Lixiang i8
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Guys, good day. Today we are filming the new I8. And there are many conflicting opinions about this car.
Some were really looking forward to it and will order it, others do not understand why it is needed, others understand it, but they do not like the design.
After this review, those who do not buy it because they simply do not like the body design will be very offended. Sit back comfortably. Let's go.
So, for the maximum they are asking 53,000 dollars, cheaper than the Li, given that the space inside is the same in size, and this car is 20 cm shorter,
give or take. It even seems to me that there is more space in the third row.
Now, by the way, we will go back to the car dealership and check the suspension.
Here is a two-link in the front, a multi-link in the back. Double air suspension with adjustable ground clearance.
And here are 550 horses with acceleration to 100 in 4.5 seconds. We will now take a break, because it started raining, as I understand, noisy.
Lixian understands perfectly well that in China today there is such competition that it is simply impossible to breathe.
And in order to have at least some sales, especially in the electric direction, it is necessary to create something that has not yet existed,
to enter a niche that has not yet existed. Roughly speaking, they have created a new class of car.
It is something between a crossover and a minivan.
At the same time, it is necessary to get into a competitive price, and at the same time give a long range. And that means we will have to draw it so
that the aerodynamic coefficient is less than most sedans on the planet. Due to the fact that it is purely electric, it does not need a big muzzle.
Look here. And now get ready to catch your jaw. I sat in a way that is comfortable for me, for my height of 187, so that I can easily reach the steering wheel.
I have three fingers in front of my knee. Let's go back. I won't be cheeky. I'll take my fist in front of my knee. No, I wouldn't go that far. I need a little bit.
There. Good. That's good now. And now I'm going to the third row.
Look what's happening here. Two. Well, the same as in all, in principle, competitors, the same in the back.
I leaned back as much as possible. It would be possible not to be so cheeky, there would be more space. Yes, there is a niche, but a small one. Uva is bigger. Light bulb.
You can lower, raise the suspension and fold the backrests. seat in the third row. We do the same measurement in 9. Four fingers in front of the knee. I take my fist.
Well, that's good for me. There is less space here. Fist. The car is 5.2.
There is about the same amount of space in the back. The body rigidity in torsion is 49,500 Nm.
This figure is higher than most German sedans and S-class crossovers. What a soft suspension here. They are simply magicians for this money. Simply magicians.
The suspension has become even softer than the Lee series. This is now a small mega. A smaller mega. And this is exactly the mood in the car.
And here it is softer than in the seventh series BMW Y7. In terms of noise insulation here, like in the BMW seven, probably the M9X Hu will be a little quieter,
but here it is quieter than the P9. Controllability. Something similar to Lee. That's it.
That is, this is quite pleasant controllability in the city,
but keep in mind that the Germans will hold themselves better at high speed. In the city it is quite pleasant. I like the controllability, as for this class of car.
Honestly, when I saw more lateral support and settings in which you can raise the seat, plus acceleration is a second faster. Now we will talk about this separately.
I think, well, that's it, they gave more dynamics, what we expected from the Liceria, it should now be sharper. No, everything is also a family mood. On the contrary,
they went even more into comfort, even more into the softness of the ride and silence. It accelerates a second faster than li. And you can feel it.
And this is what was missing a little. Yes, 5 s is not a bad acceleration for the city.
It is enough in most situations,
but you go a little bit there somewhere where you can go 80-90 even in the city and somewhere there you need to shoot up.
And you feel that these 5 s are missing. Not enough to hooligan, but for safety purposes. To get away somewhere, to have time to
jump in somewhere, somewhere you understand that you are not being let through and you need to get away from a possible unpleasant situation.
They did not add recuperation. It is not enough. Still, with competitors, there is not enough recuperation. That is, you release the gas and it brakes weakly.
They saved on this. Here is a 97 kWh battery, a weight of 2,600 kg of the unladen car, but a record range of 720 km according to CLTC.
I have not seen such a range with such a weight and such a battery. Why was this possible?
Well, firstly, the aerodynamic coefficient is
less than that of most sedans on the planet 0.21. Those who do not like this body should understand right away. This is drawn for the aerodynamic coefficient.
0.21. A very high figure for a crossover of this size, this height. And plus they installed new chips, and they worked for a long time on their new electric motors,
which are really very quiet. I do not hear it working at all, even when I press hard on the gas. You know what I like about the Lixian? What most Chinese cars don't
have is a steering wheel as precise as this one. The steering wheel transmits information the same way as in expensive German cars. Soft-closers, yes.
And here, yes, a white steering wheel appeared in the i-series, covered with Napa leather, both here and here. Otherwise, everything is the same.
The reach adjustment button is in place. A speaker is in front of your eyes. A projector.
The projector is exactly the same as the box disappeared here.
Where I move my finger, where there is perforation. Well, that's 95 percent, except for this part. Everything below is 95 percent of the seats.
This is genuine Napa leather. And it's the same everywhere in the sewing. This is leatherette, also using NAPA technology, not genuine leather.
