In July 2021, the civilian version of the Dongfeng Magus M50 was officially launched, and the new car only provided one configuration version, with a price of up to 668,800. Dongfeng Maverick is a domestic off-road truck, developed and produced by Dongfeng Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., which draws on the design concept of General Motors' Hummer models in the early stage of research and development, so it is also called "domestic Hummer" by fans, which is called the ceiling of domestic off-road vehicles, which is enough to make a hard-core off-road vehicle ashamed.
Dongfeng Warrior series products were initially mainly used for military purposes, and then with the continuous development of the domestic automobile market launched a civilian version, is the first military to civilian special vehicles, its emergence to fill the gap in the domestic two-ton high-performance special off-road vehicle market. According to the product planning of Dongfeng Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd., Dongfeng Mengshi will also launch more civilian products in the future, including Dongfeng Mengshi M51, Dongfeng Mengshi M20, Dongfeng Mengshi M18, etc., forming a complete civilian model layout to meet the needs of Chinese consumers for civilian off-road special vehicles.
At the same time as the lineup of Dongfeng Magus civilian models expanded, a more shocking news was exposed that Dongfeng Motor was considering electrification of the Mux series of products. Relevant reports show that Dongfeng will be equipped with an 800kW drive motor and a 140kWh battery pack for the new products of the Maws series, the maximum cruising range can reach about 500 kilometers, the target energy consumption is 26kWh per 100 kilometers, the acceleration time of 100 kilometers is less than 5 seconds, and the weight of the vehicle will be controlled at about 3.1 tons.
Just from the comparison of performance parameters, The Mux EV has entered the top ranks of performance electric vehicle products. At this stage, the most powerful mass-produced electric pickup truck is the Hummer EV, equipped with a 200kWh universal Aoteneng battery pack, with a maximum power of 736kW / peak torque of 1626N·m, and a cruising range of 529 km. The Rivian R1T, which is regarded by the American media as the most perfect electric pickup truck, has a maximum power of 614kW and is equipped with a 145kW battery pack, the Ford F-150 Ligihtning and Chevrolet Sorod EV are not outstanding due to their main practicality, and tesla Cyberruck has repeatedly jumped the ticket.
If the electric version of Dongfeng Warrior can be launched as planned, it will definitely be of great significance to the domestic pickup truck and domestic off-road vehicle industry. At present, electrification has become the consensus of the development of the automotive industry, Jeep, Ford, Toyota, General Motors and other brands have carried out electrification projects, the scope is not limited to passenger cars, but also covers off-road vehicles, pickup trucks, commercial vehicles, heavy trucks and other products. The electrification transformation of the domestic civilian automobile market is still dominated by passenger cars, the technology related to electric pickup trucks is relatively backward, the electrified off-road vehicle products have not yet been put on the agenda, and the emergence of the electric version of Dongfeng Maus will open the era of high-performance electrification of domestic pickup trucks and off-road vehicles.
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