With a car-buying budget of 300,000 to 400,000 yuan, if you are still looking at BBA, then you are really a bit behind the times. Nowadays everyone is looking at the 9-series flagships from various independent brands. After all, setting aside the so-called brand halo, they offer higher configurations and stronger intelligent capabilities, bringing a better car-owning experience. And just like that, in the fiercely competitive 9-series flagship market, two models are going head-to-head: the Deepal S09 and the Li Auto L9. Which one is the more worth-buying car?
Huawei Qiankun Intelligence Upgraded Again
For consumers, price is always something that cannot be avoided. Let's take these two 9-series flagships as an example. The Deepal S09 is priced at 239,900 to 309,900 yuan, while the Li Auto L9 is priced at 409,800 to 439,800 yuan. Wow, the maximum price difference between the two cars even reaches nearly 200,000 yuan, which means most ordinary consumers will not ignore the price gap between them. After all, making money is not easy these days. Therefore, the more affordable Deepal S09 has seized the initiative.
Of course, for consumers who increasingly understand cars, price is one thing, and product strength is another.
Starting with the space that Chinese people value most, the data of the two cars can be said to be basically the same. Both are over 5.2 meters long, and their wheelbases are even identical at 3105 mm. With all three rows filled with six people, both are very spacious. This means that if one wants to determine superiority in comfort, the only way is to compete on cabin features.
Starting with the sofa in the "fridge, TV, sofa" trio, whether it is the Deepal S09 or the Li Auto L9, as outstanding representatives among 9-series flagships, both have everything from zero-gravity seats to small tables. However, from the more subtle configurations, we can see that the Deepal S09's driver's seat is equipped with headrest speakers, and the second-row seats even have rare lumbar adjustment and left-right adjustment functions. This not only improves ride comfort, but also meets the need to care for elderly people and children through lateral seat movement. By contrast, its competitor the Li Auto L9 lacks these detailed configurations.
Next, looking at the fridge, both cars are also equipped with onboard refrigerators, but there are still differences between them. The Deepal S09's center console supports electric front-rear movement, which means it is not just a fridge, but can also become a mobile bar, making it convenient for both front and rear passengers to use.
As for the TV, although the hardware configurations of the two cars are roughly evenly matched, with central control large screens, front passenger entertainment screens, and HUDs all present, the Deepal S09 is a Changan-affiliated brand with a comprehensively deepened strategic cooperation relationship with Huawei. The HarmonyOS cockpit it carries can bring users who use Huawei phones an intelligent interaction experience where 1+1 is greater than 2. This counts as a highlight.
Since it is a Huawei full suite, the "Huawei Qiankun ADS 4" intelligent driving system, which is renowned in the industry, is certainly indispensable.
From the 192-line lidar with a detection range of up to 250 meters, to 11 high-definition cameras, 3 millimeter-wave radars, and 12 ultrasonic radars, it is also on par with HarmonyOS Intelligent Mobility models.
Thanks to strong hardware support, the Deepal S09 equipped with Huawei Qiankun ADS 4 not only supports all-dimensional collision prevention across full speed range, all directions, all targets, all weather, and all scenarios, but can also realize high-level intelligent driving functions such as parking-space-to-parking-space highway navigation, urban NOA, and all-scenario parking. As for the more expensive Li Auto L9 at the same level, although its intelligent driving strength is also pretty good, it cannot withstand the fact that its opponent is Huawei, and it is completely incomparable!
Deepal Super Range Extender Evolves Again
Now let's look at the power systems of the two cars. As both are range-extended SUVs, whose value is higher?
Actually, on this question, anyone who knows a little about cars knows Changan Automobile is stronger. As an automaker with 40 years of car-making heritage, the "Deepal Super Range Extender" it equipped the Deepal S09 with not only has three globally debut technologies, namely 500bar in-cylinder direct injection, 150mJ high-energy ignition, and a 1.45 stroke-to-bore ratio, but also achieves a mass-production maximum thermal efficiency of 44.39%, and an oil-to-electricity conversion efficiency as high as 3.7kWh/L. Looking across the entire industry, there are few who can wrestle with it, let alone Li Auto.
As a pure-electric-priority new energy model, the Deepal S09 is also equipped with a 53.49kWh 5C CATL Xiaoyao extended-range hybrid battery. Its CLTC maximum range reaches 310 km, 30 km more than that of the Li Auto L9, and its fuel consumption at low battery per 100 km is only 5.6L, even more fuel-efficient than fuel vehicles equipped with small-displacement engines. At the same time, the Deepal S09 also supports 5C supercharging, taking only 10 minutes at the fastest to replenish from 30% to 80%. Even for long-distance travel, it can achieve pure-electric freedom!
Finally, in terms of vehicle driving control, I believe everyone will not doubt the strength of veteran complete vehicle manufacturers. From the chassis materials of front double wishbones plus rear H-arm multi-link, to the luxury configuration of air suspension plus CDC, and then to the "active magic carpet" supporting road preview technology, these things that cost more than 400,000 yuan on the Li Auto L9 are all provided by the Deepal S09 for only more than 200,000 yuan, directly maxing out cost-effectiveness!
Daxia Car Talk: There is no doubt that although the Li Auto L9 is also an excellent 9-series flagship, it has encountered the Deepal S09, which has higher cost-effectiveness and stronger product strength. After all, for more than 200,000 yuan it gives luxury configurations similar to those of the Li Auto L9, plus the Huawei full suite unique at the same price, as well as the technical heritage and car-making quality from a veteran automaker. It can be said that in the entire 9-series flagship segment, it is really hard to find a reason not to choose the Deepal S09!
