Since the first appearance of F7 in TX Huaihai, I have placed an order. However, I didn’t have time to go to the scene to see the car before. This time, I first got in touch with the real car by attending the F7 Bach cockpit event at the Glass Museum. In fact, the content of the event is not complicated, and the process is simple. After experiencing the Bach cockpit composed of “audio and video,” “seats,” and “intelligent configuration” (especially the seats of F7), I suddenly wondered why domestic automakers have only recently paid attention to ergonomics in a real sense.
To be honest, I have experienced many different car companies and cars at home and abroad before. Maybe this sentence sounds very straightforward and not very pleasing to the ear, but the fact is that many car companies are still playing the set of surface skills when it comes to cockpit design. Regardless of their willingness to spend money on function configuration from design to materials, there are loopholes in the user experience. The best example is that certain car companies have rich function configurations for the front and rear seats, such as Nappa leather, seat ventilation, heating and massage, lumbar electric adjustment, and the so-called “queen seat” for the front passenger seat, etc. It sounds pretty good, but the problem is that the curve of the whole seat design is problematic. If you sit for a slightly longer period, your back will be sore and aching, and the car owner will suffer. Moreover, due to the heavy battery pack on the chassis, the longitudinal space inside the car is particularly depressing. Behind all the shining configurations, there is a serious experience defect, which is that it is a chair with high configuration, but not comfortable to sit… Isn’t this turning things upside down?
After studying the F7 in detail, it seems that this car has solved the problem of putting the cart before the horse, at least in terms of the problem of how to make the seats comfortable. According to the official statement, RisingAuto also knows that the structure of a pure electric chassis will increase the height of the platform in the car, resulting in a compressed space inside the car. Therefore, it adopts a “lying battery structure” to reduce the thickness of the chassis as much as possible. Moreover, it also supports battery swapping, which solves the problem of being “low”. After solving the problem of being “low”, the next step is to think about how to solve the problem of being “short”. This is done directly by increasing the length of the cushion of the F7. The length of the driver’s seat cushion has increased to 580 millimeters, and the rear seat cushion also has a length of 496mm. With these two steps, the transformation of the seats from “small stools” to “dining table chairs” is completed.
But are the dining table chairs comfortable? Compared to the small stools, they are definitely more comfortable, but still seem thin. Therefore, the three-layer soft foam layer brings 65mm of filling thickness. Just by looking at the exaggerated thickness of the rear seat, it is obvious that the seats are more comfortable after having soft support. However, being too soft is not good. It is like sinking into a sofa, and the distribution of pressure on the whole body is not even. Therefore, RisingAuto has rebuilt a database of physical characteristic indexes for Chinese people and adjusted the curve of the backrest of the seat based on this. This makes the backrest more in line with the lumbar spine, and also provides support for the waist. My personal experience is that the entire chair is evenly stressed, and sitting is soft but not sagging. From the neck to the waist, one can easily lean on the back of the chair, and the angle between the thighs and calves can be perfectly supported by the cushion. Finally, car enthusiasts who are accustomed to sitting in low seats can also experience that long-lost driving posture in an electric car.After experiencing the “Bach Chair” of F7, not only did I have more confidence in this car, but also in the car manufacturer, FEIFAN. Seats are for sitting, and configuration is only the icing on the cake. F7 can be regarded as a culmination. Maybe you think I am exaggerating, but as a car owner who paid with real money, I don’t need to fabricate. I even wrote these words with a touch of excitement. If there is a chance, I really recommend that everyone experience the F7 in person. I believe many people will have the same idea as me.
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