The US car market needs a shakeup. We’ve been getting the same old tired brands and models for decades with small iterations in design and technology but with huge price increases each generation.
The new BYD hybrid is doing over 2000km range. This goes to show how long the ICE car makers had been sleeping with the oil companies and competition is desperately needed.
This thing looks a lot better that any latest Ferrari designs! 🏎️ I haven’t seen so well shaped supercar or hypercars for a long time! Well done China! This is the most interesting car of this exhibition! Will, Thank you for making this interesting contend (as always) on this jewel! 🙏🙏🙏 It’s shame I returned from China a week ago, couldn’t witness this myself😢😢😢
@@aliruz4800 I think most big brand try to play safe with the design, while china dare to design out of the box because they just started, look at bugatti, they do the same also. I think I prefer Koenigsegg or pagani, they design car better than Ferrari or bugatti or Lamborghini, but this is juat my taste, yours maybe different.
The current supercar manufacturers don't seem to understand that the number 1 reason we like these cars is simply the way it looks. Lamborghini, Ferrari and even Pagani have all lost their looks, but this is the best looking car I've seen since the Zonda.
Looks 100x better than the monstrosity the F80 came out to be. Never could I have imagined that a random Chinese car company would come up with a more beautiful design than the flagship Ferrari.
I have never thought Chinese EVs will get into supercars-hypercars. But no, it just happened. Yangwang U9, Xiaomi SU7, and this! European racing brands dragging their feet into electrification. It will be over by the time come out with an EV supercar/hypercar
This truly looks like a hyper car. It already won the German Red Dot Design Award. Can you imagine having a hyper car like f80 and this turns up? I know this will be far cheaper.
HAHA. They went bankrupt about 2 weeks after this. It was very strange. At the auto show there was a lot excitement from the brand, designer and CEO. No notes of trouble, although we knew the Jiyue 01 hadn't been selling well. But everything came crashing very quickly. Rumours started swirling about a two weeks after the auto show on a Monday. By Wednesday it was done. I think because it was a JV between two huge companies, Baidu and Geely, I think many thought there may just be a restructure of management and reinvestment. But they both pulled the plug.
But the cause of Jiyue's hardship all happened from the Jiyue 01 (which I reviewed over on the Wheelsboy channel) In that review I said that when the Jiyue 01 was announced the spec list was top-notch. But by the time they actually got it to market everything else had caught up or surpassed it. Their city ADAS never truly got going and was never competitive with other Chinese City ADAS from the likes of Huawei, Xpeng, Li Auto or even NIO. Because of that slowness their products just weren't as competitive when they got to market, meaning no one bought them, meaning the company didn't make a lot of revenue, causing Baidu and Geely to burn cash supporting a snail.
For SUPER FAST EV ... Battery Discharge , Motor speed , Power Management and Suspension are required for HYPER PERFORMANCE. So far .... NONE of the LEGACY HYPERCAR manufacturers have any thing that can challenge BYD, Xiaomi or Xpeng.
This is going to be hand-built, fully customisable to the the buyer. So I thin the price will be extreme. And they'll take their little expensive toys and shove them in a place and never drive them
Great review! Wish they'd share the target pricing? I'd guess 550-650k+ if not over a million US. Imo China's most impressive ev 2drs are the killer little ssc sc01 and the gac hyptec ssr!
What most people don't know is that all the Chinese Car are designed mostly by _European Car Designers_ that see a potential big paycheck designing cars for the Chinese Car Industry. This is why all these Chineses car have all the looks of a European Design, cause it meant to be sold primarily to the European market. I love the logo design tho.
The lights around the Jiyue stand were all purple. Purple is Jiyue/Jidu's colour. Or at least it was. The company has gone under. Chances for it being saved are not looking good, and it took a nose dive very quickly.
Well I’m not sure that will happen. the first Chinese developed V12 was Hongqi’s V12TD and that was only last year…so not really much V12 options floating around
It's not a mock up, it's fully drivable Edit: sorry it's not known if it is fully drivable. There were discussions around it being able to be turned on, but how drivable this is I do not know. It's fair to call it a prototype model.
