Bermaz is about to welcome its second Chinese language electrical car model within the form of Deepal, Changan’s premium EV-first marque. The corporate is reportedly trying to herald two SUV fashions by the center of subsequent yr, and right here we’re trying on the latest of those – the Deepal S05.
Launched in China in October, the S05 is a C-segment SUV that’s about the identical dimension because the Proton eMas 7, measuring 4,620 mm lengthy (+5 mm), 1,900 mm extensive (-1 mm) and 1,600 mm tall (-70 mm), with a 2,880 mm wheelbase (+130 mm). Not like that automotive, which is able to solely are available pure electrical guise – though it’s rumoured {that a} plug-in hybrid model, based mostly on the Geely Galaxy Starship 7, will likely be supplied in a while – the Deepal can also be accessible with a spread extender as an possibility.
However first, let’s discuss concerning the pure EV variant. Only a single powertrain configuration is accessible at launch, utilising a rear electrical motor that produces 238 PS (175 kW) and 320 Nm of torque. So outfitted, the S05 accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 7.3 seconds on its strategy to a high velocity of 180 km/h.
A 56.12 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery is fitted as normal and delivers a claimed vary of 510 km on China’s wildly optimistic CLTC cycle. Deepal says the S05 has 3C charging functionality, which means that it could actually settle for as much as 3 times the battery capability in DC quick charging energy, or about 170 kW. As such, topping up the LFP pack from 30 to 80% takes quarter-hour.
These searching for extra vary will have the ability to go for a model with a 98 PS 1.5 litre petrol vary extender, plus a detuned 218 PS (160 kW) electrical motor that makes the automotive greater than half a second slower to 100 km/h (7.9 seconds).
It additionally will get a smaller 27.28 kWh battery that gives an all-electric vary of 200 km (155 km on the WLTP cycle). Along with 45 litre gas tank, this ends in a complete vary of 1,234 km. A decrease DC charging capability implies that regardless of the smaller pack, the REEV model takes 20 minutes to cost from 30 to 80%.
The S05’s pebble-smooth design is a departure from the angular styling of Deepal’s earlier fashions, the L07 (beforehand referred to as the SL03) and S07 (née S7). The entrance finish nonetheless will get break up headlights, however the decrease principal projectors are actually formed to imitate a delta-wing plane.
These can be found with Huawei’s Xpixel know-how that gives the lamps with a decision of 1.3 megapixels, enabling performance just like Mercedes-Benz’s Digital Gentle headlamps. This consists of with the ability to venture a slender highway warning, a zebra crossing for pedestrians or perhaps a hopscotch court docket sample onto the bottom forward. Twin exterior loudspeakers additionally allow an out of doors karaoke mode, whereas the highest of the windscreen homes an non-obligatory 4K digital camera for taking images and movies.
On the again, you’ll discover the in-vogue full-width taillights, albeit with out the L07 and S07’s triangular outer sections and three-point gentle signatures. Inside, the S05 sports activities a usually Chinese language minimalist inside, dominated by a 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen – working on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip – and housing a floating centre console with insulated armrest storage and twin telephone holders with a 50-watt Qi wi-fi charger.
Different bits of tech embody an augmented actuality head-up show and an AI-enhanced voice management perform that even works outdoors the automotive. The S05 additionally boasts a claimed class-leading 954 mm of rear seat legroom, a big 492 litre boot and, on pure EV fashions, a decently-sized 192 litre entrance boot.
By way of driver assists, the Deepal is on par with class norms, coming with Stage 2 semi-autonomous driving options akin to adaptive cruise management and lane centring help, in addition to distant park help.
Probably a few of you can be questioning why Bermaz is bringing in Deepal, provided that it will likely be in shut competitors with Xpeng. From our perspective, we are able to see one excellent purpose – Changan is Mazda’s three way partnership companion, and in reality, the Japanese carmaker has badge-engineered the L07 sedan because the EZ-6, the electrical substitute for the Mazda 6.
That automotive is tipped for world markets, which means there’s a excessive risk for it to come back to Malaysia. The S05 can also be set to kind the idea of the manufacturing model of the Mazda Arata idea, proven at Auto China in Beijing earlier this yr.
As such, introducing these closely-related Deepal fashions would make plenty of sense, as it could actually present after-sales help for each manufacturers very simply.
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