On the evening of February 28, Chery ICAR 03 was officially launched, with a total of 6 models and a price range of 1098-16.980,000 yuan. As the first model under Chery's new brand icar, the new car adopts the "square box" styling design, and is available in single-motor and dual-motor versions, with a range of 401-501km.
During the press conference, the official also released multiple car purchase privileges. It includes all car purchases: lifetime vehicle warranty + lifetime three-electric warranty + lifetime free rescue (first private user), free original charging pile + free installation service, 2 years and 10g monthly entertainment traffic (limited to Dading users before May 31); Replacement financial gift: the replacement subsidy of this brand is 3,000 yuan, the replacement subsidy of other brands is 2,000 yuan, and the down payment starts from 888 yuan, and the maximum is a 5-year interest-bearing loan (limited to four-wheel drive version, and one of the two types of replacement finance); Smart driving time-limited delivery: From the day of listing to May 31, users of the four-wheel drive long-range intelligent driving version of Dading can enjoy the autonomous high-speed pilot + memory parking function for free for life.
In terms of appearance, the new car looks quite hardcore overall, with almost no rounded lines on it, and a straight and square front silhouette, with recognizable "I" headlights and a prominent front bumper, creating a tough, atmospheric visual effect. It is worth mentioning that the new car adopts an all-aluminum multi-chamber cage body, which is rare in the same class.
Coming to the side, the short and sturdy body is still attractive, and the straight roofline also ensures headroom in the car. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4406 1910 1715mm, and the wheelbase is 2715mm. In terms of exterior color, the new car provides six body colors, including True, True, Black, Gray, Really Annoying Silver, I'm Good Blue, and No Banana Green.
The "small bag" design at the rear of the new car is very eye-catching, and the taillights on both sides are also used in a longitudinal layout, which is very in line with the current trend of hard off-road, and the interior is integrated with a similar "i" shaped light source, which forms a good echo with the brand logo. In addition, the lower rear bumper is very large in size, and the design method is the same as that of the front bumper.
Inside, the interior of the iCar 03 also uses a lot of straight design elements to match the tough appearance, but the center console is wrapped with a lot of soft materials, which brings a good texture. The new car also carries a piece of 15The 6-inch floating central control screen has a built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, which supports functions such as HICAR, Internet of Vehicles, OTA upgrade, and continuous voice recognition, reaching the mainstream intelligent level of the industry.
In addition, it also supports WeChat ecology, games, karaoke, video and audio, etc. It is understood that this year, the car will provide four on-board OS system upgrades, and many functions will be iterated through OTA.
In terms of configuration, all models of the iCar 03 are equipped with rear parking radar, reversing image, cruise control and other control configurations, remote start, electric adjustment of exterior mirrors, rain-sensing wipers and other practical configurations, as well as automatic dual-zone air conditioning and PM2 in the car5. Comfortable configurations such as filter devices, and the overall sincerity is good.
In terms of intelligent assisted driving, the new car provides L2+ pure vision high-end intelligent driving assistance system, with route memory, high-speed NOA, intelligent parking and other functions.
In terms of power, the new car will be available in a single and dual-motor version. Among them, the single-motor version has a maximum power of 135 kW (184 hp) and a peak torque of 220 Nm; The dual-motor all-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 205 kW (279 hp), a peak torque of 385 Nm, and a 0-100 km h acceleration of 6In 5 seconds, the dual-motor model uses IWD intelligent electric four-wheel drive, which can provide a variety of driving modes to meet various car scenarios. The chassis part adopts H-arm multi-link + hydraulic bushing chassis structure.
In terms of battery life, the iCar 03 provides three models: 401km, 472km, and 501km, which can easily meet the daily commuting within the urban area, and expand the suburban scenes around the urban area, making it inconvenient to travel across cities and provinces. Fortunately, all models of the iCar 03 are equipped with a fast charging function as standard, which can complete 30%-80% of the battery replenishment in about half an hour, which can effectively alleviate the anxiety of battery life.
The dual-motor version is also equipped with the IWD intelligent four-wheel drive system, which can cope with complex scenarios such as cross-axles and steep slopes with extreme U-turn and low-speed creep mode. The iCar 03 is more relaxed than a regular urban SUV, but considering that it is only a pure electric car, it is more used in complex road conditions around the city, and it is not a pure hard off-road, there is no girder and no differential lock, the actual passing ability is limited, but the playability is higher.
On the whole, the design of Chery iCar 03 is still quite outstanding, and the space and configuration performance are also good in the same level of models, and the materials are very real, with the all-aluminum multi-cavity cage body technology, while enhancing the strength of the body, it can reduce its own weight and improve the battery life, which can meet the needs of the car in different scenarios. At the event, the official also displayed a number of modified models of Chery iCar 03 and some users' modification cases, so that the new car has stronger playability.