【EV Vision Report】On March 9, Ideal Auto officially released the interior official map of the Ideal L9 on the domestic social platform. It is reported that the interior style of the new car is different from the current model, using an innovative 5-screen interactive mode, and its smart cockpit is equipped with two Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chips as standard. The new car will be launched during the 2022 Beijing Auto Show, and the price range will be 450,000-500,000 yuan depending on the configuration.
From the official picture, the interior of the new car is equipped with a total of 5 screens, of which the main driving position is equipped with a large HUD screen, which can effectively reduce the visual blind spot and give the driver a more open and safe field of view. In addition, the vehicle's central control screen, co-pilot entertainment screen, and rear cabin entertainment screen adopt three 15.7-inch vehicle-grade OLED screens, and have 3K HD resolution and extreme color reproduction, enhancing the user's audiovisual and entertainment experience.
It is worth noting that the multi-function steering wheel of the new car is similar to the appearance of the Land Rover Star, in addition to the use of touch buttons on both sides, there is a narrow black screen in the middle, which may be a customizable touch screen, expanding the operating space of the steering wheel. In addition, the car also eliminated the gear lever in the central control area and adopted a pocket gear mode.
In addition, the information display of the large HUD display used in the new car is very rich, including navigation information display, speed, NOA, speed limit, etc. In addition, with the popularity of intelligent driving, this HUD may also add AR real-life navigation functions in the future.
In the rear seat, from the official picture, the car adds a multi-functional entertainment screen in the middle of the rear seat to play movies. In addition, the second row of seats are all power seats, and the seats on the right have electric leg rests, folding table panels and "boss" buttons. It is worth noting that in addition to the independent air conditioning control in the second row of central control, a cold and warm box with a "milk warmer" function is added below it, which can more set off the definition of home in this car.
In terms of configuration, the smart cockpit used in the new car will be equipped with two Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chips as standard, with 24GB of memory and 256GB of high-speed storage capacity, which can provide powerful computing power for AI, software and entertainment, and support the switching of dual 5G operators to ensure real-time online of high-speed networks. In addition, the car also has 6 microphones and 3DToF sensors, and with the multi-modal three-dimensional spatial interaction technology based on deep learning developed by the ideal car, it will interact in the most natural way for humans in the car.
In terms of intelligent driving, the car will have L4 level conditional automatic driving hardware, including AP controller horizon J3+J5 chip and SP controller customized Orin-X chip, installed 1 Hesai 128-line lidar, 1 DMS, 5 millimeter-wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radars and 12 8M cameras. It also has services including super smart parking, urban smart driving, multiple very careful car remote summoning, smart driving, and OTA upgrades.
It is worth mentioning that we have learned that the ideal car declared a retractable lidar patent, when the need for radar, it can be extended from the car body, and when it is not needed, it can be shrunk to the inside of the car to achieve the role of protection.
According to the previous ideal patent, the car may be equipped with an adaptive energy recovery system that automatically adjusts the required braking torque according to actual road and traffic conditions. This provides a more comfortable and convenient driving experience rather than maximizing energy recovery.
In terms of suspension, according to the previous information, the ideal L9 or will be equipped with a German Viebak air suspension, but according to a patent diagram of the previous ideal car, in this patent, the ideal will provide a vehicle suspension control method and device based on identifying road surface information, the main purpose is to use sensors to identify the corresponding oscillation information and visual image data of the vehicle to be comprehensively processed, and to obtain a farther, more comprehensive and accurate road surface information in front of the vehicle. This adapts to the changing and complex road conditions ahead and optimally controls the suspension of the moving vehicle for driving safety and smoothness. Therefore, whether this new suspension will be used on this new car still needs to be officially confirmed later.
In terms of appearance, the ideal L9 also adopts the ideal family design style, but it is not equipped with a large-size grille, but the through-type headlamp style is the same as the ideal ONE. The front surround is flanked by a far-flung light integrated headlight group, which means that the ideal L9 will use a split light group, and it is expected that the upper part is still the LED daytime running lights that run through the front of the car.
From the side of the body, the size of the new car has increased significantly, according to previous news, the body size of the ideal L9 is 5200/1998/1800mm, and the wheelbase is 3100mm. In addition, the side of the new car is still designed with relatively simple lines, and the front and rear fenders look slightly protruding from the body, and are matched with low wind resistance wheels.
In terms of the rear, the ideal L9 is equipped with a small roof spoiler and high brake lights, and the tail lights adopt a single-frame through-line design, which is obviously different from the current ideal ONE's double-layer through type. In addition, the rear of the new car does not use complex line sculpting, which makes the tail look very good overall.
In terms of power, the ideal L9 still uses a range extender power system, but the three-cylinder range extender is replaced with a Miller cycle 1.5T four-cylinder range extender, which has a thermal efficiency of up to 40%, while the built-in drive motor comes from the Great Wall Honeycomb Power, and the zero hundred acceleration will reach 5.8s. According to the official map, the pure electric endurance of the new car will reach 200km, the fuel endurance will reach 1000km, and the comprehensive endurance will reach 1200km. However, according to the information previously released, the car is expected to have a pure electric mileage of 250km, a cruising range of 800km under the state of loss of electricity, and a comprehensive cruising range of 1050km. Therefore, according to the price range, this car will launch different models according to the difference in mileage.
What I would like to say is:
According to the official price range, the price of 450,000-500,000 yuan can be said that the positioning of this car has belonged to the category of high-end luxury models, perhaps you will think that this price seems to be higher than expected, but what Xiaobian wants to say here is: First of all, the official positioning of the ideal L9 is "a global smart flagship SUV for families", although nominally an SUV, but in Xiaobian's view, its product power is enough to match the existing MPV model. First, the Ideal L9 has a "full-size" model positioning, with its long wheelbase of 3100mm allowing for more spacious 6- or 7-seater space. Second, after the ideal L9 has enough intelligent configuration and automatic driving assistance functions, so the comprehensive performance of its products can be said to completely surpass the current hot reputation and need to be increased to buy a certain Japanese medium and large MPV model.
Of course, this is just a personal guess, how this car will perform in the future, we will wait and see.