Torres hybrid with BYD technology..3 charms!
Mar 31, 2025
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That's how much resistance to buying electric vehicles is growing due to the fire, and many people are increasingly interested in hybrid vehicles.
KGM also launched its first hybrid power train in March this year, although it was a little later than its competitor. The first protagonist is the Torres Hybrid. As a result of testing in various environments such as downtown, national highways, and highways on the 25th, several certain attractive points were found.
First, it shows the most electric vehicle-like movement among the same-class hybrid models. The basic concept of a serial-parallel hybrid method using two motors is similar to the Renault Grand Corleos and Honda CR-V, which appeared first last year.
In the case of electric vehicles, the evaluation of the driving quality itself is good. However, compared to hybrids, charging-related parts are factors that make people hesitate to choose.
Torres Hybrid was developed based on BYD's plug-in hybrid system.Compared to hybrids of existing competitors in the same class, the ratio of operating in electric mode in urban areas is the highest.
According to the company's announcement, it is 94%, but even if you don't know the figures, most of them are powered by motors during actual city operation, so you can feel like an electric car. In addition, the noise and vibration generated when the engine was driven during rapid acceleration, hillside, and high-speed driving were the least felt among competing vehicles.
As a result, the sense of heterogeneity felt during engine operation in Hyundai Kia's parallel hybrid has been considerably resolved. Another advantage is that it can display the remaining battery capacity, unlike Renault Grand Coleos, which is a similar method.
The second attractive point is quietness and rideability. As mentioned earlier, even when the engine is driven, there is considerably less noise and vibration. This is because the sound absorption and sound absorption are additionally reinforced in the engine room, engine cover, and wheelhouse.
Also, the 18-inch tire has an EV logo engraved on it. It can be seen as a tire for electric vehicles to reduce noise. 20-inch tires also showed efforts to reduce load noise by applying sound-absorbing tires. Another difference from the conventional gasoline Torres is the significant improvement in ride comfort.
Unlike past vehicles, where KGM has not received much superior reviews for the completeness of power trains or suspension settings overall, Torres hybrids show a more sophisticated ride by reducing discomfort when crossing bumps or encountering bumps at high speeds.
This is thanks to hybrid batteries that enable low-centered design. In addition, KGM said it has applied a smart sequence damper to the Torres hybrid.
The third attractive point is a good cost-effective price range that is good to access. Among models equipped with two-motor serial-parallel hybrids, the starting price is the cheapest. It is 31.4 million won, which is about 6.2 million won lower than Grand Colleos, which is one-weight class and uses a two-motor method.
It is about 1.65 million won lower than the Kia Sportage, a competitive vehicle of similar size.Of course, this is the case when the option selection is minimized. The basic T5 trim is limited in usability because intelligent cruise control, ventilation seats, and electric trunks cannot be selected as options.
If you choose a city-oriented business vehicle, it can be a cost-effectiveness choice. Unless you can use it like an electric car in the city center and use long-distance intelligent cruise control.
If it's a personal purchase, it's recommended to buy a T7 trim as much as possible. If you choose a lot of options, the price overlaps with the Grand Coleos techno trim, which contains most convenient, safety specifications.In this case, a careful comparison between the two models is required.
The new hybrid system applied to the Torres hybrid has a good first impression. It seems important to evaluate durability after a long run and time in the future. KGM plans to apply the same hybrid system to Action in the second half of the year.
Editor Song Moon-cheol mc.song@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
