In the past two years, with the continuous implementation of domestic automobile electrification, domestic new energy vehicles have also ushered in comprehensive development, in addition to the rapid rise of new car-making forces such as "Wey Xpeng LI", major traditional brands are also blossoming, and launched a lot of high-end pure electric intelligent brands, such as Geely's ZEEKR car, SAIC Group's RISING Auto, etc. The first flagship model of RISING R7 launched by RISING Auto has been a very good hot performance since its launch, with a manufacturer's guide price of 302,500-369,500 yuan, against popular models such as NIO EC6, ZEEKR 001, Avatr 11 and Tesla Model Y. So who is the cost-effective choice between the ZEEKR 001 and the RISING R7, both of which are domestic new energy vehicles of 300,000 yuan? Next, let's analyze the design part, performance part and intelligence part, which are of great concern to everyone, and compare the differences between them.
Exterior: Do you prefer a sense of sport or technology?
Appearance
Both models adopt the latest family design language, the overall shape of ZEEKR 001 is minimal and sporty, while the overall shape of RISING R7 has a good sense of three-dimensionality and technology. The front part, ZEEKR 001 does not adopt the mainstream fully enclosed design, but is equipped with an active closed grille, which is laid out through the grille, making the front face more layered. The RISING R7 has a fully enclosed design and retains a lot of folding lines, creating an "X" shape that is very sci-fi. The bottom of both cars are equipped with ventilation and cooling openings, which are blackened to create a good sense of style, and also to effectively ventilate the bottom airflow.
The headlights are integrated with the grille and the daytime running lights are distributed on both sides of the front hood, making the overall look more refined and elegant. The RISING R7 also adopts a split design, with vertical rows of seven-star laser headlights integrated with the air inlet decoration on both sides, and DRL daytime running lights in a through shape, with a good sense of overall design and technology. The headlights of both vehicles are fully functional, equipped with adaptive high and low beam, automatic headlights and headlight delay shutdown.
The body part, ZEEKR 001 adopts the hunting wagon styling design, "double waistline" design with silver trim at the bottom, short front overhang with a sense of volume rib design, making the whole body side look more layered and sense of power. The "double waistline" is an asymmetrical design, with the upper waistline running through the entire body, the lines are more smooth and dynamic, and the lower waistline with the concave door design also presents a good sense of perspective. The silver-rimmed decorative window frames, frameless induction electric doors, low wind resistance mirrors, hidden door handles and large sports wheels are also very technological.
The rear of both models echoes the front, with the black roof of the ZEEKR 001 contrasting with the rear, the shark fin and spoiler design showing more individuality, the LED modules inside the running tail lights are neatly arranged, the logo "ZEEKR" is integrated into it, the rear surround is close to the style of the front surround The rear surround is close in style to the front surround, creating a nice wide body effect. The RISING R7's sliding roof and rear end combine to create a better sense of integrity. The three-section taillights are arranged in a run-through style, and the "ducktail" design gives it a three-dimensional look. The aerodynamic kit on both sides of the rear combined with the diffuser decoration on the lower bumper to further enhance the sporting effect of the rear.
RISING R7 and the ZEEKR 001 both as mid-size cars, is there enough space?
Interior
The interior layout of both models is more in line with the current aesthetic trend, minimalist and without losing the sense of technology. The ZEEKR 001 has a layered design with air conditioning vents, while the RISING R7 has a holistic layout. The ZEEKR 001's buttons are located in front of the gear knob and tilted towards the driver's side for easier operation, while the RISING R7's buttons are located in front of the center armrest box (also known as the Touch bar), supporting one-touch driver's seat leveling, 360° panoramic view, driving mode switching, one-touch rest screen and one-touch Mute and other functions.
Technology configuration hardware part, ZEEKR 001 still use the family style, and not follow the trend of multi-screen, joint screen, equipped with 8.8-inch full LCD instrument panel and 15.4-inch suspended center control screen, while RISING R7 uses a large size through the triple screen design, the joint screen size reached 43 inches, and the use of one-piece glass package process a strong sense of the whole, the three screens can also be achieved between interconnection. The ZEEKR 001's carbon black and the RISING R7's obsidian black look very elegant, while the ZEEKR 001's nitrogen blue/beige and the RISING R7's twilight cloud brown look more vibrant.
In terms of workmanship and materials, both models also show sincerity. The center console is wrapped in NAPPA leather and incorporates chrome trim, original wood grain veneer and stitching to enhance the interior. The steering wheel is made of leather and has a delicate and comfortable grip, but the ZEEKR 001 has a regular three-spoke flat-bottom design, while the RISING R7 has a more retro double-spoke flat-bottom design, which has a fuller grip. The layout of the buttons on both sides of the steering wheel are relatively simple, the ZEEKR 001 uses physical buttons and the RISING R7 uses touch function keys, which are also more functional and support multi-function control and heating functions, the ZEEKR 001 is also equipped with a memory function.
