Written, photographed | Wang Ziyun
The K50 of Future Automobile, as a representative of the new energy running car, this name is really familiar and unfamiliar to look at now. Familiarity is because it was once a member of many new car-making forces, and strangeness is because the future of the car has disappeared for two years.
It is mentioned again now because Future Auto has resumed production of the K50 and has made plans for the future. So the question is, do you think there is a future for cars for the future? Today we will take a look at this electric car that costs 750,000 yuan.
Among the new energy car manufacturers, the exposure rate of Future Automobile before it fell was actually very high. In September 2016, Qiantu Automobile became the third company to obtain a new energy license after Changjiang Automobile and BAIC BJEV.
The first mass-produced model, the Mirae K50, was officially launched in August 2018, but after the launch of the first model, Mirage Did not take advantage of the momentum and continued to increase the product lineup, so that it was quickly forgotten by consumers.
The qianyu K50 has a length, width and height size of 4634*2069*1253mm, and a wheelbase of 2650mm, which is a typical two-door two-seat hard-top electric sports car. The short wheelbase, combined with its body weight of only 1960Kg, will give people a clear supercar visual feeling, and when you encounter this car on the street, you will definitely be attracted by its appearance.
In fact, even if you get it now, the appearance of the future K50 is not outdated, but what causes the sales of this handsome electric sports car to be dismal?
First, let's look at the dynamic aspects of the future that are proud. As an electric sports car that takes only 4.6 seconds for 0-100, the K50 of the future car is attributed to the fact that it uses dual motors in front and rear, the maximum power can reach 320kW, the peak torque is 680Nm, and the gearbox uses an electric vehicle single-speed transmission.
We all know that 0-100 cars that can enter less than 5 seconds are more four-wheel drive models, and this car is no exception, it uses a four-wheel drive system that can get more grip when starting.
Although it can be lightly shuttled through the street, but the outstanding performance can only be reflected in the straight line acceleration, because of the strong power output, this car is not suitable for novice driving, because its brake performance is not good, that is, we often say that the brakes are soft to step on.
The design of its chassis structure, the shock absorber is not soft and hard adjustable, the factory suspension adjustment is softer, resulting in this car does not have excellent handling performance, even if replaced with more grip tires, its performance is unremarkable.
This makes many sports car users insulated from it, after all, sports cars like Porsche and Ferrari can break through, relying on more than one or two advantages, but also need to have excellent comprehensive ability and rich tuning experience, which is what the future K50 does not have.
Relying only on a slightly better performance of zero hundred acceleration, it is impossible to meet the drivability needs of such users for sports cars.
In addition to performance, another factor that is not accepted by most consumers is its battery life performance. The comprehensive endurance of the future K50 NEDC is about 380 kilometers, and the endurance of 380 kilometers is really not enough for a 750,000 electric vehicle, which does not include the mileage of turning on air conditioning in summer and winter.
Obviously, the future K50 as a pure electric sports car, its positioning is to use a stylish appearance to pursue power, but it does not do to give users a suitable range for sports cars, I think this is also one of the reasons for its poor sales.
The interior of this pure electric sports car, the overall use of black interior style, the material is used to turn fur, but when you enter the car, its interior will give you a sense of cheap plastic, although the main co-pilot's barrel chair wrapping is very good, but if it is for a long time to drive, the experience is quite bad, a few laps down the waist has begun to sour.
The main co-pilot supports seat heating, as well as seat ventilation, the main driver supports 8-way electric adjustment, if you are taking him to run the track, the interior I think it is completely fine, but as a weekday, it is still very undesirable, because there is no comfort at all.
In terms of central control, the product perfection of the future K50 is also worrying. It is rumored that before the listing, the media participated in the test drive of the future K50, when two cars were replaced by the staff because the dashboard showed "insulation system failure".
At the same time, one of them also had a double flash off, and the system continued to warn that the door was not closed. This model actually appeared as a test drive, and the ability of the future car to build a car is still quite urgent.
As a pure electric sports car that flaunts sporty performance, the K50 also offers a choice of driving modes, but only ECO mode, normal mode and sport mode.
Moreover, its driving mode cannot adjust the suspension soft and hard with the mode like DCC, and the steering in different modes is completely unchanged, and it cannot experience other driving pleasures other than electric gate feedback.
While you can use different driving modes on different sections of the road, be aware of the battery level. In addition, because of the design concept of the sports car, the overall space in the car is not large, which is more suitable for rich young people and is completely unsuitable for family travel.
As we all know, the future K50 in the domestic electric vehicle price is still very high, the audience of this car or belongs to the high consumption of the population, with the progress of electric vehicles in the Chinese market, for Chinese families, more cars need to be able to live at home, this car is a luxury for ordinary families.
If there is a car purchase budget of 750,000, I think most people will not buy this car, because there are more and better other options at this price point, and if it is not a sports car heavy enthusiast, no one will choose this model with a more extreme design.
Having said all that, the future K50 I think is "the rich can't see it, the poor can't afford it". If I were to reprice it, it would kill about 300,000. After all, at this price point, you can choose an entry-level luxury car. Replaced by an electric sports car at the same price, although it is not very famous, it is a sports car after all, and it is still quite heartwarming.
I think this may be a brave attempt of the future car, is more emotional, after all, the brand started to position in the niche market, more or less a little dangerous, but compared to the previous plagiarized new force brand, the future K50 is indeed much stronger in terms of appearance.
It is only the reason for the high price pricing on the one hand, and the mistake in testing the positioning of the vehicle on the other hand. 【iDailycar】