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Voyah launches new car again. On September 15th, Voyah FREE, the third heavyweight product under the Voyah FREE family, was officially launched with an official guidance price of RMB 3.936 million, featuring ultra-long endurance pure electric version of Dongfeng Voyah FREE.
Voyah Automotive said that Voyah FREE Ultra-Long Endurance Pure Electric Edition takes advantage of both length and shortness, comprehensively evolves, takes user needs as the starting point, and takes into account endurance, performance, and intelligence.
Three-electricity Upgrade
The Voyah FREE Ultra-Long Endurance Pure Electric Version is equipped with a 106.7 kWh battery pack, a 21.25% increase in capacity compared to the standard version model, and its CLTC working condition endurance range is 631 km.
The battery core brand is currently unknown.
It is worth mentioning that in the test environment of constant speed of 60 km/h under full power conditions, referring to the GBT 18386-2017 standard test method, the comprehensive endurance range of Voyah FREE Ultra-Long Endurance Pure Electric Edition reached 730 km.
However, 730km is ultimately a constant speed endurance, which has little actual reference significance.
In terms of power, the Voyah FREE Ultra-Long Endurance Pure Electric Version is equipped with front and rear dual motors with a maximum power of 360 kW, a maximum torque of 720 N ▪ m, and a zero to 100 km/h acceleration time of 4.4 seconds, which is 0.1 seconds faster than the standard version of Voyah FREE.
Voyah FREE Ultra-Long Endurance Pure Electric Edition brings together five major battery pack safety settings, intelligent monitoring BMS battery management system, and 100+ battery safety tests such as wading and collision.
In terms of side collision protection, the Voyah FREE Ultra-Long Endurance Pure Electric Version is equipped with a 2000MPa aluminum-silicon-coated hot-formed door anti-collision beam, which can ensure that the battery cell is not squeezed or deformed even in the case of side pillar collision at 32km/h.
Intelligent Full Charge
In terms of intelligence, the Voyah FREE Ultra-Long Endurance Pure Electric Version comes standard with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, which improves performance by 3 times while consuming only 1/4 of the previous power consumption.
Not only that, the performance of the 8155 chip makes the Voyah FREE ultra-long endurance pure electric version car system smoother and more responsive. Navigation, music and other interactive functions respond more quickly with almost no delay in human-machine dialogue.
In addition, the Voyah FREE ultra-long endurance pure electric version is equipped with NVS active night vision function and 20 L2+ intelligent driving assistance systems, including ACC full-range adaptive cruise, LKA lane keeping assistance, AEB automatic braking, 360° panoramic imaging, BSD blind spot monitoring and fatigue driving monitoring and warning, and also supports OTA upgrade.
Among them, the NVS active night vision function adds active reminder function to the night vision system through infrared camera and processor, which is suitable for scenes such as night, tunnels, and thick fog. When in night mode, the system achieves infrared imaging up to the farthest distance of 150 meters, with recognition rate of over 95%, accurately identifying pedestrians crossing the road on both sides.
To highlight the advantages of high-end differentiation, the Voyah FREE ultra-long endurance pure electric version is equipped with four cabin options, namely, V-Moment noble moment, V-Performance high-energy mode, V-Attention awakening mode, and V-Care child care mode.
In addition to these, the Voyah FREE ultra-long endurance pure electric version also comes with a vehicle-integrated lift-type triple screen, Denon sound system and other configurations.
Maximum Comfort
In terms of chassis, the Voyah FREE ultra-long endurance pure electric version is equipped with front double-wishbone + rear multi-link suspension system and all-aluminum alloy material. Compared with the MacPherson structure, the double-wishbone has higher shock absorption effect and stability, making the suspension system more agile and stronger.
In addition, the vehicle is equipped with an up-and-down 100mm adjustable air suspension system, and the millisecond-level speed-adjustable system can cope with various complex road conditions. For example, when driving on rough mountain roads, the air suspension can adjust the vehicle’s ground clearance, which brings better road passing ability, and it matches Michelin silent tires to effectively reduce road noise.To the appearance and interior, the exterior design of the LanTu FREE ultra-long range pure electric version is the same as the standard version, with a straight waterfall-style grille and hidden door handles. It offers six color options including Yunqing Blue, Xinghai Blue, Xuan Ying Black, Du Ruo White, Qingyun Grey, and Fei Yu Green.
As for the interior, in addition to blue-brown and dark colors, there is also a red rice interior color option. The seats adopt a three-layer fabric craftsmanship which offers strong wrapping. The driver’s seat supports 12 electric adjustments and the seats are equipped with heating, ventilation, and massage functions.
LanTu, as a high-end new energy vehicle brand created by Dongfeng Group, carries the dual mission of promoting Dongfeng brand and verifying new system mechanisms. From technology research and development to sales, and even financing, Dongfeng Group has given LanTu a great deal of autonomy.
On September 13th, the increase in equity for LanTu’s financing project was officially disclosed to the public by the Shanghai United Property Rights Exchange. Prior to the increase, Dongfeng Group held 89.66% of the equity in LanTu, and the employee shareholding platform held 10.34%. After the increase, Dongfeng Group’s holdings will not be less than 77%, the combined equity of strategic investors will not be less than 15%, and the employee shareholding platform’s holdings will not be less than 8%.
According to Liu Zhanshu, the Vice President of LanTu’s Marketing Department, as of August 31st, 2022, LanTu’s sales and service network has covered 71 cities nationwide, with 104 LanTu Spaces established. LanTu plans to expand its presence in Wuhan, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Chengdu. In June of this year, LanTu opened its first overseas store in Norway, which has gained recognition from many overseas customers.
In the future, LanTu will continue to improve its product layout. According to the “three years, three cars, and three categories” strategic layout, LanTu will launch its first sedan product in the second half of this year, completing the layout of SUVs, MPVs, and sedans.
Finally, the release of the LanTu FREE ultra-long range pure electric version will meet the ultimate demand for mileage from some consumers and may improve the poor performance of the LanTu FREE electric version compared to the extended range version. Since its delivery in August last year, LanTu’s performance can be described as a roller coaster, from high to low, and then recovering. However, it should be pointed out that the recent recovery is more from Dream Motor’s delivery increase, rather than the breakthrough of the LanTu FREE alone.# How to evaluate the performance of Voyah this year?
There are many arguments that Voyah’s sales are poor, but we believe that its performance is actually acceptable compared to other brands in the same period. The reason why it is considered poor is because the gap between Voyah and more mature high-end new energy brands like Ideals and NIO is relatively large. However, such comparisons are obviously unfair to Voyah.
Therefore, it may be better to give Voyah some time.
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