Li L9

Design and equipment

The L9 is available with six seats in three rows.[1] The interior has a pair of two 4 mm thick 15.7-inch wide screens.[2]

Powertrain

The vehicle can be described as a range extended vehicle. It has two electric motors: a 130 kW motor in the front and a 200 kW motor in the rear. It is also equipped with a front-mounted 1.5-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine with a 65 L petrol tank capacity. The newer facelifted model has a gas tank of 55 L. The petrol engine is a range extender for the electric motors; it does not directly power the wheels.

Total power output is 240 kW and 530 Nm. The company claims a NEDC range of 1315 km, and an electric-only NEDC range of 215 km. The L9 accelerates 0-100 km/h in 5.3 seconds.[3]

Charging to 80% takes 40 minutes with a fast charger. A full charge at 200V takes 6 hours. Battery capacity is 40.6 kWh, out of which 37.2 kWh is usable.

Update (2025)

The 2025 update for the L9 was revealed on May 8, 2025, with pre-orders opening the same day and deliveries beginning the following week. The ADAS system configuration has been updated, with all models now being equipped with a new ATL LiDAR unit that is 60% smaller for lower drag and consumes 55% less power than the previous model with a detection range of up to 200 m. The Pro model was upgraded to use a Horizon Robotics Journey 6M SoC capable of 128TOPS and now has full ADAS capabilities, while the Ultra model now uses a single NVIDIA Thor-U chip capable of 700TOPS and will be capable of running Li Auto's latest MindVLA ADAS software architecture after it launches via an OTA update later in 2025. Li Auto says that the new system's auto emergency braking feature is capable of successfully braking for stopped traffic in unlit nighttime conditions at speeds up to 120. km/h, and the auto emergency steering function can successfully avoid a child walking onto unlit nighttime roads from speeds up to 130. km/h.[4][5][6]

The exterior has a new Elegant Grey paint option, and the Ultra trim features a new frosted gold trim package replacing chrome on the wheels, window trim, and badges. The air suspension has been upgraded to a dual-chamber dual-valve system, resulting in a 24% reduction in body roll, 12% reduced pitch under acceleration and braking, and a higher moose test rating of 80.34 km/h. The first and second rows now feature an 18-point hot stone massaging function, which can warm up to 45 C within 5 minutes. The rear passenger entertainment display has been upgraded from 15.7 inches to an 86% larger 21.4-inch 3K LCD screen with 800nits of brightness. The central rearview mirror is now a digital mirror fed by a 4K camera with a 120-degree field of view. The interior is now available in two-tone brown and black upholstery.[4][6]

Design

Compared to its predecessor, the second generation L9 has a larger body in every dimension and an increased wheelbase. While it retains the lightbar from its predecessor, it gains a new front fascia that resembles other Li Auto vehicles, an extended D-pillar, redesigned rear end and metal accents.[11]

Features

Li Auto claims that the second generation L9 has the "most intelligent driving brain", with a computing power of 2,560 TOPS (trillion operations per second), based on two 5-nanometer in-house-developed M100 chips. This hardware is paired with a 360-degree LiDAR setup.[12] It also features steer-by-wire, four-wheel steering and a new all-electronic mechanical braking setup, forming multiple layers of cross-system redundancy across steering, braking, and electric drive functions.[8]

Powertrain

The L9 continues to use a range extender powertrain. It has been updated with a new 1.5-liter turbocharged inline-four with a peak power of 148 hp. It has a 72.7 kWh NMC battery capable of a pure electric WLTP range of up to 340 km. The battery pack weighs 411 kg and the curb weight ranges from 2755 to 2835 kg.[13]