Buick Ultrapower High end Pure Electric Coupe SUV ELECTRA E4 Launched SUV Buick | Intelligent | Buick
On June 19th, SAIC General Motors announced the launch of the high-end pure electric coupe SUV Buick ELECTRA E4, offering four models including the GS version and two range options, priced at 189900 yuan to 259900 yuan.
The Buick ELECTRA E4 is built on the "smarter, safer, and more performance" Autotronic electric vehicle platform, featuring a stylish coupe like design while also providing practical space for mid to large SUVs. The new car is equipped with a new generation VCS intelligent cockpit and the latest iteration of eConnect connectivity technology, and can be optionally equipped with SUPER CRUISE super assisted driving system, bringing consumers who pursue aesthetic taste and life fun a double reassuring and interesting intelligent pure electric travel experience. Starting today, the exhibition cars have gradually arrived at the national Buick pure electric space and pure electric zone, and will start delivery from July. Users can download the iBuick App or search for the Buick Buick Mini Program on WeChat to pay a deposit of 3000 yuan to complete the purchase and enjoy rich owner rights.
The design of the coupe SUV is heart racing with excitement
The Buick ELECTRA E4 adopts a brand new PURE Design pure design concept that is in line with the ELECTRA-X concept car. Its coupe SUV design integrates fashion, trend, and dynamism. The new car has a body size of 4818mm x 1912mm x 1581mm. The sleek design and short front and rear overhangs make the vehicle's posture more elegant and dynamic. The 2954mm ultra long wheelbase perfectly combines the stretched body proportions with spacious interior space.
The all-new Buick flying eaves with extended wings create a lightweight and sharp dynamic posture for the Buick ELECTRA E4 by layering it up and down. The dual wing LED daytime running lights, which inherit the classic design language of Buick, have a slender and sharp shape, combined with the three-dimensional surface of the suspended nose wing, effectively widening the horizontal visual experience; The wing light automatic headlights have rich details and support a flow crystal rhythmic light language system, which uses flowing lights and breathing animation effects to bring a highly ceremonial interactive experience. The deep sky meteor grille features a dazzling black texture surface combined with gradient horizontal lines, causing the visual center of gravity to sink and further enhancing the sporty posture.
The Buick ELECTRA E4 adopts a three-dimensional and full potential surface language, using concave and convex surfaces to form a contrast between light and dark, showcasing the dynamic and poised visual effect of a coupe SUV. The new car has an efficient aerodynamic design, which brings excellent low drag coefficient to the entire vehicle through a suspended roof, hidden electric door handles, and full surround guards. At the rear of the vehicle, the suspended roof is combined with an upward aerodynamic balance tail wing to store sufficient kinetic energy. The continuous flowing wing tail lights, combined with longitudinal decorative strips, expand the visual width and show more tension.
On this basis, the GS version is equipped with an exclusive sporty appearance kit: a black crystal diamond grille with a two-dimensional to three-dimensional surface transition and tungsten electroplated decorations, highlighting exquisite craftsmanship and rich details; The exterior rearview mirrors, window frames, and lower bumper have been blackened to further enhance their sportiness; The 20 inch flower wing low resistance wheels with contrasting color design are embedded with Brembo six piston brake calipers, providing excellent visual effects and braking performance.
Living in a spacious and flexible environment is very interesting
Adhering to the pure design concept of PURE Design, the Buick ELECTRA E4 cabin is comfortable and minimalist, bringing a comprehensive sense of space transparency. The control console adopts a suspended design, which is lightweight, fashionable, and simple and smooth; The blue purple color gradient decorative panel extends from the central control area to the doors on both sides, creating a futuristic feel; The suspended central armrest opens up the partition between the driver and passenger seats, creating a more convenient and practical open storage space; The 121 color breathing atmosphere lights surrounding the cabin create a colorful and pleasant driving environment.
