relies on the front and rear dual motors to amaze the audience, and its small turning radius makes it fly lightly. The
MEB platform is its backbone that stands out from the crowd, and PRIME's skills can also handle light non-paving.
For joint venture brands, new energy vehicles are a mixed market. Some car companies are still using " oil to electric " to deceive the poor double points, and some car companies have developed pure electric platforms to stir up the mainstay. FAW-Volkswagen , as a long-established force among joint ventures, has brought the MEB pure electric platform and the ID.4 CROZZ, which has the same appearance design as the overseas ID.4, to the people, thereby also opening the door for FAW- A new chapter in the Volkswagen brand’s transition to electrification.
Today’s test topic is called New Energy Triathlon . In our stereotype , new energy vehicles have always been worried about insufficient cruising range, cold winters and hot summers, etc. Some people even call them "electric dads" Nick name. But in actual experience, are new energy vehicles really that delicate? In order to eliminate consumers' doubts, we specially found a FAW-Volkswagen ID.4 CROZZ high-performance four-wheel drive Prime version model. In addition to our common paved road acceleration, braking, and pile-circling tests, we also specially designed its own "swimming pool" and off-road obstacle course. So how does it perform? Let's take a look below.
Traditional car companies are no less serious than the new car-making forces. The closed front grille, the illuminated car logo, the penetrating light strip, and the IQ.Light headlight set provide a welcome light at night. And the lighting effect is not inferior to the lamp factory Audi at all.
4 The vehicle length of 592mm, wheelbase of 2765mm, and elegant body curves bring an ultra-low drag coefficient of 0.28Cd. Although the ID.4 CROZZ is positioned as a compact SUV, its wheelbase has clearly reached the level of a mid-sized SUV. You must know that the wheelbase of FAW-Volkswagen's fuel-powered medium-sized SUV Tanyue is only 2731mm. Based on the DEYI MEB platform, the ID.4 CROZZ's long wheelbase, short front overhang, and short rear overhang design not only improves the seating space, but also better guarantees the vehicle's controllability and passability. When it comes to control and passability, today’s two venues will provide you with a targeted experience.
is this small track made of piles and barrels. We will set up 7 small links for ID.4 CROZZ in the field test drive. They are acceleration, braking, around piles, emergency avoidance, small radius U-turns, circular bends, and speed bumps. Through extreme acceleration and deceleration, the dynamic performance and stable braking performance of the ID.4 CROZZ three-electric system are demonstrated; while the pile-circling, emergency avoidance, and speed bump tests: the driving control and riding comfort are demonstrated; small-radius U-turns and circular bends : Used to show that the ID.4 CROZZ, as a compact SUV, can also have a small turning radius.
The ID.4 CROZZ we often see on the street are basically the long-range PURE+ two-wheel drive version or the long-range PRO two-wheel drive version. They all use the single-motor drive form of rear rear drive , with 84.8 With a kWh battery pack, the NEDC cruising range can reach 550km. The ID.4 CROZZ on the field today is a top-of-the-line high-performance PRIME four-wheel drive model.
ID.4 CROZZ four-wheel drive version adopts a highly integrated three-electric system, relying on the driving method of front and rear dual motors, an 80kW AC asynchronous motor in the front, and a 150kW permanent magnet synchronous motor in the rear. The total system power is 230kW and the total torque reaches 460N·m. The ternary lithium battery pack is laid flat on the chassis under the passenger compartment and does not occupy any seating space. And the battery energy reaches 84.8kWh. Its NEDC cruising range reaches 513km.
In our stereotype, the power burst of electric vehicles is usually relatively direct, so if the stroke of switch is not well controlled, it can easily cause uncomfortable dizziness to the members in the car. As a long-standing powerhouse among joint venture car companies, FAW-Volkswagen is relatively experienced in adjusting the switches and power output of the ID.4 CROZZ. You can describe the dynamic response of the early stage of the electric pedal as linear and unobtrusive. To put it in the vernacular, it is really no different from the 2.0T Tanyue when driving.
We have actually tested the long-range PRO two-wheel drive version of the ID.4 CROZZ. It took 8.34 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h. Today's ID.4 CROZZ high-performance PRIME four-wheel drive model has the blessing of a front AC asynchronous motor on the original basis. The officially announced acceleration time from 0-100km/h can reach 6 seconds.When starting, we switched the driving mode to sports mode and turned off driving assistance functions such as ESP. With one foot on the floor, the power is given very directly, without the vibration and delay of the gasoline vehicle transmission system. Starting is the release of the entire 460N·m torque. The front of the car is slightly raised, and the weight ratio of 50:50 front and rear is also quite ideal. The body posture is very elegant during the entire acceleration sprint. Driving in dynamic mode doesn't feel scary either. In the
brake test project, what everyone is most concerned about is whether the combination of the front ventilated disc and the rear drum brake will produce thermal attenuation. Previously, Autohome had intensively tested the braking performance of ID.4 CROZZ in a short period of time. The data were very close and there was almost no thermal attenuation. The braking distance from 100km/h-0 is 37.72 meters. As for why the rear wheels are equipped with drum brakes, Volkswagen also has its own considerations. First of all, the main drive motor of ID.4 CROZZ is located at the rear wheel, so the additional braking force provided by energy recovery is also at the rear wheel. We can think of the rear wheel braking force as drum brake + energy recovery. Every time the drag torque at the rear wheel end is reduced by 1N·m, the cruising range can be increased by 10~15km. WLTP test results show that the drag torque of EPB-Si is less than 0.5N·m under all working conditions. The energy consumption problem of drag torque is probably an important reason why FAW-Volkswagen ID.4 CROZZ chooses drum brakes. .
