After the appearance of the RisingAuto F7, I have been increasingly interested in Aura’s products. Recently, I had a chat with a salesperson after seeing the R7, and saw in her friend circle that the F7 appeared and she said that F7, as the main volume model, aims to surpass NIO’s ET5! This ambition is really big. NIO’s sales and production have stabilized a lot now, so it will take a lot of effort to exceed it. Therefore, I must check out this car! I just need to wait until the end of March to test drive it after it hits the market!
The reason why I have some resistance to NIO’s ET series is actually quite simple. I just feel that NIO has inflated a bit, gradually causing brand premium and resulting in high prices. Take F7, for example, it is priced between 280,000 and 350,000, with no problem in configuration when compared to the ET7. It is said that buying a car from NIO is accompanied by services. Services are an important accessory product after buying a car, but I think it is not realistic to bind my future time to enjoy services when I buy a car. If I don’t go, I always feel like I’m losing out.
Now, it is not good to draw conclusions without test driving it, but I can talk about some of my expectations for the F7.
Of course, the higher the configuration, the better. The starting price of 280,000 is compared to the ET5. Being able to buy the F7 with the price of the original chicken head and get the phoenix tail is better, and everyone knows to choose the latter between the basic configuration and the high configuration. I don’t have any expectations for static experience and design, as I have already experienced them in the pictures. I can feel that it is comparable to the R7, with sufficient and comfortable seat support width. The material used for the screen and the newly added back seat screen are very user-friendly!
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Compared to that, I am more looking forward to its mechanical quality! This time it has been replaced with double-wishbone suspension, which makes the response to handling and the movement direction more obvious. Therefore, the positioning of F7 must be a sports coupe, and it will be easy to use with an acceleration of 3.8 seconds. I have seen that the matching tires are Michelin’s EV pure electric special tires, which may be jointly developed. Because the momentum of electric vehicles is very strong this year, Michelin has almost cooperated with many major factories to produce special tires. Secondly, there are four-piston calipers from the big name Brembo on the braking side. The matching of the hub and brake disc is not as simple as OEM, and this size should also be customized for the specialty vehicle, which is very full-featured.
Amidst stacking so many BUFFs, of course, it naturally makes people look forward to its actual combat performance. I am waiting quietly for you with only one month left! I wonder if my subscription purchase of 77 yuan gives me the privilege of first test driving.
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