NIO ET5 Driven - Cheapest NIO Is Stunning But Flawed

[@charlesd9949]

What a beautiful car, NIO is a brand setting the standard. Battery Swap is the way to go, more brands need to adopt this.

[@grahamjohnson4702]

Battery swap is not the way to go unless all makers come together to have the same method, it' s bad enough now with all the different electric companies having different prices and different apps and top ups are only necessary when you go on long distance not when you charge at home mostly, so a big no no to battery swap.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

I'm not sure battery swap will catch on in all honesty, simply because charging is getting so fast now and it's so much easier to standardise a socket than an entire chassis. Might end up just being a unique thing to NIO but it sure is pricey.

[@thyristo]

​@@InsideChinaAuto...you will understand when your battery has to be changed. It's always more expensive to choose the path of the poor man...which is the reason why he is staying poor.

[@Mel_Gerrard]

A beautiful car and better than anything coming out of Germany or Europe.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Really is a stunner this one.

[@GUTIANMU]

The rear lift gate works best by not sweeping your foot side to side rather forward and backwards. Thanks for the review. We have an ES6 and live in Changsha. Beautiful cars and are really pleased with the product.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Haha, thanks for the advice. These foot wavey things are never simple or consistent. Glad you're enjoying your ES6 though, I think their SUVs are better than their saloons overall. Looking forward to trying their other cars at some point.

[@SaadZaher-v9i]

Plzzzz we need a full review for the iCar 03 from your best team

[@magednegm14]

Yes Yes Yes

[@Onlyu-qv3nv]

I think it will be by far the best

[@RSCB]

The little nio ball on there is so cute 🤤

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Many people like it. Bit gimmicky for me, but it grows on you somewhat.

[@RSCB]

@@InsideChinaAuto yeah

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

Finally got one, 😂😆. Great review as usual.

[@just4therecord]

Nice review as usual. Excellent work 👍🏻

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Thank you very much

[@cocoaiscool2709]

NIO : Naturally Irresistible Opulence

[@InsideChinaAuto]

They are good looking cars, ES7 aside.

[@sarahaubrey8096]

Wish BYD would take some internal styling design notes form NIO. I just want straight lines.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Their interiors could definitely do with some simplicity. Still a little childish at the moment.

[@sarahaubrey8096]

@@InsideChinaAuto perfectly put

[@greaterbayareahero1401]

I have tested this car, the quality is insane.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

It's a great car. Can't say the quality on the one I drove was very good but it's likely got better since asc it was a very early model I think.

[@greaterbayareahero1401]

@@InsideChinaAuto I have compared it to the Xiaomi SU7 and the VW ID7. This one is better quality as of today.

[@jimmychoi5219]

Does NIO INFOTAINMENT system support English in China?

[@InsideChinaAuto]

It does indeed, yes.

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

It's hard not to take the et5t over this one. The only loss is that impeccable rear end. FYI for you in China, the European releases for et5t 100kwh versions showing totally upgraded power and Regen and charging speeds l.

[@sindoray2094]

> It's hard not to take the et5t over this one. Why? I see no reason why people would go for an uglier variant, that's also more expensive.

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

@@sindoray2094 settle down, Larry. No need to get hysterical.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

I think I'd take the ET5T too myself because I love the extra practicality and it too looks great. Interesting on the uprated Euro specs though.

[@woodytony7635]

I like this sense of luxury, and I believe no one will not like it.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

It's very lovely, just not without its flaws when packaged as the ET5.

[@johnharris4600]

I really like your reviews, whereabouts are you filming this in China there is no Traffic 🚦. Also do you think these Chinese brands will make it to Australia like this one and All the other one's you review here Regards John

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Great to have you here John and thanks for the compliment. This was filmed in a lovely park with some roads around it, hence the lack of other cars. I generally look for quiet places, it helps the filming go more smoothly, and this park is wide open so great for low risk drone flying. As for whether many of these brands will come to Australia, yes, I believe they will. NIO and XPeng are both going to the UK, a RHD market like yours, which will open up the possibility of Australia in future, and I'm pretty sure others will be on their way since MG and BYD are there already. Might be a couple more years, but many will come.