Sorry my mistake, discussion at the auto show with the team said it could be turned on and it is loud, but they didn't specify how functional the drivetrain actually is. I guess you can call it a mock up. And yes valkyrie & RB 17 vibes all over this.
@@ChinaDriven There are several clues visible upon careful observation, which pretty much had me suspecting and basically giving away, that this was in fact a non-functional design showcase shell. Anyways, I appreciate your earnest straightforward response.
Conversations I had lead me to believe it at least moves under it's own steam...but thinking about it now, it's unlikely there is a solid state battery already inside. However I believe the cooling system is working, since they said they originally wanted to turn it on, but were denied by the organisers "because it is too loud"
It’s not claiming the first with ADAS. It’s claim the first hyper or supercar using big model AI for ADAS and Autonomous racing. Could have made that clearer. And I’m pretty sure Rimac doesn’t have the same AI access and level of AI as Baidu.
@@Vindolin Well they aren’t completely down and out yet. But things took a turn for the worst pretty quickly. Chinese EV market is brutally competitive. Hopefully they will sort things out and this will get made. But…it’s a long shot
they might offer enough money to european techicans/designer to have a competative car to ferrari&co in 10y. -but who wants to buy a videogame on wheels than..
It's sad to see someone who has the opportunity to buy this, and then store in the garage and never to be driven again for another 20 years. If that's the case, you're not rich enough to buy this in the first place and fix it either.
@@user-zz8lb6bd7p Not quite yet. But they are in a difficult position. Mass lay-offs and merging of departments. It doesn’t look good for them. Chinese EV market is incredibly competitive and difficult
@ChinaDriven many brands are ponzi schemes with the goal to list on a foreign stock market so the owners can sell out but keep their cash outside of China.
It's true, although of the Chinese brands Geely does go racing, being very successful in the TCR World Tour. But to truly up the ante they need win some more higher profile races. As for history, well that literally takes time! But it's promising that they've gone from rubbish little city EV tin boxes to striving to high performance EVs with more style
@@ChinaDrivenGeely goes racing with ICE cars. And TCR is a dying series in terms of popularity. Chinese makers should go for WEC or Formula 1 as a works team instead, maybe people outside of China woukd want to buy cars from these brands if they have at least a LeMans win or a F1 constructors title to their name.
I will say this about Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc. They will sell off the name themselves and people know what they are. With that said, once they go all electric, it will be hard to truely differentiate themselves outside of that! I also think the hyper car naming may go away! We will be back to just sports cars and Super cars!
if ferrari & lamborghini enter EV mkt, they will just do what swiss watch companies, gucci, lv, and tiffany have done for many years. they will just quietly ask chinese OEM/ODM partners making EV supercars for them & sign a secrecy contract to keep chinese partners' mouth shut & put ferrari & lamborghini logos on their EV supercars....lmao....😂😂😂😂
Once again tesla is beaten by a car designed and produced before their roadster made it from the cgi model to the test track… That’s the third time this has happened. Before it was the eActros 600 from Mercedes and the R1T from Rivian
Baidu's sudden withdrawal of investment resulted in 5,000 employees losing their jobs last Wednesday. Additionally, the Baidu-supported intelligent systems in the vehicles will be affected, posing a serious threat to the safety of 15,000 car owners. Baidu often engages in such irresponsible actions, and their reputation in China is very poor.
Name me a chinese V8 or V10...I'll wait. Once you've finished that search kind of answers that question. lol As the Chinese fully embrace EVs, they aren't about to start development on a whole engine architecture they don't currently have! The closest you'll get it the V12DT from Hongqi a v12 turbo which launched in 2023. There is huge tax on large engines. ≤1.5 is no tax. Then 3.0 is the next stop. then 4.0L which is why Ferrari and others went with 3.9L turbos. Then ≤5.0 which almost all modern V10s are. As for sound. They wanted to turn it on for the unveiling. The organisers denied it cos apparently "it's too loud." Exactly what sound and how it makes it we aren't sure. But according to Frank Wu the American designer formerly of Cadillac, the thing is not like other EVs. It's not silent, there are vibrations and sounds from the drivetrain.
