On the just-concluded 2021 NIO Day, NIO officially released its fifth mass-produced model, NIO ET5. As a model focusing on the price range of 300,000 yuan, NIO ET5 is very likely to become the brand's most popular model. Looking at cars in the price range of 300,000 yuan, competition is fierce for both new energy vehicles and fuel vehicles. Among them, Tesla Model 3 and BMW 3 Series are the most representative. In the future, ET5 will definitely compete with these two in the market. There is a direct confrontation between these two products, so let’s explore the competitiveness of NIO ET5 below.
Model Highlights:
As the brand’s second sedan product, the design of Weilai ET5 generally follows the design style of ET7, but it is slightly different. Compared with the elegance of ET7, the appearance style of ET5 is more individual and sporty. The front of the car still uses the NIO family-style X-Bar front face, and the LED daytime running lights and headlight sets also continue to use split shapes.
The protruding folding angle on the front of the car is very sharp. According to the official introduction, the folding angle is close to an acute angle. This is something designers can do within the relevant national regulations. The smallest angle is called Shark Nose. This design can move the airflow from the front of the car upward and to both sides of the car lights, minimizing wind resistance. In addition, the headlights on the front of the car are also designed with air guide grooves, which can sort out the airflow and further reduce wind resistance.
The side of the Weilai ET5 adopts a coupe-style body design, and the fastback shape of the rear brings more dynamics to the new car. The length, width and height of the new car are 4790×1960×1499mm, and the wheelbase is 2888mm. The larger body size in its class makes it look more stretched. The door handles are pop-up, and the ET5 will also be equipped with extremely high-end electric suction doors, and the wheels are available in 19-inch and 20-inch sizes.
NIO ET5 will be available in 9 body colors, among which Clearance Pink and Yunchu Yellow are the exclusive colors of ET5, and the annual color Aerospace Blue will also be carried on ET5.
The rear part of the Weilai ET5 is extremely simple, with the overall lines of the rear window converging inward. Try to maintain a smooth curve at the rear of the car to further reduce wind resistance. The "duck tail" design can not only stretch the airflow at the rear of the car, but also make the new car look more like a sports car. The taillight group runs through the entire rear of the car, and there is no unnecessary design, making it look simple but not simple. The trunk adopts a hatchback design, which makes it easy to place large items.
The interior of Weilai ET5 is also highly similar to that of ET7. The new car interior provides a total of 6 color combinations, and the instrument panel and central control screen all adopt a floating design. The steering wheel of the new car also uses the latest design on the ET7, which looks extremely elegant, but I personally feel that it does not match the sporty appearance. The roof is equipped with an oversized canopy, giving peopleThe feeling is just two words - "transparent".
One of the highlights of ET5’s interior this time is the panoramic digital cockpit PanoCinema using AR/VR technology, NIO and innovative AR equipment The company NREAL jointly developed exclusive AR glasses, which can project a large screen with a viewing distance of 6 meters and an equivalent of 201 inches; it also cooperated with NOLO to develop NIO VR Glasses, equipped with ultra-thin Pancake optical lenses, can achieve binocular 4K display, which is absolutely unique in its class.
In terms of configuration, in addition to more than 100 standard comfort, safety and intelligent configurations, ET5 will also provide different options. package, including the comfort package, including steering wheel heating, 14-way electric adjustment of the front seats (including 4-way lumbar adjustment and seat cushion extension), front seat ventilation, front seat massage, and second-row seat heating , Intelligent fragrance system And a negative ion generator, the price is 9,500 yuan. The Nappa premium interior package is 22,500 yuan, which includes Nappa perforated leather seats, Nappa leather interior covering and Microfiber super fiber velvet ceiling. The optional Microfiber ceiling is priced at RMB 6,500.
In terms of power, ET5 continues NIO’s high-performance genes. The entire series adopts dual-motor four-wheel drive, with the front axle equipped with a 150kW electric powertrain. Permanent magnet synchronous motor, used on rear axle A 210kW asynchronous induction motor has a comprehensive system power of 360kW and a peak torque of 700N·m. The vehicle's front and rear weight ratio reaches 50:50, and it uses a five-link front and rear independent suspension, matching 8 driving modes. It only takes 4.3 seconds to accelerate from zero to 100 kilometers. The energy reserve is equipped with a long-life battery pack (100kWh) with a range of more than 700 kilometers, and an ultra-long-life battery pack (150kWh) with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers.
The CLTC model equipped with a standard endurance 75kWh hybrid battery pack has a range of 550 kilometers. In the new hybrid battery pack, ternary lithium and lithium iron phosphate batteries are used With a mixed core arrangement, ternary lithium batteries have higher energy density, higher power density, and better low-temperature battery life, while lithium iron phosphate batteries have ultra-high cycle life and stronger thermal stability. This battery pack also adopts a new SoC estimation method, which solves the problem of excessive SoC estimation error for lithium iron phosphate batteries. The error is reduced from 10% to 3%. The ternary lithium battery will not cause SoC jump. In addition, the new battery pack also applies a new generation of CTP (Cell to Pack) technology, which increases its volume utilization by 5% and energy density by 15%.
