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Years ago, I borrowed a ME5 from Skyrim Car to drive it for a few days. I was free recently and I just happened to talk about this car.
In recent years, driven by ideal ONE, the extended-range market has emerged, and products such as SF5, Lantu FREE, Sylphy EPOWER, Sky ME5, and Insight M5 have emerged, and products such as Youjia NV , Changan C385 extended-range version is also eager to try, and the extended-range market has undoubtedly become an important part of the automobile market.
Moreover, judging from the good sales of Ideal ONE and Lantu FREE, as well as the strong voice of M7 in the world, the outside world recognizes the overall extended-range electric vehicles and performs beyond expectations.
As for Skyrim ME5, although it was launched in the middle of last year, due to the limitations of factory production capacity and even chip supply, it has been delayed to show it to the outside world, and many people do not understand it. "Electronic Force" learned from insiders that as production capacity and chip problems are gradually resolved, Skyrim ME5 will meet more with everyone.
: Those who review smart electric vehicles should know that I rarely praise a car, but after my experience in those few days, the product strength of ME5 is indeed good, and there is no such thing as driving control, energy efficiency and intelligence. It's so picky. The last new power model that I'm so proud of is the ideal ONE...
combined with the pricing of 149,900 yuan or 159,900 yuan. I think for most users, the Skyrim ME5 can be called a 150,000-level smart electric car The best choice is no mileage anxiety, high energy efficiency, easy to use in intelligent assisted driving, outstanding appearance, etc. It has no obvious shortcomings.
, especially compared with new forces, several other 150,000-level smart electric vehicles, including Xiaopeng G3i, WM EX5, Nezha U Pro, etc., whether it is the battery life of pure electric vehicles or the product completion level, compared with ME5, the overall performance of ME5 It's still a little bit. Of course, if you are just used for transportation in the city and have no long-distance demands, the following cars are also a good choice.
is the main part of the test drive report of ME5, for your reference only.
1, appearance
In the new forces, the styling design of Skyrim Automobile, from ME7 to ME5, is all online. Although it is not particularly amazing, it is not too far. The overall situation is normal. Behind this reflects a kind of failure to seek merit. But seeking unforgettable design thinking.
According to the official introduction, the shape of the Skyrim ME5 vehicle was designed by the main designer of Porsche 911&918, and the design language is "pioneer reconstructing aesthetics". Indeed, the design of smart electric vehicles does need to be reconstructed. In terms of the design details of
ME5, the through-type front lights and Tianji LOGO are well combined. The through-type tail lights and Tianji English names also complement each other, with a bit of Porsche flavor. It can be seen that the front and rear are in line with the same design language, the whole car Good design integrity.
Because it uses a pure electric platform, the sides of ME5 look more coordinated than some oil-to-electric , and there is no particularly abrupt point. Combined with 21-inch wheels, it adds a strong sporty beauty. Overall, designers tend to choose between performance and aesthetics. In terms of sizes, ME5 has a length, width and height of 4580mm*1915mm*1635mm, and has an ultra-long wheelbase of 2750mm.
In general, I think the appearance of ME5 has no obvious flaws, and it is very original and overall. It is worthy of being a master's level. Of course, this is also inseparable from the product completion skills of Skyrim Automobile, and a new young force It is actually not easy to achieve this design level.
2, interior
At present, the most popular interior of the new power model is the ideal ONE. After experiencing Skyrim ME5, I think it is also quite good. If the ideal ONE is 5 points, then Skyrim ME5 can get 4 point. How did these 4 points come about? First, the interior of Skyrim ME5 does not have particularly big shortcomings, and it is actually very difficult for new forces to achieve this; second, in some key places, Skyrim ME5 even has some amazing things. place.
So, the interior of Skyrim ME5 is still very good overall. Let’s talk about the details again.
For smart car , the screen is the most prominent feature or core part of the entire interior, but the effects made by each brand are different. Can you experience it with one careful consideration?
Tianji ME5 uses two screens, the first one is a 10.25-inch high-definition full LCD screen. The biggest feature of this screen is that it follows the steering wheel, which is the first time it appears in a smart electric car. The design of
is very interesting. I took a short video and placed it on the electromotive force video account, which attracted a lot of people's attention. After the popularization of LCD screens,
has a variety of shapes and sizes, and it is even directly cancelled. However, some brands, especially the young new forces, have generally lacked the capabilities of man-machine engineering , which can easily create visual blind spots on the screen. ME5 makes the screen follow-up, which solves this problem very well, and other brands can also learn from it.
