IM L7 is a

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sedan to be produced by Chinese automobile manufacturer

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and Alibaba. Production started in early 2022.

Overview

The IM L7 was revealed as a prototype on 19 April 2021, at Auto Shanghai, alongside the

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and

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concept car. On the same day, the car went on pre-sale. The L7 is intended to be a competitor of the shorter

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in the Chinese car market, with its IM AD

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system, and will go on sale in Q1 2022.

Specifications

The IM L7 uses the company's IM AD intelligent driving system, which uses

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's Jetson Xavier

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, LIDAR, 12 cameras, 5 millimeter

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s, and 12 ultrasonic sensors. This enables the car to be driven autonomously on freeways and semi-autonomously on city streets, as well be summoned by the driver and parked by itself. The base variant of the L7 uses a single rear motor with , while the top-level variant uses a twin-motor setup, with in the front motor and in the back, each of the motors using a 93 kWh battery with a NEDC range of . The IM L7 uses

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. The chassis used for the IM L7 was developed with input of British

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, which features

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and a CDC electronic-controlled

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system.

Interior

The interior features both a

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and a center touchscreen, as well

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s on the steering wheel. The car is equipped with a 22-speaker sound system with a total output of 1120 watts.

References

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