Because only when you have driven this Volkswagen with a gold mark, you will know that it contains more "gold" than you think. ”
Volkswagen's first intelligent electric coupe SUV, the ID. Hezhong, was launched on July 17 with a price of 209,900-249,900 yuan, which is positioned higher than the existing ID. series and uses a gold logo to distinguish it. The official launch of this car means that the Volkswagen brand has launched a new category of intelligent pure electric vehicles in China. The official establishment of UX also represents the adoption of the "gold standard" of Volkswagen Anhui from products to services, and chooses to convey its car-making concept and brand value to users in the most straightforward way.
As the name suggests, in addition to the gleaming gold logo, the naming of Volkswagen Anhui's first model "Yo Zhong" also emphasizes this point. Precise driving control and long battery life are important steps in Volkswagen's e-intelligence transformation, especially in the new energy vehicle market, where the homogenization of driving experience is becoming more and more obvious.
This also makes the media and the public full of curiosity about this car, after all, the products of North and South Volkswagen also emphasize intelligent quality. So what makes ID. more different from these mothers?
On September 3rd, ID. and the rest of the group officially kicked off their first "golden" life exploration program, the Bounty Tour. Bamboo weaving, as an intangible cultural heritage with a history of thousands of years in the land of Sichuan and Shu, is moving from traditional handicrafts into modern urban life. The first stop of the bounty tour departed from Chengdu, and Qing Baojun drove the ID. With the public all the way to the west, came to Chongzhou Daoming, one of the birthplaces of bamboo weaving culture, to explore the new fashion of modern sustainable lifestyle, but also to deeply experience the pure electric intelligent control of ID.
Sichuan not only has a national treasure of giant pandas that are famous at home and abroad, but also has an intangible cultural heritage with a long history - Daoming bamboo weaving. Thanks to the abundant local bamboo materials and the hand-weaving skills passed down from generation to generation, Daoming bamboo weaving has formed a rich bamboo weaving system such as flat bamboo weaving, three-dimensional bamboo weaving and porcelain bamboo weaving.
In Zhuyi Village, Daoming Town, Chongzhou City, Sichuan Province, a group of post-90s intangible cultural heritage inheritors are giving new vitality to this traditional skill with their young aesthetics and vision. At the same time, the local Zhuli Art Space and Bamboo Art Park have also become a window for people to experience the symbiosis of bamboo weaving and modern art at close range, making bamboo weaving culture more concrete.
In the past, bamboo weaving was generally used to make dustpans, baskets, backpacks and other production and living tools. At present, under the innovation of intangible cultural heritage inheritors, bamboo weaving has become a fashionable bag, a trend of clothing, exquisite jewelry, creative art ornaments, environmentally friendly design furniture, etc., which has narrowed the distance between bamboo weaving and modern life, integrated into people's daily life, and extended its artistic value and use value.
Not only that, bamboo is also a high-quality renewable, recyclable, and biodegradable environmentally friendly material, and the current "bamboo instead of plastic" action among young people is a vivid embodiment of a modern sustainable lifestyle. And this has nothing to do with ID. It coincides with the lifestyle of electric, green and low-carbon travel advocated by the public.
In this test drive, ID. and the crowd designed a test drive experience covering urban roads, highways, winding roads and other road conditions, and Qingbaojun also felt the driving pleasure of the crowd on different roads.
On the exterior of the vehicle, the ID. and the crowd adopted a gold Volkswagen logo, and gold elements filled the interior and exterior of the car. Sporty and high-profile, it is the same as all the ID. There are obvious differences between the models. For example, the new Coupe SUV coupe styling features a swooping nose, sharp lines, smaller windows, and large wheels that create a recognizable and sporty style.
Sitting in the car, the eyes are bright, the cockpit design is also different from the Volkswagen models in the previous impression, and the sense of technology in the cockpit is impressive. In addition, the cockpit adopts the UNYX.OS operating system, the UI interface is more clear and clear, there is almost no learning cost, and there is a great improvement in intelligence
In particular, the unique AI intelligent partner, unlike other common intelligent assistants in the car machine, the AI intelligent partner can customize its image and real voice clone according to our preferences, for example, you can "pinch" an image of yourself, or you can also "pinch" the image of a family member. In terms of voice interaction and sensitivity, AI intelligent partners can also respond quickly, which can greatly free their hands.
On the mobile phone interconnection, the car machine system also supports Apple CarPlay, Android CarLife, Huawei HiCar, and has a massive built-in entertainment ecology, including commonly used video and audio software, such as iQiyi, Himalaya, etc.
At the same time, ID. and the public also support CarPlay, CarLife, HiCar triple mobile phone ecology wireless screen projection and rich in-vehicle content ecology, coupled with the equipped car KTV and harman/kardon® immersive Hifi sound system, the cockpit has become an exclusive audio-visual entertainment space, making the high-speed section of the driving fun full.
Navigating the alleys of Chengdu's complex city center, thanks to a minimum turning radius of 4.7 meters, ID. It is very flexible and lightweight. What is the concept of such a minimum turning radius? It's basically equivalent to an A0 class car, so it's very easy to drive this car in congested cities.
In terms of intelligent driving, ID. and Zhongzhong's capabilities are aligned with those of the other two joint ventures, and the new IQ.Drive full-journey intelligent driving system is standard, and it also supports a number of practical functions such as intelligent parking, remote parking, memory parking, and mobile phone online car search function.
From the city to the highway, Travel Assist 3.0 is a set of L2+ intelligent driving assistance systems that can be activated by the steering wheel at the touch of a button, effectively reducing the burden on the driver and improving driving safety.
In terms of power, ID. There are two options: a single-motor version with a maximum power of 170kW, a dual-motor version with a maximum power of 80kW at the front motor, and a maximum power of 170kW with a rear motor. At the same time, the Max Performance Edition offers five driving modes: Sport, Economy, Comfort, Personalisation and Dynamic Traction, which the driver can choose from depending on the road and weather conditions.
As a pure electric product, the car has a maximum range of 621km, which is basically enough to meet the daily commute of a week, and there is basically no problem with short-distance self-driving tours around. It is worth noting that ID. provides a 3-year/100,000 km vehicle warranty, and a three-electric system warranty of 8 years/160,000 km.
On the winding mountain road, ID. and the crowd with its DCC adaptive chassis, 4.7-meter minimum turning radius and variable steering system, combined with a pure German-tuned chassis, allow drivers to easily navigate every corner and enjoy the precision and agility brought by every turn. In general, the chassis feels tight and not loose, and the road sense is relatively clear when passing over the road surface such as manhole covers and speed bumps, which is in line with the positioning of the car's sportiness. At the same time, the ID. has a 50:50 front and rear weights for improved handling during start-up and acceleration, braking and cornering.
Brief summary:
ID. and the public inherited Volkswagen's German car manufacturing skills and quality, in line with the current wave of new energy development, to achieve electrification, intelligent era to follow, I believe that in the daily car life, the performance of this car is able to satisfy most people. Seek common ground, but at the same time divergence. As the first model of Volkswagen Group's first joint venture focusing on new energy vehicles in China, the styling starts with a coupe SUV, perhaps hoping to achieve a differentiated market breakthrough.
If you want to buy a car with personality, but also economical, intelligent and dynamic performance, then you may want to consider this gold label. Because only when you drive this Volkswagen with a gold label, you will know that it contains more "gold" than you imagined.