Hongqi EH7

Hongqi EH7: which version to buy

The Hongqi EH7 is a 1 generation Electro Sedan on sale from 2024-03-01 with no end date in the data. Five versions share the same body, the same 1-speed Automatic gearbox, the same 190 km/h top speed, the same 120 mm ground clearance, and 0 CO2. The buy decision is not “which generation” — there is only 1 generation.

The Hongqi EH7 is a 1 generation Electro Sedan on sale from 2024-03-01 with no end date in the data. Five versions share the same body, the same 1-speed Automatic gearbox, the same 190 km/h top speed, the same 120 mm ground clearance, and 0 CO2. The buy decision is not “which generation” — there is only 1 generation. It is which of AT 820 Pro, AT 760 Pro, AT 600 Pro, AT 640 Pro, and AT 690 Pro matches the power, drive, 0–100 time, and weight you actually need.

There are no prices in this catalogue, so “what the extra money buys” is read as what extra power, torque, drive, acceleration, and payload you get when you move from one named version to another.

Generations: what 1 generation actually offers

1 generation (from 2024-03-01, still in production): Sedan, 5 versions. No restyling is listed. Every version is Electro, Automatic, 1 speed, top speed 190 km/h, ground clearance 120 mm, CO2 0. Front and rear suspension on all five: Independent, spring. Front brakes: Ventilated disc. Rear brakes: Disc ventilated. Displacement, cylinders, cylinder layout, valves per cylinder, boost, engine layout, fuel system, wheel sizes, tank, city/highway/combined consumption, and eco class are not measured on every version.

So generation-to-generation change is not a factor. Version-to-version arithmetic is.

Specs table: engines, gearbox, drive

Displacement is not measured, so there is no litres figure and power per litre is not measured. Fuel and engine type are Electro on all rows.

Spread across the line: 279 hp (619 − 340) and 306 Nm (756 − 450). Two power bands, not five: a ~340 hp RWD band and a ~610 hp AWD band.

Performance and economy: 0–100, top speed, mpg

Fuel consumption (city, highway, mixed) is not measured on all five. There is no mpg figure to rank. Top speed does not rank them either: 190 km/h on every version.

The 0–100 spread is 4.3 s (7.8 − 3.5). AT 760 Pro and AT 640 Pro share the fastest time, 3.5 s. AT 820 Pro and AT 690 Pro share 5.8 s. AT 600 Pro is the slowest at 7.8 s — 2.3 s slower than AT 690 Pro despite matching that version at 340 hp / 250 kW / 459 Nm.

Dimensions and weight: kerb, gross, clearance, tank, wheels

Wheel sizes and tank capacity are not measured. Ground clearance is 120 mm on all five, so ride height does not pick a version.

Lightest kerb: AT 820 Pro at 2254 kg. Heaviest kerb: AT 640 Pro at 2410 kg (156 kg more). Payload splits 450 kg (AT 820 Pro, AT 760 Pro) vs 529 kg (AT 600 Pro, AT 640 Pro, AT 690 Pro) — 79 kg more on the 529 kg trio.

Weight per horsepower (kerb ÷ hp), rounded to two decimals:

• AT 760 Pro: 2374 ÷ 619 = 3.83 kg/hp (lowest — most power for the mass)
• AT 640 Pro: 2410 ÷ 610 = 3.95 kg/hp
• AT 820 Pro: 2254 ÷ 344 = 6.55 kg/hp
• AT 600 Pro: 2273 ÷ 340 = 6.69 kg/hp
• AT 690 Pro: 2290 ÷ 340 = 6.74 kg/hp (highest)

The AWD pair carries about 2.7 kg less per hp than the RWD trio.

