Comfortable ride configuration, full test drive, Star Road, Star Era ET Extended Range Edition

　　As the second model of Star Road Star Era, Star Road Star Era ET has been recognized and favored by many consumers since it was pre-sold to the market. Moreover, at the time of listing, the manufacturer’s personnel conducted an endurance test on the extended-range model, and the result was actually 2141.1km, which is really beyond the reach of ordinary models. So how does this car perform? Today, we just test drive the Star Road Star Era ET to see what highlights it has besides excellent battery life.

　　Today, we test drive the extended-range version of Star Road Star Era ET, which will be equipped with a 1.5T turbocharged engine and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited’s 32kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, with a pure battery life of 200km and a comprehensive battery life of over 1500km under CLTC conditions. This battery life is only reported to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the actual battery life can already exceed 2000km. This wave of reverse virtual standards is simply too popular.

　　As an extended-range model, the engine only acts as a generator, so the whole car still feels like a pure tram. No matter which driving mode we use, the vehicle can give us a very strong sense of acceleration, and the throttle response speed is also very fast. You can feel the power output when you step on it, even when you accelerate in the middle and late stages, there is no feeling of dragging your feet.

　　The car we test-drive today is equipped with a front double wishbone independent suspension and a rear five-bar independent suspension, and is also equipped with CDC electromagnetic vibration reduction and air suspension. When driving on urban roads, the whole chassis will be tough, and when facing the bumps on the road, the whole chassis can be handled with ease. When passing the speed bump, the laser radar in front of the vehicle can scan in advance and adjust the suspension damping of the vehicle at millisecond speed, so as to pass the bump in the most comfortable way.

　　When driving on a highway section, the vehicle can also predict the road ahead in advance and adjust the suspension in time. In addition, when we brake suddenly or continuously, the vehicle will not nod. We can only feel some normal forward forces in the car, and the rest of the forces are dissolved by the suspension, which also avoids carsickness when driving a tram.

　　The car is equipped with an air suspension with 7-speed adjustable range of 100 mm. At the same time, when the speed of our car is constantly increasing, the air suspension will also be automatically fine-tuned to actively reduce the height of the car body, thus reducing energy consumption and improving the overall driving safety.

　　In terms of quietness, the vehicle not only uses a lot of sound insulation materials, but also the windows are equipped with 6mm double-layer laminated glass. At the same time, a more streamlined design is used, which also minimizes the generation of wind noise and tire noise. We can keep a very quiet environment in the car, even if the front and rear passengers chat, they don’t have to worry about being disturbed by noise.

　　Finally, let’s talk about the intelligent driving assistance system of this car. Star Road Star Era ET will be equipped with L2+ intelligent driving, including high-speed navigation assistance and urban navigation assistance. High-speed pilot assistance can realize autonomous entry and exit on the ramp on the elevated or high-speed, and at the same time, it also supports the functions of actively changing lanes to overtake, identifying speed limit, actively avoiding, etc. The overall recognition rate and response speed are also very fast.

　　Urban navigation assistance will cover urban main roads, auxiliary roads, branch roads, country roads, scenic roads, etc., and traffic lights can start themselves, change lanes, turn around, yield to vehicles, turn automatically, etc. At present, the number of cities assisted by urban navigation is increasing, and the factory staff also said that no map solution will be opened at the end of the year, thus covering more road scenes.

　　In terms of appearance, Star Road Star Era ET will use family-style design style, and the penetrating LED daytime running lights are very recognizable. The logo is not designed in the light strip, and there is no luminous design. The split headlight group is still very scientific and technological, and at the same time, it will be equipped with interactive lights on the high-profile models, where different lights can be displayed and the playability is still relatively high.

　　The new car will use a fully enclosed front bumper design, and both the pure electric model and the extended range model will maintain the same design style. This design can effectively reduce the wind resistance coefficient, and at the same time, an active air intake grille is designed under the front bumper. When air needs to enter, the grille can be automatically opened and closed when it is not needed, thus reducing the impact of wind resistance on battery life.

　　In terms of body size, the length, width and height of Starway are 4955x1975x1698mm, and the wheelbase is 3000mm, which is used to locate medium and large SUVs. The car will use an electric hidden door handle, and it will be matched with a multi-banner cyclone wheel hub with low wind resistance, and it will be matched with 255/50 R20 tires, so as to better reduce wind resistance and improve the cruising range of the car. In addition, the low-profile version will be equipped with 19-inch wheels, which will be matched with 255/55 R19 tires.

　　The design of the rear part is also very fashionable, including the use of a penetrating taillight group, which shows a double-layer style after lighting, and the overall recognition is still very high. The logo is also placed outside the light group, and it is worth mentioning that the electric switch of the tailgate is designed in the middle of the letter "D", which needs to be familiar when it is used for the first time.

　　In terms of interior, Star Road Star Era ET adopts a simple design style, which not only cancels the common physical buttons, but also is very elegant in terms of materials. The places that can be touched by hands are basically soft-packed, and the ceiling part is also very luxurious. The use of suede material is enough to show that this car’s understanding of the word luxury is still very clear.

　　The new car will use a two-spoke sports steering wheel, and the steering wheel is also designed with two rollers, which greatly improves the sense of science and technology. These two wheels can be customized, for example, the electric adjustment of rearview mirror can be set here, and the operation is still very simple and easy to understand.

　　Compared with the traditional LCD dashboard, the dashboard of Star Road Star Era ET is higher, which is also convenient for drivers to observe and will not be blocked by the steering wheel. In addition to the dashboard, the car is also equipped with HUD head-up display, which also has double insurance. When driving, the driver can see the driving information of the vehicle very clearly.

　　The 15.6-inch 2.5K central control screen will integrate more functions, including our usual online entertainment, OTA upgrade and mobile phone interconnection. At the same time, based on the smart home voice of Lion AI model, it can also realize 20 smart home scenes including car home interconnection, baby mode, pet mode and K-song mode. The UI design of the car machine system is also very humanized, and the overall induction is also very reasonable. With a little familiarity, you can easily grasp the location of each function.

　　The car adopts a gear shifting mode with a chest gear, so the position of the central passage is released to the greatest extent, which also creates a "star bar". We can control the forward and backward movement of the central passage through the button options on the screen, which not only expands the space, but also can easily and gracefully move to the other side when one side of the door is blocked.

　　The seat of Star Road Star Era ET is the biggest surprise for me. The front seats are equipped with electric adjustment, seat heating, ventilation, massage and other functions. At the same time, the co-pilot seat also has a one-button zero gravity mode, which instantly becomes a comfortable sofa. Moreover, in terms of materials, the seat is also made of Nuprima plush luxury leather fabric, which is not only comfortable to sit on, but also skin-friendly to the touch.

　　In addition to the front seat, the rear seat is also very comfortable, not only the ergonomics of the seat is more reasonable, but also the rear seat supports the electric adjustment of the front and back, so that every occupant can find their own comfortable sitting position.

　　Summary:

　　At present, the car has officially got on the bus, and the price range is 189.8-31.98 million yuan, and two models, pure electric version and extended range version, are provided. According to the information we have received from the manufacturers at present, the extended-range models will receive more attention. After all, the endurance performance over 2000km is very attractive. So what do you think of the performance of this car? Did the performance of the extended-range version make you feel excited?