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In the past two years, domestic high-end electric vehicles have become more and more lively, and new models have been continuously launched. Just two days ago, a new player was welcomed in this market - Zhiji L7.
This brand may not be familiar to many people, but it is not small, it is a new pure electric high-end brand jointly created by SAIC, Ali and other companies.
The L7 is priced at 36.88-40.88 million, far more than any model SAIC has ever launched. What kind of car is the Zhiji L7, and can it afford such a high price?
What are the highlights of zhiji L7?
The wheelbase of the Zhiji L7 reaches 3.1 meters, the body is close to 5.1 meters, and the size has steadily reached the level of medium and large cars, which is larger than the Extreme Kr 001, BYD Han EV and even Tesla Model S, which is basically comparable to Niolai's flagship sedan ET7.
However, for a new self-owned brand model without brand roots, the price is set at nearly 400,000 yuan, or it is necessary to come up with some convincing highlights.
The projection light group has highlights
The shape of the Zhiji L7 is still simple and sporty, and the hidden door handles and sneaky roof are typical elements. I will not make an evaluation of beauty and ugliness, everyone judges themselves, I will focus on some of the characteristics of zhiji L7.
Let's start with the headlights. The overall front of the Zhiji L7 is "X" shaped, the shape of the two headlights is a side "M", the recognition is in place, and the key is the headlight assembly, which is composed of 2.6 million pixels of DLP projection headlights, which can project various patterns to the road surface.
The rear of the car uses a penetrating taillights, and other models are different, the taillights of the Zhiji L7 are located at the top edge of the tail box, which itself acts as a small spoiler duck tail, while the internal LED light group can also display a rich expression or pattern, and it is no problem to like the rear car, or to be angry.
Styling sporty pull wind
Luxury and technology at the same time
As for the sides, the Zhiji L7 has a significantly widened design in the rear wheel arch position, which is a typical feature that may appear in some sports cars or performance cars. Opening the car door will also find that the Zhiji L7 adopts a borderless design, which is still a big plus.
It is a bit of a pity that the Zhiji L7 does not use the popular hatchback tailgate, and the opening of the tail box is not spacious enough.
In the front of the Zhiji L7, there is a noticeable bulge, but it is not a lidar, but a Carlog function with 3 high-definition cameras integrated, which can shoot 4K high-definition images or videos. Zhiji L7 is not currently equipped with lidar, but according to the official, it is still possible to install it in the future.
The charging port cover is specially shaped to fit the body line, and the opening method is electric, and the sense of premium is in place.
The door of the Zhiji L7 does not use an electric opening and closing function similar to that of the Extreme Kr 001, but the whole series is equipped with an electric suction door as standard, which is in line with the ET5 and ET7 of Weilai. It is worth mentioning that even the million-level Mercedes-Benz EQS does not have the function of an electric suction door.
Technology is innovative
Comfort was in place
The interior of the Zhiji L7 adopts an ultra-long screen that crosses the center console, but unlike other models, the entire screen of the Zhiji L7 can be retracted and adjusted, hiding nearly half of the screen in the center console.
Zhiji L7 ultra-long screen conventional status
The effect of reducing the height of the Zhiji L7 ultra-long screen
The gimmick index of the Zhiji L7 on the screen is full, but how is the specific experience of the ultra-long screen and telescopic function, what are the special functions, is it a brain-opening innovation, or a useless chicken rib? Wait until we get the car and then give everyone an experience.
In the middle of the front row, there is also a vertical 12.8-inch control screen, its position is much closer to the driver, using a tilt suspension design, similar to common functions such as air conditioning, you can operate more easily.
In terms of functional configuration, the set of 1120W high-quality audio composed of 22 speakers has reached the audio level of million-level luxury cars in terms of specifications, and a major feature is that two speakers are placed on both sides of the headrest of each seat, which has not appeared in other models.
Finally, in terms of sound insulation and noise reduction, the tires of Zhiji L7 adopt custom tires equipped with soundproof cotton, and the total number of windows in the whole car is multi-layer soundproof glass. In terms of hardware, it has surpassed models such as The Krypton 001 and the NIO ET7.
3 seconds of acceleration
Chassis hardware does not lose performance car
The appearance of the Zhiji L7 does not have a particularly strong sporty atmosphere, but its internal performance really achieves a high level of athleticism. Zhiji L7 is equipped with dual motor four-wheel drive as standard, and the official 0-100km/h acceleration performance is 3.87 seconds, which is basically the same as the four-wheel drive version of NIO ET7 and Extreme Kr 001.
The rear axle tires of the Zhiji L7 are also wider than the front axle, and the rear tire width of the 19 and 20-inch versions is 275mm, which is much wider than the 245mm of the front tire, which can provide stronger grip and driving stability.
