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author | Liu Dandan
editor | Dawn
Like Weilai and ideal new cars, affected by the epidemic, the Wenjie M7, originally scheduled to be released at the end of June, was finally released on July 4th. Meet everyone.
As the second mass-produced car of the Wenjie AITO brand, Wenjie M7 did not reveal much product-related information before the launch. Most of the information related to Wenjie M7 circulated on social platforms comes from Huawei executive Director, Terminal BG CEO, Smart Car Solutions BU CEO Yu Chengdong.
At the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Auto Show on May 28, Yu Chengdong once spoke boldly as usual - " The World M7 can completely surpass the million-level luxury car " "It is the world's first to let leaders , the boss can rest comfortably, even surpassing all luxury SUVs and MPV models."
These expressions are attractive and topical enough, but because no more product information has been disclosed, the outside world has raised questions about the true performance of Wenjie M7.
However, these questions were answered after the press conference.
Wenjie M7 is priced at 319,800-379,800 yuan. It is equipped with the HUAWEI DriveONE pure electric drive extended range platform, AITO zero-gravity seats, the newly upgraded HarmonyOS smart cockpit, and a large space for 6 seats.
Yu Chengdong seemed confident about the Wenjie M7. Before the press conference, he compared million-level products such as Toyota Alphard and Lexus LM. At the press conference, he also pulled up BMW X5 and . BMW X7, Mercedes-Benz GLS, Mercedes-Benz GLE, Audi Q7, Tesla Model Y, Ideal L9, Maybach and many other luxury cars, compare all aspects of data.
This may be the conference where cue has the most exposure to other brands. Perhaps even Ideal L9 could not have imagined that it has only been on the market for half a month and it has already been "beaten" in terms of data.
asked Jie M7 "bigger than big"?
The starting price of the Wenjie M7 is 319,800 yuan, which is just enough to buy the Weilai ET5 and Ideal ONE. It is not among the most expensive among the new mainstream car-making forces, and it is not included in the luxury car market. , it can only be regarded as an ordinary entry-level model. However, the "ambition" of Wenjie M7 is very big, and its competitors from the beginning are million-level luxury cars.
In the story Yu Chengdong told before, the Wenjie M7 is not inferior to million-level luxury cars such as Toyota Alphard and Lexus LM. Yu Chengdong did not elaborate on how not to lose, but he mentioned some key words, such as "rest comfortably." This means that the Wenjie M7 must at least directly compete with the Toyota Alphard in terms of space.
In terms of size, the wheelbase of Wenjie M7 is 2820mm, and the length, width and height are 5020/1945/1775mm. Compared with the Toyota Alphard, the Wenjie M7 is much longer and wider, but the wheelbase is 180mm shorter and the height is 170mm shorter.
From this data, it is difficult to say that the Wenjie M7 is definitely more spacious than the Alpha . However, the size comparison is only one aspect. After all, Yu Chengdong also said before that the Wenjie M7 is very compact in appearance, but has a large enough internal space. Data released at the
press conference showed that the longitudinal length of the internal space of the Wenjie M7 reaches 2605mm. The original 6-in-1 range extender powertrain and transverse layout greatly reduce the length of L113 (an engineering parameter). In this way The advantage is that "the common area is reduced", leaving more space for the crew cabin, and the space conversion rate reaches 92.4%. According to Yu Chengdong, achieving large space in a limited car is the real skill.
may not be understandable if it only talks about parameters. Wenjie thoughtfully released the data comparison with friends. However, this time it was not Alfa that was pulled out, but medium and large SUVs such as BMW X7, Mercedes-Benz GLS and Audi Q7L. Obviously, the data performance of Wenjie M7 is better, and it even coined a new word - "bigger than big" .
Of course, the large space alone may not be able to support the story of a "million-level luxury car". In the cockpit, Wenjie M7 also spent a lot of effort.
such as seats. The front and second row seats of Wenjie M7 support seat ventilation, heating, massage and other functions. The front and rear seats support 13-way and 12-way electric adjustment respectively; the third row has independent armrests, independent audio, Independent reading lights, etc., can support 6 levels of adjustment up to 33 degrees, so that the back row is not cramped.
Yu Chengdong also introduced that Wenjie M7 is equipped with the industry's first commercial zero-gravity seat. The seat back cushion with even pressure distribution can relieve physical and mental fatigue more effectively than a flat-lying seat. Of course, this seat is not standard and is only available in the flagship version priced at 379,800 yuan.
In addition, Wenjie M7 also focused on some details during its promotion. For example, the hollow console design allows women to place high heels, handbags, etc. without occupying the seat space; the studio-level soft light makeup mirror supports 2x magnification effect, which is convenient for women to put on makeup; the independent speakers built into the seat headrests are convenient for driving The user can make and receive calls; two 40W wireless fast charges and two 60W wired fast charges can speed up the charging of mobile phones, etc.
Such details are indeed very popular, but from a product perspective, these cannot be the confidence for the Wenjie M7 to compete with the "million-level luxury car".. After all, you can never imagine the level of detail they can achieve in the products of new car manufacturers. For example, the Ideal L9 has added a small table and second-row air conditioners behind the passenger seat. There is a hot and cold refrigerator under the control area.
The best smart cockpit in the world?
Although neither Cyrus nor Huawei have publicly stated the issue of dominance of Wenjie, in the eyes of consumers, Wenjie is more like a car brand built by Huawei with the help of Cyrus and is Huawei's "son".
Therefore, before the release of Wenjie M7, one of the information that the outside world was most concerned about was the degree of intelligence of Wenjie M7, such as whether it would be equipped with Huawei's autonomous driving solution and how the smart cockpit would be.
