We Checked Out China’s Wildest Luxury Cars: Hongqi L5, LS7 and H9+
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- Опубліковано 26 кві 2023
- We got hands on with Hongqi’s most exclusive models at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show!
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That H9+ looks legit for a Chinese luxury saloon design.
agree with you,, even compare to BMW/Mercedes/Roll Royce,, H9+ is better
@@ereinaldy20 Roll Royce and Hongqi are actually business partner
Giles Taylor is the owner and found of hongqi body art
He's the art designer for hongqi
Looks like a BMW in front, Cadillac in back and Mercedes interior. All China does is rip off western designs. Garbage.
I really like Hongqi's design language in general. Its not like other Chinese EVs which some of them could be a bit generic or GTA like. Hongqi actually makes some immediately recognizable impression on the audience and I think that is great for the brand image.
Lol, what, a huge box on wheels? Yeah, great design language
This elegance is what won't eliminate after ages. Other EVs which look modern and high-tech at present will look stupid and outdated after 20 year.
@@hieroglyph321 b⁹⁶
I'm not sure about that, plus you can clearly still see the Mercedes and RR isnpirations
@@gymbagger thats what i thought, although i do like the design and find it quite fitting , you can clearly see the influence in it.
I wish we could get some American car manufacturers to sometimes bring old school styling to cars. Not just the muscle cars though.
They do. Look at the Bronco. It's selling well
So, for the most part, car design follows the trends of the time. As it is now, it's impossible to make the cars you used to love 40, 60 years ago. Safety standards have changed too much, and those play a large part in dictating the shape and design. If a car company is making wacky ass designs, honestly that's a huge red flag. Just like another guy mentioned, the new Ford bronco was well-received. It's a pretty car! ....but it's also a total POS. It's complete garbage. These honqi or whatever cars are worse. Don't worry so much about design, that's how you know a car company is desperate
@@hugoshubert I know we will never get land yachts again. However, something.
Seeing these on the streets of Riyadh is such a sight can't wait to see these new ones here in Saudi Arabia
they export this car to arab?
@@sonofyoutube6248 We have the Hongqi H9 H7 called the Ousado and the H5 and we have the SUVs HS7 and HS5
In China, not everyone can buy the hongqi L5, he needs a personal check to see if you have a criminal record. The person who buys it has both money and power. But it is said that his failure rate is relatively high, not particularly good car. Symbolic meaning is more than practical use
@@mingfeima5953 Hongqi should focus on improving the car but it is very in demand because it's unique and very luxurious and the design is very popular here
@@mingfeima5953 L5才卖了几辆？你的故障率数据从哪来的？
My dad owned his first Mercedes S500 in 2003, since then my family bought quite some German made vehicles, until last year I found the brand NIO, which is Chinese owned, very efficient and with an affordable price, so I bought the NIO ES8, a quite nice electronic SUV, simple and good looking exterior and interior, since that my family was determined to buy Chinese brands. Thanks to the vast invested charging infrastructures and environment friendly policies by the government, Chinese brands really improve a lot.
Es8 affordable?
@@aditya_gupta well, for people who owned a S500, it is affordable 😅
@@aditya_gupta Paugeot 208, VW Polo is affordable for most Europeans :)
Must be someone from the comunist party
TThe new es8 will be released soon, it is also very worth looking forward to
i actually like this more then any roles royce, these cars have alot more art going for them
chinese design well integrated, the only chinese manufacturer that can do it in beautiful way, i think
Probably the only beautiful Chinese manufacturer imo.
Shame they’ll never come to North America.
I appreciate your personal opinion
I appreciate your personal opinion
I heard the chief designer of hongqi is from RR. i mean Hong Qi recruited him tobe the main designer or something
Hi handsome, I love your channel,vocabulary and articulation. It's very humorous. I really enjoy it. Thanks.
Very interesting cars! Thanks for the video!
The car brand is named "RedFlag", it is quite as its named.
There is thousands of videos on Chinese internet of people having terrible engine problems under 2.000 miles. The inside is cheap screeching plastic, systems including safety and screens are lagging and overall suspension problems.
