After entering 2023, under the influence of intensified market competition and commodity price reductions, products with low prices and not low matching have been put on the market one after another, and "volume" has become the keyword of the car market in the first half of the year. However, too many new products are concentrated on the market, but also make consumers' previous car buying experience is not very applicable, especially in the hybrid market with rapid technological development in recent years, the unique technologies of major car companies are introduced to the market, from energy saving, performance, driving control and price, etc., all have their own tendencies.
Especially the new energy electric four-wheel drive model that has just been listed - Haval Thunder Dragon MAX, a standard four-wheel drive mid-size SUV, the price range is in the range of 15.98-179,800 yuan, the price has been tested to the price range of mainstream compact SUVs, for the same price of products can be called a dimensionality reduction blow, perhaps simply look at the Haval Thunder MAX products can not experience how powerful this car is, then, we will also sell 150,000 mainstream hybrid SUV - Song PLUS The DM-i two-wheel drive version is compared to see how much advantage this entry is the four-wheel drive Haval Thunder Dragon MAX, compared with mainstream products in the same level.
Three power source linkage Haval Thunder MAX comes standard with four-wheel drive
As a hybrid model, it is natural to see who is stronger in the power level of the two models. The first is Haval Thunder MAX, which is equipped with a new hybrid architecture Hi4, this system P2 + P4 hybrid architecture, obviously more inclined to the direction of performance and control, this system is composed of hybrid special engine + front and rear axle dual motors and two-speed hybrid special transmission and other parts, the motor adopts a flat line design, two-speed hybrid special transmission can make the engine high-efficiency operation range wider, with the engine and motor linkage, can provide pure electric two-wheel drive mode, pure electric four-wheel drive, series mode, There are 9 operating modes of 1-speed direct drive, 2-speed direct drive, parallel two-wheel drive, parallel four-wheel drive, single-axis energy recovery, and dual-axis energy recovery.
In contrast, BYD's DM-i system is simpler, the system is composed of hybrid special engine, P1 generator + P3 drive motor, single clutch and other components, the motor also adopts a flat wire design, unit efficiency is higher. However, the DM-i system only relies on a single-speed transmission, but it also has pure electric, series range extension, parallel hybrid, engine direct drive, energy recovery and other working modes.
Simply from the structure of the two sets of power systems, the difference in structure between them makes the product tendency different, among which Haval Hi4 has a unique electric four-wheel drive advantage; The BYD DM-i system is more comfortable due to structural problems, and because the front motor uses a P1 mechanism, there is no way to drive the front and rear axles independently at the same time, so the BYD DM-i four-wheel drive system needs to install a separate motor on the rear axle, and the cost and price are relatively high.
For consumers, the Haval Thunder MAX equipped with Haval Hi4 can be said to be equipped with a four-wheel drive system as standard, and it is more powerful in terms of power than the front-wheel drive version of Song PLUS DM-i, from the data point of view, Haval Thunder MAX 0-100km/h acceleration time is 6.8 seconds, while Song PLUS DM-i front-wheel drive high and low power version, 0-100km/ The acceleration time of h is 8.5 seconds and 7.5 seconds, respectively, and the performance advantages brought by the Haval Hi4 system can also be seen from the acceleration time difference between the two.
Haval Thunder MAX performance is more violent Song PLUS DM-i driving is more homely
From the data, the acceleration time of the Haval Thunder Dragon MAX is better, so is the four-wheel drive version of the driving control stronger than the precursor version of the Song PLUS DM-i? In fact, in addition to the front and rear three sets of power sources, the Haval Thunder MAX is also equipped with iTVC intelligent torque vectoring control system and two-speed hybrid special transmission, the former can monitor the road in real time, and intelligently switch 9 operating modes according to the driving scene; Compared with the single-speed transmission of Song PLUS DM-i, the two-speed hybrid special transmission allows the engine to intervene in the drive at a lower speed, so that the engine works more efficiently, and the three sets of power sources can work simultaneously in a wider speed range, and the explosive power is stronger.
