Hard-core off-road vehicles are an important category in the automotive industry, and this product line carries the high-end positioning of the brand. At the same time, because of its burly body, it can often accommodate more technologies, and because of its hard-core body, it can also attract a lot of attention on the road, so it must win in appearance. This is also a product line with strict internal and external requirements. With the development of electrification, Chinese brands have finally confidently stepped into this territory that belongs to foreign brands.
BAIC Beijing BJ60
Chinese car companies’ exploration of hard-core new energy vehicles is not in place all at once, but a gradual process. On the market, BAIC has produced a model, the BJ60, which is not considered high-end. In terms of vehicle power, after adding the latest 48-volt light-hybrid system to the original 2.0T engine, the power system of the vehicle will be close to 270 horsepower, and will also be equipped with an 8-speed automatic manual transmission .
The BJ60 focuses on the concept of “playing at home”. The whole family should take it into consideration. The elderly and children must be taken into account, so that they can go out and play in the car as comfortably as home. Therefore, BJ60 abandons the collocation method of “non-loading body + front independent suspension + rear integral bridge” of traditional off-road vehicles, and adopts the “non-loading body + four-wheel independent suspension” structure unique to million-dollar cars. At the same time, the handling stability is effectively improved, and the driving comfort of the off-road SUV is fundamentally improved.
In terms of performance, BJ60 has further upgraded its playability on the basis of retaining hard-core off-road elements such as high passability, non-load-bearing body, part-time four-wheel drive, and front and rear differential locks. For example, 12-speed creep mode has been added, The optimized transparent chassis is equipped with the self-developed ATS all-terrain control system for the first time. The system has 9 modes including sports, economy, comfort, snow, crossing, sand, mud, rock, and wading. Drive and driving mode switching are linked to provide 17 driving combinations, match the most suitable vehicle settings according to terrain conditions, and automatically match power, chassis and electrical control strategies.
Great Wall Tank 500
There is another car, the tank 500 PHEV of Great Wall. Tank always believes that technological innovation must be people-oriented, and off-road must take ensuring the safety of users as the bottom line of responsibility. Adhering to the technical route of “off-road + new energy”, it launched the tank 500 PHEV model, which adds “electricity” to off-road in the form of plug-in hybrid , to unlock more new possibilities. The vertical P2 hybrid architecture of the Tank 500 PHEV is designed for off-road use.
First of all, this hybrid architecture adopts parallel mode, and the power matching logic is more suitable for professional off-road needs, which can ensure continuous high-power output. Even in the case of power feeding, only relying on the engine can still meet off-road needs; secondly, TOD+ differential lock The mechanical four-wheel drive makes the torque distribution of the front and rear axles more flexible. Even if only one wheel touches the ground, it can rely on the full power output to get out of trouble easily; in addition, this hybrid architecture also formulates a more scientific SOC energy management strategy for off-road, not only It can be adjusted intelligently and independently, and can also realize user-defined, so that the energy distribution of oil and electricity can be more coordinated, and the balance between power and energy consumption can be achieved.
The tank 500 PHEV has a pure electric range of over 100 kilometers and a comprehensive cruising range of up to 790km, unlocking the era of low fuel consumption for urban commuting for users. The 3.3kW discharge power allows the vehicle to assume the role of a mobile energy center, unlocking various outdoor charging and discharging scenarios and light luxury gameplay. In addition, the energy control system of the long-endurance version of the hybrid architecture supports global energy planning, intelligently realizes efficient power collaboration, and effectively improves the energy utilization rate of the entire vehicle scene.
In terms of interior, the tank 500 PHEV hybrid version exudes a very high-end high-tech atmosphere, equipped with ACC adaptive cruise, interior ambient light, voice recognition system, sensor wipers, electric seat adjustment, keyless entry, electric The sunroof, automatic air conditioner, etc. meet the needs of daily models. In terms of space, the size of the hybrid version is still 4878 (5070) * 1934 * 1905mm, and the wheelbase is 2850mm. There are also five-seater and large seven-seater versions available choose. The PHEV has a combined power of up to 300KW and a peak torque of up to 750 Nm, and can accelerate from 100 kilometers to 6.6 seconds.
