Zotye T700 SUV
Zotye is back, launching one model after another, and then another one again. Their EVs
and SUVs are selling in great numbers, the brand is growing, and it finds
buyers even in the big cities like Beijing.
Their latest new car is the
Zotye T700, the production version of the Zotye T600 S concept. The T700 will be
the flagship of the Zotye brand, until something bigger arrives. Happily it is
not a clone. There are influences of Range Rover visible, but it isn’t as bad
as with the Damai X7 and the Zotye SR8.
The interior looks great. Bit too gray
but the tech is impressive. Gear knob pops up from the center tunnel. Said
tunnel is very clean with just a few buttons. The central touch screen is huge
and the instrument panel is fully digital. Pedals are racy and the steering
wheel is sporty.
There will be two engines available: a 1.8-liter turbo with a yet unknown output, and a 2.0-liter turbo with a hefty 220 Hp and 350 Nm.
Zotye is using a Mitsubishi-sourced 2.0 turbo in various other cars, that
engine has an output of 190 hp and 250 nm. The new 2.0 turbo engine is much
stronger. Not sure where it is from. The 1.8 turbo is new as well. Zotye isn’t
using a 1.8 turbo in any other car. Transmission is a six-speed automatic.
The T700 will be positioned above the
current T600 Sport (not to be
confused with the T600 S concept above), so price will start around 150.000
yuan.
