What is your car budget?
Initially, it was around 200,000 RMB. However, I couldn’t find a car that met my needs at that price, so I increased my budget to around 300,000 RMB. The ET5 model was actually over my budget. But for experienced DIY enthusiasts, they believe that spending more money will result in a better product.
How much did you spend on buying the car in total?
I selected the pink color, 20-inch wheels, ultra-fine velvet, purple interior, comfortable package, and worry-free service. The total price was 356,960 RMB with an additional 11,600 RMB for options. But I received a subsidy of 20,000 RMB from Jiading, so the total price was around 350,000 RMB.
How long did you have to wait to receive the car?
“ More than half a year. “
This is actually the biggest problem with the ET5. Its popularity is fleeting, and the few months when it had the best chance to sell well was from September when Tesla was struggling, XPeng’s product was old, and BYD had difficulty. After that, the delivery time continued to increase, and I believe NIO will pay a heavy price for this.
Is this your first car?
“ Yes. “
I chose the ET5 as my first car mainly because I didn’t notice the commonly criticized seating issue. As a 184cm tall person, I feel that it is perfectly fine, and I didn’t find any other cars with a substantially better experience.
Is this your first time purchasing a new energy vehicle?
“ Yes. “
I have never considered purchasing a gasoline vehicle. I like electronics, but I don’t really like cars.
Do you have a home charger?
“ No. “
This is also a major reason why I chose NIO. The cost and experience of replenishing energy is much lower than that of Tesla.### Why Do You Want to Change Your Car?
The pandemic has changed a lot of my thinking in recent years. Let’s enjoy life while we can, and worry about buying a house later.
What Cars Did You Consider Before Buying It?
I only considered the Model 3 Performance and ET5. Other cars didn’t meet my requirements in terms of appearance and performance.
How Would You Rate Its Appearance? Can You Provide Some Pictures of Your Car?
““Eye-catching Design“
I can’t say the design is not good-looking. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all…
Are You Satisfied with Its Space?
““Acceptable“
In my opinion, the front row is comfortable, but the back row is just average. I am 184cm tall, and when the front seat is pushed back to its limit, there’s almost no legroom in the back. From the very beginning, I was clear that I only needed a car for two people. I don’t think it’s a good choice for a family car.
How Do You Feel About Its Power?
““Powerful“
I have test-driven so many cars, and only the Model 3 Performance can beat the ET5 in terms of power. From the very beginning, it shocked me with its 3.3-second acceleration time, and now I still feel unsatisfied with the 3.8-second time. I can only say that strong power is a man’s favorite.### How do you rate its assisted driving system?
“ Frequently used “
nop+ can run up to 100 km after being put into use for only one day. My evaluation is that it is really good to use when it is “normal”. Although it sounds like a cliche, the logic behind it is that the biggest problem of nop+ is that it is often abnormal. It is either exits suddenly or identifies the speed limit on the highway as 40 for no reason, which are the two most speechless events.
When nop+ is used properly, it makes lane changes decisively and drives smoothly. All decisions are clear and decisive. The only time I encountered a failure was when I was sandwiched between two cars while driving at 100 kilometers per hour. This is a difficult situation for human drivers as well, so I think it’s understandable. Overall, I think it can score 80 points when it functions normally.
I have been using np from the beginning. The lane keeping and turn signal change are very easy to use. I can clearly feel that the turn signal change strategy is different at different speeds, which satisfies me very much.
The only drawback is that it is not very good at handling intersections without lane markings. The vehicle seems to be confused. But this cannot be blamed on it.
Overall, I think the lane centering and following experience of np is slightly worse than that of Tesla, and the turn signal change is very easy to use. I give nop+ 60 points in total.
How is its energy consumption and endurance performance?
“ Not bad “
The temperature in Shanghai is about 10 degrees Celsius at this time. The power consumption of the air conditioning is stable at 26 each time. It’s too exaggerated that the range is affected so much by the air conditioning.
When I don’t use air conditioning, the power consumption is usually fluctuating between 19 and 26, depending on the distance. Generally, the longer the distance, the lower the power consumption. The lowest power consumption is at a speed of about 80. If the speed is too low or too high, the power consumption will increase.
When my wife drives, the power consumption is around 17 because her acceleration mode is 12.9 seconds, which I guess has a big impact.Generally speaking, I think I can run about 300KM in Shanghai in winter. For a 75 kWh battery, I’m a bit dissatisfied. But NIO’s flexible upgrades are amazing. With a larger battery or super fast charging, one change can make the world a better place.
Are you satisfied with its infotainment system?
“As expected“
The intelligent experience can only be said to have everything it should have, but there are not many surprises. The app is a bit scarce, and the adaptability is a bit slow. For example, they pushed Migu after the World Cup ended…It’s not easy to adjust the progress bar of the music directly on the car machine when NetEase Cloud Music was finally pushed onto the car. It can only be said to have no merits and demerits.
How often do you charge it on a daily basis?
I rarely drive usually, not even to work. I only charge once every one or two weeks. Also, I have a night owl’s biological clock so it only costs 0.3 yuan per kilowatt hour to charge at night, which is so sweet.
Share three things you hope it can improve on:
- Fix some small bugs. I have encountered various window malfunctions, reversing malfunctions, and auxiliary driving malfunctions several times. Although restarting the car machine each time can solve the problem, the experience is really bad.
- Optimize energy consumption. Of course, the energy consumption of this version is too unsatisfactory. Compared to the high energy consumption of 3P, it is really enviable…
- Increase the rhythm. I don’t know why the overall rhythm of NIO as a company is too slow, whether it is vehicle delivery, software delivery, the launch of auxiliary driving, or overall slowness. It is necessary to focus on which factor is causing the problem.
- An additional point, the sound system is too bad, worse than a normal car.
Share three things you are most satisfied with:
- Appearance. I bought this car just because it looks good.
- Service. Although the service varies in quality, my previous FL was really bad but the new FL is much better. But in response to various events, I think NIO exceeded my expectations. This kind of service easily gives me a feeling of “class ascent”, making me feel like I’m a noble person. It’s really kind of vain and cool.
- The chassis is of very high quality. After driving for so long, I finally understand what “Tesla chassis is hard” means. I think the ET5 chassis is really good. Although it’s hard, the filtration is done very well, and I have full driving confidence.
Share your driving experience:Read the manual carefully. The manual provides very detailed information. As a novice car user, I believe the systematic experience brought by et5 is really good, and you always have a service group to ask anytime, anywhere. This feeling is great. So my experience should be “ask if you don’t understand?”.
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