Foreign media exposed a group of spy photos of the new Mercedes-Benz brand model, the model is a new Mercedes-Benz V-class, the new car is based on the VAN.EA architecture, with long, medium and short axle versions to choose from, and there will also be a van version (the rear window and rear gear are sealed with steel plate / commonly known as "blind window").
The car has a domestic version, built by Fujian Benz.
Fujian Mercedes-Benz V-class can be understood as "Mercedes-Benz Vito hardcover", the design scheme of the two cars is the same, but there are certain differences in the number of doors, data and configuration.
This is the new Mercedes-Benz V-Class, or the German van.
The overall design of the new car is the same as that of the current car, with the main differences being the light clusters and grille, although the powertrain has changed a lot. The Mercedes-Benz V-Class electric version naturally does not adopt the layout of "front and rear wheel drive", which is the speed scheme of fuel-powered passenger cars, and the two-wheel drive vehicles of pure electric vehicles generally use "rear rear wheel drive", that is, the electric motor is arranged in front of the rear suspension, or with the integral axle to build an electric drive axle.
As a VAN model, the rear rear-wheel drive scheme should be adopted, because the center of gravity of the vehicle is behind whether it is fully loaded with personnel or cargo, and the axle load of the rear axle is obviously greater than that of the front axle, and the pressure on the wheels, the area and roughness of the tire crown to the ground directly determine the wheel grip, so the rear wheel grip will be stronger than the front wheel, and the rear-wheel drive can effectively avoid skidding when accelerating or climbing with heavy loads, and at the same time can also reduce the loss of power.
On the contrary, using front-wheel drive is not an ideal solution, but the Mercedes-Benz V-class electric two-wheel drive version is front-wheel-drive, which is a relatively difficult setting to understand.
The four-wheel drive version of pure electric vehicle does not adopt the mode of gearbox, transfer case and transmission shaft, and the electric four-wheel drive only needs to increase the rear motor, and the rear-wheel drive car naturally needs to increase the front motor; the size of the motor is small and does not need a gearbox, and the power loss in the process of converting mechanical energy is very small, so even if two electric motors are used to drive the vehicle at the same time, the vehicle energy consumption will not be significantly improved.
Another advantage of using the dual-motor four-wheel drive scheme is that it can simplify the vehicle transmission system and reduce the failure rate of the vehicle.
The car will have a range of more than 500 kilometers, which is still acceptable as a commercial model, but it is believed that as long as the car is introduced into China, it will be defined as a high-end MPV, and the price will only be higher than the gasoline version.
The guide price of the Mercedes-Benz V-class fuel version is 478,800-646,800 yuan, and the price of the electric version is not difficult to predict.
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