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The author | Yu Yue
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More than 200,000 pure electric car, which one do you buy?
Is it the Tesla Model 3, or the Xiaopeng P7, BYD Han? Obviously, the entry of these three models has made the competition in the 200,000 pure electric car market become extremely fierce. In some cities in China, these pure electric vehicles have affected the market for fuel vehicles in this price segment.
In such a fiercely competitive market, Xiaopeng has come up with a P5 model this year, and the top version of the 600P model is priced at 223,900 yuan, entering the 200,000 to 250,000 yuan market. And Xiaopeng P5 top pairing has a richer intelligent configuration, stronger endurance, and cheaper prices in its price range, seizing the B-class pure tram entry market.
▲Xiaopeng P5
The Xiaopeng P5 top-of-the-line model is equipped with the strongest XPIRAT 3.5 intelligent driver assistance system in the xiaopeng series, and it is the first to mass-produce lidar. In the cockpit, the Xiaopeng P5 is equipped with a Qualcomm 8155 chip to achieve smooth vehicle operation and speech recognition. In addition, the Top Edition of Xiaopeng P5 has achieved a 600-kilometer NEDC endurance and has a stronger endurance at the same price.
Since Xiaopeng P5 has rich intelligent functions and excellent endurance, what are the advantages and gaps between it and the pure electric king of similar prices - Tesla Model 3 rear-wheel drive version, and can it seize part of the Market of Model 3? Today, we will take a detailed comparative analysis together.
First, the product positioning comparison: Xiaopeng is biased towards home use, and Tesla has a stronger sense of movement
From the appearance point of view, Xiaopeng P5 is a standard family car, which inherits the family design style of G3 and P7 cars in appearance, including LED through-type headlights, tail lights, and intelligent light language system.
The P5 body as a whole is more inclined to daily use, with a length, width and height dimensions of 4808mm/1840mm/1520mm and a wheelbase of 2768mm. The overall body is relatively more slender, and the longitudinal space in the car is more advantageous. Compared with the Tesla Model 3, its length, width and height dimensions are 4694mm/1850mm/1443mm, and the wheelbase is 2875mm.
▲Comparison of the basic parameters of Xiaopeng P5 and Tesla Model 3
A simple parameter comparison can be found that the body of the Model 3 is 114mm shorter and 77mm shorter than the P5. When two cars are parked side by side, it can be found that the Model 3 is a little shorter than the P5, whether it is the front trunk or the top of the cockpit.
Tesla Model 3
This difference has a lot to do with the orientation of the two, model 3 is a sport-oriented car, so in order to not affect the appearance of the vehicle performance, to a certain extent, the internal space is sacrificed. The result is that for the taller people, the Model 3 ride is not good.
This problem has been greatly improved on the Xiaopeng P5, whether it is the front or the rear, the Xiaopeng P5 has a significantly better riding experience and a more comfortable sitting posture.
This also means that Xiaopeng P5 is a pure electric car that is more suitable for Chinese families.
▲Xiaopeng P5 rear row
In addition to the more obvious upgrades in space, the P5's interior space can be freely defined by the owner. By laying the front seats flat and adding a quick-charge mattress, the P5 can be turned into a double bed. Add a curtain and projector to become an in-car cinema.
It can be said that the Xiaopeng P5 top version has formed a misplaced competition with Tesla Model 3 in the pure electric car market, and P5 has more advantages in the ride space, while the unique configuration of the changeable space and a variety of interesting car scenes allows users who consider 200,000 to 250,000 price points to have one more choice.
Second, the driving performance comparison: P5 battery life is stronger, Model 3 acceleration is fast
In terms of driving performance, Xiaopeng P5 and Tesla Model 3 also have their own advantages, P5 has good performance, but also has a stronger endurance; Tesla Model 3 has a stronger 100 km acceleration performance, but the endurance and battery capacity are not as good as P5.
The Xiaopeng P5 features a single-motor configuration with a 155 kW (211 hp) power standard, with an acceleration of 7.5 seconds per 100 km/h. Among the 200,000-level pure electric home sedans, this result is excellent and more than enough to meet daily family travel.
▲ Xiaopeng P5 and Tesla Model 3 power and battery comparison
In contrast, the more sport-oriented Tesla Model 3 has an acceleration of 6.1 seconds and 89 horsepower more power than the P5. Obviously, even the entry-level Tesla Model 3 has a relatively strong acceleration performance and is more inclined to sports, while the Xiaopeng P5 is also more inclined to the home.
In the configuration of the power battery, the difference between the two is more obvious. The P5's Ternary lithium-powered battery with a capacity of 71.4 kWh can have a NEDC endurance of 600 km, while the Tesla Model 3 uses a lithium iron phosphate battery with a battery capacity of 55 kWh and its CLTC endurance of 556 km.
From a parametric point of view, the P5's battery capacity is 16.4kWh more than the Model 3, which is 30% more capacity. This configuration performance is still very eye-catching, because the pure electric B-class car at the same price point is equipped with relatively less battery capacity.
At the same time, the decline in winter endurance has always been a major pain point for pure electric vehicles, and lithium iron phosphate batteries are more sensitive to low temperature environments, and ternary lithium batteries can indeed have relatively better performance in winter, and can still ensure relatively high endurance.
▲Xiaopeng P5 battery pack
In summary, although the acceleration performance of the Xiaopeng P5 is slightly slower, it has a larger battery and a stronger endurance. For ordinary consumers, which one is better depends on personal preference.
