On August 30th, Zhiyin, the fourth model of Lantu Automobile, began its pre-sale at the Chengdu Auto Show. The new car is positioned as a pure electric mid-sized SUV and a total of 4 models are launched. The pre-sale price range is from 209,900 yuan to 266,900 yuan. The English name of the new car, “Courage”, was also announced at the Chengdu Auto Show. The official stated that Courage represents the confidence of Lantu Zhiyin as a “985” academic master and the ambition of Lantu as a national team. It will go to the world stage with the courage to face challenges and showcase the strength and responsibility of Chinese brands to the world. In terms of appearance: The new car offers two different styles of front face designs. The front face of the single-motor version adopts a large-area closed front grille, combined with a through-type light strip. The middle position is equipped with a luminous Lantu LOGO, which enhances the vehicle’s recognition after being lit. On both sides, there are split-style headlight groups, combined with a three-section air intake, highlighting the sporty atmosphere of the vehicle. The front face of the dual-motor version is equipped with a concave front grille, and the interior is combined with a matrix-type luminous logo to create a starry visual effect. Combined with the through-type light strip, the front face of the entire vehicle body looks more fashionable and enhances the visual impact. In terms of the body, it is created with a smooth and segmented waistline, making the side of the vehicle look more slender. The vehicle body is equipped with hidden door handles, a floating roof, frameless doors, and blackened wheels, creating a fashionable sense of the vehicle. Combined with the upper and lower two-color spliced body, it enhances the layering of the entire vehicle and highlights the personalized style of the vehicle. The rear part of the vehicle has a family-style design. The through-type taillight group echoes the through-type light strip on the front face and has high recognition. In addition, blackening treatment has also been carried out on positions such as the luggage rack, rearview mirrors, and wheel arches of the vehicle to further enhance the sporty atmosphere. In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width, and height of 4725/1900, 1636 (1653) mm respectively, and a wheelbase of 2900 mm. In terms of the interior: It adopts a simple interior design style. A large amount of soft-wrap materials are used in the vehicle, making the interior full of a sense of luxury. It is equipped with a 15.05-inch OLED curved display screen, which supports sliding to the co-pilot side. The steering wheel adopts a two-spoke flat-bottom steering wheel, giving the vehicle some personalized labels. In terms of intelligent configuration, it is equipped with the NOA high-speed pilot assistance system, equipped with 5 millimeter-wave radars, 10 cameras, and other hardware, which can realize automatic ramp entry and exit, automatic lane change, parallel avoidance, and road edge avoidance of the vehicle in high-speed and urban expressway scenarios. In terms of power: Referring to the declaration information on the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology previously, the new car is equipped with the latest generation of Lantu pure electric power, built based on the 800V silicon carbide platform, and offers two versions: single motor and dual motor. In terms of battery packs, it provides two capacities of 77 kWh and 109 kWh. Among them, the single-motor model with a 77 kWh battery has a CLTC range of 625 km, and the dual-motor four-wheel drive model has a CLTC range of 570 km; the single-motor model with a 109 kWh battery pack has a CLTC range of 901 km. In terms of competitors, referring to the pre-sale price and positioning of the new car, after its launch, it will compete with models such as Xiaopeng G6, Zhiji LS6, and Tesla Model Y. According to the information: Lantu Automobile is a high-end intelligent electric brand under Dongfeng Motor Group and was established in 2018. Currently, Lantu Automobile has a total of four models: Lantu FREE, Lantu Dreamer, Lantu Zhiguang, and Zhiyin. The official is very optimistic about the arrival of the new car. You Zheng, the chairman of Lantu Automobile, once said: The offline of Lantu Zhiyin further enriches the product matrix of Dongfeng’s new energy vehicles and marks a solid step forward for Dongfeng on the road to achieving brand upgrading and accelerating global development. According to the plan, Lantu Automobile’s annual sales target is 100,000 units. Data shows that from January to July this year, Lantu Automobile’s cumulative sales were 36,391 units, only completing 36.39% of the annual sales. With the start of the pre-sale of the new car, it also means that it will undertake the sales task of Lantu Automobile. Whether it can help the official achieve the annual sales target in the future remains to be verified over time.
Starting from 209,900 yuan! Lantu Zhiyin is available for pre-sale.
