60 500 $
60 500 $
The IM brand (i.e. Intelligence in Motion) is the joint brainchild of Chinese concern SAIC (64% stake), Internet giant Alibaba and the Shanghai Pudong District Administration (18% stake each). SAIC is responsible for engineering, which started working on IM electric cars five years ago. In 2020, the partners founded the joint company Zhiji Auto, in early 2021 showed their first developments, and last summer the firstborn – sedan IM L7 – entered the market. Now the second model – the crossover IM LS7 – is ready.
Length, mm – 5049
Width, mm – 2002
Height, mm – 1731
Wheelbase – 3060 mm
Tire size – 255/55 R20
Weight 2630 kg
Number of doors 5
Number of seats 5
The IM cars are based on a separate platform: a double wishbone at the front, a multi-lever at the rear, and air suspension with electronically controlled shock absorbers is already in the base. Brembo brakes are installed on all wheels. And on the roof (just on the narrow partition between the windshield and the panoramic section) there is a front radar and two lidar: the autopilot still corresponds to the second level, but the developers promise to bring it to the third level of autonomy
Battery type – solid state
Type of fuel – electric
Battery capacity, kWh – 100
Acceleration to 100 km/h, sec – 4.5
Maximum speed, km/h – 200
Dashboard: 26.3 inches
Passenger screen: 15.5 inches
For window controls and air conditioning: 12.8 inches
The first is the top version with twin-engine all-wheel drive and a 100 kWh traction battery. There is 238 hp engine in the front axle and 340 hp in the rear, their total output is 578 hp and 725 Nm. Crossover weighs 2630 kg and can accelerate to “hundred” in 4.5 seconds, the maximum speed – 200 km/h. But the driving range is not specified. But it is announced that the rear-wheel drive IM LS7 (340 hp) with the same battery will be able to go 660 kilometers on a single charge under the CLTC cycle. Subsequently, an initial battery of 90 kW∙h will also be offered.
The battery is a triple lithium unit with a capacity of 77 kilowatt-hours, which gives the car a cruising range of 510 kilometers on pure electricity. The acceleration time from zero to 100 kilometers per hour is 6.5 seconds.
