Ideal i8 Crashes into a Truck, Four Wheels Lift Off; Haval Truck Strikes Back! Ideal Automobile Product Manager Invites Haval to Live-Stream Another Crash Test
Xinhua Tech News, July 31 evening news, according to the Haval truck's WeChat public account, FAW-Laus Automobile Co., Ltd. released a statement responding to the crash test of an unknown brand against the Haval truck.
The article mentions that the unknown brand used a specific scenario to test, with a significant difference from actual operating scenarios. As of our current understanding, the unknown brand has not publicly disclosed information about the vehicle's condition (whether it was modified, reduced, or had fixed or inspected components), the testing environment (the condition of the testing site, speed, and driving status), and created customized collision conditions to test unusual scenes, releasing a video showing a big difference from public knowledge. This not only debases the company's brand image but also easily misleads many car owners, forming safety risks.
Some media outlets reported that the unknown brand referred to in the article is Ideal Automobile. On July 29, Ideal Automobile released its first pure electric SUV, the Ideal i8, and played a video showing the crash test of the vehicle against a truck at the launch event. The crash test video shows that when the Ideal i8 crashes into the truck head-on, the truck's four wheels lift off, and the cab and cargo compartment are significantly separated, with the cab almost tipping over in front of the Ideal i8's windshield.
On July 31 evening, Ideal Automobile's product manager, @Old Tang Tornado, responded to the crash test event involving the Ideal i8 and truck and said, "Believe in authoritative institutions' professionalism, and if you don't believe it, let's re-test it! @Zhang Qiao" Then, Zhang Qiao, the responsible person for Ideal Automobile's product line, replied, "That's fine; we can live-stream it."
Source: Sina News