Is the Xpeng P7 worth buying compared to the Model 3?

Let me draw a conclusion first. As far as the car itself is concerned, Brother K thinks it is quite nice.

After at least one day of test driving, this is a car that can make Brother K feel happy.

Let’s start sharing my happiness.

Wang Tonggen, a well-known "tram hacker", mentioned Xpeng Motors in an article on April 7, to the effect that Xpeng Motors is a bit good, but the boss himself did not get involved in the "why In the key link of "building a car", we leave it to engineers who really understand cars to calibrate it, so the built car is quite easy to drive.

I won’t go into details about whom Tonggen’s words are directed at, Brother K, but when I touched the P7 steering wheel myself and stepped on the switch, I walked around for a few laps in the suburbs of Shanghai. After that——

This car is quite easy to drive.

Let’s follow the usual practice and talk about the appearance first.

(By the way, continue to complain, it’s raining again)

What I got was a rear-drive ultra-long-range Zhizun version, with the optional P7 enhanced with smart music cockpit. The overall look is quite futuristic. According to the official introduction, it adopts a design language called "Interstellar"; the front face adopts a closed design that is most common in pure electric vehicles today.

The most unforgettable thing is the headlight set of the P7, which is a split design with a long strip running through the entire front face.

Brother K stared at this long strip and pondered for a long time, and suddenly the words "RoboCop" popped into his mind -

I just asked you if it looks like it!

Whether the front of the car looks good or not depends on the individual. Anyway, it doesn’t fall into Brother K’s taste.

The side view of the car is pretty good. Brother K thinks it is the best-looking angle of the P7.

The shape is smooth, with a slender body, hidden door handles and a long slip back, plus this slightly raised duck tail~ Huh? Who did you think of?

The rear also uses a through-type taillight design, which seems to echo the long strip of the front of the car, making the already very wide rear of the car visually wider.

But there is only one thing, this obsessive-compulsive disorder said -

I almost felt uncomfortable when taking pictures. It happened to rain again, and there was a kind of cold icy rain on my face. The feeling of shooting.

Then we opened the door and entered the car.

Through-through headlights, through-type taillights, and of course a "through-type interior" -

It doesn't look like there are too many decorative lines, I'm guessing The entire center console is a long TV cabinet, and above it is the TV, which is the central control screen.

We will talk about this screen in detail later, but let’s talk about the steering wheel first.

Brother K’s driving habit is well known to car enthusiasts. He usually likes to insert his fingers into the gap at the bottom of the three-spoke steering wheel.

P7 is better, it just has a double-width steering wheel. . . I feel so comfortable!

There is just one thing. The function buttons on both sides are made of the kind of piano paint that everyone knows, fingerprint collectors; and this button supports gesture touch. Brother K doesn’t know if it is for this reason. The keys feel weird.

There is also a camera behind the steering wheel that faces the driver. Currently, its biggest function is to detect fatigue. I wonder if there will be more complicated tasks in the future, such as face detection before driving can be done. . . .

Then let’s talk about this screen. Xiaopeng officially calls the P7 a smart cockpit, so this screen is the smart control panel. (Although it is essentially an Android machine)

One thing to say, Xmart OS, the in-vehicle system, is one of the best that Brother K has ever used, both in terms of fluency and logic! Much better than the one on G3!

It is very easy to get started, and the operating logic is basically that of a tablet. With voice, you can basically navigate, play songs, adjust car windows, adjust the temperature, etc. without taking your hands off the steering wheel.

Brother K below selects a few interesting functions to share with car friends:

The situation was like this. Brother K was sitting in the car studying the functions, and his colleagues were standing outside the car. Smoking by the car window.

Suddenly a prompt popped up on the screen, to the effect of "It has been detected that the air quality outside is very poor, and the car window will be closed soon."

Then the car window was closed. . .

There is also this simulated sound, which simulates the sound of your car being heard by people outside the car.

There’s nothing much to say about the traditional engine. It’s just ordinary. This space UFO and space-time distortion really amuse me to death. No matter how strange it sounds, it has a high rate of return. . .