Which version to choose

First split: RWD ~340 hp vs AWD ~610 hp

AT 760 Pro (619 hp, 455 kW, 756 Nm, AWD, 3.5 s, 2374 kg) and AT 640 Pro (610 hp, 448 kW, 756 Nm, AWD, 3.5 s, 2410 kg) are the performance pair. Versus the weakest RWD row, AT 600 Pro at 340 hp:

• AT 760 Pro adds 279 hp and 297 Nm, cuts 0–100 by 4.3 s, adds AWD, and adds 101 kg kerb (2374 − 2273). Payload stays in a different bucket: 450 kg vs 529 kg.
• AT 640 Pro adds 270 hp and 297 Nm, the same 4.3 s cut, AWD, and 137 kg kerb (2410 − 2273), with the same 529 kg payload as AT 600 Pro.

If the question is “do I need AWD and a 3.5 s 0–100,” the answer is one of those two. If not, stay in the RWD group.

Inside the AWD pair: AT 760 Pro vs AT 640 Pro

Same 0–100 (3.5 s), same 756 Nm, same 190 km/h, same 120 mm, same Automatic 1-speed, same AWD.

• Power: AT 760 Pro has 9 hp and 7 kW more (619/455 vs 610/448).
• Mass: AT 760 Pro is 36 kg lighter at the kerb (2374 vs 2410) and 115 kg lighter at gross (2824 vs 2939).
• Payload: AT 640 Pro has 79 kg more (529 vs 450).
• kg/hp: AT 760 Pro 3.83 vs AT 640 Pro 3.95.

Choose AT 760 Pro when the numbers you care about are peak power and lower mass for the same 3.5 s. Choose AT 640 Pro when you want the same 3.5 s and 756 Nm but the 529 kg payload of the heavier chassis (gross 2939 kg, the highest in the line).

Inside the RWD group: AT 820 Pro vs AT 690 Pro vs AT 600 Pro

All three are RWD, Automatic, 1 speed, 190 km/h, 120 mm.

AT 820 Pro is the odd one on paper: 344 hp / 253 kW / 450 Nm, 5.8 s, lightest car in the catalogue at 2254 kg, payload 450 kg. Versus AT 690 Pro (340 / 250 / 459, 5.8 s, 2290 kg, payload 529):

• +4 hp, +3 kW, −9 Nm
• same 5.8 s
• 36 kg lighter kerb
• 79 kg less payload

Choose AT 820 Pro if the lightest kerb and the 344 hp peak matter more than the extra 9 Nm and the extra 79 kg of payload. Choose AT 690 Pro if you want the 5.8 s time with 529 kg payload.

AT 600 Pro vs AT 690 Pro is the sharpest RWD comparison: identical 340 hp, 250 kW, 459 Nm, RWD — yet 0–100 is 7.8 s vs 5.8 s. AT 600 Pro is 17 kg lighter (2273 vs 2290) and shares the 529 kg payload. The data therefore does not let you treat “more power” or “less weight” as the reason AT 600 Pro is slower; those two figures go the other way or match. What the data does say: AT 600 Pro is the slowest EH7 by 2.3 s against AT 690 Pro / AT 820 Pro and by 4.3 s against the AWD pair.

Choose AT 600 Pro only if you want RWD, 340 hp / 459 Nm, 529 kg payload, and you accept 7.8 s to 100. If you want that same power/torque/payload set with the 5.8 s time, AT 690 Pro is the match.

Buyer shortcuts (numbers only)

• Fastest 0–100, AWD: AT 760 Pro or AT 640 Pro (both 3.5 s). Tie-break: 9 hp and 36 kg to AT 760 Pro; 79 kg payload to AT 640 Pro.
• 5.8 s without AWD: AT 820 Pro (lightest, 344 hp, 450 Nm, 450 kg payload) or AT 690 Pro (340 hp, 459 Nm, 529 kg payload).
• Most payload among the slowest 0–100: AT 600 Pro at 529 kg and 7.8 s.
• Best kg/hp: AT 760 Pro at 3.83. Worst kg/hp: AT 690 Pro at 6.74.
• Lightest: AT 820 Pro 2254 kg. Heaviest: AT 640 Pro 2410 kg.
• Do not pick on mpg, tank, wheels, or displacement: those are not measured. Do not pick on top speed or clearance: 190 km/h and 120 mm on all five. Do not pick on generation: 1 generation, five versions, from 2024-03-01.