Concept cars get together, and the big factories in June are all playing "virtual"?

On Children's Day, Buick announced its new brand LOGO at the press conference. While being ridiculed by netizens from "bullet" to "nail clipper", it also brought this new concept called Electra-X The biggest highlight of this car is that it shares the cradle with its big brother, Cadillac LYRIQ, and is mass-produced through the Autoneng platform.

The Buick Electra-X adopts the new "PURE Design concept". The front face adopts a scaly gradient grille, the sword-brow headlight group is more sharp, and the rear adopts the popular through-type light group, with a hint of The feeling of an evolved version of the Buick Micro Blue 6.The overall flat and streamlined appearance of this concept car is simple and neat, much more beautiful than the current Buick SUV.

As a crossover SUV, the Buick Electra-X does not miss the iconic elements of the fastback tail design, hidden door handles and frameless doors.

In terms of interior, the Buick Electra-X uses a design style similar to the "spaceship cockpit", and the center console uses a 30-inch integrated curved 6K screen to create a good sense of technology.The overall interior design is relatively down-to-earth among the exaggerated concept cars, and there are not too many surprises, and the big brother LYRIQ has already mass-produced a similar design, so we temporarily think that the future mass-produced interior of this car will not be. How different from the concept car.

Interpretation: Although this conference did not bring more detailed parameters of this car, we can also read some of Buick's future plans fornew energyproductsfrom the Electra-X .It is reported that in the future, the new generation of Buick electric vehicles based on the Autoneng platform will be named after the Electra series. At the same time, between 2022 and 2025, Buick will launch 12 new models in the Chinese market. The new vehicles will involve MPV, SUV and Cars and other models, including 5 electric vehicles.Buick said that two electric models of the Autoneng platform will meet with consumers this year, and whether everyone will buy into the new energy of the GM series will largely depend on the performance of the Cadillac LYRIQ after it is launched.

■ Lynk & Co The Next Day Concept Car

Release Date: June 6

When I first saw the official picture of this concept car, I thought that the Mecha Dragon had gone to the wrong studio.The appearance of the car is to demonstrate Lynk & Co's latest concept in design, and it is also the debut platform of Lynk & Co's intelligent electric hybrid Lynk E-Motive technology.

Although it is a concept car, we can also see a lot of Lynk & Co’s family-style design language from The Next Day, such as the more futuristic “Aurora” daytime running lights on the front of the car.In addition, the body of The Next Day is painted with gradient, and the air kit at the rear is designed with great tension.

The black trim on the fenders, which is commonly used by Lynk & Co, is retained.In terms of body size, its length, width and height are 4935/2030/1400mm respectively, and its wheelbase is 2930mm, which is positioned as a medium-sized coupe GT.But thanks to the low-slung body, The Next Day looks more slender on the side.

Interestingly, The Next Day is actually a four-seater model.The split butterfly door is extremely cool. I believe that no one can resist such a cool style. I can say "the most exciting sports flagship GT within 5 million yuan" is no problem.

In terms of interior, the wood grain suspended instrument panel made of denim and the integrated folding controller make The Next Day full of futuristic and technological sense, and the contrasting color matching is more in line with the preferences of young people.

Interpretation:As an important carrier of Lynk E-Motive technology, The Next Day concept car brings a more personalized expression to hybrid travel.The official said that in the future, the design elements of the concept car will be gradually implemented on Lynk & Co products, and will not only stay at the conceptual level.The smart electric hybrid Lynk E-Motive mainly promoted by Lynk & Co this time covers 3 hybrid engines and 2 hybrid transmissions, which can match a variety of high-performance power batteries of different specifications and two high-power rear-drive motors. Lynk & Co will launch 4 smart electric hybrid products, and will launch 3 more within two years. By 2025, all Lynk & Co products will be equipped with Lynk & Co smart electric hybrid technology.

■ Jidu ROBO-01 concept car

Release Date: June 8

When it comes to concept cars, how can we miss the ROBO-01 concept car that caused heated discussions in the car circles two days ago.As the pioneering work of Jidu Automobile after its establishment, this concept car carries all the imagination of Jidu for future travel.

When you first look at ROBO-01, you will see a lot of car shadows in the design elements, but after a closer look, it is an independent design dedicated to Jidu, which may be related to the "speed of car building" that Jidu has been pursuing. In the shortest time to move the car to the public, it is necessary to shorten the time in the design and development and other links.However, Jidu ROBO-01 still retains its own personality strongly. Butterfly wing doors, side-by-side doors with no B-pillar design, and the appearance of electric lift tails have also earned Jidu a lot of buzz.

