Huawei's smart car business continues to expand, the lineup is gradually enriched, and with the launch of the Zhijie S7, the next Zhijie S9 in cooperation with Chery has also begun to take shape.
Last year, Huawei announced that it would cooperate with Chery to launch the first pure electric sedan model, the Zhijie S7, which still achieved a good reputation after its launch. As a new force against Tesla's Model 3, Zhijie S7 has just started, and followed by Zhijie S9, which has set its sights on Model Y, with a very clear purpose, which is to replace Tesla.
Judging from the current spy photos and some imaginary pictures on the Internet, Zhijie S9 inherits the family design of Zhijie S7 in terms of exterior design. Especially the front of the car, almost the same as the Zhijie S7, is the wings of the Roc alien double-headed oars through the matrix headlights. **It is a closed middle grille, with a large-size grille below and a lidar at the head, serving Huawei's ADS 20 intelligent driving system, there is also news that when the S9 is launched, it may be iterated to ADS 30 system.
Zhijie S9 adopts a fastback roof design, ducktail rear wing is more sporty, and the addition of frameless doors, hidden door handles and other elements also makes the vehicle's sense of fashion and technology highlighted. As we all know, Tesla Model Y is based on Model 3, and the two can share 75% of the overall parts, which also reduces the cost of the entire car. The Zhijie S9 adopts a similar approach, so it is reasonable that it is similar to the Zhijie S7 in terms of design.
However, the appearance of the Zhijie S9 still has the feeling of Model Y, whether it is the body full of lines, the style of the coupe SUV or the streamlining of the C-pillar that is more suitable for the sedan, it is full of the atmosphere of Tesla Model Y. This is not surprising, given that there are other Model Y competitors such as the Xpeng G6 that have a similar design.
In terms of interior, the Zhijie S9 has a lot of shadows of the Zhijie S7, using an innovative yacht cockpit design, wrap-around seats, and leather upholstery, highlighting the texture. It is equipped with an oval steering wheel, integrated leather seats, an LCD instrument cluster and a large central control screen.
When the refrigerator sofa big color TV became politically correct, Zhijie S7 handed in a different answer sheet and moved the dressing room into the car. Thanks to the yacht-like design of the centre console, there is more space for the entire instrument panel, with an area in front of the passenger that can be used as a dressing table, and a vanity box hidden underneath.
Zhijie S9 also seems to inherit this design, with an office desk also set up in front of the co-pilot, and the seat adopts a queen seat, which is full of comfort. In terms of intelligent cockpit, a new generation of Kirin 990B chip may be used, and the car machine system is expected to be upgraded to the new HarmonyOS 50 system.
In addition, some smart technology elements may not be absent, such as the Huawei Sound sound system. Judging from the spy photos, Zhijie S9 has plenty of space in the rear, and there is a MagLink interface behind the front seat backrest, which can be connected to an external Huawei tablet. The rear seats can also be fully flattened, which can effectively expand the trunk space.
The platform of Zhijie S9 is very likely to use the same model as Zhijie S7, which is based on the Mars architecture of the E0X electric platform. This is one of the pure electric platform architectures for passenger cars planned in Chery New Energy's "Yaoguang 2025" strategy, which is characterized by globalization, ultra-comfort and high performance, and is positioned as a new energy market of 20-500,000 yuan, which can meet the needs of B, C-class sedans, SUVs and MPV models.
In terms of core configuration, the Zhijie S9 may be no different from the Zhijie S7, using Huawei's Turing intelligent chassis, which is a front virtual ball pin double wishbone and rear five-link independent suspension solution, equipped with a multi-modal fusion perception system, Huawei DATS dynamic adaptive torque system, and Huawei Xmotion intelligent body collaborative control system, with intelligent air suspension and CDC damping adjustment, bringing a more comfortable driving experience.
At the same time, it is equipped with a new generation of DriveOne 800V SiC high-voltage ** power platform + silicon carbide power platform, which can achieve 3-5C charging, and the peak power can start from about 300kW, and the highest standard in the industry should be the 5C charging released in advance by the ideal MEGA, with a power of more than 500kW.
Judging from the existing information, Zhijie S9 has a certain competitiveness, especially under the empowerment of Huawei technology. However, the dilemma of Zhijie S7 has not yet been solved, and whether Zhijie S9 will have the same problem is also a problem that users are very concerned about at present.
As we all know, Zhijie S7 is the sibling brother of Chery Xingtu Star Era ES, and naturally Zhijie S9 also has its own brother, and many people speculate that it is the previous Star Era ET. Star Era ES and Zhijie S7 front and rear feet listed,And there is a certain overlap in the ** range,Let many people think that this is an infighting,Causing users to be diverted,Especially when it comes to sales1+1 2 problem。
Will the Zhijie S9 have a similar problem in the face of the Star Era ET? Previously, it was reported that the internal code name of Zhijie S9 is EHY, and the internal code name of Star Era ET is E0Y, and the two must be inextricably linked, and the two cars are bound to face the situation of competing on the same stage. But now, it seems that things have changed. Judging from the spy photos, there are huge differences between the Star Era ET and S9 in terms of design and even style, and it can be seen that it is a new model created by Chery and Huawei.
In addition to this problem, Zhijie S7 was difficult to deliver after it was launched, and even the show car could not be delivered, which was complained by many users. However, judging from the available information, it was Huawei's chip that had a problem, which caused it to be unable to be delivered on schedule. Whether the Zhijie S9 with the new chip will also have a similar situation and miss its own listing window is still inconclusive.
As the first model of cooperation between Huawei and Chery, the Zhijie S7 is in a run-in period between the two sides, and it is understandable that there will be problems. On the basis of the former, Zhijie S9 is bound to solve more hardware, operation and other problems, in order to show the real brand strength of Zhijie for users, so there is no room for loss in all aspects.
Especially after learning the lessons of Zhijie S7, the degree of preparation of Zhijie S9 will inevitably be higher, and under the pressure of no prototype competition with each other, Zhijie S9 can also focus more on responding to market competition and make full efforts. Huawei + Chery, which is full of firepower, can get back a game in 2024, we will wait and see.