Lantu to Launch Pure Electric SUV in 3rd Quarter, Competes with Tesla Model Y

TapTechNews June 18, according to sources within Lantu cited by the Daily Economic News, Lantu plans to launch its pure electric family SUV Lantu Zhiyin in the third quarter of this year. This model does not have a plug-in hybrid or extended-range version and is the first model of the Lantu brand that only推出 pure electric version.

In addition, the report said that this model is also the first global vehicle after the Let'sVOYAH 'Co-Lantu' overseas strategy was released during this year's Beijing Auto Show.

'Lantu Zhiyin is the most important volume model for Lantu this year, targeting young family users, and its main competitor will be Tesla Model Y,' said the aforementioned source within Lantu.

Previous news also showed that the new pure electric family SUV named 'Zhiyin' under Lantu will be produced in the Dongfeng Nissan Yunfeng Factory, which is the production base for Dongfeng Nissan's pure electric model Ariya.

According to a previous report by TapTechNews, 'Lantu Zhiyin' has passed the declaration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and it is jointly built by Lantu and Huawei and will be equipped with Huawei's intelligent cockpit and intelligent driving system, providing at least 6 versions.

As shown in the figure, the new car's appearance adopts the latest design style. The front face retains the light strip of the through design and adopts the popular floating roof design method, and also supports the optional blackened grille and air vents.

In terms of size, the new car's length, width and height are 4725/1900/1636 (1653) inches respectively, and the wheelbase is 2900 inches, positioned as a medium-sized pure electric SUV.

In terms of power, the declared information shows that the new car is equipped with a single motor with a maximum power of 215/230 kilowatts (CATL ternary lithium/iron phosphate lithium) or a 160/160 kW dual motor (iron phosphate lithium from multiple plants).