The front face of ROBO-01 is a through-type light strip, and the LOGO will also light up after it is powered on.Lamp language interaction can also be performed on the screen below the headlights.For example, when pedestrians cross the road, the pedestrian motion effect will be displayed on it, and the power dynamic effect will also be displayed when charging, and DIY creation is also supported in the follow-up.Although it is not the first time to play human-vehicle interaction in the lamp group, it is still possible to glimpse its concept of future travel - making the car a more anthropomorphic traffic participant.

Coming to the cockpit, we will find that the ROBO-01 has completely eliminated the physical buttons, and even the shift mechanism, multi-function steering wheel, and door opening mechanism are touch-sensitive.Obviously, Jidu's understanding of the smart cockpit is that "the one who can move the mouth never does it", voice interaction is the future driving mode that Jidu respects, and the 8295 chip and dual lidar are its hardware guarantee. , the promotional video at the press conference also confirmed this.

Interpretation:As Jidu's first concept car, ROBO-01 is obviously not a concept car that is only used to "express design concepts", because Jidu said that the mass production model to be unveiled in the second half of this year will restore ROBO- 01 90% of the design, which means that most of the designs and functions we see on this car will be implemented on the mass-produced car and come to the hands of users.In the future, the mass production and shipment of ROBO-01 will most likely be undertaken by Geely's latest SEA vast platform. For the power parameters, we can temporarily use the extreme krypton 001 as a reference, and the price of the new car will largely determine the concentration. survive".

■ Lexus BEV Sport concept car

Release Date: June 23

I don’t know if you still remember the high-profile appearance of Akio Toyoda with 16 electric models at the end of last year. Lexus BEV Sport is one of them. Sharp-eyed friends may have recognized it, the third from the left in the second row.

Compared with the mediocre picture above, the Lexus BEV Sport alone can be said to be very good-looking. You can read some of the design styles of Lexus LFA and Toyota Supra from the picture, which are smooth and sharp.The front face of the Lexus BEV Sport is angular, and the "Nike" daytime running lights are subtly integrated into the crescent-shaped airway.

The very obvious slip-back design at the top of the rear of the car is in line with the positioning of the model, and the exaggerated taillights at both ends of the tail are embellished with lines of complex design, and the lighting effect is estimated to be very good.The blackened rear surround is like spreading wings, and I think Batman's new car may have fallen.

The shape of the "long front and short compartment" on the side of the body can be regarded as a classic in the field of automotive design, and has been widely used in sports cars since the 1950s and 1960s.In the 1970s, Japanese car companies also quickly began to use this style in their sports cars, from the early Toyota 2000GT to the original Nissan Z series.

Lexus surprised the world with its supercar LFA 12 years ago, but it has not been updated to this day.Today, the Lexus BEV Sport is seen asthe most potential successor to the LFA in theelectrified era.Judging from the official information, Lexus BEV Sport will have zero acceleration of less than 2s, and will be equipped with solid-state batteries, with a cruising range of more than 700km. These two data alone are enough for Lexus BEV Sport to gain a firm foothold in the super-running world. .

Interpretation:Toyota is a veteran in playing "virtual", and its concept has always been ahead, but its cash-out rate often disappoints the audience. It was not until the bZ4X was launched some time ago that everyone found out that Toyota is a concept car that produces energy?So everyone can have a glimmer of hope for this sci-fi supercar. According to Toyota's mass production plan of 16 electric vehicles, Lexus BEV Sport will officially meet you in 2030.However, although the styling is cool and Lexus claims that its zero-to-hundred acceleration takes less than 2s, in the future his competitor will be a pure electric high-performance sports car like the Tesla Roadster, which is 1.2s faster than the Roadster 2 zero-hundred. The terrifying acceleration, the BEV Sport is not dominant.So ah, Lexus wants to eat hot meals early, and can only drink soup when it is late.

■ Bang Review

I believe that after reading it, you will definitely find that concept cars all have a convergent design: frameless doors, low-slung body, large wheels, electronic rearview mirrors, etc., and these stunning designs are often difficult to retain after mass production.Therefore, although concept cars are the most efficient way for a car company to "advertise", it is up to them to realize the traffic of concept cars.

Regarding the realization of this matter, an extremely successful predecessor has already given his own understanding, which is the Land Rover Aurora.This senior told everyone with facts - the degree of similarity with the concept car ≈ the degree of madness of consumers after mass production.So, what should the above people do next, I don't need to say more, don't always play "virtual", hurry up and launch mass production, everyone's wallet is ready.