In 2025, buyers must choose a configuration of the SUV is ‘intelligent driving’, since BYD released ‘God's eye’, we are surprised that ‘intelligent driving cost’ so low? Around 100,000 cars are equipped with standard? In fact, before BYD, Deep Blue Motors has put forward the ‘popularity of all intelligent driving’, and took the lead in releasing the ‘all standard equipped with intelligent driving’ Deepal S07! In fact, the new forces have been rolling smart driving, but the ‘smart driving cost’ is really high, only in the middle and high end models are equipped! But 2025 is different, car companies will set off a storm of blood in the field of ‘intelligent driving’, no intelligent driving models will have no place in the market, so later to buy a car ‘intelligent driving’ will be a hard standard. When we take the standard of ‘intelligent driving’ to choose the 150,000 or so family SUV, you will find that there are not many models on the market that meet the standard, and there are even fewer models that have a good reputation and sales.
Then we take the more popular BYD Song PLUS DM and Deepal S07 (both standard with Smart Drive) to do a comparison, it happens that one is the representative of plug-in hybrid, one is the representative of the extended-range hybrid, I believe that consumers in the purchase of the car will also be entangled in the form of hybrid, and today let's do a side-by-side comparison. Let's take the BYD Song PLUS DM-i Smart Driving Edition 160KM Flagship PLUS and Deepal S07 215Max Huawei Qian Kun Smart Driving ADS SE Extended Range Edition as examples, and see which car is more in line with your car needs!
The two cars are completely different aesthetic orientations in terms of appearance, and different consumers will have different preferences.
BYD Song PLUS DM-i Smart Driving Edition appearance still continues the design style of the old car, the dragon face of the front design now still seems to look very big, the body lines are very tough, you can see that it is trying to take into account the young and sporty, and I have to admit that it is still outstanding in the same class of models. However, I personally think that it is 2025, compared to the Deepal S07 exterior design texture is a little less.
Based on my personal aesthetics, I think the Deepal S07 looks more clean and techy, with no busy design sense, and the body is made up entirely of flat, curved surfaces and harsh lines, which are aesthetically pleasing and aerodynamic at the same time.
Especially the front face design is sharp and dynamic, very much a performance car flavour. Narrow daytime running lights with the bottom of the sports ‘front shovel’ gives people a sense of future technology.
In addition, Deepal S07 side body proportion is more coordinated, and there is a little stream back feeling at the rear, you can see that Deepal S07 has put a lot of effort in aerodynamics, including hidden door handles, waistline, tail, wheel design, etc., which makes its wind resistance coefficient as low as 0.258Cd, the lower the wind resistance coefficient the better the performance of energy consumption will be! This is also the point that I prefer Deep Blue S07, the whole car stance is not greasy and not moderate, just right for young consumers.
In terms of dimensions, both cars have their own characteristics. The Song PLUS DM-i has a wheelbase of 2,765 mm and is positioned as a compact SUV, which is a bit conservative to be honest, but the Deepal S07 has a wheelbase of 2,900 mm and is positioned as a mid-size SUV, which is interesting! The length, width and height of the two cars are similar, so what makes the Deepal S07 have such a long wheelbase? This is the native rear-drive pure electric platform to bring the advantage of the place, we know all understand.
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Interior, Song PLUS DM-i also continued the interior design of the old model, luxury texture is still the same, have to admire the elegance and calmness of the ‘old generation’ models, this set of design language does meet the aesthetics of the people. However, the steering wheel of the Smart Driver Edition has been replaced by a four-spoke steering wheel, and the toggle behind the steering wheel has been added with a ‘Smart Driver’ button, which is still quite good.
In contrast, Deepal S07 is a completely different style, I think its interior is more ‘home’ style, giving people a sense of comfort and relaxation. Especially the texture of its interior materials, touch is very delicate, basically can touch the place are soft materials wrapped, with a ‘high-class’ to describe it is not too much.
In addition, I personally especially like the shape of its steering wheel, the sporty texture is very Audi flavour, and the grip is excellent, the overall with its sporty appearance.
In terms of technology configuration, both cars are designed with a large 15.6-inch screen in the centre control, the difference is that Deepal S07 uses a 2.5K UHD sunflower screen that can be rotated left and right. Deepal S07 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, while the Song PLUS DM-i uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chip, it is clear that Deepal S07 has a very big advantage, the chip grade is different will affect the use of the big screen as well as the function of the implementation of the chip, for example, the Deepal S07 supports the four zones of voice recognition, it can be seen that can be said that basically, with the voice can be operated on the big screen! The Song PLUS DM-i only supports voice recognition in the front row. In the central control ecological aspects of the two cars also perform well, like music, video software is readily available.
The Deepal S07 cancels the LCD gauges in the centre control and replaces them with a 55-inch AR-HUD, and truthfully on a technological and ease-of-use level, the 55-inch AR-HUD is a much better choice. It displays more comprehensive information, including vehicle information, range, navigation information, and entertainment information, which will also make the driver more focused while driving, and safety is also improved. Of course, the Song PLUS DM-i also has a 26-inch head-up display, only configured on the flagship model.
