Audi and the origin of snow sports
Just ten days before the traditional Spring Festival in China, Audi held a meaningful test drive in Changbai Mountain, which was the root of the scene I could see at first. After all, for a young man who grew up in the south and worked in the farther south, snow has a unique attraction, and the excitement in his heart is somewhat uncontrollable.
A few minutes before landing, the flight attendant said on the radio: "Our plane is about to land, and the ground temperature is MINUS 17 degrees." It's already freezing, and the test drive in such an environment is a test for people and cars. When I learned that the test drive model was Audi e-tron, a brand-new medium and large pure electric SUV just listed by Audi, I felt that things were not simple.
But in fact, for Audi, flying snowflakes in the snowy road and wagging its tail on the ice are the genes carved in its bones. Knowing Audi's past, you will know that Audi has a long history with ice and snow sports, and its quattro was born when it challenged ice and snow. 1977 Audi test-drives IItis small off-road vehicle in Finland. No matter how bad the conditions are, IItis small off-road vehicle can always easily lead its teammates in icy corners. The main reason is that it adopts a four-wheel drive system, which is Audi's later quattro. From this point of view, Audi's ice and snow sports and quattro have some mutual achievements and complementary charms.
Advanced battery protection system
Generally speaking, it is not uncommon to carry out a test drive in an environment close to MINUS 20 degrees, but it is a bit rare to use a pure electric car as the protagonist, which shows that Audi has enough confidence in e-tron. Many people still don't know where this car came from, or want to know why it is powerful enough to go through the uninhabited jungle and explore the unknown narrow path in the ice and snow of Changbai Mountain.
Firstly, a positioning of Audi e-tron is defined. In Audi's planning, Audi e-tron is the first leading product for the brand to fully open the strategic layout of electrification. If you can understand the word "pioneer", then many things will be easy to understand. At least we can think that it will show Audi's highest level in the field of electrification.
This is not an exaggeration, nor a compliment. As we all know, cold and extreme heat are the environment that electric new energy vehicles are afraid of. At present, the batteries used in electric new energy vehicles are basically lithium batteries. Its working principle is that the internal electrolyte changes through chemical reaction, and there is a potential difference between the positive and negative electrodes to generate current. The extremely cold temperature will affect the transfer activity of lithium ion between the positive and negative electrodes, greatly reducing the discharge performance, which will also affect the charging performance of the battery.
And why doesn't Audi e-tron have to worry about this problem? The reason is that it has an intelligent and efficient heat management system. Not only at low temperature, but also at high temperature, the system can keep the battery temperature of Audi e-tron at 25-35 degrees, which not only ensures safety, but also ensures efficient energy output of the battery. This is also the reason why it can still guarantee a comprehensive cruising range of 470 kilometers as a vehicle of nearly 2.7 tons. In addition, in terms of collision, the protection of Audi e-tron is also in place, and its battery pack adopts triple physical shock-proof and impact-resistant design to fully ensure the safety of the battery during collision and extrusion.
Unparalleled athletic ability at the same level.
Many people may not understand why Audi will consider crossing the ice and snow jungle with a pure electric SUV. In this regard, it is necessary for us to understand the power layout of air suspension and front and rear dual-motor four-wheel drive.
Audi e-tron is equipped with four asynchronous AC motors, with a total power of 300Kw and a total torque of 664 Nm. In addition to such excellent power output, it is also equipped with a new generation of quattro electric four-wheel drive system. Compared with mechanical four-wheel drive, e-quattro can complete the torque distribution of four-wheel drive very quickly. This is not only a magic weapon to help vehicles get out of trouble when they fall into the snow pit and mud pit, but also a magic weapon to quickly predict and accurately distribute power when vehicles slip on the ice and snow road to ensure driving safety.
Switching between sports, economy, comfort and off-road driving modes can effectively ensure the driving needs under different road conditions. With the switching of driving mode, the driver will obviously find the change of driving texture, which is due to the high variable air suspension with both hard and soft as standard. In mountainous areas, the passability is ensured by raising the chassis, and the standard mode is adopted to pave the road, so that the height of the chassis is reduced, which is comfortable, safe, economical and electricity-saving.
Comfortable and intelligent driving experience
As a pioneer product under the Audi brand, Audi e-tron is also excellent in technology and luxury. Audi e-tron has applied the completely digital control and display concept, and MMI is displayed in the form of 10. 1 inch and 8.6-inch dual-screen touch, which not only shows more sense of science and technology visually, but also makes great progress in function and makes the shift area more concise. It is worth mentioning that for a better user experience, Audi has designed tactile and acoustic feedback for these two screens with great care.
Of course, since it is a digital cockpit, LCD instruments and intelligent network connections are naturally indispensable. Audi e-tron adopts 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard, and the UI interface of the dashboard is also very sci-fi and attractive, and the display is clear and clear. In terms of intelligent network connection, its My? Audi? B& nbsp; can provide users with more convenient and intelligent operation, and can realize more than 20 functions such as search, navigation, charging, payment and evaluation. People who like to listen to songs while driving can command it to give you a song you like by voice. In addition to entry-level models, Audi e-tron is equipped with B&O? 3D sound effect, the experience is very good.
As a medium and large SUV, the Audi e-tron has a wheelbase of 2928mm, and its body length, width and height are 490 1mm, 1.935mm and 1.628mm respectively, which not only looks atmospheric, but also has excellent performance in driving space. The pure electric drive mode also further improves its carrying capacity, because the engine room position of the ordinary fuel car has become a 60L front spare box on the Audi e-tron, and the trunk volume is as high as 600L, so the carrying capacity is quite good.
Write it at the end
After two days of test drive, this car really left me a good impression that I have never had before in other similar models. As a pure electric vehicle, its off-road ability can be said to be unparalleled in its class, and its electronic four-wheel drive system has a very fast response speed. If you fall into a snow wall when crossing the jungle, Audi e-tron can easily get out of trouble by itself. At the same time, it is commendable that its quietness and acceleration ability on the highway are extremely impressive characteristics for me.
In the past 30 years, Audi has been actively advocating and supporting ice and snow sports, which also makes it have enough experience and profound knowledge in ice and snow sports. The grand opening of Audi quattro Ice and Snow Park in Changbai Mountain Ski Resort is also a new starting point for FAW-Volkswagen Audi in ice and snow sports.
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