In the era of fuel vehicles, Japanese cars represented by Honda, Toyota, and Nissan have attracted a large number of iron fans with their advantages in power technology, and their products are also absolutely mainstream in many market segments.
However, in recent years, the development momentum of the new energy vehicle market is obviously more fierce, according to the data of the Association of Passenger Vehicles, in 2021, the domestic new energy passenger car sales reached 2.989 million units, a year-on-year increase of 169.1%, a huge increase and the traditional fuel vehicle market shrinkage in stark contrast. As of March this year, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in Chinese brands has reached 46%, but the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in joint venture brands is only 4.3%.
In the face of such a situation, the "Japanese top three" finally can't sit still, saying that it is "catching ducks on the shelves" or "planning for a long time", and they have released plans to transform to electrification. The first batch of new cars are Honda e: NS1, Toyota bZ4X, Nissan Ariya, so who are you more optimistic about in the "Japanese Top Three" electric vehicles that are about to be launched?
E Honda: NS1
The fastest launch of electrified new cars is Honda, and the launch time of the Dongfeng Honda e:NS1 is April 26.
According to Honda's official statement, the e:NS1 is based on honda's e:N Architecture F architecture. From the appearance point of view, e:NS1 is very electric vehicle characteristics, horizontal headlights and front face can be lit "H" mark, to the new car to bring recognition at the same time, but also brought a unique sense of science fiction and futurism of intelligent electric vehicles.
The design of the interior is somewhat traditional, but compared to Honda's existing fuel vehicles, there has been no small breakthrough, and the 10.25-inch full LCD instrument panel and 15.2-inch central control vertical screen are very eye-catching.
In terms of intelligence, the "e:N OS" full-stack intelligent control ecosystem equipped with e:NS1 has functions such as intelligent interaction, car-home interconnection, remote control, and automatic parking. It will also be equipped with the Honda SENSING safety supersensitive system, which includes functions such as full-speed adaptive cruise, active braking, lane keeping, and road traffic sign recognition. In terms of configuration, e: NS1 does have a new pure electric car that should have the "look".
As for power and endurance, e:NS1 provides two versions of the e-type version and the e-moving version, of which the maximum power of the e-type version is 134kW, the pure electric mileage under CLTC conditions can reach 420km, and the maximum power of the e-dynamic version is 150kW, and the pure electric mileage under CLTC conditions can reach 510km.
Toyota bZ4X
Toyota bZ4X will open pre-sale on April 28 and is expected to be available in June. The new car will be built on the Toyota e-TNGA architecture BEV platform and positioned as a pure electric mid-size SUV.
The bZ4X doesn't feel very stunning in appearance, and the closed front grille and through-the-back taillights are already more common design elements. In terms of body size, the bZ4X is 4690mm/1860mm/1650mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2850mm, which maintains the consistent advantages of TNGA architecture models in space.
What really interests you about the bZ4X is the interior and configuration, and the profile steering wheel and solar dome on the official drawings are very attractive. However, such a configuration is not found in many media photos, and it is estimated that it should be equipped in the top model, or it needs to be selected.
In terms of power and endurance, according to the declaration information, bZ4X will provide two forms of power, front drive and four-wheel drive, the maximum power of the front-drive version of the motor is 150kW, 0-100km/h acceleration is 8.4 seconds, and the WLTC working condition is 500km; the maximum power of the motor before and after the four-wheel drive version is 80kW, 0-100km/h acceleration is 7.7 seconds, and the WLTC working condition is 460km.
Nissan Aria
Nissan Aria will be released and open blind on April 27 and is expected to be available within the year. The overseas version of Aria has actually been released as early as July 2020, and judging from the recently exposed declaration chart, the iconic V-motion style, closed black grille, two-color body, through-type taillights, etc. are almost the same as the overseas version.
With a length, width and height of 4603mm /1900mm/1654mm and a wheelbase of 2775mm, the Ariya is a standard compact SUV.
Ariya's interior has not yet been exposed, but according to the overseas version of the model, the design style is quite simple, and the buttons in the central control area are designed to be touch-type. Although such a design can increase the sense of technology, whether it is convenient to operate has yet to be verified. It is also understood that Ariya will be equipped with the latest technology of "Nissan Intelligent Mobility", so its degree of intelligence is also worth looking forward to.
In terms of power, according to the declaration information, the Ariya high-performance version will be equipped with dual motors front and rear, the comprehensive power of the system will reach 320kW, and it will be equipped with a ternary lithium battery pack with a maximum speed of 200km/h.
Red dot observation:
If the technical advantages of Japanese brands in fuel vehicles in previous years have made them hesitate to electrify the transformation, then under the general environmental trend of global energy conservation and emission reduction such as new energy and "carbon neutrality", they have to accelerate the pace of transformation. Although it started late, the future electrification process may not be smooth, but as long as the product strength is strong enough, I believe that japanese brands will still be the mainstream in the future electric vehicle market.