Friends who are familiar with Ideal Auto know that the Ideal X01 has been tested for a long time, and EV Vision has been chasing from July 2021 to the past March 3. On that day, Ideal Auto officially announced that it would release the global smart flagship SUV built for families during the Beijing Auto Show, and the product was officially named Ideal L9.
Ideal L9? The author also paid attention to the development of the situation that night, and the official Weibo of Ideal Automobile was also "chaotic into a pot of porridge". Among them, the first hot comment gave L9 the nickname "uncle", the following netizens are also quite active in commenting, all feel that this name is good, and then L9 will be called "uncle".
The second hot review originated from Hanlu, who said: "The Ideal L9 is the second product of the Ideal Car, which is a full-size SUV, named: Ideal L9. "Here we got a more valuable information, the positioning of the L9 is "full size", and the size of the new car is 5200/1998/1800mm, and the wheelbase is 3100mm. In terms of size, the ideal L9 is similar to flagship models such as Mercedes-Benz GLS and BMW X7.
Netizens who commented below the official blog also mentioned the future development of "Wei Xiaoli". For now, Xiaopeng has launched its Xiaopeng G9 positioned as a medium-sized SUV at the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show; and Ideal Auto officially announced the name of the new car as Ideal L9 on March 3 this year, so now Weilai has not yet launched ES9, which is also the biggest netizen call.
Ideal X01 = Ideal L9
Ideal Auto officially calls the Ideal L9 "a global smart flagship SUV for the family", and the Ideal L9 is the ideal X01 that has appeared frequently in road tests before. The new car is positioned as a full-size SUV, based on the second-generation range extender platform, and will use the range extender power system of a four-cylinder engine. The estimated price is around 500,000 yuan.
The Ideal L9 is larger than the Ideal ONE (Parameter | Offer), with a body length of 5200mm and a wheelbase of 3100mm. In terms of styling, the ideal L9 also adopts the ideal family design style, but is not equipped with a large intake grille, but the through-type headlamp style is the same as the ideal ONE.
Road test spy photo (Image source: Jeremy)
According to the previously exposed road test spy photos, the appearance of the ideal L9 has been basically determined, and is about to enter the final mass production test stage. It can be clearly seen that the front surround of the ideal L9 is flanked by a far and near light integrated headlight group, which means that the ideal L9 will use a split light group, and it is expected that the led daytime running lights that run through the front of the car are still expected above.
From the side of the body, the size of the new car has increased significantly, according to previous news, the body size of the ideal L9 is 5200/1998/1800mm, and the wheelbase is 3100mm. In addition, the side of the new car is still designed with relatively simple lines, and the front and rear fenders look slightly protruding from the body, and are matched with low wind resistance wheels.
Coming to the rear, the Ideal L9 is equipped with a small roof spoiler and high brake lights, while the taillights use a single-width through design, which is obviously different from the current Ideal ONE's double-layer through type. In addition, the rear of the new car does not use complex line sculpting, which makes the tail look very good overall.
In terms of interior, according to the previous non-mass production version of the spy photos, the interior layout of the ideal L9 is also very similar to the current ideal ONE, the vehicle is equipped with a through-line central control screen, in addition, it is also equipped with a four-spoke multi-function steering wheel, and equipped with 6 seats with variable space seats.
In terms of configuration, the ideal L9 will be equipped with sound facilities provided by Shangsheng Electronics. The biggest highlight on the interior will be the display, with ultra-high-definition, ultra-high brightness OLED screen, where the control screen can synchronize mobile phone information in real time. At the same time, the car is equipped with a HUD head-up display system, and the second row will have screens. In addition, the new car will feature a concealed door handle design and will be equipped with a UWB key.
