As a Chinese, I want to say that EHS9 is definitely not the best car, but probably is the best car at this price, and I'm wondering why the four-seater version isn't sold in your country, it's the best of ESH9:)) enjoy it.
Good question. I think this merits a question to the importing company. My own opinion is that Hongqi is trying to market themselves to a broader audience. The 7 and six seaters make sense in competition with for example Audi, Mercedes, Tesla and Nio cars. It is priced quite well in comparison to the german premium brands. To be able to sell a 4 seat, to a narrower target group, they would need to establish a name in europe/internationally first, i belive.
It is really greatlooking, I have to say. Which battery or trim would you get? There is a whooping 200 000 NOK/22 000 USD price difference between the low and highend versions.
@kun me All are great buy, but I would take the top spec, air suspension and all. But I won't be buying it until maybe after few years ;) It's too big for our needs right now. I have ordered Nissan Ariya top spec and after I test drove that car we are going to wait for it. That one was great fun also.
Friends, when I first saw this car with hidden door handles many years ago, I thought the retractable door handles would freeze easily in the cold. Hahaha. I saw it with my own eyes today. Your videos are great and make people feel happy.
I am Chinese. Hongqi is very famous in China. Chairman Mao Zedong personally wrote the Chinese character logo. Hongqi is a luxury brand in China!!! Very famous.
Agreed! But also expensive! Even with a very liberal policy towards EVs, this car, in its highest specifications still costs more than 800 000 NOK, just under 90 000 USD
Looks really cool but it's questionable how will be work electric battery in cold Norway hope that u put out more videos and also u enjoy your new car without problems
Most EV car batteries seem to drastically lose range in cold temperatures. It does depend on how cold it is i guess. Im sure you already know, but Norway has one the highest "adoption" rates for electric cars in the world. Thank you for liking the video! 😊
well ... so far Norway is the only place in Europe where they sell it at all, so it kind of seems to be working up there; It only gets cold further inland, but barely in coastel areas;
Well this car, the Hongqi e-hs9 had at some point more than 500 preorders. Im not sure if all of those were for the top model, costing around 94 000 USD. There were under 200 of these registered to new owners in January and just above 200 in february. There were at some point 500 preorders.
Greatlooking indeed! The range is highly temperature dependant. There are also some other factors, like load and terrain of course. However the distributors, in Norway atleast, have pretty realistic expectations. They have done their own testing and found different results based on said variables and temperature. You should expect about 300 km range in minus 10 °C with the largest batteri pack which is at 90kwh effective (its 99kWh nominal) and about 260 km I would wager with the smaller battery at 76,5 kWh. The WLTP numbers, which are based on best case numbers, I belive, are at 465km for the bigger battery and 396 for the smaller pack. Let's not forget this is a Very heavy car at 2700 kg... The quality of the interior i can say is pretty good. Ill be uploading a video soon on that. The car felt nice and tight.
@@charged1462 Hello, can you tell me in winter when fully charged (80 or 90 or 100%), the next morning how much charge is left? Are you satisfied with this device? Do you know how much it will cost you to replace the battery if it performs its last function? If you had more money what did you buy? this car or you bought - Defender new new Diskovery - 5 , new Range Rover 2023 , BMW X7, TESLA X, Mercedes GLS 500, Lexus LX600, BYD TANG EV600, NIO E8?
@@reshad711 ur question is not for me but i can comment. For me beauty and quality works. Not only quality or not only beauty. I believe this car has both. FAW are producing audis and VW for chinese market under the licence so they know how to make good car. Personal choice 😀
Could be. Honestly Im not sure, it was my first look at the Hongqi and so I didnt bother checking it in detail. I did however open the door from the inside so a passenger could get in, and that worked without an issue. Could have been frost issue, could have been something else.
Well you do have a point! In addition the leftmost dashboard screen was inactive..or unresponsive at the time of testing/first look. But even with minor issues like this, you cant argue that Hongqi have built a very impressive EV, that is priced competitively. BTW, broken door handles are not minor issues for a car owner (i owned a Tesla model S with that issue), but as a tester, I was not very inconvenienced.
Not entirely sure, there seems to be little available information regarding the rest of Europe. I would expect that Hongqi is looking for partners in northern europe and also taking note of how the sales numbers and user experiance in the norwegian market turn out. A wild guess would be summer or early fall.
Very Fascinating, luxury, probably one of the best car
As a Chinese, I want to say that EHS9 is definitely not the best car, but probably is the best car at this price, and I'm wondering why the four-seater version isn't sold in your country, it's the best of ESH9:)) enjoy it.
Good question. I think this merits a question to the importing company.
My own opinion is that Hongqi is trying to market themselves to a broader audience. The 7 and six seaters make sense in competition with for example Audi, Mercedes, Tesla and Nio cars. It is priced quite well in comparison to the german premium brands. To be able to sell a 4 seat, to a narrower target group, they would need to establish a name in europe/internationally first, i belive.
