As a pioneer of Chery's impact on the high-end new energy market, Xingtu Xingepan has carried the important mission of electrifying Xingtu vehicles since its birth. At the end of last year, Xingtu Automobile launched its first model, the Star Era ES, with its super product power and a starting price of 225,800 yuan, it successfully established the high-end image of the Star Era series as soon as it was listed.
However, in the domestic market, consumers mostly buy cars for family use, and whether the purchased vehicles can meet the needs of picking up and dropping off children and family travel has become the key. Therefore, less than half a year before the launch of the Star Era ES, Xingtu Automobile has launched a new SUV model that is more suitable for families - Star Era ET.
Epoch ET provides both extended-range and pure electric versions, of which the pre-sale price range of the extended-range version is 199,000-239,000 yuan, and the pre-sale price range of the pure electric version is 239,000-329,000 yuan.
Large space + true intelligence, suitable for both urban and outdoor use
Although the Epoch ET is the first SUV model of the Epoch series, it is not difficult to see from the configuration and technology it is equipped with that it is prepared this time.
First of all, as a medium and large SUV with a five-seat layout, the body size of the Star Era ET has reached 4955*1975*1698mm, and the wheelbase of 3000mm has laid the foundation for a more spacious and comfortable interior environment.
At the same time, the Epoch ET also uses Nuprima micro-velvet matte leather, with ultra-wide luxury audio headrests, 16-way ESC floating zero-gravity passenger seat and four-way ESC rear seat to enhance the ride comfort. Among them, the 4-way electric adjustment of the rear seat makes the seat back angle not only stepless adjustment in the range of 115 degrees to 129 degrees, but also can completely fold down the rear seat with one key, in addition to expanding the trunk volume, it can also become a "big bed room" in seconds to meet the needs of users for lunch break, outdoor leisure, camping and so on.
In addition, Epoch ET has also introduced the "Star Bar" design, which designs the central armrest area as a "middle island" that can slide back and forth. With upper and lower double storage compartments, cup holders, wireless charging panels for mobile phones, and rear air conditioning vents, it can be used as storage space for personal items such as backpacks, and as a lounge bar for drinks and snacks. Even when needed, it can be moved completely to the rear to connect the main and passenger spaces, with a central position large enough to fit a 20-inch suitcase, and the driver can easily move to the passenger side to get out of the car when the driver's side is narrow.
In the era of intelligence, the intelligence level of the vehicle has become one of the decisive factors for consumers to choose a car, so this time the Star Era ET has also put a lot of effort into intelligence. The whole car is equipped with 30 high-performance sensors and 2 Orin-X intelligent driving chips, with a computing power of up to 508TOPS, which can realize NEP full-scene intelligent driving assistance functions covering city, highway and parking scenarios, which reduces a lot of burden for users to drive to a certain extent.
Strong performance + long battery life, if you want to be home, you need to be far away
Although home use is the main purpose of most SUV users, the Epoch ET does not ignore the needs of drivers. The Epoch ET is designed with an all-aluminum chassis and is equipped with a high-end double wishbone + rear five-link suspension. The front high-end double wishbone suspension is designed with a virtual kingpin and HDS hydraulic vibration isolation system, which can effectively reduce vibration and bring a more stable and comfortable handling experience.
The Epoch ET is also equipped with IAS intelligent air suspension and CDC electromagnetic damping system, which accurately predicts the road conditions ahead through lidar, and can realize millisecond-level active continuous adjustment of suspension damping, so that users can have the feeling of "walking on the ground" even when driving on bumpy roads.
Thanks to the 800V platform, the Ultra version also has a maximum power of 413kW and a maximum torque of 691Nm for the front and rear dual motors, and accelerates from zero to 100 in 3.8s. It is also equipped with six-piston fixed calipers, free steering and CIC fusion control technology, as well as the largest wading depth of 700+50mm in its class - this is undoubtedly a huge attraction for many users who like outdoor off-road and camping.
In terms of range, the longest range of the Epoch ET pure electric version reaches 760km, while the comprehensive range of the extended range version exceeds 1500km.
Among them, the pure electric version is equipped with CATL's Shenxing super-rechargeable battery, which can reach a peak charging power of 420kW, and can increase the range by 475km in 11.5 minutes. Even in a 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 charging power still reaches 280kW. I have to say that Star Era ET knows how to alleviate the anxiety of replenishing energy in the northern winter.
The extended-range version uses Chery's self-developed engine with 44.5% thermal efficiency to produce a 115kW rated power of 3.65kWh from 1L oil and a WLTC fuel consumption of 5.2L/100km.
Although the price war in the domestic auto market has now been swept up, it is still very rare to find a model with such a powerful configuration and such a competitive price as the Star Era ET. As a blockbuster product that will impact the high-end in 2024, the Epoch ET will not only provide users with a new choice of independent high-end new energy SUVs, but also open up a new situation for the upward road of the Xingtu brand.