Before, I was interested in Feiteng R7 because the ability to change batteries is a huge advantage. However, I personally am not a fan of the SUV Coupe design. After seeing news of the sedan F7 last year, I have been waiting for this car. Today, I even came to experience it in person at the TX Huaihai event, and I have to admit – the actual car exceeded my expectations, especially in terms of exterior design!
Before, I always thought that the photos of the F7 made the car not look low enough. It may have been due to the angle of the photos, but after seeing the actual car, I found that the five-meter length of the car made the visual effect very long, and the height of the front of the car is relatively low, giving a sense of diving. This is clearly different from what I saw in the pictures. I suggest that everyone who pays attention to this car must come offline to take a look. It looks much better in person!
Another thing is that at first glance, the headlights look similar to the ones on the NIO, but in fact the Feiteng F7 is much more delicate. According to the official promotion, it is called the “Feather Light Daytime Running Light,” and there is a very delicate detail design on both sides of the light belt.
As for the side profile, because I had also been considering the ET5, I feel that the F7 is more blooming and stretched out, especially in the waistline and lower part of the rear window. However, the ET5 is all about simplicity, and the style is a matter of personal preference. I prefer the F7 more.
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The taillights are a continuous light strip, and interestingly the logo in the middle can be lit up. The light strips on both sides of the logo have a design that draws inward, focusing the visual center on the logo. The overall design of the rear is not complicated, but the sense of hierarchy is very clear. And F7 has a liftback tailgate, which I didn’t expect before… it seems that the positioning of this car can be considered a four-door Coupe. Our young people’s ideas are really understood by Foton! Speaking of Coupe, it is natural to have frameless doors with double-layer laminated glass. The current display car configuration has electric suction doors and front electric doors for the four-door configuration, I don’t know if it is only available in the top level of configuration, but I really hope that electric suction doors will be standard equipment. For medium and large cars, this is what you call grandeur haha.
Oh, finally, I learned from on-site introductions that F7 has a drag coefficient of only 0.206cd, which should be the lowest in current production electric cars. It should be intriguing in terms of energy consumption control. Overall, the experience F7 gave me in terms of appearance is very good. The design is not complicated, but there is a sense of design in the details. Designs like the Air Blade are practical, unlike some cars that are overly cumbersome in their design. That’s all for today’s share about the appearance, and there is actually a lot to say about the interior. I will take some time to write about it tomorrow.
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