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Presale price starts at 159,800. Can extended range zero mileage version of C11 compete with Song PLUS?

2023/05/16Magazines

For a long time, consumers have called zero mileage cars "price killers" and with zero mileage C11, it can be said that entire brand is on a path of rapid growth. The introduction of zero-mileage C01 sedan further confirmed brand's "super-high-value" characterization.

Presale price starts at 159,800. Can extended range zero mileage version of C11 compete with Song PLUS?

In addition, in field of extended range electric vehicles, there are actually not many products on sale at present, but there are about 10 products that have actually entered market, and 8 of them are priced over 300,000 yuan. , It can be seen that extended range products have become darlings of high-end market due to characteristics of oil and electricity. And on February 9, extended version of Zero Run C11 was also officially unveiled. The official pre-sale price is 159,800-200,000, which can be said to set a new low for extended range products again!

Presale price starts at 159,800. Can extended range zero mileage version of C11 compete with Song PLUS?

In terms of looks, extended-range, zero-mileage version of C11 also follows design of purely electric version.

Presale price starts at 159,800. Can extended range zero mileage version of C11 compete with Song PLUS?

However, due to addition of a range extender, original fully enclosed front grille also added appropriate vents, and a penetrating black decorative stripe was also added to bottom, which is quite different from purely electric version.

Presale price starts at 159,800. Can extended range zero mileage version of C11 compete with Song PLUS?

The shape of side has not changed much, but new car is also equipped with a new set of wheels. In addition, dimensions of new car are 4780/1905/1675 mm, and wheelbase is 2930 mm, and in terms of body length it is even 30 mm longer than purely electric version.

Presale price starts at 159,800. Can extended range zero mileage version of C11 compete with Song PLUS?

The shape of tail is also mostly simple, as new car also uses the more popular thru-style taillights and a hidden tailpipe design.

Presale price starts at 159,800. Can extended range zero mileage version of C11 compete with Song PLUS?

As for interior, extended range version is basically same as purely electric version. For example, whole interior is mainly three screens, which creates a very good technological atmosphere. As for equipment, at moment there is no exact information, but I think you can refer to a purely electric version, which will be fully equipped.

Presale price starts at 159,800. Can extended range zero mileage version of C11 compete with Song PLUS?

In terms of power, new car is also equipped with a 1.2t three-cylinder engine as a range extender with a maximum output of 96kW, with engine having a rated power of 85kW and a peak power of 200kW. The range on pure electricity can reach 285 km.

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By analyzing market, it can be found that current domestic market for extended range products still has great potential, and most of products are concentrated in high-end market. An SUV currently, only one that can be considered a competitor might be Wenjie M5, but in terms of price, Leaprun C11 has absolute edge.

On other hand, in price range of 150,000 to 200,000 BYD, Song PLUS, which is number one in sales and has many strong players in field of conventional fuel vehicles, for extended range version of C11 with zero mileage. is also a very big problem, but judging by current pace of development of Leap Motors, getting a share of pie should not be a problem.