1.6T Plug-in Hybrid To Accelerate From 100 Kilometers To 5 Seconds? A Brief Analysis Of The Highlights Of Xingtu's New Mars Architecture

Recently, major independent brands have begun to attach importance to platforms and architectures. The most resounding ones should be Geely’s CMA architecture and Great Wall’s lemon/tank architecture. Behind this reflects consumers’ high-tech requirements and improved cognitive abilities.

Chery Group is also an early domestic brand that engaged in the concept of architecture platforms. In the early years, Tiggo 7 belonged to the Q1X platform. The Tiggo 8 and the second-generation Tiggo 7 derived from Tiggo 7 are naturally a masterpiece of this platform and are also the sales volume of the Chery brand. Cornerstone.

Xingtu is a high-end brand born out of the parent company. Its Lanyue, TX/TX-L, and LX are naturally platform products, and consumers are still very unfamiliar with the concept of this platform. Therefore, Xingtu was officially officially launched on August 18 Announced its new architecture concept-"M3X Mars Architecture PRO".

According to the information released by Xingtu, this framework can produce SUVs, MPVs and cars, and is compatible with the power form of PHEV. Currently, Xingtu only has SUV models, so this information may indicate that Xingtu will launch cars and MPV models in the future. Moreover, due to the higher compatibility in modularity and versatility, the manufacturing cost is also beneficial.

So, for the existing Xingtu models, what kind of improvement can the M3X Mars architecture PRO bring? According to reports, there are four main points: power, safety, comfort, and intelligence.

Among them, the power is mainly to add a new set of new architecture engines-400T star nuclear power, that is, a 2.0T turbocharged engine, as the long-lost Chery-Star Way Group high-power and large-displacement model, this 2.0 T further implemented improvements, including increasing the fuel supply capacity (up 30%), upgrading the material of the valve train, and optimizing the matching and calibration of the combustion system.

In addition, this 2.0TGDI engine has the blessing of Miller cycle, mid-mounted VVT, pendulum dual mass flywheel, 350bar direct injection and other technologies. In the end, while achieving the maximum thermal efficiency of 41%, the maximum power can reach 192kW and the peak torque reaches 400Nm. Compared with other brands of 2.0T engines, this is already considered to be an upper-middle output capacity.

This is also the highlight of pure gasoline engines, and the extended range power-"Xingtu SREV" is also the focus of the Mars architecture.

Compared with the improved 2.0T, this plug-in hybrid system/extended range power is a brand-new debut. Although the specific machine has not been seen, the parameters, principles, and technical level can let us find out.

It can be seen from the schematic diagram that this is a typical dual-motor hybrid system. One motor is connected to the output shaft and the other motor is directly connected to the differential. Through multiple sets of clutches and gears, the engine can pass through when working. Different gears are matched to suitable working conditions, and the whole is very similar to many independent brand dual motors such as DHT. The characteristic is that they have suitable power matching under different working conditions.

In order to achieve this, this plug-in hybrid has 9 working modes + 11 combined gears. Because it is a hybrid four-wheel drive system with two front motors + rear axle motors, it accelerates rapidly-it can accelerate to 100 kilometers in 5 seconds. According to the new car declaration information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, this system will be the first to be used with Xingtu LX. The gasoline engine matched with the plug-in hybrid is a 1.6T turbocharged engine.

Conclusion:

In addition, the new Mars architecture also introduces improvements in safety, intelligence, and driving performance. It is believed that future Xingtu models will also be equipped with these "PRO" points. Moreover, the current Xingtu models actually have a high level of safety and intelligence. Relatively speaking, the new powertrain can obviously bring more surprises. We are also looking forward and curious about how the new 2.0T and 1.6T plug-in hybrids will actually drive after being installed!