In recent years, the high-end luxury MPVs of major brands have been opened up, and the performance of independent brands in this market is particularly eye-catching. Under the background of different concepts and new energy routes, a number of models with great styles invariably use the "new three-piece set" such as refrigerator, color TV and sofa as the main configuration, supplemented by the concept of scenes, which has stirred up the once "stagnant water" of high-end MPVs.
The market will always be rational after going through the hustle and bustle. In the face of the precipitation and cultivation of the next longer-term target consumers, where should the high-end new energy MPV go? In this level, the influential direction is given: Huawei, the head brand of the joint technology industry, is smart and intelligent. Not long ago, this heavy MPV, which was highly anticipated by Lantu, ushered in the launch of a brand-new model. It is the flagship product of the brand-new Lantu Dreamer: Dreamer’s flagship four-wheel drive Gankun version (hereinafter referred to as Dreamer’s Gankun version).
It should be noted that the model we test drive this time is still an engineering prototype, and some functional adaptations have not been completed, and it is still being optimized, which will be different from the future commercial models in use.
Before, we launched the question # Test Drive with Questions # in Weibo. Regarding the flagship Gankun version of the four-wheel drive of the brand-new Lantu Dreamer, the two most frequently asked questions were "What is the experience of the HarmonyOS cockpit?" And "What is the strength of Huawei Gankun A.0?" It can be seen that netizens are most concerned about Huawei’s whole family barrel, and Xiaobian also focused on the performance of this part.
As for the intelligent cabin, the most important equipment of Harmony space is out of your sight. Although it is equipped with an 8295P chip and the version 4.2 is not "pure blood HarmonyOS", this car can basically be regarded as a dreamer’s adaptation on Huawei’s PAD, and the UI interface, basic applications and functions that can be realized are no different from those of Huawei’s "lineal" models. Smooth, fast, easy to get started, and supporting non-inductive circulation is a major feature. In use, only Xiaoyi Voice can occasionally fail to control the corresponding functions when executing commands.
With regard to intelligent driving, Huawei Gankun ADS 3.0 is a complete system. The focus on dreamers is to adapt the electrical architecture and the car body, and the focus is on the open road intelligent driving scenes such as urban NCA and high-speed NCA. As far as our engineering prototype is concerned, the adaptation progress is actually quite high. In today’s 50-kilometer intelligent driving experience in Qianhai-Sanzhoutian, Shenzhen, there are only three times of prompting to take over in almost the most complicated driving environment in Shenzhen, and the basic ability is no different from that of ordinary drivers. And because of the intelligent parking functions such as AVP parking service assistance, APA automatic parking, RPA remote parking, etc., both of them seamlessly link all driving scenes, achieving its intelligent driving ability from parking space to parking space, saying that it is the intelligent driving ceiling at the same level, which is really worthwhile.
Design originality is super high recognition.
As the second model of Lantu brand, Dreamer Gankun’s 429,900-yuan plug-in hybrid model and 44.99-yuan pure electric model have firmly established the flagship model of Lantu brand in the future. In terms of identity, it is more inclined to business and high-quality groups, so it not only has a brand-new original design concept that is more obvious in business style, but also makes great efforts in functional design, and the details are very attentive.
Its whole front is thick and square, with a sense of design and futurity. The three-dimensional closed middle net with longitudinal lines is the greatest feature, and the chrome plating on the whole face is extremely eye-catching. Lan Tu indicates that its brand-new front face is called "soaring up", which is composed of vertical grids symbolizing 34 provincial administrative regions. The bold shape collocation makes the front of the car highly recognizable and solemn.
The shape of the light group at the top is similar to the regular shape of willow leaves, but it is connected with the light strip that traverses the upper part of the middle net, and with the Lantu logo that can be lit, the effect is amazing. On the light source, the new car is equipped with far and near split headlights, and the distribution of feather-like light cavities inside is very recognizable.
The shape of the exterior rearview mirror stands on the door, and it uses the same color as the car body, which is very streamlined in shape. The two LED turn signal lights on the outside also add points to the shape. A small triangular window is made at the front of the side window, which is integrated with the whole side window glass, and is wrapped with a thick chrome-plated strip to increase the overall sense of the design, and at the same time, the driver’s vision is significantly enhanced.
The double colors of the test drive are very business-style colors, and its side shape is square and burly, which is also very administrative. The side sliding door makes it look like a traditional MPV, and in order to make the side of the car have the same design sense as the front of the car, the waistline of the car body is very straight and regular, and the BC pillar is also highlighted in black, which makes the senior post very strong. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5315/1985/1800mm, and the wheelbase is 3200 mm.
