With the relaxation of the two-child and three-child policy, more and more car companies have launched 7-seat models, including SUVs and MPVs, to meet the needs of household consumers. At the recent Guangzhou Auto Show, GAC Trumpchi launched a medium-sized MPV – as one of the leaders of domestic MPV brands, constantly pursuing innovation, focusing on users, listening to user requests, and also occupying a relatively high influence in the field of new energy vehicles. As the first new energy medium-sized MPV under GAC Trumpchi, the Trumpchi E8 incorporates new design concepts and technological innovations from appearance, interior, ride to power and driving experience, filling the gap in the medium-sized MPV market. Let me know about the product performance of the Trumpchi E8.
The front of the Trumpchi E8 adopts the latest family style design. The large-size air intake grille adopts a borderless style design and is composed of multiple layers of interlaced chrome-plated trims, which visually looks three-dimensional and beautiful, and the originality is also very high. The through-type light strips that lead out from both sides of the upper LOGO are connected to unique split headlight sets on the left and right sides, and the vertical dotted daytime running lights are extended. In the same class of models, the design of the light group is in line with the aesthetics of young consumers.
On the side of the body, the Trumpchi E8 retains the iconic lines of the family-style MPV model. The angular waist line extends from the front of the car and the side skirt, respectively, highlighting its modern style and fashion attributes. The length, width and height of the body are 4920 * 1900 * 1760mm, and the wheelbase is 2930mm. The size of the car has reached a leapfrog level in the same class, which is one lap larger than the body size of competing models in the same class. At the same time, Giti’s high-end tires with a standard tire size of 225/50 R18 have the advantages of silence and wear resistance.
The rear part of the car is designed to be pleasing, and the taillight adopts the design concept of "Time and Space Gate", which is composed of a slender through-type light strip. The central position is inlaid with the Trumpchi logo, which corresponds to the front face. The surface of the lampshade is slightly blackened, adding a touch of mystery. At the same time, the day-through taillight divides the tail into a "golden ratio", the top is designed by an extended spoiler, and the rear surround is embellished with slender silver trims to strengthen the sense of boundary of the tail, making it look three-dimensional and fashionable.
In the interior part, Trumpchi E8 provides a brown interior tone, the center console adopts a T-shaped layout design, and the left and right sides are symmetrical design. A bright black trim is used on the instrument panel to run through, and the air conditioner is designed on both sides. Trend, the main driver area is embedded with an 8.8-inch full LCD meter. Don’t look at the screen, it looks relatively small. In fact, this is designed by the designer after many considerations. In addition to looking beautiful and not blocking the field of view, the screen display has comprehensive functions, covering tire pressure display, vehicle speed information, music, power, map guidance, etc. At the same time, when the screen is turned off, the LCD instrument screen and the bright black trim are perfectly integrated, making it difficult to detect that it is a screen with a unique personality.
The steering wheel is made of leather fabric with good feel and material. When touching the steering wheel, it has a damping feeling. When driving in winter, it has a certain anti-skid effect, and there is no need to deliberately install a steering wheel cover. The steering wheel of the car adopts a classic three-spoke shape design, and the functional button areas on both sides are treated with a sunken type to prevent accidental touching of buttons when rushing in the direction. At the same time, it supports up and down + high and low adjustment, which is suitable for users of different heights and body types to drive.
If you pay close attention, you will find that a circular and rectangular storage slot is designed on both sides of the main and auxiliary tables. Compared with the traditional drawer cup holder, it has more functions. In addition to being used as a cup holder, it can also be used to place perfume, keys, cards, etc. It is convenient to take, and it is not easy to fall due to vehicle turbulence. It is more practical.