I wonder why make an electric car look exactly like a combustion engine supercar, Although you have endless possibilities you just want it to look like the "normal" one. it's not about numbers anymore, it's about the passion. btw quartz watches are way more accurate and efficient than mechanical super expensive watches, yet who buys the quartz watches ..exactly, poor people.
A lot of the design on a vehicle like this is going to be dictated by aero, creating downforce and stable air flow and weight distribution. There is similarities to mid-engined hypercars as I suggested in the video, but if you were to put one side by side you'd see they aren't exactly the same. The "mid mounted engine area" is actually a shallower and more elongated. But at a quick glance the recipe looks very similar.
@@williamstark4135 not over quite yet. But it doesn’t look good. Mass layoffs-offs and departments merging. But Geely and Baidu are both massive so they could move some stuff around and inject more investment. Have to wait and see
What most people don't know is that all these *Chinese Car* are designed mostly by _European Car Designers_ that see a potential big paycheck designing cars for the Chinese Car Industry. Just Google it who’s / are the HEAD CAR DESIGNER for each Chineses Car Company.
I know geely owns/part owns both Lotus and Jiyue...but they look nothing alike. The may share components...but i think you need to go look at the Evija and this again
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the fact that this looks better than whatever ferrari is coming out with right now is insane!
The US car market needs a shakeup. We’ve been getting the same old tired brands and models for decades with small iterations in design and technology but with huge price increases each generation.
yup
Now we know why Trump wants to impose tariffs on Chinese products and why Elon was Trump's biggest backer, lol!
The new BYD hybrid is doing over 2000km range. This goes to show how long the ICE car makers had been sleeping with the oil companies and competition is desperately needed.
@mrtesseract99 correct
@@TPAsses GM Ford and Chrysler took advantage of Americans they sold em high priced junk
This thing looks a lot better that any latest Ferrari designs! 🏎️ I haven’t seen so well shaped supercar or hypercars for a long time! Well done China! This is the most interesting car of this exhibition! Will, Thank you for making this interesting contend (as always) on this jewel! 🙏🙏🙏 It’s shame I returned from China a week ago, couldn’t witness this myself😢😢😢
Yeah the Jidu Robo-X is something special!
Yeah I think it's DEI to blame for design
@@aliruz4800 I think most big brand try to play safe with the design, while china dare to design out of the box because they just started, look at bugatti, they do the same also. I think I prefer Koenigsegg or pagani, they design car better than Ferrari or bugatti or Lamborghini, but this is juat my taste, yours maybe different.
The current supercar manufacturers don't seem to understand that the number 1 reason we like these cars is simply the way it looks. Lamborghini, Ferrari and even Pagani have all lost their looks, but this is the best looking car I've seen since the Zonda.
This is the sickest car I've seen in recent memory. Jaw dropping. My condolences to legacy auto.
It looks bloody fantastic. Just looks so special.
This is what the legacy automakers had as a concept car back in the day. Now, China has turned it into a reality with production models.
China car industry is on another higher level.
indeed
This and the YanWang U9 😍😍 omg I would love to see a head to head
Looks 100x better than the monstrosity the F80 came out to be. Never could I have imagined that a random Chinese car company would come up with a more beautiful design than the flagship Ferrari.
Hah? Jiyue never won any race..compare to ferrari...😂😂
It is a beautiful design and they are certainly a force to be reckoned with in the EV space
This looks absolutely amazing!
Yeah, the design is pretty slick.
Jidu Robo is going to be the bench mark for future EV super car ..no other supercars can come near it... Jidu Robo is on another level ....
I have never thought Chinese EVs will get into supercars-hypercars. But no, it just happened. Yangwang U9, Xiaomi SU7, and this! European racing brands dragging their feet into electrification. It will be over by the time come out with an EV supercar/hypercar
That car is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING 🥰😍 #JiduRoboX🇨🇳💯🔥 one more time #CongratsChina🇨🇳🫡👏🙌
This truly looks like a hyper car. It already won the German Red Dot Design Award. Can you imagine having a hyper car like f80 and this turns up? I know this will be far cheaper.
Wow! This looks amazing!
Wow this looks fantastic
I think I know what Will wants for Xmas.😀
They just bankrupted, your channel is the best!
