The FF 91: A Glimpse into Faraday Future's Electric Vehicle
We were thrilled to have the opportunity to revisit the Pavilion and showcase some of the capabilities of the FF 91, an electric vehicle (EV) that has been generating a lot of buzz since its reveal. The car's potential was highlighted during its presentation, where it was put head-to-head against the Ferrari 488 and Tesla's models X and S. To learn more about the car's capabilities, we were happy to oblige Faraday Future's invitation.
Upon arrival, we were greeted with two beta models of the FF 91, which served as test meals for our experience. We didn't expect much in terms of an interior, but that was okay – after all, it's a test model! However, the big deal made about the car's instant acceleration during its reveal was not just hype. The 130 KW battery pack is able to provide the FF 91 with the equivalent of 150 horsepower, and its electric motors deliver instant torque, rocketing the EV forward from 0 to 60 in a mere 2.39 seconds.
The first demo we conducted took us on a thrilling ride, where the car flew forward with substantial force, slamming occupants into their seats. The way it did so was on par, if not better than some high-end sports cars like Ferrari or Porsche. We got a few extra runs in just to confirm our initial impressions – less dramatic but equally impressive was how tight the turning radius was for the long wheelbase Crossover at low speeds. The rear wheels assisted in steering, making it easy to maneuver the large car in day-to-day situations.
At higher speeds, we can expect the FF 91's torque vectoring capabilities to assist in precision cornering. Having a string of battery packs set into the floor of the FF 91 gives the car a low center of gravity, making it feel steady and planted during tight steering situations. Our next demo took us out to the parking lot to showcase the FF 91's autonomous parking capabilities with just a simple press of a button. The car deployed a hood-mounted light sensor and began rolling steadily through the parking lot, scanning for open spots along the way.
Once it found an available spot, the car backed into it and awaited its next command. Faraday Future claims that the FF 91 will learn the operator's habits and frequent surroundings, enabling conveniences like self-parking. Every day, an FF 91 owner drives to work; it will recognize the route as a frequently visited area and familiarize itself with the environment once it gathers enough information. It will then alert the owner that it can park itself from that point onward – all the owner needs to do is recall the FF 91 from their app command, and the car will pick them up at the door.
While we were impressed by the demo, it was also a bit underwhelming given our expectations. We knew that the FF 91 would have instant torque and a planted center of gravity due to its EV design – we've seen demonstrations of cars driving themselves around a lot, and parallel parking for years, so this wasn't new territory.
However, what we did see was impressive enough to make us want to try it out ourselves. We were also eager to experience some of the more unique functions that the FF 91 has to offer, such as its facial recognition and connectivity capabilities – may or may not be a game changer, but it's certainly an interesting feature.
Overall, the FF 91 has the potential to be a very good car, and we're excited to see how Faraday Future develops this vehicle further. With its impressive performance capabilities and innovative features like autonomous parking, it's clear that the company is pushing the boundaries of what electric vehicles can do.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwe're back in the Pavilion where justess the other night fairy day future revealed the ff91 the car they intend to bring to production now during that presentation we heard a lot about the car's potential capabilities fairy day future was kind enough to reach out to Digital Trends and invite us back to Showcase some of what the car can do and we were happy to oblige them fairy day future had two beta models on hand to show some of the car's capabilities as these were test meals we really didn't expect much in the way of an interior nor were we planning to hold that against FF if your company's a year old or 50 years old a test model is still a test model a big deal was made of the car's instant acceleration during its reveal where it was put head-to-head against the Ferrari 488 and Tesla's models X and S the 130 KW battery pack is able to provide the ff91 with the equivalent of 150 horsepower and its electric motors provide instant torque rocketing the EV forward from 0 to 60 in 2.39 seconds or so Faraday future claims Faraday lined up the test vehicle for a couple runs and bunch of the gut as the car flew forward was indeed substantial to say the least the way the ff91 slams occupants into their seats is on par if not better than some high-end sports cars like Ferrari or Porsche it left us with a warm bourbon likee hug in our stomach each time our test driver sent the car flying forward we got a few extra runs in just in case less dramatic but equally impressive was how tight the turning radius was for the long wheelbase Crossover at low speeds the rear wheels assist in steering so that the large car is easy to maneuver in day-to-day situations at higher speeds we can expect the FF 91's