The Hongqi E-HS9 (Chinese: 红旗E-HS9) is an electric full-size luxury SUV made by Hongqi.

Overview

The production Hongqi E-HS9 is a 5-door, 7 seat vehicle, and costs $80,000 to $110,000.[2][3]

Performance

The E-HS9 is available in two different performance variants. The lower-spec model features one electric motor for each axle rated at 215 hp (160 kW; 218 PS) each, with 430 hp (321 kW; 436 PS) combined. The top-trim model features a 329 hp (245 kW; 334 PS) motor for the rear axle, with a combined power of 544 hp (406 kW; 552 PS). According to specifications, top of the range model accelerates 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) within 5 seconds.[4]

Maintenance and repairs

The E-HS9 is known for expensive spare parts and part shortages, which in turn leads to high insurance premiums.[5][6] Some of the spare parts are among the most expensive in the world.[7][8][9]

Technology

The Hongqi E-HS9 is equipped with an intelligent sensor steering wheel and six smart screens, capable of functions such as AR real scene navigation and remote vehicle control by mobile phone, including unlocking, temperature regulation, smart voice control, and vehicle locating.[10][11][12]

Known issues

Early owners have reported a variety of problems ranging from inadequately translated user manuals[13] to a wide variety of small issues. The range and charging speed are considerably lower than the advertised specifications, which has resulted in calls for class action lawsuit in Norway.[14]

Battery and Charging

The E-HS9 has a 92.5-kilowatt-hour battery unit with 108 kW CCS-plug.[15] The car supports wireless charging technology or non-contact charging and can fully charge the vehicle in 8.4 hours with charging efficiency of up to 91%. In terms of endurance, the NEDC range of Hongqi E-HS9 can reach up to 510 km (320 mi).[10] Both the range and charging speed are significantly lower in cold temperatures.[16]

Depreciation

In Scandinavia, Hongqi E-HS9 has received criticism for significant depreciation. It is the fastest depreciating car according to an analysis by Vi Bilägare.[17] Other analysis have concluded similar results.[18] Hongqi's significant depreciation and significant drop in resale value has been subjected for review by The National Board for Consumer Disputes.[19]

Design

Concept car

Originally previewed by the Hongqi E115 Concept during the 2019 International Motor Show Germany (IAA) and 2019 Guangzhou Auto Show, the production Hongqi E-HS9 was first shown at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show.[20]

  • Hongqi E115 Concept at IAA 2019
    Hongqi E115 Concept at IAA 2019
  • Hongqi E115 Concept at IAA 2019
    Hongqi E115 Concept at IAA 2019

Production vehicle

The E-HS9 features a dual-color design and comes with 22-inch wheels. It has a dimensions of 5209 mm/2010 mm/1731 mm, with a 3110 mm wheelbase.[21] The weight is 2,700 kilograms (6,000 lb), and the drag coefficient is 0.345.[15]

Design of Hongqi E-HS9 has generally been well received and often compared to Rolls-Royce Cullinan by the automotive press.[22][23] Both cars were designed by Giles Taylor.[24]

  • Hongqi E-HS9
    Hongqi E-HS9
  • Hongqi E-HS9 rear
    Hongqi E-HS9 rear

Controversies

Depreciation

Hongqi E-HS9 was the first Hongqi car to enter European market. In Scandinavia, Hongqi received criticism for significant depreciation. Hongqi E-HS9 is the fastest depreciating car according to an analysis by Vi Bilägare.[25] Hongqi's significant depreciation and significant drop in resale value has been subjected for review by The National Board for Consumer Disputes.[26]

