The Hongqi E-HS9 Is A Rolls-Royce EV At 1/5 The Price 

Yeah i was thinking the same, how is 5 seconds considered slow? 😲 Beside for that beast of a car it’s quite ok 5 seconds

Welcome, to the era of electric vehicles lol

In 10 years we'll complain that "it barely melts your face" ... "it just manages to tickle your spleen".

Should have described that as 'fast enough'. Actually more than enough acceleration to merge safely on highways and to overtake.

It’s amazing how our standards have changed these days, but the reality is that it’s not considered very fast for electric vehicles in this segment. But as we mentioned in the video, this car isn’t sold based on its performance, it’s more about the overall experience of luxury and comfort.

Exactly my thoughts

Oh my kidneys

BMW NEED TO FILE A LAWSUIT ASAP. THESES CHINESE ARE KOPYING THEM LIKE CRAZY.

@@Passportbros8 *copying

@@Passportbros8 BMW is fugly, Hongqis have much better designs.

Yoooo my man surprised to see you here. I always watch your videos bro. Keep it up!

man, you are everywhere, hahaha... maybe I will visit your pub when I visit Shenzhen next time. Greetings from SH

look who's here 👍

Hey Daniel!

Lol.. You look familiar.

Is it a trouble to buy a car named "Red Flag"?

@@xavierxi7100 Of course not.

@@xavierxi7100 it's not the 1950s anymore, no one would give you trouble for having a car named red flag lol

Saw one of these in Oslo last week., All the led lights had failed on one side of the car. 😅

I hope not, the brand name sounds like ‘honkey’ 😀

Yep! I can't help but feel like he _wanted_ to dislike the car before he even tried it.

Electric SUVs do much better generally, e.g.: Model X P100D (similar curb weight, 2500kg) does it in like 3s. But yeah 5s is stupid quick even for a normal sedan, let alone an SUV.

It really is not that quick compared to the EV competition.

@@Passportbros8 how

Dude has disclaimer also - no. 1 source for news on China automobiles 😂. Yeah you want us believe the crap you say wheelboy. Foreign reviewer trying to pick on high quality Chinese cars...same story.

The cars from our country are still not mature enough, still needs more generations of customer feedbacks and more experiences to improve themselves. But, considering the price of them, definitely a marvellous value to price.

What happened 2 years ago sounds like an interesting story.

I'm from Indonesia and Chinese cars are popular enough here since last few years, not as much as Japanese car, but in some segmentation & time period they can sell more units than Japanese cars I personally have a Chinese car from Wuling brand

BMW NEED TO FILE A LAWSUIT ASAP. THESES CHINESE ARE KOPYING THEM LIKE CRAZY.

@@Passportbros8 Don't cry here boy

compare to RR - thats dumb

@@eopal-uk265 Fyi...The guy who designed this car used to work for RR...Not dumb.

@@archangel7052 😅😮

Imposing car

Sounds rubbish

The music selection was Let It Be by the Beatles

Love that interior esp the yacht wood

Looks nothing like the imperial grille looks more like the 1975 Chrysler labarron

Great shot at 8:00 as well

@@Gkats8519 lol

@@Gkats8519 OMG, takes an your breath away all at once!

I’d buy it if I had the money. Chinese vehicles are well away, and their prices are remarkable

@@riazhassan6570 Yes, even if their long-term reliability still isn't good, competing in the luxury segment in the Chinese domestic market is the place for them to be. It doesn't get much more poorly-engineered than modern German cars, so if a Hongqi can last a month without going back to the dealer it's better than a BMW. If it can last 5 years without electronics failures that take the dealer 3 weeks to diagnose, it's better than a Mercedes or Audi too. When Lexus came out, it took them less than a decade to get respected because the Germans were too expensive and the Americans were too complete garbage, even though there was still plenty of prejudice against the Japanese and their cars in the late 80s/early 90s.

@@seankurth4371 Reliability? I’d have to go Japanese. My 18-year old RAV4 still runs very well, minimal maintenance. Considering the trouble I’ve had with newer (some new) German, French, American and Italian vehicles, I bow to their engineering. Chinese vehicles have been showing up more and more on our roads (Pakistan) and the reports are generally good

The guy who designed this used to work for RR...

