[Star test drive] Renault Korea Philant Appears E-Tech Hybrid 'Large SUV'

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a star-studded review

Original design and infotainment on canvas of E-tech hybrid

Good

- Rarely Original Design and AI-Based Infotainment

- Big and beautiful as a flagship, powerful efficiency and delicate engineering

Bad

- Weakness of the brand Renault Korea in South Korea

- I was trying to argue with a rival model... Tesla has lowered the price

a competitive model

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The Renault Korea Aurora Project tested the second model, Philant. It is a flagship model that contains both the high-presence design and the technical achievements of the E-tech hybrid verified by Grand Colleos. Although it is confusing to match SUVs and sedans with crossover, the Renault Korea Philant was certainly a car that could become a trend under the theme of "hybrid SUV," the most popular keyword.

Overwhelming design, bold and delightful

A front view that is difficult to determine the area shape of the front, such as a traditional car lamp, grill, and bumper. The backside of the violent volume fluctuating enough to remind you of an Italian handmade sports car. Protruding front and rear lamps. The exterior of the Renault Korea Philant is truly a "continuity of destruction." Even in the interior, the unconventional continues. The first sheet. Got the high performance GT car's as it is.

Napa artificial leather seats were sturdy and soft, and they reflect on French sensibility once again as they embroidered stitches in colors symbolizing freedom-equality-fidelity in France. The LCD panel inserted to the passenger seat must have been chosen as the brand's flagship because it has already confirmed consumers' preferences with Grand Colleos. However, in order to increase the authority of the flagship, AI assistant A.D. Auto was inserted to enable natural language search and conversation specializing in Korean. It is even possible to link mobile devices. A natural language conversation is roughly like this. If fine dust is high beyond controlling the air conditioner by voice, AI recommends closing the window first. On the passenger's screen, even a VR game called "Rush" was possible, which lengthened the time spent in the car.

When sitting in the driver's seat, there was sufficient sense of space before and after, and the viewing angle was excellent. The advantages of SUVs were all enough to enjoy. Room mirrors can be both camera-type and reflective, and drive modes are rich, such as AI-Echo-Comfort-Sports. It is regrettable that the ceiling cannot be opened and closed with a glass roof and there is no dimming function.

Delicate 250 horsepower with the dignity of the flagship

The Renault Korea Filant is a semi-large SUV based on the same CMA platform as the Grand Coleos. It is equipped with a 1.5 gasoline turbo hybrid engine with a combined maximum output of 250 horsepower and a combined fuel efficiency of 15.1 km/L. When fully charged, it shows a sufficient number of people who can go 1,000 kilometers.

I can hardly hear the start. The acceleration performance of the oscillation is largely consistent with that of electric cars, and most of the city's driving was like electric cars. Above all, the overtaking acceleration is very pleasant during the 80-120km/h section. It was hard to feel in the same class, so I could say so. Above all, the turning point of power from electric mode to engine power was very smooth, and there was little sense of heterogeneity. It was after I tried the speed and the speed, the city and the highway, and the passenger also expressed exclamation.

Philant, which Renault Korea redesigned most of its upper body on the CMA platform proposed by Volvo and supported by Geely Automotive Group, also showed considerable ability in the rotating section. If the existing Grand Coleos was tilted for a moment, the wheel-tire was widened by about 5mm from the left to the right than Grand Coleos, Philant's holdout limit is much superior. The 4,915mm-long hybrid SUV starts with the weight movement performance. Thanks to this, I gained confidence on the continuous corner road, and in the hairpin section, I pushed the body as if I were stabbing a corner.

The ride is rather unique. In particular, the ride was much better in the second row than in the first row. There is less vibration noise coming up from the wheelhouse, and the noise that may bounce off the glass roof is also well caught. The wheel base is the same as that of Grand Corleos at 2820mm, but the result is unexpectedly better. Isn't the ride comfort of a sedan referring to this line.

Renault Korea Philant is a brand flagship model. This is the role that SM7 played years ago. It was a test drive that could confirm enough potential to fill the gap.

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