On the busy city streets, every trip comes with unknown risks. However, with the advancement of technology, a car with advanced active safety features is quietly changing the situation. Recently, the "Easy Battle" column of Yiche conducted a horizontal evaluation of the active safety capabilities of the three popular new energy vehicles of Wenjie New M5, Ideal L6 and Tesla Model Y, and truly reproduced the actual performance of the three models when encountering common collision accidents by setting up 8 simulation scenarios such as stationary vehicles, stationary obstacles and moving dummies. Next, let's take a look at the performance of these cars!
Actively avoid risks, and ask the new M5 to actively protect travel safely
However, some unforeseen emergencies, such as the opposite vehicle not turning on its high beams or honking its horn to warn when turning on a mountain road, and suddenly encountering a stationary vehicle on the side of the road at a curve, etc., all pose serious challenges to the vehicle's obstacle recognition ability, system response speed and execution effect.
Yiche conducted the "Curve Stationary Vehicle" test, and the new M5 has excellent recognition, emergency braking and collision avoidance capabilities. Even at speeds of up to 80 km/h, the new M5 quickly recognises and successfully brakes, avoiding potential accidents, which is a testament to its excellent active safety performance. In contrast, both the Li L6 and the Tesla Model Y failed to successfully complete the emergency braking test of 80 km/h under the same test conditions.
In the test of the diagonally set cone barrel, the new M5 was able to autonomously identify and immediately activate the braking system to achieve safe parking at a speed of 100km/h and 60km/h approaching the 90cm and 60cm piles at a speed of 100km/h and 60km/h respectively. In contrast, the Model Y and L6 were able to detect 90 cm and 60 cm piles at speeds of 60 km/h, but did not give any warning signals or apply braking action. This contrast clearly shows that the new M5 is superior in terms of active safety.
The AEB active safety assistance function of the M5 series has been effectively verified in many practical scenarios. For example, in a news report, the owner of the car was driving at night, and because of the dim light on a rainy day, a pedestrian suddenly appeared in front of him. In this emergency, the M5 quickly activated the emergency braking system and successfully stopped the vehicle, thus avoiding a potential traffic accident.
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In urban driving environments, many experienced drivers can also find it tricky to face unexpected situations such as a water horse suddenly entering the lane or a pedestrian accidentally intruding into the lane. In the three-car test conducted by Yiche, when encountering a water barrier intruding into the lane, neither the Li L6 nor the Tesla Model Y successfully identified this lateral risk; However, the new M5 can accurately perceive potential dangers and successfully avoid them by automatically adjusting the vehicle's steering to avoid obstacles.
For the rear-facing collision avoidance function, it is undoubtedly an extremely practical "assistant" for those novice drivers whose driving skills need to be improved or for those who have difficulty reversing. In the simulated test of encountering pedestrians or vehicles when reversing, the new M5 can accurately identify and quickly brake and stop when facing stationary fake cars and dummies. Since the Ideal L6 and Tesla Model Y are not equipped with a rear-facing automatic emergency braking (AEB) system, they were not able to participate in these two critical tests. It is worth mentioning that looking at the entire automotive industry, there are indeed very few models with this advanced configuration.
In the active safety test for the three mainstream models, the new M5 showed a robustness and acumen similar to that of an "experienced driver", and the test results were excellent, which fully proved the excellent strength of the new M5 in intelligent safety. According to reliable data, from April 2023 to April 2024, the M5 series models actively avoided more than 40,000 potential collisions, which further validates its excellent safety performance.
The omnidirectional collision avoidance ability is excellent, and the passive safety of the new M5 is also excellent
The new M5 has performed well in a number of tests of Yiche, which is mainly due to the HUAWEI ADS 2.0 advanced intelligent driving system that comes standard on all models, which combines the advanced fusion solution of "LiDAR + Visual Perception". HUAWEI ADS 2.0 is unique in the field of perception, not only using the Bird's-eye View (BEV) network to accurately identify common obstacles such as vehicles and pedestrians, but also innovatively introducing the GOD (Universal Obstacle Detection) network, which is the industry's first technology that can identify and deal with a variety of objects that are not on the white list, such as overturned vehicles, piles, and other special-shaped obstacles, to achieve emergency braking and risk avoidance. In contrast, although the Max version of the ideal L6 provides a lidar + vision fusion perception solution, the Pro version only relies on pure vision, while the Tesla Model Y completely relies on a pure vision system.
In addition to its excellent active safety performance, the new M5 is also commendable in terms of passive safety. More than 60% of the body structure is made of high-strength steel, of which 19.5% is hot-stamping, which ensures the ultra-high tensile strength of the body. Combined with the cage safety body design, its torsional rigidity is 1.5 times that of Tesla Model Y, and it is also known as a "small land tank".
In terms of performance, the new M5 also shows its leapfrogging strength. It features the same series as the M9 with a front four-ball head double wishbone and rear multi-link independent suspension, and is the only model in its class to be equipped with an all-aluminum chassis. Combined with HUAWEI DATS 2.0 technology, it provides a flexible, stable, and easy-to-handle driving experience. In addition, the new M5 also adds unique designs such as the Star Ring Scatterer and the new Metropolis Red colorway, making it an all-round powerhouse in the rim.
In terms of price, the starting price of the new M5 is 249,800 yuan, and it provides up to 35,000 yuan of car purchase rights, including 20,000 yuan worth of ADS high-end function package subsidies, 12,000 yuan worth of optional rights and 3,000 yuan of cash rights. For those consumers who are looking for a high-value, high-performance urban SUV, and at the same time want to have high-end intelligent driving, omnidirectional collision avoidance ability and strong performance, and have a budget of about 250,000 yuan, the new M5 is undoubtedly a rare good choice.