Writing an article? /? qin dexing
Editor? /? Huang Da road
Design? /? Zhao Haoran
Source? /? Autonews, by Hans? Gremmel
Nissan's next electric vehicle is the long-awaited Ariya crossover, which will be equipped with a lot of advanced technologies and have a cruising range of 379 miles (about 665,438+00 kilometers) in Japan. Nissan hopes to re-establish its reputation as a leader in the field of electric vehicles with this car. Nissan North America said that this car has a cruising range of about 300 miles (about 483 kilometers) in the United States.
Nissan Motor Company showed the production version of this car competing with Tesla at the online press conference on July 15. The company promises that the new electric car will be superior to the brand's previous pure electric hatchback Leaf in almost all aspects.
The overall size of Ariya will be longer, wider and taller. At the same time, ARIYA can carry more power batteries and travel longer. The low-end version of this car will be for customers who are environmentally conscious and know technology, while the high-end version will be for enthusiasts.
At the online press conference, Nissan CEO Uchida said: "For Nissan, Ariya is not only another new model, but also opens a new chapter for Nissan's development. Ariya itself also represents Nissan's vision for the future. "
In order to welcome this new car, Nissan also released a new brand logo. The brand-new logo is a flatter and simpler redesign of the current Nissan Sun shape logo. Nissan said that the new brand logo will be used on all upcoming vehicles or updated vehicles.
Nissan Ariya will be sold in Japan in the middle of 20021year and in North America, Europe and China by the end of next year. Nissan Motor Company said that it expects the price of the car to be about 40,000 US dollars (279,500 yuan). But in Japan, the starting price of this car is about 5 million yen (327,000 yuan). It is estimated that the price of the high edition will increase by at least $65,438+00,000.
Hikaru, chief vehicle engineer of the company? Nakajima said that although some people had speculated that Ariya would appear in dealer stores as early as this year, the sales of Ariya did not fall behind schedule at the beginning.
Nakajima said that his team has been working around this car for five years, mainly based on Tesla's model? Y cross-border, but their goal is not to be with Model in all aspects? Y contest. Nakajima said that one advantage of Ariya is that the internal space is better than Model? Y is much bigger.
Ariya will provide two-wheel and four-wheel drive systems and have two battery options. According to the specifications of Japanese market Ariya published by Nissan, the smaller capacity 65kWh battery will reach 280 miles in two-wheel drive models and 267 miles in four-wheel drive models.
A bigger 90? KWh battery will reach a cruising range of 379 miles in two-wheel drive models and about 360 miles in four-wheel drive models.
In terms of power system, the power of the 65 kWh battery version of Ariya two-wheel drive model is 160 kW, and the power of the 90 kWh battery version of ARIYA four-wheel drive model is 290 kW.
All the batteries of Ariya models come from one battery supplier, but Nakajima refused to disclose the name of this supplier or whether the batteries were made in Japan or imported.
Ariya's motor is manufactured internally by Nissan. The torque of this four-wheel drive high-power battery model will reach 600 Nm (443 lb ft), which is close to the 467 lb ft of Nissan GT-R sports car.
The Ariya top version can be accelerated to 60mph in 5. 1 sec, and the top speed can reach124mph. Ariya car uses Nissan's new e-4ORCE power system, which has two motors, one on the front axle and the other on the rear axle, thus providing high torque, stability and precise maneuverability.
Nissan said that the e-4ORCE powertrain "can provide sports car-level power in the blink of an eye". In contrast, what about the previous leaves? Plus is equipped with a 62 kWh battery with a torque of 250 lb-ft and a cruising range of 226 miles (about 363.7 kilometers).
The real competitors of the five-seat Ariya released this time will be other electric crossover vehicles, the most important of which is Tesla's model? X and smaller models? Y. Tesla models with long cruising range? X can travel 35 1 mile (about 564.9 kilometers) and has a long cruising range? Y can travel 3 16 miles (about 508.6 kilometers) when fully charged.
new technology
As the first electric vehicle launched by Nissan in an important cross-border field, Ariya is very important in changing the image of boring the outside world. Nissan said that in the next year and a half, the company will launch 12 new cars to replace the gradually outdated models, and Ariya is the most important one.
Nissan hopes to sell more than 6.5438+0 million electric vehicles every year before March 365.438+0, 2024, and Ariya will play a key role in it.
In addition to the new all-electric power system, Ariya will also be equipped with Nissan's latest ProPilot? 2.0 Manual-free automatic driving system. ProPilot？ 2.0 was launched in Japan last year, which can realize manual and automatic cruising between driving on the expressway and leaving the expressway. Nissan has not announced plans to deploy version 2.0 in other markets. However, Nakajima said that the American version of Ariya will be equipped with ProPilot? 2.0。
Nissan has previously announced plans to introduce the ProPilot system in more than 20 models in 20 markets around the world, which is part of the new four-year medium-term business plan.
Ariya will also be equipped with Nissan's ProPilot? Remote? Park automatic parking system and the company's e-Pedal function integrate the throttle and braking functions on one pedal, just like go-karting.
A new interface technology will enable people to use natural language to adjust Ariya's vehicle settings. In addition, this crossover will upgrade its software system through air update.
New design
Ariya's interior and appearance have also adopted a new design.
The all-electric structure of this car makes the interior floor flat, the interior is like a lounge, and the lower and more comfortable "zero gravity" seat makes the experience better.
Nissan said that Ariya will have the most spacious interior space in its class, in part because there are open areas along the floor. Engineers clean the middle space of the front seats by placing air conditioning and heating equipment in the front area of the engine. Now, the front seats have more space and are interconnected.
Ariya's dashboard uses two 12.3-inch screens arranged in an undulating S-shape.
At the same time, the clean and technological appearance of this car reflects a new style, which Nissan calls "eternal Japanese futurism". This design is consistent with the Ariya concept car that debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show last autumn.
The Japanese version of Ariya has two charging ports, one on each side of the car body. One of them is used for fast charging and the other is used for normal charging. Other versions may have only one charging port.
Nissan Ariya's new copper car paint will become Ariya's iconic color.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will produce Ariya cars at Tochigi plant in northern Tokyo and sell them to Japan, the United States and Europe. The car will also be assembled locally in China and sold in China. Nakajima predicts that China will be the largest market for Ariya, followed by the United States and Europe.
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