In the first quarter of 2024, the new C11 of Leapmotor will go on sale, and the price will not only increase the configuration compared with the current model, but also reduce the price, among which the 2024 515 Zhixiang Edition will be reduced from 169,800 to 151,800 as a pure electric entry model. In addition, the pure electric range under CLTC mode has been increased from 500km to 515km, which is more cost-effective.
In the face of more attractive prices, I believe that many young consumers who hold coins to buy are tempted. But back to the topic, our focus today is not on pure electric models, but on discussing whether the new C11 range extender is a better choice in the price range of 15-200,000 yuan. You know,In this market segment,There is also dark blueS7Optional。 Like the new C11, the dark blue S7 provides two power versions: extended range and pure electric power, of which the price range of the extended range version is 149,900-179,900 yuan. For reference, the price of Leap's new C11 range extender is also quite eye-catching, with a price range of 148,800-185,800 yuan.
From the perspective of home use, who is more suitable for home use, the dark blue S7 range extension and the new C11 range extension of Leap Run? If you only look at the market sales performance, I think the new C11 is worth paying attention to. As the main star model of the Leapmotor brand, the Leapmotor C11 will deliver a total of 80,616 units in 2023, and is the sales champion in the 15-200,000 new energy mid-size SUV segment in 2023. On the other hand, the dark blue S7 will have a cumulative sales volume of 51,390 units in 2023, which accounts for a smaller market share than the Leap C11.
But then again, it seems unfair to judge the merits of the two cars only from the performance of market sales. Therefore, we also need to combine the most critical elements of new energy family vehicles to analyze and compare in order to find the answer we want. For example, intelligent cockpit, intelligent driving, car cost, driving comfort, etc. Next, let's start with the intelligent cockpit to see who understands Chinese home users better.
The new C11 range extender system is equipped with a four-leaf clover central integrated electronic and electrical architecture as standard, and the system is supported by 1 SOC chip and 1 MCU chip to provide computing performance support, realizing the integration of 4 domains, and with the strong computing power support provided by the flagship SOC chip, it realizes vehicle-level non-inductive online OTA upgrade. Looking back at the dark blue S7, the vehicle was born from the EPA1 all-electric digital platform, adopts a 3-domain integrated architecture, and supports global OTA upgrades, and is equipped with a Snapdragon 8155 chip as standard. In contrast, the new C11 has an advantage in terms of electronic and electrical architecture.
To go into detail, Leapmotor's new C11 is equipped with Snapdragon 8295 flagship chip as standard, the chip uses the sixth-generation Qualcomm Kyro CPU, with Qualcomm Adreno GPU with graphics rendering capabilities, plus Qualcomm AI engine algorithm, NPU computing power reaches 30TOPS, and Snapdragon 8155's NPU computing power is 8TOPS, the gap is relatively large. The application of the Snapdragon 8295 chip also marks the official entry of the Leapmotor C11 cockpit into the era of high computing power.
Based on the powerful underlying computing power, there is no doubt that the cockpit of the new C11 will perform better in terms of operation smoothness. In addition, as a facelift, the new car not only retains the functional and practical 10.25-inch LCD instrument, but also retains the rare 10.25-inch co-pilot entertainment screen at the same price, which can be said to be the top configuration at the entry, while the dark blue S7 is not provided with a co-pilot entertainment screen in the whole system, and additional options are required.
