There are some cars that you may not have driven, but you have ridden in some way. For example, the BYD Song PLUS DM-i, which is a mainstream domestic new energy compact SUV, is well recognized by Chinese consumers. However, don't look at the Song PLUS DM-i has always maintained a leading market posture in its price range, but the competition in the car market is really fierce. It turns out that classic joint venture sedans such as Volkswagen Lavida, Nissan Sylphy, and Toyota Corolla now have large discounts of different ranges.
If you want to buy an SUV from a family point of view, you might as well take a look at the new C11 with a cruising range of more than 1,000 yuan, the car is positioned as a medium-sized SUV, with a guide price of 148,800-209,800 yuan, providing two power versions of range extender and pure electric, with relatively rich power forms, which can meet the needs of different car scenarios. In terms of size, the new car has a length of 4780 mm, a width of 1905 mm, and a wheelbase of 2930 mm. However, in terms of market share alone, in the current price range of 15-200,000 yuan, Song PLUS DM-i is more advantageous, but why do many people on the Internet think that the new C11 is the best choice for 150,000 family SUVs after comparing the two cars?
Regarding this problem, we can solve it in combination with the needs of family car travel scenarios. With a budget of about 160,000 yuan, the corresponding price can buy the range extender 300 Zhixiang version of the new C11 of Leap (guide price 155,800), as well as the BYD Song PLUS DM-i Glory Edition 150KM flagship PLUS (guide price 159,800), these two models are mainstream new energy SUVs, although the power form is different, but both emphasize power smoothness and fuel economy, at the same time, the size of the two cars is larger, compared with the joint venture compact SUV can provide a wider and more comfortable interior space and trunk volume, which is better or worse, let's compare it below.
As a rule, let's start with the design perspective. The all-new C11 Range Extender adopts a semi-enclosed front grille design, which can enhance the heat dissipation of the engine compartment and maintain the stability of power output. In addition, in terms of line processing, compared with Song PLUS DM-i, it is more soft and relaxed, and the matching LED headlight group has a delicate shape, which has a good recognition after being lit.
From a side point of view, the side of the new C11 Extended Range Edition adopts a straight waistline design, the rounded shape echoes the gungray multi-spoke wheel style, and with the hidden door handle design, the whole silhouette is simple and elegant, and the sense of refinement is more eye-catching. From the rear of the car, although the new car also adopts a through-type LED taillight design, the unique round rectangular lamp cavity shape and playful ducktail shape are its youthful and personalized design elements. In contrast, the Song PLUS DM-i is more aggressive in its line design style, with familiar brand elements. Which of the two cars looks better, the benevolent will see the benevolent, the wise will see the wise.
In recent years, domestic new energy vehicles have made great progress in cockpit intelligence. As new energy vehicles born at this stage, the all-new C11 and Song PLUS DM-i Glory Edition are representative in terms of cockpit intelligence. Specifically, the new C11 of Leapmotor has been optimized and improved for the interior details, changing the integrated triple screen design, retaining the co-pilot entertainment screen configuration, and then the central control screen adopts a central suspension design, and the screen specifications are upgraded to a new 14.6-inch 2.5K high-definition touch screen, the resolution is upgraded from 1080P to 2.5K, from the changes visible to the naked eye, the bezel is ultra-narrow, the color reproduction has been greatly improved, and the screen visual effect is simple and transparent.
The all-new C11 is built with a new four-leaf clover central integrated electronic and electrical architecture, which realizes the definition of the car by software and hardware, and the software and hardware interfaces are open, realizing thousands of people and thousands of faces, and is the industry's first vehicle-level non-inductive online OTA upgrade platform. Based on this, the new car adopts Qualcomm's new generation of Snapdragon SA8295P cockpit platform for the first time, and is equipped with the latest generation of Leap OS operating system, with beautiful UI interactive interface, convenient and simple operation, and comprehensive application ecology, users can freely download and install the current mainstream car machine App.
In addition, the new C11 cockpit of Leapmotor is also equipped with a new generation of intelligent voice assistant, which supports functions such as no wake-up, global visible and speaking, continuous evolution, dialect recognition and 60-second continuous dialogue, etc., in terms of actual experience, relying on the strong underlying computing power support, the voice wake-up speed of the car machine is very fast, and the recognition accuracy is extremely high, and the voice control function can basically replace some blind operation actions in the driving process, and the driving safety has been improved.
