Test Drive of Starlight 730: Lower price with good performance
The test drive vehicle this time was the plug-in hybrid version. The pre-sale price of the 125km luxury model is 106,800 yuan. It is estimated that after the official launch, including insurance and other expenses, it can be purchased for around 110,000 yuan.
The plug-in hybrid version uses the Lingxi Power 3.0, consisting of a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine and a fourth-generation 10-in-1 motor to form a hybrid electric drive system. The official WLTC fuel consumption in a depleted state is 5.3L/100km, the CLTC pure electric range is 125km, the CLTC combined range is 1100km, it supports 220V external power supply, and has remote control via mobile phone.
After being charged, the most obvious improvement is the acceleration performance at medium and low speeds, the smoothness during driving, and the significant reduction in power system noise.
The drive form is front-wheel drive, providing four driving modes: personalized, economic, standard, and sport. Energy recovery and steering assist also have three levels of adjustment. In personalized mode, the power output percentage can even be adjusted infinitely, hinting at the engineers' restless hearts.
With all settings at standard:
At medium and low speeds, the steering damping is light and gentle. Even if you slightly shake the steering wheel while driving straight, there is no significant change in the vehicle's posture. The acceleration feeling in the first half of the accelerator pedal's travel is gentle and smooth. On urban roads, national highways, and provincial roads, it is very easy to drive this car smoothly and steadily.
Even in standard mode, around 60 km/h, the steering damping changes and becomes significantly heavier. When the accelerator pedal is deeply pressed to the second half of its travel, the power will burst out significantly, reminding one of the power calibration of early turbocharged models. These two dynamic changes will produce a wonderful reaction if you overtake on a national highway. We suggest that you experience it when you test drive the car at the store. We also suggest that when you overtake on a national highway in the future, you switch to the sport mode or customize the steering and acceleration settings to a fixed configuration.
