From the sales ranking of new energy cars in November, it can be found that the audience of micro and small cars is still very high, and Hongguang MINIEV, which ranks first in the sales list, is still the only domestic car that has achieved more than 40,000 monthly sales. In addition, among the high-end domestic new energy cars, there are also models that have achieved good results, such as BYD Han, which is positioned as a medium-sized and large car and has achieved monthly sales of more than 10,000 units, and Xiaopeng P7, which is positioned as a medium-sized car and has achieved monthly sales of more than 7,000 units. Among them, the Xiaopeng P7 is also the only car among the three "Li Xiaowei" to rank among the top fifteen in the sales list, and it is no wonder that Xiaopeng Automobile can leap to become the leader between the three.
Unlike the ideal car that has and only one SUV model, Weilai Automobile, which has both SUVs and cars, its product line is very rich, but their prices are not close to the people, so they have not achieved high sales. Fortunately, WEILAI Automobile itself is also aware of this problem, so in December this year, it released its second car, that is, the Weilai ET5 positioned in the mid-size car market, although the price before the new car subsidy is 328,000-38.60 million yuan, which is more than 100,000 yuan more expensive than the Xiaopeng P7 priced at 219,900 yuan, but it also successfully lowered the entry threshold of Weilai Automobile to 300,000 yuan, which to a certain extent lowered the entry threshold of the brand.
It is reported that the NIO ET5 will be officially delivered in September 2022, that is to say, even if you want to buy this car, the pick-up time will be more than half a year later. However, compared with the smaller Peng P7, is the new car worth the Chinese people to start? So, let's take a look at the performance of the new car!
First look at the appearance, Weilai's iconic X-Bar front face design is not absent, the double-segment LED strip is on both sides of the cover, the headlights and diversion slots are on both sides of the front bumper, combined with the black lower grille with a banner design, the aura of the entire front of the car is not weak. The coupe-style body brings a smooth visual effect, the rounded lower edge of the body is inlaid with a straight low waist line, and the pop-up door handle and electric suction door design are also quite distinctive, which not only improves the appearance of the appearance, but also brings a good high-end feeling. The tail of the car with a slippery back design is also good, and the self-contained ducktail is also inlaid with a penetrating light strip underneath, and the rear bumper is also inlaid with a large-size black skid plate, and the lower edge of the guard plate is also designed to design a diffuser shape, which improves the movement of the rear to a certain extent.
Sitting in the car, you can find that the new car adopts a double color design, the surface of the center console and the upper layer of the inner side of the door are blackened, while the lower part of the center console, the lower edge of the inner side of the door, the steering wheel, the armrest box, and the seat are decorated with 6 colors such as beige or green, bringing good fashion elements. The dashboard and the central control are all suspended design, among which the front of the central control screen is also equipped with NOMI configuration, which brings a good sense of technology as a whole.
Let's take a look at the size and space of the car, NIO ET5 has 4790/1960/1499mm circumference, and 2888mm wheelbase, compared with 4694/1850/1443mm three-dimensionality, 2875mm wheelbase Tesla Model 3; there is also a 4880/1896/1450mm three-circumference, 2998mm wheelbase Xiaopeng P7, through comparison, it can be found that the Weilai ET5 three-dimensional and wheelbase is slightly better than Tesla Model 3. But slightly inferior to the Xiaopeng P7. However, thanks to the wheelbase of nearly 2 meters 9, the space of the new car is not bad, coupled with the large size of the canopy, bringing good lighting to the car, reducing the pressure brought by the sneakback design, in addition, the new car also provides 23 audios, combined with the 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos sound system, the front and rear rows can feel the surround sound source, improve travel entertainment.
Finally, the power, NIO ET5 is equipped with a front permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 150kW, combined with a rear induction asynchronous motor, which can break 100 in 4.3 seconds. In the endurance part, the new car brings an entry-level endurance of more than 550km, and also provides a super long endurance of more than 1000km, which can not only meet daily household travel, but also meet the needs of travel and business trips. In addition, for a pure electric car, it is indeed good to have a battery life of more than 1000km, to know that the Xiaopeng P7, which is also a pure electric model, has a maximum endurance of more than 700km, and the ideal ONE that provides range extender power has a maximum endurance of only 1080km, so the advantages of Weilai ET5 in the endurance part are obvious.
Summary: Weilai, Ideal, Xiaopeng Automobile are all giants of new car-making forces, among them, Weilai Automobile is still the leader of the past, but with the continuous rise of Ideal and Xiaopeng Automobile, Weilai Automobile has now succumbed to the two. The reason for this problem, the most important thing is that the threshold of WEILAI Automobile's models is not low, so that its models are not cost-effective, but from the perspective of the release of Weilai ET5, the new car has made a great breakthrough in endurance and performance, plus the starting price of 300,000 yuan, but it shows a cost-effective price, therefore, the author feels that although the price of WEILAI ET5 is higher than that of Xiaopeng P7, it still has a not low starting value. What do you think?