A review of the Avita car: two months after delivery

It’s been two months since the Avita car was delivered, but there doesn’t seem to be much excitement or record-breaking sales for this car. So, how does the car with the highest “Hanhua rating” perform? I took it for a spin and here is my assessment. For each aspect, I will provide two pros and two cons. For those who don’t have the patience to read a lengthy review, here’s the conclusion: the car drives well, comes with many surprising features, and the most impressive thing about it is that it can eliminate any doubts about its driver assistance features.

Performance of intelligent driving

I believe this is what everyone is most concerned about.

Two pros:

1. The high-speed NCA is very satisfying;
2. The AP for narrow parking spaces is very satisfying.

Two cons:

Sorry, I couldn’t find any cons. The only drawback is that the city NCA has not been activated yet, which is the only downside of this car’s driver assistance performance.

This system is equipped with three LIDARs, which is very rare in production cars. But does the system performance match such luxurious hardware? In terms of high-speed navigation assistance, it really does. From perception and analysis capabilities, human-machine co-driving, to passenger comfort after activating the driver assistance function, it’s unbeatable. Of course, talk is cheap, so I will make a short video to demonstrate how well it performs. For those who haven’t tried it, please go for a test drive. You will come back to give me a thumbs up.

Driving performance

Two pros:

1. The steering is precise and flexible, with the ability to adjust steering ratios, making it easy to overtake;
2. The brake pedal feels very good, approaching the driving feeling of a gasoline car. This means that even if the driver has just started driving this new car, it’s easy to make passengers feel comfortable.

Two cons:

1. The accelerator pedal in comfort mode is too sensitive in the early stage. In comfort mode, even a slight tap produces more output than expected, making the perceived acceleration from 50-80 kph a bit slow;
2. The driving comfort in comfort mode can only score 70 points. The performance of road isolation is average, far from the upper limit that this air suspension system can achieve.

Other performance features

Finally, let’s talk about the two most outstanding pros and cons of this car.

Two pros:

1. A highly coordinated and consistent design. Some people might say that this car is designed too aggressively. Let me clarify that they mean “too flamboyant” with all the flashy headlights, tailgates, large wheels, and various features (see figures 1 & 2). Even the ambient light that surrounds the cockpit and emanates from the emotional center is not very visible during daylight. But at night, it’s like an orbit around the sun. It conveys a sense of immersion in the cockpit and tells the user: “You are the sun surrounded by countless stars.” What an exuberant design philosophy!# AVITA 11 Test Drive Review

The sound system in conjunction with RNC active noise reduction in the AVITA 11 exceeds the level you would expect from this setup. With only 14 white-label speakers, theoretically it can only achieve 7.1 channel surround stereo. However, the actual effect is even better than some 20+ speaker systems claiming to have a fake 7.1.4 channel surround.

Figure 1: Front lights and 22-inch wheels of AVITA 11

Figure 2: Controversial rear door design of AVITA 11

Two drawbacks

1. The size of the co-pilot screen is, in my opinion, a result of the internal design team’s strong desire for ultimate symmetry (see Figure 3). I really admire that concept. However, if the usage scenario of the co-pilot screen is not well thought out, it might be better to have a backlit makeup mirror instead.
2. Electric release doors are a good feature, but the location of the electric release button on the front door of AVITA 11 is really confusing (see Figure 4). I have test driven many cars with press-button door openers, and two of them left a very deep impression on me. NIO ET7’s design is the most user-friendly, and Tesla 3/Y’s design is the most ergonomic. However, the designer of AVITA 11 chose to merge this door opening button with the seat adjustment in one functional area. I hope they will reconsider this design.

Figure 3: Co-pilot screen of AVITA 11

Figure 4: Front door opening button of AVITA 11

Closing thoughts

In the short 30-minute test drive, I can only list some of the most prominent pros and cons for reference. I think most people who like this car are either very flamboyant or just like anything that stands out.Serious on the surface, extremely introverted in private. You can observe whether the Avita car owners around you fit my description. Finally, I want to say that if this car can become a hot seller through Huawei channels, the popularization of assisted driving and the progress of software fees monetization will be accelerated by 2-3 years.

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.