Comprehensive experience greatly improved Tiggo 7 New Energy Champion Edition first trial

Easy car original Among the hybrid SUV products of 150,000 yuan, BYD Song PLUS DM-i Champion Edition, Geely Galaxy L7, Haval Thunder Dragon MAX, and Changan Deep Blue S7 Extended Range Edition were named the "Hybrid Four Little Dragons". I think the most unconvinced may be Chery, because Chery also has two new energy models, Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8, but the volume is not as loud as the latecomers. Therefore, in August this year, Chery added a champion version model for these two models, and the biggest highlight is the overall price reduction, the guidance price of Tiggo 7 new energy champion version is 12.99-149,900 yuan, and the guidance price of Tiggo 8 new energy champion version is 13.79-162,900 yuan, which seems to be the lowest price threshold of the same level. So what is the strength of the championship version? We look for answers from test drives.

Small change in appearance and more convenient charging

Tiggo 7 New Energy Champion Edition continues the design of fuel vehicles as a whole, and at the same time adds new energy exclusive elements in details, presenting a young and dynamic style feature as a whole.

The side of the car adopts a sharp double waistline design, which makes the sense of layering and creates a wide-body visual effect for the front and rear wings. Coupled with the large semi-closed wheels, it also makes the side of the body more dynamic, while the suspended roof also brings a stronger stylish atmosphere to the side of the car.

The overall shape of the rear is very full, and it also has the popular through-through taillight design. At the bottom is a decorative bilateral four-outlet exhaust, which enhances the sporty and technological feel of the rear of the car.

In terms of size, the Tiggo 7 New Energy Champion Edition has a length, width and height of 4530mm*1862mm*1696mm and a wheelbase of 2670mm, which is not dominant in today's compact SUVs.

The interior is simple and elegant, and the configuration has been greatly upgraded

The interior design of Tiggo 7 New Energy Champion Edition has basically not changed, mainly based on blue rice double color, simple and generous. The car adopts a wrap-around intelligent cockpit design, equipped with a 24.6-inch dual screen, excellent display effect, and the overall sense of technology is outstanding.

Compared with the Zhishang version, the most upgraded version is actually the configuration, which can be described as a "basket", such as L2 level assisted driving, wireless charging of mobile phones, front soundproof glass, main driver seat ventilation/heating, 8155 car machine chip, 3.3kW external discharge, etc., of which the first 4 items are still standard, and the upgrade of experience brought by it is also obvious.

First of all, the main driver's seat is upgraded with heating/ventilation function as standard, warm in winter and cool in summer, and with the original 3Dmesh ventilation mesh cloth material of the seat, the ride comfort is higher.

Secondly, the front row double-layer soundproof glass, which is also a rare configuration in the same class, and the experience upgrade brought to the front row is very obvious.

The Zhishang version model is not equipped with front soundproof glass, and there is obvious wind noise and engine noise in the front row at high speeds, which is basically the same as the rear seat. But the front row of the championship version is much quieter than the rear, and even at 120km/h, engine noise and wind noise are low.

Then the car machine upgrade 8155 chip, 7nm process process, boot, recognition and response are faster, and listen to the song navigation to see the panoramic image, there has not been a crash, more comfortable to use.

Others also have 50W mobile phone wireless charging and 3.3kW external discharge function, the former is standard, the latter is equipped from the secondary configuration, completely solve the problem of electricity consumption on and off the car, which is the upgrade part that I feel very good about.

Of course, the most important thing is that it has upgraded the full-function L2 level assisted driving function, which can greatly improve driving safety, which is especially important for novices, and it is also standard, very generous, the same level of Song PLUS new energy and Geely Galaxy L7 are more than 160,000 yuan version of this configuration.

Today's new energy vehicles basically do not provide spare tires, and Tiggo 7 New Energy Champion Edition is no exception, but it provides you with an external discharge socket, which is also very generous. Although other models in the same class provide external discharge function, many do not provide external socket insertion.

Let's focus on the power part, and there are a lot of surprises

Tiggo 7 New Energy Champion Edition is still equipped with a hybrid 1.5T super efficiency engine + dual-motor 3-speed DHT power combination, the comprehensive power of the system is 240kW, the comprehensive torque is 545N•m, the power performance is comparable to the traditional 3.0T engine, and the data is not at all behind compared with the same level Song PLUS DM-i or Galaxy L7.

The biggest highlight of this system is actually on the 3-speed DHT gearbox, which is different from Geely's 3-speed DHT, known as the industry's first dual-motor DHT, which means that the P2.5 generator riding on the gearbox can also participate in the drive.

