August 7, Geometry C was launched in West Lake, Hangzhou, after subsidy price: 129,800-182,800 yuan. It has three major selling points: design, range, and cost-effective.

I. Design: texture with power, technology with humanity

Geometry C debuted at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Auto Show in June this year. At that time, Geely Styling Center, Director of Exterior Design Pan Tianwei made a presentation, listening to which can be summarized into four words: texture, power, technology, human nature.

Quality. As soon as the door is opened, the car gathered the most concerned about the center console, that was once a major point of contention for the Geometry A. The Geometry C is now a good thing, the whole thing is a good thing. Now that the Geometry C has heeded good advice, the entire panel has become flatter, and the material has a liquid metal texture that is not invisible in bright light. The color is also a subtle black, with a sense of class in the understatement.

The dashboard has also been replaced by a 5-inch one from 4.2 inches, and it has become thinner and lighter, much smoother to the eye than the previous look.

Sense of power. The Geometry C still uses a typographic-based design language with dynamic curved surfaces and a certain muscularity. Two dynamic character lines on the side of the car give the body a smoother flow. The low front end, rounded roofline and sloping tail window create a stance that is dynamic in its stillness.

Lancet headlights give a sense of lightness and sharp power.

Technology. The head-up display, hidden door handles, freestanding dashboard, floating center console, and 12.3-inch center screen can remind people of the new powerhouse's sense of technology. Plus the ubiquitous hexagonal geometric symbols give the car a slightly futuristic feel.

The flowing turn signals and the way the taillights light up make people feel that even for over 100,000 dollars, you can have the technology of a "light factory".

Humanization. Sitting in the driver's seat will feel that the center control is tilted to the side of the main driver, all the buttons are within reach, subconsciously can complete the operation. The interior also uses recycled Alcantara, which feels like human skin, and is available in both dark and light colors.

While charging, you'll see a breathing light come on and go off, making the car feel like a sentient companion.

The overall feeling of the Geometry C is energized but not too textured, full of technology but not too humanistic.

Second, range: SEM algorithm, range realism is close to 100%

The Geometry C uses a 70kWh battery, with a NEDC range of 550km, and a battery pack with an energy density of 183Wh/kg. according to the manufacturer's people, it has a range realism of close to 100%.

This car gathering gentleman is not too skeptical, because in the summer of 2019 long test 3000km Geometry A, in the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed NEDC range discount rate of 95%, higher than the peer Model?S, charging a charge to run from Shanghai to Nanjing without pressure.

Now that Geometry C is out, it's not hard to achieve close to 100 percent realism with new technology.

This is mainly due to these aspects:

1, design. Geometry C adopts a three-in-one electric drive system, which highly integrates the motor, electronic control and reducer, reducing the volume by 20%, and the energy loss is lower than 5% of the industry. The wind resistance coefficient is as low as 0.273, thanks to the active breathing grille, retractable door handles, and low wind resistance wheels.

Additionally, ultra-low glide resistance helps. The Geometry C applies low-drag calipers, precision bearings, efficient driveshafts, and low-rolling-resistance tires.

Of course there is no shortage of lightweight design, Geometry C used aluminum steering knuckles, composite suspension mounts. Compared to the Geometry A, the body of the top model becomes an SUV, the battery is increased by 8 degrees, and the tires are wider, but the overall mass is only increased by 15kg.

2. Hardware. Geometry C is equipped with Bosch's second-generation brake control system, which maximizes braking energy into electrical energy and stores it in the battery. That way, up to 30 percent of its real-world range can come from energy recovery.

The electric drive waste heat recovery technology allows the vehicle to increase its range by 4% at low temperatures, which on the 550km model is 22km to find the next charging station without any problems.

The innovative air conditioning thermal management system reduces heating power consumption by 50 percent and boosts range by 10 percent at low temperatures. You don't need to bring a duvet to drive in winter anymore.

3. Software. The industry's original ECU and BMS fusion SOC algorithm can make the range more and more accurate the more you drive, and the accuracy reaches 100%. Domestic first equipped with ITCS?battery liquid cooling temperature control system, has been iterated to the 3.0 version, the battery single body temperature difference will be controlled within ± 2 degrees, to ensure that the battery constant temperature work.

