In the domestic 6-seat/7-seater SUV market, Highlander has always been a benchmark, until the previous generation of models, Highlander basically has no discounts in the terminal, and there is even a price increase. If it weren't for the emergence of a large SUV in a number of new energy vehicles, Highlander's dominance would continue. However, now, with the strong exit of more domestic medium and large new energy vehicles, there are many larger, more cost-effective, smarter, and higher-configuration models on the market than Highlander, and these models have joined forces to end the history of Highlander's price increase!
The ideal L series models should be regarded as the most successful series of SUV models of more than 300,000 in China, and the family-oriented design has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In particular, the sales of the Ideal L8 have been stable and excellent since taking over the baton of the Ideal ONE. This medium and large SUV model with a price of 321,800-399,800 yuan, a length of 5080mm and a wheelbase of 3005mm, has a 6-seat layout and 6-seat space with a very strong level of intelligence.
In the interior of the ideal L8, there are several very representative points, namely dual 15.7-inch 3K screens, rear compartment entertainment screens, small steering wheel screens and HUD head-up displays, and the overall design is very simple. And the seats in this car are not only very comfortable, but also have a strong intelligent association, after the OTA upgrade, all the seats in the car, including the angle, heating, ventilation and folding, the use experience is very good.
In terms of power, the new ideal L8 is equipped with a 1.5T range extender + dual motors, with an acceleration time of 5.3 seconds and a pure electric range of 190-235 kilometers. Due to the relationship between the extended-range electric structure, the fuel consumption of this car is relatively high in the state of power loss, and 7-10L is normal according to different driving habits.
However, for most users, most of the mileage is spent on short-distance commuting, and occasionally running long distances, and it is not a problem to have a higher fuel consumption, because it occupies most of the mileage, which is the most cost-effective working condition. Xiaobian is the owner of the 2023 ideal L8, running about 20,000 kilometers in 2023, and it costs less than 5,000 yuan to charge and refuel, which is more expensive than the Fit with the same mileage, because the Fit has no way to achieve the average cost level of more than 2 cents per kilometer.
In terms of chassis suspension, the new ideal L8 is equipped with a front double wishbone rear five-link suspension, and the whole system is equipped with air suspension, which can adjust the softness and hardness, height, and provide comfortable getting on and off the car and other functions, this set of air suspension is compatible with the comfort magic carpet and the sports magic carpet, both modes have comfort, standard and sports modes, under various combinations, the vehicle suspension and driving experience are completely different. At the same time, this car is also equipped with dual motors, which not only allows this car to accelerate to 5.3 seconds per 100 kilometers, but also has stronger passability and overall stability in snow, mud and other road conditions.
Configuration of this piece, the comfort configuration is basically needless to say, to the 2024 model, in addition to the lowest configuration model, the remaining two models are equipped with car refrigerators, basically the ideal L8 is one size smaller, and the ideal L9 without reducing the configuration, all kinds of configurations are in the same level of models, they are also full level.
It is worth noting that the ideal L8 performance in the field of intelligent driving is quite strong, MAX models and Ultra models are equipped with two NVIDIA Orin-X, with a comprehensive computing power of 508TOPS, with 128 lines of lidar, these two models not only have high-speed NOA capabilities, but also in many cities, have landed in the city without a map NOA, do not rely on high-precision maps, to achieve urban navigation assisted driving. The Pro model is equipped with the 128TOPS Horizon Journey 5 chip, which has achieved high-speed NOA, and urban NOA cannot be landed due to hardware capabilities.
In general, although the starting price of the ideal L8 has reached 321,800 yuan, the performance of this car in all aspects has completely achieved the suppression of medium and large SUV models such as Highlander and Ford Explorer. If the emergence and best-selling of the ideal ONE have allowed the market and consumers to see clearly the relatively weak product performance and market blindness of models such as Highlander and Explorer, then the continuous excellent sales and reputation of the ideal L8 from 2023 to 2024 are so that many people can buy domestic medium and large new energy vehicle products with confidence.