The new Formula Leopard Leopard 5 is about to be launched, with three locks on the front and rear double wishbones, breaking 100 in 4.8 seconds, can it be hot?
Although there is no vehicle available for the media and users to test drive, BYD's high-end new energy vehicle brand that pursues technological personality, Formula Leopard, has sent its first car Formula Leopard Leopard 5 to the first batch of trial stores. Prior to this, the entry-level Discovery Edition and the top-of-the-line Yunlin Flagship Edition have also been pre-sold at a price of 300,000 yuan and 400,000 yuan respectively, and it is expected that this mid-size SUV with DM-o plug-in hybrid layout will officially start sales in the middle of this month.
In terms of design, the Leopard 5 can be said to be both surprising and expected. Equation Leopard did not choose to go the maverick route, but insisted on the square box structure that an off-road vehicle should have in the body style, and covered the chassis with a large number of high-strength surround coverings. But the difference is that we found that every panel of the car has been finely polished, even the outer rings of the lights, fenders and other areas are angular. And in the part that needs to be optimized through performance, the front and rear angled tilt guards are all rendering the superbug atmosphere on it.
In terms of size, the Leopard 5 has a length, width and height of 4890/1970/1920mm, and the wheelbase has also reached 2800mm, as a medium-sized positioning SUV, such a size specification is absolutely commendable, although the wheelbase will not establish any advantages in front of the same class of cars, but whether it is a significant wide body, or a surprising body height, it will remind us of the highest positioning of the Volkswagen Touareg, with the traditional off-road vehicle shape that can be intuitively felt, It even expresses a punch that is stronger than the Touareg Sporty Trim version.
In terms of interior, the center console composed of three screens is full of a sense of science and technology, and the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and the 12.3-inch co-pilot entertainment screen that began to cover the middle configuration have a very high degree of integration with the decorative structure, and the 15.6-inch touch screen is equipped with FLink, and the intelligent voice interaction and 5G support available in the four areas make it possible to ensure the convenience of interaction and the speed of interconnection. At the same time, there is only a difference of 16 or 18 speakers between the high and low configuration of Devialet audio. In addition, the intelligent support of the vehicle also includes standardized high-speed pilot driving assistance and remote parking, so looking at the pre-sale threshold of 300,000 yuan, it seems to be very cost-effective.
Elsewhere, the Leopard 5 is equipped with a panoramic sunroof, fixed footrests (electric footrests are optional), a power-engaging tailgate and LED adaptive headlights, while the interior is equipped with heated/ventilated front power seats (with optional leather massage), a leather steering wheel, in-car fragrances, and a dual-zone controlled heat pump air conditioning system.
In terms of power, the Leopard 5 has completed the debut of the DM-o plug-in hybrid system, and the 1.5T dedicated engine will participate in the drive process, which itself has a maximum power of 143kW (194Ps) and a maximum torque of 273N·m, which means that it is completely sufficient even if it is driven alone. At the same time, the vehicle is also equipped with a drive motor on the front and rear axles, starting from the most entry-level model, it combines the 1.5T engine to provide up to 505kW (687Ps) of system comprehensive power and 760N·m of system comprehensive torque, so that the vehicle has a 000 acceleration performance of 4.8 seconds, which is actually a bit subversive for our impression of off-road vehicles in the past. You must know that the Leopard 5 did not compress the "role" of traditional energy because of the addition of three electric or improved performance, its fuel tank capacity is as high as 83L, and the curb weight is close to 2.9 tons, which is nearly 400kg heavier than a Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 equipped with a six-cylinder engine.
At the same time, the Leopard 5 will also continue to be equipped with a blade battery and realize the integrated construction of the CTC chassis, which is an upgrade of CTB technology, and will be further improved in terms of volume ratio, body rigidity, frame torsional rigidity, etc. What's more, the Leopard 5 also relies on this battery technology to achieve a CLTC pure electric range of 125km, 100kW DC fast charging only takes 18 minutes, and the comprehensive range of 1200km can greatly shorten the time for charging energy.
In terms of chassis, due to the realization of CTC technology, the suspension sinking problem of new energy vehicles has also been solved, and Equation Leopard has also completed the high ground clearance design of the chassis, adopted global floor protection for the battery pack and more protective measures, and the passing performance of the vehicle is not to worry about the foundation. At the same time, in the non-load-bearing body structure, the Leopard 5 also uses double wishbone independent suspension on the front and rear axles, and with the Yunlin-P system that we have seen on the U8, the vehicle will have a performance beyond its actual positioning from off-road to handling and comfort. For some extreme environments, the Leopard 5 also realizes the "three locks" combination through the central differential locking function, so that it can achieve low-speed torque amplification, creep mode and unique leopard U-turn, not to say that it can be walked on the ground, but it can also achieve smooth passage.
There are also some core design or detail optimizations for integrated dynamic driving, such as the longitudinal engine layout that is more conducive to balance, and the structural balance achieved by the electric platform brings a 50:50 ratio of golden weights, both in terms of body control and roll prevention. Of course, we are also more surprised that the formula Leopard Leopard 5 does not maintain the so-called mechanical sense because of the pursuit of off-road performance, and the tough model is a pile of high-end intelligence and luxury configurations, so that there is no shortcoming to enter the market, 300,000 levels can be entered, what else to see Toyota off-road?