First, thanks for the complimentary ticket from Garage 42. Luckily, I am in Shenzhen, which is relatively close. Since it’s Friday, I took half a day off and drove my Leapmotor T03 over. We gathered at the hotel and had dinner before taking a coach with everyone to the launch event of the Voyah SUV at Longgang Dayun Center.
Surrounding Area
Here is a picture outside the venue. The entire event was filled with Voyah elements, and there were many experiential projects set up.
Display Area
The most eye-catching feature is the virtual cockpit area, which represents the design direction of Voyah’s intelligent cockpit of the future. According to the staff nearby, this retractable steering wheel can be used after achieving Level 5 full autonomous driving.
I personally think Voyah’s two slogans are very good, especially their brand name. I think it belongs to the top tier among new energy vehicle brands.
The internal analysis booth was the most popular, although it was a little unfortunate that we couldn’t see the actual car.
Vehicle Parameters
This is the Voyah FREE platform, which comes in both hybrid and pure electric versions. The length of the car is over 4.9 meters, and the wheelbase is almost 3 meters. Yes, another mid-to-large-sized new energy SUV has arrived.
Voyah FREE will adopt both a hybrid power system and a pure electric drive system. The FREE PHEV model will be equipped with an electric motor, battery pack, and a 1.5-liter four-cylinder range extender, with a range of up to 860 km. The pure electric version will also provide four-wheel drive capabilities with two motors. In addition, the new car will be equipped with front double-wishbone suspension, rear multi-link independent suspension, and air suspension.
Many netizens may not know much about Voyah Motors. In fact, it is Dongfeng Motors’ high-end new energy vehicle brand (established in 2018). Its positioning is similar to how Lynk & Co is to Geely, WEY is to Great Wall Motors, and START is to Chery. Overall, it is to create a higher-end brand to enhance the company’s image.In terms of body size, the dimensions of the Voyah FREE are as follows: length 4905mm, width 1950mm, height 1690mm, and wheelbase 2955mm. In terms of size, this car appears wider and lower than other cars of the same level.
The Voyah FREE has a very smooth exterior design, which has resulted in a low wind resistance coefficient of 0.28cd. This number has exceeded that of cars of the same level, such as the Audi Q5L (0.30cd) and the Ideal ONE (0.32cd).
The cabin design of the Voyah car is also innovative, especially the lift-up central control screen, which is quite eye-catching. The integrated lift-up triple screen unlocks the “new posture” of the car’s large screen. In addition, these three screens can also share numerous in-car software, such as navigation and music information. However, it is unfortunate that this cannot be experienced on the day of the event.
It also has four gesture interactions, four-audio-zone voice recognition, and other capabilities. Due to the deployment of the car-grade 5G T-BOX and gigabit Ethernet communication, the future in-car smart experience also has great scalability through OTA upgrades. In terms of intelligent driving, the Voyah FREE is equipped with three millimeter wave radars, nine cameras, and 12 ultrasonic radars. In addition, it also has an active night vision system within 150 meters of the front and 20 intelligent driving assistance functions.
Finally
At the end of the press conference, Xu Wei was invited to perform. I think his song fits the Voyah car very well, and it is easy to feel the longing for a journey.
However, because I was sitting far away, many of the pictures had a high viewing angle, and I could only find this one. I hope you can forgive me.
Finally, I wish Voyah can become the leader of electric cars in China.
With confidence and the Voyah, we can achieve anything! Go for it!
This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.