Malay Automobile Importers and Merchants Affiliation of Malaysia (Pekema) subsidiary Central Auto Distributors has launched the little Dongfeng Field EV (referred to as the Nammi 01 in China) in Malaysia. OTR costs earlier than insurance coverage are RM100,700 for the E2 variant and RM113,700 for the E3 variant.
Consumers who can get their automobiles registered this 12 months obtain a free moveable charging unit price RM1,088, a free entrance cabin storage price RM1,250 and any one in every of these three: one 12 months’s charging credit score price RM3,000 (topic to honest utilization coverage), a house wall charger price RM3,288 or service upkeep price RM3,000.
A front-mounted 95 PS/160 Nm electrical motor (identical energy because the BYD Dolphin however 20 Nm much less torque) offers the CBU-China-for-now (CKD anticipated subsequent 12 months) Field a 140 km/h prime pace. The E2’s 31.45 kWh battery can take 3.3 kW AC charging for a 330 km CLTC vary; for the E3 it’s 42.3 kWh, 6.6 kW AC and 430 km. Each LFP batteries will be charged from 30-80% in round half-hour (max DC fee undisclosed).
You’ll spot some good #1-like design parts, together with the wraparound windscreen design and distinctive C-pillar cutout – each giving it the trendy ‘floating roof’. Flush pop-out door handles and frameless home windows, too – you received’t discover these wherever else within the section, no less than for now.
Additionally fairly ‘premium’-looking are the LED head and taillights in addition to the full-width entrance mild bar. Each variants have 17-inch wheels – steelies with aero covers on the E2 and two-tone five-spoke alloys on the E3.
Step inside and – wow, that’s plenty of quilted fake leather-based – a tiny five-inch digital meter panel peeks by way of a slightly-oblong two-spoke steering wheel that’s rake- however not reach-adjustable.
You’ll see ornamental straps on the passenger-side dashboard (making it seem like a luxurious bag) and a floating centre console that homes a 50W Qi wi-fi charger, an armrest field and extra open storage beneath. No glovebox; you get a small drawer as an alternative.
What’s not small is the 12.8-inch centre touchscreen with Android Auto/Apple CarPlay, which has a cute residence display that reveals a cat curled up on a chair (faucet on it to make it stretch!) in a really vibrant lounge. Customisable inspirational quotes, too.
Different options embody auto air-con, a frameless rear-view mirror, a 360 digicam with a transparency operate, 32-colour ambient lighting, six audio system and proximity locking and unlocking. No energy seats, however each entrance seats are height-adjustable, which isn’t frequent.
Security-wise, solely the E3 will get ADAS (AEB, ACC, lane centring help, site visitors signal recognition, park help). Sadly, the whole vary solely has two airbags.
The Dongfeng Field will be had in white, purple, inexperienced or blue. E3 patrons can get a white roof (‘floating cloud’ is the advertising identify) for RM2,000, until after all their automobile is white to start with.
Warranties are 5 years/150,000 km for the car and eight years/150,000 km for the high-voltage battery. A complete of 16 authorised sellers and two Klang Valley expertise centres are able to serve prospects.
Dongfeng Field E3 in Malaysia
Dongfeng Field E2 in Malaysia
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