In terms of comfort, the two cars are quite different: the Deepal S07's main driver's seat comes standard with 10-way power adjustment, a welcome memory seat, ventilated and heated front seats, and the passenger seat comes standard with a “zero-gravity” seat with support for seat massage! This is a great plus for wives and girlfriends. Of course, if you want to treat yourself a little better, you can also choose to install the main driver zero-gravity seat. In addition, the Deepal S07 also features silent electric doors and double-layer acoustic glass, further enhancing the quietness of the interior. In contrast, the Song PLUS DM-i in the same price range has ventilated heated electrically adjustable seats, but there's still plenty of room for improvement on the comfort level.
At the level of intelligent driving, Song PLUS DM-i Intelligent Driving Edition is equipped with BYD's ‘God's Eye C’, Deepal S07 is equipped with Huawei's Qian Kun Intelligent Driving ADS SE Intelligent Driving System, and both systems support high-speed NOA.I personally believe that the Deepal S07 has Huawei Intelligent Driving's empowerment, and it will be more mature in the level of intelligent driving, after all, Huawei has a reputation in the industry. Huawei is well known in the Smart Driving industry.
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Deepal S07 equipped with this set of intelligent driving system, in the highway after the opening of the Pilot Assist, the vehicle will be based on the map and the actual conditions of the vehicle to choose the lane, control the speed, identify the vehicle, and actively avoid obstacles, its driving skills may be more stable than the old driver. Active safety, it is equipped with ‘omni-directional collision avoidance system’, in a variety of road conditions it can help you actively avoid danger. For example, when the vehicle in front of the sudden accident emergency braking, the driver may not have reacted, at this time Deepal S07 has completed the data acquisition and analysis through the sensor, active braking to help you emergency; traffic light intersections encountered from the side of the ‘ghost probe’, it can actively help you to emergency braking, to avoid accidents. Of course, such as lane departure warning, lane keeping, blind zone monitoring, door opening warning, and even rearward crossing collision braking it has configured, active safety Deepal S07 is still more comprehensive.
In addition, it also supports traffic light start and stop, it can accurately identify the reading of traffic lights, and it also supports automatic parking, valet parking, parking away from the car and other functions! The Song PLUS DM-i does not support valet parking and parking away from the car for the time being, and may be updated later.
In terms of space, I'll briefly share with you their rear passenger space performance for reference only. I am 175 cm tall and weigh 170 kg, after the front row is adjusted to the appropriate driving position, Deepal S07 rear legroom is about 3 fist distance, Song PLUS DM-i legroom is about 2 and a half fists distance, the rear space of the two cars are more generous, and the two cars of the rear seat comfort performance is very excellent, sitting up very comfortable.
In terms of power, the two cars use different hybrid forms, which is also a point of entanglement for consumers when choosing a car - is plug-in reliable, or is extended range appropriate? In fact, the choice is very simple!
Song PLUS DM-i Smart Driving Edition still adopts the 1.5-litre plug-in hybrid system, BYD's set of plug-in hybrid has already been verified by the market, and performs well in terms of fuel consumption and power. The point is, the plug-in hybrid model is able to run on pure electricity, but in the rapid acceleration or high-speed conditions, the engine is directly involved in the work, the battery is more working conditions for the engine ‘peak filling’, its main purpose is to save fuel. Moreover, Song PLUS DM-i flagship version only provides 26.6kW battery, CLTC pure electric range is only 160km, and the pure electric range of other versions is even shorter, so this car is more inclined to use oil driving.
The Deepal S07, on the other hand, is powered by Deepal Automotive's Super Extended Range, with the entry-level model that comes with a 31.73 kW big battery for a CLTC pure electric range of 215 kilometres, and the higher-end model that comes with a 39.05 kW big battery for a CLTC pure electric range of 285 kilometres. I think the two cars are very different ways to use, you can completely use the Deepal S07 as a pure electric model, because its big battery is enough for daily commuting, and it is equipped with the Ningde Times Golden Bell battery (some models are medium-low range), supports 3C fast charging, charging from 30%-80% can be completed in less than 15 minutes, which is something that the Song PLUS DM-i doesn't This is something the Song PLUS DM-i does not have. Of course Song PLUS DM-i also has fast charging, just not as exaggerated as Deepal S07 charging speed. In addition, the Deepal S07 adopts a high compression ratio, Atkinson cycle hybrid range extender, with a thermal efficiency of 43.31%, which is also excellent in terms of fuel consumption, and better balances the urban daily commute and high-speed use.
Chassis, Song PLUS DM-i performance moderate, it adopts the front MacPherson + rear four-link independent suspension, compared with the old model to improve a lot, and the flagship version of the model is also equipped with a suspension of variable hard and soft adjustments, but ‘oil to electricity’ is still the pain of this car!
The Deepal S07 is based on a rear-drive pure electric platform, with a front to rear axle load ratio of nearly 50:50, and a chassis with front MacPherson + rear H-arm multi-link independent suspension. Its chassis tuning overall bias comfort orientation, especially in the city road driving, for small bumps filtering is very good, in short, this car drives up the texture infinitely close to the pure electric models.
Summary: After reading the comparison of the two cars, you will find that the product power of the two cars is not comparable. As a young consumer, I prefer Deepal S07, first of all, its appearance and interior are very pleasing to young people's favourite type, and secondly, Huawei Smart Driving Empowerment and natural rear-drive pure electric platform make it more pure. Which one do you prefer after reading this?
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