Chery iCAR 03 finally went on the market. At last year’s Shanghai Auto Show, Chery iCAR 03 made its debut. The pure electric SUV with square box design style aroused our curiosity. With the official listing of the new car, more and more consumers concerned about iCAR 03 want to know about this car and which configuration is more worth buying.
Chery iCAR 03 is a very compact pure electric SUV, with a body size of 4406/1910/1715mm and a wheelbase of 2715mm. The guiding price range is 109,800-169,800 yuan. At present, there are six configurations, including three two-wheel drive models, three four-wheel drive models, two-wheel drive models and four-wheel drive models, which are also available in standard and long-life versions, so it can be said that they have been given to users.
Interior and exterior highlights
First of all, let’s talk about some of its basic highlights. The most attractive thing about iCAR 03 is naturally the design of this car. At present, there is a trend of square boxes in the market, but most models are mainly fuel and hybrid. Pure electric square boxes like iCAR 03 are very rare. In addition, most domestic square box models on the market seem to see some reference from others. The original design of iCAR 03 has also won unanimous praise and the design is integrated.
There are almost no smooth transition lines on the whole body of iCAR 03, which looks very tough, and the rear of the car is not only equipped with a small schoolbag, but also has a side door, which is full of off-road flavor, and also integrates the function of electric suction door.
In addition, the biggest surprise of this car is that it adopts all-aluminum multi-cavity cage body technology, which not only greatly helps to reduce the weight of a pure electric car, but also improves the safety of this car qualitatively. You know, it is difficult for us to find this all-aluminum body design for other brands of the same class or even models with higher positioning than it. Chery has already started to use all-aluminum body as early as Chery Ant, and others have used good things. Everyone can’t wait to add it to the most conspicuous place in the car, while Chery uses all the good things in places that we can’t easily detect. This kind of stubbornness of "science man" burying meat in rice is really unusual.
The interior design of the carriage fits its exterior design very well. It is the deep integration of the hard-core SUV and the intelligent cockpit, but it is still difficult to see the curve. Various square modules are spliced in an orderly manner to form the whole interior carriage. There are almost no physical buttons in the center console, and all functions are integrated on the 15.6-inch central control screen. The steering wheel adopts the design of the touch buttons of the physical impeller combination similar to Tesla, and the double color matching looks quite fashionable.
Thanks to the square box shape of iCAR 03, although the body size seems to be relatively compact, the space inside the carriage can be completely guaranteed. No matter whether you drive it by yourself or use it for a family of three, there is no problem. Moreover, the seat is wrapped in perforated leather with color matching, and the inner filler is very soft, so the riding comfort can be guaranteed.
Configuration difference analysis
This part mentioned above is the most basic highlight of iCAR 03. I think it can attract a large number of people with its entry pre-sale price of 129,800, and it is necessary to talk about its six different configurations.
Although this is an urban SUV, it gives us three four-wheel drive models with different configurations, which is quite different from the strategy that many light off-road vehicles only give one four-wheel drive model at the top. Obviously, manufacturers hope that users will choose the four-wheel drive model. The total output power of the two motors before and after the four-wheel drive version reaches 205 kW, the total torque is 385 Nm, and the official acceleration time is 6.5 seconds. Correspondingly, two driving modes of off-road and snow are added. It also supports the creep mode and tank turning, the improvement of power and the increase of these off-road exclusive functions, which can significantly improve the daily playability of this model and make an urban SUV also have a certain off-road capability.
In addition, only the two versions of four-wheel drive with long battery life support L2-level assisted driving function, and the top model also has high-level intelligent driving ability such as intelligent up-and-down ramp and automatic parking, while the two-wheel drive model and the four-wheel drive standard battery life version only have fixed-speed cruise function. In addition to the performance difference between intelligent driving and four-wheel drive, the differential configuration of two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive models is mainly the difference in comfort experience. For example, the seat ventilation and heating function is only equipped on the four-wheel drive for long battery life, and the front seat massage function is also equipped on the top. In addition, the electric tailgate mentioned above is only equipped on the four-wheel drive version.
When it comes to the two-wheel drive model, the overall basic configuration is also relatively high. It comes standard with a reversing image, a roof rack, a 15.6-inch central control large screen, LED far and near lights, dual-zone voice control, the main driver’s electrically adjustable seat, and the rear air outlet, etc., all of which are relatively high-frequency configurations, so the 401km two-wheel drive standard version is the first choice for cost performance in the whole car system.
Starting from the second-lowest allocation, 360-ring shadow, external discharge, panoramic sunroof opening, front double-deck sound insulation glass, wireless charging of 50W mobile phone, electric folding rearview mirror and other functions have been added. I think this is also the configuration that most people need, and the rest is the difference in battery life. Personally, I think that the two models with the second-lowest allocation, the 401km two-wheel drive standard advanced version and the 501km two-wheel drive long battery life version, will be the two most traveled models of iCAR 03.
If there are requirements for four-wheel drive, I suggest you choose the 501km advanced version of four-wheel drive with long battery life, that is, the second-top model. Apart from the high-level intelligent driving and seat massage, you can basically enjoy all the fun that iCAR 03 brings us, and it is also the version that I recommend most to everyone in the whole car department. After all, if you buy a car with such a hard-core appearance, you will regret it if you don’t get it.
Edit summary
Chery iCAR 03 is a very distinctive model, and there are almost no products of the same type in the current auto market. BYD Yuan PLUS with the same price is obviously a special model for living at home, while iCAR 03 looks more fun, but it can also meet our daily household needs, so it is likely to set off a wave of hot sales in the market segment of pure electric box SUV with richer attributes, and now the only suspense new car price has been finally announced. What do you think of this price?