Unfortunately, it was raining and the ambient sound was too noisy. Brother K did not record it, and I could not find the corresponding information on the official website. I will play it to you again when I have the opportunity.

Oh, by the way, the Android kernel is of course also very scalable and supports many software, such as using the steering wheel as a controller to play games.

As for the XPILOT 3.0 autonomous driving assistance system, the chip comes from NVIDIA's Xavier. This chip can provide L4 level autonomous driving computing capabilities, and the P7 can achieve L3 level and realize the entire vehicle. OTA upgrade.

The entire car has 31 autonomous driving sensors and more than 20 active safety configurations.

Xiaopeng said that its own XPILOT will be easier to use than other companies’, because its own XPILOT is developed based on domestic localized road conditions. It can recognize traffic lights and speed limits, and can perform according to domestic road conditions. It is more adaptable, which may be a big advantage for potential buyers who like automatic driving assistance.

Brother K is different. Brother K is not interested in all the current autonomous driving and autonomous driving assistance. . .

I am the kind of person who "either drive it myself, or you have full authority to take it for me and drive it automatically, and then get it back when I want to drive it."

But the safety configuration is different, so Brother K prefers various collision preventions. After all, no matter how good the experienced driver is, he will sometimes become distracted.

Next, let’s talk about my personal favorite, the 18-speaker Dynaudio audio! This audio is standard on the four-wheel drive version, and is optional on the mid- to high-end two-wheel drive versions.

If any car enthusiast is considering buying a P7, be sure to add this. Of course, if you don’t like listening to music, just pretend I didn’t tell you.

The entire tuning is very comfortable, the sound field is natural, and the three frequencies are well balanced with real sound effects.

The best thing is that there are speakers on the driver's headrest and the trunk. . .

So the main driver's seat looks like this -

The wrapping is pretty good.

But in fact, as a coupe with a wheelbase of nearly 3 meters, the space of Xiaopeng P7 can be described as unsatisfactory, almost satisfactory.

This is the rear space after adjusting the front row. At least the front of the thigh can touch the seat.

The trunk space is slightly smaller -

There can't be more luggage for two people.

The space on the front cover is larger than expected. Brother K can fit a medium-sized camera bag perfectly——

Finally, let’s talk about the power range and the driving feeling~< /p>

The version that Brother K got has a single rear motor with a power of 196kW and a torque of 390Nm. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has a range of 656 kilometers and can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 6.7 seconds.

To be honest, for a tram, it is a bit slow.

But after all, there is only one motor, so the version with four-wheel drive and dual motors is more interesting.

To be honest, as soon as Brother K got in the car, he pressed the switch and turned the steering wheel - he was actually quite disappointed inside.

It’s not that it’s bad, it’s not my type. The steering wheel is so soft that there is almost no damping. Once the switch is released, the kinetic energy recovery gives you the same feeling as if you haven't stepped on the brake yet. . .

So fortunately this is a tram and can be adjusted.

The energy recovery can be changed as low as possible!

Move as much as you can with power steering!

If you drive it after modifications, the whole car will be much better!

The suspension of the P7 is the type that Brother K likes. It is slightly stiffer, but it is not loose when passing some potholes. It gives people the impression that this car is a bit high-end." illusion".

Because it is rear-wheel drive and it is raining, Brother K really does not dare to drive too fast on the asphalt road. After a little bit of pedaling, I can only say that the suspension support and toughness are pretty good - to be honest, I really want to try the four-wheel drive.

So who is this car suitable for?

Brother K gives an example: There is a Beijinger in our company who queued up to take a photo of a new energy brand. The budget is within 30, the cheaper the better - so there are not many choices. . .

Brother K asked him why he didn’t choose the Model 3. He said it was expensive, and the configuration was relatively not as high as the P7, so it made sense.

But this person’s card expires in March, so I can’t wait for P7.

In the end, he bought a BYD E2 top-end model and drove it first.

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