The electrification transformation of traditional car companies has been underway, but the pace is fast and slow, such as the Volkswagen ID.4 X can be regarded as the first batch of pure electric SUVs launched, and the current market response is still wrong, at least the recognition has been. A little slower to go is Honda, which has just brought its own pure electric SUV Honda e:NS1, which is priced at 17.50-21.80 million yuan after subsidies. Although honda e: NS1 positioning is lower than the Volkswagen ID.4 X, but after switching to the electric "track", Volkswagen and Honda finally have a chance to face each other, so who is stronger? It is necessary to compare and analyze the Honda e: NS1 and Volkswagen ID.4 X.
ID.4 X size dominant, but practical Honda e: NS1 stronger?
The Volkswagen ID.4 X and Honda e:NS1 are both pure electric SUVs, but the two cars present consumers with a big difference in how they feel. The Volkswagen ID.4 X is different from the previous Volkswagen models, has a strong personality and fashion sense, seems to emphasize its pure electric SUV identity to everyone, of course, the thick, full posture is indeed very secure.
In contrast, the Honda e:NS1 does not seem to deliberately emphasize its pure tram identity, if it is not closed grille, it will not be any doubt to see it as a fuel vehicle, in line with Honda's long-key, pragmatic tone.
Volkswagen ID.4 X positioning compact SUV, Honda e: NS1 positioning small SUV, the two cars have a difference in level, and this also directly affects the "body" of the two cars, Volkswagen ID.4 X 4612mm long, wheelbase 2765mm, more than Honda e: NS1 4390mm long, 2610mm wheelbase a lot ahead. But Honda has the title of "space magician", so the actual riding performance of the two cars is not much difference, are very spacious, the only difference comes from the trunk, volkswagen ID.4 X length advantage is very obvious, the conventional volume can reach 485L, after the expansion is 1547L volume.
Good operation and simple difficulty can also show the practicality of the vehicle, in this regard, the two cars are doing very well, canceling a lot of physical buttons, but the commonly used functions are still reserved, such as both cars have a separate light control area; there are multi-functional steering wheels that can control full-speed adaptive cruise and multimedia; respectively, the use of knob shifts, and button shifts.
The main difference is that the two cars will integrate some functions into the central control screen, but the operation logic is not the same, Honda e: NS1 screen below the air conditioning, seat function adjustment is always the same, the user can operate for the first time, very convenient; the Volkswagen ID.4 X air conditioning operation panel is touch-type, independent of the central control screen, can control the temperature, air volume, but want to adjust the blowing range, or enter the secondary interface operation, slightly complex, especially in the window fog, can not find the window defrost at the first time, Relatively inconvenient to use.
Both cars are emphasizing good driving, and the battery life is real?
The Volkswagen ID.4 X says it drives no differently from a fuel car; the Honda e:NS1 says it doesn't feel dizzy when it drives. In short, they are all emphasizing that they are very good at driving and easy to drive, and we don't have too much doubt about this, after all, in terms of driving control, traditional car companies have a deep foundation, not to mention Honda and Volkswagen, which are known for driving control.
Of course, for many users, they are still more focused on power performance. In this regard, the Honda e:NS1 has two power versions of 134kW and 150kW, respectively, which use a front-facing single motor, and the official acceleration results have not been announced. Volkswagen ID.4 X has more powertrains, including the rear-drive single motor 125kW and 150kW versions, as well as the four-wheel drive dual-motor 230kW version, of which the four-wheel drive version 0-50km acceleration takes only 2.6 seconds, and the main sales model 150kW long-endurance version 0-50km acceleration takes 3.2 seconds. It is foreseeable that the same 150kW power version of the two cars is compared, and the Honda e:NS1 kerb quality is 400kg lighter than the Volkswagen ID.4 X, which obviously has an advantage, so the acceleration performance will be better.
In terms of endurance, the two cars jointly tell the truth of one penny and one penny, Honda e: NS1 is cheaper, CLTC endurance is 420km, 510km, Volkswagen ID.4 X In addition to the lowest model, the long-endurance version of CLTC cruising range reached 607km, of course, the price is more expensive. However, it must be mentioned that the joint venture brand is very accurate in terms of endurance, and will not be as fictitious as some Chinese brands that pursue data, so the official mileage data is very valuable, which I believe Honda e: NS1 can also do well.
The configuration didn't open up the gap, but the Honda e:NS1 car machine experience is better
As a pure electric SUV, Honda e: NS1 and Volkswagen ID.4 X have a high level, the level of configuration is also very close, the two cars in addition to their respective minimum models, basically the driver assistance system, active safety, full speed adaptive cruise, multimedia system and other intelligent configuration to achieve standard. In addition, the high-end models of the two cars are also equipped with electric trunks and brand audio.
Of course, due to the higher overall price system of the Volkswagen ID.4 X, it looks more luxurious than the Honda e:NS1 in terms of configuration, such as seat massage, seat memory, HUD head-up display, multi-color atmosphere lights, and more lighting functions.
However, in terms of car machine system, Honda e: NS1 advantage is more obvious, 15.1 inch screen built-in Honda CONNECT 3.0 intelligent guidance interconnection system, providing AI voice assistant, car home interconnection, OTA upgrade and other functions, from the previous actual experience, whether it is operation fluency, menu logic, function richness, voice recognition rate is the leading level in the joint venture, better than the Volkswagen ID.4 X car machine is easy to use. More importantly, the Honda e:NS1 equipped with OTA features also provides more possibilities for later software upgrades, which are missing from the Volkswagen ID.4 X.
epilogue:
When the price of 17.50-21.80 million yuan came out, I believe most people think that Honda e:NS1 is a bit expensive, after all, this is only a small pure electric SUV, the price has reached the range of compact SUV Volkswagen ID.4 X. However, through comparison, we found that in the field of pure electric SUVs, the level cannot become the basis for model pricing, and intelligence and car experience are the key to pricing. In this regard, Honda e: NS1 and Volkswagen ID.4 X have similarities, both pursue good opening, practicality, and accurate endurance, but Honda e: NS1's intelligence and experience are better, which is undoubtedly more in line with the positioning of pure electric vehicles, I believe young people will also prefer such products.