This Might Be The Strangest Car You Can Buy Today

Elliot has been testing China's most outrageous high-end EV yet: the HiPhi Z from Human Horizons. With supercar performance, spaceship looks and some truly bizarre features, is this the perfect car for Tony Stark wannabes?
00:00 Why do all cars look the same??
00:42 NOT a concept car
1:32 Exterior walkaround
2:43 Interior review
6:08. Little frustrations...
7:24 Driving impressions
10:04 The bottom line
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[@joshhillis7388]

Lol love the accidental use of "Heat Seater" a few times 😂

[@TechKingGame]

I had to rewind it because I thought I heard it incorrectly 😂

[@glennforeman641]

My wife says this all the time, wonders why the voice command in the atto 3 doesn’t respond 😅

[@johnhornblow4347]

We call them seated heats in New Zealand.... checkout ecotricity

[@reginald7214]

😂😆

[@CausticLemons7]

I say it like that all the time so I enjoyed being represented in this video 😆

[@DanielBull]

I actually quite like power doors and they come in really handy with elderly relatives that are unable to reach out and close regular doors on their own.

[@CausticLemons7]

I think if they included manual overrides like a pull handle then they'd have a good compromise.

[@Cosmic-Bear.]

They sound awesome but they should also offer the possibility of manual use

[@vitolu6727]

HIPHI is perceived in China as a brand that produces toys for the rich, which I think is the main reason why he makes so many "electronic".

[@rcjbvermilion]

It's like a Faraday Future and a Jaguar i-Pace had a child. I applaud the design. Better looking than the new BMWs.

[@justinonvideo]

Rivian use Unreal Engine for the design and deployment of their in-car UI, so the HiPhi is definitely not the first.

[@eflixx2459]

Hummer EV does too

[@user-hc5cg3jc3i]

HiPhi is a luxury intelligent pure electric brand owned by Chinese Express. It was officially released on July 31, 2019, with a new perspective and framework to create travel tools and define a new category of intelligent vehicles. [1] On the same day, HiPhi 1, the first mass-produced model car, was launched globally, positioning itself as a luxury all-range intelligent pure electric supercar. [2] On August 11, 2020, Chinese Express announced that its luxury intelligent [36] pure electric vehicle, "the world's first evolutionable supercar SUV" Gaohe HiPhi X, was launched at the Beijing Auto Show.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

THE first is probably Ford or Tesla.

[@eflixx2459]

@@gluttonousmaximus9048 not sure bout that

[@Ajmj92]

Rivian, lol.

[@CarsonCheung]

nice work from Hiphi, this car looks very futuristic inside and out

[@dogsdinner99]

Love it. I have always gone for cars that are not the mainstream. Bring it to the UK 😊 Reminds of something that you would have seen in an 80s scifi film.

[@mgeorgeukyt]

I Am The Law

[@showme360]

@@mgeorgeukyt Human Leaque just the thing to play in this!

[@havencat9337]

UK its too small of a market...

[@Cosmic-Bear.]

@@havencat9337 Your face is too small of a market.

[@Desmo904]

The Unreal engine was used in the Electric Hummer display and Rivian use it aswell.

[@PetesShredder]

Do the Rivian and Hummer use Unreal in real time in the car, or did they just use Unreal to render some of the pre recorded animations and sequences that are played out on the screen?

[@MoltenArmour]

Looks like i8 plus something from cyber punk 2077

[@ironscalp2241]

I'd love to have a Heat Seater.

[@paulallen6915]

He said it twice too

[@nathanwolf5547]

I could see a Citroen Cx badge on this car.

[@reginald7214]

Totally

[@fyshfysh]

absolutely bang on

[@alexwilsonpottery3733]

Don’t know anything about ‘heat seaters’, but have definitely considered fitting heat-seeking missiles on my bicycle.

