Follow the Light, Where to Go?
Last night, the first sedan “Follow the Light” of Voyah Automotive was unveiled, which is also the third product launched by Voyah Automotive.
Voyah Follow the Light is divided into three versions. The standard version has a pre-sale price of 322,900 yuan, the flagship version has a pre-sale price of 352,900 yuan, and the long-range flagship version has a pre-sale price of 432,900 yuan. If you want to choose the battery rental version, the car price can be reduced by 130,000 and 180,000 yuan depending on the battery capacity.
As soon as the price came out, some people said it was super valuable, with a supercar-level acceleration time of 3.8 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h, which makes the V8 instantaneously not attractive enough anymore. Others said, “Why don’t I buy A, B, C, or D (you can imagine any pure electric sedan on the market)” at this price.
As for my opinion of this car, I am relatively calm. The more important significance of Voyah Follow the Light is its confidence in creating a breakthrough pure electric sedan, and its trial in the high-end market will determine the future direction of the whole brand.
Speed and intelligence have always been the high-end products of fuel vehicles and the unreachable peak for civilian cars. Occasionally, young people who are enthusiastic about cars want to explore the speed boundary with their modified cars, but they will be educated by the rules of driving.
Or, in the automotive industry, there are clearly defined levels of A, B, C, and D.
The arrival of Tesla and new forces seems to have opened an accelerator for the automotive industry, making everyone dizzy. One wave of money came and went, and various overnight popular new carmakers were frozen out. Traditional car companies turned around and began to show their system competitiveness and develop themselves by following the iteration of technology.
Voyah Follow the Light positions itself as “a car with all-around ultimate performance”. Emotionally, it is “accompanying more users to have dreams and chase the light freely”, and specifically, it is “supercar driving, fun intelligence, superior luxury, and safety benchmark”, aiming to redefine the value standard of mid-to-large size luxury cars.
Of course, every car hopes to redefine the standards of the track it is on. Voyah Follow the Light just put its ambition on the public screen, which is understandable. There will always be new energy injected to keep the automotive market forever young and exciting.
The combination package released by Voyah Chasing Light is basically the most mainstream approach currently. It is not beyond everyone’s imagination. Everything has rules to follow and it is all reasonable. It just takes every aspect to the extreme. Let me share with you the most critical few points.
Good performance should also be down-to-earth
Under normal circumstances, entering the 4-second club for 0-100 km/h acceleration fully meets everyone’s perception of supercar-level speed, and it is unlikely to see the 3-second club on the road. The 2-second club can go for the titles of “The Strongest in History” and “Top 10 Fastest Cars in the World”. The 0-100 km/h acceleration of Voyah Chasing Light is 3.8 seconds, which is basically comparable to traditional fuel-powered supercars on the racetrack.
The idea of the ESSA native intelligent electric architecture is quite unique. It is a platform that is more willing to release speed and pursues motors with better performance, precise control of electricity, an intelligent chassis surpassing the same level, etc. These combine to form an 8-layer flat wire driving motor that can release a maximum power of 375 kW and a peak torque of 730N·m. The drag coefficient is 0.22Cd, and the mule test score reaches 83 km/h. It has a 65 mm adjustable air suspension and CDC with magic carpet function. The 109 kW·h battery pack can provide a range of 730 km (CLTC), ranking first among four-wheel-drive electric cars.
The intelligent four-wheel drive can realize 0-100% front and rear torque distribution. It is equipped with independently developed IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistor) electronic control modules with comprehensive performance at the top level. It distributes torque in milliseconds. The system will constantly scan the route ahead. The front camera scans and detects the features of the road surface at a frequency of about 30 frames per second, and the acceleration sensor collects vehicle information 500 times per second. The CDC electromagnetic suspension adjusts the shock absorber damping 100 times per second. The coordinated energy recovery allows Voyah Chasing Light to predict the driver’s intention more intelligently, enabling the driver and passengers to enjoy the exhilarating speed without feeling dizzy in an electric car.“`markdown
This approach is particularly grounded. When we talk about the experience of high-end electric vehicles, performance is undoubtedly an indispensable field. I have participated in countless comparison tests, such as electric car vs. electric car, electric car vs. gasoline car, and electric car vs. electric car vs. gasoline car. However, many extreme operations appear very seldom in daily life. Instead, comfortable journeys and smooth start-stop braking are the real everyday experiences for electric vehicle drivers.
There is also a fun little tip: the Voyah Chasing Light series has the unique electric tail wing at the same level, which can rise and fall with speed, and can increase up to 40kg of downforce. When you notice the rising and falling of the tail wing during driving, this visual effect will bring a small sense of satisfaction.
In the homogeneous red ocean or daily experience, there is no highlight. As long as users buy it, the experience may not be important in many people’s eyes. But for Voyah, starting from the essence of the product, the ease of handling from dynamic to static is the most intuitive feeling. Of course, it also implies that the performance of the Voyah Chasing Light may have greater redundancy, otherwise it would not be able to support its calmness in this field.
Add a little “traditional luxury” seasoning
On the other end of the balance is the Voyah’s “traditional” car-making concept. After all, the price is here, and it must break through in sensory terms.
The exterior design uses a lot of organic curves. Unlike the current pursuit of sharpness in design, this design language emphasizes the elegance of the car with “light streamline”.
The interior also emphasizes a sense of rhythm. When entering the cabin, a three-screen design similar to a dream home comes into view. A center control screen is added between the main driver and the co-driver. However, the specific parameters have not been officially announced yet. Generally, a large area of screen will inevitably make the cabin look colder. Voyah Chasing Light uses undulating curves to neutralize this effect. The door panel is decorated with the scales of the Kunpeng Feather. The shift knob and hand button are made of crystal glass material, and the lines simulate the shape of light passing through different objects. With different materials, the final presentation is quite impressive.
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岚图追光 has the largest seating space in its class (1940mm), surpassing the EQS (1938mm), with the aim of ensuring that even rear passengers who are 1.9 meters tall have 1 punch of headroom and 3 punches of legroom, while also providing a transparent feeling of enjoying the largest panoramic sunroof (2.18㎡) in its class. In addition, the entire vehicle’s seats come standard with heating, ventilation, and massage functions. Therefore, whether you want to admire the stars through the large sunroof or enjoy audio and visual entertainment in the screen, at least every seat is full of pleasure.
On the traditional advantage of intelligence in electric vehicle models, the Voyah Zhui Guang high-speed autonomous navigation driving system can achieve L2.9-level automatic driving
in various situations within the scope of the law, while also providing a fairly rich interaction system to support consumers’ diverse needs, so the mystery seems to need to wait for me to have hands-on experience with the real car to explore.
Summary
Let’s summarize.
Voyah Zhui Guang faces fierce competition in the electric vehicle market, but it can clearly understand the market, understand itself, and always think about the significance of every tiny function for consumers, while having independent thinking on product concept. It has enough appeal to make consumers crazy about dopamine at the first sight, but can also focus on measuring what functions consumers need in daily driving and focus on user experience.
Voyah Zhui Guang values the rules of operation in the commercial society, and believes in getting what you pay for, with the core being the ratio of quality to price. Voyah Zhui Guang also values long-term mechanisms, working hard where consumers can directly perceive, and even more in tiny places where consumers are unlikely to be able to perceive. Even if it is disadvantageous in terms of cost and car-making difficulty, it will invest a huge amount of funds and manpower without hesitation.
So, has Voyah Zhiguang made the best choice for consumers? And what will consumers choose next?
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