Space
The dimensions of the ZEEKR 001 are 4970mm, 1999mm and 1560mm, with a wheelbase of 3005mm, which is a medium to high level among competing models. The R7 is a mid-size SUV with conservative dimensions of 4900mm, 1925mm and 1655mm, and a wheelbase of 2950mm, and the two models have a conventional 5-seat layout with 2+3 seats. The front row space has a mainstream level, 175cm experience into the front seats, head space and a fist or so remaining. The rear space is also adequate, but the ZEEKR 001, with its superior length and wheelbase, has a fist and four fingers of legroom, while the RISING R7, with its superior height, has a fist and two fingers of headroom. In terms of luggage compartment, both models have large openings, making it easier to access items, but the depth of the RISING R7 is more impressive, with a regular volume of 491L, which can be expanded to 1471L when the rear seats are lowered in a 40:60 ratio.
Ride experience
Both models are equipped with Nappa leather seats, the ZEEKR 001 sports seats are more dynamic, while the RISING R7 one-piece seats are more integral. The front seats are wide and comfortable, the structure design is also more ergonomic, the internal padding is soft and hard, the support of the cushion is good, and the package of the backrest wings on both sides is also very strong. The rear seats also have a mainstream level of comfort, the cushion length of both sides of the seat is moderate, the internal padding is also relatively full, but the middle seat padding is slightly thin, and the cushion length is a bit short, comfort and leg support is slightly worse than the two sides. In addition, the R7 is also equipped with 256-color linear ambient lighting, double-layer insulated panoramic canopy, BOSE brand speakers and acoustic glass to further enhance the driving experience.
The front seats of both cars are electrically adjustable, but the driver's seat of the RISING R7 also supports lumbar adjustment, and the passenger seat supports lumbar adjustment, legrest adjustment and heated footrest function. Seat functionality is also consistent, with the front seats supporting heating, ventilation (ZEEKR 001 only equipped with the main driver), memory (main driver) and massage functions. It is worth mentioning that the seat adjustment buttons of the RISING R7 are placed in the inner door panel where the buckle is located, which is more intuitive and easier to operate than the traditional base adjustment of the ZEEKR 001.
As an electric car, is the power and range sufficient?
Power
Taking the top model as an example, both models are equipped with dual front and rear motors, and both front and rear motors are permanent magnet synchronous motors, matched with a single-speed fixed gear ratio transmission for electric vehicles. In terms of performance parameters, both models have the same total electric motor power of 400kW (544hp), but the maximum power of the front and rear motors are slightly different: the maximum power of the front and rear motors of the ZEEKR 001 is 200kW, while the maximum power of the front and rear motors of the RISING R7 is 150kW and 250kW respectively. The official acceleration time for both cars is 3.8 seconds. In addition, both cars are equipped with pure electric intelligent four-wheel drive system, which can adjust the torque distribution of the front and rear motors according to the external road conditions, and compared with the traditional four-wheel drive system, their flexibility performance is better.
Battery and range
In terms of battery, both models are equipped with ternary lithium batteries as standard, and the battery temperature management system supports low-temperature heating and liquid cooling, and is equipped with a fast charging interface and VTOL mobile power station function. In terms of battery capacity, the ZEEKR 001 has a battery capacity of 100kWh and consumes 16.5kWh/100km, while the RISING R7 has a battery capacity of 90kWh and consumes 15.8kWh/100km. It is worth mentioning that both models are equipped with a brake energy recovery system and a pure electric exclusive modular design, and the entire vehicle structure has been optimized in terms of force paths, saving electricity and providing greater safety.
Chassis and tuning
The front suspension is slightly different, with the ZEEKR 001 using a double-wishbone independent suspension with stronger sporting attributes, while the RISING R7 uses a McPherson independent suspension with good comfort. In terms of chassis tuning, the ZEEKR 001 is more focused on handling, the chassis is tightly tuned, the steering wheel feels lighter, the low-speed driving is easier, and the "toughness" of the chassis can be felt at high speed, the sharp cornering is more crisp and sharp, the filtering of fine vibrations is less thorough, but in the face of large impacts or continuous The chassis is more relaxed in the face of large impacts or continuous undulating road conditions. The RISING R7 is more balanced, the chassis tuning is moderately soft and hard, the steering wheel has a clear sense of the road, the directionality is also very accurate, low-speed driving is more linear, high-speed driving or rapid cornering, the chassis does not appear loose feeling, the fine vibration can be very good suppression, and encounter undulating potholes, the body bouncing amplitude is not large.