[@ProvencalG]

Not a fan of using Unreal Engine to have a bad interface with the onboard computer drawing probably 150W or more for a gimmick. But that's nothing compared to the number 1 gripe I have with recent cars: 👏 Stop 👏Putting 👏Tactile 👏Buttons 👏Everywhere 👏, we need to focus on the road! Buttons shouldn't need to be looked at to be pressed correctly!

[@timscott3027]

Surely you mean you want more tactic buttons, like an old school button is the most tactic 😁 Haptic feedback to touchscreen buttons mostly suck though, it's a worse technology, like you said if you can't use it without looking it's not good in a car.

[@hardyk2010]

Electronic smorgasbord

[@williamfence566]

I may be getting on a bit but we've "invented " things no one needs. E.g . I can close a door all on my own and turn the heating up or down without pressing a screen 1000's of times.

[@BMWHP2]

Ehhh, it is a 4 door, 4 seat salon. Whow how different from the rest. About 98% of all EV's are large salons, SUV's and some pick-ups. Wake me up when a new 2 door smaller EV comes around, a cabrio or a Coupe.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

The answer to the opening question on the silhouette of the modern 2-box design, is aerodynamics and crash standards, specifically those relating to pedestrian impact protections.

[@54mgtf22]

Love your work 👍

[@The14roscoe]

They really missed a trick here, this should be an estate. The silhouette would be improved, it would give it much more room in the back and it would sort out that ugly rear end.

[@nakfan]

That's a great idea...,

[@PitWChannel]

Yes. Backseats with only enough room for children on a 5 Meter long car, seems a bit silly...

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

There IS an estate. It's the HiPhi X! Though it still doesn't have much room in the back. The HiPhi Y SUV will hopefully sort this out, and be much cheaper too.

[@The14roscoe]

@@gluttonousmaximus9048 does it have the same from end? I'm asking like I'm not just about to Google it 😂

[@The14roscoe]

Ah, that's right, I remember it now. I remember really liking the interior (for the front passengers). Not quite as sexy on the outside tho. Doesn't quite have that sports estate look that all the car journalists love.

[@gaston.]

Agree, I have the same claustrophobic, need to control design sense. I want handles and even a mechanical roll down window. The less electronics the better.

[@jeffvdveen]

Awesome car! Really stunning front! And those wheels! Wow! ❤️

[@YourLocalGP]

That rear bumper extrusion looks like it was put there to please a regulator at the last minute

[@timokuiz]

Rivian and Hummer EV also use Unreal Engine as far as I'm aware :)

[@user-hc5cg3jc3i]

HiPhi is a luxury intelligent pure electric brand owned by Chinese Express. It was officially released on July 31, 2019, with a new perspective and framework to create travel tools and define a new category of intelligent vehicles. [1] On the same day, HiPhi 1, the first mass-produced model car, was launched globally, positioning itself as a luxury all-range intelligent pure electric supercar. [2] On August 11, 2020, Chinese Express announced that its luxury intelligent [36] pure electric vehicle, "the world's first evolutionable supercar SUV" Gaohe HiPhi X, was launched at the Beijing Auto Show.

[@hytalefanboi7471]

It looks really cool, although the removal of the console behind the steering wheel feels odd

[@SciFiFactory]

I am so happy that my Ioniq classic has actual buttons for every important function

[@eclecticcyclist]

As supercars go I think I'd preffer BYD’s Yangwang U9.

[@Sailorman6996]

Exactly what we need, 120kWh, 2500kg + ginormous price.. perfect. Or we could have three cars with a third 40kWh battery to a third of the price probably. What a waste

[@ReetinEntertainment]

I love those heat seaters at 4:09.

[@AshleyWilsonAU]

Would've been good to see a demonstration of how far back the rear seat reclined.

[@StarBoundFables]

I love how honest y'all are with your vehicle reviews!

[@KnightMD]

The wheels look amazing. Having lidar without a decent Autopilot system is ludicrous.

[@CarSceneKorea]

Love the paddle shifter operation mechanism, very logical and reasonable!

