Since its listing in May this year, Xingjiyuan ET has successfully occupied a place in the new energy medium and large SUV market with its extended range, pure electric dual-power option and lower price at the same level.
In order to further enrich consumers’ choices, at the 2024 Guangzhou Auto Show, the new Star Era ET extended-range four-wheel drive was pre-sold, and the pre-sale price range was 249,800-299,800 yuan. Together with the previously introduced extended-range rear drive and pure electric rear drive/four-wheel drive, the number of models increased to 12, which can be said to be very rich.
The new Star Era ET extended-range four-wheel drive is equipped with Chery’s self-developed extended-range special engine, with a thermal efficiency of 44.5% and a rated power of 115kW, which can realize 1L oil power generation of 3.67kWh and can add 92 # gasoline. For reference, at present, the range extender 1L oil with better performance in the industry can generate about 3.3kWh.
The new car is equipped with Snow Leopard four-wheel drive system. The comprehensive power of the front and rear dual motors can reach 345kW, the acceleration time of zero hundred is only 4.8 seconds, and the electronic limited slip response speed is 0.05 seconds, which is more suitable for places with rainy and snowy weather. This extended-range system is mounted on the new Star Era ET extended-range four-wheel drive. It is officially claimed that the pure electric cruising range is 240km under CLTC working condition, the comprehensive cruising range can reach 1,500 km, and the fuel consumption of feed under WLTC working condition is 5.9L/100km.
In terms of charging, 20%-80% SOC takes only 17.5 minutes, 12 minutes faster than peers, and the pure battery life increases by 144km, 44km more than peers. Even though the battery can still work normally at minus 35, it only takes 61 minutes to charge to 80% at minus 20, and the industry average time is 78 minutes.
As a medium and large five-seater SUV, the space performance of the new Star Era ET extended-range four-wheel drive naturally goes without saying. Let’s look at the data first. The effective cabin space is 3.45 m, and the whole vehicle has 36 storage spaces. It is also equipped with a 1.27㎡ panoramic canopy that can isolate 98.5% infrared rays and 99.9% ultraviolet rays, and an electric sunshade is added.
Besides space, comfort is equally important. The new Star Era ET extended-range four-wheel drive is equipped with Yuntai intelligent chassis, which has four core technologies: cloud architecture, intelligent control chassis, high-efficiency braking and intelligent power. The chassis adopts all-aluminum design, and is equipped with front double wishbone and rear five-bar suspension. It also has CDC electromagnetic vibration reduction system and IAS intelligent air suspension, taking into account the balance of handling and comfort.
The seat in the car is made of Nuprima micro-velvet matte leather, and is equipped with luxury audio headrest and 16-way electric floating zero-gravity passenger seat. Even the rear seats have four-way electric adjustment, which can take care of the whole family’s travel.
In addition, the new Star Era ET extended-range four-wheel drive adopts intelligent air management and intelligent thermal management system, which can actively monitor the concentration of PM2.5 in the car and purify the air inside the car. It is also equipped with a movable star bar and a master sound system of Lion Melody, so that users can enjoy the quiet space while taking a nap, while taking into account the listening experience.
In terms of intelligence, the new Star Era ET extended-range four-wheel drive is based on Chery’s latest generation EEA 5.0 electronic and electrical architecture, which can realize global SOA service, equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip, and also upgraded the brand-new EXEED OS system, adding new practical functions such as split screen, full-brand mobile phone screen projection and camping mode.
In addition, it is equipped with 30 high-performance sensors including ultra-long-range high-precision laser radar, high-precision millimeter-wave radar, high-definition camera, etc. At the same time, it adopts dual NVIDIA DRIVE ORIN chips with a computing power of 508TOPS, which can realize full-scene intelligent driving assistance such as high-speed navigation assistance, urban navigation assistance and intelligent parking.
It is worth mentioning that the new Star Era ET extended-range four-wheel drive integrates intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit AI model, and users can complete intelligent driving control by talking to virtual voice assistants in intelligent driving.
If Chery Group is compared to the pyramid, then the Star Way brand is located at the top of the pyramid, and the Star Age sequence is the pearl on the top. As the second product of the Star Age series and the first SUV model, Star Age ET is backed by the "big tree" of Chery Group, which can be said to be the epitome of Chery Group’s 27-year spire technology.
The previously listed Star Era ET extended-range rear drive and pure electric rear drive/four-wheel drive have successfully gained a foothold in the new energy medium and large SUV market, and after the launch of the new Star Era ET extended-range four-wheel drive, it is hoped that the sales volume will be further improved.