In April 2025, Hongmeng Zhixing's high-end programmable SUV, the 2025 LUXEED R7, was officially launched. The new car is available in two models with official guide prices of USD 44,257 and USD 45,685 respectively.
As a high-end new energy SUV targeting the 300,000-class market, LUXEED R7 further strengthens its competitive advantage in the same class of market by virtue of three core selling points: ultra-long range, Huawei Intelligent Cockpit and over-the-top four-wheel drive performance.
In this issue, we will focus on the 2025 LUXEED R7 Extended Range 53.4kWh Ultra 4WD Edition, and comprehensively analyse its product highlights and suitable demographics from multiple dimensions.
The front face of LUXEED R7 adopts the design language of ‘Lightsaber’, with slender through LED light bands connecting the headlight clusters on both sides, creating a strong visual recognition when lit up at night. The luminous ‘LUXEED’ brand logo is inlaid in the centre of the front end, further enhancing the high-end recognition. The black honeycomb active closing grille, which can be adjusted to open and close according to the speed of the vehicle, reduces the wind resistance to 0.247 Cd. The design of the front bumper's two side deflector slots optimises the airflow guidance and enhances the sporty temperament. The roof of the car extends smoothly from the A-pillar to the rear, forming a coupe-like sliding back shape, and the frameless door design with hidden door handles strengthens the sense of technology and sporty attributes, which is in line with the aesthetics of young users. The tail lamps have a built-in diamond-shaped texture, presenting a three-dimensional sense of hierarchy when illuminated and echoing the smoked rear wing; the high-level brake light is integrated in the rear windscreen, providing an eye-catching warning effect without damaging the overall aesthetics. The rear is equipped with a liftable electric rear wing, which automatically rises at high speeds to enhance downforce and improve handling stability; the rear surround adopts a large black diffuser + silver plate combination, with bilateral chrome exhaust decorations to strengthen the sporty atmosphere.
The interior of LUXEED R7 adopts a wrap-around design language, a horizontally extended centre console layout, with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument + 15.6-inch floating centre console, forming a ‘dual-screen linkage’ visual effect, and a simple and intuitive operating interface. The car is equipped with Hongmeng OS 4.0 car system, which supports seamless interconnection of Huawei terminals (e.g. mobile phones, tablet casting), multi-tasking split-screen operation, voice assistant response time <0.5 seconds, support for continuous command recognition, integration of high-precision navigation, facial recognition, login, OTA remote upgrade, etc., and the smoothness of interaction is comparable to that of a flagship smartphone. A small number of physical buttons (such as air conditioning control) are retained below the screen, taking into account the convenience of touch control and the safety of blind operation. The seats are covered with imitation leather and support heating, ventilation, massage and memory (front) functions. The passenger seat can be slid back by 120mm and tilted by 25° with a key to turn on the zero-gravity mode, and with the leg rest and 8-point pneumatic massage function, it can alleviate the fatigue of long-distance travelling.
The length, width and height of LUXEEDR7 are 4956x1981x1634mm, and the wheelbase is 2950mm. The extra-long wheelbase provides spacious longitudinal space, and the rear knee space reaches 956mm (1.8m passenger has more than 3 fists of legroom); the rear headroom is optimised to 960mm under the slippery back shape to avoid the compression of the space by the coupe design. The conventional volume of the boot is 796L, which can accommodate six 28-inch suitcases or folding baby prams and camping equipment; after the rear seats are put down in 4/6 ratio to form a flat space, the volume will be expanded to 2089L, and it supports the ‘2.1m king-size bed room’ mode, which is suitable for the outdoor camping scenario.
LUXEED R7 is equipped with a 1.5T range extender and dual electric motors working together, with a maximum power of 382kW (520Ps) and a maximum torque of 550N-m, an official 100km acceleration time of 4.9s, a WLTC integrated fuel consumption of 0.32L/100km, a 100km power consumption of 20.3kWh/100km, a feeder fuel consumption of 6.15L/100km, and a fuel standard of 92 #, equipped with 53.4kWh Ningde Times ternary lithium batteries, support 400V fast charging platform, 15 minutes can be charged 20%-80%, CLTC working conditions pure electric range 331km, integrated range 1551km, matched with the EV single-speed transmission, drive mode for dual-motor four-wheel drive, the front suspension in the form of double-wishbone independent suspension, rear suspension in the form of multi-link independent suspension.
