The LUXEED R7, which was launched in September, is known as the strongest rival of Tesla Model Y. It has good sales after its launch, with sales reaching 11,086 units in November, making a good start. Recently, LUXEED R7 has launched an extended range version, the two models are Pro and Max, priced at US$35,100 and US$40,800 respectively. Many friends exclaimed, isn't this targeting the Lixiang L6 again? After all, Lixiang L6 currently has excellent sales among medium and large extended range SUVs, with cumulative deliveries exceeding 160,000 units this year and sales of 24,000 units in November. So, will the LUXEED R7 Extended Range Edition pose a threat to Lixiang L6? Today, let's put the high-end Max versions of the two models together for a simple comparison and analysis.
In terms of appearance, the two are quite different, which is also an important factor affecting user choice. Lixiang L6 is a standard SUV shape, with a vertical front and a full body height. It looks very large and creates a larger cabin space, but the drag coefficient is high at 0.269Cd. The Zhijie R7 is a coupe body, with a flat front and a much lower body, a much better streamlined feel, and a lower drag coefficient of 0.247Cd, but it does have a great impact on the cabin space. Both have a tower-style single laser radar on the roof, and the body has a wealth of cameras.
In terms of size, the wheelbase, length and width of the LUXEED R7 are larger, but because the height is much lower, it looks smaller overall.
In terms of power, the Lixiang L6 is driven by front and rear dual permanent magnet synchronous motors, with a total power of 300kW (408Ps), a total torque of 529Nm, a zero-to-hundred acceleration of 5.4 seconds, and a top speed of 180km/h. It provides a 36.8kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, a WLTC pure electric range of 182km, supports fast and slow charging and 3.5kW external discharge. It provides a 1.5T four-cylinder engine as a range extender, with a maximum power of 113kW, adding 95-grade gasoline, a low-power fuel consumption of 6.9L/100km, and a fuel tank capacity of 60L. Its power characteristics are fast acceleration, higher power consumption and fuel consumption.
The LUXEED R7 is driven by a rear single motor, with a maximum power of 200kW, a zero-to-hundred acceleration of 7.4 seconds, and a top speed of 200km/h. It provides a 37kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, a WLTC pure electric range of 201km, supports fast and slow charging and 6kW external discharge. It provides a 1.5T four-cylinder engine as a range extender, with a maximum power of 115kW, adding 92-grade gasoline, a low-power fuel consumption of 5.68L/100km, and a fuel tank capacity of 67L. The power characteristics are average acceleration, but the energy consumption performance is better.
In terms of chassis, both are a combination of front double wishbone independent and rear five-link independent suspension, and both provide aluminum alloy connecting rods. However, there are big differences in configuration. LUXEED R7 provides air suspension, and the chassis supports height and softness and hardness adjustment. The air suspension chassis is more adaptable on paved roads, and the ride comfort will be better. Lixiang L6 only has CDC variable damping shock absorbers, which can only adjust the suspension hardness.
Lixiang L6 provides dual 15.7-inch screens in the cabin, which are convenient for viewing and touch. The three-spoke leather steering wheel has an integrated Mini LED screen, and the 13.35-inch HUD screen can adaptively adjust the brightness and height, and can display important information such as navigation, driving assistance, vehicle speed, speed limit, etc. The interactive experience is quite good. The materials used in the cabin have a sense of grade, and the center console, door panels, and armrests are all covered with leather, which feels comfortable. Provides a 19-speaker panoramic Dolby sound system to bring a high-quality sound experience. The hand-held electronic gear lever integrates the driving assistance system and is easy to use. In terms of intelligent driving, the AD Max system of the Max version has laser radar perception hardware, dual NVIDIA Orin-X chips as standard, and a computing power of 508TOPS, which can achieve high-speed NOA and urban NOA without maps. At present, its OTA6.5 version has pushed the parking space to parking space function, and the urban intelligent driving has also been mature and easy to use.
The cockpit of LUXEED R7 provides a 15.6-inch central control screen and a 12.3-inch LCD instrument screen, with relatively few interactive channels. Of course, its advantage is that the Hongmeng car system has better connectivity with other Hongmeng devices, including mobile phones, smart watches and laptops, which can communicate with the car machine and have more convenient application scenarios. The materials used in the car are also good, with a leather steering wheel and rich leather materials, and the 17-speaker sound system provided by Huawei SOUND is also of good quality. In terms of intelligent driving, the urban NCA user feedback of Qiankun Intelligent Driving ADS 3.0 is good, but its problem is that the high-end function package is a subscription model, and it costs 30,000 yuan to buy it out at one time, which is a bit painful.
The seat of Lixiang L6 is made of genuine leather, comfortable to touch, thick and elastic filling, high fit with the body, relatively wide lateral support, high adaptability, and comfortable aviation headrest. In terms of function, the main and co-pilot both support electric adjustment of front and rear, backrest, height (4 directions) and waist (4 directions), and heating, ventilation and massage are standard. Shoulder ventilation and wing heating functions have been added, and the massage is 10-point, which is fully configured.
The seat of LUXEED R7 is made of imitation leather, with an integrated shape that is more sporty, a lower sitting posture, sufficient lateral support, and a more sporty feel. In terms of function, it has everything that Lixiang L6 has, and it also has an electric leg rest for the main and co-pilot and a headrest speaker for the main driver. In addition, the co-pilot can achieve a zero-gravity sitting posture, which is a better lunch break experience.
The rear seats of Lixiang L6 are also made of leather, with thick padding, and the backrest supports electric adjustment. All three seats are heated, the seats on both sides are ventilated, and the backrest has good lateral support, so the comfort is still very high. In terms of space, Kandi is 175cm tall, with more than two fists of leg space and nearly two fists of head space, which is sufficient horizontally. It provides a refrigerator, independent air conditioning, and a foldable armrest with double cup holders. There is a panoramic skylight on the roof and an electric sunshade.
The rear seats of LUXEED R7 are also made of imitation leather, with a relatively low sitting posture and good backrest support. Its strength is that it also provides massage function on the basis of ventilation and heating. In terms of space, there are nearly three fists of leg space, but only one fist of head space, which is sufficient horizontally. There is also a refrigerator, independent air conditioning, and a foldable armrest with double cup holders, and a panoramic skylight with electric sunshade on the roof.
The trunk volume of Lixiang L6 is excellent, with considerable depth, width and height. The rear seats support 4:6 split folding, the side wall retains the electric folding button, and the electric tailgate has position memory. The depth of the trunk of LUXEED R7 is very good, and the regular volume reaches 796L, which can be said to be very large. The rear seats also support 4:6 split folding, which is also very flat, and also provide an electric tailgate with position memory.
After comparison, we believe that the biggest advantage of the LUXEED R7 extended-range version is lower energy consumption for long-distance travel, higher chassis comfort, and better driving stability. However, the space comfort of Lixiang L6 is still better, and it is still very attractive to ordinary families. Moreover, Lixiang's intelligent driving is becoming more and more useful. It is also a brand that launched the parking space to parking space function earlier. The Qiankun Intelligent Driving ADS 3.0 equipped with LUXEED R7 may not have much advantage over it, and the latter also needs to be subscribed. Therefore, we do not think that the LUXEED R7 extended-range version will have much impact on the sales of Lixiang L6.