With the intensification of market competition and the opening of the price war, the field of mini cars has been somewhat affected, and the overall sales have shown a downward trend, but the main models have generally maintained good monthly sales, such as Geely Panda mini, since its listing last year, it has sold more than 130,000 units, with an average monthly sales of about 10,000 units, and in order to cater to the market, Panda mini has also launched personalized products such as Panda Knight, providing consumers with more choices, recentlyGeely officially released a new micro electric vehicle based on the Panda MINI - "Panda Karting" official picture, the official claim that its design is inspired by the go-kart, the overall shape is more individual, and the new car is expected to go on sale in the near future.
In terms of appearance, the overall shape of the new car does not deviate from the appearance of the panda mini, using a small square box shape, with a high brand recognition, the front of the car is equipped with a closed front grille with rounded corners and rectangular style, equipped with two round headlight groups, and below the front of the car is a rectangular air intake, and two oval decorative pieces are also designed on both sides, giving people a very cute overall appearance.
The side of the body is short and compact, with a two-door, four-seat layout, equipped with low-drag wheels, front and rear wheel arches are convex, black plastic trim is added, the doors and front and rear fenders are decorated with pink latte decoration to enhance the sense of style, the rear part of the car is designed in a simple style, the tail light cluster is small and exquisite, the roof position is equipped with an oversized spoiler, and the lower guard is also designed with a diffuser to directly fill the sporty atmosphere. The new car is available in Racing Black, Adventure White and Racing Grey.
In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 3150*1540* 1685 mm, wheelbase of 2015 mm, compared with the Panda Knight, the length and height are slightly ahead, the wheelbase is the same, referring to the Panda Rider's riding space experience, height 175 cm The occupants can get about a fist of headroom when riding in the front and rear rows, the front row is adjusted to a suitable sitting position, and there is a fist or so of legroom in the back row, which can ride an adult, but it is slightly crowded, occasionally emergency can, limited by size, the trunk space is smaller, and how many things are basically put in the full state, but when you need an emergency, you can expand the space by putting down the rear seats, and the maximum can be extended to 800 liters, which is quite generous.
The interior is equipped with a 9.2-inch LCD instrument, an 8-inch floating central control screen, a double-spoke multi-function steering wheel, a knob-type shift mechanism, etc., and the central control screen supports wireless screen projection, non-inductive interconnection, voice control, navigation, listening to songs and other functions. Due to price restrictions, the interior material is mainly hard plastic, but thanks to the optimization of the color scheme, it looks good.
In terms of equipment, the new car will be equipped with electronic safety systems such as hill assist, reversing camera with trajectory line, reversing radar, EPS+ABS+EBD, as well as airbags for the main driver, child safety seat interface, tire pressure alarm and other configurations. At the same time, Panda Karting supports remote control of mobile phone App, users can realize remote query, remote car search, remote control of opening and closing car locks, air conditioning, etc. through mobile phones, and is also equipped with mobile phone Bluetooth key function, users only need to get close to the vehicle to unlock, and power on when they get on the car.
In terms of power, the Panda Karting is equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous single motor with a maximum power of 30 kW and a peak torque of 110 Nm. It supports two driving modes, Normal and Sport, and has a three-level adjustable energy recovery function. It supports 22 kW DC fast charging and 3.3 kW AC slow charging, which can charge from 30% to 80% in 30 minutes. , the current range is unknown, but it is speculated that it may be around 200 kilometers, and the price may be on par with the Panda Knight, which is expected to be around 49,900 yuan