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As the older generation familiar with the brand Haima car, once brilliant, with cars Fumailai, MPV Prima has become a sales dark horse, but now has been reduced to the point of suspension of production. It is reported that the mass production version of the seahorse VF00 will be released at the Guangzhou Auto Show, which opens on November 22, this is a concept model that was released as early as last year, and the new car has also been declared before, or will be named Fumelai F8.

In terms of appearance, the new car continues the overall design of the VF00 concept car. The front face design officially calls it the "ocean element design". The sharp front grille is paired with a multi-angled front bumper, very similar to the Maserati, and a subversive design compared to the current Fumiri F7.

The black decoration of the body from A-pillar to C-column and the color D-column create the effect of a suspended roof, with sloping lines on the waistline and bottom skirt. It is worth noting that this is a more than 4.8m MPV, the overall size than Chuanqi GM6, BYD Song MAX and Geely Jiaji and other domestic hot MPV, but does not look bloated, but does not use the side sliding door design.

The tail continues the concept car design, the lower part of the lamp group and the entire trunk are painted in black, and have the English "FAMILY" logo. The F8 logo on the lower left also exposes the name of the car.

According to previously exposed interior drawings, the new car will use a 12.3-inch multimedia system and an 8-inch dashboard integrated screen. There are high and raised handrails on the right side of the sub-dashboard. From the spy photos, we can see that both manual and automatic models are equipped with electronic handbrakes, and the rear of the armbox is also equipped with a rear air-conditioning control panel. The car is divided into two seating layouts: 2-2-2 and 2-2-2. The second row of seats in the seven-seat version can be slid and folded before and after 4:6.

The car previously declared a 1.5T engine, consistent with the Fumari F7, maximum power 121kW, peak torque 220N.m, and the transmission is expected to match the 6MT or 6AT gearbox. However, Li Weisheng, executive general manager of Haima Automobile sales Co., Ltd. has said that the mass production version of the VF00 will be equipped with the same 1.6T engine as the Haima 8S, with a power output comparable to most 2.0T engines in the current market.

The shape of the new car can be said to be exaggerated, and there is a great deal of uncertainty about its acceptance. From the point of view of the goal of Fumei F8 is to point to GM6, but according to the brand power of seahorse today, the new car with the same price is almost suicidal. With the seahorse that can "survive" by selling houses, it may be very difficult to reverse it by virtue of sales. Now what can support the seahorse should be just OEM for Xiaopeng.

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