With the Proton eMas 7 now revealed – albeit nonetheless in camouflaged guise – consideration now turns to different fashions within the eMas (stylised as e.MAS) steady. Final month, Proton launched a teaser for its electrified lineup within the run as much as the eMas 7’s debut, displaying not simply the SUV but in addition an S70-based sedan (doubtless a hybrid model) and a thriller hatchback/small SUV.
On the time, we speculated that the latter was a brand new EV based mostly on the yet-to-be-revealed Geometry Xingyuan (additionally rumoured to be referred to as Paipai or Totoro), which had appeared on China’s ministry of business and data expertise (MIIT) web site simply a few weeks earlier than. We’ve had previous kind right here, as we accurately guessed that the Geely Galaxy E5 would develop into a Proton when its MIIT pictures leaked.
Now, Photoshop wizard Theophilus Chin has supplied us renderings of what an eMas 5 based mostly on the Xingyuan will seem like. The automobile is as was proven in these MIIT photographs, sporting the identical rounded, barely smart-esque design – the truth is, Chin used press and advertising and marketing pictures of the good #3 to make the renders you see right here.
On the entrance, you’ll discover teardrop-shaped headlights (mirrored by the taillights), a slim decrease air consumption and vertical chrome-trimmed inlets. Additionally seen are the gamepad-style two-tone wheels and a C-pillar cutout harking back to the aforementioned good automobiles, giving the presumed eMas 5 a “floating roof” look. In fact, one also can spot the eMas-specific entrance badge and the Proton script on the rear.
The Xingyuan is ready to be revealed on September 3 as a rival to the ever-popular BYD Dolphin. It measures 4,135 mm lengthy, 1,805 mm huge and 1,570 mm tall, with a wheelbase of two,650 mm. The MIIT itemizing exhibits two front-wheel-drive variants with both 79 PS (58 kW) or 116 PS (85 kW), outfitted with a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries with capacities of 30.12 kWh and 40.16 kWh respectively. These will likely be provided by CATL, relatively than being in house-developed Aegis “brief blade” packs as beforehand rumoured.
Extra importantly, the Xingyuan is ready to ship a variety of 310 km for the 30.12 kWh variant and 410 km with the 40.16 kWh battery, which is fairly brief even by wildly optimistic CLTC requirements. If the Xingyuan is destined for Malaysia, we are going to doubtless get the bigger of the 2 batteries, in addition to maybe the Galaxy E5/eMas 7’s 60.22 kWh Aegis pack to create a long-range variant. This could allow it to compete head-on with the Dolphin, which is obtainable right here in Premium Prolonged Vary kind with a similarly-sized battery.
In China, the Xingyuan’s inside has not too long ago been sighted, sporting a white and pink color scheme, a Galaxy E5-style two-spoke steering wheel, a tall floating centre console with a toggle-style gear selector and a large infotainment touchscreen. It will run on Geely’s Flyme Auto working system – developed along with Meizu – that can be destined for the eMas 7.
GALLERY: Geometry Xingyuan
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