At the moment of high oil prices, many people aim to choose a car for new energy vehicles, but due to the cost of batteries, the price of most electric vehicles is not low. Wuling Hongguang MINI EV was first launched, and the price below 50,000 yuan made it quickly recognized by the market, and the monthly sales maintained tens of thousands of results. And so far, other brands have also launched a lot, and the first to join the competition is Chery QQ ice cream.
Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV are both positioning micro-electric vehicles and focusing on convenient short-distance travel scenarios. However, consumers will inevitably have the problem of difficult car selection and torn disease when choosing. To this end, we focus on the differences between the two cars through a detailed comparison of the two cars, and draw conclusions for consumers who buy these two cars.
Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is a pioneer in the field of micro-electric vehicles, and the name inherits the popularity of the micro-surface of the Hongguang series, but the name is too long, most people will call this car "Wuling that small electric car" when they see it. Although Chery QQ Ice Cream is a latecomer, the front of the name still inherits the old Chery QQ, which is not unfamiliar to everyone. Ten years ago, it was popular all over the streets, and the suffix "ice cream" was also simple and direct. From the inheritance of the names of the two cars, Chery QQ Ice Cream is better.
In the past, most mini cars or small cars were designed with four doors, while Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV adopted a more personalized two-door design, which combined with a shorter body design, both had a cute and cute side.
Chery QQ ice cream adopts the upper and lower light colors as a whole, the front face adopts the closed front grille design common to new energy, and the rear of the central LOGO is the charging port. The headlights on both sides adopt a polygonal shape, and the U-shaped lamp cavity structure is added inside, so that the new car light group presents a lovely visual effect, which can please female users very well.
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV Macaron version adopts a double color, a white suspended roof, and a black through decoration at the front, which is not as fashionable as the same color of Chery QQ ice cream. The front of the car also adopts a closed grille design, the charging port is located behind the LOGO, and the light groups on both sides adopt an oval design, which looks traditional, not as cute as Chery QQ ice cream.
In terms of lamp sets, the far and near lights and turn signals of Chery QQ Ice Cream Sundae and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV use ordinary halogen light sources, but these two cars are equipped with lenses, and the daytime running lights and width indicator lights use LED light sources.
The overall shape of Chery QQ ice cream is similar to a small square box shape, which increases the space utilization rate to the highest. The side of the body adopts a raised waist line design, and the outer rearview mirror also adopts an oval design, which is more cute when paired with the oval headlights. Wuling Hongguang MINI EV also adopts a square box shape, and the waist line on the side of the body is flat, and the shape design is more traditional.
In terms of body size, the length, width and height of Chery QQ ice cream are 2980/1496/1637mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 1960mm, while the size of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is 2917/1493/1621mm, and the wheelbase size is 1940mm. From the body data point of view, Chery QQ ice cream is larger than Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, but the turning radius of Chery QQ ice cream is only 4 meters, while the turning radius of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is 4.2 meters. The former is more convenient to turn around or move the car in place.
Both Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV use steel wheels and plastic decorative covers. The decorative cover of Chery QQ Ice Cream adopts a blade-like design, which is very personalized and cute, and effectively reduces wind resistance. The tire models of both cars are 145/70 R12, and the load index is 69. The tire corresponding to Chery QQ Ice Cream is T (speed 190km/h), and the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is S (speed 180km/h).
The tail of the Chery QQ ice cream echoes the design of the front face, and the taillights are designed with a smile design language, which is more recognizable when lit. The stepped waist line design is more layered. The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, like the front of the car, has a relatively traditional shape, and some designs can see the shadow of the Wuling van. Both cars are equipped with reversing images and two parking radars.
In the interior design of Chery QQ ice cream, the colors are matched in shades, and pink decorative panels are added to the center console and door handle, which is more friendly to the ladies. In addition to fully considering the various scenarios of women’s travel storage, entertainment, and bringing babies, there are multiple storage spaces that can hold lipstick, bags, skin care products and other women’s products and children’s daily necessities, and there are more decorations and configurations that will make the ladies’ hearts water.
The interior of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV adopts a dark color scheme, and adds blue new energy elements to the air-conditioning control area, seats, etc. The center console is designed with straight lines, with rectangular meters, knob shift below, and electric windows.
Due to cost considerations, neither Chery QQ Ice Cream nor Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is equipped with a central control screen inside, and the display of reversing images is concentrated on the LCD dashboard. When the two cars are in sufficient light, the reversing images are clear, and they also have a safe distance prompt line. However, in dim light or in the basement, the sensitivity and clarity of the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV reversing camera are slightly poor.
In terms of dashboard display content, both cars have driving mode, remaining battery life, and battery percentage, etc. However, Chery QQ ice cream displays richer information, and the interface design is also more layered. It also displays voltage/current, Bluetooth phone, mobile app, steering wheel multi-function buttons, remote control, and service reservation. These configurations are not available in the entire Wuling Hongguang MINI EV.
