SAIC Maxus MIFA EV / R Auto ES33 / IM LS7 / IM Airo Concept

[Rutger DC]

SAIC heeft (ten minste) drietal studiemodellen meegenomen, verspreid over een drietal submerken. SAIC is een van de grootste autofabrikanten in staatseigendom, met merken zoals MG, Roewe en Maxus.

Maxus MIFA EV

Maxus, een merk dat ook in Nederland actief is met bestelauto's en elders ook MPV's en SUV's levert (in Noorwegen is de elektrische MPV ook leverbaar, trouwens), heeft de MIFA EV meegenomen.

De MIFA EV is een voorbode van een nieuwe, grote elektrische MPV annex personenbus die op termijn de G10 en G20 zou kunnen vervangen.

Bron: https://www.pcauto.com.cn/nation/2484/24844176.html

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R Auto ES33

Dan is er nog een nieuw submerk: R Auto. Dit merk moet elektrische auto's gaan verkopen. De letter R suggereert dat het een spinoff van Roewe is, maar de productieversie van de ES33 zal in Europa waarschijnlijk als MG verkocht gaan worden.

[size=medium]SAIC R Auto ES33 concept previews new Chinese EV brand[/size]
[size=x-small]March 30, 2021[/size]

One of China’s biggest car-makers has revealed more details and images of the high-tech SAIC R Auto ES33 concept – a sleek four-door SUV ‘coupe’ that could be sold in Australia as an MG.

Once the largest auto-maker in China, the giant state-owned SAIC conglomerate owns the MG, LDV and domestic market-only Roewe brands, but is now ready to launch a new premium EV sub-brand to be called R Auto.

Based on a dedicated new EV platform called R-TECH – unlike the existing MG ZS EV small SUV and the MG HS Plug-In Hybrid medium SUV – this BMW X4-style SUV will be revealed in full at the Shanghai motor show on April 19.

It’s just one of a bevy of new SAIC models that will make their public debut in Shanghai next month, including the MG5 Electric (a battery-powered wagon version of the new MG5 already confirmed for Australia), the MG Marvel R Electric (a triple-motor version of the HS) and the MG Cyberster electric sports car.

The latter will make its global online premiere tomorrow (March 31) and is likely to ride on the same new R-TECH EV platform, but none of these three MG models have been confirmed for Australia.

Nor has the production version of the R Auto ES33, which will go on sale globally in 2022, but carsales understands it’s the most likely SAIC EV to come here, potentially wearing an MG badge.

According to SAIC, the ES33 will combine next-generation design, EV and autonomous driving technologies, and its architecture previews a new approach to battery tech with ‘plug-and-play’ capability and cutting-edge computing power and sensor tech.

No performance data has been released, but the R-TECH ‘high-energy intelligent body’, which was developed at a cost of $A4 billion, is said to herald “key partnerships with some of the world’s most advanced sensor and computing companies” and provide “a compelling glimpse into the future for upcoming products”.

The R-TECH architecture will incorporate the ability to swap batteries, with SAIC claiming the ES33’s battery can be replaced in just two minutes. No details are given, but the battery itself will feature two-way charging and cloud-based thermal management to provide ultra-high levels of safety.

Computing power for the R Auto ES33 comes from NVIDIA, whose DRIVE AGX Orin chip is purpose-designed to support high-level autonomous driving, features 17 billion transistors and can perform 200 trillion operations per second.

Hence, the ES33 features high-power lidars that can spot objects up to 500 metres away and 4D imaging radars that can detect objects as small as a drink can at up to 140 metres.

In total, there are 33 sensors aboard the ES33, including laser radars, imaging radars and 22 cameras in and around the car. The lidar sensors, built in conjunction with US company Luminar, are built into the roof of the ES33, while 5G-V2X mobile connectivity will allow for full Level 5 autonomous driving functionality.

Bron: https://www.motoring.com.au/saic-r-auto-es33-concept-previews-new-chinese-ev-brand-129212/

Bronnen: https://www.pcauto.com.cn/nation/2484/24843752.html & https://www.pcauto.com.cn/nation/2484/24845255.html

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IM LS7

Submerk IM (Chinese naam: Zhiji) is een nieuw elektrisch premiummerk van SAIC, Shanghai Pudong New Area en de wereldberoemde Alibaba Group.

Last month [November 2020], SAIC Motor launched Zhiji Motor, a high-end smart electric vehicle (EV) brand it will jointly develop with Shanghai's Pudong New Area and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.

The project is expected to see 10 billion yuan ($1.521 billion) worth of investment. It will focus on product and technology innovation, with a brand-new production and marketing model that seeks to reconstruct the traditional automotive industry and break the boundaries between users and enterprises.

IM heeft productiemodel L7 en de LS7 meegenomen, die laatste lijkt nog in de conceptfase te verkeren. De achterkant is duidelijk geïnspireerd op de Aston Martin DBX, maar de techniek is juist vooruitstrevend. De auto is 5040 mm lang, 2000 mm breed, 1720 mm hoog en de wielbasis is 3060 mm.

Bron: https://info.xcar.com.cn/202104/news_2058293_1.html

 

[Rutger DC]

Nog een: IM (Zhiji) heeft ook de bijzondere Airo Concept voorgesteld in Shanghai.

Google Translate:

"The 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition with the theme of "Embracing Change" officially opened at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on April 19. Aika Motors learned that the brand-new concept car "Airo" jointly created by Zhiji Motors and Heatherwick Studio has made its debut during the current auto show.

Thomas Heatherwick was named "Contemporary Da Vinci" by The Times. The studio Heatherwick Studio created by him has left many famous buildings around the world. His works are unconventional and challenge people's imagination. The most influential ones include the British Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo-The Temple of Seed, the Museum of Contemporary African Art, and the Shanghai Fosun Art Center. The Tianan Thousand Trees designed by him is called the "Babylon Hanging Garden" of the Magic City version with its unique shape.

Airo's shape is very avant-garde, it looks more like a mobile living room, the short front and rear overhangs further enhance the space in the car, the split sliding door design makes getting on and off the car very easy, four independent seats The chair can rotate 360 ​​degrees. In addition, Airo will not produce fossil fuel pollution during driving, and is also equipped with the most advanced HEPA air filtration system, which can efficiently purify the polluted air generated by other vehicles."

Bron: https://info.xcar.com.cn/202104/news_2058473_1.html

 

[Wouter82]

Dat is nou een echte conceptcar Die stoelen ogen dan weer erg jaren 70