□ Dahe Daily Yu video reporter Xie Yuanli
In the first quarter of this year, Chery Automobile achieved sales of 529,600 units, a year-on-year increase of 60.3%, and at the same time, new products are also emerging. On April 15th, another new energy medium and large SUV of Xingtu Automobile - Star Era ET officially opened pre-sale, the new car provides two kinds of pure electric version and extended range version, the longest range of the pure electric version is 760km, and the comprehensive range of the extended range version is more than 1500km, of which the pre-sale price of the extended range version is 199,000 ~ 239,000 yuan, and the pre-sale price of the pure electric version is 239,000 ~ 329,000 yuan.
At the press conference, Zhang Guozhong, executive deputy general manager of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd., revealed that Chery's "acceleration" is just the beginning, and Xingtu is the "spire" of Chery Group's brand pyramid, and Chery Group's new products will be given priority to the Xingtu brand, and it is expected that there will be 6 new products in the next three years.
Mileage is no longer anxious, and battery safety is the bottom line
The mileage and energy efficiency of new energy have always been the pain points that users are most concerned about. As a blockbuster model of Xingtu's high-end new energy, the Epoch ET is the culmination of Chery Group's 27 years of car manufacturing technology, with a maximum range of 760km for the pure electric version and a comprehensive range of more than 1,500km for the extended range version.
The extended-range version adopts Chery's self-developed industry-mass-produced engine with the highest thermal efficiency of 44.5% and a rated power of 115kW, achieving 3.65kWh of 1L oil power generation and 5.2L/100km of WLTC feed-in fuel consumption, defining the "golden range extension" with ultra-low energy consumption.
The pure electric version is equipped with CATL's super-rechargeable battery, with a peak charging power of 420kW, which can achieve a range of 475km in 11.5 minutes. Even in the low temperature environment of minus 20°C, it only takes 24 minutes for the SOC to go from 20% to 80%, and when the SOC is only 20%, the peak output power still reaches 280kW, and the high-efficiency overcharging alleviates the anxiety of energy replenishment in the northern winter.
Battery safety is the most concerned issue for new energy users. From battery safety development, design to testing, Epoch ET has always adhered to high standards and strict requirements, and has carried out daily battery safety tests such as wading, bottom support, combustion, and collision that far exceed the national standard, becoming the first SUV model in the industry to pass the "NESTA six-dimensional electric safety" certification, raising the safety of new energy batteries to a new height.
In addition, as the first line of defense to ensure safety, the new car uses high-strength steel and aluminum materials accounting for 88%, with integrated die-casting rear longitudinal members and more than 11 tons of roof compression, to achieve a collision "zero deformation" body main structure.
The comfort is in place, and dads can rest assured
With a length of nearly 5 meters, a width of nearly 2 meters, and a wheelbase of 3 meters, the Star Era ET focuses on a "bigger, bigger and bigger", and realizes a real sense of "big space/small public pool" in space design and utilization The space of the Epoch ET is large to luxury, and there are 36 storage spaces in the car, so that commonly used items can be stored, the open space under the central passage can be used to place large items such as suitcases and bags, and the intimate mobile phone slot is designed next to the four armrests, so that the mobile phone can be placed at your fingertips, and the terrace-style dashboard is created by borrowing from the desk shelf, whether it is a lover touching up makeup in the car, or using fragmented time to read, or a temporary office in the car.
At the same time, the 1.57㎡ panoramic canopy not only stretches the field of vision to the extreme, but also takes into account that female users are afraid of the sun, the canopy adopts double-layer nano silver-plated heat-insulating glass, with an ultraviolet isolation rate of up to 99.9% and an infrared isolation rate of 98.5%, and the car is not afraid of the sun or heat.
The Epoch ET comfort seat is made of Nuprima micro-velvet matte leather, with ultra-wide luxury audio headrests, 16-way electric floating zero-gravity passenger seat and industry-leading four-way power-adjustable rear seats, which can sit or lie down to take care of every family member in the car.
At the same time, the Epoch ET adopts intelligent air management and intelligent thermal management system to actively monitor the PM2.5 concentration in the car and purify the air in the car.
Super driving with the perfect balance of handling and comfort
As the core competitiveness of Epoch ET, the gimbal intelligent chassis has undergone thousands of matching and tuning, and has four core technologies: cloud-dynamic architecture, intelligent control chassis, efficient braking, and intelligent power, which can easily cope with various extreme road conditions and challenges.
The Epoch ET adopts an all-aluminum chassis design, equipped with a front high-end double wishbone + rear five-link suspension that can only be found in million-level luxury cars, redefining the luxury chassis. Its front high-end double wishbone is designed with a virtual kingpin and HDS hydraulic vibration isolation system to effectively reduce vibration and bring a more stable handling experience. At the same time, the new car is also equipped with IAS intelligent air suspension and CDC electromagnetic damping system, which accurately predicts the road conditions ahead through lidar and realizes millisecond-level active continuous adjustment of suspension damping, bringing the ultimate smooth and comfortable driving quality.
In terms of power, with the blessing of 800V ultra-efficient electric drive and intelligent torque control system, the Epoch ET has a total power of 413kW, a maximum torque of 8000N·m, and an acceleration of 100 kilometers in 3 seconds. In addition, the new car is also equipped with million-piston six-piston fixed calipers, free steering system and CIC fusion control technology, and the largest wading depth of 700+50mm in the same class, which truly achieves plug-in waterproofing and battery waterproofing, and is not afraid of traffic in all scenes.
Super intelligent, among the first echelon of the industry
As the "spire" of Chery Group's pyramid, Epoch ET is based on Chery's latest generation EEA 5.0 electronic and electrical architecture, which is the industry's first software architecture to realize global SOA as a service. It is also equipped with the latest technology in the industry, such as UWB physical key, Lion AI large model voice and DHS smart health monitoring, etc., to create a personalized luxury intelligent new experience.
In terms of intelligent driving assistance, the Epoch ET intelligent driving hardware is full, equipped with 30 high-performance sensors and NVIDIA Drive Orin chips with up to 508TOPS computing power, which can achieve safer NEP full-scene intelligent driving assistance, covering high-speed pilot assistance, city pilot assistance, intelligent parking, etc. In addition, Epoch ET also integrates intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit AI large model, so that users can talk to virtual voice assistants in intelligent driving to complete intelligent driving control and create super intelligence.
As the pinnacle of Xingtu's impact on the high-end in 2024, the dazzling debut of its pure electric version and extended range version will help Xingtu rush to China's first independent luxury brand, and reshape the new pattern of China's new energy high-end market with high-end luxury. The era of the Epoch has arrived, and in the future, Epoch ET will continue to empower with innovative technology, and work with users to enjoy a new experience of super intelligent travel beyond imagination.