The so-called European version of the car is designed with European concept, bold and impactful color matching, high-grade materials and environmental protection, excellent driving experience and high safety. The most representative brand is Polaris.
However, the product definition of Oufaner electric vehicle is obviously out of line with the needs of users in China market. Often, China consumers' car preference is precisely the weakness of European electric vehicles, such as intelligence, panoramic roof and assisted driving. So even Polaris can only face a better situation in the China market.
Is it really impossible for European electric vehicles to be used in China market?
Is there any chance for European electric cars made by China car companies?
Aichi U6 launched by Aichi Automobile has both European style and China consumer demand, which is an attempt.
1June13rd, the coupe SUV Aichi U6 went on the market, and * * * launched two versions, both of which cost 2 1.99 million yuan, and there are three optional packages for consumers to choose from. There is no complicated configuration, and there is no big or small car buying routine. In the electric vehicle market of less than 250,000 yuan, Aichi U6 is somewhat unique.
Before the listing of Aichi U6, Electric Vehicle Observer conducted a test drive experience for Aichi U6 in Beijing.
European appearance, equipped with China, is Aichi's solution to build European-style electric vehicles in China.
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The exterior and interior are very European, and the driving experience is also European.
In design, Aichi U6 is full of European style.
In appearance, Aichi U6 is neither a traditional SUV nor a car, but a Coupe coupe style. Aichi U6' s unique shape was designed and built by Aichi Automobile based on the concept of "global design aesthetics" and hired design teams from China, Japan and Germany.
There are few cars with similar styles in the United States, Japan and China, and almost all of them are European cars, such as BMW X4, Porsche Cayenne Coupe and Citroen Versailles.
In terms of body size, the length, width and height of Aichi U6 are 4805x1880x1641mm, and the wheelbase is 2800 mm Combined with the coupe style of the whole vehicle, the side lines of the whole vehicle look elegant.
Thanks to the slip-back modeling and concealed pneumatic duct design, the drag coefficient of Aichi U6 has been optimized, reaching the minimum drag coefficient of 0.248Cd, which is a good result among five SUV models.
As for the wheel hub, Aichi U6 comes standard with a 20-inch low wind resistance wheel hub, which also plays an important role in reducing the wind resistance coefficient of the whole vehicle.
Aichi U6 interior has a simple main design tone. Only a large screen of 14.6 inches is designed in the central area of the center console, and an "Star Cruise" gear shift handle similar to an airplane gear lever is adopted.
Through bold color contrast design, Aichi U6' s interior color matching combines sci-fi and sports colors, and blue and red, which is more in line with the aesthetic characteristics of young people in the Z era.
The interior design of Aichi U6 is almost completely different from that of China's hot-selling electric vehicles. We can't find a double screen, diamond-shaped seat perforation, interior color matching and detail elements are more like European car products.
Aichi U6' s European style can be felt even at the driving level.
In terms of driving experience, Aichi U6 feels "hard" as a whole, which is in sharp contrast with the relatively soft suspension of domestic best-selling models and is very interesting to drive.
Aichi U6 adopts the suspension arrangement of front McPherson and rear multi-links. In the daily driving process, suspension can clearly convey the sense of road and bring full confidence to drivers. Even German family cars in China market give drivers such a strong sense of road.
Fortunately, Aichi U6 has a good isolation of fine vibration and will not interfere with driving.
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The configuration is very China
Oversized roofs, smart cars and L2 assisted driving are all popular among China consumers, but Aichi U6 is not behind.
Aichi U6 is equipped with a 2. 1 m2 canopy.
This oversized canopy is made of double-layered tempered glass and special Low-e thermal insulation coating. Officials say it can block 99.9% ultraviolet rays and 78% external heat from entering the car.
In terms of smart cars, Aichi U6' s in-vehicle system performed well. The UI design is clear, the color matching is fashionable and the response speed is fast.
In terms of UI layout, Aichi U6 adopts the left and right layout mode of vehicle status and function interface, which occupy about 30% and 70% of the whole screen respectively, so the functions of vehicle system are relatively perfect.
The entertainment system supports commonly used entertainment content playing software such as Himalayan music and QQ music. The map software is supported by Gaode Map. Aichi U6' s in-vehicle system supports APP Store, and some commonly used applications can be installed in the built-in store.
Voice interaction function is also the strength of Aichi U6 locomotive system, which supports 90-second continuous voice input function. During the test drive, we tried to wake up the intelligent vehicle system by voice for many times in succession, and the overall voice recognition rate was over 80%, and common commands such as navigation and playing music could be executed correctly.
According to official information, Aichi U6' s smart car supports the functions of seeing and speaking. In the actual experience process, the built-in air conditioning and multimedia functions of the in-vehicle system support the functions of watching and speaking, but in the third-party application, it needs to be strengthened.
The central control large screen and LCD instrument panel of the whole smart car system have linkage function. After the navigation is started, the navigation information can be transmitted to the LCD dashboard for display.
Aichi U6 also supports the karaoke function that China consumers like. With the help of Schleswig KTV software and the microphone provided with the car, the owner can sing in the car.
Aichi U6 supports L2-class high-order auxiliary driving function, full-speed ACC, lane centering and high-order turn signal control lane change function.
In practical experience, Aichi U6 has a good lane keeping function. Aichi U6 can keep driving in the middle of the lane when driving in expressway under normal lighting conditions. Unfortunately, the officially publicized turn signal control lane change function has not been experienced during the test drive.
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How about U6? What about Aichi?
Aichi U6 is not the first electric coupe SUV, Weilai EC6 is.
In the product system of Weilai Automobile, the ES6 and EC6 models with the same price are traditional models and coupe SUV models respectively. In terms of sales volume, ES6 overtook EC6, but the product heat of the two cars is basically the same. There is a similar situation in the fuel vehicle market. The sales volume of BMW X3 is much higher than that of BMW X4, but the topic of X4 is almost as hot as X3.
China consumers' acceptance of coupe SUV is still verbal, and they have no real desire to buy it. So can Aichi U6 win sales in China market?
I'm afraid it's difficult, but for
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