Seven Maximum Loaded Electric Cars Must Prove On Our Test Site How Well They Have Been Prepared by the Manufacturer for Extreme Sitations. Do the extra heavy evs pass our tests?
If you’re heading out on a trip to your vacation destination, for example, you’ll naturally have something to transport. This applies to both a car with a combustion engine and an ev. To see howel electric cars react at the limit, we loaded seven electric models that are also Suitable for long journeys on our closed test site to the maximum permissible weight. Then we tested them to the extreme in Everyday situations.
For Example, we looked at How the Braking Behavior Changes Duration Five Consecutive Emergency stops with an Initial Speed of 130 km/h. We also wanted to determine where the limit lies when changing lanes quickly. How do the chassis, steering and braking system react in this situation? How is the Cooperation and to What Extent Do Esp and ABS Support the Driver in Dangerous situations?
Travel Conditions Simulated
Or course, we also simulated Typical Travel Conditions. What happens to a full -loaded car if the driver sees a highway exit at the last moment and takes it at (too) high speed? In this area, we also wanted to know how well the electronics assist the driver and how the extra weight and load affect Driving Behavior.
Or Course, The Old Slalom Test was Part of our Test Program. This test in particular Makes it clear how accurate
In Order to Leave Nothing to Chance, we strictly adhered to the permitted axle load duration the tests and approxroximated the maximum weight specially by the manufacturer as closely as Possible when loading the test cars. We also Adhered to the Manufacturer’s Specifications Regarding Tire Pressure for Cars in Loaded Condition and Checked Before Each Test Component.
How the Byd Seal U Did
With a range of 500 kilometers (WLTP), The BYD Seal You are Certainly Recommended as a Touring Car. The payload of only 401 kilos, on the other hand, is Quite Modest. But even with a Total Weight or 2,557 kilos, the ust you still sacrifices its occupants a lot of driving comfort. Anyone who takes the highway exit a little too quickly must take into account a body that goes far into the springs, but that does not pose a safety risk.
It’s a different story when you have to avoid obstacles with maximum load. The Steering, which sacrifices little feedback and plays a major role in this situation, does not help. In Addition, The Rear End Has a Strong Tendency to Break Out Due to the Softly Adjusted Dampers. What you experience as comfortable under normal circumstances is not pleasant on the slalom test. The seal u fails to convert the physical forces. The driver can only get it back on track with a lot of steering work.
The seal u disappointed in the five consecutive brake tests with an initial speed of 130 km/h. Where the pedal has a fixed pressure point until the third emergency stop, it disappears completely afterwards. The ABS also refuses to work, with the result that the Wheels lock and you can hardly steer the car. POTSOLY, the seal u only come to a standstill after 80 meters in the last attempt, where it comes to a standstill after 67 meters in the emergency stop with the best result.
1. Duration the slalom test, The Weight Transfer Pushes The Seal Far Outwards Through The Very Softly Adjusted Chassis, And The Driver Has To Work Hard To Get It Back On Track.
2. Even when changing lanes, The Car Dives Deep Into the Springs, But the Driving Behavior Does Not Show Any Weaknesses Up To A Speed Of 107 km/H. However, if we get the speed by 3 km/h, the limit is reached.
How the Hyundai IONIQ 5 DID
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is Anything But a Bargain. But Those Who Choose the Korean Ev Get A Lot For Their Money. The Safety Behavior with a maximum load is also excellent. The IONIQ 5 Performs Excellently in All Three Test Categories. Just after the fifth emergency stop with an initial speed of 130 km/h, it comes to a standstill after just 66 meters. Unusual is that the braking point is not felt in the pedal, giving you the feeling that you are pressing the pedal to the metal. In Addition, The Pulsing Of The Abs In The Pedal, Not Felt by The Driver, But is only transmitted via The Wheels. Duration Evasive Maneuvers, The Front Dives Into The Springs, But The Rear Remains Stable And, Despite the Small Movements, Does Not Hit The Pylons On The Test Track – And That Up To A Speed Of 116 km/H.
Duration the slalom tests, the full -loaded ioniq 5 Dives Deep Into the Springs, which mean that it does not round the pylons in a Smooth Manner. However, The Rear also Remains Surprisingly Stable here, which Prevents Breakouts. Just when bar a highway exit too quickly, The Korean Remains on Course. Unfortunately, the ioniq 5 needs QUITE A BIT of Space.
