Damn, this actually looks frigging nice. I'm actually praising a Chinese car... :mask:
Li Xiang Launches With "One" SUV With Six Seats, Four Screens, Hybrid Powertrain
The ever-growing world of Chinese car brands has just be joined by another newcomer: Li Xiang. In English, that name means Leading Ideal, and the vehicle you see below is the brand's first production model. Dubbed the Li Xiang One, it certainly looks quite promising.
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Powering the One is a hybrid powertrain consisting of a 1.2-liter turbocharged petrol engine and an electric motor. Unlike most hybrids currently on the market, the 1.2-liter engine doesn't actually power the wheels and is used exclusively as a range extender to recharge the battery. This setup results in a total of 326 hp and 530 Nm (390 lb-ft) of torque and the large SUV will allegedly travel 700 km (434 miles) before needing some juice.
The Li Xiang One is big, measuring 5020 mm (197-inches) long, 1960 mm (77-inches) wide, and 1760 mm (69-inches) tall. Those dimensions are more than enough to support seven seats but the car manufacturer instead decided to fit two large seats in the second row rather than three, giving occupants have plenty of room. The company says a seven-seat configuration is also available if the customer so wishes.
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Seating layout aside, the One comes with no less than four screens in the cabin. There's a digital gauge cluster and next to it, two large infotainment screens. Positioned below these screens is a fourth display used to operate things such as the climate control. Nappa leather is also found throughout and has been sourced from the same company that supplies BMW with its leather, while a Level 2 autonomous driving system is standard.
Prices for the One in China start at around 400,000 yuan, or a touch under $60,000. The brand, as well as its hybrid SUV, will debut at the upcoming Shanghai Auto Show.
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Link: https://www.carscoops.com/2019/03/li-xiangs-first-model-has-six-seats-four-screens-and-a-hybrid-powertrain/
That's actually fairly handsome. Not sure how I feel about the massive screen (assuming touchscreen?) across the dash.
Looks nice!
The body (front particularly) looks like a fancy/sexy Highlander. Which isn't a bad thing. The interior I'm not sure how I'd feel about... the wall of screens is a bit much, and I'd imagine your passenger watching Interstellar or Westworld on their part of the dash might be a touch distracting.
A big change from the 700cc Chang'An vans I rode in back in 1998. :mask:
Quote from: thewizard16 on March 24, 2019, 11:21:00 PM
The interior I'm not sure how I'd feel about... the wall of screens is a bit much, and I'd imagine your passenger watching Interstellar or Westworld on their part of the dash might be a touch distracting.
Agreed. The interior is simple and elegant, but that digital screen is just way to big and shows "too much information at once", which might be distracting. I also don't understand the idea of having the digital screen extend to the front passenger's side, unless the information presented in that section is for the front passenger - and what information would that be? :huh:
Land Rover has a feature that allows the front screens to be polarized. The passenger can read it and watch a movie, but the driver does not get distracted.
Quote from: cawimmer430 on March 25, 2019, 05:07:26 AM
Agreed. The interior is simple and elegant, but that digital screen is just way to big and shows "too much information at once", which might be distracting. I also don't understand the idea of having the digital screen extend to the front passenger's side, unless the information presented in that section is for the front passenger - and what information would that be? :huh:
Quote from: Galaxy on March 25, 2019, 09:31:40 AM
Land Rover has a feature that allows the front screens to be polarized. The passenger can read it and watch a movie, but the driver does not get distracted.
The image shows movie posters, so it's probably similar to the Land Rovers. Basically a TV for the passenger.
I would be 100% unsurprised if the screens weren't polarized.
Quote from: Laconian on March 25, 2019, 01:21:03 PM
I would be 100% unsurprised if the screens weren't polarized.
Not sure I've encountered an LCD or LED screen that wasn't polarized.
Looks live a Volvo xc60 with a jaguar steering wheel
Quote from: r0tor on March 26, 2019, 01:15:10 PM
Looks live a Volvo xc60 with a jaguar steering wheel
Yeah, the side profile is a dead ringer for the XC90.