torque vectoring capabilities to assist in Precision cornering having a string of battery packs set into the floor of the ff91 gives the car a low center of gravity making it feel steady and planted during tight steering situations our next demo took us out to the parking lot to showcase the FF 91's autonomous parking with a simple press of a button the car deployed a hood-mounted light R sensor and began rolling steadily through the parking lot scanning for open spots along the way once it found one it backed into the spot and awaited its next command Faraday says the ff91 will learn the operator's habits and frequent surroundings enabling conveniences like self-parking for example every day an ff91 owner drives to work it will recognize it as a frequently visited area and familiarize itself with the environment once it's gathered enough info it'll alert the owner that it can park itself from that point onward the owner simply needs to just recall the ff91 from an app command and the car will pick them up at the door what we saw for ourselves was indeed impressive but it was also nothing new we knew that the ff91 would have instant torque and a planted center of gravity because that's something inherent in EV design we've also seen demonstrations of cars drive themselves around a lot and park themselves heck cars have had the ability to scan in parallel park for years this hands-off demo was too limited to get a sense of its performance capabilities but it was impressive enough to make us want to try it for ourselves we also would have liked to have been able to see some of the more unique functions like its facial recognition and connectivity capabilities it may or may not be a game changer but the ff91 at the very least has the potential to be a very good car let's hope Faraday future can stick around long enough to make itwe're back in the Pavilion where justess the other night fairy day future revealed the ff91 the car they intend to bring to production now during that presentation we heard a lot about the car's potential capabilities fairy day future was kind enough to reach out to Digital Trends and invite us back to Showcase some of what the car can do and we were happy to oblige them fairy day future had two beta models on hand to show some of the car's capabilities as these were test meals we really didn't expect much in the way of an interior nor were we planning to hold that against FF if your company's a year old or 50 years old a test model is still a test model a big deal was made of the car's instant acceleration during its reveal where it was put head-to-head against the Ferrari 488 and Tesla's models X and S the 130 KW battery pack is able to provide the ff91 with the equivalent of 150 horsepower and its electric motors provide instant torque rocketing the EV forward from 0 to 60 in 2.39 seconds or so Faraday future claims Faraday lined up the test vehicle for a couple runs and bunch of the gut as the car flew forward was indeed substantial to say the least the way the ff91 slams occupants into their seats is on par if not better than some high-end sports cars like Ferrari or Porsche it left us with a warm bourbon likee hug in our stomach each time our test driver sent the car flying forward we got a few extra runs in just in case less dramatic but equally impressive was how tight the turning radius was for the long wheelbase Crossover at low speeds the rear wheels assist in steering so that the large car is easy to maneuver in day-to-day situations at higher speeds we can expect the FF 91's torque vectoring capabilities to assist in Precision cornering having a string of battery packs set into the floor of the ff91 gives the car a low center of gravity making it feel steady and planted during tight steering situations our next demo took us out to the parking lot to showcase the FF 91's autonomous parking with a simple press of a button the car deployed a hood-mounted light R sensor and began rolling steadily through the parking lot scanning for open spots along the way once it found one it backed into the spot and awaited its next command Faraday says the ff91 will learn the operator's habits and frequent surroundings enabling conveniences like self-parking for example every day an ff91 owner drives to work it will recognize it as a frequently visited area and familiarize itself with the environment once it's gathered enough info it'll alert the owner that it can park itself from that point onward the owner simply needs to just recall the ff91 from an app command and the car will pick them up at the door what we saw for ourselves was indeed impressive but it was also nothing new we knew that the ff91 would have instant torque and a planted center of gravity because that's something inherent in EV design we've also seen demonstrations of cars drive themselves around a lot and park themselves heck cars have had the ability to scan in parallel park for years this hands-off demo was too limited to get a sense of its performance capabilities but it was impressive enough to make us want to try it for ourselves we also would have liked to have been able to see some of the more unique functions like its facial recognition and connectivity capabilities it may or may not be a game changer but the ff91 at the very least has the potential to be a very good car let's hope Faraday future can stick around long enough to make it\n"
