Faraday Future has unveiled the production-intent FF 91 at their plant in Hanford, California. Essentially a pre-production model, the production-intent FF 91 closely resembles the electric crossover that was unveiled in 2017 and originally slated to go into production a year later. The company didn’t say much about the vehicle itself, but noted it features “many production-spec components.” Faraday Future added they’ll be building several production-intent vehicles over the coming months for testing, validation, and final certification purposes. Assuming everything goes smoothly, the FF 91 should go into regular production in the third quarter.
Faraday Future’s Vice President of
Manufacturing, Matt Tall, noted “Building the first production-intent vehicle
at the Hanford plant is a monumental step for the team.” He added, “This
iteration is the closest to the FF 91 production model we’ve seen to-date” and
said the road-going crossover will “reset customer expectations with an
unparalleled driver and passenger experience.” Tall went on to claim the FF 91
will be the “first true luxury EV to reach the market,” but we think Audi, BMW,
Mercedes, Lucid, and Tesla may beg to differ.
Regardless, the FF 91 rides on the
Variable Platform Architecture and is slated to feature a 130 kWh battery pack
that delivers a range of approximately 608 km. The company has also
said the vehicle will be equipped with a tri-motor all-wheel drive system that
features rear torque vectoring as well as a combined output of 1,050 hp. This is slated to enable the FF 91 to accelerate from 0-96 km/h in 2.39 seconds.
Besides the impressive performance, the FF
91 is slated to have up to 11 displays with a total viewing area of more than 2,540 mm. Other highlights will include NASA-inspired Zero Gravity
seats, a “lightspeed” internet connection, and a generous 1,242
mm of rear seat legroom.