Massage, ventilation, heating in the front, massage, ventilation, heating in the back in the second row and only heating in the third.
Finally, the Lixian heard the tears of their users. This series has seats that have a little lateral support. Here. Just like in Onvo,
just like that, as it should be. I don't need more. It will press more. Of course, it would be better if it was adjustable. It costs more money.
They saved here, they didn't give it. But it's as it should be. The seat can also be raised, unlike in the Lee series, but that's a completely different matter.
In this car, as in the 9, no matter how deep a manhole you drove into, or how high a traffic cop you drove onto, there is not a single cricket, not a single squeak.
You can only hear the suspension working. Everything in the cabin is very tight. It seems to me that in Lixian there is probably a rule, probably,
to assemble the top as well as possible. Well, this cement. The same thing. The same thing. Just cement. That's it, cement. We don't waste time on screens.
By eye, everything is as it was, as in Lixian. Everything flies very quickly. This is the top screen in the world today among automobiles.
I pressed the same thing somewhere, yes, everything, everything, everything is the same here. It's clear here.
By the way, I haven't touched the Lixian shell for a long time. The cameras are the same as in Li.
After all, everything is good. Perfumes are not inserted into the climate control.
They saved money here and there is no buttock massage,
only a back massage in the first and second rows. The display that broadcasts the camera on the rear bumper, while you can press it and there will be a mirror.
Clearly, the emergency lights. Everything is the same here with the curtain for the first row. The panorama is small at the back,
in the middle is the display, speakers, microphones. Regular fabric. Yes, here, of course, I would like Alcantara. Regular fabric here.
In the picture, this card seems flat. In fact, this is just an angle. It is exactly the same, thick, like in the L-series. I don't like its design.
Double glass from top to bottom. Smooth materials, soft. And here too, though, here inside there is bare plastic. All this is a nightmare using NAPA technology.
Of the highest quality. 22 speakers. In the second row of seats, they also added lateral support. Here is a small touch screen, a refrigerator.
The screen is as big as in the resto 9. Cool. Two tables. This seat can also be moved.
There are buttons here. By the way, you can connect a
PlayStation here for those who like to play in the back. Please, you have a net. The materials in the back are all good, the same as on the dashboard.
The captain does not drive on the left here, he drives on the right. There is no such function on the left, but the captain on the right can take a good nap here.
Well, I raised myself a little, if I wanted. Yes, super. Unfortunately, there is no such thing on the left. There are nine cockpits here. One. And here too, two.
And places for phones. We fold the left row in exactly the same way. We inflate the mattress. And like in the L-series, you can sleep here.
Yes, here there is bare plastic on top of the fabric. Onvo L90 is richer in this respect, it seems in the back. Yes, there is more space here.
There is a full-fledged third row for adults. They would travel far in this car, given its size.
This is a revolution
in this class, the three-row class. Let's just say in the three-row class, this is a revolution. But, but the plastic is ordinary fabric.
And here is the coolest basket. How so? I leaned back as far as possible. I feel very good. I would travel very far.
Yes, I do not touch here with my hands and here I do not touch with anything. Well, in general, you get the idea.
I guess I am spoiled by other cars that simply offer this. There are different wheels to choose from. These are the twenty-first 265x45.
I will show you now what they are. I want to praise the designer who is responsible specifically for the disks in the design department.
The guy draws just perfectly. The muzzle is small. I wonder what is under the hood. Gas-proof noiselessness. There is no niche here.
It is more interesting in this respect, but it is longer. It is an E-class car, so to speak.
And everything is done here to add space inside.
Camera one. Built-in video recorder. There, too, three turns out to be eight. I don’t understand why the Li still doesn’t have such seats in the restyling.
I just don’t understand, if this car hasn’t been made more controllable, why does it have such seats? The Li doesn’t have such seats.
Do all Li not have such seats? I'll show you what they are now. I want to praise the designer who is responsible for the wheels in the design department.
The guy draws just perfectly. The muzzle is small. I wonder what's under the hood. Gas-proof noiselessness. There is no niche here.
It is more interesting in this regard, but it is longer. This is an E-class car, consider it. And here everything is done to add space inside.
Camera one. Built-in video recorder. There are also three eight.
I don't understand why the Li still doesn't have such seats in the restyling.
I just don't understand, if this car hasn't been given better controllability, why are there such seats here? The Li doesn't have such seats.
Do all Lixians not have such seats? Well, that's something completely different. Well, as a driver, the seat gives me a completely different attitude towards the car.
It just holds me better here. When I brake, I lift myself higher. When I slow down, I don't go downhill. I've been watching all this for 3 years.
And it's like you went into a store, there to a German troika, you can overpay, but you feel like you've been screwed.
You understand that they're going to screw you. You go to Lixian in China, especially when you see a 150,000 and 8-year guarantee, and you understand that you screwed them here.
Why did you screw them? Because they give it like that, because they work in the name now. And you just got involved at that moment and got this guarantee here.
It turns out that you screwed them.