Spare part shortages

The Hongqi E-HS9 is criticized for expensive spare parts and part shortages, which in turn leads to high insurance premiums.[27][28] Some of the spare parts are among the most expensive in the world.[29][30][31]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ding Yangfeng". automotivedesignconference.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ "The Hongqi E-HS9 Is An $80,000 Electric Luxury SUV For China With 317-Mile Range".
  3. ^ "Hongqi E-HS9: Chairman Mao's Favored Brand Launches Flagship Electric SUV". 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ Cajmatz, Karl (2023-07-23). "Hongqi E-HS9 testad: Se upp för Röda fanan!". Dagens PS (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Acceleration 0–100 km/h: 4,9 sekunder
  5. ^ "Besviken på sin kinesiska lyxbil: "700 kronor per mil"". Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). 2024-07-24. Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Sju månader att få fram reservdelar. (transl.  It took 7 months to get spare parts)
  6. ^ Rask, Kristofer (2023-05-13). "Hongqi e-HS9 kan bli riktigt dyr att reparera". Allt om Elbil (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Kinesiska lyxsuven Hongqi e-HS9 har "skrattretande höga priser" på reservdelar. (transl. The Chinese luxury SUV Hongqi e-HS9 has 'ridiculously high prices' for spare parts. )
  7. ^ Rask, Kristofer (2023-05-13). "Hongqi e-HS9 kan bli riktigt dyr att reparera – Allt om Elbil". Allt om Elbil (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Hongqi har förmodligen värdens dyraste bromsklossar till en bil med stålskivor. (transl. Hongqi probably has the world's most expensive brake pads for a car with steel discs. )
  8. ^ Nilsson, Maths (2023-05-11). "Chocknotan: Nya elbilen har Sveriges dyraste bromsklossar". Carup.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Statliga kinesiska elbilsmärket Hongqi har Sveriges dyraste reservdelspriser, avslöjar Vi Bilägare. (transl. State-owned Chinese electric car brand Hongqi has the most expensive spare parts in Sweden, as exposed by Vi Bilägare.)
  9. ^ Söderholm, Erik (2023-05-11). ""Obscent" dyra reservdelar till nya utmanaren Hongqi". Vi Bilägare (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Hongqis svenska generalagent Hedin Premium Car bekräftar att de höga priserna stämmer. "– Vi är medvetna om att de sticker ut. Detta beror mycket på de höga inköpspriserna." (transl. Hongqi's Swedish general agent Hedin Premium Car confirms that the high prices are true. 'We are aware that they stand out. This is very much due to the high original purchase prices.')
  10. ^ a b "Hongqi E-HS9 Wins Hearts of Users with World-Class Quality" (Press release). 30 December 2020.
  11. ^ "China's new Hongqi E-HS9 SUV boasts Qualcomm chipset".
  12. ^ "Fully-Featured Intelligent Electric SUV Flagship Hongqi E-HS9 Features Qualcomm C-V2X Solution, Creating Premium Intelligent Connected Driving Experiences".
  13. ^ "Besviken på sin kinesiska lyxbil: "700 kronor per mil"". Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). 2024-07-24. Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Bilen levererades med en instruktionsbok på kinesiska och med en knapphändig översättning till svenska. (transl. The car was delivered with an instruction manual in Chinese and with a poor translation into Swedish. )
  14. ^ Monn-Iversen, Øivind A. (2023-08-23). "Misfornøyde Hongqi-eiere oppfordrer til gruppesøksmål". Motor.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Dårlig lading vinterstid er den viktigste årsaken til søksmålet. Men også mange feil og uriktig markedsført rekkevidde, oppgis som grunner. (transl. Poor charging in winter is the main reason for the class action lawsuit. Many faults and incorrect advertised range are also cited as reasons. )
  15. ^ a b Klingenberg, Mathias (15 October 2021). "Stille, svær og komfortabel: Vi har prøvekjørt årets kanskje mest oppsiktsvekkende elbil". Tu.no (in Norwegian). Teknisk Ukeblad.
  16. ^ Monn-Iversen, Øivind A. (2023-08-23). "Misfornøyde Hongqi-eiere oppfordrer til gruppesøksmål". Motor.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Dårlig lading vinterstid er den viktigste årsaken til søksmålet. Men også mange feil og uriktig markedsført rekkevidde, oppgis som grunner. (transl. Poor charging in winter is the main reason for the class action lawsuit. Many faults and incorrectly marketed range are also cited as reasons. )
  17. ^ Göransson, Bilbo (2023-05-30). "Skräckexemplet för bil: Värdeminskning på halv miljon". Dagens PS [sv] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. "Skräckexemplet hittills är elsuven Hongqi E-HS9 som beräknas ha en värdeminskning på hela 503 000 kronor under de första tre åren. Det blir över 83 kronor milen bara i värdeminskning för den som kör 2 000 mil/år."(transl. 'The worst example so far is the Hongqi E-HS9 electric suv, which is estimated to have a depreciation of as much as SEK 503,000 in the first three years. That's over SEK 83 per Scandinavian mile just in depreciation for those who drive 2000 Scandinavian miles (20000 kilometers) per year.' )
