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What I’m going to experience today is the car with the best-sounding name among the new models released so far in 2024 - Lantu Zhiyin, no objections accepted!

So is he/she qualified to be your “soulmate” on your travels?

Let’s stop talking nonsense and look at the car!

1. What are the features of Zhiyin’s appearance?

The Lantu Zhiyin is positioned as a medium-sized pure electric SUV with a length, width and height of 4725/1900/1636mm respectively and a wheelbase of 2900mm. It is comparable in size to the Tesla Model Y that everyone is very familiar with. It is not very big, but not small either.

So what’s so special about its design?

When you first come into contact with the Zhiyin car, you will find that the front design is relatively rounded. The front face adopts the split headlight design commonly used in new energy vehicles. The visual focus is still on the daytime running lights and the through-type headlight strips, which will be connected with the luminous LOGO when lit.

There are two options for the front face of Zhiyin: one is a closed design with the same color as the body, which is relatively serious and stable;

The other is the concave star-grid grille design, which is more mysterious and romantic.

Especially when it is lit, it looks a bit like a fighter jet soaring in the sky. Do you get the picture?

In fact, this is good. Not everyone likes the "faceless" design of new energy vehicles. Here is a small question: Which one do you prefer if you have to choose between the two? The side of the Lantu Zhiyin looks very simple on the surface, but it is actually very rich. First of all, the two-color body should be praised, which increases the layering of the visual effect of the side of the whole vehicle.

Personally, I prefer it to have a small wing on the C-pillar, which gives people a visual sense of flying.

Coupled with the frameless doors with 5mm tempered silent glass throughout the car, this sense of fashion is further enhanced.

A large number of aerodynamic measures can still be seen on the side of the vehicle.

Including low-drag rims, hidden door handles, low-drag exterior mirrors, and of course the flush design of the side windshields and B-pillar and C-pillar trims brought by the frameless doors.

These designs are actually to reduce wind resistance and improve battery life.

To be honest, I’m not sure if the next feature we are going to talk about can be called a waistline, but if you look at it from the front or side, you can indeed see two very obvious linear trends.

The first line trends from top to bottom, and starting from the rear door panel there is another line that slowly extends upward, presenting a sculptural beauty and sense of power.

There is also a design element derived from the Lantu light-chasing car under the front door, which is also a family inheritance.

In comparison, the rear design of the Zhiyin is very simple.

The through-type taillight is a basic operation, and the arrow-feather shape inside the lamp cavity is believed to be well accepted by both Eastern and Western aesthetics.

When you look at the small features on the feathers, there is actually a dynamic effect on it, a bit like the feeling of a small airplane flying across the sky.

There is a large spoiler on the top of the rear of the car, and a large black plastic diffuser on the lower part of the bumper. The lower ridges are relatively far back, and it can be seen that it is obviously designed to optimize aerodynamics.

Overall, the design of Lantu Zhiyin tends to be full and dynamic, without too much aggressiveness. The two sets of front face designs also allow it to adapt to a wider consumer group.

2. What’s the cockpit experience like?

Although I am a Dreamer owner, to be honest, I think the cockpit design of the Dreamer, including the FREE, especially the front row, is a little lacking.

So what about the cockpit design of Zhiyin this time?

Sitting in the car, I was really amazed by its interior.

Directly in front of the steering wheel is an LCD instrument. In order to ensure better consistency between the instrument cluster and the air outlet, including the hidden air outlet design on the co-pilot seat, the width of the front instrument is relatively narrow and will display some basic information.

The central control screen is a 15.05-inch OLED curved screen with three features.

One is that behind this large screen is the 8295 chip, which means it is fully loaded from the perspective of cockpit chip hardware.

The second is that its frame is a curved design, and based on my engineering experience, the black border of the frame should be close to the limit of technology, so the sense of technology is still very strong.

The third point is that its screen supports left and right movement, and there are three ways to move: voice, large-screen touch buttons, or three-finger flying screen.

The AR-HUD in front is also present.

Let me talk about four special points I noticed about the Zhiyin's cockpit.

The first is the design of the door handle. The unlock button is in a small box inside the door armrest, which is actually very convenient to use.

One point worth discussing is whether it is necessary to sacrifice a storage box and put an unlock button.

The second point is that the sun visor has a function similar to sunglasses. When necessary, it can block strong light and increase the sense of transparency to the front.

The third point is above the glove box on the passenger side, where there is a black design.

Don’t underestimate this design. It is a small table top that can be unlocked by the unlock button on the large screen.

If you want to fold it up, just press it lightly. It is also very useful to put breakfast or other things on it.

The fourth point is a practical configuration.

After the gear lever is removed, many cars will have a hollowed-out design for the lower part of the central channel.

The hollowed-out design on the bottom of Zhiyin is particularly large, so this size is big enough to hold not only shoes but even larger objects.

Let's turn our attention back to the big screen. With 8295, everything becomes smooth.

Its entire operating logic is also in line with the level of mainstream new forces. The logical setting is simple but reasonable at the same time, and the hierarchical settings of the first and second level menus are also very clear.

In addition to supporting wake-up-free voice interaction, its voice interaction can also accept 4 different sound zones, and continuous conversations are also possible.

In actual experience, there is still room for improvement.

When you sit in the car of Lantu Zhiyin, you can immediately find that the materials used in this car are very generous, and almost the entire car is made of imitation suede material.

