Reporter | Yan Yao
Image source | Wise and official
"Locked!"
On February 28, the "New World Driving Control Flagship" Zhiji L7 mass production car was officially put into operation at SAIC Lingang Intelligent Factory.
Unlike the 200 Zhiji L7 Beta Experience Edition that was previously off the production line, this time Zhiji Car completely locked the hardware configuration on the L7 and officially entered the SOP mass production stage.
"After several rounds of iterative upgrades, Zhiji L7 full hardware locked, which indicates that the domestic top-stream hardware in the era of Zhidian has entered the mass production stage." Liu Tao, co-CEO of Zhiji Automobile, said, "With the production of Zhiji L7 mass production vehicles, user test drives nationwide will also be fully launched, and Zhiji L7 has entered the countdown from the listing date, and user delivery is just around the corner." ”
On December 26 last year, the first batch of beta experience versions of zhiji L7 were delivered offline. In the following 60 days, Zhiji Automobile worked intensively to upgrade and optimize its products. The mindset of "production is quality" drives everyone in the team.
All along, Zhiji Automobile has been sprinting forward under pressure. From the establishment of the project in March 2020 to the delivery of the first car of the Zhiji L7, Zhiji Automobile completed the construction of a new model in only 22 months. Chen Hong, chairman of SAIC Motor, once said: The Zhiji project is a vivid microcosm of SAIC's practice of Shanghai's urban spirit, which highlights the speed of "dare to be the first", shows the technical height of "pursuing excellence", and reflects the integration depth of "Hai Na Bai Chuan".
Aiming to become the "new benchmark of China's intelligent electric luxury brand", Zhiji Automobile is driving into a new track at full speed.
Full hardware locking, into the mass production stage
Material grabbing, automatic welding, zhiji car black light factory, rows of robotic arms rhythmically dancing up and down, the movement is coherent. The reporter saw that in the SAIC Lingang Intelligent Factory, the body dome, frameless doors, and front and rear tires of the Zhiji L7 have been fully automatically installed.
"These two months, for the production line, are the run-in period." Jin Weifeng, director of the quality and delivery department of Zhiji Automobile, told reporters that they made full use of the time of day shift and night shift to debug the equipment day and night to ensure the stable operation of the production line after mass production.
For cars with physical attributes, each additional function on the car is defined by hardware. For example, to add a wiper function, you need to add a controller hardware and wiper hardware. The hardware lock of the Zhiji L7 officially announced that the product is about to roll off the production line in large quantities.
In fact, moving towards the word "luxury" is not an easy task. Especially for an innovative project that needs to start from scratch, if you want to seize the time window for the rapid development of new energy vehicles and take the initiative to attack the market, you need to pay more time, energy and effort than others.
"In the two months of the final sprint, we optimized and changed 60-70 pieces of hardware." Jin Weifeng told reporters that in order to achieve high-quality delivery of interior and exterior decorations, the Zhiji team has carried out rapid iteration of the risks and hidden dangers found in the vehicle internal testing process, and upgraded the quality of parts and components.
For example, Jin Weifeng said that around the enhancement of the sense of luxury and luxury of the whole vehicle, at the last moment, Zhiji Automobile added a luggage compartment trim, which was not available on the Zhiji L7 Beta Experience Edition. "We have added a velveted trim by comparing it with a million-dollar luxury car, and when the user opens the trunk, it is obvious that the quality of the vehicle is higher."
After listening to suggestions from many parties, including "adding physical buttons to the seat to facilitate the use of all kinds of people", it became the last batch of projects closed before the mass production of zhiji L7.
Super sense of driving control, set a new benchmark in the industry
"Linear acceleration, bending forward braking, high-speed cornering, this series of operations is stable and feeling, 'New World Driving King' deserves it." Recently, Zhiji Automobile held the world's first test drive activity IM Track Day of Zhiji L7 at Shanghai Tianma Circuit, and many users praised it after test driving the Zhiji L7 Beta Experience Edition.
