As is well known, the 100,000-yuan-class plug-in hybrid SUV market is both a high-volume segment and one that can build a solid user base. Therefore, in the commercial battles among major automakers, this is a strategic battleground. Whoever can secure a certain share of it can achieve both sales and user success. Against this broader market backdrop, competition in the 100,000-yuan-class plug-in hybrid SUV market has become increasingly fierce, and product strength has become more and more aggressively stacked. For example, a new "king of stacking" has just emerged: the "Shanhai L7 PLUS" from Jetour Shanhai.
Setting a new benchmark for segment-defying value
As for just how aggressive the "Shanhai L7 PLUS" is, let us take a look below!
First, looking at the body dimensions that Chinese consumers care about most, while competitors at the same price are mostly compact SUVs, the Shanhai L7 PLUS is positioned as a mid-size SUV one class higher. Therefore, you can see that the new car's length, width, and height are 4810x1930x1705mm respectively, with a wheelbase of 2820mm. If you take any one of these figures and compare it with other 100,000-yuan-class plug-in hybrid SUVs, it is in a completely dominating position, delivering a more spacious and comfortable driving and riding experience for those inside the cabin.
Of course, the Shanhai L7 PLUS is not just a "bare shell" with a large space; its "fine interior finishing" is also very generous!
Take, for example, the sense of luxury and technology that young users value highly. As a plug-in hybrid SUV with a super trade-in promotional price as low as 109,900 yuan, the Shanhai L7 PLUS not only comes standard with premium leather seats featuring a 12-layer seat structure and a 20mm comfort foam layer, but is also equipped across the range with luxury and tech features such as a 15.6-inch sunflower rotating screen, a 10.25-inch full LCD instrument cluster, and automatic air conditioning. At the same time, the built-in all-new TOUR OS 3.0 infotainment system supports functions such as navigation, entertainment, and vehicle control, and the control experience is also very smooth and fluid. The overall texture presented by the cabin, as well as the operating experience of the infotainment system, are in no way inferior to more expensive models.
But that is not all. In terms of safety, which family users value, the Shanhai L7 PLUS even more so inherits Chery's safety DNA. During development, it adopted the "Rock Body" design concept, with high-strength steel accounting for as much as 86% of the entire vehicle and hot-formed steel accounting for 21%. It also adopts designs such as the one-piece hot-formed double door ring used in off-road vehicles, building an indestructible mobile fortress. Combined with the standard L2-level intelligent driving assistance system across the entire range, it brings users all-around safety protection.
It is worth mentioning that if your budget is more ample and you have higher pursuit of seat count and intelligence, you only need to spend a little more to choose the mid-range version of the Shanhai L7 PLUS, and you can have both a 2+3+2 seven-seat layout and the smarter Falcon 500 driving assistance system. It can not only realize highway NOA with automatic on- and off-ramps and intelligent overtaking and lane changing, but also supports smart parking with memory of 20 parking routes up to 2km long across multiple floors, making travel safer and more convenient.
Ultra-long range for greater peace of mind
In addition to stacking space and features, the Shanhai L7 PLUS also stacks performance, range, and handling!
While other plug-in hybrid SUVs at the same price still equip their hybrid systems with naturally aspirated engines, the Shanhai L7 PLUS comes standard across the range with the more powerful 1.5TGDI hybrid-specific engine, matched with an infinitely variable super electric hybrid DHT transmission. The system's comprehensive maximum power is 265kW and peak torque is 530N·m, with zero-to-100 acceleration in the 7-second range. Moreover, whether in a depleted state or during high-speed re-acceleration, it has abundant power reserves, with the ability to drive continuously at high speed above 180+km/h, ensuring no loss of speed on the highway.
Not only that, while plug-in hybrid SUVs at the same price still set their starting range within 100km, the Shanhai L7 PLUS achieves a starting range of 121km, and mid- and high-end versions even reach 220km. Combined with a 70L extra-large fuel tank and 75kW fast charging that can replenish the battery from 30% to 80% in just 20 minutes, it can not only easily cover a week's urban commuting needs in pure electric mode, but also completely break the range anxiety of long-distance travel, ensuring freedom of movement.
At the same time, in order to further improve the vehicle's handling and comfort, the "Yuntai chassis" of the Shanhai L7 PLUS is also equipped with CDC electromagnetic suspension, which can sense road conditions and body posture in real time through sensors. With a damping adjustment frequency of up to 100 times per second, it achieves no nose lift on start and no nose dive on braking. Under different driving modes and road conditions, it can always maintain stable and elegant body posture. It is worth mentioning that the car also provides the first owner with a lifetime vehicle warranty promise rarely seen in the industry. This is both an ultimate confidence in product quality and allows users to buy with confidence and use with peace of mind.
Daxia Car Talk: There is no doubt that from cabin space, features, to performance, range, and driving control, and then to the reassuring lifetime warranty promise, the Shanhai L7 PLUS, with its leading strength, has not only surpassed other plug-in hybrid SUVs at the same price, but has also firmly established itself as the new king of stacking in the 100,000-yuan-class plug-in hybrid SUV market!
