Chery has launched the $11,000 Fulwin A8 hybrid sedan with a range of 1,400 kilometres
Chinese company Chery has officially unveiled the updated Fulwin A8 sedan for the 2025 model year. The novelty received five configurations with prices ranging from 79,900 to 109,900 yuan (about $11,100 to $15,300). The main highlight is a version with an electric range of 70 kilometres.
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The design remains in the style of "oriental aesthetics". In front, a large grille is painted, and between it and fog lights added a black insert for contrast. It turned out to be quite spectacular.
Body length of 4790 mm and wheelbase of 2790 mm promise a spacious interior. At the rear, full-width lights with blacked-out inserts have been installed.
Inside - typical for modern Chery cars interior with two screens combined in a 24.6-inch module. Multimedia supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Huawei HiCar. The on-board electronics run Lion 5.0 AI system on a Snapdragon 8155 processor. Chery says the system boots up in just 2 seconds.
Under the bonnet runs a 1.5-litre petrol engine with a hybrid setup. It can be driven 70 kilometres on electric power alone on the Chinese CLTC cycle. Fuel consumption in mixed mode is 4.55 litres per 100 km according to the European standard WLTC. And the total range exceeds 1400 km.
The gearbox is a continuously variable DHT. The driver has four modes to choose from: all-electric, series hybrid, parallel hybrid and direct drive from the engine.
Source: Carnewschina
