In the New Energy Era! Why Can't This "Global Car" Fengyun T7 Speed Up?

Back then, not only was the replacement of new cars slow, but car manufacturing was also very "slow".

In the fuel car era, this may have sacrificed efficiency, but brought quality. In recent years, fierce market competition in the electrification era has forced more and more brands to join the ranks of making "quick-assembly cars", but just in such a frenzied atmosphere, a "global slow car" has arrived.

On August 12, Chery Fengyun T7 officially started pre-sales, with a pre-sale price of 109,900 - 129,900 RMB. This new car went through 2 years of planning, 3 years of R&D, began preliminary research from 2022, and was polished for nearly 5 years.

So, what exactly did Fengyun T7 do during these 5 years?

Visited users in over 5,000 cases across multiple countries globally, creating a great car adapted for global needs

First, one point that needs to be clarified is that Fengyun T7 is a "Global Car".

What is a "Global Car"? A "Global Car" is born for the global market, targeting the global market from the planning stage.

Therefore, before truly starting the R&D phase of a global car, there needs to be a "pre-procedure" — visiting countries around the world, looking at consumers' driving habits worldwide, and understanding what standards each country's regulations and policies are.

During the 5 years of polishing Fengyun T7, Chery Motors completed over 5,000 global user surveys, conducted in-depth visits to 15 typical countries, and wrote down the pain points of global users one by one into the product framework.

Therefore, every detail of Fengyun T7 reflects considerations for different global road conditions, climates, and usage habits. For example, you will find some functions that rarely appear on domestic models, but are actually very useful.

For example, Fengyun T7 uses 4 riveted rings with a load-bearing capacity of 300kg. This is a design common in European cars, used to secure cargo or luggage to ensure items do not slide during high-speed driving or sharp turns.

Furthermore, the use of reflective materials on the center console has been reduced to avoid glare produced by direct summer sunlight, which is very friendly to users living in high-altitude areas, the south, and overseas high-light intensity areas. Meanwhile, a series of parts such as paint surface, interior leather, sealing strips, plastic parts, etc., have all undergone rigorous weather resistance testing, achieving a balance between refinement and durability.

There are also details such as adjusting steering torque to suit Thai right-hand drive preferences for a heavier feel; strengthening steering feel and optimizing return quality for bumpy roads in Indonesia; retaining physical buttons for high-frequency functions for Turkish/Israeli users who prefer hard switches; and designing a central top eyewear box for Australia/New Zealand/South Africa/Southeast Asia users who often wear sunglasses.

In addition, Fengyun T7's styling can also adapt to global aesthetics. After integrating the wisdom of global user co-creation, it was created jointly by the top 10 global design centers and top foreign designer teams, taking into account aesthetic preferences of different regions such as China, Europe/Americas, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, and at the same time completed a wave of cultural output under the name of "Eastern Aesthetics". Previously, its homologous model Lepas L6 debuted at the Milan Design Week and received consistent praise.

In terms of safety, the vehicle fully benchmarks the 2026 version of E-NCAP 5-star safety design. Functional safety ASIL-D reaches a high level. The body structure uses high-strength steel and hot-formed steel accounting for over 80%. Critical parts are reinforced with 1500MPa class hot-formed steel, forming a "mobile safety fortress". Design optimizations such as shotgun structure, dual frame subframe + Pack crash beam can effectively absorb and disperse collision energy, providing double protection for the battery pack and occupant compartment. In addition, 9 airbags are installed inside the vehicle, effectively reducing secondary collision injuries during a crash.

81 road test vehicles / million km verification, leaving problems before mass production

Before listing domestically, Fengyun T7 was already listed in South Africa and Thailand, ran a circuit in the overseas market for market verification, and then started the pace of listing in China. August in Indonesia; September in EU; October in Australia/New Zealand, UK, Israel, Malaysia. It will continue to promote the pace of overseas listing in the future.

Before entering the listing pace, Fengyun T7 underwent full quality polishing on a global scale.

One point that needs to be clarified is that Chery not only possesses nearly 30 years of automobile manufacturing experience, but has also been ranked first in Chinese brand passenger car exports for 23 consecutive years, with products exported to over 130 countries and regions worldwide.