Move your gaze to the middle position and levitate a 14.6-inch central control screen with a moderate screen size and high resolution. Equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 car chip, the car system is powerful. In addition to daily audio-visual entertainment and audio-visual, air conditioning, parameter adjustment, intelligent configuration, etc. are all operated on this screen, the operation is smooth and not stuck, and the operation interface is not much different from our commonly used Android mobile phones, simple and easy to operate. Of course, for some users who are more "lazy", the car supports automatic speech recognition control system, saying "Hello, Xiaoqi", the car assistant can be awakened, say the function you want to operate, and the car system will immediately give feedback and issue instructions. For example, turn on the air conditioner, open the window, I want to watch TV dramas, listen to songs, etc., the car system operates accurately, and at the same time in the app store, you can also download massive APPs, listen to stories, check the weather, watch short videos, etc., which can be enjoyed while charging in the car.
At the same time, there are also many intelligent configurations, such as support for mobile phone remote control systems, which can be remotely controlled on the mobile phone, including vehicle monitoring, remote control, charging management, service reservation, and digital keys.
Vehicle monitoring: real-time view of the driving recorder through the mobile terminal, the required video content can be transmitted to the mobile terminal remotely, and the vehicle position can also be located in real time. When the vehicle is in a stationary state, the vehicle suddenly vibrates or collides, and the vehicle monitoring will also prompt the mobile terminal for vehicle emergencies.
Remote control: You can start the vehicle, open the windows, air conditioning and other functions through the mobile phone terminal. In winter, you can turn on the seat heating and heating temperature in advance for a comfortable driving experience.
Charging management: When the vehicle is in a charged state, the mobile phone can view the charging power in real time, and it will also be pushed to the mobile phone after it is fully charged to remind the user that the charging is complete.
Service reservation: You can check the maintenance information of the vehicle on the mobile terminal, and book maintenance and repair online to achieve easy and convenient car service.
In addition, the central channel of the Trumpchi E8 is officially called "Dynamic Island", which is composed of a storage tank, a wireless charging cockpit, a gear handle and a cup holder. It is worth mentioning that the Trumpchi E8 does not follow the Huai block design, but uses a new dial-type gear handle design, with a hollow design in the middle and embedded crystal balls to enhance the overall sense of class. The other is the wireless charging cockpit (50W), which is currently popular in almost all major new energy models, but most of them are charging panels. The car uses a cockpit-type design, which surprises me. In addition to stabilizing the phone, it also saves a lot of space and looks beautiful and tidy. " The second half of "Dynamic Island" is composed of a double-open armrest box and a cup holder, which opens up the storage needs of the front and rear rows.
The Trumpchi E8 is designed with a seven-seat layout. The seats are wrapped in soft leather fabric. The backrest flanks and seat cushion flanks are wrapped in 3D. The filling is soft, which has strong wrapping and support for the hips and waist. At the same time, the backrest can be reclined and connected to the second row of seat cushions to support the lying position. The main driver seat supports seat heating, ventilation and memory functions of the main and auxiliary driver seats.
The second row of seats adopts two independent seat layouts, and adopts the "super zero gravity seat" design. After the seat is reclined, it forms a 127 ° waist zero pressure angle and a 133 ° leg zero pressure angle, making it as comfortable as lying at home. In addition, it is equipped with independent armrests, headrests and leg rests, as well as a variety of seat combination modes, which can be flexibly changed into 4 seats to improve ride comfort. It is worth mentioning that the second row of seats supports the front and rear 63 cm slide rails. If the third row of seats is reclined, the second row of seats can be moved to the end, leaving a very large activity space in the middle. Even if the seat is adjusted to a flat state, it still does not affect the comfort of the front seat. Another relatively strong function is that both seats support left and right adjustment, which can be brought closer to the inside and reclined, and can be used as a "simple" bed.
The third row of seats can seat three adults, and the space size is much larger than that of traditional MPVs. My height is 1.8 meters, and the distance between my head and the roof is about one punch and two fingers. It is not a problem to bend my knees to 130 degrees. What is more pleasing is that the headrest of the third row seat adopts an integrated design, which fits well with the head. In addition, the seat supports a variety of folding methods, which can be tilted back, can be fully reclined 90 degrees, connected to the luggage compartment, used as a "viewing tea seat", and can also be fully reclined to increase the storage volume in the car.
