Last night Dongfeng Honda e: NS1 was listed, I did not look. Starting from 175,000 to 218,000, the price range is new, and the new internal and external design language. There is also a 15.1-inch central control screen in the car that makes Honda owners confused and new force owners accustomed to.
As for why? Because I'm a Fit owner, the low-end kind. (Dog Head Protector)
So what price should a small pure electric SUV with a battery life of more than 400km sell?
Let's see what the market has to say.
Cheap ones have 100,000 yuan levels such as Nezha V and Yuan Pro. Expensive ones are Audi's Q2L e-tron and CHR EV versions, and the price is around 240,000. Then the pricing of this Dongfeng Honda e:NS1 is almost at the mid-to-high-end level of small SUVs. At a glance, its positioning is clear.
This is a main high-end pure electric market, product strength in the mainstream level, hope to rely on Honda's own brand trust, to obtain a higher premium products. (Don't refute it, refute it is you're right)
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It's no coincidence that before I wrote in the article "Bigger or Am I Still Me?" It also compares two small pure electric SUVs, the Smart Genie #1 and the Audi Q2L e-tron. At that time, I also thought that smart genie #1 also had to start at 250,000, but I didn't think about it, and the final pre-sale price was amazing, and the price range of 190,000 to 230,000 was just right for this Dongfeng Honda e: NS1. So today's small pure electric SUV comparison for everyone is smart genie #1 comparison Dongfeng Honda e:NS1
The truth represents only personal opinions
How to choose is smart genie #1 to win.
Brand aside, even though smart genie #1 is teased as a Mercedes-Benz figure, you still can't deny that this is a smart with luxurious skills, of course, the biggest one.
The smaller body has a longer wheelbase, which means that it is excellent in the overall vehicle structure. Although the 560km endurance is high-endurance, the 190,000 version also has a 535km endurance.
Compared with the East Ben e: NS1 with a maximum endurance of 510km, it is difficult not to say that this wave is still smart genie #1 to conscience more.
The car naturally pays attention to the sense of handling. In terms of chassis, the rear five-link solo suspension used by smart genie #1 is also much more conscientious than the non-single suspension of the rear torsion beam of The East Ben e: NS1, after all, the same rear suspension, you can only see on the C-class, 3 series.
Coupled with the rear-drive arrangement, I think it is more fun to drive than the simulated sound wave provided by e:NS1.
In terms of intelligence, the two are on a par with each other from the configuration list, and L2+'s intelligent driver assistance capabilities cooperate with their respective vehicle-machine interaction systems. Consumers will soon be able to get answers from the market. In the interior construction, it is still obvious that smart genie #1 has the shadow of Mercedes-Benz.
Both cars actually have strong Chinese localization elements. Smart Genie #1 Needless to say, based on the Geely Vast SEA architecture, it can be said to be a Chinese heart.
The East Ben e: NS1 is in the battery program with the Ningde era cooperation, in the auxiliary driving program is also with the domestic head enterprise cooperation, the localization of the two research and development are very in-depth. It also indirectly proves that everyone is really thinking about it.
conclusion
But intentions can not represent the product, the trend of electrification is not only in China, it is sweeping the world.
In the past five years, Chinese users have seen countless pure electricity brands and countless absurd stories.
Up to the toss for many years, people run foreign FF91, down to the stillborn Ranger car. In the middle, there are new forces like Wei Xiaoli who show their sharp edges, and there are also Wuling who can dominate the list with a 50,000-piece mini ev. Electric vehicles are really nothing new to Chinese users.
Is an electric car driving like a fuel car good or bad? The answer is unclear. It is not uncommon for some people to be unable to adapt to the driving sensation of an electric vehicle resulting in motion sickness.
E: NS1 deliberately brought out the electric vehicle motion sickness separately at the press conference, and made technical adjustments so that users no longer have the experience of motion sickness. It also shows its meticulousness in product experience. In this era of great talk about acceleration and manipulation, it seems to be a "non-mainstream" existence.
Finally, back to the positioning I talked about at the beginning, Weilai's service system and Xiaopeng's intelligent experience are all in a certain aspect of the existence of occupying a certain right to speak. As high-end new energy vehicles, they have the ability to promote the industry in a certain sense.
Smart Genie #1 highlights its design, its fun, and the future is likely to lead the industry in the design trend. And what Dongfeng Honda e: NS1 wants, is more like a lyric.
"There's a lot more to say but haven't said yet."