@@archangel7052 yep... Same goes to genesis

They want to be the face of Cummunist mobility, red flag is the very symbol of communism. People who are in non communist governed country, red 🚩seem like a bad thing but for communists its a symbol of pride. Hongchi's design team have tried to understand the design language of cars used by communists (and sometime dictators)in the past and then try to modernize it as per today's standards (and are doing quite a commendable job at it)

@@shiajinn2509 Actually, I own an EHS9 in china. To be honest, I won't even think about purchasing a Hongqi even five years ago. But since Hongqi got a new CEO, Liuping Xu, this brand has really changed a lot by getting rid of the old boring designs. I also own Range Rover in the US, EHS9 is still not good as a proper V8 Range Rover, but still quiet comfort considering it only costs 1/3 of a V8 Range Rover

​@@shiajinn2509 idology aside, they did pass that style very well from the original CA72 (owned by Mao)

This car brand was funded in 1956 in China

@@weizhang2834 founded*

Hongqi (Red Flag in Mandarin Chinese) is a flagship sub brand of First Autoworks (FAW)

BMW NEED TO FILE A LAWSUIT ASAP. THESES CHINESE ARE KOPYING THEM LIKE CRAZY.

@@Passportbros8 *copying

its litelary a bmw x7 x range rover x audi

Insecure nouveau rich or people who think that just European brand cars can be real luxury. They are soo wrong this car looks beautiful

Sometimes minimalism is sold to us to save money I feel. Replacing all buttons with the cheap touchscreen saves a ton of money to the manufacturer, but they sell it to us as a feature to behold.

@@wantaferrari Yeah, that's what I can't stand about it. Why would I be paying top dollar to help your company save money? I'd much rather spend top dollar to feel that your company is offering its best!

Hmmm... meh. I disagree. It's simply technology moving on. What, are you gonna complain that your smartphone has no buttons too?

Meh

A smartphone benefits you more without buttons. A car on the other hand looks nicer and has more benefit and is safer to use if it does have buttons

Tune it down a little. Had I not known you are talking about a Hongqi, id have thought you are desribing an Italian exotic super car. I can hardly see any "sculptural" in that body work. Or any exquisiteness.

@@Checkmate025 Then that's your opinion, the multifaceted front face, of the car, with the chrome vertical "grills" as well as the secondary golden colors gives it a marble temple type of feel, and it does feel like a renaissance sculpture

It’s literally a bootleg Rolls Royce Cullinan

@@lilmoris1 This looks way better than a Cullinan, that model of SUV rolls looks like a chopped up Phantom. Call it family of designs or just laziness, it doesn't look like a coherent design.

BMW NEED TO FILE A LAWSUIT ASAP. THESES CHINESE ARE KOPYING THEM LIKE CRAZY.

they are 8000yrs old civilization highest iq - it shows - wish uk usa will stop chipping at them - they are earth's treaure earthlings' pride - i like them - much

Much much better than a Rolls!

@@Commentator541 The thing is though, that most of the cars Rolls Royce have ever produced are still on the road. I wonder if the same will hold true of this car?

@@Brian-om2hh Electric is more reliable. There are many Rolls Royces and Bentleys you can get for 15-25k, because they are so unreliable and cost a fortune to fix aswell. It depends totally on the desirabilty of the Hongqui brand.

Cullinan concept images had the same front and one of the concept had the same c pillar and roofline

BMW NEED TO FILE A LAWSUIT ASAP. THESES CHINESE ARE KOPYING THEM LIKE CRAZY.

I noticed that too 🤣🥳🥳

Good eye! That’s a vintage Shanghai from the 1970s that Ethan borrowed from a friend just for this video (thanks, Vincent!). Ethan himself is a huge fan of watches and watch collecting.

