The new IM LS6 vs. the Tesla Model Y: How do you really choose? One article says it all!

How to choose a pure electric SUV with a budget of 200 ~ 300,000 RMB? This question was not difficult before, but now it is not easy to decide. You may have heard a story recently that after the launch of several new cars some time ago, six major factions have formed a siege against the Tesla Model Y, such as the ONVO L60, ZEEKR 7X, AVATR 07, etc. Today, we are going to talk about another heavyweight: the new IM LS6. Today let's talk about another heavyweight: the new IM LS6, and see how this car compares to the Model Y, what upgrades it has, and whether it's worth getting.

Appearance configuration, many people say that Tesla Model Y is a rough house, in fact, not, because it new the whole texture also upgraded a lot, but compared to the current domestic products, it is indeed the configuration of a lot worse. For example, the new IM LS6, the lighting system, the wise self called ‘Falcon Intelligent Lighting System’, the lighting angle is very large, you can change lanes in large curvature intersections, reversing and other scenarios accordingly change the light, intelligent elimination of blind spots. There is also the ‘ISC Intelligent Light Language System’ at the rear of the car has been further upgraded, in addition to the original official light language, can now also be customised light language, running on the road recognition is very high.

Entering the car, the new IM LS6 leather seats are made of sufficient materials, and the whole sense of support as well as the sense of wrapping is very comfortable, and its passenger seat is a zero-gravity seat, with a 121-degree angle between the back of the seat and the thighs, and the calf drag can be stretched out as well. If you want to sit more comfortably in the back row, you can also remove the passenger headrest, you can achieve the rear row can also recline the toffee chair, with the entire space and materials, sitting in the car is really a good feeling.

In terms of space, perhaps Tesla's disadvantage, for example, the Model Y's length is 4750 mm, the new IM LS6's length is 4910 mm, a lot of difference in the length of the car, the car space also has a gap. Taking a person of 188 height as an example, in the same position, in the back row of the Model Y is a fist's distance, the new ZhiJi LS6's rear row reaches two and a half fists.

Cost-effective, the new IM LS6 configuration is still very full of sincerity, such as zero-gravity seat entry that is standard, 216,900 yuan version has. The price of 216,900 yuan is not very exaggerated at first glance, but if you go to carefully look at the configuration, you will find that it gives a lot; if you go with the 249,900 yuan starting Tesla Model Y to do a comparison, Tesla's configuration is indeed a bit sketchy. Of course, Tesla is not completely without advantages, such as the brand moat dug deep, such as its high value retention rate, such as the stability of production capacity, these are its advantages. And the new ZhiJi LS6 is not completely without shortcomings, such as its half-spoke steering wheel, there are many people who are not used to it. In addition, the Zhiji LS6 has some redundancies in its features, such as the CarLog that can take pictures of the scenery outside the car, which can't be used more than twice a year and costs more.

What to choose between the Tesla Model Y and the new IM LS6? Although it has been more than 5 years since the introduction of Tesla Model Y, it is still difficult to make a short-term conclusion on this choice. The difficulty is not to judge who is stronger or weaker, but whether you dare to make up your mind to believe in yourself for once. Many of my friends chose Model Y in the end, with the same mindset, that is, there is no mistake in choosing Model Y. And my colleagues and friends around me bought Tesla. Moreover, many of my colleagues and friends around me bought Teslas, and the discounts were good, and the products were okay, so that's what I'm going to do. It's very similar to the mentality of buying a joint-venture car a few years ago, such as looking at a B-segment car and buying it according to the sales list.

But today, the situation is very different. Now that more and more people are rational and trust their own judgement, the prevailing trend will change. On the other hand, from the current sales figures, although the momentum of Tesla Model Y is still strong, but the share is constantly being eroded, which of course includes the new IM LS6. we can disassemble the product elements to see which aspects of the Model Y is strong, one is the quality of the chassis, the second is the ability of the three electric power, and the third is the level of intelligence.

In terms of chassis, Model Y does really well, very solid, clear road feel, and because it's lighter than the IM LS6, you'll feel the Model Y is very sporty when you drive it on a daily basis. But there are two sides to everything, such as the sense of sportiness, which is naturally contradictory to the sense of comfort. That's why many people feel that the Model Y is uncomfortable to sit in, too bumpy, and a bit carsick. It is also true that the new ZhiJi LS6 exceeds the Tesla Model Y in terms of chassis, ride and feel of driving.

Driving control is actually taken very seriously in the new IM LS6. The front double-wishbone, rear five-link independent suspension, front and rear subframes are aluminium alloy, the Continental One-box brake master cylinder and calipers are used, and the Bosch steering system and so on. Driving control related hardware level are very high, and from the core data, such as the top of the dual motor four-wheel drive version, peak power 579 kW, torque reached 800 Nm, zero hundred acceleration 3.48 seconds, and from the hundred kilometres of the speed of the braking as long as 33.76 metres, the data is quite exaggerated.

But this is not the point, because most users buy the car back for intense driving scene is rare, daily driving comfort is actually more important. The core difference between the new IM LS6 and the Model Y lies in its NVH, which is much better in terms of vibration and bump control, and has even opened up a level with the Model Y. The new IM LS6 has a better NVH than the Model Y, and the new Model Y has a better NVH. So if you are a family buyer, or you need to take into account the quality of the ride, then the new ZhiJi LS6 is very balanced between comfort and sportiness.

