New forces continue to provide products with lower positioning in the high-end SUV market, while traditional car companies are also trying their best to lower the price of new energy products. How should we choose in the face of such a situation? An ideal L6 and a BYD Tang DM-i may give us a reference answer. On the ideal L6 side, we chose the 2024 Pro with a price of 249,800 yuan. In order to make the comparison more intuitive, we actually chose the 2024 DM-p glory version of the 215KM four-wheel drive flagship with the same price as the ideal L6 Pro model, that is, the top of the whole system. In the case that both of them enjoy purchase tax relief, the difference in landing price is only commercial insurance.
appearance design
Tang DM-p is a performance version. In addition to the iconic Dragon Face design language, it also adds more sports painting and accessories, from the black decorative board covering the diversion area to the red brake calipers appearing in the wheel hub, which gives people a strong sense of sports. Of course, the sports guard, fin-like spoiler decoration, etc., which appear in the front and rear of the vehicle, are also its visual points. In terms of size, Tang DM-p has a length, width and height of 4870/1950/1725mm and a wheelbase of 2820mm. Although the wheelbase is short, the wide-body design will be quite outstanding visually and the internal space will be guaranteed.
The ideal L6 continues the family-style design of several big brothers, and the integrated LED daylight band, three-stage surround taillights and relatively straight body posture are all very refreshing. At the same time, the U-shaped air intake grille and diversion fusion design in the front of the car will be its identification sign, and the car body is also laid out with low wind resistance designs such as hidden electric car door handles. In terms of size, the ideal L6, as a medium and large SUV, has a length, width and height of 4,925/1960/1,735 mm and a wheelbase of 2920mm, which makes it better than Bitang DM-p in terms of body shape and internal space.
Interior design
Tang DM-p adopts a family-style symmetrical sector central control layout, which diverges to both ends based on a 15.6-inch rotating large screen. By arranging a dual-spoke color contrast steering wheel and an electronic gear handle, and embedding a 12.3-inch digital dashboard in the front end, the whole central control is advanced and full of design sense. Decorative, it adds a large area of soft bag in the frequently touched area, and optimizes the durability by baking decorative plates and metal wrapping, while the leather is used to cover the seat.
Ideal L6 continues the same central control design as ideal L7 and L8 cars, with double 15.7 inches as the core, and provides a 4.82-inch safe driving interactive screen on the three-spoke steering wheel to replace the traditional instrument panel, while the armrest box and storage compartment with cup holder and wireless charging board complete the division of the main and co-pilot positions, which is full of scientific sense and friendly and warm overall. In terms of decoration, the steering wheel and the seat are all covered with leather, except for a large area of soft bag in the frequently touched area, and the soft bag with filling will be extended to more edge areas, so the luxurious touch is very direct.
Comfortable and convenient
The seats of both models support electric adjustment/heating/ventilation in the front row. Because the layout of Tang DM-p is 7 seats, the second row will provide 4-way manual adjustment function, and there are more front seat leg rests; The ideal L6 is five seats, but it is better than the standard massage/memory in the front row and the electric adjustment/heating/ventilation extended to the second row of seats. At the same time, both cars are equipped with multi-zone independent air conditioning system with negative ion purification and air monitoring, which supports car ambient light and 10+ speaker sound, and is equipped with panoramic sunroof, front sound insulation glass and rear privacy glass.
Among them, the skylight of Tang DM-p can be opened, using 12 Yang Danna stereo, 31 color atmosphere lights, and 220V power supply and more energy-saving heat pump air conditioning; The ideal L6 covers the whole car with sound insulation glass, realizes Dolby panoramic sound in 19-speaker surround sound, and realizes intelligent interaction with 256-color ambient lights. Moreover, it also provides electric steering wheel adjustment and memory, which is superior in advanced configuration.
Infotainment
Both cars are equipped with intelligent car systems that support four-zone voice recognition control, remote control of mobile APP and expansion of application stores. Among them, Tang DM-p upgraded the 5G car-class cockpit platform with customized chips, and can also realize screen rotation and split-screen display. But in this respect, the ideal L6 not only has better screen hardware, but also can realize voiceprint recognition, gesture control and multi-finger touch with the support of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295P chip and sensor, which enriches voice and remote control.
Intelligent Drive
Both cars support L2+ intelligent driving assistance, and Tang DM-p can also complete remote parking and automatic lane change assistance functions, with active safety system support such as lane departure warning, front and rear collision warning, door opening warning and active braking. But the ideal L6 not only has these functions, but also realizes the high-speed NOA navigation assistance function by carrying the Horizon Journey 5 and the high-precision map, and can perform a series of high-order functions such as ramp access, automatic parking, remote summoning, etc., which is more intelligent and practical.
Mechanical hardware
Tang DM-p is equipped with a DM-p hybrid system with a combination of 1.5T+EHS hybrid system and blade battery. The comprehensive power of the system is as high as 452kW, which can help the vehicle break through 100 in 4.3 seconds, get 189km WLTC pure battery life, and keep the fuel consumption at 6.5L/100km. In the chassis, in addition to the front McPherson+rear multi-link independent suspension, the vehicle is also equipped with Yunqi -C intelligent damping body control system, which will make the control stability of the vehicle higher and optimize the overall comfort feedback.
The ideal L6 is equipped with an extended range system with a 1.5T four-cylinder range extender+dual motors+lithium iron phosphate battery pack. The comprehensive power of the system is 300kW, and the comprehensive torque of the system is 529N·m, which can help the vehicle break through 100 in 5.4 seconds and get a pure electric battery life of 182km. The comprehensive cruising range of WLTC can reach 1160km, and the fuel consumption of the feed is also maintained at 6.9L/100km, although the efficiency is not as good as it is. In the chassis, besides the front double wishbone+rear five-bar independent suspension with higher specifications, the vehicle also got CDC continuous variable damping shock absorber, which not only can achieve more comfortable driving feedback, but also has better overall support performance than the opponent.
Write it at the end
BYD Tang DM-I, as a plug-in SUV known for its economy, has brought users advanced choices with stronger comprehensive performance through the recent update of DM-p glory version, and even compared with the ideal L6 with higher comprehensive hardware, it can still perform better in performance. However, if users have higher demands for intelligent driving, luxury and comfort, even the glory version of Tang DM-p has completed a number of upgrades, but now the ideal L6 is still the more comprehensive option.
The picture of BYD Tang DM-i in this article is "Tang DM-p Champion Edition".
