Test Drive Geely Borui ePro: "Unique Global" P2.5 Mixed Real Combat Geometry

10 It's late autumn in Wuhan. It's so cold in the morning that people want to wear long pants, and it's so dry and hot at noon that people want to eat ice cream. Sanya, which is 1700km away, has a hot and humid summer climate of 30 degrees. Take off your clothes as soon as you get off the plane, check in, throw things away, lie on the bed, smell your nose, and the hotel bed smells of plum rain.

Sanya happened to be a typhoon crossing the border that day, and the weather was not too good, but this time I came to participate in the test drive of the Geely Yibao family, not a holiday, so I didn't delay business. But because I haven't adapted to this humid and warm climate for the time being, I fell asleep as soon as I got on the bus. By the way, I test-drive the "most beautiful China car" Borui. To tell the truth, the genius idea of "the most beautiful China car" has made Borui's image deeply rooted in people's hearts. I tried this car for the first time many years ago, but I forgot the regret that I always wanted to try but didn't get it.

After an annual small change, Geely Borui adopted a straight waterfall-type middle net, which is very Volvo-like, and also cooperated with the shape of a brand-new compact new car, Xingrui, to create a family-style front middle net of Geely Automobile. The car I test-drive is a 202 1 Geely Borui Yibao model. After comprehensive subsidy, the price is 183800 yuan, which is basically the same as the price of Borui fuel version-the price of top distribution version is 1.5T+48V version is also 179800 yuan.

Plug-in hybrid cars have the same price as fuel cars. Two years ago, we were still lamenting the cost control ability of Toyota hybrid cars. Now Geely can do it in only two or three years.

Borui Yibao locates the plug-in hybrid B-class car in China, focusing on the mid-level car market, with higher body size and slightly lower price than the joint venture car of the same level. This horse racing strategy of the secret machine is also a tried-and-true strategy of the later OEMs. As a matter of fact, Borui is the first domestic car in my memory that can successfully gain a foothold in the B-class car market. Friends who know the automobile history of China should know how hard-won this honor is. According to the data of Geely Marketing Department, the cumulative sales volume of Borui has exceeded 200,000 units.

Borui ePro plug-in hybrid version adopts Geely's exclusive patented technology and is developed by Geely European R&D Center (CEVT), covering all Geely cars, SUVs and MPVs. It is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system of 65438+2.5TTD+7DCTH, with a maximum power 190kW and a comprehensive torque of 4 15Nm, which is consistent with one machine.

Because there is a driving motor on the even shaft of the P2.5 gearbox, Borui ePro is actually started with the second gear motor shaft most of the time, thus basically avoiding the jitter range of the low speed of the three-cylinder engine. In addition, Borui's engine compartment has excellent sound insulation effect, and only when the throttle is fully open will there be obvious engine noise. Generally speaking, there is almost no sound in the engine compartment. Gear shifting smoothness is not a shortcoming of independent brands today. I think the driving performance of this car's powertrain is good, which can meet the expectations of most consumers. Of course, if I look for problems with a critical attitude, the comfort mode is a bit too positive for me personally-I personally prefer to use the economic mode as my daily mode.

Driven by Geely, the hybrid technology P2.5 has gradually entered the market. Compared with P2, it can reduce the transmission path and shorten the size of the lateral space, so it is suitable for installation on a smaller platform. For example, in this test drive of Geely New Energy Family, you can also see Yue Bin ePRO and other small cars. Compared with P3, it can use the transmission ratio to make the efficiency of the motor more efficient.

Our test drive route is based on high speed, and this plug-in hybrid model can give full play to the advantages of high power performance. On the expressway of Hainan Island, which is raining cats and dogs, the deep road surface and high vehicle weight have actually brought great resistance to driving, but Borui can say that it is effortless to accelerate overtaking even at the speed of 1 10 km/h, and 7DCT itself is a very efficient gearbox, so the comprehensive fuel consumption of the P2.5 hybrid in Borui's actual test drive is about 7L. Although it is not as good as the fuel consumption level of hybrid Camry, considering that Geely Borui's power level and vehicle weight are much higher than that of hybrid Camry, the fuel consumption is not too much, which is still far lower than that of the same quality fuel vehicle.

So obviously, during the one-day test drive, this power system of P2.5 impressed me the most, and it is bright and competitive in its class, which is also the biggest highlight of Geely Borui model at present-enjoying the style of "big car" and using only the cost of "small car".

202 1 Borui we test drive is actually a mid-term change of Borui car series, and this generation of models has been five years, so compared with the competition in the mid-level car market that has just been replaced, we can still feel the architecture of this car has a sense of the times. For example, the sitting posture is high, but the head space is still good, because Borui's own height is also very high in a car, so this high sitting posture is very suitable for older consumers, which basically conforms to the portrait of Borui's owner, not necessarily a disadvantage, but from the perspective of young people, I still like the feeling of "sitting on the floor and driving". The second is that its overall layout is not excellent. Although there is a lot of space in the car, the length of 5 meters is not much different from that of the mainstream 4.8-meter mid-level car.

In terms of chassis, Borui's front suspension is a double wishbone suspension, and the rear suspension is a multi-link suspension. The overall adjustment style is very comfortable. The sound insulation of the road surface is very good, and the comfort of the chassis is also the mainstream level. There are even some surprises on the short-wave road surface, which is a bit like a luxury car. However, when passing through the speed bump, I still feel that the suspension is not brittle and the impact range is large. As for handling, Borui's handling experience is weak, and he turns to be more electronic.

I remember that after Borui went public, the power system was not dominant and the power was enough. At the same time, the real fuel consumption of customers is also amazing. However, with good modeling, good quality and good public opinion, it has reached a "phenomenal" sales state. With the digestion and re-creation of Volvo technology, after the reform, Borui has seriously upgraded the biggest power problem in the previous period, turning the previous disadvantage into a prominent advantage. So,

Text | Wang Xiaopeng

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