Nissan debut N7 all-electric sedan for China in a bid to stay relevant

Nissan’s Dongfeng joint venture unveiled the N7, a new all-electric sedan for the Chinese market, at the Guangzhou Auto Show on October 15. The N7 is the first all-electric model under Dongfeng Nissan’s new energy architecture.

According to the JV it “will redefine a new benchmark for pure electric cars among Chinese families.”

The new sedan is claimed to have a 0.618 “golden ratio” stance, dimensions of 4930, 1895, and 1487 mm (l/w/h), and a relatively short wheelbase for an EV of 2915 mm.

At the front, the N7 uses Nissan’s classic V-Motion design. There are V-shaped light clusters. Reportedly, the N7 uses 710 high-power LED light sources. There are frameless doors without a triangular window design, a hidden waistline, and concealed door handles. The drag coefficient is relatively slippery Cd 0.208. At the rear, the tail uses 882 OLED light-emitting units and has the only interactive light design of the front and rear light groups in the same class.

Powering the cockpit is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295P chip, with 32GB memory and 256GB storage space. It’s claimed the car will have the industry’s first adaptive posture AI core algorithm. This will keep the body in the most comfortable driving position through continuous learning and OTAs. Enabling this is an AI zero-pressure cloud blanket seat. Using 49 sensors, it can accurately identify changes in body pressure and automatically adjust the seat back, waist support, and leg support in real time.   

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The Nissan N7 will come with a high-end intelligent driving system jointly developed by Dongfeng Nissan and Momenta. This consists of an end-to-end large model for high-speed pilot NOA. There will also be a “city memory pilot NOA” function. This can be used for daily commuting scenarios. It is unclear if this means that the system is not a fully functioning urban NOA system. PR claims the R&D team has conducted massive training, and is committed to entering the first echelon. In addition, the system also has full-scene auto parking.

Like all JVs, Nissan has not been doing well in China. An all-new EV may help, but it will need to be competitive with local offerings. Expect a more catchy name than N7 for the production version.

Source: Fast Technology