A few days ago, Dongfeng Yipai eπ008 officially released the official picture. The new car is positioned as a 6-seater medium and large SUV, specially built for family users, with a new design style and pure electric and extended range dual power system is its eye-catching, and will be unveiled at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show that will open on April 25.
First of all, in terms of appearance, the new car adopts a new design style, the overall shape is rounded, and a large number of arc elements are used, which has a bit of charm with Xiaopeng G9. The front face through the light group design, embedded dot matrix light source and the rounded treatment of the lamp corner highlights its uniqueness, the closed front grille expands the width of the front face, and the large size of the wheel enhances the momentum of the new car, but the design of the entire front face has reached the degree of out of the circle in the current SUV market.
The perspective comes to the side of the body, the new car is positioned as a medium and large SUV, its length, width and height are 5002/1972/1732mm, and the wheelbase is 3025mm. The simple waistline, blackened window bezels, side skirt trim and other design ingenuity add a modern touch, and it can also be seen that the overall shape is a bit MPV-like, so it is expected that the third row space in the car is satisfactory.
Turning to the rear, the rear design is in harmony with the front design, such as the use of continuous taillights to echo the front face, the rear bumper part slightly protrudes through the multi-level decoration to form a correspondence with the side of the car, and the high-mounted brake lights to enhance the visibility at night.
In terms of interior, the official has not yet released the interior map of Dongfeng Yipai eπ008, but the interior of the new car was exposed some time ago. The interior of the car is still equipped with a double-spoke steering wheel, a full LCD flip-type instrument and a large central control screen, presenting a simple and neat visual effect. The new car adopts a pocket gear design, while leaving a relatively spacious storage space in the lower part of the center console, and the central armrest box also has a large storage space, and the overall interior space performance is good.
In terms of powertrain, the company will provide both pure electric and extended range power systems, with the pure electric model having a peak drive motor of 200 kW and a top speed of 180 km/h, and the extended range hybrid model will be equipped with a 1.5-liter engine and electric motor with a maximum engine output of 108 kW.
In terms of battery life, both models are equipped with lithium iron phosphate batteries, and the specific range parameters have not yet been released. It is reported that Dongfeng Yipai eπ008 base will also be equipped with fast charging technology and equipped with 4D intelligent chassis, looking forward to the follow-up performance.
Dongfeng Yipai is an electrified brand launched by Dongfeng for the mainstream market, and Dongfeng Yipai eπ08 is the brand's first SUV. The circle speculates that the previous pricing strategy is relatively close to the people Dongfeng Yipai, coupled with the fierce price war, according to the positioning, configuration and power selection, the price of the new car is expected to be within 200,000 yuan, and in the medium and large SUV market, the competitors corresponding to the new car have strong Wenjie M7 and ideal L8. As the first SUV of Dongfeng Yipai, how the market performs, let's wait and see!