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The use of range extender hybrid, more than 300,000 prices, 1.2T three-cylinder engine, these make many people at the beginning of the ideal ONE listing, not optimistic about it. However, sales eventually proved that the ideal ONE was a success. Ideal ONE sold more than 90,000 units last year, an increase of nearly 180%.
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Recently, ideal has released a series of information about the second model L9, and announced a price of 450,000-500,000, so what kind of car is the ideal L9, can it replicate the success of the ideal ONE? Let's talk about it today.
The ideal L9 has those highlights
Position large SUVs
More space
The Ideal L9 is a large SUV, which is one lap larger in size than the Ideal ONE, and has been on par with BMW X7, Mercedes-Benz GLS and other models. It still adopts a 6-seat layout, continuing the positioning of "Daddy Car".
The wheelbase is 165mm more than the ideal ONE, the body length is 170mm, and the width and height of the car are increased by 40mm each, which is a big amplitude.
The space performance of the ideal ONE is already good, and the space of the L9 will be greatly increased in all directions on this basis. Whether it's in the second row, the third row, or lateral space.
Ditch the three-cylinder machine
Switch to a 1.5T four-cylinder
On the ideal ONE, the 1.2T three-cylinder engine (range extender) is the most criticized point by everyone. Although it is only used as a range extender to generate electricity, it can avoid the serious shaking conditions of the three-cylinder engine, and the actual performance is not bad. But after all, the Chinese people are still very disgusted with the three-cylinder engine.
The Ideal L9 still uses range extender hybrids, but the range extender is replaced by a 1.5T four-cylinder engine. It is reported that this 1.5T power is jointly built by ideal and Mianyang Xinchen Power, and its thermal efficiency is as high as 40%.
It should be noted that ordinary engines need to take into account both power and efficiency, but as a range extender, in fact, it is a generator, and efficiency is more important. And 40% thermal efficiency is the first echelon in the industry.
At the same time, the L9 is also equipped with a larger battery than the ideal ONE, from a 40.5kWh battery pack to 44.5kWh. Under CLTC conditions, the pure electric endurance reaches 200 kilometers.
Abandon the triple screen
Interior redesign
Ideal ONE is one of the earliest models to use the through-type triple screen, and the 3 large screens that run through it have always been a selling point of ideal ONE. But on the L9, the triple screen was abandoned, and instead of a larger screen size, as well as a new way of interacting with people and cars. Both the central control screen and the co-driver entertainment screen have reached 15.7 inches, and the display effect is 3K resolution.
And the traditional dashboard was eliminated and replaced by a larger HUD head-up display that included information such as navigation, speed, driver assistance, road signage, and more. It is precisely because of the cancellation of the instrument that huD has become the standard of the whole series.
However, the ideal did not rely entirely on this HUD display, and also set up a small MINI-LED touch screen on the steering wheel. It also integrates common information such as vehicle speed, which complements the HUD display.
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This solution of eliminating the traditional dashboard and replacing it with HUD+ small screen is indeed an innovation of human-computer interaction. But for some drivers, it also requires a process of adaptation. For example, when this small screen rotates with the steering wheel, will it affect everyone reading information? The ideal means that it will certainly not, but how it actually feels still needs to be experienced by everyone.
In addition, the ideal L9 is also equipped with a 15.7-inch, 3K resolution rear cabin entertainment screen. This screen is hung on the roof of the rear seat and is dedicated to serving the passengers in the second row. Similar configurations generally only appear on luxury MPVs.
It is worth mentioning that the ideal L9 is equipped with a total of 6 microphones, which can recognize the voice commands of each passenger in the car. According to the ideal, no matter which seat in the car, whether it is the elderly or children, it is easy to interact with the vehicle in the car.
It can also be seen from this that the ideal L9 still regards the experience of the family occupant as the core product force.
Equipped with lidar
Smart driving potential is full
Ideal ONE has also been relatively leading in driving assistance, but in 2022, its software and hardware have lagged behind slightly. The ideal L9 has been comprehensively improved, not only using lidar, but also car chips, cameras, etc., in terms of specifications, it has also been raised to the forefront of the current industry.
The lidar is the AT128 semi-solid specification of Hesai, with a detection range of 200 meters, and matches 5 millimeter-wave radars and 12 ultrasonic radars. The cameras include 4 surround view cameras and 7 ADAS advanced driver assistance cameras.
Lidar placed on the roof of the car
What level of driving assistance can be achieved by the ideal L9 and what functions can be achieved have not yet been disclosed. But based on the above hardware, the ideal L9 already has the potential for L4 level autonomous driving. Of course, the real implementation of the function, but also limited by many factors such as regulations. But L9 at least reserves hardware potential for future OTA upgrades.
The comfort configuration has been comprehensively improved
Comparable to million-class SUVs
There is only one configuration of more than 300,000 ideal ONE, and the configuration is actually very rich. On the L9 of 450,000-500,000, its configuration level can even be comparable to that of a million-level luxury SUV.
The ideal L9's three rows of seats all support seat heating, while the four seats in the first two rows all support heating, ventilation and massage. In addition, refrigerators such as car refrigerators, small table panels in the rear row, and second row seat leg rests are also equipped.
In addition, the Ideal L9 is equipped with a sound system consisting of 21 speakers and a maximum power amplifier of 2160W. For comparison, the sound power of the NIO ET7 is only 1000W, but the effect is already very outstanding. Volvo's Borgward Sound, which is highly sought after online, is also only 15 speakers and 1400W of power.
Seeing this, I think the little friends can already see how rich the comfort configuration of the ideal L9 is. Comparable to a million-dollar luxury car is not an exaggeration, and we will still feel this in the comparison with competitors below.