Zhiji L7 is equipped with a four-wheel steering system as standard, which will be more flexible when turning and making U-turns at low speeds, and the turning radius is only more than 5 meters, which is close to the golf. When cornering at high speeds, it also helps to improve the flexibility and stability of the cornering.
Although the entire Zhiji L7 series is missing the air suspension, it is equipped with a CDC electromagnetic suspension system that can continuously adjust the damping damping, which can be adjusted between the different needs of comfort and movement, and also contribute to the overall handling performance.
In addition, the chassis parts of the Zhiji L7 use a large number of aluminum alloy materials, which not only reduce the weight of the vehicle as much as possible, but also help to improve the handling performance.
How cost-effective is the Zhiji L7?
From the price point of view, in the price range of Zhiji L7, the strongest competitive relationship should be Weilai ET5, but it is one level smaller than Zhiji L7.
From the level point of view, its opponent should be NIO's ET7. The top version of the Extreme Kr 001 coincides with the entry-level version of the Zhiji L7, and the two models are close in level and also have a strong competitive relationship. Although the BYD Han EV is much cheaper than these models, it is the sales benchmark in the same level, so we will also compare it
The size is close to ET7
Space regular level
In terms of body size, the closest thing to the Zhiji L7 is the WEILAI ET7. Models such as the Extreme Kr 001 and BYD Han EV are one lap smaller than the Zhiji L7. Moreover, the Zhiji L7 has the longest wheelbase of 3100mm.
Although the size has reached the medium and large level, the internal space of the Zhiji L7 is not large enough to exceed expectations, because its overall positioning pays more attention to low drag coefficient and athletic performance. However, for ordinary households, its riding space has been very generous, and extreme Kr 001, Weilai ET7 and other models, basically at a level.
Zhiji L7
Very motivated
Decent battery life
In terms of acceleration performance, models such as Zhiji L7, NIO ET7, ET5 and Extreme Krypton 01 have a 0-100km/h performance of about 4 seconds, reaching this level, there is no need to calculate the difference between a few tenths of a second.
As for the mileage, the entire Series of Zhiji L7 has only a set of 93kWh battery packs, and the cruising range under CLTC conditions is 615 kilometers, which is 85 kilometers and 60 kilometers shorter than the 100kWh versions of ET5 and ET7, respectively, and this gap is not small.
As for the Krypton 001, the dual-motor long-endurance version of the NEDC has a range of 606 kilometers, but considering that the OVERALL NEDC working conditions are more stringent than the CLTC conditions, its actual endurance should not be weaker than the Zhiji L7.
Excellent value for money
Look at Extreme Kr 001
In terms of functional configuration, a major lack of Zhiji L7 compared to The Extreme Kr 001 and WEILAI ET7 is the air suspension. However, compared with the similar price of Weilai ET5, the latter not only does not have air suspension in the entire series, but also does not have the CDC electromagnetic suspension of Zhiji L7, and the mechanical specifications are significantly lower.
In terms of comfort configuration, the Zhiji L7 is significantly less comprehensive than the higher-priced WEILAI ET7. However, compared with the top of the SAME PRICE NIO ET5 and Extreme Kr 001, the Zhiji L7 still has certain advantages in terms of seat ventilation, rear seat heating, steering wheel heating and multi-layer sound insulation glass.
It can be seen that the overall cost performance of zhiji L7 is far beyond the models of the Weilai brand, and compared with the same price configuration of the extreme Kr 001, it also belongs to each other's high and low, basically at a level. So we look at the threshold of Zhiji L7 starting at 368,800, but its cost performance can actually be on par with The Extreme Kr 001.
In addition, we also take these domestic high-end electric vehicles as a whole, and the million-level Mercedes-Benz EQS has made a configuration comparison. It can be seen that the EQS configuration is indeed very high, but compared with these three or four hundred thousand domestic cars, the gap is not large, and some configurations of these domestic cars are not standard, but they can be optional, which is the common advantage of these domestic cars, that is, the configuration is really very high.
Write to the end
Seeing the pricing of Zhiji L7, many people's first reaction is that it is too expensive, but a careful interpretation will also find that from design to performance to configuration, its highlights are really many.
And we think about it, when the ideal ONE equipped with a three-cylinder range extender was just listed, Weilai's first car sold to more than 400,000, and many people from consumers to the media felt that it was too expensive and not optimistic. But now they are selling well.
So for the Zhiji L7 car, we may as well let the bullet fly for a while to see if its real target users recognize it.
Of course, the launch of high-end brands and models is just the beginning, to really keep the pricing and open up the market, each brand still has to have its own unique product strength and advantages. In this regard, it is the direction that Zhiji L7 and all new brands that focus on high-end must strive.
Finally, would you consider a high-end Chinese brand electric vehicle like the Zhiji L7? What other concerns are there about them?