On July 3, Xiaopeng released the first product in the MONA series, MONA M03.
The M03 is the first model of the MONA series launched by the Xiaopeng brand. It is positioned as a pure electric hatchback coupe that is good-looking, interesting and powerful. The M03, named Made Of AI, has introduced the concept of AI from the beginning of its design.
Overall, the design concept of this car is to allow more young people to enjoy the convenience brought by intelligence. It should be good-looking and inexpensive, and have an intelligent experience that exceeds that of similar products. It hopes to become a smart car in the mainstream market within 200,000 yuan that satisfies users' pursuit of beauty and technology.
MONA M03 has two body colors, Starry Blue and Starry Beige. The inspiration of Starry Beige is said to come from the warm starlight outside the vast universe and the energy temperature refraction of natural starlight, which is a slightly warm tone color.
At the first sight of the real car, the Xinghanmi, coupled with the warm light source in the studio, really has a taste of cosmic energy refraction. It is reported that MONA M03 uses Nippon paint, combined with high tinting strength color paste, to achieve low-addition bright coloring strength, thus achieving a pure texture with transparent hue.
Its wide body and low posture are impressive. The new car is 4780mm long, 1896mm wide and 1445mm high respectively, with a length-to-height ratio of 3.31, a width-to-height ratio of 1.31 and a tire-to-height ratio of 0.47, with classic sports coupe proportions. At the same time, it also has a low center of mass height of 479mm, just to the knees of a person, and the sitting height of the human body is consistent with the height of the center of gravity of the vehicle, laying a good foundation for control.
The entire vehicle is highly recognizable, with a design that focuses on fullness and roundness without any unnecessary lines, which is in line with the current young people's preference for simplicity in their aesthetic taste.
Although it looks low and has smooth lines, when you sit inside, there is ample head and leg room in the front row.
The front part, the headlight group is the most eye-catching part. According to reports, the design of the headlight group is derived from the binary code "010", so it is called "010 split three-dimensional space starlight group", which is also one of the highlights of the whole car under the deep empowerment of the AI big model.
With this design, the light can be scattered to any angle, and the shape of the entire lamp group can be clearly identified from any angle.
The one-meter-long extra-large exposed single blade below the center grille is not only integrated with the body, but also can be opened and closed intelligently.
From the side, the M03 has a similar size to a B-class car, but with more dynamic lines, seemingly ready to go.
It is worth mentioning that through 15 wind resistance optimization projects, the M03 reduces the wind resistance of the whole vehicle by 30%, bringing a 60km+ increase in cruising range and a drag coefficient of 0.194Cd.
The M03 adopts a full-body sports surround design without a traditional bumper. The low-drag, high-safety 19-inch Michelin Lingyue series wheels present a visual impact.
Hidden door handles are a popular design nowadays. But the difference is that it also retains the mechanical connection between the door handle and the door lock, so the door can be opened even when the battery is low.
The small flying wing on the C-pillar can reduce the wind resistance of the vehicle and help to improve the sporty feel of the vehicle in terms of styling. This detail is highly original.
As for the taillights, they echo the headlights, maintaining the integrity of the design.
It is worth mentioning that the M03 is a rare model in its class that uses a hatchback-style large-opening trunk. The maximum trunk width is 1136mm, the maximum depth is 1023mm, and the trunk volume is 621L, which is comparable to the trunk space of a mid-sized SUV and can accommodate one 28-inch and four 20-inch suitcases at the same time.
As the first model in the MONA series, the M03 obviously wants to quickly gain the favor of young people in a short period of time through this elegant and simple design and form a unique style that is different from other models of the Xiaopeng brand.
