At the end of last month, LI Auto released a new intelligent luxury mid-size SUV - LI L8, as the replacement model of LI ONE, the new car continues to be equipped with a 6-seat layout as standard, winning the attention of many families, and during the National Day there were many families who brought their families to the store to see the car, which was once very hot. However, unlike other models of the LI, the LI L8 has two configurations to choose from, officially called Pro and Max, with a guide price of 359,800 yuan and 399,800 yuan respectively. If you look at it this way, to be more expensive than the LI ONE, the starting price is 10,000 more expensive, and more than one higher configuration, so today we come to compare, the LI L8 in the end what upgrades, whether to afford this more expensive price?
First of all, the design part, since it is as the replacement of the LI ONE, the LI L8 is naturally to bring visual difference, so the new car adopts the latest family language of LI, which is highly consistent with the LI L9, eliminating the air grille and looking a bit more futuristic. The integrated star ring LED headlights are over 2 meters long, and crucially, there are no break points, and the sense of technology and recognition is significantly higher than that of the LI ONE.
The same medium-large SUV, the LI L8 size has also been improved, the length, width and height are 5080*1995*1800mm, the wheelbase reached 3005mm, compared to the LI ONE still has a significant increase, especially the wheelbase growth of 70mm, can also better enhance the space inside the car. According to the official data, the LI L8 second row seat maximum legroom reached 1021mm, the third row can reach 772mm, the central channel width of 181mm, comparable to some full-size SUV, obviously better than the LI ONE.
After talking about the exterior part, let's talk about the interior of the car. After the adoption of the new family language, the technology sense of the LI L8 has been well enhanced, and it can also be clearly distinguished from the LI ONE. For example, the multi-function steering wheel is equipped with MINI-LED interactive screen above, with 13.35-inch HUD head-up display system, which can not only improve driving safety, but also allow drivers to feel the benefits of technology enhancement. Then there is the central dual 15.7-inch LCD screen, which also maintains a high degree of consistency with the LI L9, with a fairly strong technological atmosphere.
If you pay more attention to the functional configuration, the LI L8 offers two models this time, both of which come with 100 luxury features as standard, which is completely sufficient. As for the differences between the two models, the Pro version is basically on par with the Max version in terms of intelligent configuration, but it lacks the rear entertainment screen, so the LI L8 Max model has three 15.7-inch LCD screens, which has the same experience as the LI L9, and naturally has a stronger sense of sophistication. But if you do not have high requirements for the rear, in fact, the Pro version can be, but also than the LI ONE has a significant intelligent upgrade.
It is worth mentioning that the LI L7 has also been announced the price, the same medium to large SUV positioning, it is different from the LI L8 is the seating layout, to further meet the different needs of consumers with the car. At the same time, the LI L7 price is also more people-friendly, the current official price of 33.98-379,800 yuan, even the entry model is 10,000 yuan lower than the LI ONE, the same is to provide Pro and Max two configurations.
Finally, look at the power, the LI ONE is 1.2T three-cylinder range extender, while the LI L8 on the new self-researched and self-produced 1.5T four-cylinder range extender, with the front five-in-one drive motor and rear three-in-one drive motor, composed of front and rear dual-motor four-wheel drive system, the system integrated maximum power 330kW, the maximum torque up to 620N-m, parameters are also far better than the LI ONE, the official 100 km acceleration is naturally stronger, reaching 5.5 seconds. Meanwhile, the battery pack capacity reaches 42.8kWh, with a pure electric range of 210km under CLTC conditions and a combined range of 1,315km.
Summary: As the replacement of the LI ONE, the LI L8 positioning has not changed, through the size, configuration and other upgrades to meet the user's higher car needs, "daddy car" attributes to further strengthen the product power has been improved to a certain extent, corresponding to the price increase, can be said to be more than worth it. Especially the Pro version is only 10,000 yuan more expensive than the LI ONE, but the value of the increased product power far exceeds this level, and the LI ONE strength itself is relatively strong, and now the more sincere LI L8 to replace it, I believe that the continuation of its top market position will not be too big a problem.
