Before the "latte" came out, the latte may be just a drink, but after the "latte" is launched, the latte can still be a new car. I don't know when the Great Wall was opened up to the second vein of Ren Dou, and it is more and more playful in the naming of its brand models, from the Great Wall Gun, Haval Big Dog, Tank to the latest WEY three-cup coffee latte, and in addition to the name, the hybrid system of this latte is also a major feature.
As the "third cup of coffee" latte, before this there are two models of mocha and macchiato, from the positioning point of view, the latte is between these two, from the current information, the future price of this car will be concentrated in about 160,000-180,000 yuan, and will also become the main product of future sales.
Like the other two cups of coffee, the latte's shape is still within the family design, especially the flat and wide hexagonal grille with a slender logo logo, which makes people recognize the brand identity of its Wei brand at a glance. In terms of specific positioning and style design, it can also be seen that the latte draws the corresponding nutrients on Mocha and Macchido, and integrates the luxurious atmosphere and fashion dynamic into the latte, and the target audience will be further expanded.
From my personal point of view, the design of the latte is more of a sense of sport. The sense of line of the latte vehicle is very prominent, especially the X shape formed between the upper and lower grilles and the exaggerated size of the left and right air intake duct design, coupled with a large area of black background elements, such as headlight groups, upper and lower intake grilles, left and right air intake channels, two-color cutting wheels, etc., black background with sharp lines, the sense of movement can not be hidden.
Of course, in addition to sports, the sense of luxury can also be personally felt, such as the most direct way to increase the sense of luxury - to add bright strip decoration, on this latte can also see similar decorative design, but here must be at least two points of verbal praise. One is that the latte knows that the appropriate amount of bright strip decoration will increase the luxurious atmosphere, and the cleverness is that this car does not add to the snake in the control of "quantity", giving people a feeling of natural and comfortable; the other is the choice of bright strip decorative materials, not the kind of "thief" that can be used as a mirror, but with a little frosted texture.
With a body size figure of 4668× 1890×1730 mm and a wheelbase of 2745 mm, the latte is a standard compact SUV figure. It comes with a 19-inch rim and a 20-inch rim is available as an option. It is worth affirming that the Great Wall has accumulated many years of experience in the field of SUVs, even if the latte is a new product, its completion and maturity are also quite high, we jump out of some details as a whole, whether it is the length of the front suspension and the rear suspension, the control of the body proportion, the posture of the body height, the entire proportion of the latte body design will give people a pleasant feeling.
I am very resistant to using exaggerated adjectives such as "luxury" and "shock", but when I enter the car, I still can't help but wonder, have independent brands been involved in this level of competition to such an extent? If from a design point of view alone, in addition to an independent control screen in the air conditioning control area and a 14.6-inch central control multimedia screen that makes people shine, the rest of the design seems to be expected: the left and right symmetrical design, with a floating central control multimedia screen in the middle, below is the air conditioning control area, and then down is the gear lever and cup holder.
However, my tactile feeling for this latte is much higher than the visual feeling, before I will say "the place where the hand can touch is almost all soft material" to praise the high use rate of soft materials of a car, and on this latte, almost all of them are soft materials, and not only soft, the touch of the material is also very silky, to say a detail, the opening and closing of the co-pilot glove box will have a certain sense of dampness, and the inside is covered with flocked material, if you can add lights, turn on the lights at the same time, I don't need to translate it, so I think you can feel what a surprise is.
The design of the dashboard and steering wheel is also interesting. First of all, the dashboard, although the size of up to 9.2 inches, but the slender trapezoidal design makes it appear quite simple, after all, the most important function of the instrument is nothing more than to display the information during the driving process, the rest of the information and operation is directly thrown to the central control screen on it, and this car is also equipped with a HUD head-up display, the sense of existence of the dashboard is once again reduced, and even when the model is changed to cancel the dashboard, I am not surprised.