In order to create more riding space, its rear part is designed to be straight, and there are not too many design elements stacked. The only top tail shape is also very convergent, and the style is highly consistent with the front of the car. The synchronization of penetrating taillights appears at the rear. The matching of lines and colors is simpler and clearer than the front of the car. The shape of the rear part has a large tailgate window and a low tailgate opening, which is more in line with the conventional design of a big MPV.
The 20-inch dense spoke rim once again adds a luxurious atmosphere to the side of the car, which seems to be easily reminiscent of ripples, and it will make people feel dizzy when rotating. The tire adopts the famous "Scorpion Tire" of Companion Endurance brand, with the size of 255/50R20, which emphasizes all-around and driving control.
How easy is the cockpit blessed by HarmonyOS?
When you enter the cockpit, you can feel the subversive cockpit change. The integrated screen connection used by the Lantu family before was cancelled, and the mainstream style of floating instrument+floating dual-screen central control was replaced. As for the IP station, it is still traditional. The regular T-shaped layout and color matching with curved surfaces look more consistent with the consistent impression of Lantu home. It is thick and has few physical buttons, and the functional layout is practical and concise. Very modern.
As the "dashboard", this full LCD screen has a very accurate aspect ratio, and it will not be bothered by the display effect brought by the common "fish screen". At the same time, it is large enough, and the information displayed inside is still comprehensive, including navigation, energy, driving reminder, automatic assisted driving and other information. In addition, the W-HUD head-up display function of test drive is very rich in internal information, which can also effectively assist the driver to get the information.
The steering wheel adopts a family-style three-spoke flat-bottomed design, and it has a strong sense of design. It uses a contrast package, which is very comfortable to hold. The function integrates the driving setting buttons and multimedia function buttons, which not only makes the buttons feel good, but also makes the function distribution more reasonable.
As the interactive core of "Xiaoyao" intelligent interactive cockpit, it is a central 2.5K screen. And the CPU chip is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295P chip, with the configuration of 5G network. From the hardware point of view, it is already an advanced equipment of the same level.
There is no doubt that the system car is the latest version of HarmonyOS 4 system, not the latest "native HarmonyOS". This system is optimized for MPV models, but the interactive mode of the system is still the interactive logic of cards, trays and common functions, which mainly optimizes the visual effect on the original basis and tries to approach the operating experience of mobile phone tablet. In fact, it is worthy of the software and hardware foundation of HarmonyOS and 8295P, and its fluency can definitely rank among the top in the intelligent cockpit.
As for its own functions, it is undoubtedly the top-level equipment, and the account login of the system has been further optimized. The operating car machine can use Bluetooth keys, faces and other login methods. Navigation is a customized Huawei petal map with functions such as charging pile search. The media source is equipped with a full set of Huawei programs, including music, listening to books, news, radio, video and other content. The entertainment function is basically the same as that of a Huawei tablet. If you still need applications, more than 200 additional Huawei applications for car applications can be loaded on the car.
If you happen to use other equipment in HarmonyOS, then this cockpit can unlock more insensible information intercommunication ability for you. Navigation on and off the car can flow seamlessly without interrupting the call, and information such as music, videos and memos can flow synchronously automatically or by touching.
The Xiaoyi voice system of the system can also quickly and accurately recognize instructions, interrupt or continuously recognize voice, and realize voice control switch of air conditioner, skylight and music in the car. Anyone who has used Huawei mobile phone knows its ability. After moving to the car in parallel, this part will naturally give you a top-level experience.
On the driver assistance level, Dreamer Gankun Edition uses Huawei Gankun 3.0 system. The main hardware includes 27 intelligent sensing hardware such as 192-line laser radar, millimeter-wave radar and high-performance camera, which provides more than 20 active safety functions. Huawei’s Gankun ADS 3.0 is based on the BEV+GOD network architecture of Gankun ADS 2.0, and upgraded to the GOD (Universal Obstacle Recognition) network, realizing the leap-forward progress from "recognizing obstacles" to "understanding driving scenes" in depth.
Compared with the common intelligent driving, this system has upgraded the new end-to-end large model architecture, and created an instinctive safety network, which can respond faster to emergencies and greatly reduce accidents; The effective range of forward AEB (automatic emergency braking) of CAS3.0 is 4-150km/h, and the braking speed can reach 120 km/h. When the braking distance is too short, the system can automatically avoid obstacles (eAES) and bypass while braking. According to Lan Tu, all its configurations are in line with the flagship of HarmonyOS Zhixing "Double 9".