HAHA. They went bankrupt about 2 weeks after this. It was very strange. At the auto show there was a lot excitement from the brand, designer and CEO. No notes of trouble, although we knew the Jiyue 01 hadn't been selling well. But everything came crashing very quickly.
Rumours started swirling about a two weeks after the auto show on a Monday. By Wednesday it was done. I think because it was a JV between two huge companies, Baidu and Geely, I think many thought there may just be a restructure of management and reinvestment. But they both pulled the plug.
@ I know. The CEO Xia Yiping was my classmate in the Uni. I don’t like him at all.
The big problem for Jiyue was they moved waaayyy too slowly for the chinese market.
@@ChinaDriven Haha. Nothing to do with Baidu doesn’t want to burn through their billions of cash every year.
But the cause of Jiyue's hardship all happened from the Jiyue 01 (which I reviewed over on the Wheelsboy channel)
In that review I said that when the Jiyue 01 was announced the spec list was top-notch. But by the time they actually got it to market everything else had caught up or surpassed it. Their city ADAS never truly got going and was never competitive with other Chinese City ADAS from the likes of Huawei, Xpeng, Li Auto or even NIO. Because of that slowness their products just weren't as competitive when they got to market, meaning no one bought them, meaning the company didn't make a lot of revenue, causing Baidu and Geely to burn cash supporting a snail.
Beautiful design❤❤❤
For SUPER FAST EV ... Battery Discharge , Motor speed , Power Management and Suspension are required for HYPER PERFORMANCE. So far .... NONE of the LEGACY HYPERCAR manufacturers have any thing that can challenge BYD, Xiaomi or Xpeng.
Hope you get to test drive this! 👌
Me too! hahaha
In my opinion, that hypercar should be Fuel Cell 💪🏻, but the design is perfect
looks awesome. if price-performance is similar to the other chinese EVs, then this might be a hypercar bargain…
This is going to be hand-built, fully customisable to the the buyer.
So I thin the price will be extreme. And they'll take their little expensive toys and shove them in a place and never drive them
Great review! Wish they'd share the target pricing? I'd guess 550-650k+ if not over a million US.
Imo China's most impressive ev 2drs are the killer little ssc sc01 and the gac hyptec ssr!
WHAT if
a Chinese team joins F1
and
wins the championship on the first year!!
will it be another "national security risk"
hahahahaaaa
ahahahahaha
Side profile is very much an Aston Martin Valkyrie
What most people don't know is that all the Chinese Car are designed mostly by _European Car Designers_ that see a potential big paycheck designing cars for the Chinese Car Industry. This is why all these Chineses car have all the looks of a European Design, cause it meant to be sold primarily to the European market. I love the logo design tho.
It's actually designed by Frank Wu, who is American and used to work for Cadillac.
Why are lights purple?
The lights around the Jiyue stand were all purple. Purple is Jiyue/Jidu's colour. Or at least it was. The company has gone under. Chances for it being saved are not looking good, and it took a nose dive very quickly.
🔥🔥
Referring to the prices of other Chinese EV hypercar, Robox priced between $200k and $250k USD.
A pretty cool looking car, indeed! Another rich men's toy.
It's true, this is not for your average buyer, but it serves as a halo product that will help them sell more of their other EVs...at least in theory!
I want China build hyper car that has engine v12
Well I’m not sure that will happen. the first Chinese developed V12 was Hongqi’s V12TD and that was only last year…so not really much V12 options floating around
They should hire a designer from Pagani to improve their impressive design
Theres abit of the NIO EP9 in that....
I don't think, not really.
If this is built be the Geely group, I wonder if this is a modified Lotus Evija.
Afaik it's a completely custom hand built chassis. But it wouldn't surprise me to find out it shares some bits and pieces. Wouldn't be a bad thing!
well if that’s the case I would love to see zeekr version
thaths sick, does the evija also have a solid state battery
A truly gorgeous design! makes the Temerario look oh so dead boring
Looks like a Pininfarina design...👍
Yeah the styling is pretty good, but it's internal from Frank Wu and his team. He used to work design for Cadillac
I see F80 & AM Valkyrie & RB 17 all over this mock up.
