At present, many new energy SUVs emphasize large space, integration, and a sense of technology, so they will work the electrification architecture. Just like the TNGA architecture that Toyota relies on for its livelihood, for domestic new energy vehicles, having a justifiable native pure electric architecture platform is more important than anything else. Focusing on the domestic medium and large SUV market, in fact, there are not only models such as M7 and Ideal L6 to choose from, but there is also a car that has attracted much attention in the near future, which is the new Star Era ET under Xingtu. Speaking of this car, its biggest selling point is that in addition to the extended range version, it also offers a pure electric version, giving consumers more choices.
At the same time, the price of Star Era ET is relatively reasonable, with an official guide price of 189,800-319,800 yuan. You must know that this is a medium and large SUV with a length of nearly 4.96 meters and a wheelbase of 3 meters, which is much larger than the average medium-sized SUV. As for the reference price, the price of the new car is close to that of joint venture mid-size SUVs such as Volkswagen Tiguan L and Toyota Lingfang, which is not a new involution? In some important product design, the new car is also highly suitable for the aesthetic needs of young family users, the door handle adopts a hidden design, the front and rear windows are frameless design, and the front and rear 6mm thick soundproof glass is also standard, this configuration is quite attractive for general users.
However, as far as the exterior design is concerned, I think the exterior design of the Star Era ET can be more detailed, such as the through-type LED light strip design at the front of the car, perhaps for cost control considerations, the light strip is a conventional split connection design, so when it is lit at night, the delicacy is not very high. In addition, although the new car also provides HUD and light language options, the extended range version does not have this condition, and only the pure electric version can be selected. After the optional lights, the triangle display area on both sides of the front envelope can project arrows, hearts and other patterns, which are used to enhance the fun of human-computer interaction.
In terms of details, in fact, Star Era ET is a new work of an established manufacturer, and it does take into account some places that new forces don't pay much attention to. For example, the sill plate, although many models now have edging treatment, there will be water leakage when used in rainy days, and the edging of Star Era ET will not have the same problem.
In the car, the Epoch ET showed the idea of trying to get close to the new energy design style. The usual physical function buttons have been eliminated in the car, and even the steering wheel needs to be operated by touch, and only the two control wheels have been retained. Compared with the same level of Wenjie M7, I personally think it will be more convenient to retain some practical function buttons in the car. In addition, the steering wheel adopts the popular upper and lower flat bottom design, the style and materials are good, but the 10.25-inch LCD instrument position is a little strange, no matter how you adjust the steering wheel, it will block part of the instrument display information in the end, including the cruising range. What's even more strange is that the position of the instrument is already high, and the position of the HUD display area is close to the front windshield, so that for the Star Era ET owner who has installed the HUD head-up display, the information of the two display areas is superimposed together, and even the instrument will produce some blocking of the HUD, whether this design is desirable is still up for debate.
The 15.6-inch central control screen is actually no problem in terms of configuration, with built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, although the computing power is not as good as the Snapdragon 8295 chip, but it is also considered the mainstream level at the moment. It's a pity that the Xingtu OS system carried by the car machine is not easy to use, and the underlying operation logic is complex and requires a certain learning cost. In addition, the wake-up word and wake-up logic adapted to the voice control system still need to be improved, just take the adjustment menu of the kinetic energy recovery system as an example, several ways are used, and the practicability is not very good.
In order to meet the expectations of young family users for new energy vehicles, the central armrest adopts the "star bar" movable design, which can indeed leave a loose space for the front row, and can also allow rear passengers to obtain better comfort, but when the armrest is moved to the rear row, the driver's arm will be "at a loss" when driving, and the fatigue will increase. In the process of use, we also found that the rear multimedia control can control music, seats, and screen brightness, but it just can't adjust the air conditioning, which I don't think is reasonable.
Of course, there are also many good designs, such as the NuPrima material used in the seats of this car, which is waterproof and breathable, and if you accidentally spill water on it, it will be clean with a gentle wipe with a rag. At the same time, the front seats equipped with the leg rest function also support the tilt angle adjustment of the leg rest, which makes it easy for the driver to find the most suitable driving position. In the second row, the new car also has a wrapping design for the seat belt interface, which is not like the general SUV, which does not need to be very difficult to explore this interface, and can be used by opening the cover, which is very convenient.
For the power part, Star Era ET has prepared two sets of power, one is a pure electric version, and the other is an extended range version. For users who care about the quality of travel, the pure electric version provides better configurations, such as dual-motor four-wheel drive, CATL 4C Shenxing battery, whether it is acceleration or battery life, short-distance road conditions can be easily handled. The extended range version is a bit of a pity, the whole system does not provide a four-wheel drive version, but fortunately, the extended range version is also equipped with a front double wishbone rear multi-link suspension as standard, so in terms of driving quality, there is also a solid performance. According to the previous test drive experience, the power output of the extended range version is smooth and free, and the 000 acceleration time is 7 seconds 8, although the acceleration performance is not excellent, but it is enough for daily travel. The chassis is tuned for comfort, with a certain sense of isolation from the road surface and good support when cornering fast. In terms of fuel economy, the WLTC combined fuel consumption of the extended range version is 5.2L/100km, which is also a highlight of the extended range version.
epilogue
Now the development of 200,000 new energy SUVs is indeed relatively fast, and their characteristics are relatively unified and relatively balanced. Like Xingtu Xingtu Epoch ET, its advantages and disadvantages are very obvious, the advantages are visible to everyone, integrating the advantages of traditional car manufacturers in the experience of car manufacturing, and has the characteristics of economy and pragmatism, but the shortcomings of horizontal comparison of products of the same level have also been amplified, such as the extended range version does not have four-wheel drive, and the cockpit intelligence is not perfect enough. What do you think of this car? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss.