NOP pilot's assisted driving function is powerful! Test drive Weilai EC6 first.

As one of the representatives of the new domestic car-making forces, Weilai Automobile's every move can be said to be very topical. Good news such as successful financing, high stock market, rapid power exchange, 4,708 units delivered in September, and 5000 units exceeded for the first time in 65,438+10, etc., made Weilai a star in the new army of car making.

It can be said that the advent of Weilai ES8 laid the image of Weilai's high-end electric brand, and then the sales of Weilai ES6 continuously led the sales of domestic intermediate luxury electric vehicles, and its third model at this year's Chengdu Auto Show:? Weilai EC6 is officially listed. As a pure electric coupe SUV, it provides consumers with more personalized choices. A few days ago, Brother Ka had the honor to test drive this new car first. Next, Coffee Brother will talk about the evolution of Weilai EC6. Is it worth starting with?

In today's automobile consumption market, young people are indispensable, and various automobile companies have begun to try their best to please young people in design. Weilai EC6 is such a car, which incorporates the shape of coupe, making it more fashionable, sporty and personalized. As the third production model of Weilai, Weilai EC6 continues the design language of Weilai ES6 and adds a slip-back design.

The front face continues the design of Weilai X-Bar, adopting split headlight design, with LED daytime running lights and turn signals at the top and full LED low beam lights at the bottom. When you see the front face and logo, you can know at a glance that this is a Weilai car. Just looking at the front, it is difficult to distinguish it from Weilai ES6.

The most eye-catching appearance is the side of the car body, which adopts a more dynamic sliding back design. The lines slide from the B-pillar with a playful "duck tail". Don't underestimate this change in appearance. It is precisely because of this design that the wind resistance coefficient of Weilai EC6 is only 0.26Cd, 17 degrees, and the rear windshield has a good aerodynamic and internal space performance.

Some people will definitely ask, will the performance of the rear space of SUV with slip back design be worse? In terms of body size, the length, width and height of Weilai EC6 are 4850/1965/1731mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2900mm, so it is positioned as a medium-sized SUV. The cafe actually experienced it. Actually speaking, the back-sliding style of Weilai EC6 has little influence on the rear seat space. The height of the cafe is 175cm. After the front seat is adjusted to the lowest, and the front-rear distance conforms to the driving posture, the head space of the rear seat is punched and a half, the legs are four and a half fingers, and the rear platform is very flat. Therefore, the coupe SUV is still enough for daily use.

Getting on EC6 gives people a familiar taste, and the overall design is consistent with Weilai ES6, with fine workmanship and reasonable layout design. The main change comes from the brand-new interior material, which makes the interior more personalized. The car has adopted a brand-new interior theme called "Himalayan Brown". The real-shot models are black and extremely fast gray, and with Haptex and fabric stitching seats, it gives drivers and passengers a more textured ride experience.

The whole system comes standard with 9.8-inch digital instrument panel with narrow border and 1 1.3-inch touch screen, while NOMI? Dude? The 2.0 system has also been updated to the latest version, and this user can still choose Weilai's "Queen's Co-driver" seat, which requires an additional payment of 8,500 yuan. In addition, Napa advanced interior suit further improves the ride comfort.

Because the roof has a certain curvature, the panoramic skylight is designed as a skylight glass that cannot be opened. The official said that this kind of glass can isolate 83% of heat and 99.9% of ultraviolet rays, so that you are not afraid of heat in summer, but Coffee Brother felt it necessary to buy an original sunshade.

The three-position flat-bottomed multifunctional steering wheel is wrapped in leather, which feels quite good, and is equipped with electric adjustment function, which makes the vision and experience feel very advanced.

1 1.3 inch central control touch screen, which basically contains all the settings in the car. With NOMI that can interact with you, it can provide very powerful voice control support, making it more convenient for you to use.

The front seats are designed with integrated sports seats, and the interior is soft and comfortable. The driver/co-driver supports electric adjustment, the test drive model supports seat heating function, and the seat ventilation and seat massage functions are optional.

As for the trunk space, Cafe feels fine. From a spatial point of view, there must be some influence. However, after the actual experience in the cafe, the convenience of Weilai EC6 is actually better than Weilai ES6. It's very big at the beginning, so it's convenient to take and put things, and it's no problem to meet daily needs.

On this test drive route, Cafe starts from Beijing Zhongguancun Store of Weilai Center and goes to Yanqi Lake Scenic Area 70 kilometers away. In addition to experiencing the 4.5-second acceleration performance of Weilai EC6, this test drive also focused on Navigate released at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show. Open? Pilot navigation assistance function (hereinafter referred to as NOP).

It is understood that Weilai's navigation assistance function is also called automatic assisted navigation driving, which will combine car navigation with NIO? Pliot automatic assisted driving function allows vehicles to cruise automatically according to the path planned by high-precision map navigation under certain conditions.