Therefore, the Tiggo 7 PLUS plug-in hybrid in EV mode has three working conditions: P2 drive; P2.5 drive; P2+P2.5 parallel drive. Combined with the double-row gear set, Chery's 3DHT has 3 physical gears of EV, HEV-Normal and HEV-Sport, and can be combined into 9 working modes and 11 gear outputs, basically covering all fuel saving modes of hybridization.

From the point of view of test driving, first of all, the low-speed power output is very abundant, the system will decide which motor participates in the drive according to the load and power request, there is no front-end display in the switching process, and the switching process is smooth and insensible.

In HEV mode, whether it is starting to accelerate or overtaking at high speed, the engine will start when you step on the accelerator deeply, and the power will usher in a clear flashpoint, and you will instantly feel that you are driving a performance car, and a slight vibration will come from the steering wheel to tell you that the engine has started.

The 3-speed DHT logic is also relatively clear, and in the process of continuous acceleration, the gear switch is almost not felt, it is like a single-speed E-CVT model.

The car is also equipped with three driving modes: Economy, Standard and Sport, which can be switched by the knob behind the gear lever.

From the experience point of view, the power output in economic mode has been stronger than many 1.5T fuel vehicles of the same level, but the medium and high speed performance always feels almost meaningful, and the throttle is not enough.

The standard mode is probably the most comfortable, the power is easy to handle, and it should be more in line with most people's expectations.

The overall sport mode will be more aggressive, the engine will participate in direct drive more and earlier, and the acceleration feeling is a bit of a performance car, but if the accelerator is stepped deep, it may sound tires when it hits a rainy road, and it will be fun to get off the track, and driving usually feels unnecessary.

Energy recovery also has high, medium and low three levels, the initial stage of braking at high level is extremely sensitive, more than the high level of many electric vehicles, gently press the brake pedal has a clear sense of braking, and more abrupt, difficult to control, more brakes will make people feel dizzy and uncomfortable, so it is generally not recommended to use high grade. The Medium grade is probably the most in line with most people's expectations of how hard tram energy is recuperated. And in my opinion, the most comfortable is still low-grade, which is closer to the brake foot feel of a fuel car at this time.

When it comes to energy recovery, I want to talk about fuel consumption, the vehicle we test drove is basically full of fuel and full electricity when it starts, I measured it, the whole HEV mode, 4 people on board, the weight of the vehicle is close to two tons, the air conditioner is 24 ° C, and there is no intention to save fuel.

Walked 63km, about 2/3 of the high speed, the average energy consumption (power consumption + fuel consumption, can be regarded as power loss fuel consumption) 6.1L/100km, and the official WLTC power loss fuel consumption of 5.95L/100km is not much different. According to the current 92# gasoline 8.1 yuan / liter calculation, almost five cents per kilometer fuel cost, is indeed not much, this result is quite surprising.

Of course, if you use it as a pure electric car, it can be more saving, the home charge can be as low as a dime a kilometer, and the 19kWh battery makes its WLTC pure electric range reach 80km, enough for you to run back and forth to work in a day.

Finally, in terms of chassis, the Tiggo 7 New Energy Champion Edition is equipped with a combination of front MacPherson + rear multi-link independent suspension, which is also the mainstream structural form in the same class. The tuning is very neutral, it can deal well with speed bumps and bad roads, and the overall performance is very neat, which can give people a good sense of comfort. There will be a little roll in high-speed cornering, of course, it is only relative to those sports SUVs, in fact, its cornering posture is still very calm, and it can still give people confidence.

Overall, although in terms of power chassis, the champion version is basically unchanged compared with the previous Zhishang version, Chery's years of technical accumulation and tuning experience still allow the Tiggo 7 champion version to maintain a good driving experience, and it is still a leader in its class. If it is compared with the fuel version of Tiggo 7, it can make people have a sense of 1+1>2.

Editor's summary: There is no doubt that the overall strength of the Tiggo 7 New Energy Champion Edition is still obvious, from the price point of view, it is more like going to the Geely Galaxy L7 to challenge the minimum threshold of the hybrid SUV. Or that sentence, as long as the price is in place, the unfragrant will also become fragrant, less than 130,000 yuan to buy a plug-in hybrid SUV, but also with a full set of L2 level assisted driving and a series of high-end functions, it is also unique. The cost performance of this Tiggo 7 new energy champion version is really invincible, and the Galaxy L7 cannot be compared, and the price gap at the same configuration level is at least 20,000 yuan. So if you are planning to buy a plug-in hybrid SUV, it is recommended that you include the Tiggo 7 New Energy Champion Edition in the key consideration.