In the full-size luxury off-road vehicle market, BYD's entry can be described as high-profile and loud, in Munich, in Tokyo, looking up to U8 is to make many industry bigwigs stop, China's luxury has become a business card of the new energy market. In this market segment, looking up to the U8 is not alone, Dongfeng has also joined the competition in this field, and it uses a well-known name in the domestic off-road vehicle market - Mengshi. The Mengshi, which became an independent brand, also brought its first production car, the Mengshi 917.
Like the Dongfeng Mengshi military off-road vehicle in the past, the Mengshi 917 is like a suit of armor appeared in front of us, in addition to the angular square box style, it has a full-size body of 4987 2080 1935mm (2950mm), it has an open grille structure, and the heat dissipation holes on the hood, the sharp three-dimensional waistline, and the ultra-high wide-body chassis surrounding, all the time emphasizing their hard-core off-road positioning.
Entering the cockpit is the same, the Warrior 917 has a clear design of luxury technology combination, and the main driving position has 123-inch digital instrument cluster with head-up display, 15 on the center consoleThe 6-inch touchscreen and the rearview mirror are streamed, while the co-pilot and rear seats will also get 123 inch touch screen with 80 inch control screen.
In terms of luxury comfort, all steering wheels and seats are covered in leather and support electric adjustment, the latter has also achieved the standardization of heating, ventilation and massage functions, with aromatic heat pump air conditioning, 16 Yandana audio, 50W wireless charging pad and other configurations, the comprehensive feedback in the cabin is luxurious enough.
Just like looking up to the U8 Youyi Sifang technology platform, Mengshi has the Mengshi intelligent off-road architecture M Tech, which is different from the Yi Sifang technology platform, which will focus on the development of luxury electric off-road vehicles. It is also through this platform that the Warrior 917 receives a dedicated electronically controlled off-road chassis, which provides front and rear axle double wishbone independent suspension under the non-load-bearing body structure, which will allow the vehicle to maintain excellent torsional resistance and support rigidity while taking into account the comfort of multi-road conditions. In addition, the air suspension will be added to further improve passability and shock absorption, and achieve a low performance of 5The 1-meter turning radius is a reference to the Volkswagen ID., which is an all-electric hatchback3. The turning radius is 50 meters.
Of course, for the functions such as tank U-turn and leopard U-turn that we see on BYD models such as the U8, the Mengshi 917 also has the unique function of crab mode, which can pass laterally through the reverse deflection of the front and rear wheels, thereby further improving the passability, and the existence of VMC chassis dynamic domain control technology will make these functions more controllable and in line with the Xi of different drivers.
For different road conditions, the Warrior 917 is also supported by the wading sensing system and the ATS all-terrain system, which provides 5 off-road driving modes and 1 intelligent off-road mode, and can complete the identification and targeted adjustment of up to 9 typical off-road conditions. In addition, the Warrior 917 also has a chassis far-infrared night vision system to further improve the safety of field driving, and the front and rear axle differential locks and the extended range version are integrated in the two-speed gearbox, which will ensure its ability to get out of trouble in extreme environments. As for the optional Oriental Eagle Eye UAS, it will be an additional field exploration and driving support service.
In addition to the chassis, the Warrior 917 gets a three-motor layout in power, which brings a maximum power of 600kW and a maximum torque of 1050N·m to the vehicle, making the Warrior 917 equipped with an extended-range electric system in 6It can break 100 in 0 seconds, with a CLTC pure electric range of 200km and a comprehensive range of 1026km. At the same time, the existence of the pure electric version allows the Warrior 917 to achieve a four-motor layout, so that the maximum power of up to 800kW and the maximum torque of 1400N·m can be achieved in 4It accelerates from zero to 100 in 2 seconds, and the CLTC has a pure electric range of 505km, but the ultra-large capacity battery also causes it to also require 0. in fast charging mode78 hours to replenish energy.
Write at the end
The Dongfeng Mengshi military off-road vehicle, which was very similar to the Hummer, is still a legend among domestic off-road vehicles, and now, Mengshi Technology has started a new journey in the intelligent electric hard-core off-road market and brought a luxury electric off-road vehicle to us. As we can see, although the vehicle has completed the coverage of luxury intelligence, more intelligent technologies are combined with hard-core off-road technology, trying to bring the ultimate extreme off-road experience in a luxurious, comfortable and intelligent car environment. We can't say which is better or worse between the Mengshi 917 and the U8, but China's new energy can enter the luxury electric off-road vehicle market ahead of the world, and this industry leadership is what we hope to see.