Red flag on the wheels.
at 2:46 the screen doesnt even work at all 😁
I think it works but there's nothing to swipe left-right @@0ProXXy0
You can't accept the fact that China has overtake Western industries.
Well China is like a sun, you won't be able to stop it from shining and rising.
@@0ProXXy0if u tried scrolling on a screen that doesnt scroll obviously it DOESNT scroll 🙄
All is missing is a WOK.
The sides and length of the L5 is definitely a RR Phantom. LS7 is giving Lincoln Navigator & Maybach GLS 600 truck. H9 looks like the maybach V12 sedan combined with a Cadillac sedan…
I’m even wondering who copied who now if it’s the oldest Chinese car manufacturer
Indeed, my impression as well. I also recognize a lot of Rolls Royce in that H9+, especially the front and the side profile, not to mention the coachline on the side and the starry headliner inside
First, you copy and then make a better one than the original. Why reinvent the wheel?
Length is a criteria to determine something is a copy? Wow! That shows how intelligent you are. What's next? This thing has 4 tyres?
@@georgeeagle872 lmao ofcourse its one aspect of copying, generally. I don’t have time to write all the specifics…it ain’t that serious my guy ✌🏾
The oldest car manufacturers is not older then newest car manufacturers of US
Seems like Chinese manufacturers have really embraced their own culture and distilled it into their designs. Gone are the days of western clones and I'd say it's for the better!
Right? Like the star gaze skyline. Totally not like the Phantom. So original.
nothing about chinese cars are original designs. crap cars
@@drflat9223 and damn, it has 4 tires
@@drflat9223 Good findings. Try to find more copy next year.
Own culture ???? Are you delusional?
I think the first car, the L5 looks very interesting. Driving around with something like this in Europe would be a head turner for sure. Totally unique. I just fear that the european safety regulations wont allow those protruding headlights. But its something truly special.
No problem. When you drive this car, you need at least 2 motorbikes ahead of you to warn off passengers. Another 2 motorbikes at your rear side for escort job as well.
Also need some good structural support with good airbags to meet Europe regulations
You blind? It looks straight out of a cartoon.
Looks like a rolls royce
You think? How many will be on the road in 20 years' time? It looks like something from the 60's to me. I wouldn't be surprised if most of the chrome is plated plastic and the leather is PU leather, or plastic in other words.
Incidentally the reason a lot of their cars have Western "touches" is because they can copy them without fear of being prosecuted for copyright issues. While strictly speaking it's illegal, they get away with it because you can only take them to court in China if you're based there. This is a deliberate rule by the Chinese government because they know that it helps their economy, hence the reason there are not only fake products everywhere, such as the iPhone, but even fake stores like the "Apple" stores kitted out exactly like the original Apple stores in the US. It's claimed that there are actually more fake Yamaha motorcycles in China than there are real ones.
At least their integrating the screen into the dash like it should be instead of making some giant as screen in the middle like Mercedes are doing
I was so disappointed when I saw that back in the day's
Yeah I vote we take touchscreens out of cars. I bought a 2010 to avoid this shit
The Golden Sunflower series cars are not for rich people, but for elites with money. People who want to buy them are subject to a vetting process. For due diligence and background check to be passed, it usually means potential buys have good track records and reputable public image. People who bought those Hongqi cars can't sell them to a 3rd party either. After all, those cars are for top Chinese government officials and visiting presidents of other countries. For example, French president Macron rode Hongqi L5 when he visited China.
The one he rode is going to be special version that look like a regular L5. But very thing is purpose made under neat. Just like the beast for POUS
The interior designs are much nicer than anything Mercedes or BMW or Audi is producing! Or anyone, for that matter!
Nicer until It's not a mass production car
Well yeah when you car costs the same as some hypercars you’d hope the interior is better than a 100k audi
I asked one of the Hong qi reps about electric L5 and they said it would be gas, they didn’t mention any plans to make it electric
Seeing as this guy is currently being paid to be a "white monkey" (not a slur, look it up lol) I don't think he's under any obligation to tell the truth lol
Nice looking cars. Love the detail that’s been put into the designs.
The H9 is insanely awesome.
