On April 15, Buycar learned that the Epoch ET officially opened pre-sale, and a total of 8 new cars were launched, providing two power forms, pure electric and extended range, with a pre-sale price range of 199,000-329,000 yuan. The new car is based on Chery's all-new E0X global ultra-comfortable and high-performance electric platform. According to the official, the pre-sale of the Epoch ET pure electric series will be delivered, and the delivery of the extended range series will start in May. In addition, the official said that there will be a blockbuster product unveiled at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, and in the next three years, Star Era will launch 6 new models.
Adhering to the original intention of "born for users", Epoch ET has also prepared seven pre-sale gifts for users, including the first owner's lifetime warranty (including three electrics, CDC+ air suspension), the first owner's lifetime free rescue, the first owner's lifetime free basic traffic, and 3000 points for the next order. For users who place an order during the pre-sale period, they can also enjoy a deposit of 2,000 yuan to get 5,000 yuan for the purchase of a car (limited to REEV models), free upgrade of CDC+ air suspension (limited to BEV models, excluding Ultra), and cash subsidies ranging from 3,000-8,000 yuan (different models, different subsidies).
In terms of appearance, the Star Era ET uses a relatively simple and fashionable design style as a whole, and the overall momentum is quite calm and generous. In terms of details, the front face of the new car is equipped with a closed grille, and the obvious crease in the center makes the front face of this Star Era ET look very three-dimensional, while the lower grille has been blackened.
In addition, the new headlights adopt a split styling design, with integrated LED daytime running lights and an optional ISD-programmed interactive headlight cluster below, thus further creating a strong sense of futuristic technology.
Coming to the side of the car, the overall side design of the new car is relatively smooth, with a straight rib line extending from the front to the rear of the car, thus effectively elongating the visual effect. Concealed door handles and optional 21-inch wheels are also available, while six-piston fixed calipers are standard across the range for added braking. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4955/1975/1698 mm, and the wheelbase is 3000 mm. In terms of body color, the new car will be available in five exterior colors: Cangling Green, Yunshu White, Starry Black, Rime Blue, and Moon Shadow Gray.
At the rear of the car, the Star Era ET adopts the more popular through-type taillight design, which has a good recognition after being lit, and the concave and convex creases under the rear are more layered. In addition, the new car also features a small spoiler design above the rear of the car, with blacked-out headlights and a gloss black design at the rear bumper, giving it a sporty look.
Entering the car, you can feel that the Star Era ET also takes a simple route in the interior design, with a double-spoke multi-function steering wheel with a suspended central control screen, and the vehicle can hardly find physical buttons, and the atmosphere of luxury and technology is also in place. In addition, the new car is also equipped with a smart home voice system with a large Lion AI model, which supports 20 smart home scenarios such as car-home interconnection, baby mode, pet mode, and karaoke mode.
In terms of intelligent driving, the new car will be equipped with 30 high-performance sensors including ultra-long-range high-precision lidar, high-precision millimeter-wave radar, and high-definition cameras, and at the same time, it will use the NVIDIA DRIVE ORIN chip with up to 508TOPS computing power, which can provide NEP full-scene intelligent driving assistance, covering urban intelligent driving assistance, high-speed intelligent driving assistance, and intelligent parking. At the same time, Epoch ET can also customize the intelligent driving experience of multiple scenarios such as off-road and commuting based on big data.
Space comfort and configuration are also the core highlights of the Epoch ET, which can be officially called a "mobile home". The larger size is the basis for ensuring the space, and there is no partition in the front row, the central control island can realize the front and rear rows of electric movement through voice or buttons, and the co-pilot has a zero-gravity seat, which can easily realize "Ge You Lie". In addition, the new car also has a 7.1.4 panoramic sound 23-speaker "home theater", 2.38 square meters of canopy and other comfort configurations, to further meet the user's pursuit of comfort.
In terms of performance, the Epoch ET provides two power options: pure electric and extended range, both equipped with SiC silicon carbide electric drive system and EEA5.0 electronic and electrical architecture. The all-electric version will be available in both single-motor and dual-motor versions, with the rear single-motor version having a maximum power of 230 kW and the dual-motor four-wheel drive version having a combined power of 353 kW. The extended-range version is equipped with a 1.5T range extender + electric motor to form a range extender system, with a lithium iron phosphate battery pack, and a comprehensive range of more than 1,500 kilometers.
In addition, in terms of chassis, the Epoch ET is equipped with a gimbal chassis, and its biggest highlight is that it is equipped with IAS intelligent air suspension + CDC electromagnetic damping system, which can be high or low, soft or hard through intelligent preview and other functions, bringing better driving comfort and passability.
At the same time, the Star Era ET is also equipped with a front double wishbone + rear five-link suspension structure, and uses a large number of aluminum alloy materials, the purpose is to achieve better handling stability and comfort. I have to say that Star Era ET is really willing to put down this cost!
Summary: As a blockbuster model of Xingtu's high-end new energy, Epoch ET is expected to compete fiercely with Tesla Model Y, NIO ES8, Xpeng G9 and other models after entering the market in the future, but at present, the new energy medium and large SUV market can be said to be extremely serious.