Let’s talk about the second screen, the 14.8-inch super large 2k high-definition central control screen, which adopts a vertical screen design, and compared with the central control horizontal screen of the eldest brother ME7, and has made minor adjustments. The advantages and disadvantages of
horizontal and vertical screens are: the former is not operational, but the secondary instrument panel has good space and the latter is good operational, but it occupies the space of the secondary instrument panel, and some models have backlighting. This varies from person to person, and I personally think it is better to screen horizontally.
, in summary, the level of atmosphere creation is the level of brand tone.
Because Tianji's brand positioning is mid-to-high-end and has a light luxury flavor, in terms of atmosphere creation, even for the product worth 150,000 yuan, the interior texture of ME5 is still not bad, including pearlescent leather trim and round shaped air outlet, 256 color temperature ambient light and integrated sports seats using laser laser engraving technology.
It is also worth mentioning that the ignition switch of Skyrim ME5 is located in the middle of the steering wheel. This design is also quite interesting, with a bit of the sports car .
I want to say that the only point of groove after using it in those days may be the function buttons in the steering wheel at 3 o'clock. When driving, it is easy to be touched by the right thumb, which will then start the function, which will affect the driving experience. I hope the facelift can have some Adjustment.
Generally speaking, like the appearance, the interior design of ME5 is very complete and the ergonomics is also very good. The follow-up instrument panel and ignition switch even bring some surprises, which can be seen in the interior layout. , Skyrim Engineers still spent a lot of effort.
3, smart
The so-called smart electric vehicles, intelligence is one of the important product forces. Regarding this part of Skyrim ME5, we can talk about it from static to dynamic.
First of all, the layout is, ME5 is equipped with two screens, which is introduced above, and will not be repeated here. Another important arrangement is assisted driving start, which is set as the lever toggle and is located under the light pole on the left side of the steering wheel. This arrangement is a bit beyond my expectations.
Some new forces, such as Wei Xiaoli, have set assisted driving startup on the right gear lever, while most traditional brand cars still use button startup methods, which reflects different design logic behind it. , the button type is the logic of the oil vehicle, and the lever type starts from the user experience of smart electric vehicles. The experiences of
are quite different. For example, if you use the lever to start assisted driving, you may just dial it, and only need one action, but you have to press a few keys in the button style, which requires multiple actions, which is more cumbersome. The program terminates, both are one action. When assisted driving becomes a high-frequency application, the former is undoubtedly the general trend.
I personally prefer the lever type, which is very easy to use. Of course, it is not simple to be able to make such changes in layout and adjust design thinking. Skyrim Auto gives everyone a traditional impression, but can keep pace with the times in the product experience, which is quite good .
, look at the central control. Compared with the luxurious screen configuration of ME7, the ME5 screen takes the practical route at home. In terms of experience, the overall use is mainly easy to use. The logic of the car computer is very clear, and no problems can be found. High-frequency applications are used Setting it in the easiest place, even a row of physical buttons is arranged, the smoothness is not a problem. The Qualcomm 820A Prem host chip is used.
In terms of intelligent driving experience, ME5 is equipped with L2+ assisted driving system, fully automatic parking + remote parking, 360 real scene and other functions.
I tested the L2+ assisted driving system, and the program stability and lane centering performance were very good. It performed better than the LCC of the Xiaopeng P5 I tested during the Chinese New Year, which is a bit beyond my expectations.
As for voice, common functions can be implemented and interrupts can also be supported.
Let’s summarize it. Whether it is the hardware settings of smart driving, software experience, or central control screen experience, I think ME5 is doing very well and can score 4 points.
Picture Note: The charging search function is arranged on the "desktop" to facilitate operation
Picture Note: Commonly used function tags, arranged according to location and size
4, Sandian
Sandian is the largest product feature of ME5, it uses the iMES called iMES smart range-extended system.
First look at the technical status. The range extender of ME5 is a 1.5-liter four-cylinder self-priming engine with a maximum of 72 kilowatts and 98 horsepower. It is enough to cope with the power requirements of high-speed cruising.
It needs to be explained here that for extended-range cars or hybrid cars, the higher the horsepower of the engine, the better, but the higher the efficiency, the better.
"Electrophoresis" learned that like the ideal ONE, the range extender of ME5 also comes from Dong'an, with the difference being 1.2T three-cylinder and 1.5L four-cylinder. Generally speaking, the latter will experience better. After adding the drive motor to
, the "engine" of ME5 has a maximum of 150 kilowatts and a maximum of 310 Nm, which is equivalent to the parameters of mainstream smart electric vehicles.
In addition to using four-cylinder engine , the biggest technical feature of ME5 range extender is that it adopts a flywheel rotor integrated design for the first time in the world. In short, the flywheel of the engine is the rotor of the generator. Isn’t this very imaginative? If you have the opportunity later, you can further analyze this technology.
is precisely because of this structure that ME5 can achieve "range-extended direct drive", that is, the power generated by the range-extender is directly driven by the drive motor without storing it to the battery and then from the battery to the drive motor, avoiding the Two energy losses, and battery attenuation times.
