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On April 28, the Roewe brand of SAIC released the official chart of its first new energy MPV--iMAX8 EV. SAIC Roewe said that the new car will be pre-sold on May 5. As a reference, the price range of the fuel version of the Roewe iMAX8 currently on sale is 188800-253800 yuan.

The new car can be seen as an all-electric version of the Roewe iMAX8 currently on sale, based on SAIC's intelligent global modular architecture SIGMA. In terms of appearance, the new car extends the design of the fuel version, but has been adjusted in detail. The appearance of the new car uses a brand-new "rhythm aesthetics" design element. specifically, the new car replaces the interior of the large-sized intake grille on the front face with a brand-new decorative structure, and the interior of the new car grille is integrated with 66 pieces of diamond cutting decoration. with the shape of the long and narrow headlamp group, in the center is the Roewe logo, license plate frame, active safety radar module, the whole looks more exquisite. On the side of the body, the new car is basically consistent with the fuel version, the new car uses a suspended A/B/ C column, the whole car glass is equipped with black privacy glass, and the new car also uses a side sliding door design with an integrated layout of the front and rear door handles. The rear part of the car, the design of the new car is relatively simple, the new car taillight cavity into a lot of broken-line LED light belt, the right side of the taillight is obvious under the word "iMAX8 EV" logo. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5016/1909/1788mm and the wheelbase is 3000mm.

In the interior part, the new car also continues the design style of the fuel version of Roewe iMAX8, using full liquid crystal instruments and suspension central control screen. The difference is that the new car is equipped with a new style of three-frame functional steering wheel. In terms of seat layout, the new car still uses a 2-2-3 seat distribution.

In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a maximum power 180kW drive motor with an extreme speed of 180 km / h, while the energy storage device will use a ternary lithium battery pack with a capacity of 90kWh and a pure electric mileage of 555km under CLTC conditions.

According to SAIC Roewe's official website, SAIC Roewe currently has a number of products, including 1 MPV model, 6 SUV models, 3 car models, 5 hybrid models and 3 new energy models, whose products are targeted at middle and high-end models in different levels of market segments. Among them, the Roewe iMAX8 is the first high-end MPV of SAIC Roewe, and the 2022 Roewe iMAX8 was launched on August 17, 2021. The Roewe iMAX8 is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine codenamed 20A4E, with a maximum power of 234hp and a maximum torque of 360Nm. It is matched with an 8-speed manual self-integrated gearbox. In terms of price, the official guide price is between 18.88 and 253800 yuan. In terms of sales, the Roewe iMAX8 sold 4019 vehicles in the first quarter of this year, down 9.6 per cent from a year earlier.

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