Euler Lightning Cat
Listing: May 2022
Price: Expected 200,000-250,000 yuan
Highlights: The size of the Xiaopeng P7, the shape resembles porsche paramela, the production version of the interior adjustment
If the Great Wall's Euler good cat has some Porsche elements in the design, then the Euler Lightning Cat that will be listed in May this year is really attached to porsche Paramela, plus there is another Version of the Beetle that is also listed this year, it is no wonder that riders ridicule the Great Wall Euler to live himself into the appearance of Zhongtai.
After two versions of the concept car at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2021 and the Guangzhou Auto Show in November 2021, the mass-produced version of the Lightning Cat has been set, the exterior design is basically unchanged, and the interior details have been adjusted a lot. Round headlights, concave lids, streamlined bodywork, and large sneaky rear do have a strong expression of Paramela DNA, after all, the Great Wall's current design director, Emon Delta, is from Porsche.
In terms of overall size, the Euler Lightning Cat is very close to the Xiaopeng P7, especially the body length is only a millimeter difference, but the Xiaopeng P7 has a longer wheelbase, which better shows the characteristics of the short front and rear suspension of the pure electric platform. However, except for the locomotive part of the head car, the effective size of the actual car is basically the same. The Xiaopeng P7 has a slightly wider body and is more extremely flat, while the Lightning Cat better balances the sleek streamlined shape and comfortable riding space.
The design style of the entire front of the car is in line with the Euler good cat, and the more rounded headlights are also the LED headlights with the outer ring LED halo daytime running lights nested with dual-light lenses. Front fenders on both sides are fast and slow charging sockets, it is not clear the battery pack capacity, according to the early concept car information, lightning cat endurance up to 700km, to be comparable to Xiaopeng P7 longest endurance version of 706km, it is expected that the mass production version of the lightning cat according to the configuration version difference, the battery life will be in the range of 500-700km. At present, it is known that the lightning cat single motor output power is 150kW, which is weaker than the 196kW of the Xiaopeng P7, but it is not known whether there will be a performance version of the dual motor configuration.
Continuing the frameless door design of the concept car, which is conducive to bringing consumers a stronger sense of luxury, the door handle is redesigned, but still uses a hidden structure. The most distinctive is the roof composed of two pieces of glass splicing, in addition to the panoramic canopy glass, the rear roof and rear windshield are a whole glass design, which can bring more spacious rear head space and open vision. Because of this structure, the tail of the slip-back type does not use the tailgate of the hatchback structure. Behind the rear windshield there is also an integrated style of black trim that is the lifting tail wing of the Lightning Cat, which undoubtedly enhances the appearance and luxury of the Lightning Cat again.
The latest spy photos show us the interior design of the Lightning Cat final makeup version, which is different from the interior design of the previous two versions of the concept car. The central control structure of the T-shaped suspension beam is still retained, but the earliest central control vertical screen has been replaced by the design of three knobs + double row paddle control panel, and the size of the rectangular suspension screen at the top has been enlarged. The dashboard ranges from the initial triple dial to the second edition of the Porsche-style nested triple dial, and the final set design is an oval full LCD gauge.
It is reported that the price of lightning cat may be 200,000 yuan, this is only the starting price, it is expected that the price of the high 700km endurance version is in the range of 250,000 yuan, or more economical than Xiaopeng P7. But the lightning cat is too radical, and lacks enough original appearance may become a double-edged sword, reflected in terms of sales may be easy to measure in the early stage, but it is difficult to do too large-scale, and even the life cycle will not be too long, just like the Zotye Macan of the year.