Li L7 all-round performance test

When it comes to mid-size SUVs, the competition is hot in the 300,000 class, and the Ideal L7 (Parameters | Inquiries) is a car that can't be bypassed in this class. Regardless of how the final choice is made, when buying a car, many of my friends will add the car to the comparison list. Today, I will use data to talk to you about the car's performance in all aspects.
Meet the Lixiang L-series models

　　Lixiang L series currently has 3 models on sale, namely Lixiang L7, Lixiang L8, Lixiang L9, L7 is a 5-seater mid-size SUV, L8 is a 6-seater mid-size SUV, and the last desirable L9 is a 6-seater large SUV, with incremental relationship between the positioning and price.
The entire range is entry-positioned as a mid-size SUV, and today we'll be talking about that car, the Lixiang L7, a 5-seater mid-size SUV focused on family use.

■ Meet the Lixiang L7

 Appearance, the family-style design language has been highlighted in the Lixiang L7, higher positioning of the L8, L9, have similar classic elements, especially want to identify the size of similar L7, L8, and even have to look closely for a while.
Lixiang L7's simple front face is equipped with star-ring lights running through both sides, the style is atmospheric and affinity, family use no matter which role as a car owner or driver, will not feel out of place.
Headlights and daytime running lights are split design, headlights embedded in both sides of the front enclosure, with a high degree of integration with the front of the car, the visual experience is smooth. Configuration of automatic headlights, adaptive high and low beams, auxiliary turn signals are available in the entire system, belonging to the level should be configured, the vehicle does not have front fog lamps.
 The Lixiang L7 measures 5050/1995/1750mm and has a wheelbase of 3005mm. it's a bit bigger compared to the aito M7, Xiaopeng G9, and the nio ES6 in several of the cars that people often compare it to.

 The rounded and simple design of the rear end is one of Lixiang's characteristic styles. At first, it gave me a feeling that it was not a bit too simple, but after the tail lamps were lit up, the penetrating light strips became the finishing touch, making the rear of the car a lot more dynamic at once.

The interior has a warm, classy black/brown colour scheme, a classic and stylish black/white combination, and the usual plain black colour scheme. The styling is simple with a sense of technology everywhere.
The rounded and simple design of the rear end is one of Lixiang's characteristic styles. At first, it gave me a feeling that it was not a bit too simple, but after the tail lamps were lit up, the penetrating light strips became the finishing touch, making the rear of the car a lot more dynamic at once.

Lixiang interior has a warm, classy black/brown combination, a classic and stylish black/white combination, and the usual solid black colour scheme. The styling is simple with a sense of technology everywhere.
2024 lixiang l9 luxury suv the vehicle cancels the conventional instrument panel, and some commonly used information is displayed through the head-up display HUD, which is standard in all models; in addition, the small screen on the steering wheel also has the supplementary function of information display.
The size of the dual-linked screens is 15.7 inches each, and two Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chips are integrated inside. The centre control screen is able to monitor the vehicle status and operate accordingly, with good performance in car-machine connectivity and remote control, and the system is currently OTA version 5.0, which mainly upgrades the intelligent driver assistance and the integration of the AI system, with intelligent driving control and human-computer interaction being one of the vehicle's main focuses.

The size of the dual-linked screens is 15.7 inches each, and two Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chips are integrated inside. The centre control screen is able to monitor the vehicle status and operate accordingly, with good performance in car-machine connectivity and remote control, and the system is currently OTA version 5.0, which mainly upgrades the intelligent driver assistance and the integration of the AI system, with intelligent driving control and human-computer interaction being one of the vehicle's main focuses.
Storage space is relatively abundant, the layout of each space is not a problem, easy to reach, able to make the best use of things, and the difference with the ideal L8 is that the car's secondary dashboard under the space is sealed, the storage capacity of the later models have more to improve.

Leather seats are standard across the board, and the front seats support 8-way electric adjustment and lumbar support, as well as ventilated/heated/massage and other comfort features, which is a desirable performance at this price point.
Lixiang L7's rear seat backrest supports 40° angle adjustment, which can better cater for passengers' lazy sitting posture, and with the use of the front footrest, comfort is doubled. Lying down and then watching a film on the entertainment screen, the hours of long-distance travelling will no longer try to exhaust the physical time.
For the rear passenger's entertainment needs the vehicle has not been ignored, 15.7-inch screen designed in the roof of the top of the car, the function is almost the same as the passenger seat screen, the main entertainment use.

　The 176cm tall experiencer came to the front row, the seat is adjusted to the driving posture and lowered to the lowest, the head space of one fist + four fingers, the space performance is generous.
　Vehicle last row of seats support 4:2:4 ratio put down, and the use of electric adjustment, high flexibility, easy to use. After putting down, the trunk floor is flat, can be used with a mattress, there is a "car and home" flavour.