[@sports2hedz542]

❤ your channel bro!

[@keithforster2615]

Can I also have a heat seater. In fact I’ll have to. Another great episode by the way. 👍

[@liampatrick2323]

The front looks futuristic and aggressive but it’s like they were rushing the rear and went that will do and threw everything at it

[@patreekotime4578]

It looks very busy Lambo to me. 🤷

[@marcelstanford430]

Perfect design is not when you're done adding things, but when you're done removing things. This is way over styled...unnecessarily so.

[@TassieEV]

Agree with you on many things on this car and pretty sure it'll be out of my price range but needs door handles even the Porsche Boxster has the pull tabs with the tramps hat as Clarkson called it for the roof.

[@mattsoutherden]

I will happily forgo having the Unreal Engine in my next satnav in exchange for having actual buttons in my car.

[@AvatarPuls]

Those are not mutually exclusive.

[@Neojhun]

I want both Knobs and Buttons for frequent use functions. But well designed graphics for stuff like energy flow and consumption would be nice. Like AvatarPlus the two should play together.

[@GudieveNing]

BMW i8 vibe. Love the geometric steering wheel center bit.

[@spikewalker6690]

This seems to be a silly, overly complicated, ugly car. Why do companies insist on trying to reinvent every little thing?

[@A_Litre_of_Farva]

Is there a *practical* reason for 22” wheels? They sure are crazy heavy.

[@ab3000x]

it makes the Cybertruck look pretty

[@krisnadiimam4556]

looks fitting in cyberpunk...

[@niklaswejedal463]

Looks like it came straight out of those William Gibson cyberpunk novels I have been reading lately...

[@mark_5588]

3:40 It might be the first in China, but in North America, the Hummer EV uses the Unreal Engine for its displays

[@user-hc5cg3jc3i]

HiPhi is a luxury intelligent pure electric brand owned by Chinese Express. It was officially released on July 31, 2019, with a new perspective and framework to create travel tools and define a new category of intelligent vehicles. [1] On the same day, HiPhi 1, the first mass-produced model car, was launched globally, positioning itself as a luxury all-range intelligent pure electric supercar. [2] On August 11, 2020, Chinese Express announced that its luxury intelligent [36] pure electric vehicle, "the world's first evolutionable supercar SUV" Gaohe HiPhi X, was launched at the Beijing Auto Show.

[@SimoBenziane]

​@@user-hc5cg3jc3i copy paste much bot?

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

@@SimoBenziane triggered much ?

[@stephen4518]

Might be the angular design or that it's an early model on their production run, but it looks like there is poor panel alignment on the boot and the doors.

[@andymccabe6712]

Being Chinese, that's probably something they copied from.....wait for it........Tesla!!!

[@godzillamothra5983]

if I remake back to the future movie, this is the car I want in the movie

[@genesishep]

Wow! You mentioned a feature that no other car has! Rear "Heat Seater's!" Is there an extra charge for those? 😂😅

[@ld8992]

You may not know that after getting in the car, you only need to step on the brake to automatically close the door

[@johnknight9150]

I like the way it looks. I reckon they could flog this in the West if they swapped a few gimmicks for something more basic and useful, and maybe gave it a cooler name.

[@Peoplestariff]

Nice :) bring it to Farnborough!

[@richardshillam7075]

What bags do you travel with.

[@bentp4891]

Those electric button operated doors are a fine example of unnecessary over engineering just for the sake of it.

[@wishfulthinking1530]

What if there's an option to turn the feature off

[@biofrog]

1 Mil, you did it! Thank you Susan!

[@roundyuk]

Love a heat seater 😊

[@JohnnyZenith]

I'm ordering 9 of these. 1 for every day of the week.

[@reginald7214]

😂😆

[@yvang3665]

9 days a week 😂

[@The1trueDave]

7:55 2500kg?!? I was looking at that and guessing 1800-2000. Do you know an 80s Rolls-Royce 'only' weighed 2250? How on earth have they managed to make it that heavy?

