Price 229,800 red flag EH7 officially listed, how is the strength？

Nowadays, the competition in the domestic new energy vehicle market has become unprecedented, and the "price war" that began at the beginning of the year has put many brands under unprecedented pressure. In this market environment, if you want to gain a firm foothold and even launch an attack on a higher market, it is necessary to show more strength.

After the Hongqi brand announced the "Endeavour to Transform to New Energy Vehicles" strategy last year, it also announced the "Qimiao Double Wings" brand logo and high-end electric intelligent super architecture FMEs, which showed us the determination of the Hongqi brand to transform to new energy.

On March 20, Hongqi EH7, the first new car of Hongqi New Energy sub-brand, was officially launched. The new car launched a total of 5 models, priced from 229,800 yuan to 309,800 yuan. At the same time, Hongqi EH7 also launched a zero-voltage and peace of mind plan, with a total value of up to 100,000 yuan. So what is the strength of Hongqi EH7? Can it continue to lead China’s high-end new energy brands to continue to rise?

First of all, from the appearance point of view, unlike other traditional luxury car products of Hongqi, the overall design of Hongqi EH7 is more lively and biased towards the younger market. The new car adopts the design concept of "natural and smart aesthetics", and the new smiling front face design is not only very beautiful, but also shows an optimistic emotional value output. The side of the car adopts the One Box integrated attitude, with the A pillar moving forward and the C pillar moving backward, which not only creates more internal space, but also makes the whole car line more smooth and beautiful.

At the same time, the design of the far and near light integrated matrix headlights, through taillights, free flapping wings, hidden door handles, and lifted integrated tail ducks further highlights the "evolution" of Hongqi New Energy in the design language.

In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4982 × 1914 × 1490mm respectively, and the wheelbase is even more 3000mm, so the new car can provide more rear space, which is also at the leading level in the same class of models.

In terms of interior, the overall design of the Hongqi EH7 is also quite ingenious. The new car adopts an integrated interactive screen with a special-shaped design, which is composed of a 6-inch TFT for the main driver and a 15.5-inch TFT special-shaped screen for the central control. It also adopts a new intelligent car system, which can provide rich network configuration. At the same time, the new car also cleverly designs the "Smart and Fun Corner" function. The heart has a voice interaction 2.0, which can realize the OurHours wake-up-free function, thus bringing a smoother interactive experience.

At the same time, the new car also provides an L2-level intelligent driver assistance system, and the whole car is equipped with 5 cameras, 5 millimeter-wave radars and 12 ultrasonic sensors to provide super full-dimensional perception. At the same time, the new car will also be equipped with AR HUD function, which can provide ultra-wide-angle, high-resolution, and immersive 63-inch large projection, further enhancing the driving experience and safety.

In the three-power system, the Hongqi EH7 is also eye-catching. It is important to know that today’s common electric vehicles can have a maximum range of more than 700km, which is also a balance point based on factors such as cost, capacity, and craftsmanship. Only a few models equipped with large-capacity batteries can exceed 800km. The long-range version of the Hongqi EH7 is equipped with a 111kWh large battery, and the CLTC range can reach a maximum of 820km. It can be said that the competition of cruising range has been "rolled" to a new height.

At the same time, the Hongqi EH7 can also achieve rapid energy replenishment with a 5-minute charge and a battery life of 215km, and provides intelligent external discharge function, which not only facilitates outdoor camping, but also realizes V2V vehicle-to-vehicle charging and provides mobile emergency rescue. In addition, the EH7 power battery system pioneers a six-sided three-dimensional insulation protection scheme, which further enhances battery safety.

In terms of power, the single-motor version of the Hongqi EH7 has a maximum power of 253kW and a peak torque of 450N · m, while the dual-motor version has a maximum power of 455kW and a peak torque of 756N · m. The top version of the model only takes 3.5 seconds to accelerate 100 kilometers. In terms of the chassis, the new car is equipped with a front virtual kingpin double fork arm + rear five-link chassis suspension system, plus an iDCS-autonomous continuous damping adjustable shock absorber, variable speed ratio power steering EPS, front Brembo fixed calipers + Bosch IPB braking system, and 8. Super OurHours intelligent four-wheel drive system, which also makes it present a more extreme performance and driving experience.

Write at the end

Overall, whether it is the appearance, interior design or three electric and chassis system, Hongqi EH7 in FAW Hongqi system strength blessing, showing the same level of leading strong competitiveness. Although today’s models in the same level of Krypton 001, BYD Han and the next listed Xiaomi SU7 have good strength, but Hongqi EH7 with high-quality product experience and safe and reliable product performance, will undoubtedly become a 20-300,000 yuan range of new energy cars strong competitors, the future market performance is also worth looking forward to.

(This article is originally produced by Wenwu Lane New Media Studio. Please indicate the source when reprinting: Wenwu Lane. The author of this article: He Feng, personal opinion, for reference only)