As the automotive industry enters the era of electrification, new generation brand smart electric vehicles such as Zhiji L7 and NIO ET7 can easily enter the "3-second club" that many fuel vehicles can't meet with the advantages of dual motors, allowing consumers to no longer use "fast" to determine the quality of a car, but pay more attention to driving sense, comfort, smart equipment and other aspects.
Zhiji L7 and NIO ET7 are now two major electric upstarts, and have never been defined as "fast" simply and rough, but NIO has always entered the "comfort" to create a second living room. However, Zhiji Auto has embarked on an exclusive "driving control" path with its hard-core strength, starting from "experience" and is committed to giving users the joy of driving control that integrates human-vehicles.
Zhiji L7: The king of driving control, with super affordable
In the pure electric vehicle market, there are not many car companies that use "ultimate driving control" to explain the value of luxury, and Zhiji belongs only. Needless to say, the power of
is priced at 408,800 yuan. The Zhiji L7 Angel Wheel Edition is equipped with a high-performance dual-motor full-drive system with a very fast response, with a power output of up to 425kW/725N·m, twice the power of a luxury fuel vehicle of the same level, comparable to a 4.0T engine, and it takes only 3.87 seconds to accelerate from 100 kilometers.
Yes, this is another electric performance beast that has entered the "3-second club", but what is extremely rare is that on the basis of "fast", Zhiji has brought out all-round upgraded chassis configuration and adjustment to match it.
Here, we have to focus on the four-wheel steering system.
In the view of Zhiji, which focuses on driving control, the length of the C-class car is more urgently required for flexibility. By equipped with a four-wheel steering system with a two-way 12-degree ultra-large angle, Zhiji L7 can achieve a turning radius of only 5.4m, which is equivalent to the cornering flexibility of golf.
is reflected in the real driving scene, that at low speed, you can park more flexibly and turn around on narrow roads. At high speed, you can effectively control the vehicle's tail swing and yaw, and change lanes more stable and at will.
. On the precise front double wishbone/rear multi-link independent suspension, the L7 adopts a four-wheel drive system layout composed of front and rear dual permanent magnet synchronous motors. Usually, it is preferred to use rear axle drive, so the driving characteristics are more inclined toward rear drive. As we all know, rear-wheel drive is more conducive to acceleration and power response, which is why supercars and performance cars are mainly used to drive rear-wheel drive.
maximizes the characteristics of the four-wheel drive system, and Zhiji has developed two "smart" technologies:
, customized black-label version magnesium alloy high-performance straight waterfall oil-cooled motor, and avoids the risk of overheating caused by the use of permanent magnet synchronous motor of the rear axle through oil cooling technology. Zhiji L7 can achieve extreme acceleration of more than 10 times, and allows the motor's peak power duration to reach nearly 30 seconds, which is about three times that of ordinary motors.
, customized exclusive P Zero high-performance tires with Pirelli , adopts the commonly used pairing of narrow front and wide rear of supercar and F1 - the front 245mm and 275mm rear, while ensuring the sensitivity of the front wheels and strong grip of the rear wheels.
Williams adjustment and support, making the control "flexible and changeable"
Of course, driving control is not the same as a simple "stack of materials". This car company also invited the F1 Nine-Crown Williams engineering team to empower the L7 chassis adjustment.
In the Millbrook test track in the UK, Williams engineering team completed the master-level adjustment of the 108 chassis indicators of the Zhiji L7 suspension through the front and rear wheel adjustments. Among them, one of the most significant results is that the Zhiji L7, with a center of gravity as low as 490mm, achieves a measured steady state maximum lateral acceleration of 1 G. The ultra-high extreme control stability with a test score of over 80km/h has exceeded the 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S.
million driving control is not just a saying. Zhiji is more willing to invest heavily in the details that these users cannot see, and this stubbornness like a "romantic science and engineering man" is also reflected in the interior design.