[@johnharris4600]

Thank you for your reply 😊

[@Ben_kral22]

What is the name of area you are driving in...? Sir...

[@InsideChinaAuto]

It's in a park north of Shanghai, technically in Jiangsu province.

[@stevewhitmill2037]

Great review.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Thank you very much.

[@EllisBarshaw]

好认真的up❤，用的频道来学英语啦😊

[@InsideChinaAuto]

But you have an English name?

[@EllisBarshaw]

@@InsideChinaAuto 这个是我买来的账号，原来的被封了🤣😭😭😭

[@InsideChinaAuto]

@EllisBarshaw Haha, OK. Well I'm glad I can support with your language learning.

[@jasonbishop991]

i wonder how it drives versus say a bmw i4

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Good question. I haven't tried the i4 yet, though I suspect it'll edge the NIO simply because BMW's reputation goes before them, but who knows.

[@RSCB]

Nio could win on a 1/8 drag race 💀

[@Jajalaatmaar]

You have to pay for the driver assist features?

[@InsideChinaAuto]

The higher end ones, yes.

[@troyboy4345]

A fair review, needs some polish, the vehicle, not you 🤣

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Haha, thanks. And yes, it does. I'm told their bigger cars are much better than this and I've driven the ES7 and I'd agree, the SUVs are much more representative of what the brand wants to stand for and what they can do.

[@Jajalaatmaar]

It's nice but too expensive in Europe still. Xpeng is undercutting them.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Yeah, they market as more premium than XPeng. Not convinced myself that they are as 'more premium' as their price suggests, but they are good and have their unique things like battery swapping.

[@possumsam2189]

How does it compare to its main rival the IM L7?

[@InsideChinaAuto]

I'm not sure the L7 is the rival to this. L7 is more an ET7 rival, but may be similarly priced to this. L7 is definitely more spacious and feels like a bigger car, though I haven't sat in one for 18 months. Looks more dramatic too in my opinion, which I like. Comes with the huge dash-width screen too which is really a taste thing. Not as tall if you want to watch videos but more real estate in general. I didn't get to really throw the L7 around so can't really judge the handling either, but for sure the rear suspension was better than this. Hard to compare after so much time between them.

[@possumsam2189]

@@InsideChinaAuto That 'F1 tuning' gotta count for something

[@InsideChinaAuto]

@@possumsam2189 You'd think so. I'd like a full review of an L7. The channel was too new to get a fully representative experience the first time.

[@Mercurial_S]

非常理智的UP，并且每一条留言你都会认真回复，看得出来你对中国的整体认知非常全面。在你的评论中我感叹，以前我们总说中国人不具备独立思考能力，现在很多外国人反而更加缺乏。并不是因为你维护中国的汽车而赞赏你，我更赞赏你的思考能力和人格。相信你也会翻译我这条留言，所以我就不用英语了。

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Well thank you very much for the lovely compliment. I do my best to see things from other perspectives because it helps bring us closer together.

[@thyristo]

Germans...like all European, US and Japanese legacy auto... Have no chance.

[@samajier2566]

Good car

[@InsideChinaAuto]

It is a good car. Great to look at, not what I'd go for overall, but very good in many areas.

[@nalakirkwood4425]

🙏🏼

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Namaste.

[@amershabana833]

No compare at all look to VW iD 3 or Mercedes EQE are much more expensive and so Wonderful like ET5 or even avatr12 and luxeed S7.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

The Chinese premium brands are bossing it at the moment.

[@BMWHP2]

Thanks for the work in this review. I think, German automakers are on the brink of bankruptcy already. They were to arrogant and lazy, and way to late to the EV party. They laughed at Tesla, and after that, laughed at the Chinese car industry. And now, they can only build way to expansive and outdated EV's. On top of that, the unions block every progress and innovation. Not visioning that they will bring down the EU car industry and no one will have a job by that time. The only market where VW, BMW, Audi and Mercedes still made a small profit . . . . . was China. And that will stop to with cars like this.