The new car is equipped with a lidar above the front windshield and is equipped with the latest NIO autonomous driving technology NAD (NIO Autonomous Driving), equipped with 19 driving assistance functions as standard. The complete functions of NAD adopt the service subscription model of "activate monthly and pay monthly", that is, ADaaS (AD as a Service). The service fee is 680 yuan per month. The service will be gradually provided after development verification is completed. ET5 has also become Weilai's second pure electric car equipped with new autonomous driving technology (NT 2.0 autonomous driving platform) after ET7.
ET5 also comes standard with Aquila and NIO super-sensing systems, and is equipped with 33 High-performance perception hardware, including 1 ultra-long-range high-precision lidar, 7 8-megapixel high-definition cameras, 1 enhanced driver perception, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and V2X vehicle-road cooperative sensing and 2 sets of high-precision positioning units. At the same time, all series are equipped with ADAM and NIO supercomputing platform as standard, with a computing power of up to 1016TOPS, making it the most powerful mass-produced mobile computing platform to date. Aquila's powerful perception capabilities and ADAM's powerful computing power will bring easier-to-use and safer assisted driving functions.
Competitors:
After comprehensively considering the positioning, performance and price of Weilai ET5, we analyze the new car’s main competitors in the market in the future. It’s the Tesla Model 3 and the BMW 3 Series. As a representative model of current new energy medium-sized cars, the excellent sales volume of Tesla Model 3 has proved its strong comprehensive strength. So, does NIO ET5 have the strength to challenge Tesla Model 3’s king status?
From the perspective of body size, although it is also positioned as a mid-size car, the body size of the Weilai ET5 is significantly larger, while the Tesla Model 3’s ride Space has always been criticized, and as a direct competitor, ET5 will obviously have better protection in this regard.
In terms of standard configuration (excluding optional equipment), both have their own advantages and disadvantages. Compared with the Tesla Model 3 high-performance version, the Weilai ET5 has more 360-degree panoramic images, reversing side warning system, Electric suction doors, induction trunk, passenger seat memory, 256-color interior ambient light, automatic anti-dazzle exterior rearview mirror and on-board air purifier. The Tesla Model 3 high-performance version adds a heated steering wheel, heated rear seats, and multi-layer soundproof glass in the front row. If you are more concerned about configuration, NIO ET5 is obviously more worthy of choice, and in terms of interior workmanship, NIO, which has a fine tradition, is more reliable than Tesla.
In terms of battery life, the CLTC cruising range of the Weilai ET5 model equipped with a 75kWh battery pack is 550km+, the CLTC cruising range of the model equipped with a 100kWh battery pack is 700km+, and the CLTC cruising range of the model equipped with a 150kWh battery pack is The CLTC model has a cruising range of 1,000km+. Tesla Model3 The rear-wheel drive version has a CLTC cruising range of 556km, while the high-performance version has a CLTC cruising range of 675km. The cruising range of the two is basically at the same level, but if you compare the prices of similar cruising models, it seems that the Tesla Model 3 is more cost-effective.
In terms of power, all NIO ET5 series are equipped with dual-motor four-wheel drive. The comprehensive system power is 360kW, the peak torque is 700N·m, and the officially announced 0-100km/h The acceleration time is 4.3s. The Tesla Model 3 rear-wheel drive version is only equipped with a single permanent magnet motor, with a maximum power of 202kW, a peak torque of 404N·m, and a 0-100km/h time of 6.1 seconds; the high-performance version uses dual motors like the ET5 , the comprehensive system power is 357kW, the peak torque is 659N·m, and the official 0-100km/h is 3.3 seconds. In terms of power performance, the rear-wheel drive Model 3 is a bit stretched, but the high-performance version is still very powerful.
Wei Lai has been focusing its main competition on BBA since the establishment of the brand. This time, the ET5 will also take advantage of the trend to challenge the BMW 3 Series, the luxury mid-size car sales champion. From the perspective of body size, the Weilai ET5 is slightly inferior to the BMW 3 Series long wheelbase model, but the actual space performance should be similar.
As for the configuration, the Weilai ET5 completely overwhelmed even the top-of-the-line 330Lii xDrive M sports night package version of the BMW 3 Series. It is significantly ahead in terms of comfort configuration, safety configuration and driving assistance configuration. For example, panoramic images, electric suction doors, remote start, heated front seats, on-board air purifier, full-speed adaptive battery life, etc.
The power part of NIO ET5 once again fully demonstrates the advantages of new energy models. The top-of-the-line 330i series model of the BMW 3 Series is equipped with a 2.0T high-power version of the engine with maximum power It only has 190kW and a peak torque of 400N·m, which is quite weak compared to the 360kW and 700N·m data of the NIO ET5 dual motor.
Looking at the entire luxury mid-size car market, whether compared with traditional fuel vehicles or new energy vehicles, NIO ET5 can achieve certain advantages in the configuration part and has excellent built-in workmanship. And the materials used are enough to challenge traditional luxury brands such as BBA. The power parameters of the new car are also quite abundant. Although it is not as good as the Model 3 high-performance version, its power reserve is definitely at the first echelon level in its class. For many new energy vehicle consumers who care about the workmanship of the Tesla Model 3, the NIO ET5 is obviously a better choice. The larger space, better workmanship, and higher configurations all make the ET5 so tempting. people. Some consumers of the BMW 3 Series believe that they will also be attracted by the ET5, especially the overwhelming configuration and power, and the "things" they get for the same budget."West" is obviously more. Is this Weilai ET5 "scented enough"? Come and leave a message in the comment area to tell me!