Dongfeng Fengshen L7 -Hybrid PHEV

I picked up the car at the beginning of July this year. It has a black and white body with a black interior, and I bought a colored cover for it myself. After driving it for half a month, I'd like to share my feelings. For friends who think the top configuration is too expensive, I recommend buying the 110km version. The pure electric mode is completely sufficient for driving in the city, and it's unlikely to use pure electric mode for the entire journey when driving on the highway. Compared to paying a little more to upgrade the range, I value other services more, such as electric seats and intelligent assistance.

First, let's talk about the advantages. The SUV body has a very large space. When driving, the field of vision is very wide, and it's also relatively stable. It's suitable for people between 1.7 meters and 1.9 meters tall, but shorter people can also drive it. My girlfriend is 1.65 meters tall, small in size, and still drives it very comfortably. The intelligent assistance function is still very necessary. Both my girlfriend and I are new drivers, and we really wouldn't dare to hit the road without it. Next are the disadvantages. The SUV charges relatively slowly, and I think the buttons on the steering wheel are a bit too light. I often accidentally press the air conditioning or music buttons when turning. Overall, it's pretty good and suitable as the first car for young people.

I am quite satisfied with the range and energy consumption. I had been reading on Dongchedi that other owners could drive over 200 kilometers. My car has been charged more than ten times, and basically, in urban areas and national roads without air conditioning, it can reach about 230 kilometers, and with air conditioning, it is about 210 kilometers. Usually, when driving 180–190 kilometers, there is still about 10% of the battery left, and I can drive another 20–30 kilometers before needing to recharge. I am very satisfied with the energy consumption. The power output linearity of electric vehicles and fuel vehicles is different; electric vehicles are most energy-efficient at 30–40 km/h, while fuel vehicles are most fuel-efficient at 60–80 km/h, so experienced drivers need some time to adapt.

Fast charging takes about 50 minutes to fully charge; it can basically charge to 80% in the first half hour, and then the speed slows down. Using a home charging pile takes about four to five hours to fully charge. I bought a portable 16A charger, which can charge about 20 kilometers of range per hour.

The driving experience of electric cars and fuel cars is indeed different, and the pedal feel needs to be adapted. After enabling regenerative braking, the coasting distance is shorter than that of fuel vehicles, the braking distance is longer than that of fuel vehicles, and the brake pedal needs to be pressed deeper to achieve obvious deceleration. In terms of intelligent piloting, this car has a tendency to drift to the right. After drifting to a certain extent, it will correct to the left, but after correction, it will continue to drift to the right; there is no such problem when using cruise control, which should be an issue with the intelligent driving logic and needs to be adapted.

In terms of other configurations, the top trim actually does not have tire pressure monitoring, so you cannot see the tire pressure and temperature; there is no dash cam, front radar, or automatic window closing when locking, but it can automatically close the sunroof when locking. This design is a bit strange—since it can close the sunroof, why can't it close other windows! The space is relatively compact, with not much room to put杂物, and the trunk space is also small. There is no 220V discharge port in the car. The car infotainment system responds quickly but has very low playability. The app store has almost no applications, the background of the car infotainment system cannot be changed, and the music played via Bluetooth in the car before will be switched the next time you get in the car, and it cannot remember the last playback mode.

It has been several months and driven 11,000 kilometers. Basically satisfied in all aspects, and the acceleration is impeccable. Currently, there is a minor problem with the wiper motor. After inspection by the 4S shop, the manufacturer has promised to replace it with a new motor. A full charge and full tank can basically drive about 1,300 kilometers. The high-speed acceleration performance is excellent, overtaking is fast, and the car body is very stable without floating. The infotainment system operation is not very convenient. The overall energy consumption is also basically satisfactory, with a comprehensive fuel consumption of about 3 liters/100 kilometers. The roof longitudinal bars are plastic and will fall off when pulled. I originally wanted to add a roof rack, but I don't know how they are fixed. The wind noise increases significantly when the speed is about 120 km/h, and I don't know if adding sound insulation cotton will improve it. There is basically no obvious feeling when the transmission shifts gears. The switching process from electric to fuel mode while driving is only slightly felt, almost imperceptible to most people. There are too few control buttons in the car. Once I almost had an accident while looking for a function button, which is a差评. A car costing over 100,000 yuan is not equipped with a dashcam, and there is no rear wiper, so the rear window gets dirty easily on rainy days. The interior is orange, which is very beautiful but not resistant to dirt. The seats have discolored a bit quickly and are difficult to clean. Overall, this car is basically satisfactory.