[@armandsimonis7992]

120 kWh battery...

[@zapfanzapfan]

Yeah, that surprised me to... it looked relatively small.

[@nakfan]

I like the more direct, critical style... Way to go - and fun 😊

[@sIightIybored]

I think they've decided he should be less gushy, it works this is great.

[@darrenlim86]

6:20 Is the uneven painjob on the side panels intentional?

[@amaljoe367]

I saw the thumbnail and immediately went : "gtr ev?" 😂

[@litestuffllc7249]

You barely note the range is 438 CLTC which translates into a pretty poor 220 miles on the highway. It weights over 2500 Kg? That is more than a Y, which is as much as a Hummer H3. This sort of vehicle is not green its not even grey; its black. Too much CO2 to make and drive.

[@phuketexplorer]

BYD have just launched a revamped version of their E2 in China, for US$12K. Wait 'till that goes global and kills the competition!

[@danielmadar9938]

Thank you

[@pcmason]

Love a "heat seater"! 😂

[@shuashua958]

👍🏻 i love the show, even on days like this when you show us a completely stupid car. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@nigep]

And there was me thinking the planet was doomed!

[@johanwejedaldesign]

of course I heard of this. Cyberpunk on wheels!

[@simonpannett8810]

What happens if you knock reverse whilst going forward at speed?? Do you need to come to zero to engage reverse??

[@rcjbvermilion]

That, or foot on the brake pedal.

[@jamesengland7461]

It's an electric car, so nothing bad will happen

[@showme360]

If its like the Leaf it just beeb at you, bad boy!!

[@MrAdopado]

If it's like a Tesla then it will let you hit reverse at up to 3 mph but if you do it at higher speed it will simply beep at you and say no.

[@mbk7771]

This is like a Cyberpunk car

[@joemorin9168]

4:09 "Heat seater"? 😜

[@dxutube]

What a design mess.

[@weeehooo]

Volkswagen jetta is your dream car.

[@sc5922]

pls show us the new electre

[@johnwinters4201]

It looks like a Transformer.

[@EugeneLambert]

Looks like a beast! The car, just to be clear.

[@_Makanko_]

I think it looks a bit of a mess really. Trying to make it a Grand Touring but it's not really practical. Limited the boot for more passenger space but that high floor makes rear seats very uncomfortable? Tech all over for no real point, like those doors, that swiveling screen and non-capacitive buttons for the windows. It really feels like they just went from concept to production without much fine tuning. No matter, there is a reason why most have never heard of this car. This company has only been around for 7 years or so. I doubt it'll ever be sold outside China.

[@armandsimonis7992]

For the western market this car is terrible bad. For the Chinese market however it is a different story. Smaller people on average so the high floor much less an issue. The passengers' space in the back is very important in the Chinese market because it gives it a very luxerious image - like it is meant for a high-end businessman with a driver in front. I would never buy this car - a few nice ideas but mostly very user unfriendly for my western taste and needs.

[@andyhunt457]

Why can't they do something with the back seats under thigh support I have seen any do it

[@shadymerchant3456]

There's a lot of things I like, but a lot of things (like the doors) that are overengineered. Also, I always criticized Tesla for not having a gauge cluster because I think it's unsafe to have to look away from the road; I still think that.

[@stephen-boddy]

You missed the bit where he mentioned the HUD display.

[@shadymerchant3456]

@@stephen-boddy I didn't miss it. A HUD is nice, but not a substitute for a gauge cluster.

[@stephen-boddy]

@@shadymerchant3456 "I always criticized Tesla for not having a gauge cluster because I think it's unsafe to have to look away from the road" That is what I was responding to, and pointing out that there is no need to look away if there is in fact a HUD. It is also capable of things a gauge cluster isn't, such as AR overlays. You say a HUD is no substitute for a gauge cluster, but I think that very much depends on how comprehensive the HUD is. Or is there some physical or technical aspect you dislike about HUD's that you feel makes them less capable?

