At this year’s Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS), DFSK Motors Indonesia introduced the Dongfeng Seres SF5 for a second time after an initial public outing at last year’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS). PT Sokonindo Automobile, a joint venture between Sokon Group (Hong Kong) Company Limited and PT Kaisar Motorindo Industri, told CNN Indonesia that the presence of the electric vehicle was only to show how the Chinese brand could bring in electric vehicles for the Indonesian market.
The Seres SF5 was first revealed last
April and features two electric motors: a SEP200 asynchronous electric motor in
front with 347 PS, while the rear employs a Huawei DriveOne
all-in-one electric drive system codenamed HW150 with 204 PS. This combination allows for a 0-100 km/h time of just 4.7 seconds.
Both electric motors are powered by a
lithium-ion battery with an energy capacity of 35 kWh, and there’s support for
fast AC charging to get from a 0-80% state of charge in about an hour. The
Seres SF5 that is being presented in Indonesia is the range extender variant,
so there’s a 1.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that acts solely as a
generator to recharge the battery when there is about 20% of remaining charge.
The entire system enables a range of up to 1,000 km.