Intelligent part
Intelligent connectivity
In terms of hardware, the 8.8-inch instrument panel of the ZEEKR 001 is slightly conventional, while the 15.4-inch large central control screen is more in line with the mainstream standard. The central control screen has a light-colored background, and the UI interface is traditional and beautiful. The R7 adopts the mainstream triple screen design, from left to right, the 10.25-inch full LCD instrument panel, 15.05-inch center screen and 12.3-inch passenger screen, the center screen adopts the adaptive light-sensitive interface, the UI interface is relatively simple and fresh, and the anthropomorphic Icon design and anthropomorphic card design are very innovative, the AMOLED screen feels delicate and flexible, but If the black area between the three screens can be optimized again, its aesthetics should be better. Both models have a mainstream level of intelligent hardware performance, but the latter has a stronger sense of technology and luxury compared to the other.
In terms of the car chip, both models are equipped with the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 automotive grade chip, which has better CPU computing power and GPU image processing capability. In addition, the two cars are also equipped with an enhanced flat-screen display (HUD) system, but the RISING R7 is equipped with Huawei's AR-HUD flat-screen system, which is more advanced than the traditional HUD system, such as the maximum view angle of 13°*5° and automatic adjustment of HUD lighting brightness, etc. Moreover, it covers a wider range of application scenarios, in addition to displaying speed information, lane lines and road names and other basic information. In addition to basic information such as speed information, lane lines and road names, there are also AR navigation guidance, intelligent driving safety assistance, convenient service applications and in-car infotainment functions.
The AI intelligent voice supports multimedia audio and video, navigation system, car online services and vehicle control (telephone, air conditioning, etc.), and the ZEEKR 001 is equipped with the ZEEKR OS in-car intelligent system, which also supports local voice, visible speech, continuous dialogue, no wake up for some functions and 11 kinds of voice packages. The ZEEKR 001 is equipped with ZEEKR OS, which supports local voice, visible and speakable, continuous dialogue, no wake up for some functions and 11 voice packages. The RISING OS intelligent cabin interaction system of FIFAN R7 also supports dialect conversation (Shanghai/Cantonese/Sichuan, etc.), Chinese/English mixing, full-scene speech, continuous conversation, semantic interruption, contextual understanding and mouth instead of hand. In addition, the four screens (instrument screen, center screen, passenger screen and AR-HUD) on RISING R7 can also realize information interconnection, such as entertainment information sharing and passenger navigation sharing.
Which one will be better in intelligent driving?
Intelligent assisted driving
ZEEKR 001 is equipped with ZEEKR AD assisted driving system and RISING R7 is equipped with RISING PILOT assisted driving system both can reach L2 level, but they still have some differences in hardware. In terms of hardware, ZEEKR 001 is equipped with 15 cameras (forward-facing binocular perception camera, 7 environment perception cameras, 4 surround view cameras and 1 in-car knowledge camera), 1 millimeter wave radar and 12 ultrasonic radar, which is still a relatively good overall performance. The intelligent sensory system PP-CEMTM of RISING R7 is equipped with 33 sensing hardware, including 12 8-megapixel high-definition cameras, 4 Hella enhanced long-range point cloud angle radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, 2 ZF Premium 4D imaging radars and 1 luminar lidar, etc.
There are also differences in the assisted driving chip and arithmetic power. ZEEKR 001 is equipped with Mobileye EyeQ5H chip, the chip arithmetic power is 48TOPS, the arithmetic power performance is not particularly excellent. The ZEEKR 001 is equipped with a Mobileye EyeQ5H chip with 48 TOPS, which is not particularly good. The RISING R7 is equipped with an NVIDIA DRIVE Orin chip with 254 TOPS, which is in the upper middle class. It is also worth mentioning that RISING R7 is also very bright in the perception fusion algorithm. It adopts the Full Fusion algorithm function algorithm system, which can integrate three fusion algorithms (pre-fusion, post-fusion and hybrid fusion), which is faster and more accurate than the conventional intelligent driving algorithm.
Intelligent assisted driving features, both models are well equipped with active safety features are almost fully equipped, such as standard brake-force distribution, brake assist, traction control, body stability system, lane departure warning, forward collision warning, rear traffic warning, reverse car side warning, DOW door opening warning, active braking, lane merge assist, lane keeping assist system, lane centering, road traffic Marker Recognition and Fatigue Driving Alert, etc. Auxiliary/handling features are also abundant, such as front and rear parking radar, 360° panoramic view, full-speed adaptive cruise control, automatic lane change assist, automatic parking, hill climb assist and steep hill descent, etc. are equipped. In addition, both models can be equipped with automatic parking and memory parking, which I personally feel is more practical, for example, when rushing to work, it can effectively improve the parking efficiency, and when encountering small parking spaces, narrow space and other complex parking environment, it can avoid vehicle cuts.
Summary
Overall, the overall product performance of ZEEKR 001 and RISING R7 is excellent, for example, in terms of exterior design, interior layout and assisted driving, both have the mainstream level in the same class. For example, the ZEEKR 001 has a sportier appearance, more aggressive interior and stronger control, while the RISING R7 has a more technological appearance, more luxurious interior and a more intelligent cockpit. Finally, combining the performance of both models in terms of design, performance and intelligence, as well as the future market development trend, which one will you like more?
