I don't know when, we consumers began to popular ‘both want and also want also’, so the car companies are also in all aspects of the roll, and now rolled to the relatively niche hardcore SUV above, so the show began. The car has the same ADS 3.0 as the AITO M9, with LIDAR, the same full-featured Cloud Chariot-P chassis as the yangwang U8, which has 140mm of lift travel, and the Denza Z9's DiLink 150 cockpit system; and then there's the powertrain, which is a 2.0T DMO, and of course, the fridge, colour TV and large sofa are also standard equipment. You see, all the black and white technology is a long time proven mature products, such a heavyweight model, talking about the Equation Leopard's new medium-large SUV: Leopard 8, with an official guide price of 37.98-40.78 million RMB.
Externally, the Leopard 8 is indeed a very noticeable improvement over the previous Equation Leopard model, it looks to be more of a hardcore SUV, and there are two specific things that are easy to notice, and that is the more hardcore design of its lights. Because generally off-road vehicles have to go in the middle of the jungle, so it is likely to be pressed from the side of the body, so hard-core off-road vehicles like to use relatively small lights, this time it is really reduced the size of the lights, and compared with the front face also looks more coordinated. The bumper shape is also relatively tucked back, so it looks more off-road and hardcore from the front. It's also because it has optimised these two things that it gives a more noticeable change in impression.
On the side of the body, the lines of the Leopard 8 are smooth and natural, with a simple and generous design and a co-ordinated body proportion. The waistline extends from the headlights to the rear of the vehicle, slightly upward design increases the vehicle's sense of movement. The wheels are made of a unique material, durable and of moderate size, which ensures the stability of the vehicle and at the same time has a good heat dissipation performance.
There is also a more important detail. Generally speaking, the hard-core off-road vehicle's front hood height, to be a little higher than its window line height, but many new energy models are actually the same high, such a design is because the overall sitting position of the Leopard 8 is relatively high, so sitting in the car's field of vision, to be able to see the position below the rear-view mirror, of course, if it can be a little lower, open up a better field of vision, and in a real off-road environment will be more convenient.
The rear of leopard 8 is also square, with an external spare wheel and side-opening tailgate, which is not only practical but also adds to the wild atmosphere of the hardcore SUV. The tail light design adopts a unique shape, which echoes the design style of the whole car and has a high degree of recognition when lit. In addition, the silver-coloured fascia and exhaust layout underneath the rear of the vehicle also echo the design of the front face, enhancing the overall sense of the vehicle.
It has a very large tailgate, so it also goes through a side opening to open and close, and it also has a latch to enhance the durability of the tailgate. In addition, the Leopard 8's tailgate has a very short depth when the third row is raised, which makes the space seem tight for a hardcore SUV of around 5.2 metres, but it is also perfectly acceptable because it has a function that allows you to empty the second and third rows in the boot at the touch of a button, and if you look at the boot after the seats have been lowered, you'll see that it's very flat as many hardcore models don't have the means to make it flat. There is no way to make it flat.
On the other hand, because it is a DMO platform, the chassis is to put the battery, but even with the battery, it is still able to achieve almost completely flat trunk space, which is a big advantage over some Japanese models. And there's also the Yun-car-P, which automatically lowers the body when you open the boot door, and if you close it, you'll also hear a ‘zipping’ sound, which means it's returning the body to its normal height.
When you come inside, the design is simple and generous, with a wrap-around cabin design that gives you a feeling of warmth and comfort. Although its overall layout is closer to that of the Leopard 5, when you sit in it, you will find that it will have a better view, and the entire width and sense of space inside the car has been very greatly improved. In addition, the very ceremonial place of the Leopard 8 is the gear knob that will slowly rise after powering up. It feels as if you are driving a spaceship.
The material of the centre console is wrapped in soft material and leather, with a comfortable feel and excellent texture. Each functional area is clearly delineated and easy to operate. Instrumentation, centre control and passenger entertainment three large screens are 12.3 inches, 17.3 inches and 12.3 inches respectively; the car system is equipped with BYD DiLink 150 system, which supports Huawei's new Mate XT UWB car key function, with high-precision positioning and ultra-strong data transmission capabilities, compared to the traditional Bluetooth car key, UWB has a higher level of security and convenience, users can quickly complete the identification and unlocking of the key when they are near the vehicle. When the user approaches the vehicle, it can quickly complete the identification and unlocking, with a strong sense of technology.