@@Wheelsboy Pity that SAIC owns the Shanghai car marque but doesn't produce any car bearing the Shanghai badge. GM is reviving Hummer as a EV. And SAIC should do the same with the Shanghai marque. The Shanghai car logo is very cool, both retro and futuristic, with Chinese characteristics. It fits perfectly as a luxury EV brand. It will be a miss opportunity if SAIC doesn't revive Shanghai marque...

@@Wheelsboy the wrist shot for your cell phone wallpaper was the first clue. That Shanghai is a stunner!

And the fanny pack??

The colour is not burgundy, it is in the magenta group of colors, some people call it dark pinks. Burgundy is a deeper shade of ruby with an increase of blue to give it the dark richness.

That is really good value

So cheap !! While in Malaysia , a cheaper culinan is around € 500,000 to € 600,000

True!

Norway gets all cool EVs while rest off Europe nothing

its litelary a bmw x7

Not Chinese designers though. BYD, GWM and Hongqi all hired European designers. Changan has design studio in Italy. Geely has design studio in Sweden and UK.

@@dt8101 ohh I see...no wonder the designs are so European looking

That’s also why they lack a sense of imagination cuz their too lazy to come up with their own ideas

All European designers !

This is what Chinese do all the time. Start in a worst position and end up to become one of the best in the world. See the high speed railways, civilians drones, maglev trains, 5G technology, and cell phones, they are all live examples.

I think the Japanese are more into hybrids like the Lexus GX

The Japanese can build perfect gasoline cars, but when it comes to pure electric vehicles they are babies, while China and the United States are adults.

Please search BYD yangwang U8 and Hiphi Z

yes, this car look like a mafia car lol, especially in dark color

This should become the go-to triads boss ride.

Good for making a quick getaway car……… or a good chase car, depending on the situation at hand. 😃

mafia bozz

so far Norway is the only non-China overseas country where they selling this car

im chinese and i would prefer bmw or benz, this one can wait.

Nonsense

经济上低调，社会实力上高调。红旗L5还要政审，售价500万，非富非贵不可能买得起，不是红色后代就是对国家和社会做出重大贡献的人。但你问路人啥是L5，没几个人知道。

h和hs系列就很民用。

Hahahaha me too, I wish I can have one someday

And it’s not even because they care about the environment, it’s because they care about money. If other manufacturers did this they would reap the rewards

@@nf9563 Its because they dont have oil

Actually the Chinese electric cars aren't fast at all compared to all the other electric vehicles

​@@oldschoolrhino all the other, which other?

That thing is very ugly at the rear, and probably not for the consumer market. I believe it's a specialized design for uber/didi-like services.

BMW NEED TO FILE A LAWSUIT ASAP. THESES CHINESE ARE KOPYING THEM LIKE CRAZY.

@@aphidian yes, I live in China and from what I can tell all the running E-QM5s are taxis.

That car was designed as a taxicab/fleet/car hire exclusive and was not intended to be sold to individuals. No wonder why the E-QM5 is so long with massive interior space but came with an underpowered motor, smaller battery and modest luxury equipment.

‘Nice as hell’ 😳

​@@zbw0193💀

lol, im chinese and i would say bmw is way better, i wouldnt buy it lol

@@gourmetpro6784 do you have owned these 2 vehicles then ?

That’s because you didn’t have enough information in the west . HongQi was funded in 1956, it has been a best car in China during that time

most cars were shit back in the days...especially the 1990s american cars

Thank you, that’s the only kind we do!

its litelary a bmw x7

@@artiuts and x7 is a Rolls Royce's or vice versa

I think they have to get rid of the light in the red strip at the front though: in most markets that would be illegal. Which is a shame, because I think it's a nice touch :)

BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, they're all heading towards having screens all over the place, they just didn't get to 3 in the front yet. Give it a year or two and they'll do exactly this. Personally I agree this looks good, probably better than most SUVs, too bad they don't sell them in North America

@@iSOBigD people will never complain about those cars loool...most of them have screens all over the car, its electric car, what do ppl expect....the worst and cheapest looking electric that cost a lot to me is tesla, mazda is more premium

its litelary a bmw x7 x range rover x audi

@@artiuts But for the price of a Dacia