On November 3rd, Wuling officially released the new GSEV architecture. Wuling defines GSEV as good to drive, easy to park, and fuel-efficient.
As a small electric vehicle platform for short distance trips, the GSEV’s driving experience is improved with its low center of gravity, large steering angle, optimized steering, and rear-wheel drive, which reduces the impact of crosswinds and enhances maneuverability in the city.
In addition, the optimized human-machine engineering results in better driving posture and visibility in GSEV vehicles.
Moreover, with its autonomous driving mileage exceeding two million kilometers through the combination of Wuling Vision and lidar perception technology, it is evident that GSEV has strong autonomous driving capabilities that can help drivers with ease of driving.
As for easy parking, the GSEV has a smaller wheelbase, which allows for the minimum turning radius of 3.5 meters. Additionally, it is equipped with a variety of parking assistance features, including memory parking assistance.
Goodgo is not only low in usage cost for electric cars themselves. The residual value of Hongguang MINIEV is also relatively high, with an annual residual value rate of 87.55%.
Of course, what everyone is most concerned about regarding micro-cars is safety.
In this regard, Wuling’s GSEV architecture has naturally been upgraded. Simply put, Wuling has optimized both the chassis structure and collision testing. Especially in the side impact test, the national standard only requires one collision, but Wuling performs continuous collisions at intervals of 100 mm. The entire vehicle must undergo two side impact tests to ensure safety.
The safety measures for batteries are as follows, Wuling tells us that it can achieve zero risk of spontaneous combustion.
Last but not least, Wuling has also released its first global model under the GSEV, Air EV, with a Chinese name positioned as “Qingkong”.
The body dimensions are 2,974 × 1,505 × 1,631 mm, with a wheelbase of 2,010 mm. Equipped with a 30 kW motor, the top speed can reach 100 km/h.
During the press conference, Wuling did not disclose more information about this model, but we can refer to the Air EV, which was launched in Indonesia in August.
Its price is approximately 110,000 to 130,000 yuan. So, do you think this price is high or low compared to this micro car? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
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Overall, Wuling’s new architecture places more emphasis on driving quality compared to their previous models. In the lower-tier market, Wuling has already established a foothold. So the question remains: how much improvement will this new architecture bring to Wuling’s basic transportation vehicles? We will have to wait and see.
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