Thanks to the Autotronic electric vehicle platform and an ultra long wheelbase of 2954mm, the Buick ELECTRA E4 has a wide and comfortable cabin space. The front headroom reaches 1013mm, leading in the same class; The 975mm rear headroom performs exceptionally well, combined with 116mm knee space, providing a comfortable and composed travel experience for all passengers. The new car seats adopt a skeleton platform specially developed for electric vehicles and incorporate wide body ergonomic design. The front S-shaped backrest is lightweight and dynamic, maximizing the release of more longitudinal space in the rear seats; Both the front and rear seats are equipped with wide suspended headrests with lateral ear support, adding comfort to the journey. The ELECTRA E4 is equipped with Buick Library's silent technology, creating an extremely quiet cabin environment through low-noise self-developed motors, 5mm double-layer acoustic glass, and full dimensional acoustic coverage.
The new car's panoramic dome canopy has a lighting area of 1.2 square meters, and low radiation glass has the characteristics of high transmittance and high infrared reflection, with a UV blocking rate of up to 99.99%. It is worth mentioning that the new car is also equipped with a dual flow air conditioning system. When the corresponding mode is activated, the fresh air outside the car and the return air inside the car are sent into the air conditioning box through different paths and remain separate and not mixed. When the air is blown out, dry fresh air is sent to the head and defrosting direction, while high humidity internal air is sent to the feet direction, thereby improving human comfort, suppressing fogging on car windows, and reducing air conditioning energy consumption. At the same time, the Buick ELECTRA E4 is designed with up to 28 efficient storage spaces: the 4.1L multifunctional storage compartment under the suspended center console can easily store medium-sized women's handbags; The 441L trunk is designed with compartments, and the detachable storage box is flexible and easy to use. The new car can also achieve external discharge function through supporting equipment, easily meeting the needs of multiple scenarios such as camping, fishing, and trunk markets, greatly enriching the user's driving experience.
For the GS version, its unique GS night glow copper interior color scheme, combined with GS exclusive limited pattern decorative panels, GS illuminated welcome pedals, and multiple suede covers, makes the cabin more textured and personalized. The GS long endurance four-wheel drive version is equipped with GS bucket shaped sports seats that enhance wrapping and support, and further enhance the sporty atmosphere inside the car through shoulder hollow design and a three-dimensional backboard.
Leading intelligent cabin technology for enjoyable and convenient travel
The Buick ELECTRA E4 is equipped with a new generation of VCS intelligent cockpit, and the entire series is equipped with an EYEMAX 30 inch curved 6K screen as standard. The curved floating design integrates ergonomic design aesthetics, and the 6K resolution and 10 aspect ratio feature depth make the display effect more delicate and realistic. The system is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, combined with the VIP intelligent electronic architecture, which not only makes the operation experience smoother, but also supports system level multi module OTA parallel refreshing of the entire vehicle, keeping smart electric travel always in sync with the times.
The latest iteration of Buick eConnect connectivity technology brings an emotional interactive experience to ELECTRA E4, and makes WYSIWYG through an electric style new UI interface and real-time rendering capabilities. The system includes multiple mainstream online audio/video services, while also upgrading the intelligent voice assistant and further strengthening the intelligent scene engine, private voice customization, and application/mini program square functions, achieving one click direct access to multiple user scenarios. In terms of interactive functions, the system supports multiple instrument display modes, adapts to different travel scenarios, and is clear and intuitive; Multiple gesture operation functions can be used to pull down the shortcut operation entrance on any interface, multi finger screen capture can achieve instant return to the main interface, and three finger fly screen can quickly transfer the navigation interface to the driver's instrument panel; The intelligent map application deeply integrates with the usage scenarios of electric vehicles, providing thoughtful functions such as estimated arrival power; When the "Take Off Buick" Easter egg mode is activated, the instrument panel view will switch to the intelligent driving assistance view, the scene will switch to the runway, and the navigation related icons will synchronously switch to the aircraft model, adding more fun to driving.
In addition, the new car comes standard with iKey mobile key, Apple CarPlay wireless mapping, and mobile wireless charging function, allowing users to enjoy a smart, convenient, and "wireless" exciting driving experience.