By booking the travel function, the battery pack can be heated in advance, which can improve the range by 5-50km.ECO+ is a super energy-saving mode, which can unlock the background high-electricity-consumption functions, such as air-conditioning energy consumption and seat heating, with a key to improve the range by 8 percent in times of crisis.

With this original SEM system, Geometry C can increase its range by 40% in extreme working conditions such as winter and congestion, basically making it a true range close to 100% of NEDC range.

Li Changluo, deputy director of Geely's new energy development center, said the SEM system breaks the industry's "only long range theory" and allows EVs to say goodbye to the disorderly competition of simply stacking batteries, bringing users a more realistic range experience.

Third, the cost-effectiveness of Geometry C, where is it reflected?

Let's lay out the facts and be reasonable: on June 20, Geometry C made its debut at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Auto Show, with a pre-sale price of 139,800 RMB. The official price on Aug. 7 was 129,800 yuan, a full 10,000 yuan lower.

Small Peng G3, the same 400km range version of the post-subsidy price of 143,800 yuan, 14,000 yuan more expensive than the geometry C.

The Beixian Ensino electric version, with a smaller class than the Geometry C, and 500km of range less than the Geometry C's top-end 550km, is the most expensive at 198,800 yuan, 16,000 yuan more expensive than the Geometry C's top-end 182,800 yuan.

And with the Geometry C having been paved with the Geometry A, the product is significantly improved in both design details and dynamic tuning. The Geometry A's zero hundred acceleration is 8.8s, which is a slow start for an electric sedan. But the Geometry C improves to 7s, with 0-50km/h acceleration as little as 2.9s.

Because the maximum power of its motor has been increased from 120kW to 150kW, and the maximum torque from 250N?m to 310N?m.

The later the product comes out, the more mature it is.

What's more, the Geometry C has the backing of Cao Cao's 5 billion kilometers of EV big data, so it should evolve quickly. You know, Tesla's current global mileage of all models is only 16 billion kilometers. Equivalent, the new forces let the user real test data, Ji Li cab realized.

Listing will be the scene, geometry brand sales company general manager Liu Zhifeng also announced the geometry C "1 insurance, 2 free, 3 send, 4 enjoy" preferential policies. Specific content look at the picture, car poly gentleman do not advertise.

One of the more striking points: 2 years 7% discount warranty buyback. This is too scary.

You should know that a friend of CarGatherer in Shanghai bought a new power SUV of the same class, and after a year of 30% discount is not good enough to sell. Asked the car dealers, most of them dare not collect, can collect only quoted a price of 20% discount.

And the Jaguar I-PACE, new today, is a straight-up discount.

Geometry C dare to quote 2 years 70% discount buyback, is how much courage and sincerity. Car poly gentleman guess, the business logic behind this still can not be separated from the Cao Cao special car. The electric car to drive a year, in fact, the main components do not have an impact, put into the special car, completely normal to play the residual heat.

This is equivalent to, Cao Cao special car from the birth of a geometric C to repurchase, complete a complete product closed loop. Similar to Tesla's recycling of old batteries, applied to its own Powerwall?

Really, it's good to have a big tree at your back.

Car Gathering Summary

Geometry Auto is the first mid-to-high-end pure electric brand under Geely Automobile Group, and is now in a relatively independent operation, just like Link. On major platforms, 'Geometry Auto' and 'Geely Auto' appear side by side.

And Geometry C, the second model, or first pure-electric SUV under the Geometry brand. The layout is also similar to that of Tesla, whose first volume model is the sedan Model?S, followed by the Model?X, an SUV on the same platform.

Whether it's true range or true value, the Geometry C will be a real spoiler in the future market landscape.

I remember when I was in school, my teachers used to say the following: if you don't know which one to choose in the exam, choose C. That's right. That's probably what Geometry Brands expects, right?

This article comes from the authors of the automobile home car family number, does not represent the views of the automobile home position.