There is a lot of storage space in the front row of Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, such as teacup holder, door panel storage compartment, storage compartment under the center console, dashboard storage compartment, etc., which is convenient for daily storage of some small items. However, Chery QQ Ice Cream also designed a mobile phone holder above the center console, which is convenient for placing the mobile phone horizontally to watch and navigate, which is very friendly for any car owner.
"Although the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs", it is talking about the mini cars such as Chery QQ ice cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV. The double door design is more personalized, and the ultra-short body still has a four-seat design, but you need to move the front seat to enter and exit the rear row, which is also very convenient to operate.
Both Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV front seats support front and rear sliding and backrest angle adjustment, but the gap in front seat comfort between the two cars is relatively large. The length and width of the front seat cushion of Chery QQ Ice Cream have reached 480mm, and the seat cushion is thicker, which is no different from the traditional seat. The length and width of the front seat cushion of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV are only 440mm, and the seat cushion is light and thin, more like sitting in a small horse.
The length and width of the rear seat cushions of Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV are relatively similar, but thanks to the longer wheelbase of Chery QQ Ice Cream, the rear leg space is more spacious. In addition, the area of the rear side windows of Chery QQ Ice Cream is also larger, which makes the occupants sitting in the back row feel better. The rear space of Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is very cramped, and the window area is also very small, and the comfort is average. The riding and trunk space experience is not as good as that of Chery QQ Ice Cream.
The rear row of Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV adopts a two-seat layout. Under normal circumstances, only some small objects can be placed in the trunk, such as the charging gun equipped with the car. The seat backrests of the two cars support pure flat reclining, which more fully meets the diverse car scenarios of users.
The tailgate opening method is slightly different for the two cars. Chery QQ ice cream needs to be opened by the car key or the left trunk opening button on the steering wheel, while Wuling Hongguang MINI EV has designed an opening button on the outside of the trunk to make it more convenient to open and close the luggage compartment.
In terms of power, as two cars with similar positioning and price, Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV are equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 20kW and a maximum torque of 85N · m. The motor is directly installed on the rear axle, and the maximum speed is 100km/h.
In terms of battery and battery life, Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV are equipped with 13.9kWh lithium iron phosphate battery packs, but the energy density of the battery packs is different. The former battery pack supplier is Anhui Ruilu, and the latter is Suzhou Keyi. The NEDC operating conditions of both vehicles have a battery life of 170 kilometers, and the power consumption of 100 kilometers is 9.3kWh.
The Chery QQ ice cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV can only be charged slowly. The Chery QQ ice cream battery supports a maximum voltage of 250V and a current of 10A, and the rated maximum charging power reaches 2.2kW. The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV also supports a voltage of 250V, but the current is only 10A, and the rated maximum charging power is 2.5kW. The difference in charging power between the two cars also makes the charging time different. The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV takes 9 hours to fully charge, while the Chery QQ ice cream only takes 8 hours.
In addition, in terms of vehicle quality assurance, Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV both have a vehicle quality assurance policy of 3 years or 100,000 kilometers, and Chery QQ Ice Cream also launched a "unlimited number of years and mileage for the first owner" policy. In terms of battery pack quality assurance, Wuling Hongguang MINI EV will provide the lifelong quality assurance rights of Mitron from September 2022, while Chery QQ Ice Cream will provide the lifetime quality assurance policy of unlimited number of years/mileage for the first owner. In general, the quality assurance of the whole vehicle and battery pack provided by Chery QQ Ice Cream to the owner is more sincere.
In terms of suspension structure, both Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV use front McPherson suspension and rear three-link non-independent suspension. To optimize comfort, both cars have added a set of asymmetrical structures at the rear of the suspension, called Panhard links, which can suppress lateral movement of the vehicle.
Full text summary:
As a 40,000 yuan miniature electric vehicle, the positioning, price and use of Chery QQ ice cream and Wuling Hongguang MINI EV are very close, and it is difficult for ordinary people to make a choice. But through our comparison above, we can see that Chery QQ ice cream has a round and cute design in some details, which can better meet the car selection demands of ladies.
In the interior part, Chery QQ Ice Cream is slightly better than Wuling Hongguang MINI EV in terms of configuration and small details. In terms of seat comfort, Chery QQ Ice Cream is equipped with a larger seat in the front row, which is more comfortable than Wuling Hongguang MINI EV. Due to the advantages of body size and wheelbase, the rear row space is also more spacious, which is crucial for micro electric vehicles.
At the same price of 40,000 yuan, Chery QQ ice cream is better than Wuling Hongguang MINI EV in the above aspects. So in the final car selection stage, do not hesitate to choose Chery QQ ice cream to bring greater value to the owner.