At the Shanghai Auto Show in April last year, I saw the real car of the Deep Blue S7 for the first time, and I was deeply impressed by its exterior and interior design, as well as the ride comfort, especially after learning that it provides a large battery range extension power, which aroused my interest in it. But it's a pity that it wasn't until the Deep Blue S7 was sold for almost a year that I drove this car for the first time. So after getting the test drive, we drove it from Beijing to Jinan, and experienced a long distance of nearly 1,000 kilometers round trip, just to answer my curiosity about it.
I believe that everyone is like me, after seeing the dark blue S7's sporty exterior design, you will mistakenly think that it is a car that is more sporty to drive. But in reality, the Navy S7 is a family SUV with a thorough comfort orientation, and sportiness is just its appearance. This positioning is very much in line with the domestic car demand - everyone just needs a car that looks sporty, but is actually very comfortable.
First of all, in the chassis part, the dark blue S7 adopts the more common front MacPherson and rear multi-link structure, and is limited by the cost of the car price, and does not use CDC, air suspension and other configurations. Judging from the actual experience,Deep blueS7The chassis as a whole is biased towards a comfortable style,When cruising at high speed,The performance of the chassis is very comfortable,The filtration of road joints is also sufficient,Sitting in the car will not feel obvious shaking,Very suitable for leisurely cruising driving。
It's just that,When encountering potholes or continuous undulating roads left and right,Deep blueS7The chassis can not support the body,It will cause the vehicle to shake laterally left and right,Especially when the highway turns through the bridge ramp,The swing of the rear is more obvious,The rear row will be more bumpy、More shaky。 So in the few days I drove the dark blue S7, I didn't want to drive it to split corners, and I would slow down when I encountered a speed bump manhole cover. As long as I don't deliberately drive fiercely, or deliberately take bad roads, then the chassis comfort of the dark blue S7 is still good.
In terms of steering feel,Deep blueS7The overall is a light and delicate tuning style,You won't feel tired at all when you drive。 When turning the steering wheel, the front of the car responds very quickly to steering inputs, with little to no delay, and the steering precision is excellent. It's just that, perhaps in order to improve the high-speed cruise stability of the vehicle, the dark blue S7 has a significant feeling of sinking in the steering center area when driving at high speeds, and the steering will feel tight when merging at high speeds.
For long-distance driving, the NVH performance of the vehicle is a key factor affecting comfort. Although the dark blue S7 uses a very handsome frameless door, thanks to the use of double-layer soundproof glass in the front row, as well as the low wind resistance design of the whole vehicle, the wind noise suppression of the S7 is still very good at high speeds, and it is even quieter than the competitors of the same level with traditional framed doors, even if the speed exceeds 120km/h, there will be no very noisy wind in the car.
However, our test car is equipped with 20-inch blade wheels, as well as 255/45 R20 Dunlop SP MAXX 050 tires, this combination is very much improved for the appearance of the vehicle, but SP MAXX This tire itself is not known for being silent, and the width of 255mm exacerbates this, so tire noise is the main source of noise for dark blue S7.
As a range-extender SUV, the noise of the range extender under the power loss must also be a concern for many friends. Therefore, we did not charge the vehicle during this long-distance trip, and switched the road mode to "high-speed mode", in which the vehicle's range extender will keep the power generation started, and at the same time supply power to the drive motor, it will also replenish the battery with a small amount of power. At high speeds, the front seat of the vehicle can slightly feel the sound of the range extender running, the driver's position can slightly feel the vibration of the range extender, and the rear row is completely indifferent, almost indistinguishable from the pure electric mode.
The dark blue S7 200Max extended range version we got uses a single-motor rear-wheel drive, with a maximum power of 238 horsepower, a maximum torque of 320N·m, and an official 0-100km/h acceleration of 7.7 seconds. In addition, the car is equipped with a 95hp 1.5-liter four-cylinder self-priming range extender and a 31.73 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, giving it an all-electric range of 200 km in CLTC mode and 160 km in WLTC mode.
In terms of actual performance, the acceleration ability of 7.7 seconds is enough for daily commuting, and the power tuning of the dark blue S7 is extremely mature. In the comfort mode of daily use, the response speed of the electric valve is already very fast, and the release of torque is not very abrupt, and the kinetic energy recovery force is also very slight, and it is not much different from a well-tuned fuel car.
In Sport mode, the initial power output of the vehicle will be more powerful, and it will have the taste of an electric vehicle. In economy mode, the vehicle's electric valve response will be slower, and the kinetic energy recovery will be significantly increased. In addition, you can switch to custom mode to completely turn off the kinetic energy recovery, at which point the car will slide like a gasoline car and refuse motion sickness.
