Looking up at the shape of the U8, a hard-core off-road SUV with a square shape, it is easy to attract attention when driving on the road. It comes from the "Gateway of Time and Space" design language designed by Wolfgang Josef Egger. It adopts a two-color body design and has a square shape. , the exaggerated front face design is also an attractive point, with large-size dot-matrix light groups and a central grille, split high and low beams are located on both sides of the lower part, and the bottom front bumper is matched with the body in contrasting colors, showing the toughness and wildness well. .

  In the middle of the dot matrix net is the looking up brand LOGO, which comes from Oracle's "Electricity". Below the logo is a 360 camera, and below it is a forward-facing millimeter wave radar.

Split headlights integrated into the grille

  In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the U8 are 5319mm (including external spare tire)/2050mm/1930mm respectively. The wheelbase is 3050mm. The side shape does not have too many lines. It uses hidden door handles and the lower side skirts are decorated in silver. In addition, The application drawing also revealed that electric pedals and fixed pedals can be optionally installed, and there is also a charging port on the left and a refueling port on the right.

  In addition, it is expected that the U8 Off-Road Player Edition will add many optional accessories to its appearance, such as side ladders, roof trunks, wading hoses, etc.

Looking up to the U8 off-road player version

  Six silver decorative strips have been added to the rear D-pillar. This is not purely decorative. There are multiple LED light strips embedded inside, which will have lighting effects when the vehicle is unlocked and charged and discharged.

  The three sensors on the roof include high-definition cameras and lidar. Looking up at the U8, there are three lidars in the entire car. In addition to the roof, the other two are set at the front wheel arches. There are also rear-facing ADAS at the wheel arches on both sides. Assisted driving cameras.

Three sensors on the roof, including HD cameras and lidar

  Many elements at the rear of the car echo the front face. The taillight dot matrix design also has a light language effect and is decorated with silver guard plates.

  In addition, the side-opening tailgate has an octagonal spare tire cover. The overall style of the spare tire cover is consistent with the color of the car. The door handle is placed on the lower right side, which is more in line with the use scenario of a left-hand drive car and is a hardcore car. For off-road use, a spherical tow hook for towing trailers and other towed vehicles will also be provided to meet other user needs. I recommend that you must choose this configuration.

  The multi-stripe black wheel design uses 22-inch wheels and matches 275/50 R22 Continental tires. The U8 also provides 20-inch wheels, matched with 275/60 R20 tires. At the same time, the application map also announced that it also provides a variety of styling options.

  Looking up at the design of the U8 Star Ring cockpit, it highlights the luxurious atmosphere. In addition, the whole car provides 5 screens. The instrument screen and passenger entertainment screen are both 23.6 inches. The central control uses a 12.8-inch curved screen and uses a curved OLED panel. It has 37 degree of tilt angle, and there are also two 12.8-inch screens in the rear row, which can realize five-screen linkage.

  The air-conditioning outlet is set above the central control screen. A row of conventional physical buttons is integrated below the central control screen. The buttons of the body control system are also placed here. Below is a wireless charging stand, and there is also a hidden storage below. grid. The steering wheel is wrapped in genuine leather. The steering wheel is relatively thick and uses physical multi-function buttons. There is also a black trim strip on the upper edge, which is expected to be the installation location for safety sensors such as fatigue monitoring. The audio is equipped with the Evidence series Hi-End audio system. system, equipped with 22 speakers.

  The U8 seats are available in regular 5-seat and 7-seat versions. The 7-seat layout is 2+2+3. In addition, it comes standard with smart follow-up seats, made of Nappa material, and the seats can adjust the seat wings based on real-time traffic information. , and the headrests of all car seats have the word "Look Up" logo. Equipped with a starry sky rhythmic skylight, the oversized skylight is embedded with a suspended starry sky texture, and you can also customize the pattern yourself.

  U8 also uses a lot of "hard core technologies": BYD's "Yi Sifang" four-motor technology, equipped with 4 independent motors; Yunnan-P intelligent hydraulic body control system; standard new generation SIC, with a maximum efficiency of 99.5%; stronger Body posture sensing system, dual redundant safety of braking system and steering system; "floating" emergency function, etc.

  Let’s talk about the power system first. It is the first deeply integrated design of motor and electronic control box. The plug-in hybrid system includes a 2.0L turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 200kW and four drive motors (permanent magnet synchronous motors). The maximum power is 220kW-240kW, the torque is 320Nm~420Nm, and the vehicle horsepower exceeds 1100PS, which is enough for the U8 with a curb weight of 3460kg to break 100km/h in just 3.6 seconds. Yunnan-P consists of a front shock absorber, continuous damping control module, multi-stage stiffness control module, multi-stage buffer accumulator, attitude control module, four-wheel linkage module, suspension control accumulator, rear shock absorber and cloud Its working principle is to first use the perception system to obtain road information ahead in advance. The system will perform high-speed calculations on the body posture, wheel load, etc., and output the optimal control strategy in real time. The U8 shock absorber provides 3 levels of damping adjustment, supporting height + stiffness + damping suspension adjustment. The maximum stroke can reach 200mm. A larger suspension adjustment stroke will also bring more possibilities for traffic. And as seen in the previous press conference, the U8 can independently adjust the height of the four wheels, which can Front-to-rear leveling, side-to-side leveling, or single-wheel leveling. The intelligent hydraulic body control system also has a high lifting capacity, with a maximum lifting force of 5000kg.

  The biggest highlight of the Yi Sifang platform is that each wheel is equipped with an independent drive motor, which can realize four-wheel independent torque control, so it can achieve a U-turn on the spot as seen in the press conference video. In addition, the Yi Sifang system has extremely strong grip, such as when a high-speed tire blowout occurs or on icy and snowy roads. The maximum safe driving speed for high-speed tire blowout control can reach 120km/h.