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Author | Yiyan
Editor | Juice
According to Che Dongxi News on August 16, today, BYD Fangbao officially announced three cars at once, Fangbao 5 (picture parameters) and Leopard 8 (picture) officially debuted.
After looking up to the U8, BYD once again comes up with a new energy hardcore off-road vehicle - the Fangbaobao 5. The car is positioned as a mid-to-large hardcore SUV. The new car will be equipped with a new hybrid platform DMO and Yunnan-p system. The comprehensive cruising range can reach up to 1200km. Under CLTC operating conditions, the pure electric range can reach 125km. It only takes 4.8 seconds to accelerate from 100 kilometers to 100 kilometers. The estimated selling price range is 400,000 to 600,000 yuan.
With 1,200km of battery life, 4-second acceleration, a new hybrid platform, and a price of about 400,000 yuan, the Fangbaobao 5 is still relatively eye-catching among off-road SUVs in its class. After the new car is launched, it will directly compete with the Great Wall Tank 500, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan Patrol, Toyota Prado and other models.
At the end of the conference, the SUPER 8 concept car was also unveiled on the stage. The vehicle has a strong and wide shape and a distinct cyberpunk style. In addition, the official also officially announced the third product, Formula Leopard 3, and pictures of the new car appeared in the promotional lineup.
Formula Leopard 8 (SUPER 8) concept car actual car
At the end of the press conference, it was announced that Fangfang Leopard will make its offline debut at the Chengdu International Automobile Exhibition in the form of an independent booth starting from August 25. The first model Leopard 5 will also meet consumers around the world for the first time. With the improvement of the Fangbao series product matrix, BYD's competitiveness in hardcore off-road products will be greatly improved.
1. It only takes 4.8 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h and has a comprehensive battery life of up to 1,200km.
Perhaps because of the enthusiastic response to the recent press conference, BYD Chairman and President Wang Chuanfu aroused cheers from the audience as soon as he led senior executives into the scene.
Regarding past achievements, Wang Chuanfu said that 5 million is the answer for BYD's new energy vehicles to continue to break through themselves. Next, BYD will bring unprecedented professional and personalized car experience to global users through Fangbao.
Wang Chuanfu spoke
This conference did not disappoint the audience's expectations. Two Fangbao models were unveiled on the stage. The protagonist of this conference, Fangbao 5, caught people's attention.
As for the appearance, the new car has the unique LOGO of Fangbao placed in the center of the front face, surrounded by a rectangular grille, with large rectangular light groups and up and down penetrating light strips on both sides. The visual width of the front face is further stretched, making it highly recognizable. . In particular, the lower body of the new car is equipped with a silver protective steel plate, making the whole car look very fashionable and tough.
Equation Baobao 5 front face
On the side of the car body, the outer cam arch shape and multi-spoke wheels look full of tension. The rear part of the car is equipped with an external spare tire that is commonly used in hard-core off-road SUVs. The taillights are in a matrix-shaped shape, which fully reflects the hard-core off-road style.
Formula Baobao 5 car rear
In addition, the new car is also equipped with roof racks, side fender cameras, anti-friction wheel fenders and other hardware, which ensures the off-road performance of the new car to a certain extent.
The interior of the new car is also full of quality. As for the center console, the new car uses BYD's iconic floating central control screen, as well as a new three-spoke steering wheel and a full LCD instrument panel, which highlights the technological atmosphere of the Formula Leopard 5. . There is a crystal button behind the electronic gear lever, which is very delicate. At the same time, extensive use of leather wrapping is used in the car, and the overall style is luxurious.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with dual motors with a maximum power of more than 500kW. It only takes 4.8 seconds to accelerate from 100 kilometers to 100 kilometers and has a comprehensive range of 1,200km.
2. The first new hybrid system DMO with feed-in fuel consumption as low as 7.8 liters per 100 kilometers
It is worth mentioning that the new car is equipped with BYD’s new hybrid system DMO for the first time. DMO creates a new hybrid non-carrying structure based on the first CTC battery-chassis integration technology; it is equipped with an off-road dedicated hybrid architecture, a super hybrid off-road platform, and is compatible with Yunnan-P intelligent hydraulic body control system, integrating DM- The advantages of i and DM-p are that the response speed can reach millisecond level, and they have the characteristics of stronger power, lower fuel consumption and higher comfort.
