Nissan’s Dongfeng joint venture unveiled the N7, a new all-electric sedan for the Chinese market, on October 15 at the Guangzhou Auto Show. The N7 is the first fully electric model under Dongfeng Nissan’s new energy architecture.
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According to the JV, it will “redefine a new benchmark for pure electric cars among Chinese families.”
The new sedan is claimed to have a ‘golden ratio’ position of 0.618, dimensions of 4930, 1895 and 1487 mm (l/w/h) and a relatively short wheelbase for an EV of 2915 mm.
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At the front, the N7 uses Nissan’s classic V-Motion design. There are V-shaped light clusters. The N7 710 reportedly uses powerful LED light sources. There are frameless doors without a triangular window design, a hidden waistline and hidden door handles. The drag coefficient is relatively smooth Cd 0.208. At the rear, the rear uses 882 OLED light-emitting units and has the only interactive lighting design among the front and rear light groups in the same class.
The cockpit is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295P chip, with 32 GB of memory and 256 GB of storage. The car is claimed to have the industry’s first AI core algorithm with adaptive posture. This keeps the body in the most comfortable riding position through continuous learning and OTAs. This is made possible by an AI pressureless cloud blanket chair. Using 49 sensors, it can accurately identify changes in body pressure and automatically adjust the backrest, waist support and leg support in real time.
The Nissan N7 comes with a high-performance intelligent drive system jointly developed by Dongfeng Nissan and Momenta. This consists of an end-to-end large model for the high-speed pilot NOA. There will also be a ‘city memory pilot NOA’ function. This can be used for daily commuting scenarios. It is unclear whether this means that the system is not a fully functioning urban NOA system. PR claims that the R&D team has undergone tremendous training and is determined to enter the first echelon. In addition, the system also features full-scene automatic parking.
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Like all joint ventures, Nissan is not doing well in China. A completely new electric car can help, but it must be competitive with the local offer. Expect a catchier name than N7 for the production version.
Source: Fast Technology