Power Parameters/Test Drive/Test Data
   Lixiang L7 is a range-extender, adopting the combination of front and rear dual motors + 1.5T range extender, with a maximum power of 449 hp and a peak torque of 620 Nm, matched with an EV single-speed ratio gearbox, and the gearshift structure is a pocket-shift design, which is the same for all 3 models in the series.

　The driving style of Lixiang L7 belongs to the category of comfort, even though it has the acceleration efficiency of the electric era, it also has to take into account the ability of different family members to accept the speed, fast and comfortable when picking up speed, and the tuning style is more suitable for owners who like to be a little more sedate. The vehicle has three driving modes: comfort, standard and sport, and even in the sport mode, the overall driving style is slightly more aggressive and not related to the wild.
The Lixang L7's acceleration experience falls into the fast and steady category, and it aptly illustrates the maturity of a man who knows his place and the responsibility of treating his dummy friend gently.

The vehicle adopts front double-wishbone independent suspension, rear multi-link independent suspension combination. Suspension height adjustment is standard across the board, and the middle and high end models also have a softness adjustment function. Suspension tuning I think that requires clear product positioning, but also requires a certain amount of courage to take. It's impeccable in terms of comfort, and I also felt some of the new trade-offs for support.

The overall tuning of the suspension and its positioning, driving feeling supporting, are biased towards comfort tendency, in the broken road surface and large potholes, can give the vehicle, personnel enough comfort, the elderly, children ride without worrying about; in the regular paved road driving, the vehicle will have a sense of ups and downs with the change in speed.
For the acceleration test, we adjusted the power to High Performance mode. The accelerator pedal was pressed momentarily after the vehicle released the brake. The tyre grip performance is excellent, there is no skidding phenomenon; the front end of the car is lifted up high, as just described the feeling of the suspension part, and the final 0-100km/h acceleration time is the fastest 5.5 seconds. Acceleration performance in the new energy field of more than 3 seconds, the data performance is average, acceleration tuning is biased towards family use of the category. 40-80/h acceleration time of 2.24 seconds, 80-120km/h acceleration time of 3.38 seconds.

During the test session, the Lixang L7 steered more and had to be hit a little more to change lanes quickly during the test. The front end responds quickly and the steering is more precise. The steering wheel and chassis have less road feeling feedback, the vehicle's heavy suspension is soft, the rapid transfer of the centre of gravity puts a great burden on the tyres and the electronic assistance system, the body oscillates obviously, and the speed of correction is slow, but the good thing is that the Michelin tyres have excellent grip, and the intervention of the ESP is appropriate, so the overall handling meets the expectations, and the passing score is 66.7km/h.
In the AEB Active Emergency Braking test, the vehicle was able to recognise a lateral electric motor earlier, with sound, image and seatbelt tightening alerts, and was able to brake in time to avoid a collision. The ghost probe does the same, recognising and applying due braking to avoid collision. Simulated rear-end test, 20-70km/h speed test can effectively brake to avoid collision, 10km/h speed, because it failed to reach the vehicle AEB start threshold, so it can not be active recognition, braking.

Assisted driving, road adaptive range, common road conditions perform well, such as lane keeping, steering, follow the car when the car in front of the pressure line driving, can identify and carry out the corresponding acceleration and deceleration operations, high-speed navigation assistance test, the vehicle can change lanes on its own to overtake, the whole process of rapid identification, the corresponding operation is not abrupt, experience the process of soft and linear, and automatically into the ramp no problem. However, in some unconventional road conditions recognition, such as simulated construction pile barrel test, the vehicle failed to pass.
In the 4WD test, faced with a cross-axle situation, the electronic limited-slip intervention was quick and the vehicle was able to get out of trouble easily; in response to a single front/single rear wheel with traction, the vehicle failed to complete the extrication test.

The vehicle is equipped with a 40.9kWh Li-ion ternary battery, branded as Ningde Times.The WLTC pure electric range is 170km.In the actual test, the pure electric range reaches 169.5km, with a very high completion rate, and the average electric consumption is 22.96kWh/100km.The fuel consumption in feeder state is 9.74L/100km.The use of 60kW National Grid fast-charging piles, with a 30% - 80% Charging time is 28 minutes.

 

★ Full Summary:

　　As a luxury car, the Lixiang L7's mind revolves around how to satisfy family use, for example, the vehicle features front and rear seats with heating/ventilation/massage, a large 15.7-inch screen in the passenger seat, rear ...... The driving tuning style also focuses on comfort, with the steering belonging to the lighter category, and suspension that is good at passing through The suspension is still able to give the driving permit sufficient comfort when passing through broken road surfaces and large potholes. Electricity range performance is good, smart driving experience test almost all can pass, but in the extreme driving fun, the vehicle has a certain trade-off.