2022 Changan Auto SL03
By Lorenzo Bianchi December 5, 2022
Recently, we learned from the official that the pure electric version of Changan Deep Blue SL03 will be officially released on May 30. The new car is built on the new EPA1 pure electric platform and is positioned as a medium-sized car. In addition to the pure electric version, it will also have an extended-range version and a hydrogen-electric version.
The new car has been declared by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology before. Its appearance is full of sportiness, the front face is sharp and angular, and it is highly recognizable. The rear also creates a fighting style through exaggerated design techniques. In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4820/1890/1480mm and a wheelbase of 2900mm. In addition, the new car will have multiple cameras and millimeter-wave sensors to help it realize remote unmanned valet parking and L3+ assisted driving functions.
The interior part of the car is mainly technological, equipped with full LCD instrumentation and a large-scale independent screen in the central control. Changan Deep Blue C385 will be equipped with intelligent vehicle domain controller Changan Smart Core and intelligent cockpit domain controller (Qualcomm 8155 chip), and support vehicle OTA upgrade. In addition, the interior center control screen is officially called the sunflower screen with intelligent steering, and the size will reach 14.6 inches.
In terms of power, the pure electric version will be available in 160kW and 190kW versions, and the battery will also be divided into 58 degrees and 78 degrees, with a comprehensive cruising range of 515km and 712km. In addition, the extended-range version will be composed of a 1.5L engine and a motor, of which the maximum power of the engine is 95 horsepower and the maximum power of the drive motor is 258 horsepower. The hydrogen consumption of the hydrogen-electric version is as low as 0.65kg/100km or less (CLTC working condition), and the cruising range under comprehensive working conditions can reach more than 700km.