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Wuling Bingo SUV is another attempt by SAIC and General Motors to boost electric vehicle sales in China

The Wuling Bingo SUV is the latest car in a joint venture led by SAIC and General Motors。New small electric SUV will be launched this year。

Wuling is steadily building Bingo into a car family。Following the original Bingo hatchback, the larger Bingo Plus was launched, and now the Bingo SUV is derived。The Bingo SUV is based on the company's Tianyu M platform, and the car itself continues the Bingo Plus design, but in the form of an SUV。This five-door five-seater car will be available in three configurations, with cruises of 330 kilometers, 401 kilometers and 510 kilometers。

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The only known size at present is a wheelbase of 2610 mm, which is the same as the wheelbase of Bingo Plus。Tianyu M platform is specially designed for electric vehicles between 3500-4600 mm。Wuling believes that these are mid-size cars, although by other people's standards, this will be considered a compact car。Wuling Bingo SUV, so e, may fall in this range and may be very similar to hatchback sizes 4090, 1720 and 1575 mm (length / width / height)。Obviously, as an SUV, the sedan should be a little higher than the hatchback。

At the front, the SUV has a closed front face, two air deflectors on the side, and a grille at the bottom of the fender。Headlamp unit slightly dimmed。Using 15-inch aluminum alloy windbreaker wheels, it is said that it can reduce resistance by 13%, which means that the cruising range can be increased by up to 20 kilometers。In the rear part, the taillight design of this SUV is similar to Bingo Plus。Buyers can choose from four colors: milk coffee white, glass red, storm gray and aurora green。

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High-strength steel accounted for the proportion of the vehicle 74.8% and adopt ed in the five-ring body structure of the car。22 parts of Bingo SUV are made of high-strength hot stamping steel with tensile strength exceeding 1500Mpa。Four airbags and ESC stability control as standard。Bingo SUV adopts MacPherson suspension at the front and hydroformed closed torsion beam non-independent suspension at the rear。

Inside, buyers can choose two colors: Yalan green and warm sand white。There is a floating dashboard and an infotainment screen。Driver gets six-way power-adjustable seat。Other equipment includes reversing sensors, automatic parking, keyless entry and start, and one-button lifting of all four power windows (with anti-pinch function)。

There are 23 storage spaces in the car。The rear seats adopt a 6: 4 split folding ratio. After the seats are down, the storage capacity in the car is 1450 liters。

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Powering the Wuling Bingo SUV is a three-in-one water-cooled flat-wire motor with a maximum power of 75 kilowatts and a peak torque of 180 Nm。As is very typical of small cars in this category, the acceleration data is only expressed in a time of 0-50 km / h, which is 3.7 seconds。Depending on the version, the all-electric cruising range measured with CLTC is 330 kilometers, 401 kilometers and 510 kilometers。Allegedly, energy consumption as low as 10.1 kWh / 100 km, the cost of driving 100 km is only 6 yuan (0.$85)。With DC fast charging, the car can be charged from 30% to 80% in 30-35 minutes。

After Wuling Bingo SUV goes on the market, we will provide you with more detailed information。It should be noted that Wuling is a jo SAIC is the main owner of this joint venture, with 50.1%, followed by General Motors, which owns 44%, and the rest belongs to Wuling Motors of Liuzhou, Guangxi Province。In addition, it is SAIC's best-selling business unit so far this year and may also be GM's only bright spot in China。

Source: Car House

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