Some people think that the ideal ONE is a very low-tech model, not only the range extender power sword to go sideways, the 1.2T three-cylinder supercharger is also no technical content to speak of. But even so, the ideal car still relies only on the ideal ONE model, and has achieved good results, and the sales volume in the first two months of this year is higher than that of other new car-making forces. However, this is not a long-term solution after all, if you want to increase sales, the launch of new cars is the way to go, so the ideal L9 with higher positioning is coming. So compared to the ideal ONE, in what ways has the ideal L9 improved?
The ideal L9 is larger and rides the specs to see the Mercedes S-Class
Compared with the ideal ONE of medium and large SUVs, the upcoming ideal L9 level is higher, positioning large SUVs, the length, width and height dimensions are 5200/1998/1800mm, the wheelbase is 3100mm, which is 5030/1960/1760mm than the ideal ONE, the wheelbase is 2935mm, and the length is even 64mm longer than the BMW X7.
The increase in length means that the ideal L9 will have more space than the ideal ONE, but in comparison, the bigger lift in the car is in terms of ride specifications. Previously, our feelings about the ideal ONE seat and space were: the first and second rows of space are spacious, comfortable to ride, and the seats are fully functional, which is a "Daddy" car.
This time, the Ideal L9 went a step further in terms of riding, with separate seats in the second and third rows, and a small table board in the rear, a refrigerator that can be heated/cooled, a two-row seat leg rest, 6 seats supporting electric adjustment, and 4 seats supporting seat heating/ventilation/massage. Among them, the small table board in the rear row, the second row of seat leg rests, the second row of seat massage, and the electric adjustment of the three rows of seats are all not available in the ideal ONE.
It is worth mentioning that the four independent seats in the front two rows of the ideal L9 support the ten-point massage function, and the second row of seats also hides a vibration module, predicting that it has the same "4D seat" configuration as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW iX.
Ideal L9 uses lidar, hardware with L4 level automatic driving conditions?
Ideal ONE has been listed for more than 2 years, in the previous standards, ideal ONE technology, intelligent configuration are industry-leading level, such as equipped with automatic driving, chip specifications, etc., and then ideal ONE also carried out chip computing power upgrades, millimeter wave radar also increased from 1 to 5.
But in contrast, the ideal L9's technological performance still seems to be a whole generation ahead. First of all, the scientific and technological atmosphere in the entire car, the ideal L9 has been greatly modified, no longer using the ideal ONE like the through-line triple screen, but using the right double 15.7-inch car standard OLED dual screen design, without affecting the driver's attention, improve the entertainment of the co-driver. In addition, through the small LCD screen on the steering wheel and the large hud system, a relatively complete and rich driving function display is formed, which also replaces the original traditional LCD dashboard.
Judging from the exposed pictures of the ideal L9 new car, the vehicle is also equipped with a 15.7-inch LCD screen above the roof, which is not available in the ideal ONE, which can match the 21 speaker audio advertised by the ideal L9 and the 256-color atmosphere light to create a better audiovisual effect.
In terms of intelligent driving, the ideal L9 claims that the hardware equipped with L4 automatic driving is conditional, including 1 128-line lidar, 1 DMS, 5 millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radar and 12 8M cameras, the hardware specifications are very high, and finally the use of lidar. However, we can also hear the implication that the ideal L9 does not support L4 autonomous driving for the time being, but will be upgraded to a higher level of autonomous driving through OTA in the future.
Three cylinders for four cylinders, but the data is decent, and the air suspension is looking forward to it
In terms of the most discussed power system, the ideal L9 did not continue to use the 1.2T range extender on the ideal ONE, but used a Miller cycle 1.5T four-cylinder engine with a thermal efficiency of up to 40%, with an electric motor from the Great Wall Honeycomb power, and a battery pack with a capacity of 44.5 kWh, the fuel tank volume is 65L, the comprehensive cruising range under CLTC conditions will reach 1200 km, and the pure electric cruising range under CLTC conditions will be 200 km.
Since there is no more data, from the current point of view, the ideal L9 is indeed a certain improvement compared to the ideal ONE, but it is not as big as expected, and the overall performance is decent. However, in terms of chassis, the ideal L9 has given a surprise, will use the air suspension of the German Wybaker, which undoubtedly opens up the gap with the electromagnetic suspension used by the ideal ONE, and I believe that in the future, there will be better performance in terms of driving texture.
epilogue:
As a large-scale SUV expected to cost 450,000-500,000 yuan, the ideal L9 is more obvious than the ideal ONE in terms of intelligence, power, comfort and other aspects, especially in terms of intelligence, keeping up with the pace of the times; comfort gives the top luxury car riding specifications. From these two aspects alone, I believe it can attract the attention of many "daddies". However, it is still like the problem before the ideal ONE, the technical highlights of the four-cylinder range extender are still too few, and the extender car is still like the "curve to save the country" as a last resort, and the future is very tolerant of being attacked by the opponent, so the ideal L9 wants to face these more calmly, and it is necessary to take some more hardcore technical achievements.