The Trumpchi E8 energy type is equipped with a 2.0L naturally aspirated Atkinson cycle engine, with a maximum output of 140Ps, a maximum power of 103kW, and a maximum torque of 180 Nm. At the same time, it is equipped with an electric motor with a maximum output of 182 horsepower. The maximum power of the electric motor is 134kW, the maximum torque is 300 Nm, and it is matched with a 2-speed DHT gearbox. The maximum speed is 170km/h, the official 100-kilometer acceleration is 8.8 seconds, and the WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption is 1.13L/100km. It performs well in fuel consumption among plug-in hybrid models of the same level.
Talking about driving performance, the Trumpchi E8 is driving in the urban section, the power response is positive, the gearbox has strong logic, there is no obvious frustration in the shift, the accelerator pedal is relatively linear in the early stage, and the foot feels good. Driving on high-speed sections, when the speed is 60km/h, press the accelerator deeply to accelerate, and there is a certain explosive force in the early stage. As the speed increases, the power output is linear, and the overall performance is good. In the pursuit of power, comfort is also taken into account. In the case of full load, the power output is stable during the starting process. In the face of continuous climbing, the power performance output will not feel pulled down, and the passability is good. When driving on high-speed sections, in the middle and rear sections, the speed increase performance is steady, the overtaking has confidence, and the car has a good sense of control. In the state of full fuel and full power, the CLTC has a comprehensive cruising range of 1200km, and the CLTC has a pure electric cruising range of 150km. The system adapts to various operating modes such as pure electric priority, intelligent hybrid, and power protection priority to improve the most economical travel costs.
In the configuration part, the Trumpchi E8 is equipped with braking force distribution, traction control, body stabilization system, forward collision warning, lane departure warning, active braking, lane centering, fatigue driving detection, lane keeping assistance system, road traffic sign recognition, tire pressure display, reversing radar,, fixed speed cruise, full speed adaptive cruise, L2 level auxiliary driving level, uphill assistance, three driving modes, automatic parking, braking energy recovery system, segmented, double side sliding door electric opening and closing, remote start, mobile phone wireless charging (50W), etc.
The Trumpchi E8 adopts a McPherson-style independent suspension and a longitudinal arm torsion beam type non-independent suspension structure. When facing the potholed road surface, the chassis can cleverly filter out most of the shock, and the shock transmitted to the car is relatively slight. At the same time, the center of gravity of the body is relatively low, and when passing through sharp bends, the stability of the body is relatively strong, and the comfort in the car will not be greatly affected. For household MPVs, the chassis adjustment is relatively good, and it can easily handle a variety of road conditions.
In the Trumpchi E8, the car is relatively quiet. In the low-speed following state, the noise outside the car is effectively isolated, thanks to the multi-layer sound insulation glass in the front row. When driving on the mountain road, the engine does not have a harsh "roar" into the car, providing a quiet and comfortable driving environment in the car. At high speed, when the speed reaches 80km/h, some fetal noise and wind noise are transmitted into the car, but it does not affect the conversation of passengers in the car. The sound insulation performance meets the design standards of family cars.
Overall, the Trumpchi E8, as the first new energy medium-sized MPV under GAC, has a remarkable performance in all aspects. At present, two models are launched, namely 2024 2.0ATK 150km PRO version and 2024 2.0ATK 150km MAX version, priced at 209,800 and 229,800 respectively. Pre-sale started on November 17, real reservations reached 20,000 orders, and delivery began in mid-December. In addition, Trumpchi E8 has launched multiple good gifts, including "full love gift" for parents and mothers, "worry-free" after-sales gift "for life," matching gift "for full power play, and" commitment gift "for delivery guarantee.