  18. ^ "Besviken på sin kinesiska lyxbil: "700 kronor per mil"". Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). 2024-07-24. Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Vi testade Hongqi E-HS9 sommaren 2023 och vår partner Bilpriser.se beräknade en värdeminskning på drygt 215 000 kronor per år de tre första åren. (transl.  We tested the Hongqi E-HS9 in the summer of 2023 and our partner Bilpriser.se estimated the depreciation to be around SEK 215,000 per year for the first three years.)
  19. ^ Fröderberg, Magnus (2024-10-07). "Värdeminskning på 700 kr/mil för Hongqi – blir fall för ARN". Auto Motor & Sport [sv] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Värdeminskning på 700 kr/mil för Hongqi – blir fall för ARN (transl. Depreciation of SEK 700 per Scandinavian mile for Hongqi – a case for The National Board for Consumer Disputes )
  20. ^ "Hongqi E-HS9 Is China's New Six-Figure, All-Electric Luxury SUV".
  21. ^ "New Model of Premium Pure Electric SUV – Hongqi E-HS9" (Press release). 10 December 2020.
  22. ^ Bell, Sebastien (2024-04-05). "China's Hongqi Rolls Into Germany With Ambitious E-HS9 Electric Luxury SUV". Carscoops. Archived from the original on 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  23. ^ Angelov, Dimitar (2021-10-15). "The 2021 Hongqi E-HS9 is basically a Chinese Rolls Royce Cullinan EV". TopSpeed. Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  24. ^ ": Är detta världens mest säregna lyxbil?". Ljud & Bild (tidskrift) [sv] (in Swedish). 2023-02-23. Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Om du får associationer till Rolls-Royce Cullinan är det inte konstigt. E-HS9 är inte bara en skamlös kinesisk kopia, utan faktiskt ritad av Giles Taylor, som tidigare har varit involverad i utvecklingen av Rolls-Royce Cullinan och även Phantom. Han arbetar nu som chefsdesigner på Hongqi. (transl.  Comparisons to the Rolls-Royce Cullinan aren't strange. The E-HS9 is not just a shameless Chinese copy, but actually designed by Giles Taylor, who has previously been involved in the development of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan and also the Phantom. He now works as chief designer at Hongqi.)
  25. ^ Göransson, Bilbo (2023-05-30). "Skräckexemplet för bil: Värdeminskning på halv miljon". Dagens PS [sv] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. "Skräckexemplet hittills är elsuven Hongqi E-HS9 som beräknas ha en värdeminskning på hela 503 000 kronor under de första tre åren. Det blir över 83 kronor milen bara i värdeminskning för den som kör 2 000 mil/år."(transl. 'The worst example so far is the Hongqi E-HS9 electric suv, which is estimated to have a depreciation of as much as SEK 503,000 in the first three years. That's over SEK 83 per Scandinavian mile just in depreciation for those who drive 2000 Scandinavian miles (20000 kilometers) per year.' )
  26. ^ Fröderberg, Magnus (2024-10-07). "Värdeminskning på 700 kr/mil för Hongqi – blir fall för ARN". Auto Motor & Sport [sv] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Värdeminskning på 700 kr/mil för Hongqi – blir fall för ARN (transl. Depreciation of SEK 700 per Scandinavian mile for Hongqi – a case for The National Board for Consumer Disputes )
  27. ^ "Besviken på sin kinesiska lyxbil: "700 kronor per mil"". Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). 2024-07-24. Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Sju månader att få fram reservdelar. (transl.  It took 7 months to get spare parts)
  28. ^ Rask, Kristofer (2023-05-13). "Hongqi e-HS9 kan bli riktigt dyr att reparera". Allt om Elbil (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Kinesiska lyxsuven Hongqi e-HS9 har "skrattretande höga priser" på reservdelar. (transl. The Chinese luxury SUV Hongqi e-HS9 has 'ridiculously high prices' for spare parts. )
  29. ^ Rask, Kristofer (2023-05-13). "Hongqi e-HS9 kan bli riktigt dyr att reparera – Allt om Elbil". Allt om Elbil (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Hongqi har förmodligen värdens dyraste bromsklossar till en bil med stålskivor. (transl. Hongqi probably has the world's most expensive brake pads for a car with steel discs. )
  30. ^ Nilsson, Maths (2023-05-11). "Chocknotan: Nya elbilen har Sveriges dyraste bromsklossar". Carup.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Statliga kinesiska elbilsmärket Hongqi har Sveriges dyraste reservdelspriser, avslöjar Vi Bilägare. (transl. State-owned Chinese electric car brand Hongqi has the most expensive spare parts in Sweden, as exposed by Vi Bilägare.)
  31. ^ Söderholm, Erik (2023-05-11). ""Obscent" dyra reservdelar till nya utmanaren Hongqi". Vi Bilägare (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-06. Hongqis svenska generalagent Hedin Premium Car bekräftar att de höga priserna stämmer. "– Vi är medvetna om att de sticker ut. Detta beror mycket på de höga inköpspriserna." (transl. Hongqi's Swedish general agent Hedin Premium Car confirms that the high prices are true. 'We are aware that they stand out. This is very much due to the high purchase prices.' )
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