[@possumsam2189]

Not dissimilar to what is happening to Japan or even South Korea to a smaller extent

[@InsideChinaAuto]

The next ten years could see a massive shift. I'm reluctant to be too dramatic, organisations do have the ability to change if they really need to, but the Chinese are unencumbered to change faster. Unions really have the ability to hamstring a car brand, and the mindset of the people does too, Germany being a huge case in point. Resistance to change is a very real thing but in China change is embraced because it's all they've ever known and they know how to work hard.

[@nunagoras]

Interesting and beautiful car, but... As someone has said, building quality doesn't feel like premium, and some design choices seem quite odd, to say the least. Whom the heck would to put the tablet far lower than the drivers control panel LED screen?... Again. I'm not implying this as a bad car. It isn't, but there is a far big progress margin for them to compete. There are some plastics that are more akin to the B segment than otherwise. Even the Citroen E-C3 feels like made of some better materials. Again: My humble and honest opinion? Here in Europe very few of those Chinese EV makers will survive: Geely/Volvo, BYD, GWM and XPeng (now somewhat under the VW "umbrella") seem to be the best positioned to do so. The others may to come in, if they partner with Euro legacies like XPeng seems to have done. NIO seems out of that league...

[@kamsunleong6648]

But here in Asean especially Thailand, Chinese evs are totally dominating. Top 5 spots are theirs and then Tesla. BYD and MG are already taking sizable share in Australia and NZ. BYD is building a plant here to service the right hand drive market. As late as end of last year I don't see a single Chinese ev on the road. Today they are everywhere.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

It's a very lovely car, and I don't really agree about the materials, they're very good on the whole, but they don't expand the soft touch stuff to the lower surfaces like the door pockets, which Li Auto do, but I don't think they're any less than a Benz or Audi in that respect. Modern Audis in particular are very plasticky. As for the others, I don't think you can compare Volvo, they're a brand with European HQ and a century of heritage. You might consider Zeekr, and they should be alright. BYD will do fine as they come in at the lower end so don't suffer the same questions over whether Chinese brands can do premium yet. XPeng are solid but will take some brand building time being semi-premium, but be under no illusions, they're not 'under' VW, VW went begging to XPeng to save themselves and are getting XPeng's already superceded platform for a pair of cars in 3 years. NIO offering very expensive cars will definitely take the longest to settle in Europe in my opinion, but they need to sort their business at home first before investor appetite cools.

[@ЛарисаГатина]

Ka-chow in chinese car

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Not sure what ka-chow is but I'm going to say yes.

[@masterzedric]

You say that NIO use the European model of having many options rather than few. Meanwhile - in Europe - the ET5 has a total of FOUR options (excluding colors and wheels) to pick from: Comfort package, Nomi Mate, heated wipers and towbar. 😆

[@InsideChinaAuto]

How ironic, they're doing the European model in China and the Chinese one in Europe.

[@SalarJG]

The built quality doesn't look premium. Is this an affordable EV?

[@cocoaiscool2709]

you said the opposite to everyone else 😭

[@InsideChinaAuto]

Honestly, it looks more premium than it necessarily feels. There were a few flexible bits here and there, the armrest being the worst, but overall it is very pleasant if you don't dig too far.

[@artieshokin]

It is a circus like 95 % of the cars today. I rather continue to drive my rather agricultural vehicle.

[@InsideChinaAuto]

I'd rather drive my old Mini. Still my favourite.

[@artieshokin]

@@InsideChinaAuto so true

[@harmhoeks5996]

If NIO goes bankrupt, does the infotainment stop working?

[@InsideChinaAuto]

I doubt it.

[@honesty_-no9he]

Will car reviewers please learn to dress like adults not 6 year old boys on the beach in Summer.

[@othmanmajid6380]

Why?😊

[@InsideChinaAuto]

You try filming and presenting in 40c direct sunlight for 8 hours with a suit on, see where that gets you. My channel, my dress code. But thanks for watching.

[@honesty_-no9he]

@@InsideChinaAuto You know the Russian winter scenes in DR ZHIVAGO they were shot in the Spanish desert in over 100F with fake snow and Winter clothing. Do it for your art!

[@InsideChinaAuto]

@honesty_-no9he No thanks. Stiff clothes are for stiffs, weddings, and funerals. I value comfort in summer and that means staying as cool as can reasonably achieved.

[@birdyashiro1226]

@@honesty_-no9heNay