Voyah Free

Voyah Free rear

The Voyah Free was originally previewed by the Voyah iFree concept car during the 2020 Beijing Auto Show in September 2020 by Voyah, a premium NEV brand by Dongfeng Motor.[2] The production Free crossover was co-designed with Italdesign Giugiaro.[3]

On 18 December 2020, Voyah Free, the first model of Voyah, was officially launched. The Voyah Free is available in two power combinations, extended range and pure electric. The NEDC comprehensive cruising range is 860 km (530 mi) for the extended range model and 500 km (310 mi) for the pure electric model.[4]

The Voyah Free is built on the Dongfeng’s Electric Smart Secure Architecture (ESSA) platform.[5] The suspension of the Free is a combination of front double wishbones and rear multi-links, and the chassis parts use all-aluminum subframes and connecting rods. Top of the trim models are equipped with air suspension, which will automatically lower when switching to the high energy driving mode.[6] Nio is cooperating with Bosch.[4]

The Voyah Free provides L2 advanced automatic driving assistance functions, featuring 3 mm (0.1 in) wave radars as sensing hardwares. There vehicle is equipped with 9 cameras and 12 ultrasonic radars to perform driving assistance functions, including full speed adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, automatic braking, 360° panoramic image and blind spot monitoring. An effective active night vision system within 150 m (490 ft; 160 yd) in front that identifies pedestrians and animals is also equipped.[4]

The power of the Voyah Free extended range model comes from a 1.5 liter turbo 4-cylinder range extender and a 500 kW (671 hp; 680 PS) power motor. The range extender of the extended range model is the Dongfeng C15TDR series engine with a thermal efficiency of 41.07% with a rated power of 60 kW (80 hp; 82 PS), and the peak power is 80 kW (107 hp; 109 PS). The NEDC comprehensive cruising range of the extended-range model is 860 km (530 mi). The combined maximum power of the extended-range model is 500 kW (671 hp; 680 PS) and the peak torque is 1,000 N⋅m (738 lb⋅ft). The 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration takes 4.6 seconds for the range-extended model, and the maximum speed is 200 km/h (120 mph).[4]

The NEDC comprehensive cruising range of the pure electric model is 500 km (310 mi), and the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration takes 4.8 seconds for the pure electric model. The Voyah Free 4WD model is equipped with dual front and rear motors with a combined maximum power of 510 kW (684 hp; 693 PS) and peak torque of 1,040 N⋅m (767 lb⋅ft).[4]

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