement. The first is the high level of integration where the logic is not very clear, relying on the screen can not quickly find the desired function, the trunk does not have a physical switch, can only be found in the screen or voice wake-up, and the mirror adjustment can not be quickly found. Secondly, the window lifting uses touch buttons, and there is no physical button to make it, and it is difficult to operate the window opening you want. There is also a large number of functional overlap between the co-pilot screen and the central control screen, and there is no need to add driving-related adjustment buttons to the co-pilot screen, and the official said that the car we tried is not the final version, so it is expected that the mass production version can optimize the screen system logic.
According to the level of 400,000 to judge, the vehicle's exterior design, dynamic driving texture, and comfort configuration can basically be regarded as meeting the standard, but the details of the interior design are still some gaps from the 400,000 level, and the system logic of several screens in the central control still has room for improvement. If you are a user who values driving experience and wants to take into account long battery life and rear comfort, Lantu chasing light can be taken into account; But if more attention is paid to the luxurious texture of the interior and the interaction between the car and the machine, there are many models with stronger strength at the same price.
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