It's not a mock up, it's fully drivable
Edit: sorry it's not known if it is fully drivable. There were discussions around it being able to be turned on, but how drivable this is I do not know. It's fair to call it a prototype model.
@@ChinaDriven would you mind then, providing me with some footage where it is actually driven ?
Sorry my mistake, discussion at the auto show with the team said it could be turned on and it is loud, but they didn't specify how functional the drivetrain actually is. I guess you can call it a mock up.
And yes valkyrie & RB 17 vibes all over this.
@@ChinaDriven There are several clues visible upon careful observation, which pretty much had me suspecting and basically giving away, that this was in fact a non-functional design showcase shell.
Anyways, I appreciate your earnest straightforward response.
Conversations I had lead me to believe it at least moves under it's own steam...but thinking about it now, it's unlikely there is a solid state battery already inside. However I believe the cooling system is working, since they said they originally wanted to turn it on, but were denied by the organisers "because it is too loud"
____Nice vehicle
Rimac Nevera already has self driving, so this wouldn't be a world 1st
It’s not claiming the first with ADAS. It’s claim the first hyper or supercar using big model AI for ADAS and Autonomous racing. Could have made that clearer. And I’m pretty sure Rimac doesn’t have the same AI access and level of AI as Baidu.
This aged like milk.
@@Vindolin Well they aren’t completely down and out yet. But things took a turn for the worst pretty quickly. Chinese EV market is brutally competitive. Hopefully they will sort things out and this will get made. But…it’s a long shot
But why does this looks so uninspiring that seems to combined a lot of other car designs
because it was made by the Chinese! IF it were made by the European you wouldn't say so (well it was made by Lotus actually)
They should look for better names, Imagine pulling up with a Yangwang or Juidu to a meetup😂😭
they might offer enough money to european techicans/designer to have a competative car to ferrari&co in 10y. -but who wants to buy a videogame on wheels than..
It's a beauty. First thing to do is ditch the electric and put a real engine in it.
@@sportsfanivosevic9885 so make it slower 😂
@@mcsike7264 No, give soul and a sound that excites. Quiet whines from electric vehicles and their supporters are so dull and boring.
@sportsfanivosevic9885 you can enjoy your noise and soul while looking at the tail lights of a tesla 😂
@@mcsike7264 Or Bughatti Chiron
@sportsfanivosevic9885 or a rimac which beats both a bughatti and a tesla plaid
It's sad to see someone who has the opportunity to buy this, and then store in the garage and never to be driven again for another 20 years. If that's the case, you're not rich enough to buy this in the first place and fix it either.
Ji Yue just declared bankruptcy....
@@user-zz8lb6bd7p Not quite yet. But they are in a difficult position. Mass lay-offs and merging of departments. It doesn’t look good for them. Chinese EV market is incredibly competitive and difficult
@ChinaDriven many brands are ponzi schemes with the goal to list on a foreign stock market so the owners can sell out but keep their cash outside of China.
@ChinaDriven most of them are ponzi schemes aimed at a foreign stock exchange listing so the owners can sell out and keep money outside China.
There is no chance any Chinese car maker will ever de throne Ferrari or Lamborghini. To be at the top, you need the history behind the brand.
It's true, although of the Chinese brands Geely does go racing, being very successful in the TCR World Tour. But to truly up the ante they need win some more higher profile races.
As for history, well that literally takes time! But it's promising that they've gone from rubbish little city EV tin boxes to striving to high performance EVs with more style
@@ChinaDrivenGeely goes racing with ICE cars. And TCR is a dying series in terms of popularity. Chinese makers should go for WEC or Formula 1 as a works team instead, maybe people outside of China woukd want to buy cars from these brands if they have at least a LeMans win or a F1 constructors title to their name.
@@KitKitChanIsaac It's true, just my point was Geely goes racing, where many don't really bother.
4 motors = 1600hp
I will say this about Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc. They will sell off the name themselves and people know what they are. With that said, once they go all electric, it will be hard to truely differentiate themselves outside of that! I also think the hyper car naming may go away! We will be back to just sports cars and Super cars!
if ferrari & lamborghini enter EV mkt, they will just do what swiss watch companies, gucci, lv, and tiffany have done for many years.
they will just quietly ask chinese OEM/ODM partners making EV supercars for them & sign a secrecy contract to keep chinese partners' mouth shut & put ferrari & lamborghini logos on their EV supercars....lmao....😂😂😂😂
GM is so 20th Century...