With the UAE and Saudi Arabia joining BRICS and realigning their trade towards the East, I won't be surprise if the wealthy in those countries consider a brand like Hongqi besides the traditional German and British brands. Hongqi has showrooms in the major cities of UAE and Saudi Arabia.
if they make toilet under seats n have a down draft exhaust fan - medical condition - don't ask
Sure 😂 made in China won't ever be a sign of quality....plastic rice, " Tofu Dreg " buildings.... stick to fried pets
Hongqi cars are insanely unreliable from what I've seen. They'll struggle immensely in the Middle East because I don't think this car can even operate well in those harsh climates. Vehicle is a looker, but quality and performance makes it a nightmare to drive.
In the UAE they don’t care about “luxury” cars that the Chinese think are nice. They care about cars that the world think are nice. These cars are mashed up designs from other companies. BRICS won’t have any effect in UAE interest as the people in the market for these vehicles have enough to pay for any foreign import vehicles
ahh the car that is known to break at 2k miles and have rattling plastic noises.
the saudis arent idiots. they are using both the west and east to benefit themselves cause everyone needs there oil for rigbht now.
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Good job guys you really exposed China's coping capabilities
JESUS CHRIST!! WHERE DO THESE DESIGNERS COME FROM... HEAVEN... LIKE WHAT .. AND TO PRODUCE THAT DESIGN AS IT IS... THESE COMPANIES DAYUMM
I am not surprised by Chinese designers, because Chinese civilization has long been an expert in terms of design and aesthetics, as well as the use of layout and feng shui.
so in my opinion, they have actually been able to make good cars, it's just that the technology wasn't as advanced as it is now.
@@ereinaldy20 Indeed. I see most people in this section saying one thing the most "art" ... Chinese have successfully imbedded the traditional art into the designs of the car. As compaired in a RR art is only in the gallery on the dashboard.,. however in a Chinese luxury its a part of the ride... such as the horse on the door or the pattrens around the knobs... its just beautiful.
Hongqi’s is the Chinese version of Rolls-Royce for good reason.
Or rather RR is the British version of Hongqi
@@oberstleutnant787 RR was first
@@oberstleutnant787who?
And it's the same designer Giles Taylor who designed HongQi
hi brother, i wish you would do a review of the hongqi e qm5 ev sedan. thank you!
7:50 why does your channel logo appear behind the LED fog light on the right?
Okay but these are so beautiful
Saw an LS7 recently in Switzerland. Had Chinese flags on it, probably some high profile diplomat.
Then it shall have diplomatic licence plate?
@@user-jh6vt8vx4v probabaly. It was on the opposite lane o the motorway so i could not see the license plate. Hongqi is not sold here but I recognised the distinctive grille and red stripe.
you saw is EHS9, not LS7
@@user-yi9ls5uf3v that is possible. I only saw it for a very brief moment. I am not very familiar with the Hongqi lineup but I recognized the grille and it was a very big SUV.
瑞士应该没有中国汽车销售吧？我认为他是从国外开到瑞士的😂
The last two are really beautiful, aside from the overgrown grill at least.
the first one L5 looks really nice
So far have seen only one Hongqi E-HS9 here in The Netherlands, look like a Rolls Royce if you see it driving towards you. Apparently it has limited range, and is very expensive.
I see multiple of then every day here in norway, it looks much better than the cullinan
Great video. I hope more, like this one, are coming. The Chinese market has many manufacturers and models, some haven't been reviewed yet.
Their cars are so beautiful wow
Love the design of the l5 but i also love the fact that the ls7 actually looks like a casino from the inside.
Hongqi wow 👌
I actually really like the honky's stately styling. True luxury
BMC the 1960’s mass market British manufacturer styled a series of cars that this first model copies. Brave to want to emulate a BMC of that era as we’re never known for quality or reliability
Gahd I wish HongQi developed an aesthetics that leaned into the retro aesthetics more. The goggly headlight on the L5 goes hard af.
they all look so Sick. love the big sizes. awesome cars.
We're gonna need a bigger garage ! ! !
wrgg
Thanks for the use Mate
Love the retro styling
I gather we'd never have the chance of seeing the real flagship model of the Hongqi Marque, the N701 state car which was revealed last summer only during Xi's visit to Hong Kong and later Bali, in motor shows. It looked surprisingly more like the H9+ than the new L5.
