When it comes to Sihao, many consumers may express doubts and have not heard of it, is it a miscellaneous brand? In fact, founded in 2018, Sihao is one of Volkswagen's sub-brands, and its products have three major product categories: cars, SUVs and RVs, covering the traditional fuel model and the emerging new energy model market, with "Born outstanding, I dare to be different" as the brand core, equipped with the Huawei ecosystem, bringing the ultimate smart model to the new generation of consumers.
As the main model of Sihao in the SUV category, Sihao E40X will be listed in 2021, and there are currently 6 models on sale, priced at 130,000 yuan. Judging from the front of the car, the Sihao E40X uses a large number of through-line elements, alternating chrome trim strips blend with black decorative panels, and the entire front face appears to have a strong sense of strength. The figure 7-shaped daytime running lights and black headlights are sharply shaped and the overall recognition is very high.
The lines on the side are more complex, and through different angles and bumps, it brings a certain degree of power to the body. The design of the double waist line converging towards the front of the car, with the suspended roof and black trim at the side skirt, makes the overall appearance of sports and fashion. The rear shape is relatively stable, the overall bias is rounded and full, the black lower surround and silver guard plate enhance the sporty atmosphere of the rear, the through-type taillights make the tail three-dimensional sense stronger, the overall visual center of gravity is higher, and the recognition is very strong.
Entering the car, the overall use of dark color design, adding a certain gold stitching and gold trim, chrome elements for embellishment, exquisite sense is very strong. The center console adopts a combination of hard plastic and leather, which is comfortable to the hand and the material is at a high level in the same class. The steering wheel adopts the traditional three-frame design, which has a poor hand feel, but the multi-function button damping is moderate. The whole series is equipped with a 10.25-inch full LCD instrument as standard, and the display effect and content are excellent and satisfactory. The size of the suspension central control screen is also the standard 10.25-inch high-definition screen, built-in Huawei ecosystem and iFLYTEK intelligent voice, the intelligent effect is very strong, in addition to the commonly used navigation, Bluetooth, car-machine interconnection and other functions, support a variety of mainstream APP download and use, fluency and playability in the same level of models are at a relatively good level.
The seats are all made of imitation leather material, the internal padding is hard, and the overall support and comfort are very good, but the wrapping is slightly insufficient. The rear seats also perform well, but there is no central armrest and middle headrest, which affects the sense of riding experience to some extent. The experiencer who is 175cm tall is in a comfortable position in the front row, with four fingers remaining in the head space, at this time, the back row head space has two fingers, and the leg space has two fists. There is a slight bulge at the platform, the middle passenger's leg comfort is average, and the overall space performance is decent.
In terms of power, the whole series adopts a 150 hp permanent magnet synchronous motor, with a maximum power of 110 kW and a maximum torque of 340 Nm. The chassis was matched with front McPherson independent suspension and rear longitudinal arm twist beam non-independent suspension. The overall performance is relatively good, you can clearly feel the strong power of electric vehicles, because there is no transmission gearbox, there is no transmission setback, commuting in the city feels very good. The steering is more sensitive, with better roll control, and can also be used at the turn, very smooth.
Written in the end: Sihao E40X is positioned in a small SUV, the overall performance is relatively excellent, backed by Volkswagen and Huawei Group, product quality and intelligent performance are more excellent, the appearance is more trendy, the interior is also more exquisite, the highest pure electric NEDC endurance of 502 kilometers is also the mainstream level in the current market, plus a starting price of 130,000 yuan, cost-effective, no problem with product strength. However, the market situation is changing too fast now, and only by insisting on innovation and grasping the forefront of science and technology can consumers continue to pay for it. Putting aside the impact of popularity, although the Sihao E40X still has some room for improvement, but the performance is better, as a consumer, are you willing to pay for it?