Zhizhi Auto / Zhengqi
The hard-core off-road SUV is not only a niche model, but also a market area that has been dominated by foreign brands for a long time. However, opening the list of hard-core off-road insurance in January and February, it can be found that domestic production has completed corner overtaking in this field.
1. The position of the tank 300 is solid, and the Leopard 5 has sprung up
Judging from the number of vehicles in January and February, the results of the Tank 300 are still very stable, with a total of 11,613 units in two months, more than 4,000 units more than the second place Leopard 5.
Although the Leopard 5 is the runner-up, there is no other model in the new energy hard-core SUV that is the opponent of this car. The Leopard 5 overwhelmed the Tank 400 New Energy and Tank 500 New Energy behind it with a risk of 7346.
However, Great Wall Motors, which has a variety of models, is still strong in the off-road field, and the Haval H5 also ranks ninth with 1819 in terms of risk. At the same time, the BJ40 and BJ60 models produced by BAIC, a veteran domestic off-road factory, also entered the top 10 on the list.
The results of the Tank series and the Leopard 5 may not be surprising, after all, the market reputation and cost performance of these cars are still very good. In the high-end hard-core off-road, the progress of domestic models in the past two months has been more obvious.
2. Millions of people look up to crush the Cruiser big G, and the domestic hard-core off-road opens up a new road
At one time, China's high-end off-road market was almost monopolized by models such as the Land Cruiser, Mercedes-Benz Grand G, and Land Rover Defender. Looking up at the U8's off-road insurance volume from January to February, it was as high as 2,429 vehicles, which not only surpassed the 2,173 units of the Land Cruiser, but also more than doubled the number of Mercedes-Benz Big G 981 vehicles.
Moreover, looking up to the U8 is a model with a price of up to 1.098 million, and there have been few domestic cars that have achieved excellent sales in this price range.
There is no doubt that looking up to the U8, Formula Leopard and Tank series has opened up a new way for domestic hard-core off-road. However, this off-road route, which features hybrid new energy as the main feature, will not necessarily be smooth sailing.
3. How to choose between hard-core and home-use, the reliability of the hybrid system is the key
The biggest advantage of hybrid off-road is undoubtedly that it can be fueled and electric, so that many owners who are distressed about fuel consumption can drive boldly in the city.
However, the reliability of the hybrid system in off-road still needs to be tested in practice. Both Great Wall's Hi4-T and BYD's DM-o are hybrid systems that have not been on the market for a long time. In off-road, this system controls the distribution of power between the engine and the electric motor via a chip. However, there are too many changes in the off-road scene, and it is difficult to ensure that the calculation of the chip will not have problems.
Therefore, BYD's use of extended-range power on the U8 may be due to the fact that the DM-o system has too little practical experience, which is likely to bring certain quality control problems.
At the same time, new energy off-road such as Leopard 5 also has the characteristics of "not hardcore enough". Due to its inclination towards the home, the Leopard 5 did not use a monolithic rear suspension, but instead used an independent suspension.
Of course, this kind of design that takes into account both home and off-road is not that manufacturers do not want to be "hardcore", but more likely to be designed for the current needs of the Chinese market. After all, Chinese who are busy with life rarely have the leisure of off-road. Most people buy dirt bikes just to fulfill their dream of being a tough guy.
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