Republican Capitalism at it's finest.
Looks great but the wheels look cheap like Corvette. Imo Corvette is the poor mans supercar. You dont want to copy its style
@@NeygarzruinedAmerica The wheels are my least favourite part of this. I made comment when it was unveiled to Mark from InsideChinaAuto
Can they ever make anything original???? It's a 458, and Aston Martin Valkyrie mash up with a battery
And a 4 wheely too.
🇨🇳👍🏼🔋🏎️
thaths a gaming pc on wheels, bro said liquid cooled lol
yup custom liquid cooling for the battery system ha
Bye Bye BYD U9, Hello Robo X
Once again tesla is beaten by a car designed and produced before their roadster made it from the cgi model to the test track…
That’s the third time this has happened. Before it was the eActros 600 from Mercedes and the R1T from Rivian
Baidu's sudden withdrawal of investment resulted in 5,000 employees losing their jobs last Wednesday. Additionally, the Baidu-supported intelligent systems in the vehicles will be affected, posing a serious threat to the safety of 15,000 car owners. Baidu often engages in such irresponsible actions, and their reputation in China is very poor.
OMG! they literally took car designs from gta5 and used them...
why Chinese cars allergic to a V8 or V10. damn shame that this car got no sound
Name me a chinese V8 or V10...I'll wait. Once you've finished that search kind of answers that question. lol
As the Chinese fully embrace EVs, they aren't about to start development on a whole engine architecture they don't currently have! The closest you'll get it the V12DT from Hongqi a v12 turbo which launched in 2023. There is huge tax on large engines. ≤1.5 is no tax. Then 3.0 is the next stop. then 4.0L which is why Ferrari and others went with 3.9L turbos. Then ≤5.0 which almost all modern V10s are.
As for sound. They wanted to turn it on for the unveiling. The organisers denied it cos apparently "it's too loud." Exactly what sound and how it makes it we aren't sure. But according to Frank Wu the American designer formerly of Cadillac, the thing is not like other EVs. It's not silent, there are vibrations and sounds from the drivetrain.
I wonder why make an electric car look exactly like a combustion engine supercar, Although you have endless possibilities you just want it to look like the "normal" one. it's not about numbers anymore, it's about the passion. btw quartz watches are way more accurate and efficient than mechanical super expensive watches, yet who buys the quartz watches ..exactly, poor people.
A lot of the design on a vehicle like this is going to be dictated by aero, creating downforce and stable air flow and weight distribution.
There is similarities to mid-engined hypercars as I suggested in the video, but if you were to put one side by side you'd see they aren't exactly the same. The "mid mounted engine area" is actually a shallower and more elongated. But at a quick glance the recipe looks very similar.
America be like its fake😅
@@PaulLay-zl9sg dude the company, which isnt a large one, just laid off 5k employees.
too bad Jidu Went bankrupt and this is not gonna be on the street anymore.
@@williamstark4135 not over quite yet. But it doesn’t look good. Mass layoffs-offs and departments merging. But Geely and Baidu are both massive so they could move some stuff around and inject more investment. Have to wait and see
Ferrari only care about wins le mans trust me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bankrupt Mate!
@@exactly25cm21 nearly. Not quite. But it’s not looking good for them at the moment. Mass layoffs and merging of departments.
tofu dreg car😂😂😂
doubt it. Geely builds Lotus, Volvo and Lynk & Co who have done very well in TCR World Tout championships...
Your western sour grapes 🍇 I can taste it
Copycat, copycat, copycat
of what?
What most people don't know is that all these *Chinese Car* are designed mostly by _European Car Designers_ that see a potential big paycheck designing cars for the Chinese Car Industry. Just Google it who’s / are the HEAD CAR DESIGNER for each Chineses Car Company.
The designer Frank Wu is America who previously work for Cadillac
Copy and paste the Evija
I know geely owns/part owns both Lotus and Jiyue...but they look nothing alike. The may share components...but i think you need to go look at the Evija and this again