Press the start button in the middle of the left side of the steering wheel, and the system will automatically identify the supported sections (covering most highways and ramps) according to the navigation information. After this function is activated, the system will automatically perform the turn signal and lane change operation when necessary, so as to overtake the local train ahead or switch the current road. In addition, the system can automatically adjust the cruising speed according to the road speed limit information and real-time traffic information.

It is understood that Weilai has recently pushed the latest version of NIO to users in batches through FOTA. OS？ 2.7.0 system, and NIO is optional? Users of the pilot full package will get the NOP function after this update. The upgrade will also introduce nearly 20 new optimization functions such as camera-based driver fatigue warning, remote seat ventilation and 5. 1 immersive surround sound, bringing a more relaxed and enjoyable car experience.

On the expressway outside the Sixth Ring Road in Yanqi Lake Scenic Area, Cafe personally experienced the NOP function, and the performance of the whole system was friendly. However, it is still a little nervous to hand over the car to Cafe NOP for the first time, and it will take some learning time to use it for the first time. However, in the face of the phenomenon that some drivers on the road drive casually and force the line to merge, I want to give this function to the car to drive completely automatically. Cafe doesn't feel realistic. Unless all cars on the road have this function in the future, I want to popularize automatic driving. Cafe is still difficult. Weilai officials have always stressed that pilot assistance is not automatic driving, but only plays an auxiliary role.

Generally speaking, NOP can really reduce the driver's operation when driving at high speed, but it has certain requirements for road conditions and road conditions, such as some ramps or bridges with large curvature, and the system sometimes cannot handle them perfectly, which requires the driver to keep his attention at all times and take over the vehicle in time.

It is worth noting that the NOP function does not support all regions. Taking Beijing as an example, the NOP function can only support the use of ring roads and high-speed sections outside the Fifth Ring Road.

In the last part, Mr. Cafe will talk to you about the driving experience of Weilai EC6. First of all, let's talk about the power information of Weilai EC6. Weilai EC6 has three versions: sports version, performance version and signature version. The signature version of Cafe test drive is equipped with an asynchronous induction motor, with a front 160kW permanent magnet synchronous motor, a rear 240kW, a maximum output power of 400kW and a maximum output torque of 725n m..

As far as the whole driving experience is concerned, Weilai EC6 is basically the same as Weilai ES6 in mechanical parts, chassis structure and motor selection. Its performance is excellent, and the acceleration of 4.5 seconds alone makes people excited and brings a particularly strong feeling of pushing back, which is absolutely difficult for ordinary fuel vehicles to give.

Equipped with active air suspension system, the chassis structure adopts front double wishbone and rear multi-link suspension, and comes standard with CDC dynamic damping control system. Weilai EC6 can also maintain a good posture when cornering quickly. Although the whole vehicle adopts an all-aluminum body and is affected by the weight of the battery, the power chassis system can still be easily and flexibly controlled, and the damping of the shock absorber can be adjusted at any time according to the road conditions sensed by multiple speed sensors of the body, thus ensuring the stability of the body, which is worthy of recognition.

Driving modes are divided into four modes: comfort, energy saving, exercise and personalization. When the driving mode is switched to the sport mode, the power of Weilai EC6 immediately becomes more rapid. When the right foot slightly presses the accelerator pedal, the response of the vehicle will be more positive. Relatively speaking, coffee brother thinks that under normal circumstances, comfortable mode will be just the right choice, not lazy or radical, and more suitable for ordinary people to drive.

The steering wheel is more directional and the front of the car can follow in time; Kinetic energy recovery also has three adjustable gears, namely standard, low and extremely low. In the standard gear, the existence of braking force can be clearly felt at the moment when the accelerator pedal is released, but the time and intensity of intervention are more accurate and will not be abrupt.

In addition, thanks to the sliding body design, the drag coefficient of Weilai EC6 is better, which plays an important role in improving the endurance of an electric vehicle. The signature model is equipped with a 70-degree battery pack, and its comprehensive cruising range of NEDC reaches 440km, while the comprehensive cruising range of NEDC can reach 6 15km after being equipped with a 100-degree battery pack, plus Weilai.

As the third product of Weilai, Weilai EC6 not only enriches Weilai's product line, but also gives users who pursue individuality another choice. The price range before subsidy is 368,000-526,000 yuan, and the starting price is 654,380,000 yuan more expensive than Weilai ES6. Cafe thinks it is worthwhile to spend more 10000 yuan for users who like personalization. In August this year, Weilai launched the battery rental service BaaS plan. If consumers are willing to choose this method, the vehicle price will be reduced by 70,000 yuan, and the threshold for car purchase will be reduced to less than 300,000 yuan.

On the whole, with the introduction of the new national policy of encouraging power exchange, the delivery and mass production of Weilai are increasing, and everything in Weilai is developing in a good direction. For young users, the appearance of Weilai EC6 is more distinctive. If your budget is sufficient, then Cafe thinks Weilai EC6 should be the best choice at present! what do you think?

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