On this basis, the new C11 upgrade 1080P central control screen is2.5K high-resolution central control screen, the screen material is the same as the flagship smart phoneOLED, the color display is extremely delicate, and the ultra-narrow bezel looks like the screen-to-body ratio is larger, the full lamination process makes the touch more silky, after starting the car machine system, the UI interface is clean and refreshing, and the fluency is more silky than the mainstream car machine, and the application software that supports download and installation in the car machine ecology is abundant, and the playability is very high. On the other hand, dark blueS7,The central control screen is15.6Inch LCD screen,The smoothness of operation is not bad,Support gesture control andCarPlay/Hicar and other functions,Practicality and functionality are in line with the needs of family cars,But limited by the limitations of hardware performance,The sense of technology atmosphere inside the cockpit is not as good as that of LeapC11。
Specifically, the new C11 is equipped with a new generation of voice assistant as standard, which greatly improves the wake-up and recognition speed, and the high-response intelligent voice interaction system supports sound source positioning, which can achieve accurate radio recognition and greatly reduce the probability of false recognition. In addition, the system supports continuous dialogue and no-wake up, so it can quickly recognize and execute commands, even if you use the Sichuan dialect. On this basis, the car is also equipped with a 12-speaker music cockpit, using 7.1 surround acoustic design, with self-developed professional-grade power amplifiers, 8 kinds of self-developed sound effects, in terms of hearing, the treble is more transparent and clear, and the bass is more rich and full.
After understanding the difference in cockpit intelligence between the new C11 and the dark blue S7, the intelligent driving performance between the two cars should also be introduced. Different from the conventional driving assistance hardware used in the dark blue S7, the new C11 of Leapmotor brings the high-end driving assistance system to us at a price of less than 200,000 yuan this time. The new C11 intelligent driving version is equipped with 30 high-precision perception hardware, plus the Orin-X chip with a computing power of 254TOPS to provide underlying computing power support, and the intelligent driving ability is leading the same level, supporting 24 driving assistance functions including steering wheel hands-off warning, fatigue warning, speed limit recognition and overspeed warning, APA automatic parking system, HWA high-speed assisted driving, etc., whether it is short-distance or long-distance, driving safety is more guaranteed.
In terms of car cost, the new C11 and Deep Blue S7 are available in extended-range models. In terms of power configuration, both cars use a 1.5L extended range special engine with high thermal efficiency, the main difference is the difference in motor configuration performance, dark blue S7 extended range is equipped with a rear motor with a maximum power of 238 horsepower, and Leap C11 extended range is equipped with a rear motor with a maximum power of 272 horsepower. In terms of battery life, taking the long-range version as an example, the Deep Blue S7 is equipped with a 31.73kWh battery pack with a pure electric range of 200km under CLTC mode, and the Leapmotor C11 is equipped with a 43.74kWh battery pack with a pure electric range of 300km under CLTC mode. After comparison, it is not difficult to find that if the extra 100km pure electric range is used in urban short-distance commuting scenarios, it can reduce the cost of using the car by at least one-third.
Finally, let's take a look at the performance of each of the two cars in terms of driving comfort. Both the dark blue S7 and the Leap C11 adopt interior colors with low color saturation, supplemented by a simple new energy interior layout, and the overall appearance is fresh and comfortable, which is in line with the mainstream aesthetic taste. Compared with the dark blue S7, the main advantage of the new C11 is the chassis configuration, which is the same as the luxury car, and it is also a front double wishbone and a rear five-link four-wheel single suspension design.
Compared with the front MacPherson rear H-arm multi-link structure adopted by the dark blue S7, this suspension has better vibration filtering performance, and the roll suppression ability is increased by 10%, and the roll feeling is very small when driving, and the driving comfort is higher. In addition, the new C11 pure electric version of Leapmotor also adds FSD variable damping and vibration damping, which has a better texture when driving on paved roads, which is a pleasure for family users who care about the quality of luxury travel.
Editor's review
After the comparison, it is not difficult to find,On the basis of the advantages of past sales,Leap new C11Product power upgrade is obvious,Horizontal comparison of dark blueS7,It has been improved in intelligent driving、Vehicle electronic architecture、Intelligent cockpit、Version configuration, etc.,Although it is a facelift,But it is more like a generation,The original option has now become the standard,And the price is relatively close to the people,More suitable for those who like large space、Luxury interior、Family users of intelligent cockpit。