In recent years, many new car-making forces have emerged in various places. As the "first to eat crabs", they rode on the craze of pure electric vehicles and developed rapidly, becoming a rising star and reaching the forefront of the times. However, the reason for their success is mainly due to national policy support and the fact that many traditional car companies maintain a wait-and-see attitude towards the new energy field. With the gradual development of the electric vehicle market, national policy subsidies have been adjusted, and traditional car companies such as Audi have also joined the competition of pure electric vehicles. The e-tron is Audi's first shot in the new energy field, and its performance will be of great significance to Audi's future full-scale entry into the new energy field. In this issue of Car Selection 3+2, we will briefly analyze the advantages and disadvantages of Audi’s “debut”.
Advantage 1. Driving quality like a fuel car. One of the biggest feelings of driving Audi e-tron is that it is real. As a century-old manufacturer, it has a strong heritage in car manufacturing. Relying on the support of a large amount of data, it can simulate the feeling of a real car with electronic steering wheel assistance. The chassis tuning is also in place, and the suspension's flexibility is just right. It has a good vibration filtering effect when passing through bumpy roads, and it can also provide clear feedback on the road feel during normal driving. The chassis provides good lateral support when cornering. When kinetic energy recovery is turned off, the car's sliding texture is the same as that of a fuel car. Compared with fuel vehicles, it has the advantages of electric vehicles. It can reach the maximum torque at the start, start quickly, have a strong push-back feeling, and there is no sense of frustration. The whole driving process is very smooth and quiet. Very excellent. Many car owners who have driven fuel vehicles say that driving an electric vehicle feels "fake", like driving a big toy, without any driving pleasure. And e-tron will definitely bring a different experience.
Advantage 2: Interior luxury and technology coexist. The interior design of the Audi e-tron adopts the family-style design language of the fuel version. The LCD instrument and two touch LCD screens complement each other, and the technology Full of feeling. The texture, sensitivity, and clarity of the touch LCD screen are all excellent. In addition to the three eye-catching LCD screens, the interior materials are also very luxurious. The door panels are made of Alcantara suede material, which is very classy. The center control panel uses a large amount of wrapping soft materials, and the workmanship at the seams is also very fine. This kind of ingenuity accumulated by a century-old manufacturer is a gap that is difficult for new car-making forces to overcome.
Advantage 3. Reliable battery life and high charging efficiency. The lithium-ion battery equipped with the Audi e-tron can store 95 kilowatts of electric energy and support a cruising range of more than 400 kilometers. The battery is placed under the car body and has a total of 36 battery packs, each containing 12 soft-pack cells, totaling 432 lithium-ion batteries. Each battery module is wrapped in an aluminum alloy shell to ensure the safety of the battery. At the same time, the battery tray at the bottom has a collision energy-absorbing structure, which can effectively avoid potential hazards such as fire and leakage. A large amount of aluminum alloy materials are used in the battery system to increase safety and achieve lightweight cars.
At the same time, the Audi e-tron is equipped with high-voltage fast charging technology and supports 150 kilowatts of fast charging. It can be fully charged to 80% in half an hour. However, it is a pity that the e-tron has just been launched and the placement of fast charging piles It's not perfect yet. Judging from the data, the charging speed of e-tron has exceeded Tesla.
Disadvantage 1. Quality remains in theory and has not been verified by time. Even though Audi is a century-old car company with a strong background in car manufacturing, there are still deviations in the field of car manufacturing. Even from a data and theoretical perspective, the Audi e-tron performs very well, and the driving experience of the new car is also extraordinary. But what about performance after three or five years of driving? Will the reliability be relatively poor? Even if this possibility is very small from the perspective of Audi's reputation and technology, it still cannot be ruled out. We can only wait for time to give the answer. As the saying goes, practice makes true knowledge. And until you get the answer, there are certain risks involved in buying a car.
Disadvantage 2: High entry price. The pre-sale price of Audi e-tron is 700,000-800,000, which is directly comparable to Tesla Model X. The purpose of most consumers buying electric vehicles is to travel daily and save costs. However, the pricing of e-tron directly dissuades most consumers, which is contrary to the original intention of most electric vehicle consumers to buy electric vehicles. Secondly, no matter how advanced Audi's technology is, the battery life and battery attenuation problems are currently insurmountable difficulties. Performance will decline year by year, and the value retention rate will inevitably not be comparable to that of fuel vehicles. Excessive prices will lead to losses when selling the car. The more, the higher the risk. Written at the end: As luxury brands such as BBA invade the new energy field, Tesla’s dominance is bound to change. Judging from the comprehensive strength of products, the rising stars that have emerged in recent years are still far behind traditional car companies. As far as Audi is concerned, the performance of e-tron is very good. Its solid foundation and adjustment capabilities, centuries-old craftsmanship, strong brand culture and influence are far beyond the reach of emerging companies.
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