Dongfeng warrior 917
Let’s take a look at the layout of the Warriors. Two concept cars, M-Terrain and M-Terrain S, made their world premieres before this, drawing inspiration from the “Oriental Lion Dance” and interpreting the design concept of “Heroic Soul”. The two concept cars are based on M TECH, the Mengshi intelligent off-road architecture independently developed by Dongfeng, with extreme power and universal access, filling the gap in China’s luxury electric off-road technology. The M TECH architecture is the first luxury electric off-road comprehensive technology solution in China. In the three major areas of platform, power and off-road, it has built an industry-leading hard-core technology cluster, including: MORA, the MORA skateboard off-road platform, MEGA POWER, MORA Terrain Intelligence Solutions M ATS.
The Mengshi skateboard off-road platform MORA is the first electric off-road skateboard platform in China; the Mengshi power MEGA POWER is driven by four front and rear motors. It is the first power platform in China that exceeds 1,000 horsepower. It adopts the world’s first two-speed gearbox with integrated differential lock. The wheel torque exceeds 16,000 Nm, and it only takes 4.2 seconds to accelerate from zero to 100. Mengshi off-road all-terrain intelligent solution M-ATS can intelligently select the most ideal off-road mode according to different environments, and can realize the “crab mode”. In addition, Mengshi M-Terrain is also innovatively equipped with intelligent technologies such as the Oriental Hawkeye intelligent drone system, intelligent security system, and L3 intelligent driving assistance system to further enhance the intelligent off-road experience.
Mengshi Motors will officially launch its latest large SUV Mengshi M18-2 (internal code name) in 2023, which may be named “Mengshi 917” after it goes on the market. The new car will be based on the MTECH Mengshi smart off-road architecture.
BYD looks up to U8
BYD’s hardcore new car U8 may be a better answer, and it has stepped into the electrification route at once. Yang Wang U8 is the brand’s first mass-produced model, positioned as a hard-core off-road with million-level new energy, and intends to challenge the ultimate outdoor off-road scene with the ultimate four-motor technology. Its length exceeds 5 meters, and its width exceeds 2 meters. It adopts the family-style design “Gate of Time and Space” that looks up to the brand, and integrates the sense of future and technology into the design of the vehicle. It has a very luxurious shape and strong Full body, both avant-garde and tough.
It is the four-motor drive technology called “Easy Sifang” that makes U8 stand on the stage of a million-level off-road vehicle. This technology allows each wheel of the U8 to be equipped with a wheel-side motor, and can realize precise control of the torque and power output of each wheel. Each single machine can achieve the maximum power of 200-240kW, the peak torque of a single motor is 320-420N m, the highest speed of the motor is as high as 20500rpm, the comprehensive horsepower of the whole vehicle exceeds 1100 horsepower, the highest electric drive efficiency reaches 97.7%, and the zero-hundred-kilometer The acceleration can run in less than 3 seconds. This kind of acceleration performance makes many commercially available sports cars feel ashamed.
With the help of Yisifang’s black technology and the IP68 dustproof and waterproof of the whole vehicle, Wangwang U8 can do many incredible operations such as lateral driving, U-turn on the spot, high-speed tire blowout to maintain stability, wading and floating driving, etc., and can It can better control the body posture in bad road conditions, and has outstanding performance in off-road, safety, performance and other aspects. Looking up to the brand has inherited the strong comprehensive industrial capabilities built by BYD Group in the past 20 years, and strives to grasp the right to define the performance of high-end new energy vehicles.
Summarize
With the passage of time, hard-core off-road vehicles, which are a minority, have also begun to be accepted by the public. At the same time, Chinese brands have entered this field, and have also realized the group army combat method from scratch, from individual models to multi-brand blooming. Coupled with the maturity of electric technology in the past few years, major domestic brand car companies have also accumulated many years of car manufacturing technology, thus realizing aggregated technology and technology integration in this category, and creating products with certain competitiveness. Of course, electrification technology will become an accelerator and a breakthrough point. In the follow-up, what these brands need to do is to build soft power, including brand culture, service, etc., which still need to be tested by the market.