To sum up, there are indeed many highlights of the ideal L9, but at the price of 450,000-500,000, the strength of its competitors should not be underestimated. Let's take a look at what advantages the ideal L9 has compared to competitors.
Compare competitors
How strong
Absolutely big
In terms of size, the ideal L9 can already be compared with BMW X7, Mercedes-Benz GLS, Range Rover and so on. However, the price of these models is generally more than one million yuan, which will naturally not be the competitor of the ideal L9. The real competition should be some medium and large SUVs with similar prices:
The Volkswagen Tuang, who was known for its size before, was smaller in front of the ideal L9. After the lengthening, the domestic BMW X5 still has a wheelbase that is nearly 10 cm shorter than the ideal L9, and the body and height are also smaller. As for the standard wheelbase Mercedes-Benz GLE, Audi Q7, Volvo XC90 and other luxury medium and large SUVs, compared to the ideal L9 is indeed one size smaller.
The ideal ONE has the title of a grandfather car, and the ideal L9 is still in the positioning of the dead, continuing to take the riding space and comfort as the core selling point. The ideal ONE is already excellent in these aspects, and the L9, which has been comprehensively improved in size, is even more difficult to find in the SUV at the same price.
On configuration
There are few opponents in the same class
As we said just now, the configuration of the L9 is very rich, which is also not lost in the comparison with competitors. Regardless of whether it is compared with a similar price point of the gas car or the tram, the conclusion is true.
If it is compared with traditional oil vehicles, the configuration of the ideal L9 air suspension is basically an absolute advantage within 500,000 yuan. Of course, new energy brands such as Weilai and Extreme Kr have already lowered the threshold of air suspension to the range of 300,000 yuan. Therefore, the configuration of air suspension can be said to be a common advantage of electric vehicles over oil vehicles.
In terms of interior comfort configuration, all three rows are equipped with seat heating as standard, and the first two rows are equipped with seat ventilation and massage, which is almost unique to the industry, Xena is only equipped with heating and ventilation in the first two rows, but there is no seat massage in the whole series. The Mercedes-Benz GLS, which is more than a million yuan, only provides heating on the rear two rows of seats.
In addition, the leg rest adjustment on the second row of independent seats, this design is basically only found in some MPV models, which is extremely rare in three-row SUVs. It is also its emergence that makes the comfort of the ideal L9 second-row seat have the potential to challenge MPV to a certain extent.
Although the configuration of the L9 has not been fully announced, but the configuration has always been the strength of domestic cars, when the domestic car sold to a price of 450,000-500,000, then basically can give the configuration must be given. The configuration that was not available before will be renovated and piled up.
This point is the slightly old car of Tuon and XC90 that cannot be compared, and the Q7, X5, GLE, etc., as luxury brands, have some shelves in the configuration. And the price of 450,000-500,000 yuan, in fact, can not buy these cars.
So in terms of configuration, at the price of 450,000-500,000, the ideal L9 can basically be said to be unable to find an opponent in the same level.
Ideal L9
Two points remain to be seen
The above mentioned, basically are the highlights of the ideal L9, the highlights are indeed many, but this does not mean that it has no problems. I think there are at least two possible problems: one is whether the situation of "one dragon with electricity and one worm without electricity" has improved, and the other is whether there is an improvement in fuel consumption at the loss of electricity.
The reason why it is a possible problem is because these two problems are more obvious on the ideal ONE, and the L9 uses the same extender hybrid, so it is possible to have the same problem.
Range extender hybrid engines only generate electricity and do not drive the vehicle directly. On the ideal ONE, once the vehicle loses power, it can only rely on a 1.2T three-cylinder engine to generate electricity to drive the 2.3-ton body. Therefore, the power attenuation is still relatively obvious when the power is lost.
Although the ideal L9 is equipped with a 1.5T four-cylinder machine, the entire body size is a circle larger, and the body is definitely heavier. Under the same principle, its power at the time of power loss is still to be verified.
At this point, BYD's DM-i shows its advantages, this dual motor series parallel hybrid architecture, the engine can be directly driven when the power is lost, so the power when the power is lost is also guaranteed.
The second point is the fuel consumption when the power is lost, the official fuel consumption of the ideal ONE is 8.8L/100km, and the owner's feedback is mostly around 9-11L, which is not low. In contrast, BYD Tang DM-i's power loss fuel consumption is only 5.3L/100km, and the real feedback of netizens is not much different from this figure.
The L9 is larger and heavier, and although the engine efficiency has improved, the fuel consumption is likely to be higher than that of the ideal ONE. Now many netizens have laughed that the ideal ONE is an electric vehicle that costs more fuel than a fuel car, and it remains to be seen whether this will still be the case on the L9.
The above are two possible disadvantages, and there is another point to remind everyone that although large sizes bring large space, the convenience of driving and parking in urban areas will inevitably be affected. This must be thought out before buying a car.
Write at the end
The success of the ideal ONE is largely the success of positioning, 300,000 levels, a 6-seat SUV that can hang a green card and has no battery life anxiety.
The ideal L9 at the level of 450,000-500,000 also has the advantage of positioning, the same can hang the green card, no endurance anxiety, pure electric endurance up to 200 kilometers. At the same time, there is more space and higher configuration.
From the analysis just now, we can also see that this price point can not buy GLE, X5, and the XC90 that can be bought is only an entry-level model. In addition, these cars cannot compete with the ideal L9 in terms of space and configuration. Therefore, the ideal L9 is still unique in the same price, and the positioning has to be said to be very accurate.
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