In that era when there was almost no involution, people's "cognition" of electric vehicles was far worse than today, and there was no high requirement for cruising range and intelligence. But now, consumers seem to have been carried away by various marketing methods, such as stacking materials, piecing together, futures, bragging, PPT, electricity service, high cost performance and so on. It seems that it is not difficult to build an electric car or a smart car.
Some manufacturers use their strong purchasing power to purchase from suppliers in buy buy, which is enough to get rid of the blessing of their peers' ability to make money. It seems to stand out from the crowd, but it also seems to violate the original intention of making cars. After coming into contact with more and more electric vehicles, the author also looks forward to the products of big manufacturers with real vehicle research and development strength. Although Nissan Ariya has been brewing for 6 years since the concept car was released, the author was still full of expectations when he received the invitation for test drive.
Electrification still needs the cornerstone to put the conclusion first. Even if the author comes with expectations, Nissan, which has 75 years of experience in electric vehicle research and development, makes Ariya impeccable in driving.
Thanks to the brand-new pure electric platform, Ariya also derived the "battery, motor, electronic control" three-electricity technology independently developed by Nissan. The NCM ternary lithium battery pack provided by Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd. provides energy for Ariya. All models have a capacity of 90kWh. Among them, the four-wheel drive version of CLTC has a cruising range of 559km, and the two-wheel drive version can reach 623km. In the fast charging mode, the charging time of 30%-80%SOC is 40 minutes, which makes Ariya barely meet the standard of electric vehicles listed in 2022.
What is important is that this 90kWh electric energy is transferred to the excitation synchronous motor carried by Ariya. As a motor system developed by Nissan, permanent magnets are replaced by excitation coils. By adjusting the amount of electricity flowing into the excitation coil of the motor, the motor can have good efficiency and performance in different driving scenarios. This kind of motor can meet the whole scene, which not only greatly reduces the demagnetization and stall risk of permanent magnet synchronous motor, but also solves the disadvantage of high power consumption of AC asynchronous motor when driving at medium and low speeds. Currently, only Nissan and BMW have this technology.
On Ariya, the maximum power of the single motor version is 178kW, and the peak torque is 300 N m. The top version of our test drive is equipped with the e-4ORCE Snow Fox electric four-wheel drive system, which is composed of front and rear double motors, and has the development experience of Nissan GT-R and Lotto four-wheel drive systems. The maximum power reaches 320kW and the peak torque reaches 600 N m..
Although the data is very eye-catching, from the moment you drive Ariya, you can realize that Ariya is not blindly pursuing "fast acceleration" in power, but is comfortable-oriented, which makes sense. Even if you step on the accelerator deeply, speeding up is a soft feeling, and there will be no suffocation like Tesla's schizophrenia, which is undoubtedly more in line with the driving habits of most people in China. To put it bluntly, it is powerful but easy to control.
The linearity of power output is the advantage of Ariya, but it does not mean that the driving experience is single.
In sports mode, Ariya can bring a completely different driving experience. In sport mode, the ultra-high precision motor torque control of110000 seconds makes the response of the whole vehicle very positive. There are abundant power reserves from low speed to high speed, and with the atmosphere of simulating sound waves, the driver's sense of participation will be easily mobilized. Of course, even in the ultra-fast response sports mode, driving Ariya will not cause nausea and dizziness.
The steering feel of the vehicle is moderate, which supports damping switching between different modes and belongs to the kind that most people are easy to use. Kinetic energy recovery supports single-pedal e-pedal mode, and the two-motor four-wheel drive model has obvious dragging feeling, but it has little influence on driving comfort, and the deceleration process is very smooth, which is also the detail embodiment of Nissan's traditional car-making technology.
All in all, Ariya's driving skills are better than the author expected. This is also related to Nissan's 75-year technical accumulation in electric vehicles. The author also hopes that Ariya can inherit the fine tradition of LEAF's 9-year global record of zero major safety accidents.
Can't just do "superficial kung fu" in the new energy automobile industry, electric vehicles launched by new forces or independent brands have become the "top flow" of traffic. The so-called sense of technology has subverted consumers' car experience, which is also the first impression of many people on new energy vehicles. These characteristics have indeed brought a lot of pressure to a group of overseas brands.
At this point, Nissan, a traditional automobile manufacturer, finally gave its own response to this era. When I saw Ariya's real car, it really had what an electric car should have. Ariya, which locates a pure electric compact SUV, exudes the breath of Nissan's electric transformation.
The emergence of Ariya has finally made people who are tired of the aesthetics of Nissan models find a sense of freshness again. The new car is based on Nissan IMx zero-emission concept car, and it is the first time to take Nissan's new luminous Logo. The closed front grille of V-Motion 2.0 is decorated with a large area of bright black, which looks very fresh. This is very important, because as many people as possible should remember you at first sight.
As a brand-new product of pure electric platform, Ariya puts the battery pack in the center of pure electric platform, providing 50:50 front and rear axle specific gravity and ultra-low center of gravity. Compared with the fuel vehicle platform, Ariya has a series of natural advantages belonging to electric vehicles.
Ariya's interior design is also close to the ideas of most traditional car companies. Dual-screen design, simple center console modeling and through air conditioning outlet, plus the following row of simple switches, the overall interactive effect is also different from the product area before Nissan, which is in line with the aesthetics of most consumers at present.
It is worth mentioning that the front row also adopts a penetrating design, which is very clever. If the main driver's door switch is limited, you can get on and off through the passenger side, which is very convenient. I don't need to go into details about the seats on the big sofa. Whether in the front row or the back row, it is well wrapped and very supportive.
Ariya must be entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Nissan. Whether it is a brand-new intelligent interconnection system with two large screens in the car or a ProPilot 2.0 system based on seven cameras, five millimeter-wave radars and 12 ultrasonic radar, it is Nissan's determination to promote independent intelligence. Fortunately, in Ariya, we see that intelligence is not a bunch of dazzling skills, but a real "people-oriented", so that technology can finally serve people and be based on ease of use.
Master observes which industry is the most "rolling" now? There is no doubt that it is the new energy automobile industry. It is said that the transformation of traditional giants is slow, but in my opinion, the first-Mover advantage of new forces is also disappearing. After the hubbub of "quantity" allocation among automobile enterprises, the comprehensive operation level of automobile, people, society and ecology is the standard to measure whether an automobile company is excellent or not. It is not difficult to learn from Ariya.
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