If someone said a year ago that a plug-in hybrid SUV can drive less than 5L/100km of fuel consumption in the case of loss of electricity, I must be on the surface of the thumb to praise, in the heart of the belly he is a liar. The industry understands that plug-in hybrid models drive in two states of full power and loss of power, and fuel consumption is heaven and hell. However, after really testing the BYD Song PLUS DM-i, I found that my thinking should be completely changed, because this SUV with a ready mass of nearly 1.8 tons drove under the condition of loss of electricity, and the measured fuel consumption of 100 kilometers was only 4.6L.
As the second model equipped with BYD DM-i Super hybrid system, Song PLUS DM-i has two pure battery range versions of 51km and 110km, with 8.3kWh and 18.3kWh battery packs, respectively. And this test is 110km pure electric endurance model. The total weight of the body reaches 2050kg, the total weight of 1790kg and the total weight of about 260kg of the three men.
Full charge test
The total travel of the full battery test is 80km, with about 70% of the high-speed sections and about 30% of the urban roads. We used EV pure electric mode all the way, and did not choose to use the power-saving mode to move forward, and basically ran at 110km/h on the high speed. The blue curve in the figure is the average power consumption per 100 kilometers of the battery, while the orange straight line represents the average fuel consumption of 100 kilometers, it can be found that the fuel consumption of this 80km or so trip is completely zero, and after the test, the power consumption is only 14.5kWh/100km. This data is very impressive for an SUV model, you can calculate that 1 KWH of electricity with public charging pile charging is about 2 yuan, and 100km spends 29 yuan of electricity, an average of only 0.29 yuan per kilometer, if the use of private piles, 1 KWH of electricity is 0.6 yuan, 100km of electricity is 8.7 yuan, a tie of 0.087 yuan per kilometer. What's more, this test also has a high-speed section, if it is all in the city, the power consumption will plummet.
Power loss test:
Return to the original road for power loss test, turn on the HEV mode in the whole process, the speed of the high-speed section is increased to 120km/h, coupled with the need to cooperate with other media peers shooting, often need to accelerate and brake. I think the final fuel consumption will be very high, after all, the whole car has more than two tons of load, and when driving at high speed in HEV mode, the engine not only needs to provide power for the vehicle with the battery, but also shoulders the task of charging the battery all the time. But the final result is really surprising, the average fuel consumption of 4.6L/100km, electricity consumption of 0.1kWh/100km, the average cost of 0.32 yuan per kilometer after calculation, which is completely incredible for a plug-in hybrid SUV.
Powerful super hybrid DM-i
It has to be said that the reason why it can save so much power and fuel is still because BYD's super hybrid DM-i is a bit of a cow.
There are many people who do not understand the difference between DM-i and ordinary plug-in hybrid, in fact, it is very simple, DM-i is equivalent to an extended range hybrid system with direct drive for internal combustion engines. To put it simply, the internal combustion engine is not responsible for driving at ordinary times, and its function is to generate electricity at the most economical and economical speed. Only when the speed exceeds 100km/h, and large power acceleration is required, or the battery is seriously depleted, the engine will intervene with the power battery to drive the whole car.
Test drive experience
After the endurance test, let's talk about the test drive. The deepest impression of BYD Song PLUS DM-i is that the power is very good, the official 100 km acceleration time is 7.9s, the actual acceleration generated in the sense of pushing back is also extremely strong, more importantly, regardless of the loss of electricity or full electricity, the acceleration ability of the car is not much different, and there is no popular kind of "full electric dragon, loss of electricity bug" feeling. In terms of braking force, the Bosch IPB integrated brake control system provides two modes of pedal feel, which can be switched through the Pad. Among them, the standard mode is sports style, and the brake is more sensitive; Comfort mode brake is soft, the first half of the foot is not strong, only deep stepping will make the braking force to improve, personally, I prefer the standard mode brake pedal style.
In addition to power, BYD Song PLUS DM-i suspension adjustment is also reasonable, and not dead hard, nor soft mess, its hardness is just between soft and hard, which can filter out the crushing vibration brought by the road, and will not produce too much roll in the steering. The only thing I feel a little bit sorry about is that the steering wheel has a certain amount of condition, which I thought would disappear after using sport mode, but it turns out that the steering wheel just sinks and the condition remains.
As for NVH, the front row of BYD Song PLUS DM-i is very good, it uses an optimized vehicle acoustic package design, and uses a meticulous sealing process, and the front window and front windshield are used double soundproof and thermal insulation glass, soundproofing is done to a high level, even if the engine is involved in work. The passenger in the front seat can hardly detect the sound of the engine coming into the car. The rear glass has a single layer, so you can still hear some wind and tire noise.
Spacious space is BYD Song PLUS DM-i performance incisingly, don't look at it is a compact SUV, but the wheelbase has exceeded 2700mm, the rear seat space is very ample, the height of 1.8m passengers, the use of regular sitting posture, legs from the front seat nearly two and a half feet distance, comfort is also worth sure. In addition, although its chassis is installed with a power battery pack, the floor is still a flat design, which makes it more convenient for rear passengers to move in the position, and the humanized design deserves recognition.
A shift in design
To tell the truth, the author does not appreciate the appearance of the old model Song design, feel not enough atmosphere. The aesthetic degree of the new BYD Song PLUS DM-i has undoubtedly risen a lot, the new LOGO, the new "eight-sided dragon Song" design language and the unique big mouth grille, with the "dragon beard" modeling plate above and Han origin, forming the ultimate tension of the three-dimensional front face.
On the interior, the design of the car is very dynamic and uses a multi-layer suspension design. Perhaps in the past, the double large screen was one of the few highlights of the old model, but now the double large screen of the 12.3-inch LCD instrument + 12.8-inch LCD center control screen has been overwhelmed by many delicate and comfortable interior highlights. The penetrating metal trim, the large leather wrap of the center console and the large screen together create an elegant texture.
Different abilities
As a plug-in hybrid model, the new BYD Song PLUS DM-i has a special ability - fast charge! As we all know, plug-in hybrid models generally have only slow charging ports, which is not convenient in daily use, especially most of the charging piles on the market are fast charging piles, and finding a public slow charging pile is really a bit difficult. In order to make charging more convenient for consumers, BYD Song PLUS DM-i added a fast charging module at the beginning of the design, through the external DC converter port brought by the vehicle purchase, you can support a maximum of 18kW DC fast charging, with the State grid DC fast charging pile, you can fill the battery of the car in 1 hour.
In fact, BYD Song PLUS DM-i does bring us a lot of surprises, whether it is the appearance, interior, power has made considerable progress, the most important thing is to look at the price of 146,800 yuan - 169,800 yuan, completely let its competitiveness to enhance a grade, and even can impact the same level of joint venture brand models. Of course, it must be admitted that BYD DM-i super hybrid is really a little fierce, which also makes people have to look forward to the arrival of Tang DM-i.
