A few years ago, if someone talked to you about new energy off-road vehicles, you must think that this person is a charlatan, after all, the advantage of new energy vehicles is energy saving, affected by the endurance of the car scene is more limited, and the performance of the advantages of off-road vehicles is bound to go over the mountain and fight the sword to the end of the world. But now you definitely don't think so, the tide of electrification has not only swept the family car market, but also the off-road vehicle market: the Jeep Wrangler 4xe gasoline-electric hybrid model has been recognized in the end market; Mercedes-Benz G-Class will launch the corresponding electrified model EQG next; And the price ceiling in the field of domestic off-road vehicles looks up to the U8 and the Mengshi 917 are also electrified; Of course, there are also tank brands that focus on hardcore off-road vehicles.
A few days ago, Yige was invited to test drive the tank 500 Hi4-T in Hangzhou Qiandao Lake, from urban sections to highways, from track races to off-road sections, experiencing the first new energy vehicle of this tank brand in an all-round way.
Familiar taste, stronger power is the same as high-end new energy off-road vehicles, tank 500 Hi4-T and Yangwang U8, Mengshi 917 are completely different in the choice of technical route, the power of the latter two can be understood as extended range power, and the power system equipped with tank 500 Hi4-T is Great Wall Motor's latest Hi4-T, which is a set of longitudinal parallel hybrid (using P2 motor).
Therefore, the tank 500 Hi4-T will not drive so silky, and the overall feeling will be closer to a fuel car. Specifically, the powertrain of the tank 500 Hi4-T consists of a 2.0T engine, an electric motor, and a 9HAT gearbox, of which the 2.0T engine has a maximum power of 185kW and a peak torque of 380Nm; The maximum power of the electric motor is 120kW, the peak torque is 400Nm, the comprehensive power of the system can reach 300kW, and the combined peak torque can reach 750Nm. Looking at the data alone, the new car is much stronger than the tank 500 fuel version model.
In the case of a fully charged vehicle, the tank 500 Hi4-T does drive more power than the fuel version model, in addition, the new car and the fuel vehicle model are almost exactly the same, including gear shifting action, accelerator, brake foot feel, steering feel and so on. It is worth mentioning that the tank 500 Hi4-T has a strong dependence on electric motors. Even if the high-speed speed exceeds 90km/h, the vehicle will still choose pure electric drive in intelligent mode, which is completely different from the general hybrid model, and the reason is easy to understand, even if it is switched to engine drive at this time, it will not play a role in reducing energy consumption, after all, the car is too heavy.
Of course, the tank 500 Hi4-T is no less dependent on the engine. Even if you lock on "pure electric mode", as long as you press the gas pedal a little deeper, the engine will intervene, and the reason is also easy to understand, the weight of the car is too large, and the electric motor is not enough. In the opinion of Yi Ge, if you have the conditions to install a car home charging pile, choosing a tank 500 Hi4-T is indeed a good choice, although the pure electric mileage of 110km under WLTC working conditions is not long, but it is completely enough to cope with daily commuting, and more importantly, the cost of using a car can be greatly reduced.
Can go off-road, and can expand the scene of car use
Of course, as a hardcore off-road vehicle, the user's main concern is undoubtedly the cross-country ability of the tank 500 Hi4-T. Regarding the different technical routes of tank brand selection, it is obvious that it is not only to save costs, as early as when this set of parallel four-wheel drive has not yet been named, the tank official has given reasons: First, the motor can be easily arranged without changing the chassis structure, and the development difficulty is small; Secondly, only change the power, do not change the four-wheel drive, the hard core is still the same.
Indeed, although it seems that Hi4-T is an outdated hybrid system, in the hardcore off-road vehicle market, Hi4-T is also the most pragmatic hybrid system. In the off-road experience, the tank 500 Hi4-T can easily pass all subjects even in full automatic, including muddy roads, cross axles, shell craters, sleeper roads, side slopes, you don't have to worry about this set of 4WD, and the excellent power gives the driver a lot of confidence.
As far as the off-road performance of the tank 500 Hi4-T is concerned, it can be summed up in two words - calmly. However, it is great force that can produce miracles. The above situations are limited to the case of a fully charged vehicle, but if you only occasionally go off-road, then you can close your eyes, compared with the fuel version model, the cost of the car is lower, short-term performance is stronger, why not?
The original intention of the Tank 500 was to help users enjoy high-quality travel while expanding the use of cars. In fact, regarding the expansion of the car scene, the tank 500 Hi4-T also has a little advantage, the new car supports the external discharge function, which means that driving the new car to camping, you can also bring induction cooker, electric oven, electric oven, projector... That's called a cozy.