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On December 22nd, BYD DM-i series ushered in another heavyweight model-"fuel SUV subverter" 2022 Song Pro DM-i. The 2022 Song Pro DM-i, the fourth version of BYD's DM-i super hybrid system, has been officially launched in Shenzhen. The new car is located in the compact SUV, with a total of five models priced between 13.48 yuan and 159800 yuan.

It is understood that the new car is based on the second generation of Song Pro. As an annual revamped model, the appearance of the new car is similar to that of Song PLUS DM-i, while its power is consistent with Song PLUS DM-i.

In terms of appearance, the 2022 BYD Pro DM-i has been upgraded in terms of appearance details, such as an increase in the proportion of large-mouth medium grids from 60 per cent of cash to 75 per cent. The new car uses Dragon Face3.0 design language, and the front intake grille uses a number of horizontal chromium-plated strips, which has a strong visual impact with sharp headlights on both sides, and looks more "dignified" than the PLUS model. There is no obvious change in the side of the body, maintaining the overall style of the old model. The rear part of the car uses the popular through taillight, and the two ends of the taillight group still use the dragon claw element, which echoes with the front of the car. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4650/1860/1700mm, the wheelbase is 2712mm, and the size is slightly smaller than Song PLUS DM-i.

Compared with the appearance, the interior of the new car has changed a lot. In terms of color matching, the new car has added the interior colors of Kirin Brown and Cangdome gray, and uses a new family design language, the whole department is equipped with DiLink 4.0G intelligent network connection system, including intelligent voice interaction system, mobile phone remote control, online audio and video entertainment functions, etc., at the same time, the whole system is equipped with adaptive rotary suspension Pad. The size of the central control screen varies depending on the model, with a minimum of 10.1 inches, a top of 15.6 inches and the rest of 12.8 inches. At the same time, the new car also offers three ways to unlock the vehicle with virtual keys, including cloud keys, Bluetooth keys and NFC keys.

In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a 1.5L DM-i hybrid system, the maximum power of the engine is 81kW, the peak torque is 135Nm, the thermal efficiency of the engine is as high as 43.04%, and in terms of mileage, according to the version of the vehicle, it is equipped with blade batteries with the capacity of 8.3kWh and 18.3kWh, and the mileage is 51km and 110km. According to official data, Song Pro DM-i 's 0-100km/h acceleration time is 7.9 seconds, has the feed fuel consumption performance of 4.4L/100km, while the integrated mileage reaches 1090 km, while also supports fast charging function.

In terms of competitors, in terms of positioning, price and audience, Song Pro DM-i 's competitor or Macchiato 1.5L DHT. In terms of positioning and power performance, the WEY Macchiato DHT-PHEV only offers 110km endurance models, while Song Pro DM-i has a slight advantage over the WEY Macchiato DHT-PHEV.

However, after the launch of the new car, there are also many netizens saying: expensive.

In the domestic new energy vehicle market, BYD occupies a certain market position. according to the latest data from the Federation of passengers, BYD sold 97242 vehicles a month in November, an increase of 84.1% over the same period last year. Among them, BYD sold a total of 90121 new energy vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 252.7%, of which the sales of DM models was 43984, a year-on-year increase of 499.8%. Sales of EV models were 46137, an increase of 153.2% over the same period last year. The rebound in sales of DM models was mainly due to the endorsement of several popular style products, such as PLUS DM-i and Song PLUS DM-i.

As the sales responsibility of BYD's SUV family, although it has a large market share, BYD Song Pro only had pure fuel and EV models, but now the emergence of DM-i models may fill the market gap between fuel version and pure electric version, and make BYD DM-i 's model matrix more perfect.

According to official data, BYD Song Pro DM-i had a cumulative order of 18116 vehicles on the first day of pre-sale, but as for the market performance of the latter model after its launch, let's wait and see.

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