Song PLUS DM-i still uses the existing electronic and electrical architecture technology, and does not support software and hardware custom vehicles, and the car machine is not equipped with mainstream flagship-level chips, but the software tuning skills are BYD's advantages, according to the experience, although the car machine UI interface is a little outdated, but the touch is smooth and sensitive, the underlying operation logic is clear, there is not much difficulty in getting started, and the voice recognition control is also timely enough, but if you pursue a smooth and accessible sense of car machine interaction, the new C11 is a better choice, And in the future, with the update and upgrading of the software system, the car machine will also face the problem of insufficient hardware performance like the current smartphone, so it is fortunate to have such an option as the Snapdragon SA8295P.
In terms of materials, the cockpit of the new C11 is mainly made of light-colored upholstery materials and piano black decorations, which are skin-friendly and soft to the touch of the parts that are easy to contact with the body, which meets the expectations of households. In addition, the new C11 also provides a more delicate premium version, the center console trim of the premium version of the cockpit has been upgraded to an imitation wood grain paint design, the air conditioning outlet decorative strip has been upgraded from silver to electroplating, and the atmosphere lamp decoration on the inside of the door panel, compared with the Song PLUS DM-i at the same price, the overall texture is more simple and generous.
In terms of configuration, the new C11 extended range intelligent driving version of Leapmotor also has a slight advantage over the Song PLUS DM-i flagship PLUS. The new car is equipped with a new high-quality 12-speaker music cockpit, adopts 7.1 surround acoustic design, and self-developed professional-grade power amplifier and 8 kinds of self-developed sound effects, and can also be upgraded through OTA to open the sound master, supporting professional-level custom tuning functions, in contrast, Song PLUS DM-i only supports the conventional 9-speaker surround sound system, which shows that if you care about home entertainment comfort, then the new C11 may be a better match.
In addition, the new C11 intelligent driving version of Leapmotor also provides a new high-end intelligent assisted driving system, containing 30 high-precision perception hardware and Orin-X chips, through 5G communication and high-precision maps can achieve 24 driving assistance functions, especially with the blessing of lidar, the hardware perception range and active safety performance have been improved, and the more expensive Song PLUS DM-i flagship PLUS, not only more narrow road assistance, automatic parking, Assisted driving functions such as the departure reminder of the vehicle in front are so simple, and they also add an extra layer of safety guarantee.
In terms of power, we mainly focus on the range extender of the new C11 of Leapmotor, and compare it with the Song PLUS DM-i Glory Edition. Starting from the power and economy that everyone is most concerned about, the new C11 adopts a rear-mounted electric drive layout, with a maximum system power of 272 horsepower, and the Song PLUS DM-i adopts a front-mounted electric drive layout, with a maximum system power of 197 horsepower. Combined with the data provided by the official, the 000 acceleration time of the new C11 range extender 300 Zhixiang Edition is 8 seconds 3, while the 000 acceleration time of the Song PLUS DM-i Honor Edition 150KM flagship PLUS is 8 seconds 5.
As a reference, the fuel consumption of the C11 range extender 300 Zhixiang version under WLTC working conditions is 6.1L/100km, while the fuel consumption of the Song PLUS DM-i Glory Edition 150KM flagship PLUS under the same conditions is 5.4L/100km. However, if we only focus on fuel economy, it is indeed biased, because both cars are new energy vehicles, and they are long-range SUVs with large-capacity batteries.
If it's just for commuting, the Leap C11 range extender 300 Zhixiang Edition has a greater advantage, because it is equipped with a 43.74kWh battery pack, compared with the 26.6kWh battery pack mounted on the Song PLUS DM-i Glory Edition 150KM model, the battery capacity is larger, as a comparison, the new C11 range extender 300 has a pure electric range of 300km under CLTC working conditions, while the pure electric range of Song PLUS DM-i 150KM is only 150km under CLTC working conditions, At the same time, the former can replenish more than 80% of the battery in just 0.5 hours, while the latter takes 1 hour.
In addition, the new C11 also brings a new driving experience, the whole system is equipped with a front double wishbone rear five-link independent suspension as standard, and the pure electric version also adds FSD variable damping and vibration damping, with better body control, roll suppression capacity increased by 10%, and impact comfort increased by 20%, which is incomparable to the Song PLUS DM-i with front MacPherson rear multi-link suspension.
epilogue
As the star product of the main force of the Leapmotor family, a total of 80,616 units of the Leapmotor C11 will be delivered in 2023, making it the sales champion in the 15-200,000 new energy mid-size SUV segment in 2023. In view of the past sales advantage, the 2024 Leapmotor new C11 has undergone a comprehensive upgrade in terms of architecture, intelligent cockpit, high-end intelligent driving, driving control experience, etc., compared with the BYD Song PLUS DM-i, which is just blindly reducing the price, the price ratio is higher, which is why everyone says that Leapmotor C11 is the most preferred 150,000-level family SUV.