I want that and the nuclear command console please.
I thought these are Chinese versions of Land Rover
Or a Rolls-Royce
Wow sublime
I rented a regular KIA in 2002 which had 220 outlet in the car. How this can be a selling feature or even mentioned over 20 years later is kind of mind boggling. Same goes for cooled seats which were a new-ish feature around then. I mean we don't highlight that the seats and windows are adjustable electronically.
LS7 that is beautiful. At US$215,000 it's very good value. I'm very impressed with what the Chinese are doing. Just couldn't afford one unfortunately
Wow. Bentley can't compete against these, Rolls still has the elegance and the prestige.
"Rolls still has the elegance and the prestige," - but that has never saved it from bankruptcy.
Look at RISING R7 FEIFAN it’s a cool car
You have no idea what youre talking about obviously
Go and own your RR, and have fun! Nobody cares
@@ouner-699 rolls is owned by bmw and what do you mean by bankruptcy, its not even bankrupt.
Finally China is designing products of their own taste in stead of European rip offs. Must say I really don’t like the gold accents and horses and the other bling. But it’s original for sure. Good development!
Watch it again carefully, they copy the exterior as well as interior, that h9+ model looks exactly same as Mercedes s class Maybach model and first one looks like Rolls-Royce except from front look remaining is same and last one car look like bentley.Its first copies ofcource.
Own taste? Lol mate all of these are rip-offs
@@dilpreetbatth4046 because it was designed by rolls royce former designer 🤷
Spoken like someone with zero knowledge on cars and brands. 🤣
Watch out! We've Mr. Car Engineer here to tell us how Honqi is a copy of Mercedes because it has four wheels and two headlights! 😂
Hope they make a Chinese V Klass, CargoVan etc soon
thats concept has the best looking headlight ever
You’re very good at it, I see how you actually improvised everything, people might think it was all prepared. Bravo 🙌🏾 I wish to become good like you . Amazing video ✨
It's amazing what they can make when they don't rip off other brands. Love love love it.
What? It is literally Rolls Roye mixed with BMW mixed with Range Rover. I feel like 90% of the car is somehow mixed from other cars.
@@KingVolkan61Like other cars, it has 4 wheels and 4 doors, a bonnet and car booth, and I bet it has a engine. 🤣🤣🤣
Unless you are English, you are copying another nations language. Need to stop doing. You should make up your own.
@@71Hamed
ORIGIN OF ENGLISH
JUST CHECK ,,,,GOOGLE
ENGLISH IS A WEST GERMANIC LANGUAGE,,,,..
WELL JUST CHECK,,,,,,,,
BYE,,,GUTEN TAG,,,,,,,DANKE,,,,
You know the VW beetle? That car wasn't originally designed by the Germans.
On the gear selector the chinese symbol for park is an english letter P? And drive is an english letter D? Odd.
Fabulous!
I wouldn't mind owning any of them.
Put in your application for Head Of State.
A very big paperweight….🤣
I feel you are blessed for having the opportunity every time to sit inside such behemoths!...
looks like a more futuristic RR. Looks cool.
yeah especially with the logo on the top of the hood of the LS7 look like it came directly off of a Rolls Royce and the angle of rear glass on the side view look like it came of off a bmw?
I'm sorry, 0-100kmh in 9 seconds LMAOOOOO
That's luxury style there, pretty Nice to see these rare pearls 👌
Very nice German-like design, would buy.
They look completely different, I don’t know what the fk u’r talking about
pls do the geely gee one throne back seat n the panda - when where can we buy it
They need to bring these to market here.
The Hongqi L5 is something that you want! It is a different class in itself...
The last one is soooo cool!...💕💕💐💐 💙💙But maybe it's not comfortable for the traditional drivers as most people don't know where they put their arms?😜😜 I guess the control panel would be on the screen, right?...🧐 As I know, in Guangzhou, China, it already has the driverless public buses!🧐 Hope you will introduce it in detail more. 💙💙
郑州也有😢
Looks cool, can use a little bit of Snoop Dawg style "pimp my ride" upgrades
Thank you for the informative video🙏
“This thing weighs a ton” - that’s rather fantastically lightweight, actually ;)
Actually a "ton" in the context means a lot: a ton of (tons of): a lot of something; a large amount of something. He also used it when he was describing the interior of the car.