Compared with fuel-powered off-road vehicles of the same level, the NEDC fuel consumption of DMO models can be as low as 7.8 liters per 100 kilometers. Compared with mechanical off-road oil, the fuel saving is 35% under comprehensive operating conditions. It is expected to break the iron law of "high off-road fuel consumption".
This is due to the advantages of DMO's electric-based series-parallel architecture: the precise electronic control strategy can intelligently switch between series, parallel, hybrid and other driving modes. When driving in series, the engine uses the motor to increase the speed and quickly enters the high-efficiency zone to generate electricity; When driving in parallel, the engine focuses on the high-efficiency area to output power, thereby achieving ultra-low fuel consumption.
BYD’s new hybrid system DM-O
At the same time, Leopard 5 adopts a load-bearing body structure and is equipped with front and rear differential locks and an electric center lock to create a "3-lock" system. The electronic differential lock between wheels can quickly identify the wheel speed difference and automatically lock it in real time through intelligent control. and exit, the unique energy center lock of the electric four-wheel drive can realize the torque transfer of the front and rear axles within 10 milliseconds, which is 30 times faster than the mechanical center lock. At the same time, according to the total torque demand of the wheel end, it can quickly and intelligently optimally allocate the front and rear axles. .
The new car is also equipped with Yunnan-p intelligent body control system and front and rear double-wishbone independent suspension, which can adaptively perform height adjustment, damping adjustment, stiffness adjustment, four-wheel linkage and other functions. The system can achieve a height adjustment range of over 200mm, four-wheel linkage and other functions. Wheel linkage brings ultra-high tracking index to help with extreme escape, camping leveling, convenient retrieval and other functions. At the same time, it can adjust multiple damping modes for urban driving to achieve both control and comfort.
Yunnan-P is combined with the chassis vibration isolation system to double filter road vibration; combined with the golden axle load ratio, it double suppresses the pitch of the vehicle; combined with the low center of mass design, it significantly suppresses the roll amplitude of the vehicle when cornering, and fully The orientation improves the driving quality.
3. Competition in the hard-core off-road market against the benchmark Tank 500 Prado intensifies
Looking up at the U8, it directly invades the hinterland of foreign top luxury SUVs such as Range Rover, Land Rover Defender, Maybach GLS, BMW X6, and Mercedes-Benz Grand G. However, not everyone can afford the million-dollar price.
The Fang Leopard 5, which is priced at nearly half the price, focuses on cost-effectiveness and is most likely to compete with the 500,000-class local model Great Wall Tank 500 as well as foreign models such as Toyota Prado and Jeep Wrangler.
At present, models such as the Great Wall Tank 500 and Toyota Prado are also facing revisions and resumption of production.
At the end of June this year, the Tank 500 Hi4-T was officially launched with an official guide price of 335,000 yuan. The new car is equipped with the super hybrid architecture Hi4-T, has a comprehensive cruising range of 790km, a comprehensive fuel consumption of 2.2L/100km, and uses a three-yuan battery with a battery capacity of 37.1kWh. Lithium battery pack, pure electric range is 110km, acceleration time from 0 to 100 is 6.9 seconds.
Tank 500Hi4-T
The Toyota "Prado" will also make its domestic debut, and the first model to resume production has been released in the North American market. According to official news from FAW Toyota, the domestic version of Prado will also be unveiled in the first half of 2024.
It is expected that after the official launch of the Leopard 5, Leopard 8 and Leopard 3, the originally niche high-end luxury off-road SUV market will become a red ocean, and the market competition will become fierce.
Conclusion: The Formula Leopard model is expected to be a hit
Today, BYD officially announced three new Fangbao vehicles at one time. BYD's product matrix has been further improved, and the hardcore off-road SUV market may usher in a new "earthquake."
However, in the face of the new energy changes that will usher in the off-road vehicle market in the future, there are still many unknowns in Equation Leopard 5. However, with the help of electrified black technology, BYD is very likely to achieve success with the Formula Leopard model.
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