The spy photos of the first car of the Weilai sub-brand were exposed, the price may be 20-300,000 units, and it will be listed in the second quarter, do you think it is expensive?
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Against the backdrop of many factors such as a downturn in China's auto market, price wars, and fierce competition, NIO began to look for a new way out.
Recently, NIO's sub-brand Alps has attracted much attention, and its first new car has attracted the attention of many consumers. Alps can be said to be the representative brand of NIO, and it will continue to continue NIO's leading level in the automotive field, and with this goal, to create a market-oriented sedan. It is reported that the new model is expected to be launched in the second half of this year.
And just recently, a car blogger couldn't post a set of spy photos suspected of NIO Alps, the new car is in camouflage, and the appearance of the new model is very similar to NIO ET7 from the spy photos.
In terms of appearance, it is similar to the design concept of the ET7, and also adopts the design style of the NIO family. The new car has a fastback design with a relatively low body, and the front of the car is equipped with split headlights, which are slender and sharp daytime running lights, and the lower fog lamps are hidden high and low beams. The roof section is not equipped with LiDAR, and there is a binocular camera under the front windshield, which is also a way to reduce costs.
From the side, it is a sedan, but the body profile is low in the front and high in the rear. The roofline is sleek, with pop-up door handles and new blacked-out five-spoke wheels. Unlike the front face, the tail is slightly edgy. At the same time, the new car will take Tesla's "Model Y" as the benchmark model, which will naturally not be small in terms of size, and the size of the new car will be larger to meet the needs of more families. According to the spy photos, the length of this car is about 4.8-5 meters, and the specific parameters have to wait for the official announcement.
In terms of interior, although it has not yet been exposed, according to the whistleblower, the interior structure of this new car is the same as that of ET7, and it is a vertical screen design. However, the car is still in the testing stage, and the possibility of trial installation is not ruled out. It is worth mentioning that the new car does not have a lidar installed on the top, but a side HD camera on the left and right sides of the front of the car, which will ostensibly have high-speed NOP navigation assistance, but may not be equipped with urban NOP navigation assistance.
In terms of power and range, the new car will adopt a single-motor power mode, using a new generation of self-developed motors developed by Weicong, so that the cost of the whole vehicle has been further reduced.
In terms of range, Shen Fei, one of NIO's top executives, said earlier this year that the Alps' first car will be equipped with 60kWh and 90kWh battery packs, and its battery pack will be thinner, so the interior longitudinal space will also be larger. In addition, the car will be equipped with the NT3.0 platform, and functions such as 800 V high-voltage fast charging and battery swapping will also be carried over to the Alps, and the intelligent system will also be updated to enhance its competitiveness in the market.
It is reported that the price positioning of Alps is between 200,000 and 300,000 yuan, mainly for families, supplemented by practicality. According to the latest news, the positioning of NIO's second brand is for the mass market, but the configuration of the new car is not low.
In addition, NIO will also launch a third brand, which will be positioned in the market of less than 200,000 yuan, and the positioning is based on personalization like MINI.
Overall, the launch of NIO's second brand "Alps" may be a hot model in the automotive industry this year. Its main characteristics such as household market, efficiency, and direct sales may stand out and attract the attention of consumers. Next, let's wait and see if Alps can meet the market's expectations and what the future development prospects of NIO will be.
In addition, some consumers believe that the second brand of NIO is very important to NIO, so how much do you think the price of the first model of the second brand of NIO is appropriate?
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