Gently push down the shift lever twice or press the smart driving key on the steering wheel to start the smart driving. Running for tens of kilometers in a place with complicated road conditions like Shenzhen can be done almost without human intervention. When the vehicle in front brakes or there is a traffic jam, the system can respond in advance, or give way or play games, giving people the feeling that they will not panic. When encountering mixed traffic and congested road sections, vehicles can pass slowly by themselves, and the avoidance angle and planned route are reasonable.
Using navigation to plan the route, when encountering a road section without lane lines, the vehicle can keep driving in the middle of the road, and the obstacle identification in front is also more accurate. Avoiding and bypassing are no different from ordinary drivers. However, in places where road participants are more complicated, this intelligent driving system is almost the same as a skilled driver’s unprotected left-right turn, and the thinking and rhythm of the game are quite accurate, so there will be no great anxiety and shaking when sitting in the car.
The most intuitive experience is that this is a set of NCA intelligent driving navigation AIDS that can be used all over the country without relying on high-precision maps, and can be opened at any time when you want to open it. Moreover, because the system includes intelligent driving scenes on open roads such as urban NCA and expressway NCA, and has intelligent parking functions such as AVP parking service assistance, APA automatic parking, RPA remote parking and VPD, the two systems seamlessly link all driving scenes, achieving its ability to support intelligent driving from parking space to parking space, saying that it is actually a smart driving ceiling at the same level.
The adjustment interface of air conditioning is also integrated in the central control screen. Our test drive car is equipped with three-zone automatic air conditioning, and the rear row can also independently control the microclimate of air conditioning. The function is naturally full, with an intelligent air management system and a car-mounted fragrance system that supports adjustable fragrance.
Space has always been a strength.
The driver’s seat is spacious and comfortable, with a strong sense of business in shape, and the filling material inside is soft. The addition of wings mainly enhances the wrapping rather than the sense of movement. The headrest has a butterfly-shaped shape, which has a good sense of support on the shoulders, and the overall support and wrapping are in place. It can be seen that the shape has been determined after studying quite a few human samples. The surface of the whole seat is concave and convex, and the leather surface is perforated to further highlight the sense of luxury. In configuration, the main driver’s seat is also equipped with 12-way electric adjustment and the main driver’s headrest sound. The two seats in the front row support 10-point massage function, which is very comprehensive.
The test drive adopts a seven-seat layout. The large size not only has ample internal space, but also uses the second row first-class design that can highlight the luxurious style. This completely independent aviation seat not only looks very noble, but also has the same leather material and filling materials as the front seats.
The functions that the second row of passengers can enjoy are naturally full, with an independent air conditioning outlet overhead and a foldable small table rack, which is very administrative.
The new model focuses on adding a two-seat one-button zero-gravity mode, while the leg rest supports four-way adjustment, and also has a 10-point massage. In addition, the heating function of the seat armrest and leg rest is added, and the ventilation capacity of the ventilation function is increased by 2 times.
The overhead entertainment screen is naturally not absent. This 17.3-inch screen is also a popular configuration of electric MPV at present. It can also realize the functions of mobile terminal access, wireless screen projection, etc. The UI interface of the entertainment screen is also quite different from that of the front central control, which can bring more comfortable ride and entertainment experience to the rear passengers without learning cost.
Dreamer Gankun’s version of the two-row seat control area is on the armrest, where there is a 6-inch control screen and a 2.5D glass arc design. You can control the seats, media, heating and cooling boxes, sunshade and so on through this touch screen. Although the functions are conventional, the atmosphere, sense of technology and sense of ceremony are full.
The popular "big piece" of MPV is the refrigerator, but the Dreamer’s Gankun version is also very top-notch in this part. The temperature of the 13-liter heating and cooling box in the central armrest area is -6~15℃ in cooling mode, and the heating mode is 30-50℃, which is not a problem. In addition, it also has an additional front door, which can make the main and auxiliary drivers more convenient to use.
Each of its seats strives to be treated indiscriminately, and the spatial performance of the third row is more in line with its volume. After the second row of seats is adjusted to the default position, the space obtained by the experiencer can be described as spacious, and the sense of riding is directly higher than that of the second row of a general compact SUV. Functionally, there is even a slide rail, with 4-way electric adjustment of backrest angle and seat front and rear, and all three seats are equipped with heating.