This car looks cute ! We are waiting for more vids of it
Just test drove this one and wow! It's absolutely awesome!! Now I Want One!!
It is really greatlooking, I have to say. Which battery or trim would you get? There is a whooping 200 000 NOK/22 000 USD price difference between the low and highend versions.
@kun me All are great buy, but I would take the top spec, air suspension and all. But I won't be buying it until maybe after few years ;) It's too big for our needs right now. I have ordered Nissan Ariya top spec and after I test drove that car we are going to wait for it. That one was great fun also.
Friends, when I first saw this car with hidden door handles many years ago, I thought the retractable door handles would freeze easily in the cold. Hahaha. I saw it with my own eyes today. Your videos are great and make people feel happy.
I am Chinese. Hongqi is very famous in China. Chairman Mao Zedong personally wrote the Chinese character logo. Hongqi is a luxury brand in China!!! Very famous.
Beautiful
Agreed! But also expensive! Even with a very liberal policy towards EVs, this car, in its highest specifications still costs more than 800 000 NOK, just under 90 000 USD
Looks really cool but it's questionable how will be work electric battery in cold Norway hope that u put out more videos and also u enjoy your new car without problems
Most EV car batteries seem to drastically lose range in cold temperatures. It does depend on how cold it is i guess. Im sure you already know, but Norway has one the highest "adoption" rates for electric cars in the world. Thank you for liking the video! 😊
well ... so far Norway is the only place in Europe where they sell it at all, so it kind of seems to be working up there; It only gets cold further inland, but barely in coastel areas;
Just a question, how are the chinese brands selling in Norway and other european markets? Anyways, great video and very nice looking car!!
Well this car, the Hongqi e-hs9 had at some point more than 500 preorders. Im not sure if all of those were for the top model, costing around 94 000 USD. There were under 200 of these registered to new owners in January and just above 200 in february. There were at some point 500 preorders.
When the new byd tang, the byd dolphin, the yuan and the seal hit the Norwegian market that’s when the tale of the tape will be told.
Very well
It looks like a transformer waiting for you to press the button. ^^
great looking car, hows the quality and ranger per charge?
Greatlooking indeed!
The range is highly temperature dependant. There are also some other factors, like load and terrain of course.
However the distributors, in Norway atleast, have pretty realistic expectations. They have done their own testing and found different results based on said variables and temperature. You should expect about 300 km range in minus 10 °C with the largest batteri pack which is at 90kwh effective (its 99kWh nominal) and about 260 km I would wager with the smaller battery at 76,5 kWh.
The WLTP numbers, which are based on best case numbers, I belive, are at 465km for the bigger battery and 396 for the smaller pack.
Let's not forget this is a Very heavy car at 2700 kg...
The quality of the interior i can say is pretty good. Ill be uploading a video soon on that. The car felt nice and tight.
@@charged1462 enjoy the car! looking forward to the updates.
@@charged1462 Hello, can you tell me in winter when fully charged (80 or 90 or 100%), the next morning how much charge is left? Are you satisfied with this device? Do you know how much it will cost you to replace the battery if it performs its last function? If you had more money what did you buy? this car or you bought - Defender new new Diskovery - 5 , new Range Rover 2023 , BMW X7, TESLA X, Mercedes GLS 500, Lexus LX600, BYD TANG EV600, NIO E8?
@@reshad711 ur question is not for me but i can comment. For me beauty and quality works. Not only quality or not only beauty. I believe this car has both. FAW are producing audis and VW for chinese market under the licence so they know how to make good car. Personal choice 😀
Is the door handle frozen from the weather? I just came from a Tesla video where the the door handles couldn’t release because of ice
Could be. Honestly Im not sure, it was my first look at the Hongqi and so I didnt bother checking it in detail. I did however open the door from the inside so a passenger could get in, and that worked without an issue. Could have been frost issue, could have been something else.
@@charged1462 thanks for posting the video. This brand is not sold in my country so this is as close as I will ever get to one 😢
0:21 door handle is stuck - the dude then says "you can feel the quality of this car". Right!
Well you do have a point! In addition the leftmost dashboard screen was inactive..or unresponsive at the time of testing/first look. But even with minor issues like this, you cant argue that Hongqi have built a very impressive EV, that is priced competitively.
BTW, broken door handles are not minor issues for a car owner (i owned a Tesla model S with that issue), but as a tester, I was not very inconvenienced.
Or the passenger side was never unlocked - you press the fob once it unlocks driver door only. Press one more time unlocks all doors.
It's not stuck, it's unlocked because the car is 'ON'.
POS
're Chinese cars impervious to the Norwegian cold?
when to germany?
Not entirely sure, there seems to be little available information regarding the rest of Europe. I would expect that Hongqi is looking for partners in northern europe and also taking note of how the sales numbers and user experiance in the norwegian market turn out. A wild guess would be summer or early fall.
I wonder if the Hongqi comes in white.....
I just ordered one in White and Yes its best in White
That’s a combine of BMW ix and Rolls Royce cullinan
冬季对电动车不友好，中国北方也是