When you can’t resolve between a pick-up truck and an SUV, perhaps that is what you want. Making its launch debut at this 12 months’s Thailand Worldwide Motor Expo is the Deepal E07, which is basically a renamed Changan Nevo E07 that went on sale in China in October.
At first look, the E07 seems to be an elongated SUV with a coupe-like roofline and low beltline. The occasion trick right here is discovered on the rear of the car, which includes a vertical tailgate and an electrically powered retractable cowl, enabling it to “remodel” right into a pick-up truck. Keep in mind Audi’s activesphere idea from final 12 months? Yeah, it’s one thing like that.
Zany skill apart, different notable design cues on the SUV/pick-up truck embrace C-shaped DRLs on the entrance that wrap round slim predominant headlamps, with extra mild bars within the environment. This motif can be replicated for the rear, and also you’ll additionally discover roof rails, black physique cladding and attention-grabbing 21-inch wheels.
When it comes to dimensions, the E07 measures 5,045 mm lengthy, 1,996 mm large, 1,680 mm tall and has a wheelbase of three,120 mm. That makes it a moderately massive car, though its general size remains to be lower than precise pick-up vehicles just like the Toyota Hilux, Mitsubishi Triton and Isuzu D-Max. The load capability can be stated to be about 300 kg.
Whereas the outside is actually putting, the five-seat inside is very minimalist with the dashboard being dominated by a 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen. There’s not even an instrument cluster in sight, though a head-up show comes customary.
Different options talked about embrace electrical adjustment for the steering wheel, powered zero-gravity entrance seats with air flow perform, a 60:40 split-folding rear bench, 256-colour ambient lighting, dual-zone local weather management, an 18-speaker sound system and a 50W wi-fi charging pad.
For security, there are entrance, facet and curtain airbags, together with the same old array of passive programs, plus a sentry mode. Driver help comes within the type of an round view monitor with “clear chassis” and recording capabilities, automated assisted parking, distant parking help, adaptive cruise management with visitors jam help, lane centring, ahead collision warning with automated emergency braking, lane hold help, lane departure warning, entrance and rear cross visitors alert and lane change help.
The E07 is an electrical car (EV) that can be provided in two variants. The bottom choice known as the Plus that will get a rear-mounted electrical motor rated at 342 PS (338 hp or 252 kW) and 365 Nm of torque, which is nice for a 0-100 km/h time of 6.7 seconds and prime pace of 201 km/h.
The subsequent step up is the Efficiency AWD, which, as its title implies, provides a entrance electrical motor rated at 256 PS (252 hp or 188 kW) and 280 Nm for a dual-motor setup – the rear motor is similar because the Plus. With a complete system output of 598 PS (590 hp or 440 kW) and 645 Nm, the Efficiency AWD is exceptionally fast with a century dash time of three.96 seconds and a better prime pace of 210 km/h. The range-topper can be the one one to get air suspension with steady damping management – the E07 makes use of double wishbones on the entrance and a H-arm multi-link setup for the rear.
Each variants share the identical nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery with an vitality capability of 89.98 kWh, which supplies a NEDC-rated vary of 640 km for the Plus, and 590 km for the Efficiency AWD. AC charging is at a peak capability of 6.6 kW and the utmost DC enter is 240 kW, the latter permitting the battery to get from a 30-80% state of cost in simply quarter-hour. A vehicle-to-load (V2L) system can be customary.
Pricing-wise, the E07 is being launched with a particular introductory worth of 1.599 million baht (about RM207k) for the Plus, whereas the Efficiency AWD goes for 1.999 million baht (RM259k). As soon as the promo concludes, each will see their costs improve by 100,000 baht (RM13k).
As for colors, the Plus is accessible in Obsidian Black, Quartz White and Hematite Gray, all paired with a black inside. The Efficiency AWD will get the identical choices because the Plus, however its Hematite Gray is in a matte end and there’s the extra alternative of Jade Inexperienced – all with an orange inside.
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