The outside of Renault Korea’s new Renault Grand Koleos. (Renault Korea)
As the electrical car market continues to evolve, extra shoppers are turning to hybrid autos for his or her excessive gas effectivity and decrease hearth danger. Renault Korea’s lineup, that includes the “E-Tech Hybrid” system, together with the brand new Renault Grand Koleos, is gaining important reputation amongst home shoppers.
Business watchers say the desire for hybrid autos within the home market is on the rise. This pattern is attributed to the upper gas effectivity and decrease hearth danger of hybrid autos in comparison with conventional gasoline autos. From January to November this yr, a complete of 347,567 hybrid autos have been offered within the home market.
Renault Korea, sometimes called the “hybrid powerhouse,” has been on the forefront of this pattern, constantly launching hybrid autos identified for his or her glorious gas effectivity, driving efficiency, and excessive security requirements. The brand new Renault Grand Koleos and Renault Arkana are standout fashions of their lineup.
The brand new Renault Grand Koleos presents a strong driving expertise with a best-in-class system output of 245 horsepower and a 1.64kWh battery, the biggest capability amongst hybrid fashions in its class. The prismatic battery is designed to be sturdy towards exterior impacts and extremely sturdy. Notably, the Grand Koleos is the one mid-size hybrid car in Korea to characteristic a ‘liquid cooling thermal administration system,’ which boosts security.
The driving efficiency of the Grand Koleos can also be receiving reward. The “series-parallel hybrid” system utilized to the Grand Koleos E-Tech Hybrid mannequin reduces the variety of shifts by utilizing a 3-speed transmission as an alternative of a high-speed gearbox. The twin motor system, consisting of a 100kW drive electrical motor and a 60kW high-voltage begin motor, is mixed with a 1.5L 4-cylinder gasoline direct injection turbo engine to supply highly effective driving efficiency.
The Renault Arkana, one other fashionable mannequin, operates primarily based on a 1.6L gasoline engine and two electrical motors, providing a dynamic driving expertise just like that of a motor sports activities automobile. It adopts the “canine clutch,” primarily utilized in F1 vehicles, to supply a direct and dynamic driving really feel throughout gear shifts. By utilizing each the beginning motor and the drive motor, the gears are configured to rotate concurrently, lowering shift shock and noise.
Gasoline effectivity is a big energy of Renault Korea’s hybrid lineup. As much as 75% of the overall driving distance in city sections will be pushed in electrical mode, and as much as 40% gas financial savings will be achieved on highways and motorways in comparison with gasoline engines. The mixed official gas effectivity of the Arkana is 17.4km/ℓ, whereas the brand new Renault Grand Koleos boasts a mixed official gas effectivity of 15.7km/ℓ.