Therefore, saving electricity and fuel are a major feature of ME5. It is reported that the minimum power feed fuel consumption of ME5 can reach 4.9L/100 kilometers, which is much lower than the 8.8L/100 kilometers of the ideal ONE.
According to my own test, the fuel consumption of ME5 is 5.5 liters/100 kilometers, which has basically reached the strongest hybrid level of domestically produced by independent brands. This shows the power and potential of this range-extended range system. If you study it in depth, it is just around the corner.
As for power consumption, it is basically the level of pure electric SUVs of the same level, about 15 kWh/100 kilometers (official 15.6).
For hybrid vehicles, the fuel and electricity consumption changes significantly. You can consume all fuel, or all power, or intermediate state. Take the car I tested as an example. It has traveled 2071.2 kilometers, and the average energy consumption data is: electricity consumption is 13.6 liters/100 kilometers, and fuel consumption is 1.2 liters/100 kilometers. Overall, it is relatively saving.
5, driving control
Although the interior and exterior design have some sports elements, ME5 is still in the bones of home use.
First look at the basic parameters, the zero-hundred acceleration reaches 8.9 seconds, the zero-hundred braking distance is only 33.9 meters, the turning diameter is 10.9 meters, which is close to the perfect 50:50 front and rear counterweight ratio (front range extender, rear drive motor), front McPherson rear H-arm multi-link suspension configuration. Compared with the smart electric vehicles of the same level,
Tianji ME5 is leading in other aspects except for the general acceleration parameters.In terms of actual driving control experience, the acceleration ability of medium and low speeds is still good. After all, it has a maximum torque of 310 Nm, with the highest level in the same class. Braking, steering and chassis experiences are easier to drive as a family car, and there is no special one. Abrupt place, or similar to a German car?
6. There is something to say about electromotive force
extended-range smart electric vehicles are gradually being accepted by everyone. I think there are probably the following reasons behind this:
first, the product form has undergone subtle changes. With the support of intelligence, extended-range electric vehicles, extended-range electric vehicles The car is transformed into an intelligent extended-range electric car. Consumers' attention to traditional hardware such as engines and gearboxes has decreased, and they have more demands on smart cockpits and intelligent driving.
Second, the technical characteristics have been improved. With the development of power battery technology, the range-extended route of large battery packs has become possible. It weakens the technical depth of the range-extender, the electric drive is strengthened, oil- or electric, breaking the scene The limit is that the pure electric range of more than 100 kilometers is more practical than the traditional plug-in hybrid range of dozens of kilometers, especially in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou with particularly large living radius.
Third, marketing channel changes. Previously, the marketing path of car companies-4S stores-consumers was banned by car companies-consumers' direct sales path. Such marketing formats also broke the brand solid state. As long as new brands do a good job of services, It is much more difficult to build a basic sales volume.
Fourth, new forces are rising, and the Chinese automobile market, a group of car companies will emerge every few years, contributing fresh blood to the auto market. In 2014, these new forces are more independent + richer than previous brands+ Understand cars better + users better... With their long-term and good-looking skills, the car market has been broken and the traditional pattern has also been broken.
is based on the above reasons, and the extended-program market still has a lot of room for growth.
Nowadays, new energy subsidies have been further lowered, battery prices have soared, and the potential of hybridization has been further released. Judging from the energy efficiency level of the iMAS smart range-expanding system of Skyrim ME5 is close to that of BYD DMI Hybrid, range-expanding electric has fully equipped the ability to run side by side with dual motor hybrid, and even performs better.
At the delivery ceremony of the M5 inquiry, a user told me that the reason I chose the extended-range system was because buying a fuel car in Shanghai was not cost-effective, and the high-speed range of electric cars was not good, and the dual-motor hybrid structure was more than the extended-range system. More complex, which means that the failure rate will be relatively higher, so extended-range electric vehicles can be said to be the most reasonable choice at present.
extended-range market, technical problems have been solved, and marketing has also ushered in great improvements. The products are currently the most lacking.
The Skyrim ME5 tested this time, measured by price (149,900 yuan, 159,900 yuan), is the cheapest smart extended-range electric vehicle that users can buy.
In terms of product strength, compared with pure electric vehicles of the same level, ME5 can still enjoy green license plates in Shanghai this year (cancelled next year). At the same time, the comprehensive range of 1012 kilometers is a great advantage, which can be oily and electric; compared with the same level of dual motor hybrid , ME5 has a simpler and more efficient power architecture, and is also priced and has higher intelligent configuration.
.15 million-level smart electric car, Skyrim ME5 is one of the most powerful competitors.
