From delivery to present, it has been only one month, during which R7 has traveled 1800km, considered of high-intensity usage. Today I would like to share a question that has been of great curiosity among people around me – why did I choose FLYING FAN R7?
As an extreme hardware enthusiast, I was immediately drawn to R7 due to its ultimate configuration of top-quality materials, swappable battery technology, electric four doors using suction devices, frameless double-layered laminated glass, three screens under a single cover, and an enormous AR-HUD. Therefore, I chose the most advanced version of R7 right off the bat, because “buying a car is for a better enjoyment” is the principle that guides me throughout the entire car purchasing process. Furthermore, R7 is almost the most balanced car in its price range. Moreover, I chose the car-electricity separation purchase method to pay 100,000 yuan in advance, which reduced the original vehicle price by 100,000 yuan, and paid the battery rental fee, buying the right to swap the battery at no extra cost, which is purely a sweet deal.
Of course, it is also necessary to talk about the importance of configuration from the perspective of experience, otherwise, some people might think that “color TV sofa” has become an entirely useless gimmick. The first one is R7’s automatic doors. From my actual experience, whether on rainy days or sunny days with high temperatures, the touch buttons on R7’s door handles are sensitive, and the entire opening process is smooth, as long as there are no obstacles around. Furthermore, the reaction of the electric suction door is stronger than the one I have tried from NIO, but the electric suction door may misjudge the difference between manual and automatic sliding doors, such as when I pull the door manually, the door will still move toward the opposite direction, but it is expected to be resolved by a software algorithm.
The content displayed on the AR-HUD is very rich, including map annotations, etc., and what I find most interesting is that it offers an all-day display mode, such as automatic brightness adjustment, and presents a green style for easy viewing in “snow mode”. After getting used to HUD, my driving vision is basically locked in the front without having to check the instruments back and forth.The other aspect of enjoying life is the cabin experience. It goes without saying that the Nappa seats are of high quality, but let me tell you about a specific scenario: when driving on a trip, I get tired and just find a third-party charging station to quickly charge the car at peak power of 100kw. At this point, I can recline and take advantage of the footrest and pedals in the passenger seat, turn on the seat heater and massage function, choose a preferred massage mode, and watch a TV show on IQiyi on the passenger screen. If I don’t feel like watching, I can just rest for a while. After 40 minutes, the TV show finishes and I feel refreshed, and the car is fully charged, ready to go…
So, as I said before, buying a car is just to enjoy life better. Many people also ask me why I didn’t buy a Model Y. Let me chat about it for a bit – I have certain demands for power, but I couldn’t justify spending almost 400,000 RMB on the Performance version. Regardless of the interior design or material craftsmanship, it trails far behind domestic car companies. This is also why Flymen declared in their ad, “Choose Flymen R7 over WHY.” And this is also why Tesla’s huge price drop left many recent car owners feeling cheated. There are reasons for all of this…
This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.