Third, the comparison of smart cockpits: The Model 3 chip is lagging behind, and the Xiaopeng experience is close to the mobile phone
When it comes to the intelligent competition in the car, xiaopeng P5 will be its home field.
The P5 is equipped with a 15.6-inch central control screen, as well as a 12.3-inch LCD meter, which is very similar to most current smart cars from the perspective of screen hardware. But in terms of function, Xiaopeng P5 has obvious advantages.
▲Xiaopeng P5 car machine
Among them, the best should be its full-scene voice control, only need to shout "Hello, little P", you can complete most of the command operations in the car. Not only that, its full-scene voice control can also achieve continuous dialogue, visible speaking, semantic interruption, two-tone area locking and other functions. For example, a user can wake up P only once, and then continue to issue instructions to P at any time for a period of time, a feature that has not yet been achieved even on smartphones.
In addition, in the functional software, Xiaopeng P5 also has navigation, audio, video, and even game APP, so that users will not be bored in the car.
▲Comparison between Xiaopeng P5 and Tesla Model 3 smart cockpit
In contrast, although the Model 3 has a screen close to the size of the P5, its functions are only some applications provided by the official, many of which do not meet the needs of Chinese users, and the P5 can install Android applications such as DingTalk, which is more in line with the habits of Chinese users. In addition to navigation, the number of expansion programs of model 3 is not much, and the voice in the car can only be opened through buttons, and localization optimization needs to be improved.
▲ Tesla Model 3 interior
In fact, the gap between the two is not limited to functional software, and the hardware gap behind it is even greater. Among them, the Xiaopeng P5 is equipped with Qualcomm SA8155P chip, which can be said to be the standard of most of today's smart cars. It adopts 7nm process chip and has 8 core CPU, which is a benchmark product in the automotive industry. Even in Xiaopeng's own product series, the chip used by P5 is the best. In contrast, the P7 uses the Qualcomm 820A chip, which is the previous generation of the 8155.
However, the chip used in Tesla's Model 3 appears to be older, released in 2016 and installed in the first Model 3 cars in 2018. This chip is built in a 14nm process, has 4 CPU cores, and its performance is relatively outdated today. Moreover, there are already many Model 3 car owners complaining about the car machine stuttering.
At present, the model Y high-performance version delivered in China has been equipped with a new AMD car chip, and its performance has been significantly improved, but it is still unknown when the Model 3 will be replaced.
To sum up, the Xiaopeng P5 achieves more functional cockpit configuration with a stronger chip, achieving a leading position in hardware. At the same time, at the software and service level, P5 uses Internet thinking to create richer intelligent functions and experiences, from mobile phones to car machines, the use experience has become closer and closer.
Fourth, the comparison of automatic driving: P5 has many functions, and the software package is more cost-effective
The ultimate competition between the Xiaopeng P5 and Model 3 is naturally the performance of autonomous driving. In terms of configuration, the Xiaopeng P5 is equipped with the XPILOT 3.5 intelligent driving assistance system, which is the most powerful of the xiaopeng models, and the functions are also more.
In addition to the L2 level automatic driving function, the P5 can also realize the highway NGP intelligent navigation assisted driving and VPA parking lot memory parking, in the future, Xiaopeng will also update the city NGP intelligent navigation assisted driving and VPA-L cross-floor parking lot memory parking and other L2 automatic driving functions.
▲Comparison of Xiaopeng P5 and Tesla Model 3 autopilot
However, from the functional point of view, Tesla's 64,000-priced FSD fully autonomous driving capability has not been added for a long time.
Tesla FSD can achieve highway L2 level autonomous driving, and can achieve auto-assisted navigation driving similar to NGP. In the parking lot, Tesla can realize automatic parking after recognizing the parking space, and the parking space can also achieve intelligent summoning. However, functions such as identifying traffic lights and stop signs, and automatic assisted driving on urban roads have not been introduced in China for a long time.
From the price point of view, the preferential price of XPILOT 3.5 software and upgrade services of Xiaopeng P5 is 25,000 yuan, and users can purchase it before delivery. The purchase price after delivery is 45,000 yuan, which is more affordable than Tesla's 64,000 yuan. Coupled with the Facthan Xiaopeng P5, it can achieve more L2 automatic driving functions, and its cost performance is also higher.
Behind the realization of more L2 level autonomous driving functions is the powerful perception and computing performance of Xiaopeng P5.
On the perception device, Xiaopeng P5 took the lead in equipping two lidars in the mass production car to achieve more accurate perception. It is also equipped with 5 L2 autopilot cameras, 4 surround view cameras, and 5 millimeter wave radars. The computing device uses the Xavier autopilot chip from NVIDIA, and the computing power is 30TOPS.
▲Xiaopeng P5 lidar
Tesla, by contrast, has only two sensors, camera and millimeter-wave radar, with a total of 8 cameras and 1 millimeter-wave radar. On the computing equipment, Tesla is equipped with a self-developed autopilot chip with a single chip computing power of 72TOPS, which can meet the long-term demand for autonomous driving computing.
In summary, the Xiaopeng P5 top version 600P and Tesla Model 3 rear-wheel drive version of the two cars can be described as having their own advantages. Xiaopeng P5 in the space performance, three-electric performance, intelligence and automatic driving configuration, and Tesla Model 3 "back and forth", in the early 200,000 price segment has this good competitive advantage.
It is believed that the Xiaopeng P5, with its top version of the product force, can even steal some potential users of Tesla Model 3.