We all know that BYD is now unavoidable, there are millions of off-road vehicles, supercars, and "998", "798" family scooters, and there are various products with different prices and different positioning in the middle, such as the Formula Leopard brand, Leopard 5 has been on the market for a long time as the first car, and has experienced some turmoil in the middle, but the overall performance is stable. Now, the second model of the Formula Leopard has been officially released, the Leopard 8, which is positioned higher than the Leopard 5, and the interior has recently been officially announced, let's take a look.
Judging from the current news, the Leopard 8 is the flagship model of the Formula Leopard, the interior part of the materials are very high-grade, the door panel has a two-tone wood grain trim, a large number of leather and suede wrapping in other places, and the door handle has the iconic lock ring structure of the Formula Leopard, which looks very powerful.
The steering wheel is made of double material, the key layout is similar to that of the leopard 5, the left and right buttons have clear functions, the two wheels below control the driving mode and off-road mode respectively, you can see that the vehicle uses the steering wheel of electric adjustment, on the instrument screen, there are three partitions, the left and right can be separated from each other, and the middle is the speedometer and the water temperature gauge, which is very practical.
The function of the large screen in the middle is more familiar, and the interface is not much different from the Leopard 5 except for the different UI of the car. The air conditioning vent below is a lock ring design, and the common functional physical buttons of the upshift lever, wireless charging, and crystal texture have now become the family elements of the Equation Leopard, and you can see that the vehicle still provides front and rear differential locks, in addition to low-speed four-wheel drive gears.
The Leopard 8 also provides a co-pilot entertainment screen, and the picture quality looks a little more exquisite than the Leopard 5. In addition, there is a handle under the co-pilot screen, a common element of hardcore off-road vehicles. Move your eyes down, you can also see the control screen in the rear row, the left is multimedia, the right is the air conditioner, and the co-pilot is also designed with a boss button, which should be there.
Entering the seating section, the interior of the Equation Leopard Leopard 8 will accommodate a 6-seat or 7-seat layout, of which 6 seats are 2+2+2, with three rows of independent seats, and the second-row seats have armrests, and the seats are electrically adjustable, presumably with electric lumbar support. It's a pity that the seat belts of the second-row seats are in the C-pillar area and are not designed on the independent seats, probably to take into account the 7-seat version, and in addition, there is a small table behind the first row of seats, which can actually increase this configuration. Overhead, you can see a panoramic skylight, and there is a large armrest on the inside of the B-pillar with a bulge that can be used as a hook.
Look at the 7-seat version, the second row is a 3-seat row, you can pull down the headrest of the first row of seats, and at the same time put down the first row of seats to form the feeling of a sofa bed, the second row of seats can be folded down in a 4/6 ratio, the interface of the child safety seat is very outward, which is very friendly to fixed child seats, and it can also be seen from this picture that the leopard 8 still provides a cold and warm box, which may be the same as the leopard 5. The third-row seats are hidden in the details, and it doesn't look like there's a lot of space, and it's expected to be more for emergency use.
Let's finally review what it looks like and what is known. Leopard 8 is positioned in the 500,000-level market, and is expected to be listed after the third quarter of 2024, the vehicle is a medium and large SUV, the size information is 5195/1994/1875 (including the roof rack 1905) mm according to the declaration, the wheelbase is 2920mm, and the declaration information shows that the tires of the vehicle are 275/55 R20 and 275/50 R21 two specifications, remove the external full-size spare tire, The usable length of the actual car is around 4.9 meters, and judging by experience, the three rows of seats are a little cramped, and the details are subject to actual experience.
In terms of appearance, the design of the vehicle is tough, and the overall style is still the family style of the Formula Leopard, with a lidar on the top of the head, and the auxiliary driving ability will be further improved. In terms of power, the vehicle comes from the DMO non-load-bearing body off-road platform, using a plug-in hybrid system with a 2.0T+ motor, which is stronger than the Leopard 5, with an engine power of 272 horsepower and a combined power of 500kW for the front and rear motors. The Leopard 8 uses front and rear double wishbone suspension, and has a full-featured version of the Yunnan-P control system, equipped with off-road functions such as differential locks.
On the whole, millions of U8 people can only look up, but Leopard 8 can still be reached with hard work. According to the experience of the Leopard 5, the Formula Leopard has done a good job in the daily driving comfort of the off-road vehicle, the suspension of the front and rear double wishbones is significantly better than that of the hard bridge in road driving, and the vehicle also has a large battery and a large power motor, and the energy consumption control of the daily vehicle is also stronger than that of the traditional off-road vehicle. Of course, there are many choices in this price range, such as the Great Wall Tank 700, or the traditional off-road vehicle Riprado, Wrangler, Bronco, but in fact, consumers who consume off-road vehicles are not all hardcore players, and comfort is also the key to consideration, so the Leopard 8 can indeed convince many potential consumers that as for how strong the extreme off-road ability is, this is not what it should consider.