Let’s talk about energy recovery. ID.4 CROZZ is not designed with a single pedal mode. Instead, a B position is added to the shift knob for energy recovery. Just like the driving experience when accelerating, after releasing the switch while driving, the drag feeling in B gear is not strong, and it will give you a slight braking and deceleration effect. Therefore, ID.4 CROZZ basically takes driving comfort as the premise when it comes to the settings of electric pedal acceleration and energy recovery.
Driving around piles, emergency avoidance, and speed bumps test the handling stability of the ID.4CROZZ chassis and suspension. The ID.4 CROZZ, which is born on the MEB platform, uses a front MacPherson and rear multi-link suspension combination. The German team is responsible for tuning the sports chassis. The high-performance front and rear dual motors with the ability to break 100km/h in 6 seconds, coupled with the intelligent electronic four-wheel drive system and the DCC intelligent dynamic control system, allow the vehicle's chassis suspension to achieve a perfect balance between comfort and sportiness. Because the battery pack is laid flat on the chassis, plus the front and rear weight distribution is 50:50. Therefore, when the ID.4 CROZZ is going around piles, the center of gravity shifts very little. Coupled with the excellent lateral support capability of the suspension, the entire body posture is very calm.
Small radius U-turns and circular bends test the turning radius of ID.4 CROZZ. For the ID.4 CROZZ with short front and rear overhangs and long wheelbase, the extremely small turning radius allows you to pass with one wheel when making a U-turn on a narrow road. Coupled with precise steering, solid chassis and good interior quietness, these will increase the driver's favorable impression of ID.4 CROZZ.
The test on paved roads is child's play for ID.4 CROZZ, and the next more difficult project in the triathlon is about to begin. There are a total of 27 off-road evaluation subjects in the blooming off-road base where we are located, including mud troughs, wading roads, cobblestone roads, small sleeper roads, billy stone roads, giant pebble roads, riverbed roads, boulder cross axes, and deep V ditches , Gravel slopes, continuous undulating roads, side curves, deep pools, slippery axis-crossing steep slopes, slippery one-sided step steep slopes, boulder steep slopes, 30, 35, 40, 45 degree slopes, shallow pools, slippery slopes Continuous slopes, side-inclined loops, meat dragon slopes, large sleeper roads, and steamed buns. It is a great test of the vehicle's passability and four-wheel drive capability. Many of these are things prepared for the non-load-bearing body off-road vehicle . Considering the approach angle, departure angle and chassis ground clearance of ID.4 CROZZ, we selected some items in a targeted manner.
Since it is a four-wheel drive, it must show something real. Different from the rear-wheel drive version of the ID.4 CROZZ, the high-performance PRIME four-wheel drive version has an additional dynamic traction mode in the driving mode.
There are four steep slopes like this in the off-road base. The slopes are 30 degrees, 35 degrees, 40 degrees and 45 degrees respectively. We chose the 35-degree slope to experience. After selecting the dynamic traction mode, we started trying a 35-degree steep slope. The ID.4 CROZZ has a very steady pace when going uphill. Since it is an electronically controlled four-wheel drive, it does not have the transmission shaft of a gasoline engine.The torque is released more directly, and there is no tire slippage during the entire climbing process.
When it is about to reach the top of the slope, the front windshield will lose sight of the road surface. At this time, the 360 panoramic image will become a good helper for the driver. Within a limited field of view, images can be used to help you clear the blind spots around the vehicle, and allow you to clearly know the current driving status of the vehicle. Not only when going uphill, but also when the vehicle is just going downhill.
The swimming pool in front of me is a tool to test the vehicle's ability to wade in water. Since gasoline vehicles will involve the height of the engine air inlet, some cars are afraid to try wading sections easily. The FAW-Volkswagen ID.4 CROZZ is driven by motors on the front and rear axles, without considering the engine air inlet. After this project, it is basically like walking on flat ground without any pressure.
Facing the sleeper road, the ID.4 CROZZ successfully passed with its excellent chassis quality and good vibration filtering effect. The entire chassis did not feel loose, and it implemented the consistent German high quality of FAW-Volkswagen products. Pure electric vehicles born on the
MEB platform are not inferior to Volkswagen's fuel vehicles in terms of body rigidity. In the single-sided bridge project, the electric tailgate can still open and close normally even when the body is twisted. Passive safety is reliably guaranteed.
Now that the twelfth lunar month has entered the cold winter, the battery life and driving comfort of electric vehicles have always been the focus of consumers' concerns. ID.4 CROZZ uses the optional CO2 heat pump air conditioning technology to use the saved electric energy to drive the vehicle, reducing the adverse impact on the cruising range in winter.
summary:
MEB is a pure electric platform, with superior space dimensions, 50:50 front and rear weight distribution, and dual motors that can accelerate to 100km/h in 6 seconds. Coupled with the extremely small turning radius and good passability on non-paved roads. The new energy triathlon in an extreme car environment has changed consumers' stereotype of being squeamish about new energy vehicles. Relying on the MEB pure electric platform, FAW-Volkswagen after electrification transformation, relying on the excellent performance of ID.4 CROZZ in driving control, let us see the hard power under the focus of the halo.