The Ideal L9 will be equipped with smart driving services, including super smart parking, urban smart driving, multiple attentive car remote summoning, smart driving, and OTA upgrades. For intelligent driving, the car will have L4 level conditional autonomous driving hardware, including AP controller horizon J3+J5 chip and SP controller customized Orin-X chip, installed 1 128-line lidar, 1 DMS, 5 millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radar and 12 8M cameras. It is worth mentioning that the ideal X01 will also be equipped with the German Vibarc air suspension.
In terms of power, the ideal L9 still uses a range extender power system, but the three-cylinder range extender is replaced with a Miller cycle 1.5T four-cylinder range extender, which has a thermal efficiency of up to 40%, while the built-in drive motor comes from the Great Wall Honeycomb Power, and the zero hundred acceleration will reach 5.8s. It is reported that it is expected that the pure electric mileage of the new car will be 250km, the cruising range will reach 800km under the state of loss of electricity, and the comprehensive cruising range will be 1050km.
Dimensions ≈ Mercedes-Benz GLS/BMW X7
According to the product data obtained so far, the body size of the ideal L9 is 5200/1998/1800mm, and the wheelbase has reached 3100mm. And according to the information revealed by Hanlu, it can also be known that the positioning of the ideal L9 is full size, so this car almost exceeds the size of more than 99% of the models on the road. To put it bluntly, it's the biggest!
Wei Xiaoli Li Xiao Wei
At the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show, Xiaopeng Motors unveiled its Xiaopeng G9, positioned as a medium-sized SUV, which became the first model to carry a new LOGO logo and equipped with the Pilot 4.0 driver assistance system.
Xiaopeng G9 is equipped with XPower 3.0 power system, is the first domestic production car based on the 800V high-voltage SiC platform, the future will achieve overcharge 5min, energy replenishment capacity of more than 200km, at the same time, the maximum efficiency of the electric drive system can reach more than 95%. The 48-hour IP68-rated battery pack and the intelligent high-voltage protection system ensure the high safety of the overcharge battery system.
On March 3, 2022, Ideal Auto officially announced that it will release a global smart flagship SUV built for families during the Beijing Auto Show, and the product is officially named Ideal L9.
Online transmission of the ideal L9 rendering (Image source: @讴德王)
For intelligent driving, the car will have L4 level conditional autonomous driving hardware, including AP controller horizon J3+J5 chip and SP controller customized Orin-X chip, installed 1 128-line lidar, 1 DMS, 5 millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radar and 12 8M cameras. It is worth mentioning that the ideal X01 will also be equipped with the German Vibarc air suspension.
The extender power system is still used, but the three-cylinder range extender is replaced with a Miller cycle 1.5T four-cylinder range extender, which can achieve a thermal efficiency of up to 40%, while the built-in drive motor is from the Great Wall Honeycomb Power, and the zero hundred acceleration will reach 5.8s. It is reported that it is expected that the pure electric mileage of the new car will be 250km, the cruising range will reach 800km under the state of loss of electricity, and the comprehensive cruising range will be 1050km.
At present, after Xiaopeng and Ideal have successively launched their "9" models, Weilai, which also uses ES8 as its flagship model, seems to be in the ascendant. And in the recent news we have received, Weilai's upcoming new model is ES7, positioned between ES6 and ES8, so it is certainly not as good as Xiaopeng G9 and ideal L9 in terms of size, and it is hoped that Weilai, which combines "Wei Xiaoli", can also launch its model named after the "9" character.
The author wants to say: According to the Internet, the price of the ideal L9 may be around 500,000, but there are also gossip news that the ideal L9 may not exceed 400,000. In any case, according to the current sales atmosphere of the ideal ONE, the future ideal L9 will surely start selling with a higher focus, and there are certainly not a few people who want to buy it. According to the current heat, if the ideal L9 does not start selling at a particularly outrageous price, it will be another wave of enthusiasm. After all, the ideal ONE has created a sales record for domestic medium and large vehicles, and won the sales championship of medium and large SUV for 9 consecutive months. If the ideal L9 continues this path, then the future of becoming a full-size SUV sales champion is also just around the corner. The future can be expected!