In the new forces of independent brand car manufacturing, although the ideal start is not early, but it is the one with the largest delivery volume, the ideal ONE only took 708 days to break through 100,000 units, the average monthly sales of more than 10,000 units, but also brought up the boom of extended range electric vehicles.
Based on this success, Ideal decided to further develop the high-end market. Recently, it has been reported that its second model, the Ideal X01, is expected to be released before June 2022 and officially delivered in the second half of the year, and the starting price of the new car is expected to be less than 400,000 yuan, and the high-end is about 450,000 yuan.
One minute to see the new car highlights:
1. The new car is benchmarked against mercedes-Benz GLS
2. With L4 level automatic driving hardware
3. Fuel tank volume 65L, endurance of more than 800km
The Ideal X01 adopts the second-generation range extender platform, positioning large SUVs, body size, length, width and height are 5200/1998/1800mm, wheelbase is 3100mm, compared to the Ideal ONE's 5030/1960/1760mm, wheelbase 2935mm is larger.
In terms of power, the ideal X01 will continue to be equipped with a 1.5T engine as a ranger, using a Miller cycle, thermal efficiency of 40%, and from the spit of 3 cylinders to 4 cylinders, I believe that NVH and fuel saving level can be improved.
Among them, the drive motor comes from the honeycomb power of the Great Wall, the battery capacity is 44.5kWh, the pure electric endurance under the WLC working conditions is 155km, the fuel tank volume is also increased to 65L, and the total cruising range can exceed 800km.
The overall design of the ideal X01 is similar to the ideal ONE, the new car will use a hidden door handle design, the interior center control does not use a penetrating triple screen, and the steering wheel shape will also change.
In terms of configuration, The central control is expected to use OLED screens, equipped with HUD head-up display and UWB key, and the second row will also have entertainment systems, while the sound system is provided by American Upper Sound Electronics, which is also a supplier of brands such as Volkswagen.
In terms of intelligence, the ideal X01 will have L4 level autonomous driving hardware, including the AP controller horizon J3+J5 chip and the SP controller customized Orin-X chip, a 128-line lidar and DMS, 5 millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radar and 8M cameras.
Although the software is not yet perfect, such a hardware configuration can be more easily handled when performing L2-level driver assistance functions, including improved remote summoning and self-parking capabilities.
In terms of chassis, the ideal X01 will be equipped with the German Wybaker air suspension, and the Extreme Kr 001 uses its own air suspension, and is also a supplier of Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
From the product line planning, it can be seen that the ideal X01 benchmark model is Mercedes-Benz GLS, the price difference between the two cars is more than one ideal X01, and being able to have such ambitions also makes the professor look forward to its actual experience.
The most direct competitor of the ideal X01 will be the NIO ES8, which is larger than the ES8, but it is not expected to sell at a price that exceeds the ES8's mid-match price. The ideal X01 can increase the range by refueling, without the range anxiety of pure electric vehicles, which is the biggest advantage.
For range extender electric vehicles, there is a great advantage in the convenience of increasing the mileage, suitable for users who want to want both, but the products in the high-end market are different, practicality is not the first, and more to see the added value brought by the product. Ideal X01 to replicate successfully, in addition to the range, it needs more label possession.