Recently, a new generation of Chevrolet brand's Explorer model was officially launched, and the new car has a suffix Plus, in addition to a comprehensive upgrade, the biggest feature is that it is equipped with a plug-in hybrid assembly, which is also a big breakthrough for the Chevrolet brand, entering a new era.
In terms of appearance, the new car is basically the same as the overseas version, there is no excessive magic change or lengthening, the front part of the face adopts a more square large-mouth grille, the interior is filled with a black grille, and the decorative strip led by the car logo is connected to the sharp daytime running light group, the high and low beams are hidden in the triangular fog lamp area below, with elements such as the trapezoidal lower grille, which looks quite sporty. Of course, there will be slight differences depending on the RS version and the regular version, continuing the Chevrolet tradition.
The side of the body is more rigid than the previous generation model, the floating roof, the contrasting body will not be absent, the waistline is more powerful, the silhouette is more square, the C-pillar still has a thick inclined special design, the hidden D-pillar is also a major feature, and the large wheels enhance the sporty attributes. At the rear, the new car adopts the same family style of bifurcated taillights, the left and right sides are drooping, wrapped in a white light cluster with good recognition, the roof corner panel size is huge, and the rear bumper part also has an exaggerated diffuser decoration, so that the style of the vehicle forms a unity.
In the interior part, it is also the latest dual-size LCD screen system of the family, which is arranged in a staggered manner, and there is no through the screen due to positioning reasons, which is slightly lower than that of Buick, but the addition of physical knobs to retain more physical buttons is more practical. Of course, the pocket gear mechanism will not be absent, the overall center console panel is also more sporty, the circular air conditioning outlet is deflected to the driving design, and the contrasting process and other elements appear more youthful and fashionable.
In terms of power, of course, is the biggest focus of the car, the new car is equipped with a new 1.5T engine with electric motor composed of plug-in hybrid system, relatively efficient P1 + P3 structure suddenly to the forefront of technology, the maximum power of the engine can reach 180 horsepower, the maximum torque of 250 Nm, matched with a 190 horsepower electric motor, the strong combination of 100 kilometers of acceleration only takes 6.8 seconds, has a pretty good level, CLTC working conditions pure electric range of 150 kilometers, can also meet the demand.
Of course, not all elements can be taken into account, due to the strong power, the car in terms of fuel consumption declared value of 5.97 liters, not as good as the Japanese or BYD hybrid models, or a sporty choice, of course, the comprehensive range of more than 1000 kilometers without any problems, and compared to SAIC-GM's fuel models or a lot more economical. It is worth looking forward to what kind of performance can be held in the future.