If there are many brands in any car company, which makes people dazzled, I think it is Great Wall Motor. Two years ago, Great Wall was worried about whether it would survive next year, but then announced that Weipai would fully transform into high-end new energy. Wei Jianjun is still quite good at playing, and he uses Wei Pai as an experimental field for transformation, just like the original "make luxury within reach", and then to today's "0 anxiety intelligent electric track".
Why do I say that Great Wall Motor is quite good at playing, because they are very good at finding a sense of existence, each brand will have one or even more hot-selling models, tank series, you will find that these models are what we usually see. The innovation of Wei brand is from the establishment of coffee series models, latte DHT-PHEV is the main model, because the price is relatively appropriate.
There are three versions of the new car, with prices ranging from CNY 229,000 to CNY 263,000. It has a price advantage in high-end models, and in terms of configuration and intelligence, the latte DHT-PHEV has more advantages. It's just that it can't compare to the latte in terms of luxurious texture. So, I am still looking forward to this opportunity to get up close and personal with this latte!
There is not much to say about the appearance of the new car, which is basically no different from the current model. The large mid-mesh design has a sporty underside surround, a chrome strip through and a polygonal fog lamp area that helps to increase the visual width of the front face, and the wheels are designed with a new dynamic wheel shape.
The rear part is identical to the latte DHT as a whole, and the cross-chrome strip connects the taillights on both sides and adds the exclusive logo of "PHEV". In addition, the latte DHT-PHEV has also added an appearance color - Blue Mountain Latte, providing consumers with more color options. On the whole, the new car still maintains the temperament of the fuel vehicle, and the changes in the details can distinguish it.
Of course, the appearance is not the focus of this latte DHT-PHEV, this smart cockpit is what surprises me. First of all, in the interior environment part, the new car adopts low-odor and low-VOC emission materials and processes to create and coat the interior parts, and at the same time cooperate with AQS automatic air quality control, CN95 air conditioning filter, negative ion air purification system, and intelligent cockpit cleaning technology to prevent harmful gases from entering the car at the source.
In the intelligent part, the latte DHT-PHEV installs a "children's mode" in the car, which can push the corresponding lullaby and audiobook according to the child's age, so that children can focus on light music or stories, which can effectively avoid children's noisy and alleviate motion sickness reaction to a certain extent.
In addition, when the children fall asleep, parents can turn on the sleep mode with one button, and the volume of the infotainment function and the air volume of the air conditioner will be automatically reduced. Sitting in this latte DHT-PHEV, I really felt the freshness of the air and the comfort brought by the simplicity of the overall interior design.
In terms of configuration, the new car is equipped with a 14.6-inch central control screen + 9.2-inch LCD instrument, as well as a 9-inch touch panel, built-in Qualcomm 8155 cockpit chip, which is also excellent in computing. At the same time, the vehicle has added a wrap-around aerospace comfort seat, and the rear of the front passenger seat is electrically adjustable to give a more comfortable driving experience. Of course, the overall smoothness of the large screen needs to be strengthened, and the entertainment function can be richer.
In the intelligent driving part, the latte DHT-PHEV is equipped with 8 high-definition cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 6 millimeter-wave radars. As far as hardware is concerned, the plug-in camp in the 200,000 range. In terms of function, it can realize automatic following and automatic lane change of HWA vehicles, and has L2-level intelligent driving capabilities. I specially tried it on the highway and the city road, the former can basically cope well, the latter will appear undecided, users still use this function more for the highway.
Next is the core part of this latte DHT-PHEV, the new car adopts a 1.5T high thermal efficiency engine and a dual-speed gearbox, of which the 1.5T hybrid special engine, which adopts the cylinder head integrated exhaust manifold, 350bar overhead direct injection, high temperature VGT supercharger, deep Miller cycle and other technologies, the thermal efficiency reaches 38%. Based on the characteristic curve of the engine and the motor, the engine has made a very detailed hybrid scheme, which gives me the feeling that the power is full!
In the gearbox part, the intelligent DHT system of the latte DHT-PHEV adopts a 1.5T Miller cycle engine + dual motor + 2-speed DHT transmission mechanism.
According to official data, in terms of the efficiency of DHT architecture, compared with single-speed series-parallel architecture, the engine is in an excellent economic area under urban conditions, and the overall efficiency of the system is 3% better; High-speed constant speed working conditions are comparable; In high-speed climbing conditions, the overall efficiency of the system is 8.5% better because it can be switched by gear. This also allows the latte DHT-PHEV to further reduce fuel consumption and also get a higher cruising range (more than 1000km).
At the same time, in order to make home users 0 anxiety, latte DHT-PHEV supports 3 energy replenishment methods, including 48kW ultra-fast fast charging, power from 10% to 80%, only 29 minutes; 6.6kW intelligent slow charging, 5 hours can be fully charged, and support mobile phone APP or car machine for scheduled charging; 3.5kW home charging, connected to the household 220V power supply.
The latte DHT-PHEV also has a 3.3kW external discharge function, which can support high-power electrical equipment such as induction cookers and electric ovens, which can last for 7 hours when the power is sufficient, and the 12V power supply in the trunk can be connected to an external car refrigerator, just like bringing a mobile kitchen, which is undoubtedly a welfare configuration for families who love to travel at home.
Therefore, on the whole, latte DHT-PHEV is still very competitive, as far as the current new energy direction, pure electric and hybrid are the main direction, Great Wall Motor's considerations, and Weipai's transformation are very timely and necessary choices. Weipai is based on the family life scene, with luxurious and comfortable configuration to meet the increasingly rigorous consumers, latte DHT-PHEV is an attempt, even if the inner roll can not be retreated!