Lantiu FREE officially dropped 66,000, and Aouita 11 launched the HarmonyOS version. This wave of new forces has changed a bit.

In the past, there was a saying: the mid-term modified model is the most worth buying!

This is because the newly replaced models may have various minor problems, and the mid-term change will correct these problems. At the end of the product life of a car, although there is no need to worry about stability, it often lags behind the models of the same period in technology and configuration.

What needs to be pointed out here is that the mid-term change refers to the change of a car in the middle of the product life, usually in the third and fourth years. The annual change in selling price and allocation is generally called "annual change".

However, the renewal speed of the involuted new power cars has become increasingly blurred the boundary between the mid-term change and the annual change. For example, Aouita listed the Aouita 11 HarmonyOS version on August 24, and the new car adopted Huawei’s brand-new HarmonyOS system, which made a qualitative leap in product strength.

At the same time, AITO M7, which cooperates with Huawei, has greatly upgraded the car body safety and lowered the price of M5. Lantu FREE, which is quite related to AITO, is not installed, and the price is directly reduced by 60,000!

Manufacturer’s guide price: 300,000-389,900 yuan.

Body wheelbase: 2975mm

Powertrain 1: 230 kW rear motor+90/116kWh battery

Powertrain 2: 425 kW dual motor+90/116kWh battery

Cruising range: 600/630/705/730 /580/700 km

Aouita’s predecessor was Changan Weilai, a joint venture project between Changan and Weilai. After Weilai withdrew, this project became a long-term project led by Changan, with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited and Huawei cooperating.

However, compared with the AITO series of Celeste and the HI version of Alpha S Huawei of Polar Fox, you can’t even see Huawei’s mark on Aouita 11. Only after in-depth understanding did I know that this car used Huawei’s ADS intelligent driving operating system and VOS intelligent car control operating system.

As we know, HUAWEI has a strong appeal among domestic consumers, which is also the reason why the AITO series tries its best to be related to the "Huawei" logo.

The 2023 Aouita 11, which went on the market on August 24th, has undergone a major upgrade, and its model name has been changed to "Aouita 11 HarmonyOS".

Just kidding, the 2023 Aouita 11 has two upgrades. First, it is equipped with a brand-new HarmonyOS cockpit released in early August. Compared with the past car system, it has more processes and simpler operation logic, as well as the flow between three screens and seamless links with mobile phones.

Second, the assisted driving system has been upgraded to Huawei’s advanced intelligent driving system ADS 2.0, which has a self-learning function. The more you drive the same route, the stronger your ability will be. According to the previous plan, in the fourth quarter of this year, 40 cities will be able to use the urban NCA (Intelligent Driving Navigation Assistant) function of ADS2.0, even if these cities do not have high-precision maps.

More importantly, Aouita 11 also launched a single motor version, which lowered the price of the entry version from 349,900 yuan to 300,000 yuan. At the same time, the price of the entry-level version of dual motors has also been reduced to 325,000 yuan.

Manufacturer’s pre-sale price: 258,000 yuan

Body wheelbase: 2820mm

At the end of last year, China Insurance Research released the crash test results of the M7. Although the score of the driver’s frontal 25% offset crash was "G" (excellent), in the crash video, the A-pillar was suspected to be bent. Two small projects: the vehicle structure and the intrusion of the upper part of the passenger compartment only got "A" (good), so many netizens questioned the safety of this car.

At Chengdu Auto Show, AITO released and opened the pre-sale of the 2024 M7, with the pre-sale price of 258,000 yuan, while the cash price was 289,800-379,800 yuan.

In addition to the price reduction, the M7 also brought a lot of updates, after Yu Chengdong said that the upgrade cost 500 million yuan.

First of all, in terms of safety, the body structural parts have been redesigned, the welding production line has been rebuilt, and submarine-grade high-strength steel has been used in some structural parts.

Secondly, the M7 also launched a five-seat version. As an SUV with a wheelbase of only 2.82 meters, five seats are more suitable for this car. However, the five-seat version does not simply cut off the third row of seats, but redevelops the front and second rows of seats, so both comfort and space utilization have been greatly improved.

In addition, the driver assistance system was upgraded to Huawei’s advanced intelligent driving system ADS 2.0, and a new HarmonyOS cockpit was installed. Tell me the easiest way to tell the difference between the old model and the new model: the one with laser radar on the roof is the new model.

Manufacturer’s guide price: 266,900 yuan

Body wheelbase: 2960mm

Powertrain: 1.5T(150Ps)+360kW dual motor+39.2kWh battery.

Cruising range: 210 kilometers

Last year, before the end of the new energy state subsidy, Lantu pushed an official subsidy of 30,000 yuan, which was called "Lantu FREE’s most powerful supplement", as of December 31.

At that time, we said that according to the sales volume of this car, this "time-limited subsidy" was afraid to become a permanent subsidy. Finally, Lantu really extended it to March this year.

Although I know that Lantu FREE has been offering a lot of discounts this year, and even a number of stock cars have been given a lot of discounts in the first half of the year, it is still shocking that Lantu listed 2024 Lantu FREE on August 19, streamlining the configuration into one and lowering the price to 266,900 yuan.

For this configuration currently on sale, the guide price of the 2023 model is 333,600 yuan, and the 2024 model is equivalent to an official reduction of 66,700 yuan.

In addition to adjusting the configuration and price, Lantu FREE also replaced the front face with a design similar to the previous "DNA" version.

Another important upgrade is the addition of the Apollo Highway Driving Pro pilot-assisted intelligent driving optional package provided by Baidu.

To tell the truth, this car is very competitive in both the extended range system and the chassis handling. Now it is really worth a try when it is reduced to this price.