The seat support and wrapping are excellent, the perforated leather is meticulously crafted, and the door panels, instruments and other places within reach are all softly covered.

The materials, shape, materials and workmanship in the cabin are well integrated, which makes it both textured and coordinated.

Although the body length of Lantu Zhiyin is only a little over 4.7 meters, its wheelbase is 2.9 meters, which is also the huge advantage of the new pure electric platform that I have been talking about.

In addition to the 12-way electric adjustment of the driver's seat and the 8-way electric adjustment of the front passenger seat, Lantu Zhiyin also provides a one-touch flat reclining function for the front driver and front passenger seats, which I think is a relatively simple function but has a wide range of application scenarios.

You can use it when you are taking a break at a long-distance service area, when you are queuing at the school gate to pick up your children after class, or when you are waiting for someone to pick up someone at the airport.

Next, let me experience the space of this car. I am 170 cm tall and weigh 68 kg. After adjusting the front seat to a suitable driving posture, the rear legroom of Lantu Zhiyin has a margin of 3 fists and 4 fingers.

There is one point where the length of its seat cushion is relatively a little short.

Even with a sunshade on the roof, there is still 1 fist and 3 fingers of head space, which is also a good performance.

Its backrest also supports 5-level angle adjustment from 117° to 127°, but the adjustment method is manual. Different people can find a tilt angle that suits them better in the back row.

Let’s talk about a very special design in the second row. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a design.

The rear air outlet is a rectangular frame. If you move it to the left, it will be completely closed. If you slowly push it to the right, it will slowly expand the opening to the maximum.

The advantage is that the overall design is very novel. One point worth discussing is that its direction can only be towards the left or right, and cannot be adjusted up and down. This is a trade-off between design and function.

Let’s take a look at the luggage space of Lantu Zhiyin. Under normal conditions, its luggage storage space can reach 527L, and after expansion, it can reach a maximum of 1328L. In fact, it can hold quite a lot of space.

There are two points to mention about this suitcase: one is that the height of its platform is relatively high, which makes it inconvenient when moving things.

The second point is that there is a layered storage compartment design at the bottom of its trunk. It doesn’t look small but it is actually very spacious.

As we all know, domestic new energy vehicle models are taking off, and various cockpit concepts are also flying all over the place.

There are not many fancy features inside the Lantu Zhiyin, but it also has many new and unique designs.

Another point that is worthy of attention is that the materials used in its cabin have passed the EU textile certification, which means that it also has a higher level of health performance.

The cabin of Lantu Zhiyin maintains the high standards of independent new energy vehicles, with good performance in terms of space, materials and intelligence.

3. How strong is the battery life and charging?

There is a new term recently, "985 academic master in the car circle", which refers to Lantu Zhiyin. Simply put, it has a CLTC range of 901km + a full-domain 800V platform + 5C supercharging.

Any of these three parameters are at the top level in the current Chinese new energy vehicle market.

Let’s continue to talk about what is so good about combining these three together.

First of all, Lantu Zhiyin uses a new generation of amber batteries produced and developed independently, with an energy density of 212Wh/kg. Looking at the entire industry, this is a relatively advanced data.

The low-end model uses a 79kWh battery pack with a range of 650km; the high-end model equipped with a 109kWh battery pack has a CLTC range of 901km.

If your daily commute is less than 30 kilometers, you only need to charge the battery once a month, which is less frequent than refueling a fuel car.

So how does its battery life reach? Please stay tuned for our subsequent tests!

800V is very popular, but in fact, many models only have 800V in the top configuration, and some models only have 800V in some parts.

The Lantu Zhiyin 800V includes all high-voltage components such as power batteries, electric drives, power supplies, compressors, etc., and the entire vehicle is 800V.

With less energy loss and high endurance achievement rate, the operating efficiency of Lantu Zhiyin's electric drive system under the CLTC standard reaches 92.5%.

Currently, the mainstream charging capacity in the industry is 2C or 3C, which translates to 30 minutes or 20 minutes for fast charging to 80%.

Lantu Zhiyin has achieved 5C directly, with a 15-minute charging time to increase the range by 515km. Many charging stations on the market may not be able to reach this speed, but Lantu Zhiyin's practice of preparing hardware capabilities in advance is still very desirable. After all, the replacement speed of electric vehicles is too fast.

You can try it later, the charging speed is like fast forward.

No matter what kind of battery it is, it will inevitably degrade after being used for a long time.

The automobile industry has a special national standard. The attenuation after 300,000 kilometers is no more than 20%. The amber battery of Lantu Zhiyin is 7 times higher than the national standard, and the attenuation after one million kilometers is less than 8%. The official said that no matter how you drive, there is no need to worry.

Is this really the case? I look forward to the follow-up car owners' reports!

At present, many people still have very serious range anxiety.

However, the Lantu Zhiyin's solution of large battery + high voltage platform + 5C ultra-fast charging has both long battery life and fast charging speed, which is indeed a better solution at present. I wonder if this "985 academic master" in the car circle can impress you?

Conclusion

To sum it up briefly, the Zhiyin car does not have any wild ideas, but it has many unique designs based on practicality, especially in the cockpit. I believe that consumers have sharp eyes and will not cling to fuel vehicles as long as new energy vehicles are good enough.

Although there is still room for improvement, the hardware of Lantu Zhiyin is still a strong product in China, where the domestic market is in a state of internal competition, and it will also be very confident when it goes overseas! Of course, I also think that it deserves your special attention!