Under normal circumstances, the birth of a new thing will go through the process of strangeness to familiarity. Just like domestic cars, a few years ago, people flocked to joint venture brands, and today they also like new energy vehicles. Of course, people's choice is not to "do what they want", but to completely follow the rhythm of the market, and this market law has also helped some car companies form a pricing logic.
Recently, at the Beijing Auto Show, there were three hard-core off-road vehicles from Dongfeng Mengshi Technology, which were the Mengshi M-HUNTER, the Mengshi 917 Highland Lion, and the Mengshi 917 Jiaolong Armor. Among them, the M-HUNTER is a C-position model, which is out of the limelight. Mengshi executives announced at the offline tasting meeting that this car is limited to recruiting 33 tasters, and the price of the new car is 3.68 million yuan, which directly surpasses the Yangwang U8 and becomes the most expensive domestic hard-core off-road vehicle that can be bought in China.
If you think that the price of the remaining two "green leaf" models will be cheaper, you really think too much. Although the specific price of the Warrior 917 Highland Lion and Jiaolong Armor has not been announced, the price is at least 637,000 or more, referring to the previous versions such as Weekend Warrior, MHERO I, and Desert Falcon. At this price, ordinary people can't afford to consume, and the consumer groups they face are mainly BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE and other owners as the purchase potential. I have to say that Dongfeng Motor's operation is indeed a bit fierce.
So what kind of car is Dongfeng Mengshi 917?
First of all, the positioning of the Mengshi 917 is a new energy hard-core off-road vehicle. From this positioning, its product competitiveness has been amplified to the same position as Toyota Prado, Tank 700, and U8, which is still quite special. The new car is available in two power versions, divided into a range extender and a pure electric version.
The range extender adopts a 1.5T range extender + front and rear three motors to form a power system, with a maximum power of 600kW and a peak torque of 1050N·m, with a 65.8kWh CATL ternary lithium battery, a pure electric range of 200km under CLTC working conditions, matched with a 2-speed automatic gearbox, which can realize electric four-wheel drive, and the official 000 acceleration result is 6 seconds.
The pure electric version cancels the range extender and is equipped with a more powerful four-motor configuration, with a maximum system power of 800kW and a peak torque of 1400Nm, a 2-speed automatic transmission, paired with a 142.7kWh battery pack, and a pure electric range of 505km under CLTC conditions, with an official 000 acceleration time of 4.2 seconds.
In terms of power performance, the Mengshi 917 is worthy of its price starting at about 640,000 yuan. Moreover, this car is equipped with a four-wheel drive system and magic carpet air suspension as standard, the body is built with a non-load-bearing structure, the chassis structure is the front double wishbone type and the rear double wishbone independent suspension, plus three differential locks in the front, middle and rear, supporting low-speed four-wheel drive, overall active steering, creep mode, wading induction, night vision system and other off-road functions, even in the face of complex non-paved roads, there is easy passage to ensure travel safety.
In addition, in terms of other configurations, the Warrior 917 also performs well. The new car is equipped with Level 2 driver assistance as standard, and supports active safety functions such as automatic lane change assist, automatic parking and positioning, road traffic sign recognition, and active braking. In addition, it is equipped with a leather multi-function steering wheel that supports electric adjustment, 50W wireless charging for mobile phones, HUD head-up display, remote control of the mobile vehicle, keyless entry of the whole car, active noise cancellation, Nappa leather seats, front seat leg rest/lumbar support/heating/ventilation/massage/memory, second-row seat front and rear/backrest angle adjustment/heating/ventilation/massage, rear seat electric reclining, 15.6-inch center control screen, 12.3-inch passenger screen, 16-speaker Dynaudio audio, rear multimedia control, LED front fog lights, turn assist lights, adaptive high and low beams, streaming media rearview mirrors, rear privacy glass, front multi-layer soundproof glass, automatic dual-zone air conditioning, in-car fragrance devices and other configurations, the degree of complete functions is not much different from that of looking up to the U8.
At the same time, the Mengshi 917 Jiaolong armor also inherits all the characteristics of the standard version, and on the basis of the standard version, the appearance incorporates Chinese dragon elements, constituting the design creativity of the "Jiaolong armor". The appearance is a very rare Desert Storm Yellow military livery style, with a silver top contrasting color, plus a fully enclosed forged wheel design, the aura is particularly eye-catching. In addition, as the official version of the conversion kit, the new car also uses aviation-grade forged carbon fiber materials in the front and rear metal bumpers, roof expansion platforms, front hoods, etc., so that the body has the characteristics of lightweight.
On the whole, Dongfeng Mengshi 917 is not "blindly" expensive, but uses high performance, professional off-road configuration, and hard-core product design to enhance the brand image and shape the product value. Of course, such an expensive car is not affordable for everyone. What do you think of this car? Welcome to leave a message below the comment area to discuss.