In the field of China's independent brand cars, especially in the field of traditional cars, if we want to say which car company has the deepest knowledge in performance cars, we believe that BYD must be one of them, or even the only one so far. Since BYD began to develop and put into production hybrid models based on plug-in hybrid systems, BYD has gone further and further in the pursuit of power and performance, especially the new generation BYD Tang DM (second generation Tang DM) , with the design of the former Audi designer and the blessing of new hybrid technology, the vehicle's appearance, interior, comfort, power, and compact suspension are all very good among domestic SUVs. It is at the forefront, and after it was launched, the sales volume was still very good even though the price exceeded 200,000. This car can be called a small peak in the development of BYD's hybrid technology or new energy vehicle technology.
In 2019, BYD and Toyota signed a joint venture agreement. The two car companies will cooperate in related fields of new energy vehicles in China. So in our opinion, Toyota, which has always been known for its prudence, can choose BYD as a joint venture/partner in the domestic new energy vehicle field because it values ??BYD's overall performance in the new energy vehicle field. Of course, BYD previously cooperated with Daimler to create Denza Motors, which was partly based on this reason. Therefore, manufacturers such as Toyota and Mercedes-Benz can successively establish cooperative relationships with BYD, which reflects BYD's status in the field of new energy vehicles.
Li Yunfei, deputy general manager of BYD Auto Sales Company, said on social media a few days ago: BYD will launch a new DM-i platform model based on the current DM3.0 plug-in hybrid system. Models related to the new platform will pay more attention to fuel economy and NVH performance, and relevant details will be officially announced later this month!
As we said at the beginning of the article, as the representative model and technological pinnacle of BYD plug-in hybrid, the hybrid system equipped by BYD Tang DM is DM3.0. The technical label of DM3.0 is "542", which means zero to zero acceleration in less than 5 seconds, full-time electric four-wheel drive, and a combined fuel consumption of less than 2L/100km per 100 kilometers. Now based on this system, BYD will launch the DM-i platform and products that are more economical.
According to relevant news, the performance of new platforms and models in terms of fuel consumption will be even better. For example, BYD Tang DM has a fuel consumption of 8.4L per 100 kilometers without charging. If it is replaced with this If the system is installed, the fuel consumption will be reduced to less than 5L/100km. However, whether such a change will lead to a sharp reduction in fuel consumption while maintaining the current performance level, or whether it will be based on the sacrifice of power performance is currently unknown. The latter is most likely. . But what is basically certain is that even if the fuel consumption drops sharply, the overall performance of the models under this system will be higher than that of ordinary fuel vehicles.
We understand BYD's approach of settling for second best. Although the performance of BYD Tang DM or the entire DM model is relatively strong, the overall price is relatively high. The starting price of Tang DM is As high as 229,900 yuan, for many consumers who like this kind of performance car but have limited budgets, it may still be difficult to accept. Now the new platform further reduces fuel consumption and improves NVH levels, which may sacrifice some performance, but if the price can be lowered a little If so, BYD's hybrid series will be more cost-effective and optional!
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