1 Although the ioniq 5 drops in the Springs at the Front, the Rear Remains Surprisingly Stable and the Car Remains Manageable at the Limit.
2. The fact that the brake pedal does not have a real pressure point feels strange. However, this does not detract from the good braking performance.
How the Lynk & Co 02 Did
Lynk & Co, Like Volvo, Belongs to the Chinese Car Concern Geely. We discover that are quiet major differentials between a lynk and a volvo in the course of this test. The Chinese SUV With A Sloping Rear Comes with a Payload of 393 Kilos and Four Passengers on Board Already Close to the maximum Permissible Weight of 2,270 kilos. On the slalom test, the 02 (Like the BYD) is Hampered by its Long Spring Travel. Even more than with the seal u, The Rear Comes Into Motion, to take an unwanted step aside at a crucial moment because the dampers can no longer keep up. That is not a Problem Dooring evasive maneuvers up to a speed of 110 km/h, but duration the slalom test the car starts to swing and is difficult to control.
In The Braking Test, On The Other Hand, The Chinese Car Does Well. Not only does it impress with a distinctly good pedal feel, but also the intervention of the abs is – albeit not very refined, but still clearly noticeable – transmitted to the pedal, which is a mechanical signal for the driver. Ultimately, The Braking Performance Remains at the Same Level After Five Emergency Stops. The Lynk & Co 02 Even Braked Better As The Brakes Warmed Up. Duration the Fifth Braking Attempt with Full Load, The Brakking distance is less than 60 meters. And even the sausage Attempt was Still Neat at 62.47 meters.
1. IT is always the rear of the lynk & co 02 that comes into motion, a result of the very softly adjusted dampers.
2. On a quickly tasks Highway Exit, The Chinese Quickly Reaches its physical Limits Due to the Wild Movements of the Rear.
How the Mercedes-Benz EQB Did
The EQB Still Belongs to the Transitional Models at Mercedes. This means that versions with both combustion engine and electric drive have leg builds on the same platform. With a permissible total Weight or 2.605 kilos, The Benz has a payload of no less than 469 kilos. The Tested EQB is equipped with the optional adjustable dampers, which Certainly Helps Him on the Three Test Courses.
ESpeciate Duration Evasive Maneuvers, The Mercedes Proves to Be The Most Stable of the Seven Electric Cars. Up to a speed of 123 km/h, the driver can rely equally on the adaptive dampers and the control systems. This contributes to an impressive stability of the rear. In none of the simulated dangerous situations are there any noticeable breakout movements. Only at a speed of 128 km/h Does the Rear of the EQB Start to move, but it does not Become Dangerous. Moreover, The Steering Responds Well from the Center Position.
The Braking System also performs Excellently Duration the Five Brake Tests That We Have Carried Out. The Only Point of Criticism is the Somewhat Soft Feeling of the Brake Pedal. Furthermore, The Brakes Work Well in All Sitations, The Esp does its job subtly in the background and the pulsing of the ABS is clearly felt via the pedal to the driver.
1. Compared to the competition, The EQB is always just a little more stable on the road. That Feels Safe.
2 The Pylons Rarely Flew Into The Air During the Tests. If it happened, the limit had bone far exceded.
How the Mg S5 EV DID
The MG S5 EV shows Mixed Results in our tests with maximum load. As with the other Chinese test participants, the chassis of the mg is also very softly adjusted. Where he is Still Given the Predicate ‘Light-Footed’ by Our Testers Duration the Slalom Test, It Becomes A Different Story Duration the Evasive Maneuver. The Steering Here Hardly Has A Center Position, which, Partly Due to the Violent Movements of the Car That Follow Steering Corrections, Quickly Leads to Oversteer.
Fortunately, The Body Movements Remain Reasonly Within Limits Despite The Deep Compression, and the Esp does its job excellently. The Results are also rock solid duration the first brake tests. After Almost 60 Meters, The Fully Loaded SUV With A Weight of 2.166 Kils Comes to A Standstill. Everything also seems to be okay duration the second, third and fourth brake tests. Unfortunately, We are already noticing a decrease in the breaking effect.