Leopard 8 is equipped with the ADS 3.0 Smart Driving System in cooperation with Huawei, so its entire navigation interface has become the Huawei system that we are very familiar with. At the hardware level, the system uses a 7nm process chip with a computing power of 22TOPS, paired with 12 high-definition cameras, 5 millimetre-wave radars, 13 ultrasonic radars, 6 environment-aware radars and an in-vehicle surveillance camera. It can support L2-level assisted driving, high-level Smart Driving Pilot Assist, automatic parking entry, memory parking, automatic lane change assist, active braking and active safety warning systems, and more.
In terms of comfort features, the Leopard 8 it also has such comfort features as a fridge and a colour TV sofa, it has a fridge in the middle armrest box, which is not very big, but has a considerable depth. And it's able to control the temperature very broadly, from -6°C to 50°C. In terms of hearing, it is equipped with optimised Diwali audio, the overall effect is very impressive, if you go to experience in the city busy commuting road, the feeling will be very pleasant.
In terms of space, the front of the normal driving position, the second row of the space performance without any problem, and the car is more interesting, is that its second row angle can be adjusted to a very large, probably able to allow you to lie in the back, just to be able to support your body, very comfortable. Of course, in normal driving or a little more upright safer, in addition, the Leopard 8 adopts the rear fixed screen, only a layer of menus, very intuitive, can be clear and convenient to control each function, and physical buttons are not very different. The rear USB port is also interestingly located on the side of the passenger seat, along with the passenger side boss button.
With the second row cranked up to about a fist and 3 fingers of space, the third row is slightly more cramped, with only about 3 ~ 4 fingers of legroom. The overall ride is not bad, because its third-row cushion height is very good, not very like a small bench feeling, although not very generous, but emergency is no problem, and the third row of the Leopard 8 also has a backrest angle adjustment function. If you often need to sit five people, or seven-seat version is more convenient, and after the third row is stowed, its boot space is relatively speaking more practical.
Power, the Leopard 8 is a 3.3 tonnes of weight and non-load-bearing body, it uses the same Yun-vat-P hydraulic chassis system as the Rangoon U8, and the combined output of the 2.0T Formula Leopard's proprietary DMO power package has reached 750 hp and 740 Nm, so the overall feeling of driving is not bulky, and the power is basically on-demand, not like a large hardcore SUV with a length of 5.2 metres. It doesn't feel like a large, hardcore SUV with a length of 5.2 metres.
Its overall comfort is very good when driving amongst city roads, after all, the Cloud Van-P system adjusts the damping in real time to keep this car very smooth at all times. Also, since the Leopard 8 is shod with 21-inch PSEV sporty-biased tyres, you'll feel that the grip on all four tyres is very good, and very confident when driving on-road. Of course, if you're going to take it off-road, tyres with a flat ratio of 50 won't be quite right, and you'll need to get a different set of off-road-biased tyres, or at least go for tyres with a flat ratio of 55 or more, for its overall driving feel to be more in keeping with its hardcore ethos.
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In terms of the driving experience, if you compare the Leopard 8 with a real road-going model, it's again more hardcore and off-road, in fact the Leopard 8 like many models with variable damping, it will tend to incline you to go for a wide-open drive, you can press over potholes in the road with ease, and when steering, you can turn in with a wider angle as well, and you don't need to have any driving except for paying attention to the road. anything else is left to the Cloud Van system. This is what sets the Leopard 8 apart from its peers.
Conclusion:
With a starting price of RMB 379,800, the Leopard 8 offers very good value for money. It looks like a million-dollar car, but it also breaks the shackles of traditional hardcore SUVs, for example, it has the ADS 3.0, which is a big selling point compared to other hardcore off-road vehicles, because it is a hardcore vehicle with a beam, and it has a ‘hardcore feel’ in terms of driving, but it also has a ‘hardcore feel’. It is a hardcore vehicle with big beams, but the ‘hardcore feeling’ in driving is cleverly compensated for by the Smart Driving and the Yun-victory-P system. Therefore, we don't need to measure the Leopard 8 by completely hardcore indexes, comfort, off-road and intelligent driving are all there, then it is a car that is as balanced as possible in all aspects.
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