On Might 12, Baojun shared fresh photos and specifications of the Baojun Yep little city SUV on their legit app. The photographs display Yep with retro-styled aluminum roof racks that may lift as much as 30kg of load and a press release that the auto will formally origination on Might 25.
The EV is aimed toward younger people, so in fact, there are skateboards, many cool choices, and a immense Apple Attend to-styled LCD display at the rear that permits the landlord to proportion messages with alternative drivers. Baojun says it’s going to assistance the younger life to precise their personalities.
Additionally, many photos of Baojun Yep seemed on-line, and it isn’t simple to trace which is the legit variant of SGMW Design and which is simply fan artwork. As an example, GM’s three way partnership prior to now shared photos of Baojun Yep as a pickup truck – those are legit photos. On the other hand, it’s not showed the scale down will assemble it to manufacturing. Baojun Yep was once additionally unveiled in six fresh colours, which might be legit variants.
Next there are many fan artwork renders from SugarDesign and alternative designers, who revealed photos of Yep doing hard-core offroad actions or Baojun Yep sporting a ship and alternative tenting stuff on its roof racks.
Baojun Yep is a 3-door 4-seater measuring 3381/1685/1721 mm (range, width, top), with a wheelbase of 2110 mm and a curb weight of 1006 kg. The auto has a unmarried rear 50 kW motor with a top torque of 140 Nm. The lead velocity is proscribed to 100km/h, and the four wheel drive variant shall be to be had then.
Yep will trait alu wheel with two tire choices – 195/60/R15 and 205/65/R15.
The battery shall be an LFP appropriate for a 303 km CLTC field. It’ll trait an ADAS device from drone maker DJI referred to as Lingxi. DJI additionally prior to now equipped in-car SW for Baojun KiWI. The auto will trait a ‘refrigerator-like’ rear door – that is how Baojun describes the doorways that perceivable on a vertical hinge to the aspect.
Baojun is a model that operates below the SGMW three way partnership, which incorporates GM, SAIC, and Wuling. It was once based in 2010 and to start with applied used platforms from SAIC-GM as its product sequence.
In a up to date construction, SGMW has proven an greater center of attention at the Baojun model. Significantly, in 2021, they collaborated with Alibaba and DJI to introduce the leading edge and futuristic KiWi EV, a compact electrical car. Moreover, in June of the former while, they unveiled the 2023 style of the Baojun KiWi EV.
And SGMW’s subbrand isn’t preventing there. This time, photos of a brand-new EV from Baojun have been spared. Prior to now codenamed Baojun EQ100, the electrical Baojun Yunduo hatchback-MPV seemed in homologation fillings in a position to compete with BYD Dolphin.
Baojun Yep will price round 100,000 yuan (14,400 USD) and be manufactured within the SGMW plant in Chongqing, the place Wuling AirEV and alternative Baojun automobiles are produced.
Additional studying: Baojun Yep unveiled an external LCD display to proportion messages with alternative drivers