Secondly, the new IM LS6 has a higher ceiling. Officially, its chassis has been given a name called the Spirit Lizard Digital Chassis, with Spirit Lizard representing flexibility, and Digital representing the ability to iterate. In terms of flexibility, the IM LS6 has a length of 4,910mm but a turning radius of only 5,009mm, which is about the same as a MINI Cooper s. The new IM LS6 has a higher ceiling, and it is officially called the Spirit Lizard Digital Chassis. It's just about the same as a MINI Cooper s. In addition, it can also achieve the difficult dual-motor zero-radius turnaround and crab mode. The reason why it can be achieved is not only because IM LS6 has more intelligent four-wheel steering system and rear-wheel steering configuration than Tesla Model Y, but also because of the highly decoupled and connected characteristics of the Spirit Lizard digital chassis, which is that it integrates the original relatively fragmented four-wheel steering system, electronically-controlled shock absorbers, and electric drive system, etc., through the centralised control algorithm. Originally, each department has its own duties, and it takes time to transfer information, but after fusion, the system can realise real-time and multi-dimensional joint adjustment and control of vehicle dynamic performance, so the vehicle's response speed and handling precision will be better.

The triple electric system, which was originally Tesla's strength. There are currently three versions of the Model Y: the rear-wheel drive version with a range of 554 kilometres, the long range rear-wheel drive version with a range of 688 kilometres, and the High Performance version with a range of 615 kilometres. These three versions can all be found in the new IM LS6: the entry version with a range of 625 kilometres, the Spirit Lizard Intelligent Driving Edition, the version with a range of 802 kilometres, the Ultra-Long Range Spirit Lizard Intelligent Driving Edition and the version with a range of 750 kilometres, the Ultra-Long Performance Spirit Lizard Intelligent Driving Edition; regardless of whether it is a two-wheel drive or a four-wheel drive, the new IM LS6 has a much longer range, and crucially, it's also cheaper. And pure electric car development to today, more than 200,000 yuan of automobile products in the three electric mainly depends on the size of the battery, range length, because the motor and electronic control have been more mature.

The real advantage of Tesla Model Y is its supercharging system. After all, it has accumulated for so long, it has a lot of supercharging outlets, and there is no other problem except that the charging price is a bit expensive. However, for other companies, including IM, the environment has been much better in the past few years, firstly, because the overall third-party charging network has been built up, and the price is still cheap, and secondly, because the technology has continued to iterate and progress, for example, the new IM LS6, which uses 800-volt and quasi-900-volt platforms, and the range of the car can be increased by 500 kilometres in 15 minutes of charging, which is much faster than that of the Model Y's ultra-charging. That's a lot faster than the Model Y's supercharger. And even with the entry-level 400-volt platform, a half-hour recharge is a much better overall experience than before. So in the future, in terms of replenishment, it will become less and less of a problem, and the real problem will be the intelligent experience, especially the intelligent driving experience.

In terms of SmartDrive, I remember when the new IM LS6 was launched, it described its IM AD 3.0 system in this way: it's good to drive all over the country, and you can stop when you're free. At present, there should be no more than five companies in the country that say so, and Zhiji has indeed been able to do it. Its IM AD system is based on NVIDIA's Orin-X chip and ultra-long-range LIDAR solution, which supports high-speed elevated NOA and urban NOA functions, and because its entire end-to-end IM AD model has already been mass-produced, the experience is very complete. For example, autonomous lane changing, intelligent dodging, automatic speed limit adjustment and so on are all basic operations. In addition, a key to park, a key to stick to the edge, a key to get out of trouble and a key to track, etc., these functions for the city's complex road conditions are also very good; for some of the more difficult scenarios, such as roundabouts, complex right turn, although not perfect, in some special scenarios still need to take over, but it can also be implemented. Currently on the market to this experience is really not much, because the investment is too big, to put it vulgarly, is to have money to smash. And SAIC has the capital to do so, this time the new ZhiJi LS6's IM AD 3.0 is delivered ready to use, and is currently free of charge.

Look at the Tesla FSD, although in the North American market is very good, but for various reasons, domestic users are not yet able to use, so Tesla's current assisted driving experience in the domestic market has slowly pulled away from some domestic car companies. And even if the FSD can come in later, it's not very cheap to spend an extra 64,000 yuan to open and use it. There is also its intelligent cockpit, or because of the reason of soil and water, we often see a lot of Tesla owners may be because of the problem of navigation adaptability, traffic problems, and often need to install a mobile phone holder in the car. But now the smart cockpit experience in many domestic car companies has been completely different.

The new IM LS6, with its IMOS Future Smart Pod, is centred around a full-frame digital cockpit screen, and with Qualcomm Snapdragon's 8295 chip, the overall experience is very good, including navigation, music, and rainy night mode, among other things. Functional experience, including UI interaction, logical aesthetic orientation and other experience is very good.

Conclusion:

Well, after the comparison of these aspects, I believe we all have their own answers in our hearts. I have to say that our domestic cars have made great progress over the years. After the above analysis can also be seen, IM's core competitiveness is the ‘hexagonal warrior’, it is balanced in all aspects, rather than the pursuit of cost-effective. Any car that puts too much emphasis on price/performance ratio is either not good to drive or has shortcomings in one aspect. But IM is different, it is on the basis of keeping the overall good experience, and then come back to the pursuit of cost-effective, and the domestic can make the high-end tram technology into affordable price, one is BYD, the other is SAIC.