If you want to find the most luxurious pure electric SUV on the market today, the Mercedes-Benz EQC and Hongqi E-HS9 are among the candidates. After all, in the pure electric SUV market, these two models are very representative: one is from the century-old car inventor - Mercedes-Benz, EQC is not only the first SUV model in the Mercedes-Benz family, it is also the first pure electric SUV model in the German troika to achieve domestic production. The other is a brand with the reputation of "the light of domestic products", which has been given a strong national mission from the day of the birth of the brand and has been entrusted with national pride by the Chinese people - Hongqi. Whoever becomes the most luxurious all-electric SUV deserves it. So the question is, is the luxury ceiling of the pure electric SUV a Mercedes-Benz EQC with "ginger or old spicy", or a red flag E-HS9 with its own "five-star red flag flying in the wind"?
The size of the red flag E-HS9 wins, and the design of the red flag E-HS9 is more in line with the aesthetics of the Chinese people
The EQC, which is a medium-sizeDUV, lost to the E-HS9, which is a large SUV, from the beginning of the comparison. When the three-dimensional size 4774/1923/1622mm, wheelbase 2873mm EQC and three-dimensional size 5209/2010/1731mm, wheelbase of 3110mm E-HS9 appear in the same picture, so that the original size is not too large EQC appears more petite, the huge difference in size makes the two cars in the aura there is a world of difference, E-HS9 domineering shows no doubt.
The difference in size only gives people a macro feeling, but the difference in style is reflected in the design. Although the designers of Mercedes-Benz tried to get the EQC out of the shadow of the GLC, the same bloodline as the GLC allows the EQC to have the shadow of the GLC no matter how it looks, after all, the EQC is essentially the oil-to-electricity model of the GLC, which is in stark contrast to the E-HS9 that adopts a forward development process.
The design of E-HS9 can be described as advanced, and at the same time, E-HS9 integrates the family design that Hongqi has continued for decades into it, which also highlights more luxurious attributes with Chinese characteristics. The split headlights with dynamic lighting effect enhance the sense of the future of the front of the car, and the through-line flag of "air through the mountains and rivers, red light shines" with a straight waterfall chrome decorative strip reinterprets the classic elements of the red flag from the birth of the brand to the present.
The slender body is further extended visually by the chrome decoration of the C-pillar, and the C-pillar chrome decoration has added a light grid to display the power while making the E-HS9 full of technology. The taillights adopt a penetrating design, which broadens the visual width of the rear of the car while making the whole vehicle look more stable, with the word "red flag" above the chrome decorative strip, giving people a sense of not being angry, such a design is also from the classic design of the red flag.
Regardless of space or sense of technology, Hongqi E-HS9 still wins
The oversized size naturally leads to more spacious interior space, and the richer seat layout is an example of the Faw-hongqi E-HS9 surpassing the EQC. Unlike the EQC's five-seater models, the Hongqi E-HS9 offers four-, six- and seven-seat layouts, and only on models with a wheelbase of more than 3m can passengers in the third row get a ride experience similar to the second row.
The spaciousness of the space is only the basis for the Faw-Hongqi E-HS9 to achieve transcendence. With the center console with four screens, the sense of technology has been taken to a new level, and it is worth mentioning that on the flagship four-seater model of the E-HS9, Hongqi also prepared three displays for the passengers in the second row. Similar to the exterior design, in the modern interior design, hongqi designers do not forget to integrate some elements with national characteristics: the through-through flag on the center console, the word "red flag" above the air conditioning control panel, the date display with the lunar calendar on the digital dashboard and other design details with Chinese characteristics are like the finishing touch to the luxury design that conforms to the habits of the Chinese people to a new height.
The E-HS9 in front of you is a six-seater model with a large soft material package that allows each seat to provide a comfortable ride. The 2+2+2 seating layout makes for two separate seats in the second row, comparable to the prestige of business class, which is what a large luxury SUV should look like.
Regardless of power or endurance, the Fawtek E-HS9 completely surpasses the Mercedes-Benz EQC
Although the Hongqi E-HS9 has a larger size than the EQC, this does not mean that the E-HS9 will be weaker than the EQC in performance. The E-HS9 and EQC both have two power configurations, the EQC 400 4MATIC in front of the eyes uses front and rear dual motors, the total power of the entire drive system is 300 kW, the total torque is 730 N·m, belonging to the high-power version of the EQC family. And this E-HS9 460km flag edition six-seater also uses front and rear dual motors, and EQC uses AC asynchronous motor is different, E-HS9 is equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor, the higher efficiency of the permanent magnet synchronous motor makes this E-HS9 have a maximum power of 320kW, the maximum torque is 600N·m, such a power parameter in the E-HS9 model sequence, can only be a low-power version of the model. Remember, the E-HS9 high-power version has a maximum power of 405 kW and a maximum torque of 750 N·m.
The EQC400 4MATIC is equipped with a ternary lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 79.2 kW·h, which can provide a cruising range of 415 km for the EQC 400 4MATIC. As described in the name of the E-HS9 460km Flag Edition, this E-HS9 has a pure electric range of 460km, in addition, the Hongqi E-HS9 also provides a 120kW battery pack, with a maximum cruising range of 690km. In contrast, the EQC 400 4MATIC's 415km cruising range is really not "luxurious" enough.
conclusion:
Larger size, more in line with the aesthetic appearance of the Chinese people, more technological interior, stronger power configuration, Hongqi E-HS9 has completely surpassed the Mercedes-Benz EQC with its advantages in all aspects. In such a track that allows the Chinese auto industry to achieve curve overtaking, surpassing EQC is not the end of the Hongqi E-HS9, it is just a milestone for China's luxury electric models to go global.