The steering wheel uses a very retro double-spoke design, and the steering wheel diameter and thickness are very large, the leather is very soft, the grip is also very full, and there will be an inexplicable leisurely feeling when you hold it up. The left and right multi-function controls use physical buttons, and the bright control panel of piano paint is very beautiful, but if you want to maintain beauty, you must always pay attention to wiping off the sweat stains and fingerprints left on it. In addition, from the operation point of view, the steering wheel will just visually block the lights and wiper control lever, although the control logic of all cars is similar, but the novice is likely to be busy.
In terms of configuration, those relatively "traditional" configurations do not need to be introduced too much, and the mainstream configuration is almost not absent, such as video and audio entertainment based on the central control multimedia screen, online interconnection function, for safe driver assistance systems, anti-fatigue monitoring functions, providing 360-degree panoramic images of technology and portability, transparent chassis, automatic parking, remote control, etc., the corresponding configuration can be found on this car. In detail, the latte is equipped with a rear vital sign monitoring function, which can identify rear lifeforms, including children and pets. When the back row is detected with vital signs, it is prompted by honking the horn, double flashing, and issuing an alarm to the owner's mobile app.
In the level of compact SUV, the latte's 2745 mm wheelbase still has certain advantages in the same class, especially in the comparison with the joint venture brand products, which is conducive to the release of its head and legroom, coupled with the almost flat floor of the rear row, as well as the soft seat fabric, the ride is really good.
In terms of powertrain, Latte will first launch two power versions: 1.5T DHT hybrid model and 2.0T 9DCT 48V light hybrid model, and will launch a plug-in hybrid model in the future. The test drive is equipped with a 1.5T DHT hybrid model.
As a hybrid (HEV) model that does not require additional charging, the performance of this latte in fuel consumption is naturally a major feature, according to the official data, the fuel consumption of the latte hybrid version can reach 4.9 liters / 100 km, which will also become a major advantage in today's increasingly high oil prices.
Another important feature is its driving experience. First of all, let's explain the hardware parameters of this power system: the maximum power of the 1.5T engine is 115 kilowatts, the peak torque is 235 Nm; the maximum power of the motor is 130 kW, the peak torque is 181 Nm, the system comprehensive torque is 532 Nm, and the official acceleration time of 100 km/h is 7.5 seconds.
The latte provides three driving modes of economy, sports and snow, in the economic mode, the vehicle will combine the current driving speed, the required power and battery residual power situation, and make corresponding choices in the three output modes of pure electricity, hybrid and engine + motor. When you choose the sport mode, you will choose the engine + motor as the power transmission mode by default.
Pure electric mode generally exists in the starting and low-speed stages, pure battery for the motor to supply energy; hybrid is more complex, the vehicle will be in the high-speed, urban cruise stage to enable, the vehicle automatically adjusted to the engine drive or co-drive according to the fact; high-speed driving section, then continue to open the engine, the motor as a supplement to the power to participate in the power drive.
The whole power system is good in the smoothness of the power transmission connection, especially when switching from the electric motor to the engine, whether from the noise or vibration angle, except for the driver, it is basically difficult for passengers to detect.
The addition of the motor makes the handling performance of the latte very pleasing, the throttle depth and the response speed match highly, providing energy recovery of three gears, even if it is driven to the highest level, daily use has no impact at all, the highest recovery force I basically use throughout the test drive, and there will be no discomfort. In addition, this car also supports single-pedal mode, which is easier to stop and go in the city.
The latte's suspension is more comfortable, with a front McPherson + rear multi-link independent suspension layout, and high-end models can also be equipped with optional electromagnetic shock absorbers. The models we test drive are ordinary models without optional electromagnetic suspension, the suspension is very active for the handling of bumpy roads, comfort do not worry, the lateral support of the detour is also more in line with the comfort adjustment of home positioning, in addition, in terms of sound insulation, Michelin tires, double glazing and ANC active noise reduction technology, NVH performance in the same level of models still have certain advantages.
For the appearance or the interior, there is no shortage of high-quality competitors in the same level of products, especially in the camp of independent brands with serious internal rolls, but as a model equipped with hybrid in the independent brand, the first latte with a 1.5T lemon hybrid DHT powertrain is naturally of great concern, it is reported that the new car will be announced at the Guangzhou Auto Show next month, and the latte Is still worth looking forward to.