For medium and large cars, driving quality and riding comfort are particularly important, and pure electric models benefit from the structure without engines and gearboxes, have inherent advantages in noise and vibration suppression, plus new energy vehicles have gradually become a trend, so major OEMs have also entered the pure electric medium and large car market.
The new power car brand is more obvious in the field of pure electric medium and large cars, such as the ET7 launched by Weilai. Traditional car brands are naturally not far behind, after all, they have a strong automobile manufacturing foundation and a good ability to integrate industry resources; for example, Zhiji Automobile, which is a new automobile brand jointly created by SAIC, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech and Alibaba Group, and the attention of Zhiji L7 after listing is also relatively high. Today we put the WEIO ET7 and the Zhiji L7 together for a number of comparisons to see who is more worthy of the two cars?
First of all, the author should introduce the basic situation of the two cars. Nio ET7 currently has three models on sale, with a guided price range of 448,000 to 526,000, and models with larger battery capacity are also about to be sold. The Zhiji L7 currently has two models on sale, and its guidance price is 368,800 and 408,800, corresponding to the two models respectively.
Although the two cars do not have a price overlap range, but the author believes that consumers who buy pure electric models around 400,000 will not be overly sensitive to the price, they are more likely to care more about the product strength of the model itself, and we will see who is better through specific comparison projects.
In terms of appearance, the two cars belong to the same modern electric car style, and it is almost impossible to find the shadow of traditional fuel vehicles, and the originality of their respective appearances is also very high, but the design language of the two cars is not the same. The visual effect of the NIO ET7 at first glance is thicker, different from most people's perception of the shape of the car, and everyone usually thinks that such a design will be more coordinated on the SUV. Zhiji L7 is more like the style of a coupe, the visual effect of the front face is pulled wider, plus special-shaped headlights, making the front part of the car more sharp and moving.
The shape of the two cars on the side of the body continues the design style of the front face, the WEI ET7 is fuller and thicker, and the lines of the Zhiji L7 are more flat and smooth. Comprehensive front face shape, from the oblique 45 degrees view, Weilai ET7 is biased towards maturity and stability, while Zhiji L7 is more youthful and sporty. In the author's opinion, the body of the NIO ET7 is somewhat bloated, and it is more interested in the design of the Zhiji L7. Of course, the appearance has always been a benevolent person, who do you think is better looking?
In terms of the rear, the two cars also adopt the more popular through-the-taillight design, but the expression is different. The position of the WEILAI ET7 tail light is more conventional, and with the simple tail shape, it feels decent. The Zhiji L7 placed the taillights on the upper edge of the trunk cover, creating a duckling tail feeling, with a multi-layered rear encirclement, the sense of movement is stronger.
In terms of interior, the overall layout of THEIS ET7 is basically the same as that of other models of NIO, with a separate LCD instrument in front of the two-frame steering wheel and a vertical central control screen in the middle, the overall style is simple and fresh, and the practicality is also good. The interior design of zhiji L7 is relatively radical, the screen above the instrument table runs through the front of the main co-pilot, full of futuristic and technological sense, while the screen in the middle and lower is used to control the functions of air conditioning and seats, with obvious functional partitions and easy operation.
In terms of riding space, the length of the two cars is more than five meters, the wheelbase is more than three meters, and the gap between them is not large, so there is no essential difference in the absolute riding space of the two cars, so the shape of the seat and the comfort configuration of the rear will directly affect the actual riding experience of passengers. Visually, the WEILAI ET7's cushion is thicker, and it may be more comfortable for long-distance rides.
In terms of power, both vehicles use four-wheel drive drive form, WEILAI ET7 front axle uses permanent magnet synchronous motor, rear axle is AC asynchronous motor, and Zhiji L7 front and rear are permanent magnet synchronous motors, the specific power data is shown in the table. In terms of 100 km/h acceleration, the gap between the two vehicles is not as obvious as the difference in power data, but for the vast majority of consumers, the power of both vehicles is very abundant.
In terms of endurance, under the CLTC working conditions, the starter version of THE NIO ET7 is 530 km, while the Zhiji L7 is 615 km. From the perspective of practical use, unless in extreme working conditions, the endurance gap of 85 kilometers between the two vehicles has little impact on daily driving.
In terms of configuration, both cars choose models with relatively high attention and heat, Weilai ET7 chooses the 2022 75kWh version, and zhiji L7 chooses the 2022 Pro, and the difference between the two cars is about 40,000 yuan.
Because the positioning and guidance price of the two vehicles are not low, the basic active and passive full configuration and comfort configuration are relatively complete, and the table is the main configuration difference between the two vehicles. We can clearly see that in the comfort and practical configuration, NIO ET7 has more advantages. For example, the air suspension will directly affect the comfort of daily driving, and the front and rear seat configurations, Weilai ET7 is also more complete, Zhiji L7 will be partially missing, to a certain extent, will affect the riding comfort, even considering the gap in the price of the two configuration models, the author still thinks that Weilai ET7 is better.
From a comprehensive point of view, the product strength of the two vehicles is good, but the reliability has yet to be tested by time. The author believes that zhiji L7 is more suitable for friends who have higher requirements for the appearance of the car inside and outside, and the sharp and sporty appearance and more bold interior style will not disappoint you; and if you pay more attention to comfort and practicality, WEILAI ET7 is more suitable, and the exterior interior design is relatively conservative, even older friends can accept it. What do you think about that? Feel free to leave a message in the comment area.