With the national call for energy conservation and emission reduction, the field of new energy vehicles has developed rapidly, and its super high cost performance and considerable fuel economy are deeply liked by the majority of consumers, and the competition between car-making forces in the new energy field is fierce, Weilai is one of them, as one of the "pioneers" of pure electric independent brands, in order to gain a firm foothold in the pure electric high-end market. Finally launched in January 2021 its first product of the 2.0 era, WEILAI ET7, is currently selling 3 models, with a price range of 448,000-52.6 million yuan, so as the first product of the NIO 2.0 era, how does THE NIO ET7 perform?
In terms of appearance, WEILAI ET7 adopts a new design language, the overall line stretches smoothly, compared to the previous WEILAI model is much simpler, the split headlights and body contour are highly aligned, making the front of the car look more exquisite, and the whole series is equipped with LED light source, automatic headlights, adaptive near and far lights and steering auxiliary lights.
Body side, Weilai ET7 length, width and height are 5101/1987/1509mm, wheelbase is 3060mm, the body side of a waist line from bottom to top makes the entire low body more sporty, hidden door handle design, help reduce wind resistance, while equipped with electric suction doors, luxury comes to the face, the tail arc is elegant enough, the line from the roof down, slightly upturned at the end, with the entire body proportions, more exquisite, through the design of the taillights, after lighting, very textured, At the same time, it also increases the recognition of WEILAI ET7.
NIO wants to make the cockpit of WEILAI ET7 into a second home, its interior is equipped with Microfiber microfiber velvet roof, Nappa seats, renewable rattan wood, etc., the entire interior luxury sense is born, the whole series is equipped with a 10.2-inch full LCD dashboard and HUD head-up display, as well as a 12.8-inch touch OLED screen, of which the car system has a shortcut function, that is, the air conditioning temperature, seat position, navigation, etc. are integrated in a certain mode. Greatly increase the convenience of users' daily use of the car, in addition, WEINA ET7 is also equipped with 256 colors composed of surround atmosphere lights, so that the entire interior atmosphere is full.
Nio ET7 is equipped with front and rear dual motors, the total power of the motor is 480kW, the total torque of the motor is 850 Nm, there are currently 70kWh and 100kWh two kinds of battery packs to choose from, NEDC comprehensive endurance of 500km and 700km, 100 km acceleration of 3.8 seconds, but because WEILAI ET7 is equipped with the second generation of NIO electric drive system, the motor is still in the form of front permanent magnet synchronization after AC asynchronous, rear axle motor is mainly to cope with a few cases such as rapid acceleration, four-wheel drive, etc. So Weilai ET7 is mostly a front-drive car, different driving modes with different power output, Weilai ET7 does a good job in this regard, its power output, and energy recovery strength are very moderate, there will be no feeling of frustration.
Chassis, WEILAI ET7 has adopted the front five links + rear multi-link independent suspension, in addition to equipped with air suspension and CDC dynamic damping control, excellent suspension tuning so that the vehicle can brake the body in time when changing lines and turning, the steering force is calm, in the potholed section, air suspension and CDC dynamic damping control can filter out excess bumps, in the face of the violent impact of the speed reduction belt, the car will not feel excess vibration, enough to ensure the comfort of the passenger.
epilogue
Weilai ET7, whether it is the appearance, or the interior, is full of electric vehicles should have a sense of technology and exquisiteness, at the same time it also has a lot of other models do not have things, many people call it BBA's flat car choice, there are also many people say that it as an independent brand, the price is too expensive, at every turn four or five hundred thousand, Weilai ET7 positioning medium and large cars, Its 5.1-meter yard and 3-meter wheelbase are enough to explain its internal space, 700km of endurance is also enough to meet the daily needs of consumers, coupled with the technical accumulation and word-of-mouth foundation of the family model launched by Weilai before, Weilai ET7 has more selling points in appearance, configuration and power, with the youthfulness of the main consumer force, the real product strength is the most important, as a flagship model, Weilai ET7 performance in all aspects is relatively balanced, so its product strength is still relatively good.