How does the top-of-the-line version of ZEEKR 001 work? Today we will mainly talk about this topic.
A few days ago, the author experienced the YOU version of the 2024 ZEEKR 001 four-wheel drive in Chengdu, that is, the top version of the model, and the experience sections include urban morning rush hour congestion sections and urban expressways. With the first experience of these two sections, let's briefly talk about the dynamic feeling of ZEEKR 001 and the feeling of urban assisted driving.
Let's start with the assisted driving experience on congested roads in the city. It is easy to get tired when driving on congested roads in cities, so many new energy vehicles will take the auxiliary driving ability under this road section as a major improvement direction. Press the physical button in the upper left corner of the steering wheel, and the ACC adaptive cruise function of ZEEKR 001 can be turned on.
Subsequently, cars and bicycles in the field of vision in front of the vehicle can be accurately recognized, and the recognition speed is very fast, and it can be viewed through the HUD and instrument cluster. At the same time, the vehicle will also take the vehicle in front of it as the object of following, and follow the car in front of it to stop and go, which can indeed greatly alleviate the driving fatigue of congested road sections.
However, the author also found some problems with the system. First of all, the lanes in the city center are relatively narrow, and driving in the city with an excessively wide body will still make you have some concerns. Especially after turning on the ACC, driving in the morning rush hour urban congestion section, you will always feel that you have pressed the sideline, and you will quickly catch up with the vehicles in the next lane, but the vehicle does not mean to stop. And the following distance from the car in front is too far, there is a risk of being plugged at any time, and in fact, it has been plugged several times.
Overall, this driver assistance system will still make you a little uneasy when driving on congested roads in the city. At the same time, the logic of following the car is also a little too conservative, a bit like the driving habits of a novice driver. After a short period of experience, the entourage said that this set of driving assistance functions is still a little uneasy to use in the city. Of course, it may also be that the driving time is too short and I am not familiar with the intelligent driving logic of this car.
Let's talk about the steering handling experience on the fast roads of the city. Drive on the city expressway, this is the home of ZEEKR 001. With the blessing of dual-motor four-wheel drive, the vehicle accelerates quickly, and if you want to overtake a car or something, you can easily come to it. The wide-body body design and air suspension make the vehicle also smooth to drive.
The vehicle boasts six driving modes, including Comfort and Sport. In Sport mode, the car is still relatively smooth, and there is no expected start. The steering wheel in this mode is on the stiff side. In comfort mode, I think the steering wheel has the most comfortable steering force, and if this steering force can be placed in Sport mode, it may be more comfortable to drive. Of course, the vehicle also has a custom driving mode, and interested friends can also slowly adjust their favorite driving style.
Speaking of braking, when driving normally, the braking strength is not much of a problem, and it can be quickly adapted. But in ACC mode, the initial braking is very comfortable and will make you feel very human. But in addition to sighing in your heart, the last sudden brake will make you dilute your previous good feelings. Of course, this is not a big problem, and it should be easy to solve when OTA is in the later stage.
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In the state of complete takeover of the driver, the driving ability of the vehicle is excellent, and the new model can have a good sense of communication with the driver whether it is steering, chassis or brakes. It is very comfortable to drive, and it is also in line with the consistent sports car positioning of ZEEKR 001. However, after experiencing its assisted driving function in urban sections, it can be felt that there is still some room for optimization of this system. Fortunately, its hardware configuration is sufficient, and these experience things can be gradually improved through later OTA.
Through a short experience, you can still feel that ZEEKR 001 is still the main sports control, while not forgetting the luxurious and comfortable hunting car. It's just that in terms of intelligent driving ability, it still needs to be improved. If you are interested, you can go and experience it.