Volkswagen will open sales of electric cars in Vietnam, with a model similar to the VinFast VF 8

Sharing with reporter Dan Tri, a representative of Volkswagen Vietnam said that the company plans to introduce many new products after the MPV Viloran model. Among them, two revealed car models are Teramont name=”article-content-autolink” data-content-piece=”article-content-autolink_5ff28d37b00b7a0012bca1ec” data-content-target=”https://dantri.com.vn/o-to-xe-may.htm” data -track-content=”” href=”https://dantri.com.vn/o-to-xe-may.htm”>Automobile Vietnam (VMS) 2024.

Similar to Viloran Teramont X and ID .6X is a joint venture product of Volkswagen and SAIC (China). Volkswagen believes that car models originating from this market will be suitable for Vietnam.

Volkswagen ID.6X

In China the car line SAIC-Volkswagen’s electric grid (ID) includes ID.3 ID.4 and ID.6X. The ID.3 is currently the company’s best-selling product with an average sales of 10,000 vehicles/month, but the German automaker chose the ID.6X as the model first electric vehicle to bring about Vietnam.

Volkswagen ID.6X was released Developed on the MEB chassis platform. The car has a length, width and height of 4,876mm, 1,848mm and 1,680mm respectively; wheelbase 2,965mm 6 or 7 seat configuration.

Looking at the size ID.6X will compete with VinFast When the VF 8 returns to Vietnam, the selling price may be slightly higher than the Vietnamese car model produced by the company. German cars position their brand at a “close to luxury” level.

In China Volkswagen ID.6X is distributed with 4 versions. The first three variants all use 1 electric motor but have differences in power.

In which the electric motor on the standard version produces a maximum capacity of 132kW (about 179 horsepower) and maximum torque of 310Nm. The two mid-range variants have parameters of 150kW (204 horsepower) and 310Nm.

On the most advanced version, the car uses 2 electric motors: 80kW (108 horsepower)/162Nm and 150kW (204 horsepower)/310Nm.

>The gear shift knob has a rather strange design, but practical experience shows that the position is still easy to manipulate (Photo: Nguyen Lam).

The battery pack on the Volkswagen ID.6X is a ternary lithium-ion type with a capacity of 58kWh or 77kWH depending on the version, providing maximum operating capacity on a single charge. ranges from 460-617km. Full charge time will be 9 5-12 5 hours with AC slow charger or 40 minutes (0-80% battery) with fast charger.

The vehicle’s safety equipment highlights the active safety system including features such as: collision warning with automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, and warning the driver distraction, lane change assist, lane keeping assist, traffic sign recognition…

Price of the Volkswagen ID.6X for the market Vietnam school has not been revealed. In China, this electric car model is priced at 259,888-329,388 Yuan (about 889 million VND to 1,12 billion VND).

Experts say that the Volkswagen ID.6X will not have a cheap price when it returns to Vietnam, most likely starting from 15 billion VND. Currently, VinFast VF 8 has a listed price (with battery) starting from 1,29 billion VND and highest up to 1,47 billion VND.

The issue of battery charging will be a big question mark. Currently, VinFast is the only car company that owns a system of public charging stations nationwide but has no intention of sharing with third parties.

If it does not build its own charging station system, it may Volkswagen Vietnam will install fast charging stations at the dealership system similar to the way Mercedes-Benz or Porsche do.

Volkswagen Teramont X

Volkswagen Teramont X is a hybrid SUV Coupe version of the Teramont model sold in Vietnam. The car is developed based on the German automaker’s MQB chassis platform with length, width and height reaching 4,917mm, 1,989mm and 1,729mm, respectively.

Different from the regular Teramont, the Volkswagen Teramont X has a sportier appearance with a thicker body horizontally. The front of the car impresses with a 2-level front light cluster that integrates matrix LED technology and an “L” shaped LED strip on the front bumper that is also designed to be more aggressive.

The interior of Teramont X has 4 seats. Behind the steering wheel is a 10-25-inch digital clock cluster with a 12-inch touch screen entertainment screen and 12 Harman Kardon speakers.

Teramont X’s equipment for the Vietnamese market has not been revealed, but it is expected that the car will have amenities such as: electric driver’s seat 12-way anti-glare rearview mirror, automatic opening/closing power trunk, automatic air conditioning, driver’s glass display, interior decoration lights, wireless phone charging.

Regardless of engine, the car will use a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and 4Motion full-time 4-wheel drive system.

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Safety equipment has highlights such as: adaptive cruise control, pre-collision warning, integrated automatic braking, automatic parking assist, lane keeping assist, lane change assist, loss warning focus on collision warning when opening the 360-degree camera door…

Volkswagen will open sales of electric vehicles in Vietnam with a horizontal model size VinFast VF 8 - 19
The second row of Volkswagen Teramont priced at 284,900-395,000 Yuan (about 965 million VND to 1,34 billion VND).

According to experts, Teramont VND but can still be considered a more accessible option than the BMW X6 (from VND 3,799 billion) or Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe (from VND 4,919 billion).