The Best Chinese in History!Tore them all up! Li L9+test drive
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Just like the Li Auto ONE the L9 will be available as a single trim option, everything standard for a single price of just under $75,000 with the exception of three optional paint colours & some accessory options, like automatic running boards. Benchmarked against the Mercedes GLS & BMW X7 which carry heavy import duty taxes in China, the Li L9 aims to offer similar or better levels of luxury & features at half the price.
Exterior & Power
The Li ONE‘s large, in your face grille, has given way to a much smoother front end in the Li L9, with the new 1.5L 4-cylinder turbo engine’s active cooling being pushed lower down in the front fascia. The L9’s front is dominated by the single piece Halo light that stretches 2 metres across the bottom of the bonnet, uninterrupted. With a crevice between the bottom of the Halo light and the smooth upper portion of the front end, the L9 achieves a far cleaner, minimalistic EV-ish look. BUT the company are not trying to hide the fact that the L9 like the Li ONE is still an EREV.
With a 44.5kWh CATL NCM622 battery the Li L9 has a claimed pure EV range of 180km. Once the engine kicks in to generate the electricity the full claimed combined range is a staggering 1100km, and these ranges are in the more realistic WTLC standard. This new extended range EV can go further than the ONE in both pure EV & combined mode. And just like the ONE, there’s no gearbox or driveshafts, the “electrical generator” aka the engine, powers the motors directly meaning the instantaneous torque associated with electrical motors is always present.
Exterior & Power
The Li ONE‘s large, in your face grille, has given way to a much smoother front end in the Li L9, with the new 1.5L 4-cylinder turbo engine’s active cooling being pushed lower down in the front fascia. The L9’s front is dominated by the single piece Halo light that stretches 2 metres across the bottom of the bonnet, uninterrupted. With a crevice between the bottom of the Halo light and the smooth upper portion of the front end, the L9 achieves a far cleaner, minimalistic EV-ish look. BUT the company are not trying to hide the fact that the L9 like the Li ONE is still an EREV.
With a 44.5kWh CATL NCM622 battery the Li L9 has a claimed pure EV range of 180km. Once the engine kicks in to generate the electricity the full claimed combined range is a staggering 1100km, and these ranges are in the more realistic WTLC standard. This new extended range EV can go further than the ONE in both pure EV & combined mode. And just like the ONE, there’s no gearbox or driveshafts, the “electrical generator” aka the engine, powers the motors directly meaning the instantaneous torque associated with electrical motors is always present.