Returning to the new energy market in 2021, it can be said that it is wonderful, but what is surprising is that it is Xiaopeng Automobile that won the annual championship of the new car-making forces, not Weilai Automobile, which many people take for granted. It is said that the main reason why NIO lost last year was due to production problems caused by chip shortages, so deliveries could not keep up. However, automotive intelligence also recently analyzed the sales volume of new car-making forces, and the reasons for the decline in NIO's delivery volume are also related to the product lineup, and the high degree of model overlap is a key point.
However, with the arrival of 2022, Weilai will also usher in its own product year, in addition to the much-watched new car product ET series, Weilai Automobile has officially announced the launch of a new SUV product recently. At the recent NIO media communication meeting, Weilai co-founder Qin Lihong said that in April this year, WEILAI plans to release another car, named Weilai ES7. The car is positioned as a large five-seat SUV, higher than the ES6 and lower than the ES8, and it is said that the new car will be delivered within this year. Regarding the competitor models of Weilai ES7, Weilai officially benchmarked it against the upcoming domestic BMW X5L, the news came out, immediately attracted the ridicule of netizens, let's see together, whether Weilai ES7 has the strength to benchmark X5L?
First of all, in terms of appearance, as a model that has not yet been listed, Weilai still controls the news of ES7 very strictly, so the current picture data is only a road test spy photo. According to spy photos, Weilai ES7 basically continues the family design style of ES6, ES8 and other models, the inverted trapezoidal grille makes people see at a glance that this is a Weilai car, and the slender LED daytime running light bar is the same as the Weilai ES6, if you are not familiar with Weilai, you estimate that it is difficult to see the difference between them.
However, in the details of the Weilai ES7 still has a certain innovation, such as the top of the car lidar, high camera, which is the same as the newly released ET5, ET7, looks not only better, but also more advanced in the degree of intelligence, according to the weilai official, the intelligent level of ES7 will be at the same level as ET7, ET5.
From the rear, the ES7 did not adopt the design idea of a conventional SUV, or adopted a more personalized slip-back design, which looks similar to the Maserati levante. But in addition, it is difficult to see any design features under the thick package. In terms of size, as the model of the ES6 and ES8, the ES7 is likely to be taken, and it is expected to be between 4.9 meters and 4.95 meters. In terms of interior, this unofficial picture has not been obtained for the time being.
Conclusion: As for why when Weilai officially announced that the ES7 was bombarded and complained by netizens when it was about to benchmark the domestic X5L, in fact, the reason is also very simple, first of all, the Weilai ES7 as a pure electric model is not in competition with the fuel X5L. Secondly, in terms of publicity, Weilai has always had some thunder and rain, plus Li Bin's frequent unobstructed speeches, which is normal for netizens to complain. So if an ES7 and a BMW X5L were in front of you, who would you choose?