In actual driving, the more intelligent Haval Thunder MAX is more inclined to the driving feeling of pure electric vehicles, strong acceleration brings stronger sensory stimulation, acceleration does not need to be prepared in advance, basically press the accelerator to easily overtake, and the layout of four-wheel drive also makes its dynamic driving more stable, acceleration without the phenomenon of raising the head, high-speed cornering or lane change can also feel a solid chassis, steering does not feel the sign of "pushing".
In addition, this system can be intelligently switched in pure electric mode, series mode and 1-speed direct drive mode, instant acceleration and climbing will switch to four-wheel drive mode, the driver can feel the continuous power output of this car, acceleration and escape performance is very violent, and in the congested road will switch to pure electric two-wheel drive mode, which can very well reduce the fuel consumption level of the whole vehicle.
Song PLUS DM-i is more inclined to a comfortable driving experience at home, the underlying architecture pays more attention to fuel saving, so the medium and low speeds rely more on motor drive, this tendency makes the acceleration of the Song PLUS DM-i's medium and low speed range is still more eye-catching, comfort tuning, but also make the acceleration of Song PLUS DM-i linear. The chassis tuning is more comfortable, but the battery pack is located under the car, the center of gravity of the body is low, and it is more stable when cornering at high speed, but the body roll is relatively large, and because it is a front-drive layout, there will be a push head phenomenon in high-speed steering.
Overall, the driving of the Haval Thunder MAX is more diverse, the switching of two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive, the balance of performance and energy consumption, coupled with the addition of iTVC intelligent torque vector control system, the playability in terms of control is still higher, Song PLUS DM-i is inclined to home comfort, if you want a higher performance four-wheel drive version, the cost may be much higher. Moreover, the pure electric range of the Haval Thunder Dragon MAX is 105km, and the Song PLUS DM-i front-wheel drive version provides 51km and 110km of pure electric endurance to choose from, that is, in the comparison of low-end products, the power control and endurance of the Haval Thunder Dragon MAX have a lot of advantages. In terms of fuel consumption, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the Haval Thunder MAX is 1.78L/100km under WLTC conditions, and the fuel consumption of the feed is 5.5L/100km, giving full play to the advantages of hybrid, and the fuel-saving performance of the Song PLUS DM-i two-wheel drive is comparable.
From the perspective of comprehensive power and driving texture, the Haval Thunder MAX has better power performance and more prominent driving texture, and the advantages of the Song PLUS DM-i front-wheel drive version are very obvious, while compared with the Song PLUS DM-i four-wheel drive version, the Haval Thunder MAX is more prominent in terms of cost performance. In other words, the same price can't beat me, and the price of the same product power is higher than mine. This competition result also makes the Haval Thunder MAX the best choice for family new energy SUVs.
Differentiation of targeting
Aside from the subjective design of the exterior and interior, we find that the Haval Thunder Dragon MAX and the Song PLUS DM-i have certain differences in positioning, of which the Haval Thunder MAX is positioned as a mid-size SUV with a length, width and height of 4758/1895/1725mm and a wheelbase of 2800mm, while the Song PLUS DM-i is positioned as a compact SUV with a length, width and height of 4705/1890/1680mm and a wheelbase of 2765mm.
From the perspective of size, whether it is length, width and height and wheelbase, the size of the Haval Thunder Dragon MAX still has a lot of advantages, the head room of the whole car, the legroom in the rear row is more spacious, and the driving comfort is of course higher.
Conclusion: Comprehensive comparison of the two products can be seen that in the price similar range, Haval Thunder MAX product performance is very good, not only the standard four-wheel drive, but also in power performance, space performance, intelligent technology and driving texture have shown good advantages, if compared with the four-wheel drive version of Song PLUS DM-i, the quality-price ratio of Haval Thunderdragon MAX is more prominent. Buying a mid-size four-wheel drive at the price of a compact two-wheel drive alone surprised us. At this stage, this new energy market "disruptor" has been listed, if you are interested in the Haval Thunder MAX, perhaps it is the best fun to actually experience this four-wheel drive system in the store.