The iCAR 03 has a boxy look, and Chery stated it is a automotive for younger individuals.
(Picture credit score: iCAR)
Chery’s new electrical car (EV) model, iCAR, has rolled out its first mannequin, the iCAR 03 electrical SUV, to focus on a youthful demographic, following the April 2023 launch of the model.
Chery launched the iCAR 03 on February 28, a battery electrical car (BEV) with a boxy look, which the automaker stated is a car for younger individuals.
The mannequin is on the market in six choices, three single-motor and three dual-motor, with beginning costs of RMB 109,800 ($15,260), RMB 119,800, RMB 129,800, RMB 139,800, RMB 159,800, and RMB 169,800.
It has a size, width and top of 4,406 mm, 1,910 mm and 1,715 mm, respectively, and a wheelbase of two,715 mm.
The one-motor rear-wheel drive variations of the iCAR 03 have a most energy of 135 kW and a most torque of 184 Nm. The twin-motor four-wheel drive variations have a complete energy of 205 kW and a most torque of 279 Nm, and may dash from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 6.5 seconds.
Its battery pack is a lithium iron phosphate battery from CATL, providing three CLTC vary choices of 401km, 472km and 501km.
The highest-trip mannequin of the iCAR 03 is on the market with an non-compulsory good driving from drone maker DJI, with purely visible high-level good driving capabilities.
Clients who order the mannequin earlier than Might 31 can obtain advantages together with as much as RMB 3,000 trade-in subsidy and a free charging pile and set up.
Chery formally launched the iCAR model on April 7, 2023, because the group’s first unbiased EV model.
Geared toward fashion-conscious younger individuals, iCAR would create a 3rd cell mobility house that understands customers, Chery stated on the model’s launch.
iCAR’s merchandise will cowl sedans and SUVs, concentrating on a worth vary of RMB 150,000-300,000, Chery stated final 12 months.
On high of the iCAR 03, the brand new model has an idea automotive referred to as the iCAR GT, which was showcased on the Shanghai auto present in late April 2023.
(The iCAR GT idea on show on the April 2023 Shanghai auto present. Picture credit score: CnEVPost)
Curiously, the iCAR model identify is much like the naming of merchandise from Apple, which has been reported to have deserted a decade-long EV manufacturing effort.
“Don’t fret Apple followers, iCAR is made by us,” the model wrote on Weibo yesterday.
($1 = RMB 7.1948)
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