ZEEKR's new MPV spy photos were released, and the appearance continues the new design language of ZEEKR 007, and CM2E is the production version of ZEEKR M-VISION. Compared with ZEEKR 009, it is smaller in size, lower in positioning, and has a breakthrough B-pillar design, which is creative in both domestic and global car history. In 2024, the MPV market will not only be the business and household market, but also the personalized MPV market, Volkswagen's IDBuzz and ZEEKR CM2E will become direct competitors. One of the concepts brought about by the electrification of automobiles is the Onebox, which is gradually blurring the concept of the traditional car compartment due to the high degree of integration, and then only the passenger compartment is maximized. Therefore, ZEEKR CM2E is the most ideal state of electric vehicles at present.
For the B-pillar design, it is a test of vehicle safety, which directly affects the torsional stiffness and yield strength of the vehicle, including the force deformation in the event of a final side impact. In the era of fuel vehicles, there are also models without B-pillar design, such as Mini Clubman, Mazda RX8, and Toyota FJ, but these models are either relatively small in size or have girders underneath, even if it is the Rolls-Royce that likes the door the most, it does not dare to cancel the B-pillar. ZEEKR's new MPV dares to cancel the B-pillar because of the dividends brought by electrification
The qualitative change brought about by the battery body integration technology is that the rigidity of the vehicle has been greatly improved, and the torsional rigidity of the vehicle is basically the beginning of 3, and the upper part can be made into a larger body, which only ensures that the MPV model will have better handling performance, but it cannot be completely without B-pillar design. The absence of a B-pillar involves another word, the one-piece cage body, and I guess that the ZEEKR CM2E is reinforced on the door. ZEEKR 007 and Galaxy E8 all mentioned the technology of TWB one-piece boron steel door ring at the development conference, and from another point of view, this is a kind of safety redundancy for models with B-pillars, and the door opening can be made larger. In spy photos, the CM2E adopts front and rear side sliding doors, and if structural reinforcement is added to the inside of the door, it can achieve a design without a B-pillar. However, in the event of a side impact, the door seam is the collision weakness.
The latest patent shows that ZEEKR CM2E is not a B-pillar design, but a hidden B-pillar design in the door structure, and the door body is double-layered, so as to achieve structural strength. This may mention another digression, about the marketing level, I don't know how CM2E will market the strength of the B-pillar, whether it will be like the ideal 1500 + 1500 = 3000 to do this, I don't know, but as Geely, which will safely implement the brand, Li Shufu, who focuses on making cars, should not let this happen.
In fact, the high degree of integration brought about by electrification can push automotive design into a new era. Take the Volkswagen T1 with the new IDThe Buzz design concept is highly overlapping, and the result is the miniaturization of power. ZEEKR CM2E can fully demonstrate the advantages of electrification, so as to realize a large-size B-pillar-free side sliding door MPV, which is an innovative design that is unimaginable in the era of fuel vehicles. As long as ZEEKR CM2E is mass-produced, it can shock foreigners' jaws!