In an era when new cars keep getting bigger, finding a pure electric SUV that matches youthful ideals, has the right dimensions, and is fully equipped has actually become rather difficult.
On October 18, under skies that alternated between clear and rainy, the slopes, tunnels, and stone-paved roads of the mountain city were washed with a thin sheen of water. In this mild, neither hot nor stuffy, neither sunny nor muggy weather, test-driving a good car fit to accompany youth was a truly pleasant affair.
Driving the all-new Lynk & Co 20 from the Chongqing Zhongsheng Lynk & Co New Energy Center, the convoy completed a static appreciation and charging experience near Jiuka Coffeeee before plunging into the continuous curves of Nanshan and the evening rush hour of the Yuzhong Peninsula. Such a route is hardly "polite" to a 4.5-meter-class pure electric small car: steep slopes, dense curves, narrow roads, slippery surfaces, plus Chongqing's signature cut-in lane changes and tight underground parking spaces—but it is precisely in these conditions that the all-new Lynk & Co 20's product logic of "youth doesn't need to be big, but needs to be complete" is more convincing than any spec sheet.
Not greedy for size, but seeking completeness
In the ever-changing city of Chongqing, urban roads are being built wider and wider, becoming increasingly friendly to novice drivers. But due to the terrain, many road sections still have numerous curves and narrow passages. New energy vehicles are being built larger and larger, making city navigation seem bloated and unwieldy, and encountering narrow parking spaces is even more frustrating.
The all-new Lynk & Co 20 measures 4,495 mm in length and 1,845 mm in width—the body is not bloated—paired with a 2,755 mm wheelbase, a wide-body low-slung design, a streamlined fastback profile, plus frameless doors and the exclusive wind-breaking dual rear spoilers. It looks clean, sharp, and dynamic, leaving room for passing, U-turns, and finding parking spots, while also offering generous space and loading capacity.
For young people, the first car often has to switch between commuting, dating, lunch breaks, and weekend outings—"big" is not necessarily a must-have; "complete" is. Sitting inside, the crystal-cut rotary knob and center console physical buttons are more handy on rainy days than a full touchscreen; the tactile feel of 12㎡ of soft-wrapped cabin surfaces isn't luxury for the sake of piling on materials, but a refinement you can perceive every time you get in and out. The front cloud-comfort seats come fully equipped with heating, ventilation, massage, and a "queen seat" for the passenger—perfect for a lunch-break nap; the 23-speaker Lynk Sound with 7.1.4 channels, playing a bass-rich song in the return tunnel, combined with good NVH, keeps the evening rush hour's irritability outside the car.
The wide-body design means three adults in the rear seats won't be pressed against each other, with headroom and legroom both ample... The so-called "seeking completeness" isn't about wanting more—it's about not letting daily scenarios be compromised.
12-minute charging
Shortly after departure, the convoy made a brief stop at a supercharging station near Jiuka Coffee. The all-new Lynk & Co 20 comes standard across the lineup with an 800V platform and 6C supercharging—official figures say 10%–80% in about 12 minutes, and with 630 km of extended range, based on a daily commuting radius of thirty to forty kilometers, charging once every two weeks is sufficient.
From a professional standpoint, the 800V architecture means lower current at the same power and lower wiring harness heat loss, while 6C cells move the efficient charging window forward into the commonly used daily range; what it solves isn't "good-looking peak power," but whether young people are willing to wait an extra quarter-hour at a service area. The on-site feeling is direct: with rain drizzling diagonally, before you've even finished a cup of coffee, the displayed range is already enough to support a full day of mountain road trips. Charging is no longer a "blank segment" in the itinerary, but the gap while buying a coffee.
Standard lidar
Driving up Nanshan, the rain came and went intermittently. This is a mountain-running section second only to "Mount Akina," with dense curves and varying gradients—the ultimate test of chassis calibration. The all-new Lynk & Co 20 is equipped with the class-leading CCD adaptive damping suspension and tire blowout stability control system. When rolling over concrete pavement rippled by heavy trucks, the suspension rebounds crisply with no excess sway transmitted into the cabin; through continuous downhill hairpins, the body posture holds firm, the front end is willing to turn toward the apex, and steering feedback is clear. CCD adjusts damping at millisecond levels to suppress pitch and roll, drawing a clear line between "firm" and "wobbly"—Chongqing's roads don't allow a "soft" chassis; soften once, and the rear passengers will get carsick once.
Mountain running demands strong power support. The all-new Lynk & Co 20's 245 kW rear-drive oil-cooled electric motor and sixteen-in-one highly integrated electric drive system make a 0–100 km/h time of 6.4 seconds a just-right abundance on mountain city slopes—no need to surge, but always there when needed, and both fast and energy-efficient.
However, among the media teachers in the convoy, beautiful women were the majority, and no matter how easy the car is to drive, none could resist the temptation of the Qianli Haohan H5 that comes standard across the all-new Lynk & Co 20 lineup.
The all-new Lynk & Co 20 comes standard across the lineup with the class-leading lidar plus Qianli Haohan assisted driving. Rainy low-light conditions are unfriendly to visual perception, but lidar and the vehicle's full perception units form redundancy, maintaining stable lane-line and lead-vehicle locking even on slippery roads and in low visibility.
Through continuous S-curves, the system doesn't brake abruptly or weave about; following and accelerating/decelerating approach those of a seasoned mountain-road driver: lifting off early for slow cars ahead rather than braking hard up close. Entering urban congestion, facing Chongqing's common cut-in lane changes, prediction and deceleration are timely but not jarring; for narrow parking spots like those near Jiuka Coffee, one-touch parking completion is steadier than many "veterans." Making lidar standard across the lineup is an attitude: intelligent driving shouldn't be a top-trim ornament, but a burden-reducing tool young people can use every day.
Complete and intelligent equipment
For young people heavily dependent on their phones, sitting in the all-new Lynk & Co 20, the AI cockpit can completely replace the phone. The Flyme Auto 2.5 AI cockpit paired with the high-performance E06 Pro chip ensures smooth multitasking across navigation, music, and voice assistant, and Super Eva is both smart and understanding.
Heavy phone users can find 5 ecosystem interfaces and 7 charging/data ports in the Lynk & Co 20 cabin, plus a 125-liter extra-large front trunk suitable for camping and road trips, with optional ice box or center console fridge for保温 and cooling as needed.
Youth doesn't need to be big, but needs to be complete: complete in charging, complete in intelligent driving, complete in comfort, complete in safety. On the safety front, "Lynk & Co-style safety" is the baseline; ecosystem expansion and sustainable iteration determine whether a car can accompany young people through ten years.
Back near Jiuka Coffee, the café lights had come on, and the rain-washed road surface reflected a warm yellow glow.
The all-new Lynk & Co 20 didn't use exaggerated numbers to create a sense of security, but rather used 12-minute-level charging, standard lidar across the lineup, and a chassis that holds up on mountain city curves to turn anxiety into composure. For young people who make a living among the slopes and bumps every day, whether a car is good or not isn't about how long the spec sheet is, but about that moment after work—whether you're willing to take an extra stretch of mountain road before heading home. The all-new Lynk & Co 20 at least gives people one more reason to do so.
Author: Liu Ying LY
