Mainly in the affordable market of car companies, the major first-tier brands in the 100,000 level of the layout of the field are many, like Geely, Wuling, BYD, Great Wall, etc., including some new power car companies, are so. Take this price point in the more popular electric mobility car to take an example, Wuling family KiWi EV, BYD' s Dolphin and Leapmotor T03, are easy to make people buy a car tangled options.
So in this traditional car companies VS new forces showdown, as consumers we, in the end, how to choose? Below, I will stand on the matter of transportation to do a cross-evaluation of the three cars to see who is more prominent. Let's not say too much, specifically to see.
[City commuting, flexible handling is the focus]
The group of people who are considering to buy a family car, mainly for commuting, may not be the first thing they consider space, but how flexible the driving is, is more important. First look at KiWi EV, the car length is less than 2 meters 9, turning radius of up to 4 meters, to say the street commuting efficiency, it said second, the other two cars should not dare to say first. When it comes to turning, turning around and parking on some narrow roads, its advantages can be said to be quite outstanding.
In this regard, the Leapmotor T03 is not a bad performer. Because its length is 3620mm, the whole body size is also a spirited player. Although it is a 5-door layout, when you really drive it, you will find that its steering flexibility and rear-end follow-through are not much different from many small cars with 3-door layouts.
In contrast, the Dolphin, which was intended to be a balanced family + transportation car, feels less advantageous than the two upstairs when it comes to city commuting. But in reality, the Dolphin's dynamic performance does not fall behind, such as the initial period of power, the two-cab structure also brings better handling, only when compared to the more professional KiWi EV and Leapmotor T03, it seems a little "not pure".
[Intelligent cross-evaluation, Wuling gave a lesson to the competition]
I thought the one that would do the best job of intelligence would be the Leapmotor T03 Star Diamond Edition, because in that model, it brings together the Leapmotor Pilot intelligent driving system, and the level also reaches L2+ level. Things like full-speed adaptive cruise control and full-scene automatic parking are given to this car.
However, the 2023 KiWi EV DJI version, which is vertically integrated with DJI vehicle, not only has twice as many cameras as the Star Diamond version T03, but the strength of DJI vehicle's stereo vision binocular camera and software algorithm, etc., in modeling and accurate identification by visual perception, cannot be underestimated. Specifically at the car level, the KiWi EV can do active avoidance, automatic shifting by hitting the lights, full speed domain cruise, as well as full-scene automatic parking and intelligent parking out, all of which are slightly better than the T03, and in terms of intelligence, the two cars are no longer at the same level.
The Dolphin Knight Edition is equipped with the DiPilot intelligent driving system, which may be a bit more basic compared to the Leapmotor T03 and KiWi EV. Firstly, the Dolphin has only 3 ultrasonic radars, while the other two players have 11 and 12 respectively; secondly, the Dolphin's intelligent driving system does not have an automatic parking function, and its entire intelligent driving system feels more applicable to high-speed working conditions rather than urban travel.
Do you need quality for transportation?
If you want to buy a car to drive comfortably and for a long time, then the quality of the car must also be the key. In this regard, I think the strength of the three car companies are not to worry, like KiWi EV behind the Wuling, in the quality of the reputation of this piece is very able to fight; and then to the supplier of electric cores Guoxuan High-tech / Penghui power, is also a first-line factory.
There are also Leapmotor T03 and BYD dolphin, although the former is a new power brand, but for Leapmotor car to Hong Kong listed T03, its owners' reputation and Leapmotor their own intelligent factory, but also this car company can long be based on the foundation.
As for the BYD Dolphin, although it topped the class of complaints in August, many of them were also complaints about its long delivery period. What's more, if you're not sure about BYD' s three-electric system, there may not be many trams that can satisfy you at this stage.
Editor's Comment.
It is easy to see that the KiWi EV, Dolphin and T03 do not fail in any of the three dimensions we talked about today: driving experience, intelligent driving performance and quality. For this evaluation, I would also prefer to call it a "dialogue" between the 100,000 yuan-class mobility powerhouse. But the Dolphin, which "won" in sales this time, I think is not as good as the other two, especially in commuting performance. Then, the KiWi EV and T03, the former has more advantages in terms of value and driving level. Therefore, when the budget is only 100,000 yuan up and down a range of one or 20,000 yuan, then my recommendation order is 2023 KiWi EV DJI version, Dolphin, T03.