For a range-extender SUV, everyone will definitely care about its mid-to-rear power. We have a total of 3 adult males and a small amount of luggage in the car, in the low power range mode, the vehicle's acceleration ability within 100km/h does not need to worry at all, after the speed exceeds 100km/h, the power response is still very fast, but the acceleration is relatively weak.
In terms of energy consumption, it can be roughly divided into four working conditions: urban comprehensive pure electricity, urban comprehensive power loss, high-speed pure electricity, and high-speed power loss. Recently, the weather in Beijing is still relatively cool after the beginning of spring, so the 26°C heater air conditioning is used throughout the whole process, and the driving mode is set to comfortable. In such an environment, the dark blue S7 has a power consumption of about 15kWh/100km, and the actual usable pure electric range is about 160km, which can basically meet the needs of 2 days of urban commuting.
At high speeds of 120 km/h, the vehicle's apparent power consumption is around 22 kWh/100 km, and the all-electric range in this mode is in the early 100 km. It is worth mentioning that if the vehicle's energy management mode is switched to [high-speed mode], the range extender will be activated when the pure electric range is about 30km left, which should be to retain a certain amount of power to ensure high-speed emergency acceleration ability.
When driving at a loss of power in urban conditions, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the dark blue S7 is about 5L, which is not significantly different from the conventional hybrid SUV. In the high-speed condition of power loss, which we mainly used this time, there were 3 people in the car, 26°C heater and air conditioning, and tried to drive against the speed limit of 120km/h. When they finally arrived at their destination, they had a range of 413 km on fuel consumption, an average speed of 113.6 km/h, and an apparent fuel consumption of 7.0 liters. It is worth mentioning that during this 400km high-speed driving with a loss of power, the range extender also replenishes the battery with a pure electric range of about 25km.
It's just that we're not very satisfied,Deep blueS7The fuel tank is only45L,Like us, run at high speed,The endurance of a tank of fuel is more than 600km,If it is full of fuel,The actual high-speed endurance is about 700km more。 Although this range has obvious advantages over electric vehicles, it has no advantages compared with traditional hybrid SUVs or pure fuel SUVs. In addition, the S7's fuel gauge is a bit too conservative, and the fuel gauge light will turn on after about 35L of fuel has been consumed, and the vehicle has only run about 500km of highway at this time.
In terms of charging capacity, we still chose the 360kW Jihu supercharging station near the company for testing, the charging power is 50% at the beginning, and the charging power can be maintained at more than 40kW, until it is fully charged, it takes 46 minutes, and the pile end shows that the charging power is 16.02kWh, and the average charging power is about 20kW. It is worth mentioning that,Deep blueS7After 90%The charging power will fall to10kW,If there is no private charging pile,Then it is more reasonable to charge to 80%Pull out the gun and leave。
After talking about the driving and energy consumption performance of the vehicle, let's take a look at the strength of the dark blue S7 at the static level. In the appearance part,Deep blueS7The success should not need me to say more,As 150,000 plug-in hybrid SUV"Four kings"The king of appearance,Deep blueS7The shape is very sporty,And it will not look exaggerated and copycat,2.9Meter wheelbase with4.75Meter length,It is also the stretch ratio that the pure electric platform should have。
As an aside, the shape of the dark blue S7 and this [Extreme Yellow] color are too eye-catching, and they will attract attention wherever they go, and the return rate is quite high. For example, when we were resting in the service area, it was particularly conspicuous when it was parked among the black and white cars.
In the wheel part, as mentioned earlier, our test car is equipped with 20-inch blade wheels, as well as 255/45 R20 Dunlop SP MAXX 050 tires, which are worth 2,000 yuan. By default, the Navy S7 is equipped with 19-inch five-star wheels paired with 235/55 R19 Giti P10 tires. In addition, if you have a higher pursuit of appearance, you can also choose a kit worth 6,000 yuan, including 21-inch wind blade shaped wheels, with 255/40 R21 Continental PCC tires, and will also add four-wheel caliper trim covers.
As for the intelligent interactive lantern kit worth 6000 yuan, I personally think there is no need for an option. Due to the restrictions of regulations, the light panel at the front of the car can only display custom information such as animation in P mode, and the vehicle can only display a fixed picture during driving, which is not very playable.
Coming to the interior of the car, the dark blue S7 adopts a simple and luxurious design idea as a whole, the cockpit line adopts an enveloping design, and the center console and the door panel are divided into layers through material and color matching, and the door panel and center console are covered with a large area of leather with stitching. In particular, the interior version of Heatwave Orange has a stronger overall sense of luxury. To be honest, such an interior atmosphere is competitive for a range-extended SUV with a starting price of 150,000.