哇！紅旗的車子真奢華！
the first car is cool that is what i say car brands should be doing bring back old designs into modern time
Wow is a killer, immaculately luxurious and a beautifuly beast indeed.
This is the only video that made me appreciate how beautiful and elegant these cars really are!
Chinese cars nowadays are more beautiful than european/american cars. I don't know about the quality, but european/american design has become either stale or weird/ugly
Beautiful and elegant? lol, here's your 50 cent. You have no idea what those words mean because this looks horrid and a lot of features are copied from other branded vehicles.
@@dredgewalker😂酸
Spectacular cars. Absolutely stunning! Beautiful as they are however, they're not the Hongqi I want. The Hongqi I want is the *real* Hongqi... the one with microphones on the roof.
???
Iimited edition for Emperor
hahahahahahah
Absolutely stunning
Do you have a channel on Rumble?
OMG... Amazing China
I'll bet Doug would absolutely love to get his hands on these vehicles..
Thissssssss😂
Exquisite 👌
I love Retro Futurism.
Fit for Kings
Fit for Kings and Rue Paul Queens. Remember, Joe Biden and his administration and their pronouns prefer cramming DEI down our throats.
The L5 looks really dope
The only thing I don't like is that faux Rolls Royce hood ornament. The old school red flag hood ornament/pedestrian skewer on the previous gen L5 is literally the coolest hood ornament there is, and it is sad they took it out.
Would Be Nice To Have In SATX
Damnnnn thatdamnnn the H9+ is beauty alslo🤤
With such levels of finish and even in view of the price, a good alternative to drive different while driving in a Palace, Bentley and Rolls Royce have trouble doing this if this type of brand arrives in Europe.
It wont.
Not worth spending that much money for Chinese vehicles
@@ahmedshahriar9525 thats because you are still living in the 2000 and you are brainwashed by the US propa
$1million dollars for the Wish version Bentley? Log out right now!!!
Its worth it.
👌 They are very beautiful, they have both character, and artistic beauty, it is really incredible that they have such a cultural design.
I see Rolls Royce & Audi, & 1 or 2 other brands design incorporated into the massive beast’s
Çok çok muthiş bir oto olmuş tebrikler çinli muhendisler
Thank you
Those cars look pretty badass tbh
It’s unbelievable
First time I have seen this series of hongqi. Impressive.
Great job China! They are beautiful works of art!
From inside it could be a german car for sure, crazy how they improve the quality.
omg they can even compete with German brands now 👏
Idk. Id like to see how this cars handle on 200kph+, and how they rank in German crashtests
Clearly inspired by RR but Hongqi offers it with their own spin. Dope cars!
Not really ,
The person who make HongQi body part look like RR is the same designer Giles Taylor he's was the one who designed hongqi body part to be look exactly like RR.
RR and Hongqi are business partner.
I love it how the infotainment system is not reacting at all after he is swiping over the touch screen. Pure quality 👌 😂
Yeah he played it off so cool too😂
It's in demo mode 😅
@@samoliver9132 the infotainment is not supposed to be swiped that way....upgrade your br4in
" As you can see it is a plus and a nine... Doesn't make sense" 😂😂😂
7:11 220v outlet? I highly doubt that is a 220v outlet. That would be the same outlet used to power washing machines and large appliances. Why on earth would that be in the back of a car?
I drive in China and nothing is more confusing than going down the highway at night at night and looking in the rear-view mirror to see a red light behind you. I hate it.
😂😆
lol
Seriously, the red light won't come on while the vehicle is moving
It’s crazy how you still can still make out other brands vehicles in their original designs.
It’s crazy how some people still make comments like this
China at it's best copy and paste with varied success what the real successful businesses develop and build on their own.
Oh they copied the 4 wheels, oh it has doors also...oh it has seats
Wow that the technology of Chinese best of the world ❤
at 01:58 did you say it weighs a ton? :D
that H9+ is beautiful
you can tell they take A LOT of inspiration from Rolls Royce. Still unique and gorgeous.
They hired European designers