A new era should have a new standard for defining the era, and there should be a new experience of the exclusive era. It is reported that the mass production version of Zhiji L7 takes the lead in locking the top driving control configuration of the Zhidian era, creating a new experience of pursuing the ultimate driving control pleasure in the era of electric vehicles.
For example, the mass production version of Zhiji L7 will be equipped with a customized black standard version of high-power magnesium alloy direct waterfall oil-cooled motor, with a power density of 3.03kW/kg, releasing more than twice the power of the same level of luxury fuel vehicles, refreshing the highest motor power output on the global 400V voltage platform.
In terms of vehicle handling, the Zhiji team should not only greatly improve the stability and safety of vehicle driving control, but also bring unprecedented control flexibility and driving pleasure to users.
At the last moment of the hardware locking of the Zhiji L7 production car, the Zhiji Automobile chassis team continued to optimize the vehicle to create the ultimate vehicle handling. Kang Fei, the main manager of the vehicle architecture and integration of Zhiji Automobile, told reporters that they optimized the response of the CDC shock absorber through the manhole cover speed bump. "This is a scenario that users can't avoid on the road and will always encounter."
Under complex road conditions, Zhiji L7 can also intelligently adjust the softness and hardness of CDC, bringing users more comfortable driving enjoyment.
Kang Fei told reporters that in order to create this ultimate driving control experience, Zhiji Automobile invested a lot of costs and continuously promoted hardware iteration with real vehicle verification. Among them, the expensive CDC scrap exceeded 4,000, and the result was that Zhiji was equipped with a Pro version of the high-rigidity CDC with the internal code name "Golden Hoop Stick".
"Four wheels turn to true incense!" In the track test drive activities, many users feel this deeply. Pei Yichen, the manager of the Zhiji Automobile Chassis Project, explained that the Zhiji L7 has the unique four-wheel all-wheel steering technology of the same level, and the most intuitive feeling is that the turning radius is significantly reduced. Under the same body size, the Zhiji L7 achieved a minimum turning radius of 5.4 meters, while the BMW 5 Series exceeded 6 meters. "You can't underestimate the difference of this half meter, there will be a very obvious perception at low speeds and when parking." Pei Yichen said.
It is worth mentioning that Zhiji Automobile has cooperated with the WAE Williams Forward-looking Engineering Team to transfer its rich experience in tuning top performance vehicles to empower Zhiji L7 to be the world's top electrified chassis hardware, so that the L7 can climb to the top and control the peak. In the track experience, the intelligent L7's extra-long body can move freely.
"We hope that an executive-sized luxury car like the Zhiji L7 will have flexible control and be able to move forward like a snake." For these driving experiences, we summarize them as Snake Move Super Sense Driver Controls. Liu Tao, co-CEO of Zhiji Automobile, said.
It is reported that by the end of March, Zhiji L7 will open a 10-day Snake Move experience camp; at the same time, the national user test drive activity will also be fully launched. Through the collection of user driving experience data, Zhiji L7 will continue to evolve.
Data cooker, continuous improvement experience
On December 26 last year, the Zhiji L7 Beta Experience Edition was launched, opening urban parades in major cities, and through the innovative mode of "data cooker", the real scene data was continuously verified to iterate on the product experience.
This "blossoming everywhere" style of play is actually Zhiji Automobile's interpretation of the new paradigm of "data-driven, directly connected to users" cooperative operation.
Chen Hong, chairman of SAIC Motor, once said at the meeting: "With the old map, you can't find the new continent." ”
At the moment of the great revolution of the automobile, the car itself is no longer a simple means of transportation, it has been endowed with many functions, and then become an intelligent terminal.
Following this line of thinking, the entire automobile manufacturing system is being restarted here in Zhiji Automobile. "Cars are no longer something that is integrated and assembled simply by looking at the engine and displacement parameters." Liu Tao said, "The smart car in the new era is that after the user gets the car, it is still maintaining the upgrade iteration and is still growing. ”
Only when there is a "number" in the heart can there be a road under the feet.
No one is born a genius, and only by constantly surpassing himself can he become strong. On March 29, the "New World Driving Control Flagship" Zhiji L7 will be officially launched.
For Zhiji Automobile, a better scenery is still to come.