Currently, Chery's global users have exceeded 20 million. Therefore, Chery not only knows what global users want, but also knows what processes a car needs to go through to truly provide a relatively comprehensive quality guarantee in a real sense. In the past, Chery has fully built a global R&D, global standards, global verification, and global quality integrated car-making system.

Before Fengyun T7 officially went off the assembly line, this car also ran through the tropical extremely humid environment of Southeast Asia. It achieved 500mm off-road waterproofing capability, far exceeding the national standard immersion height of 150mm. It also optimized the air conditioning filter to prevent mold and odors in high-humidity areas. It also ran through the Nordic extremely cold environment and brought a dual-source wide temperature range heat pump + PTC that can operate stably at -30°C and heat up to 23°C within 20 minutes in a -20°C environment. For bumpy road conditions such as gravel roads in Brazil, additional battery front and rear beam protection was added to adapt to overseas complex road conditions.

All in all, Fengyun T7 invested up to 81 exclusive durability vehicles for synchronized road tests, with a total accumulated test mileage of over 6 million kilometers, of which durability special tests were 1.45 million kilometers. It can cover 100+ extreme road conditions environments such as EU, Australia/New Zealand, Middle East, South Africa, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, etc.

This series of rigorous tests and verifications covering different road conditions, environments, altitudes, temperatures, and humidity levels, try their best to discover and solve problems during the testing phase. What is delivered into the hands of users is a reliable, high-quality vehicle that is safe and worry-free to drive.

Six major essentials one step done, easy to drive, fun, and long range

As a car product created through global user co-creation, one of the major features of Fengyun T7 is comprehensive capability.

Being able to meet the six major core essentials of range, safety, intelligence, comfort, driving control, and appearance in one step, it is one of the few car products in this segment level that requires users to make too many compromises.

Appearance meets global aesthetics, safety benchmarks global rigorous standards, and comfortable space meets the seating needs of tall European passengers. In dimensions such as intelligence, driving control, and range, it also has good performance.

In the intelligence dimension, Fengyun T7 is equipped with a 15.6-inch central control screen + 8.8-inch instrument cluster, creating a good cabin technology atmosphere. It is built with a 4nm cockpit-driving integrated 8775 chip, bringing a more fluid interactive experience. Based on 6 personalities of Xiao Qi chat, besides conventional voice control, it can also practice spoken language and accompany chatting, bringing more intelligent and convenient experiences. In addition, CarPlay, HiCar, and CarLink connectivity are also arranged.

In terms of intelligent driving assistance, based on the 3R7V12U hardware solution, the Falcon 500 driving assistance system is equipped, supporting city pilot, and automatic parking functions covering over 300 scenarios + 2km floor-crossing memory parking, which can effectively reduce the burden for drivers.

In terms of driving control, it is equipped with a motor with maximum power 178kW and maximum torque 275N·m, which can meet the power requirements of most scenarios. It combines a 50.8:49.2 golden axle load ratio, 70mm large-sized bushings, One-Box wire control braking system, driving is more stable, braking is faster, lateral inclination suppression is sufficient. The chassis also has an international chassis team led by former Maserati chassis tuning experts for targeted tuning, bringing a better driving experience.

In terms of range, the new car is standard with a 65.05kWh Rhinoceros battery pack, CLTC pure electric range 600km, actual test range 667+km. Charging once every 2 weeks can meet urban commuting travel needs.

In terms of charging, it can charge the battery from 30% to 80% in 20 minutes. And the battery can work normally in -40°C to 60°C. Northern users can drive with confidence in winter.

Final Thoughts:

In the New Energy era, new brands continue to emerge, and market competition intensifies. To adapt to the market pace, quick-assembly models emerge endlessly, but long-term reliable travel quality can never be quickened.

With Chery's 20-plus years of manufacturing experience and global system as the background, Fengyun T7 was carefully polished for 5 years before presenting the final product. It has reliable quality, while also combining high appearance, high safety, high intelligence, large space, excellent driving control, and long range. It is a truly global, all-electric good car that can adapt to global family users.