As the starting point of Geely's globalization journey, the 116-year-old British veteran car company LEVC recently entered the market with a new car.
On June 25, L380, a subsidiary of LEVC Yizhen Automobile, was officially launched, with a total of 4 models: 100-degree 6-seat Air version, 116-degree 6-seat Pro version, 140-degree 8-seat four-wheel drive Max version and 140-degree 6-seat four-wheel drive Ultra version, with an official guide price of 379,900 yuan to 479,900 yuan.
Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Holding Group, Ding Lei, CEO of NetEase, Li Donghui, CEO of Geely Holding Group, and Nan Shengliang, CEO of LEVC, appeared at the press conference to cheer for the new car.
Thanks to LEVC's world's first space-oriented all-electric architecture "SOA", the L380 performs well in terms of interior space and use cases. Nan Shengliang, CEO of LEVC, said: "Relying on Geely's global technology system, LEVC has created a new blue ocean in the space category, and as a Mercedes-Benz car for life, the L380, the king of space, has set sail around the world. ”
From right, Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Holding Group, Ding Lei, CEO of NetEase, Li Donghui, CEO of Geely Holding Group, and Nan Shengliang, CEO of LEVC.
Founded in 1908, LEVC has become a pioneer and leader in the global high-end mobility market with continuous spatial innovation over the past century. In 2006, Geely Group acquired a 20% stake in LEVC and completed the wholly-owned acquisition in 2013. Since then, LEVC has started the first step in Geely's globalization journey.
Inspired by the aerodynamic engineering of Airbus aircraft, the L380 combines safety, space and performance. Entering the cabin, the L380 instrument panel adopts a layered enveloping design, the center console is beautifully designed and smooth, and the transparent and natural roof canopy reflects the new aesthetic taste of MPV design.
As an MPV that is known for its interior space, the L380 has a body of 5316mm and a wheelbase of 3185mm, with an overall cabin rate of 75% and an average cabin area of more than 1.13 square meters per capita. On top of the class-leading first- and second-row space, the L380 has an industry-leading third-row space of 940mm, and also has a fourth-row seat that can be hidden under the luggage compartment floor.
In addition to space, the L380 has also put a lot of effort into the riding experience. The L380 second- and third-row seats are full-featured airline seats, with a three-layer structure of cushion and backrest foam, and 15mm memory foam to ensure that the seats are moderately soft and hard and not tired of sitting for a long time. The skin layer is made of aniline leather fabric, which has 10 million micropores per square meter and is breathable. At the same time, all seats in the L380 are equipped with ventilation and heating functions to meet the needs of different seasons.
It is worth mentioning that the L380 also introduced the SenseTime SenseNova 5.0 model for the first time, introducing AI technology into the automotive field. The above-mentioned AI model can be used as a health steward, which can help users accurately monitor multiple health indicators such as occupant heartbeat, respiratory rate, and blood oxygen concentration.
At the same time, for family travel and business users, MPVs are often given the needs of diversified scenarios for daily commuting and holiday travel. In this regard, the L380 is equipped with cyber chassis technology, and its front suspension adopts the original virtual kingpin MacPherson front air spring structure patented technology, which significantly improves the comfort and handling stability of the vehicle; The rear suspension adopts multi-link independent suspension, and the well-designed leverage ratio and space arrangement make the rear suspension meet the design requirements of L380 flat floor, while the bearing capacity is increased by 30%.
In terms of driving performance, L380 is equipped with dual permanent magnet motors, with a total peak power of up to 400kW and a total peak torque of 686N·m, and the optimized motor efficiency can reach 97.86%, which can exceed 100 kilometers of acceleration in 5.5 seconds, so that the strong "big guy" can also have "fast skills". Its cyber chassis is equipped with Bosch IPB 1.1 ONE BOX intelligent brake-by-wire system and CST braking, with a braking distance of only 35.98m from 100-0km/h, and sufficient braking power to provide a strong guarantee for safe braking.
In addition, based on Geely's four-domain nine-dimensional "Airbus-level safety" development concept, the L380 uses 28 sensing components to build 10 all-round intelligent perception systems, including night perception, 540° panoramic perception, driving attitude perception, etc., as well as 24 intelligent operations such as automatic parking and dTCS intelligent anti-skidding. Among them, the "NVS over-the-horizon intelligent infrared night vision system" of L380 solves the impact of bad weather such as wind, snow, rain and fog, and the imaging distance of 300m ensures that users can grasp the external road conditions in extreme weather.
It is foreseeable that the Yizhen L380, which is empowered by Geely's global strategic system, is expected to help LEVC open up a new category of space innovation and change, and bring users a new experience of MPV high-end travel with an intelligent and diversified space system.
Nandu reporter Yu Dian sent from Shanghai