In terms of details, the steering wheel of the dark blue S7 adopts a two-spoke design, and there is also a metal decorative ring at the bottom. The overall size of the disc width is moderate, and the grip is more comfortable than the previous SL03. In addition, the left and right sides of the steering wheel are arranged with physical buttons, and there are two custom buttons with a "❤" pattern on the left side, which can be set to short press and long press to achieve a total of 4 custom functions. After all, the navy S7 does not retain the physical exterior mirror adjustment button, so one of the functions of the custom button can be set to adjust the rearview mirror.
In the details part, the dark blue S7's 15.6-inch central control screen integrates the "sunflower screen" function, which can electrically control the direction of the screen, facing the main driver, center or co-pilot. In addition, the in-car screen will automatically adjust the orientation of the screen according to the position of the front passenger, for example, when the main driver is not there and the co-driver is occupied, the screen will automatically turn to the side of the co-pilot.
The car machine is equipped with Qualcomm 8155 chip, as well as dark blue Deepal OS system, there is no problem with the overall function division and fluency, and it also supports wireless Carplay function, which is still relatively rare in domestic new energy vehicles.
The T-zone in the middle adopts a double-layer design, and the upper layer is two mobile phone storage compartments with suede material, and the left side also supports 40W air-cooled wireless charging. At the rear are two cup holders that can be raised and lowered, so that the base can be raised to level with the armrest when not in use. Below the T-zone, there is a storage compartment, where there is also a 120W 12V cigarette lighter power supply and USB port. During long runs, it is very convenient to put some snacks or tissues in this position.
Because the dark blue S7 does not have a traditional LCD instrument panel,So the whole vehicle is equipped with a standard AR-HUD head-up display system,In addition to displaying conventional gears、Speed、Navigation and other information,You can also display the blind spot monitoring system to the HUD,When driving, you can monitor the left and right rear blind spots in real time。
Another optional item for test driving is the [Super Sense Intelligent Enjoyment Kit] worth 12,000 yuan, including the main and co-pilot zero-gravity seats, front seat massage, and the co-pilot 12.3-inch sun visor entertainment screen. This optional package is still relatively cost-effective, the seats are very wide and comfortable, and they are equipped with electric leg rests, as well as seat cushion angle adjustment, whether it is a long-distance trip, or charging people, it will be very comfortable to take a nap in the car. It is worth mentioning that,Deep blueS7You can also spend only 6000 yuan to choose the co-pilot zero-gravity seat + co-pilot seat massage,If you drive more by yourself,The co-pilot is also very good as a temporary rest space。
In terms of space, I am 183cm tall and weigh 85kg, and after lowering the front seats to the lowest and adjusting to a comfortable driving position, I still have more than 1 punch above my head from the glass canopy. And if the sun blinds are closed, then the remaining headroom is about 4 fingers or so. That's right, the dark blue S7 has a physical canopy sunshade.
At this point, in the back row, I still have 2 punches of legroom left, but almost no room above my head. It is worth mentioning that,Navy S7The rear seat sitting posture is relatively high,And the seat cushion length is very long,The support for the thighs is in place,There will be no feeling of sitting on a small bench。 I am very satisfied with the long-distance ride experience of the dark blue S7, at least in this 1000km trip, I don't feel any problems with space or seat comfort.
In the rear configuration, the dark blue S7 is limited by the price of the model, and there are no too high-end heating and ventilation functions, only providing rear exhaust air outlets, boss keys, rear control sunroof sunshades, and a Type-C power supply. The rear row seems to be an independent air conditioning control system, but it is actually the air conditioning in the front row.
As a 4.75-meter SUV, the interior space of the dark blue S7 is good, and the trunk is also practical. By default, the car has a volume of 445 liters, which can be 1,385 liters with the rear backrests folded.
In addition,Deep blueS7The trunk also provides hooks、Anchor point and 12V cigarette lighter power supply,When traveling in summer,You can put a car refrigerator in the trunk,To a certain extent, it makes up for the regret that the vehicle does not have the original car refrigerator。
After thousands of kilometers of experience,I finally have a relatively detailed feeling of the dark blueS7,As a new energy SUV with a main price of 150,000,It's just an additional product force,Its performance in space、Comfort、Economy、The performance of the driving experience is also worthy of its price。 At present, the 150,000 plug-in hybrid SUV market is full of flowers, and although the sales volume of dark blue S7 is not the best, it is definitely the most distinctive one.