Luxury interior, keeping health to the end
In order to bring users a better experience, Zhiji L7 chose a 39-inch huge smart scene screen that runs through the entire front row, and superimposed with a 12.8-inch curved central control screen to achieve immersive "large screen freedom". The materials are even more cost-effective. Germany's Bavarian semi-aniline leather and Italy's Lake Como solid wood, paired with front and rear frameless doors, the texture is directly full of grade.
Surrounded by pure natural materials, the odor level in Zhiji L7 has reached 180+, that is, the cabin aldehyde data when the new car leaves the factory, which is about the level of 180 days after use of similar products in the same factory.
It can be said that such "detail control" cases are everywhere in Zhiji L7.
NIO ET7: Stable and comfortable, the optional price is not very thoughtful
NIO ET7 has always emphasized the concept of "second living room" and vigorously promoted comfort and luxury, but from the perspective of the actual car, both hardware configuration and interior texture are a bit "exaggerated".
For example, compared with the four-wheel drive layout with the rear-drive characteristics of Zhiji L7, NIO ET7 uses a front permanent magnet and rear induction electric drive solution. In most cases, relying on the 180kW permanent magnet motor drives the front axle 180kW, and the 300kW induction motor "powered off" does not work.
This means that this C-class sedan with administrative level is a "front-drive family sedan" in its basic sense and is destined to be out of reach of "driving control", and the comfort and riding ability are more of an official statement, which is actually to improve a little bit of energy consumption.
Looking at the traditional C-class luxury car field, the rear drive has always been the "standard configuration" of luxury, while the NIO ET7, which costs nearly 500,000 yuan, has quietly compromised.
For example, the biggest thing about air suspension is comfort, which achieves the effect by adjusting the height of the car. Therefore, in order to tell the "comfort" story, it is understandable that NIO ET7 chooses this configuration.
But you should know that air suspension is generally suitable for installation on SUVs, with an adjustment range of 60-100mm, and only 20-30mm in cars. Moreover, the single-cavity spring used by NIO ET7 is difficult to support my country's complex road conditions in terms of durability and performance.
In other words, air suspension does not play a great role in the car, but it faces a low maintenance cost. In fact, the "gimmick" is far greater than practicality when choosing a car.
Similarly, it is not easy to talk about the luxury and comfort of the interior, and NIO ET7 obviously still lacks some heat.
interior lacks a sense of high-end, and the handrail function is not very rich
is reflected in the control of details. Many users of the first batch of test drives reported that compared with the official promotional photos, the white interior of the ET7 real car is too thin, and the basic layer under the surface is very hard, which is slightly cheap, lacking a real sense of high-end. The second row of central handrails are put down, and there is no operational function. It seems too shabby for a car with an administrative level of 500,000 yuan.
As for the rear space that NIO ET7 has been vigorously promoted, the first batch of test drive users also said it was a bit exaggerated, at most it can be considered fair-looking, and this is still under the premise of compressing the trunk space. Some users complained that the ET7's trunk space is relatively small and there is no sinking space. If a family of four is traveling, the capacity is worrying. The equipment of
is not much different, but Zhiji L7 has a price advantage
said that in the end, as an opponent in the range of 400,000 to 500,000, NIO conservatively chose relatively mainstream comfort and luxury, but in terms of controlling the details and quality, it is difficult to match the value of 500,000 after the selection is suitable. However, Zhiji L7 is more like a science and engineering man, with a bargain price of about 400,000 yuan, and has plunged into the research of driving control technology. It is full of challenge and will surely set a new benchmark for electric luxury again.
In general, Zhiji L7 focuses more on driving, while NIO ET7 focuses more on comfort, but in terms of performance and equipment, there is not much difference between the two cars, but Zhiji L7 has a price advantage, and you can get everything at a fixed price of around 40W, while NIO ET7 needs to spend about 100,000 more to choose. For most consumers, I believe that Zhiji L7 is more worth choosing.