[@shadymerchant3456]

@@stephen-boddy Not less capable, necessarily, but you wouldn't want to have TOO MUCH information on your windshield. I have a HUD. I like it. Some things should be on the gauge cluster. Closer than taking your eyes all the way off the road, but not on the HUD. Also, I take it back, yes a HUD can SOMETIMES be hard to see depending on conditions outside the car, so yes, it's slightly inferior. It's a useful tool, but not a replacement for a gauge cluster.

[@stephen-boddy]

@@shadymerchant3456 👌Understood.

[@LaowaiDaveJCP]

The infotainment screen needed more description about what it does. Crazy sh*t nonetheless

[@richardcamastra7164]

Rivians use Unreal as well as the Hummer EV

[@roidroid]

2:36 yo what's this SONG tho? (it sounds pretty good watching at 1.25x speed)

[@reginald7214]

The four seater is the real deal. Lots going on here but good to see them going for it at least. Good to see you are still alive, Elliot. Not sure how you do not have multiple videos a week. There are dozens of evs in your market to let us see. Best wishes.

[@Cosmic-Bear.]

Wish you talked just a bit more about the crazy lights it has and how they can look

[@keelferm]

Ended rather suddenly! Where was the "...and if you have been, thank you for watching"?

[@hamshackleton]

What's a heat seater? :-)

[@PHXRenegade]

Any idea what the UK equivalent price would be? 120kWh battery is awesome.

[@StevenMillward]

with the huge costs and taxes that come with importing, it'd be close to double. this would be very tough to sell at nearly GBP 150k. that's Taycan GTS territory.

[@px3m]

It looks like something out of Cyberpunk 2077

[@allareasindex7984]

A heat seater! Nobody else has that! LOL!

[@dennisbuckley]

Those doors, when it’s pissing down ffs.

[@jasonbaxter3658]

reminds me of an air conditioning remote. About a million buttons but all you want is for it to go up or down.

[@HedzOniZ]

06:24 - you instantly know he ain't no gamer. 😉

[@-PORK-CHOP-]

The front looks fantastic, the rear looks like a completely different design team created it that had no idea, it looks terrible.

[@mahyadnaadlaw3112]

Car tech in china is so quick & fast.

[@juanolotgn]

Price?

[@GamerplayerWT]

Love all the new designs but we really need to work on charging infrastructure and speeding up charging times now.

[@johnhornblow4347]

Boring.....

[@andreiionescu205]

No,they dont,they Need to come up with better battery tech,and stop using sclaves for their mining

[@markcayer4859]

Love that comment "The car is reading the road and adjusting". I can hardly wait for one of these to navigate along an urban city street in a northern North American city in the early spring time before the "pot hole fillers" have done their rounds 🤥. We'll see if the computer can keep up or have a nervous breakdown!!

[@peggy_tan]

It all depends on how good the 5G infrastructure is in your city.

[@Putersdcat]

200 km/h hyper car? Good one 😂

[@matthewdilks2677]

Most cars don’t reach their top speed anyway. It really doesn’t matter. What should concern you is cornering speed

[@martinwray7001]

Exactly. If it is a hyper car, it's the slowest hyper car.

[@MegaWilderness]

When you can afford a car like this. The boot space is a little over the top when packing your credit cards

[@brianiswrong]

How a new novel approach to design. Keep the car as a regular car (give us tech,but not for techs sake) but make the battery range and charging the focus of all the r&d.

[@chaymation2]

Heat Seater is a great spoonerism

[@patreekotime4578]

I guess im old but I remember when hypercars didnt have bootspace or rear seats. 🤷 Also, Ive hated electric doors ever since they first appeared on minivans a decade ago. They are not just a little annoying, they are very annoying. They literally only make sense for someone with full arms and small children in car seats.

[@kumbackquatsta]

please review the yangwang u8 when you can, elliot

[@hellcat1988]

Seeing a LOT of i8 design ques in that...