Malay Car 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 transportable charging unit value RM1,088, a free entrance cabin storage value RM1,250 and any one in every of these three: one 12 months’s charging credit score value RM3,000 (topic to honest utilization coverage), a house wall charger value RM3,288 or service upkeep value RM3,000.
A front-mounted 95 PS/160 Nm electrical motor (identical energy because the BYD Dolphin however 20 Nm much less torque) provides 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 might be charged from 30-80% in round half-hour (max DC fee undisclosed).
You’ll spot some good #1-like design components, together with the wraparound windscreen design and distinctive C-pillar cutout – each giving it the modern ‘floating roof’. Flush pop-out door handles and frameless home windows, too – you received’t discover these anyplace else within the section, a minimum of for now.
Additionally fairly ‘premium’-looking are the LED head and back lights 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 a whole lot of quilted fake leather-based – a tiny five-inch digital meter panel peeks via 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 appear to be 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 a substitute.
What’s not small is the 12.8-inch centre touchscreen with Android Auto/Apple CarPlay, which has a cute residence display that exhibits a cat curled up on a chair (faucet on it to make it stretch!) in a really vibrant front room. Customisable inspirational quotes, too.
Different options embody auto air-con, a frameless rear-view mirror, a 360 digital camera 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, visitors signal recognition, park help). Sadly, your complete vary solely has two airbags.
The Dongfeng Field might be had in white, purple, inexperienced or blue. E3 consumers can get a white roof (‘floating cloud’ is the advertising title) for RM2,000, except in fact 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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