In the test drive process can feel, daily priority pure electric drive, rapid acceleration or high-speed range extender intelligent intervention power generation, to avoid the traditional fuel car power lag problem, power output is rapid and linear, high-speed overtaking or hill climbing with full confidence. The four-wheel drive system supports the intelligent distribution of torque between the front and rear axles, which can cope with the complex road conditions such as snow, ice and slippery roads, and improve the stability of extrication; the chassis suspension is equipped with an air suspension system, which supports the adjustment of body height by 60mm, and the CDC damping adjusts the filter performance in real time, which can take care of the curved road support and the comfort of the bumpy road surface. The steering system supports adjustable strength (light/standard/sport), accurate pointing and small false position, with short front suspension design, excellent body following in curves; equipped with four-piston calipers and low-drag brake discs, the braking distance of 34.7m in 100km, and the braking force is stable and reliable under intense driving.
LUXEED R7 relies on Huawei ADS high-level intelligent driving system, equipped with one Huawei self-developed LIDAR, combined with millimetre-wave radar, high-definition camera, ultrasonic radar and other as many as 27 sensors, to achieve 360 ° dead-angle environment perception, redundant design to enhance the reliability of the extreme scene; equipped with the Huawei MDC 810 Intelligent Driving Chip, the arithmetic power of 400 + TOPS, to support real-time modeling and decision-making for complex road conditions. Supporting real-time modelling and decision-making for complex road conditions. Based on the ADS 3.0 system, without relying on high-precision maps, it can achieve automatic following, lane changing and overtaking, intersection passing, avoiding pedestrians/non-motorised vehicles and other operations across the country, supporting autonomous on- and off-ramps, lane centring, intelligent speed limit adjustment, with a systematic success rate of more than 95% in lane changing, and natural and smooth speed control in curves, which achieves the coverage of full-scenario intelligent driving from cities to high speeds, and from parking to emergencies.
LUXEED R7 is equipped with a cage body structure, adopting an aluminium-steel hybrid body with a high strength steel ratio of more than 70%, and using 1500MPa hot-formed steel in key parts (such as the A-pillar and B-pillar), with a torsional stiffness of 40,000N-m/deg, effectively resisting the impact of a side collision; 8 airbags are equipped as standard (including a central airbag in the front row), which reduces the risk of a secondary collision. The battery pack adopts a five-layer protection design (anti-collision frame + fireproof insulation layer + independent compartment of electric core + liquid cooling system + cloud real-time monitoring), which has passed the IP68 waterproof, dustproof and pin-prick test certification, and can be actively disconnected and warned after an extreme collision; the optimised layout of the range extender reduces the probability of damage to the power system during rear-end collisions.
Opinion: The LUXEED R7 achieves a balance between performance and range through the 53.4kWh giant whale battery, Huawei's dual-motor four-wheel drive, and luxury and comfort features. 1551km of combined range solves range anxiety; the Hongmeng OS car machine and Huawei's ADS Smart Driving fit domestic users' habits; and zero-gravity seats, air suspension, and other features realise that ‘entry is a high level of equipment’. Zero-gravity seats, air suspension and other configurations make the car a ‘high end package at the beginning’. Suitable for the pursuit of four-wheel drive and zero hundred acceleration 4.9 seconds handling experience of performance enthusiasts, as well as focus on Huawei ecological and high-level intelligent driving function of technology configuration party. All in all, if you have a budget of around US$42,857 and are looking for a comprehensive experience of long range, high performance and intelligence, the Smart R7 is undoubtedly one of the best choices in the current extended-range SUV market. Interested parties may wish to visit offline shops for a personal test drive experience.
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