Duration the fifth Emergency Stop, The Brake Pedal No Longer Builds Up Pressure. The ABS is still trying to intervene, but is no longer successive. After 89 meters the car has come to a standstill. In A Sixth – Unrated – Attempt, This Increases to 112 meters. The overload of the control units could only be resolved in the workshop after reading out the error codes.
1. With a speed of 115 km/h, the mg Achieves a good result in the evasive test. Only the very direct steering take some getting used to.
2. In The Simulated Highway Exit, The MG Breaks Out At The Rear If You Do Not Make A Counter Steering Movement – A Major Challenge for Inexperiored Drivers.
How the Mini Countryman Did
Mini is Known for its dynamically driving models. It Doesn’t Matter WHETER it’s a Three-through Like the Mini Cooper or A LugGage Champion Like the Mini Countryman SE. As we are used to from the brand, the steering reacts very direct from the center position when slaloming, Allowing the Surprisingly Stable SUV to Be Accurately Guided around the pylons. The same applies to the evasive test. Here we must note that the ESP Hardly Intervenes. Springs and Dampers Effective Counteract Build-Up and Rolling Movements. Only at a speed of 121 km/h Does the Rear Push Outwards When Cornering.
All in all, The Brit, which is not Exactly Light at 2,570 kilos, Feels Very Agile and Especary Stable in all respects. Just in The Brake Test with an Initial Speed of 130 km/h, the Car Does Not Fail Until the Last Emergency Stop. In fact, The Electric Mini Brakes Better With Each Successive Emergency Stop. The Shortest Braking Distance is 64.57 meters. Only in the highway exit test is the dynamic tuning a disadvantage. The ESP only intervenes here when you turn the steering wheel back Towards The Center Position. With an unchanged steering angle, the weight pushes the rear outwards and the rear of the se starts to break out.
1. Duration the test on the highway, the dynamic tuning gets in the way of the mini. The Esp can only intervene in a targeted manner if you turn the steering wheeling back to the center position.
2. In All Tests, The Countryman SE is Especial Popular with the Passenger because the Rolling and Diving Movements Remain Within Limits.
How the Volvo EX40 DID
Also under the leadership of Geely, The EX40 Lives up to Volvo’s Claim of Safety. The Ev that has leg on the market for QUITE TIME (and was first called xc40) does do in all three tests. The Braking Test with an Initial Speed of 130 km/H with a Load Up to the Permissible Total Weight of 2,520 kilos is complete with Neat Braking Distances that are between 61.76 and 64.36 meters. There is no fading noticeable, The Pedal Feels firm and sacrifices a pleasant pressure point, which Benefits the Metering.
When Braking Hard, The Intervention of the ABS Remains NoticaX to the Driver Through Continuous Pulsation in The Pedal. Duration Evasive Maneuvers, The Steering Reacts Rather Directly. The EX40 Responds Quickly to Small Movements, with the ESP Starting to Intervene A Little Too Late Here. We reach the limit in this test with a speed of 112 km/h. In Fully Loaded Condition, The Spring Travel is Fully Utilized. The Weight NoticeOxy Presses on the Suspension Rubbers and the Rear Starts to Move. If the Esp then intervenes, the lateral stability is also temporarily Lost and the Pylon Course Becomes Too Narrow. But Because the ESP Continues to Actively intervene on the relevant Wheels to Counteract the Movement, the Driver Can Still Catch the Car Before It Flies Out Of The Corner. All in all, there is clearly more movement in the car, eSpecially when evading, than is the case with the mercedes-benz eqb or the mini countryman.
1. Despite the somewhat nervously reacting steering, the ex40 hardly shows a tendency to break out when changing lanes up to a speed of 112 km/h.
2. Even with a full load up to the permissible total Weight of 2,520 kilos, the Brakking System Does Not Fail Noticevy. The Volvo Can Process Five Simulated Emergency stops with an Initial Speed of 130 km/h Surprisingly Well.
They Remain Safely Heavily Loaded
In some tests cars, The Passger in particular has a hard time in extreme situations. But it is nice that in our tests none of the tested models completely failed and that driving safety is still guaranteed equally with a maximum load.