Autoenergy platform provides double peace of mind for car use
The Buick ELECTRA E4 is based on the industry-leading Autotronic pure electric platform, integrating General Motors' 26 years of electrification experience and forward-looking technological advantages to address user anxiety about performance degradation and battery safety at a deeper level. The standard range version of the new car is equipped with a 65kWh capacity battery, with a minimum power consumption of 13.4kWh/100km, and a CLTC range of 530km; The GS long endurance four-wheel drive version adopts a front permanent magnet synchronous and rear induction asynchronous motor layout, with a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 6.2 seconds and a CLTC working condition range of 620km.
The new car is equipped with a self-developed Ultrapower 8-in-1 electric drive system, which features advanced technologies such as flat wire technology, self-adhesive iron core, and oil cooling design. The integration, power density, and overall system efficiency have been significantly improved. The BEV HEAT dual heat source thermal management system with heat pump air conditioning technology can allocate energy reasonably based on factors such as battery and ambient temperature, cabin air conditioning demand, etc., ensuring a balance between driving and riding quality, battery energy consumption, and lifespan, and optimizing winter endurance performance.
The Buick ELECTRA E4 strives to ensure vehicle safety by building a comprehensive protection system. The Ultrapower battery pack adopts a dedicated battery cell formula, which has superior characteristics such as high thermal stability, high charging and discharging power, low attenuation, and long service life. The combination of "car cloud" battery health monitoring system and wBMS wireless connected battery management system, along with multiple innovative technologies, can provide more intelligent and thoughtful protection for batteries. The battery casing is a high-strength steel well shaped structure, which enhances the protection ability for all occupants, multi position pole collisions, and various complex scenarios.
Not only that, the Ultrapower battery pack also adopts international first-class development and testing standards, including extrusion tests, drop tests, and puncture tests that are far higher than industry standards. Prior to its launch, ELECTRA E4 went through multiple rounds of experimental verification processes, with durability testing exceeding 3.6 million kilometers of equivalent mileage. The durability testing of its components simulated fatigue levels beyond the entire vehicle's lifecycle, ensuring double peace of mind for new energy travel.
Multi mode driving control with intelligent driving and thoughtful protection
The Buick ELECTRA E4 has solid and mature driving control tuning and multiple driving mode options, making electric vehicle handling easy and comfortable, catering to the driving habits of different users. The single pedal mode is associated with strong kinetic energy recovery, allowing for simultaneous control of acceleration and energy recovery, and achieving a silky smooth driving experience through linear calibration. When mechanical braking is involved, it can also be linearly integrated with energy recovery, providing drivers with predictable braking force feedback and making them more confident. Users can also turn off the single pedal mode to obtain a driving experience closer to that of a gasoline powered vehicle; In addition, steering, braking response, and simulated sound waves can be freely adjusted, making it easy to create an exclusive driving mode that meets one's own needs.
The adjustment of the new car chassis is comfortable and stable. The spring bottom ends of the front Macpherson and rear five-link independent suspensions use polyurethane vibration isolation pads, which have better vibration isolation effects than traditional rubber materials.
In terms of intelligent driving technology, the Buick ELECTRA E4 comes standard with the eCruise intelligent driving assistance system across the entire range, providing rich practical functions such as FSRACC full speed range adaptive cruise control and HOLCA intelligent lane centering assistance. The GS long endurance four-wheel drive version can also be equipped with the new generation SUPER CRUISE super assisted driving system, relying on high computing power chips, as well as a perception system composed of advanced cameras and radar systems, high-precision maps, etc., to achieve a comfortable and reassuring driving experience. Among them, the "Aurora Guardian" steering wheel with driver's line of sight monitoring system monitors the driver's line of sight throughout the entire process through high-performance infrared cameras, effectively improving driving safety; The vibration reminder safety seat and intelligent steering wheel illuminated light strip are patented designs, which can send quiet and intuitive safety reminders to the driver without disturbing other passengers in the car.
As the second Buick Autotronic platform model after the Big Five intelligent pure electric SUV Buick ELECTRA E5, the interesting Buick ELECTRA E4, with its trendy appearance, intelligent cabin experience, high-quality driving, worry free safety and other outstanding features, will further meet the diversified smart electric travel needs of consumers in the new era, and will work together with ELECTRA E5 to help Buick accelerate its layout in the mainstream electric vehicle market.
