Since Lei Jun entered the automobile circle, his every move, word and deed has been repeatedly searched, on April 22, Lei Jun shouted to netizens and Amway a wave of Xiaomi SU7 competing products, calling on users who are in a hurry to buy a car can also buy, this wave of operations made netizens sigh again "Rebus" The big pattern.
Also on April 22, Xiaomi SU7 ushered in another strong opponent, which is the Extreme Fox Alpha S5. As a new pure electric medium-sized car of the ARCFOX brand, the pre-sale price range of Alpha S5 is 199,800 yuan-219,800 yuan, which is different from the comfort positioning of Alpha S, Alpha S5 is younger for users, and the Alpha S5, which focuses on sports coupes, has the product attributes of "better looking and more fun".
From the styling point of view, the ARCFOX Alpha S5 presents a fashionable and dynamic style as a whole, with a low and compact front face on the front face, and a sharp daytime running light group to enhance the visual impact. In terms of color matching, ARCFOX Alpha S5 provides nebula pink, Vision White, Star Diamond Black, Extreme Fox White, Ice Gray 5 body colors inspired by nature, according to the introduction, Vision White is created by high-end BASF paint through Magna process three processes, and the exterior paint surface rotates with the observation angle, which can present a colorful color effect of blue, green and blue.
Slip-back design, hidden door handles, frameless windows, POLAR FOX Alpha S5 is equipped with many elements that young users love, it is worth mentioning that Alpha S5 has created a drag coefficient of 0.1925Cd, breaking the limit of the drag coefficient of the global mass production car just created by XiaomiSU7, through the official introduction, the Alpha S5 ultra-low drag coefficient finally improves the CLTC cruising range of about 66 kilometers, and the energy consumption of 100 kilometers is as low as 12.8 kilowatt hours.
In terms of size, the length, width and height of ARCFOX Alpha S5 are 4820/1930/1480 mm, the wheelbase is 2900 mm, and the axle-length ratio is greater than 60%, in addition, ARCFOX Alpha S5 adopts a special 20° large slope front windshield and 19° all-glass slipback design to further optimize the riding space in the car, and the utilization rate of passenger cabin space reaches 67%.
The rear of the car is equipped with a liftable rear wing, with an unfolded area of 3430cm², the largest area in its class, in addition, the new car is also equipped with multi-dimensional prism array taillights and a lit rear tail LOGO, using Super-red technology. To increase the performance of the Alfa S5, the new car features high-performance tires and uses an innovative composite overlay with a higher level of roll support and grip.
The interior design of the car is obviously more restrained, ARCFOX Alpha S5 hopes to create a comfortable and warm cabin atmosphere, the new car is equipped with three sports interior colors of fog brown, light gray, and energy black, and the dashboard and door trim panels use Microcloud fiber velvet high-grade leather to further enhance the texture of the vehicle.
In terms of intelligent configuration, the new car is equipped with a 15.6-inch floating LCD central control screen and a 68-inch high-definition AR-HUD, AR-HUD in addition to basic driving information such as speed, gear, mileage, automatic parking, etc., it also supports display navigation, intelligent driving reminders, Bluetooth calls, and more abundant display information.
In terms of interior details, the Alpha S5 is equipped with integrated sports velvet seats and a visual crystal fragrance, which can be freely switched between three fragrance types. In addition, the Alpha S5 is equipped with a sound system tuned by David Clark, the originator of the audio industry, which can immersively restore the shocking experience of the live house, including 15 speakers and 1 subwoofer, to achieve 1320W ultra-high power efficiency.
Alpha S5 is born for young people, performance is the biggest highlight of the new car, Alpha S5 is equipped with the fourth-generation Jifeng power system, the four-wheel drive version is equipped with synchronous + asynchronous dual motor combination, with a total power of 390 kilowatts, a maximum horsepower of 530 horsepower, and 000 acceleration in 3.7 seconds. The Alpha S5 has 9 driving modes, including Sport, Comfort, One-pedal, Personalized, Slippery Road, AI Adaptive, and Extreme Energy-Saving modes, as well as exclusive Running and Track modes to meet the driving needs of users in different scenarios.
On the chassis, the Alpha S5 adopts an all-aluminum rear subframe, forged aluminum swingarm and hollow stabilizer bar, which can further reduce the unsprung mass and improve the response speed of the shock absorber, and the aluminum alloy fixed calipers, coupled with the Continental integrated ONEBOX intelligent electronic control system, improve the braking response rate by 167%.
Alpha S5 is the only pure electric car within 200,000 yuan equipped with 800V platform, charging rate of 2.6C, only 10 minutes to replenish 280 kilometers, 15 minutes to charge 380 kilometers, Alpha S5 NCM battery pack weight energy density of 180Wh/kg, CLTC comprehensive working conditions up to 708 kilometers of cruising range.
Looking back on 2023, although the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in China's auto market is close to 35%, the sales performance and the selling price range of models that increase the market share of new energy vehicles are concentrated below 200,000 yuan, and they are mainly pure electric and plug-in hybrid models of 50,000-80,000 yuan and 100,000-150,000 yuan, while the pure electric car market of 200,000-300,000 yuan has been tepid. In 2024, Xiaomi SU7 entered the market with a phenomenal performance, instantly bringing fire to the 200,000-level pure electric car market, and the market at this level has become too crowded, Chery and Huawei jointly launched Zhijie S7, Zhiji L6 plus Tesla Model 3 new version and Xpeng P7i, the 200,000-level pure electric market has been unrollable.
ARCFOX Alpha S5 is well aware of the competition in the pure electric car market, compared with competitors, Alpha S5 has a lower price, and from the perspective of product power, Alpha S5 has balanced strength in appearance, performance, and intelligent equipment, combined with the full price sincerity brought by ARCFOX, the new car is expected to become a dark horse in the second half of 2024.