Judging from the press conference, the smart cockpit is surprising, but the autonomous driving capability of the Wenjie M7 is still not as good as .
Huawei's cooperation models with car companies are mainly divided into three types - parts supply model, solution integration model (i.e. HI model, representing the model Extreme Fox Alpha S HI version), and smart car selection model.
Among them, the HI mode will use Huawei's full-stack smart car solution and has high-level autonomous driving capabilities, but the Guojie M7 is a product in the smart car mode. Therefore, Wenjie M7 is only equipped with 12 ultrasonic radars, 4 APA cameras, and 3 millimeter wave radars , which can support cruise assist, departure assist, emergency braking, collision warning, blind spot warning and other functions. This is in the current era. Not outstanding among new cars.
Regarding the autonomous driving function, Yu Chengdong used the word "sufficient" to describe it, and focused more on the description of the smart cockpit.
In Yu Chengdong’s words, Wenjie M7 is “the best smart cockpit in the world, bar none” . One piece of evidence is that in the World Intelligent Driving Challenge, Wenjie M7 won the Intelligent Cockpit Award, the Extreme Challenge Award, and the automotive industry’s first in-vehicle voice assistant certification, Level A.
Specifically, the most powerful feature of Wenjie M7 is Hongmeng operating system . The official description of Wenjie is "HarmonyOS smart cockpit has evolved again."
Wenjie M7 has added a super desktop function. The mobile phone can be directly connected to the car machine, which means that car owners can use the large screen of the car machine to operate mobile applications, such as synchronizing the address shared by WeChat to the car machine, editing WeChat documents, and calling with one click. Car camera shoots mobile phone Vlog, etc. Thousands of apps on the mobile phone can be seamlessly transferred to the car. Yu Chengdong described this as "no one can do it" .
In order to further demonstrate the smoothness of the car, Wenjie M7 brought a Tesla Model Y for comparison, which showed that map control increased by 242%, voice interaction increased by 104%, vehicle operation increased by 87%, and application startup increased by 45%. Wait for data.
In addition, the smart cockpit of Wenjie M7 also has an immersive game mode, which supports 14 game masterpieces, such as the first release of War Soul: The Legend. The ambient lights, speakers and handles are linked to the games, making it very convenient to entertain in the car. The voice assistant Xiaoyi can accurately recognize commands in four areas and wake them up in each seat area. For example, if a rear passenger says "I'm cold," the vehicle will automatically adjust the rear exhaust air outlet temperature.
Million-level luxury car, is it worth it?
After the release of Wenjie M7, many people will compare it with these two cars - Wenjie M5 and Ideal ONE. The former is the first car under the same brand, and the latter is an extended-range model with a 6-seat layout. Competing products with similar prices.
Let’s first look at M5. Compared with the first car, the front face design of the Wenjie M7 has made a breakthrough, equipped with a large-sized air intake grille and a penetrating ring light strip. The design of the tail is basically the same, using the iconic eagle wing through-type taillights.
However, in the opinion of Wenjie M5 owner Fantuaner, The biggest feature of Wenjie M7 is that it has changed all the areas on M5 that were complained about by car owners. For example, in the previous M5, the panoramic canopy could not be opened, the sunshade was manual, etc., this time M7 All have been optimized, and even according to Yu Chengdong, the sunshade of the Wenjie M7 can be compared with the Maybach.
The super screen and zero-gravity seats are also one of the differences between the M7 and the M5. "Compared with the M5, the Wenjie M7 is definitely more comfortable and smarter, especially the zero-gravity seats. When you lie down on them, you will be immersed in this space." Fantuan told Shentu.
Of course, the Wenjie M7 is 50,000 to 60,000 yuan more expensive than the M5. It can achieve better performance just by stacking materials. The key point still depends on the comparison with competing products of the same level.
Appearance design is a matter of opinion, so I won’t go into too much detail. The important thing is the hardware. Wenjie M7 is equipped with HUAWEI DriveONE pure electric drive range extension platform, which uses a 1.5T four-cylinder range extender 3.0. One liter of oil can generate 3.13 kWh of electricity. When using electricity for urban commuting, the rear-wheel drive model CLTC pure electric range can reach 230 kilometers. , when driving long distances, the CLTC range can reach 1,220 kilometers with full fuel and full charge.
Ideal ONE uses a 1.2T three-cylinder engine. The three-cylinder engine has many shortcomings, such as poor power, loud noise, jitter, fuel consumption, etc. Even though the Ideal ONE has excellent tuning, it cannot avoid it. In contrast, the Wenjie M7 eliminates these problems.
Taking fuel consumption as an example, the WLTC fuel consumption per 100 kilometers of the Wenjie M7 rear-wheel drive version is 6.85L, and the ideal ONE is 8.8L. It is worth mentioning that at the press conference, the Wenjie M7 also compared the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers of the Ideal L9 7.8L.
In terms of intelligence, there are not many surprises in terms of autonomous driving. It is difficult to say who is stronger or weaker between the M7 and the Ideal ONE. This requires more actual experience to draw a conclusion.
returns to the topic of "million-level luxury cars" and asks whether the M7 can compete head-on with its BBA, Tesla and other products. In the end, the market has the final say. As for whether the Wenjie M7 can continue the momentum of the M5 - the delivery volume in 4 months has climbed to 7,021 units, the outside world can look forward to it. But overall, the Wenjie M7, which is not too expensive, has long battery life, and is smart enough, can fight side by side with the Wenjie M5 in the more competitive new energy market. The development of the
industry may have just begun.
*The title picture comes from @AITO automobile. At the request of the interviewee, Fantuaner’s name in the article is a pseudonym.
