Having been open for reserving since early this month, the Riddara RD6 has now been launched in Thailand, turning into the primary electrical pick-up truck to be bought within the Land of Smiles. It’s being provided in a number of variants which can be, as anticipated, a little bit costlier than its dominant diesel opponents.
Costs begin from 899,000 baht (RM117,000) for the bottom rear-wheel-drive mannequin with the smallest 63 kWh battery, rising as much as 999,000 baht (RM130,000) with a 73 kWh pack. Go for four-wheel drive and the price goes as much as 1,149,000 baht (RM149,600), whereas the range-topping 86 kWh 4WD variant retails for 1,299,000 baht (RM169,000).
To recap, the RD6 is the primary international mannequin from Riddara, a brand new Geely pick-up truck model that was renamed from Radar after a trademark dispute. It’s primarily based on the Multiplex Hooked up Platform (MAP) and makes use of the entrance part of the Geely Haoyue/Okavango/Proton X90, connected to a pick-up mattress. As such, this can be a monocoque truck with impartial MacPherson strut entrance and multilink rear suspension.
As you possibly can see, this RD6 is barely totally different from the one which’s bought in China, and that’s as a result of it’s primarily based on the newer Horizon, bringing with it the large illuminated Riddara script on the grille, a black roof choice and a brand new triangular design for the accessible 18-inch two-tone alloy wheels.
Inside, you’ll discover a model new dashboard and door playing cards, the previous incorporating a full-width air-con vent design, a ten.25-inch digital instrument show and a freestanding infotainment touchscreen. There’s additionally a “floating” centre console with a Qi wi-fi charger on all however the base mannequin.
The RD6 shares its powertrain with automobiles constructed on the Sustainable Expertise Structure (SEA), such because the good #1, Volvo EX30 and Zeekr X. Meaning the bottom fashions get a single rear motor that produces 272 PS (200 kW) and 385 Nm of torque, getting the truck from zero to 100 km/h in 7.3 seconds. 4-wheel drive variants add a second motor to the entrance, bringing whole outputs to a formidable 428 PS (315 kW) and 590 Nm and practically halving the century dash time to 4.5 seconds.
Elsewhere, the 63 and 73 kWh batteries are lithium iron phosphate (LFP) packs that present a variety of 373 and 461 km respectively (424 km for the AWD 73 kWh mannequin). The highest-spec AWD 86 kWh variant makes use of a nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery, enabling the truck to journey as much as 455 km on a single cost. These figures are on the NEDC cycle, so count on real-world vary to be fairly a bit decrease.
Charging speeds differ relying on the battery fitted. The 63 kWh pack can assist as much as 90 kW of DC quick charging, taking 32 minutes to high it up from 30 to 80%, whereas the 73 kWh battery bumps up the enter to 110 kWh and marginally shortens the charging time to half-hour.
Presumably as a result of NMC chemistry, the 86 kWh battery can solely settle for as much as 100 kW, so the charging time goes again as much as 32 minutes. All RD6s could be AC charged as much as solely 6.6 kW, charging the battery from 20 to 100% in 7.8 hours for the 63 kWh mannequin, 9.3 hours for the 73 kWh variants and 11 hours for the 86 kWh model.
The RD6 has a water wading depth of 500 mm for the 2WD fashions and 815 mm with 4WD; the latter additionally bumps up the towing capability from 2,500 to three,000 kg and provides snow, mud, cross-country and water wading drive modes. All fashions include a mattress cargo capability of 1,200 litres and have a payload of 1,030 kg, making them correct one-tonne vans. Oddly, solely the top-of-the-line mannequin has a 70 litre entrance boot.
Customary package contains full-LED head- and taillights, 17-inch alloys, push-button begin, dual-zone local weather management, a six-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, fake leather-based upholstery, a 12.3-inch touchscreen, Apple CarPlay and CarbitLink smartphone display screen mirroring, 4 audio system and a reverse digital camera.
The 73 kWh mannequin provides 18-inch alloys, keyless entry, a powered passenger seat, a 14.6-inch touchscreen, mattress lighting, distant app management, six audio system and a 360-degree digital camera system with a “transparency” mode. There’s additionally a 22 kW vehicle-to-load (V2L) perform, together with 15 kW by way of the charging port, 6 kW by way of a 230-volt outlet within the mattress and one other 2.2 kW by way of two extra 230-volt sockets within the entrance boot and cabin.
Stepping as much as the 4WD variant nets you the aforementioned illuminated grille, aspect steps, a tow hitch, entrance and rear seat air flow, one-touch seat recline and eight audio system. Solely the 86 kWh mannequin positive aspects aluminium roof rails and a tailgate pull-out ladder.
All however the base mannequin get a full vary of driver assists, together with autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management with cease and go, lane centring help, lane change help, a entrance departure alert, blind spot monitoring, rear cross site visitors alert with auto brake, rear collision warning and a door opening warning. Airbag rely is 4 for the bottom mannequin and 6 for the others.
Whereas the RD6 is now on sale in ASEAN in right-hand-drive kind, there’s no phrase of Malaysian availability as but. Would you purchase one if it comes right here? Pontificate within the feedback after the leap.
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