Today, the official of Xiangjie released a statement. The main content of the statement is to explain the matter that recently, some self-media posted on Weibo about the high-speed ramp jump “test” of Xiangjie S9 on public roads and claimed that “the vehicle could not keep driving in a straight line and deviated to one side after the ramp jump”.
The official pointed out: “After data analysis and multiple re-tests, it is believed that this conclusion is not objective and not rigorous, and it misleads consumers.” According to the data of the national monitoring platform and combined with the analysis of the video screen, this “test” (evaluation video 29:14 – 29:19) occurred at around 12:42 on August 16, 2024, and the vehicle speed was 63 km/h. Before the wheels left the ground, the accelerator opening was 28.8%, the steering wheel turned 23 degrees to the right, and the same-direction torque of 1.96 Nm was detected; then, the steering wheel turned to the left and returned to the right position.
The official of Xiangjie stated that if the steering wheel rotates due to the vehicle’s own reasons, the direction of the steering wheel’s rotation should be opposite to the detected torque direction. However, in this “test”, the driver actively intervened, turned the steering wheel to the right artificially, and then corrected to the left, causing the vehicle to yaw.
At the same time, it was stated that in multiple re-tests under the same conditions, when the driver did not actively intervene in the steering wheel, Xiangjie S9 could maintain a straight line. Finally, the official of Xiangjie pointed out that vehicle evaluations should follow professional, rigorous and objective principles and be carried out in accordance with laws and regulations. In particular, dangerous tests exceeding the speed limit on public roads should be avoided. Subsequently, it is planned to open a professional test site and invite relevant parties to come to the site to participate.
It is understood that on August 20, car reviewer Yuan Qicong posted a test video of the high-speed ramp jump of Xiangjie S9 on his personal Weibo. His remarks in the video about “the vehicle could not keep driving in a straight line and deviated to one side after the ramp jump” of Xiangjie S9 attracted a lot of attention from netizens.
Many netizens joined the discussion. Some netizens said: Xiangjie S9 feels sporty but not sporty enough. The chassis texture is much worse than that of 56E. When encountering potholes, the impact is obvious, the sound transmitted to the car is not high-end enough, the acceleration raises the head obviously, and the handling and lane changing are sluggish compared to competitors.
In addition, many netizens and car reviewers also spontaneously conducted high-speed ramp jump tests on the Xiangjie S9 model. Even more car reviewers questioned the video posted by Yuan Qicong, pointing out that during the test, there were actions such as crossing the ridge with the accelerator on and stepping on the accelerator deeply during the journey.
In response to the response from the official of Xiangjie and the questions from some car reviewers, Yuan Qicong started a live broadcast this evening and responded, saying: “There is a scientific basis for why the steering wheel deflected.” He recognized the data released by Xiangjie and explained the matter of twisting the steering wheel during the driving process in the video, and said that the steering force he used at that time was negligible.
It is understood that the model S9 that caused the controversy is a model jointly launched by Huawei and BAIC. It was launched on the 6th of this month. The new car is positioned as a medium and large flagship sedan. A total of 2 models, Max and Ultra, are launched, with prices of 399,800 yuan and 449,800 yuan respectively. The new car is highly expected by the official and is regarded as targeting the executive luxury sedans of BBA. Yu Chengdong of Huawei once said that the positioning of the new car is benchmarked against BMW 7 Series 750Li, Audi A8L and Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedans.
The S9 of Xiangjie’s ramp jump test causes controversy! Official statement
