Should I Buy the Base or Mid-Range Version of the Chery Ant?
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You should make your purchase decision based on your actual needs. Here are the relevant details: 1. The new Ant offers more convenient features, such as one-click remote vehicle control, which includes functions like parking assistance, air conditioning activation, and scheduled charging. It also adds configurations like one-click automatic parking, AI intelligent voice interaction, and wireless phone charging. 2. Dimensions. Its length, width, and height are 3200/1670/1590mm respectively, with a wheelbase of 2150mm. It is slightly larger than the Wuling Hongguang MINIEV (body length 2920mm, wheelbase 1940mm) and slightly smaller than the Ora Black Cat (body length 3495mm, wheelbase 2475mm).
Actually, I think the base model is quite cost-effective. It only costs a little over 60,000 yuan out the door, and with the AC on in the city, charging once every three weeks is enough. The base model just lacks a leather steering wheel and smartphone remote control—these fancy features aren't really used much anyway. Last week, I just picked up the base model with a 301km range and bought a matching leather steering wheel cover on Taobao for just over 300 yuan—it feels just as comfortable. What's most practical is the four-wheel independent suspension; it handles speed bumps much more steadily than those elderly mobility scooters, making it perfectly suitable for dropping off and picking up the kids from school.