Dreamer Gankun version of the ceiling is made of suede material with delicate feel, which has a strong sense of high quality. The top of the passenger compartment is equipped with an oversized two-stage panoramic skylight with electric sunshade, which further enhances the sense of space opening.
In terms of storage space, there are many small details such as specially designed storage space with limit and hooks inside the carriage, but the volume is average, but passengers sitting in any position are completely enough.
The opening of the trunk of the new car is relatively low from the ground, and the suspension can lower the body, making it easier to carry heavy objects. The whole space of the trunk is not large, but it is completely enough for daily use. It is worth mentioning that the third row of seats can be folded and laid down in 46 pieces, which can hold larger items, and moving is not a problem.
Besides being tough and economical, how comfortable is it?
In terms of power endurance, the brand-new Lantu Dreamer is equipped with the self-developed Lanhai power system, which is available in pure electric and plug-in versions. The whole system comes standard with intelligent electric four-wheel drive, and the maximum power of the system is 420 kW. The PHEV version is equipped with a 1.5T engine and a 41.7 kWh battery. The CLTC has a pure battery life of 235km and a comprehensive battery life of 1411km, with excellent energy consumption performance. Although the zero-hundred acceleration is of little significance in this car, its score of 5.9s is enough to cope with many scenes.
We test-drive the PHEV version. The super-large battery and motor power limit make it a pure tram during the test drive. Although it has super horsepower, it is an MPV that takes a comfortable route. When you drive it, you feel that it gives you enough affinity. In normal driving, its output characteristics are no different from those of many pure electric vehicles. No matter the throttle, brakes or even steering wheel feel, it is completely unnecessary to re-adapt. Engineers’ ability to adjust cars with high horsepower and heavy weight can be easily perceived.
The front and rear double motors are quite brisk. When the car is suddenly accelerated, it will still rush forward with its head held high. For most people and passengers, the power is very surplus, but the body movements are pragmatic and there is no dizziness when sitting in the car. But many times, its power seems to be more inclined to let you enjoy the linear output of stepping on the accelerator pedal. The sports mode is not so manic, and the economic mode is not so stingy, but the understanding of your needs is always just right.
There is no need to worry about the connection of power systems between pure fuel and electricity. The intelligent SOC strategy will carry out intelligent self-deployment of fuel and electricity energy, and switch different working conditions through the millisecond-level response energy conversion system, so that the energy reserve and application are excellent. When in normal use, just don’t worry about it.
When the kinetic energy recovery intensity is set in the weak mode, the drag force of the system is difficult to be detected, and the drag force of the power system in the "strong" mode still cannot reach the single pedal logic you imagined. However, even if the car is heavy, the calibration of the brake pedal is still remarkable. When you step on the pedal, the braking force given in the initial stage is slightly soft, but it can always stop completely at the position you need.
On the chassis, the front double wishbone+rear five-bar independent suspension structure, equipped with intelligent four-wheel drive system and air suspension with magic carpet function +CDC, or all-aluminum chassis, this is the top hardware equipment. Its style is obviously inherited from the old models, and its support is tougher. In the face of small and medium bumps on the road, it can take it very calmly. Most of the short and fine vibrations caused by road breaks and gravel can be well filtered out, but it will not give you a clearer sense of the road. In the face of large ups and downs such as the sunken manhole cover with high deceleration zone, it can quickly pull the swaying body posture, which is calm and has a strong sense of advanced. The chassis texture brought by CDC with pre-scanning and air suspension is really incomparable to many cars using traditional chassis architecture.
As for the control, the steering has a strong electronic smell, but it has a relatively uniform and appropriate damping feeling. Because of the volume, when driving on narrow roads, you can feel the feeling of a big car at the rear of it, but its turning radius is not large, and it will not be too hard to turn around in the face of some narrow roads.
Summary:At the beginning of this year, Lantu officially announced a strategic cooperation with Huawei. The debut of the brand-new Lantu Dreamer’s flagship four-wheel drive Gankun version is so logical. Its launch enriches the product matrix of Dreamer series, and also takes advantage of Huawei’s advantages in intelligence. Based on the industry’s top intelligence and wisdom, it will be the ceiling model of Lantu Dreamer in the future.
Therefore, on the Dreamer’s Gankun edition, we can naturally see the ceiling-level products piled up. After all the long boards are stretched, Huawei’s "double wisdom" will empower them, and the brand influence of Lantu will also usher in a new refresh.