At a price of 300,000, what kind of car is a high-quality household electric vehicle? The answers of our friends are surprisingly uniform:
To reflect the aesthetics of the owner, it must be online; to meet the needs of family travel, large space is indispensable; the playability of the on-board intelligent system should be high, and the on-board entertainment interconnection should be good; the power is strong, the energy consumption is low, and it is best to have the quality of the big factory!
After a lot of shopping, we finally finalized the Polar Fox Alpha S (ARCFOX αS) 603H version and Tesla Model Y long-endurance all-wheel drive version of two models. Although the positioning of the two is different, there are many similarities in the body form.
So which of the two is more suitable for home use? Without further ado, let's set up the ring now and let the two players PK on the spot!
Round 1: Design
The appearance design of Model Y, I believe everyone is very familiar, basically enlarged Model 3, larger body, larger doors, larger tailgates, and even the wheels are one larger! In addition, there is not much difference between the two, and it is no wonder that some people jokingly refer to the Model Y as the "Model 3 Cross". Although the car has a tendency to "rot the streets" in big cities, it still looks avant-garde like an alien species.
As a rising star, the Alpha S is also eye-catching, it is a medium and large sedan with a crossover GT style, a smooth large slipback design and a robust body posture, presenting an elegant and sporty visual look. You have to know that this is not a small car, it is very difficult to not be bloated and cumbersome, and this car has done it.
In addition, its front shape is very interesting, because the shape of the headlight group and the combination of the grille below really have a "fox" flavor, which is highly in line with the brand name of the extreme fox. In addition, the wind resistance coefficient of this car is only 0.25, which makes a great contribution to its energy consumption and endurance performance.
Round 2: Interior & Space
The design of the Model Y interior has obvious polarization, people who don't like it think that the interior is simple and rough, except for a large screen, there is nothing, want to see the speed, energy consumption and mileage, but also have to tilt their heads. Those who like it think that this design is both simple and postmodern, and the transparent vision gives people a different experience.
The rear legroom and head space of the Model Y are larger than the Model 3, and the rear seat angle is also adjustable, and the overall sitting posture is much more comfortable. It's just that the transparent glass canopy is still a bit confusing, especially in the poisonous summer of Guangdong, the overhead heat is still a little obvious to feel.
When you come to the car of Alpha S, you will find that this is a somewhat exquisite "high-end car", a large number of plastic trim panels, fur material applications, it feels very textured. Trust this interior atmosphere and you will receive more praise from your family.
The neat stitching and the stitching of various materials look very delicate. Of course, the 20.3-inch ultra-long central control fish screen is also very eye-catching, and this is still a 4K screen, as for its experience, we will also mention later.
The surprise is also its rear space, and the first impression you have after sitting in it is: "wide", because its car width is 1940mm, and people can freely stretch in it. The aisle below is wide and flat, allowing for your various sitting positions, coupled with a thick and soft back seat, which is really the feeling of some executive-grade car treatment. I believe that the elders of the family are sitting in the back row with Erlang's legs crossed, and the mood is still quite beautiful.
It is worth mentioning that its back shape does not affect the head space too much, so that I sit in it with a height of 173, and there is also more than one punch of head space, which is still very generous, which is commendable.
Round 3: Power & Battery Life
In terms of power, the maximum power of the Model Y long-endurance all-wheel drive version has reached 331kW, the peak torque has reached 559N·m, and the acceleration time of 0-100km/h is only 5 seconds, which is obviously very sufficient for such a family SUV. Its NEDC working range has also reached 594Km, plus Tesla's three-electric system is still relatively reliable, and there is no difference between the performance range and the actual mileage, and it is still more practical overall.
In terms of driving experience, the Model Y inherits the model 3's consistent sharpness, although this is a good thing for driving enthusiasts, but this is still too aggressive for a home SUV. In addition, the mandatory use of the single pedal mode, its kinetic energy recovery is relatively large, if you want to drive smoothly for a long time, you will have to test your "foot work" more.
Alpha S603H model is also equipped with front and rear dual motors, the total power is 320kW, the peak torque is as high as 720Nm, its 0-100km/h acceleration time is only 4.2 seconds, NEDC pure electric mileage can also reach 603km, and its table range and actual mileage are also "real", it can be said that Alpha S is stronger than Model Y in this piece of performance data.
However, the driving experience of this car is much more "calm", the steering wheel is more brisk, and the directivity is good. The strength of the kinetic energy recovery system in the comfort mode is also appropriate, the drag feeling is not too strong, and it can also drive the smoothness of the fuel vehicle without deliberately controlling the right foot, which I personally like very much. If the Model Y is designed to please the driver, the Alpha S wants the whole family to enjoy the road together, which are two very different orientations.
The chassis also has the calmness of a large car, and the suspension supports the vehicle and the roll suppression is in place. The vibration of the road surface is also very softly filtered, coupled with the good performance of the carriage NVH, this car is still very comfortable to drive under daily transportation, and it is also in line with the positioning of its family model.
Round 4: Chip & Smart Experience
Model Y is equipped with the latest Tesla car machine system, using AMD Ryzen chip, although the computing power performance is not the current domestic top lineup, but thanks to its excellent algorithm, its fluency and responsiveness is still one of the best in the industry, especially its interface UI design, the entire operation logic is similar to Apple's mobile phone, all functions are clear at a glance, the difficulty of getting started is extremely low, but it is only equipped with the commonly used car networking functions, although the entire control experience is very good, It's just slightly less localized.
At present, the ordinary version of the Alpha S car machine chip on sale uses the Intel solution and runs the Android system, and there are not many reports on its computing power performance, but in terms of personal use, the use experience of this car machine is still very satisfactory.
The first is the 4K high-definition large screen, and the interface display effect is particularly outstanding. Then touch, button and voice three ways of interaction, but also give people more choices, especially in the language recognition to give people a lot of surprises, in addition to fast and accurate, there are often many "enterprise-level understanding", this point we have done its machine evaluation before, but also welcome to browse in the [snail car history]. Finally, there are extremely rich network functions, you can almost think of it as an Android tablet with a high-definition screen, you can basically find the software you want to use in the app store, the playability is higher, and the family car entertainment experience is greatly improved.
summary
Through comparison, it is not difficult to see that Tesla Model Y is a high-tech product, running fast, autopilot assist intelligence is easy to use, somewhat similar to a "big toy", can always give people a lot of novel experience. However, from the perspective of a car, it has some shortcomings in the rationality of the design layout and the daily driving experience.
From the Polar Fox Alpha S, it expresses more of the rigorous and perfect style of a large factory, and where it can be seen and touched, it makes people feel that every penny spent is worth it. And under the endorsement of Magna, it has to look more reliable among the many new power models of the moment. At the same time, its large space performance and driving characteristics make it more suitable as a family car.
All right! Speaking of this this time, although the two cars have similarities in price and body form, after the deep test drive comparison, the two are fundamentally different. Model Y can make you drive very cool, but in terms of home use, it is still more advantageous to the Extreme Fox Alpha S.