The upcoming Lynk & Co 03 sedan has been spied
in the midst of testing in Germany looking unchanged from April’s design
prototype. These pictures were snapped by Carscoops reader Nico Hoffman.
We’re told that the large contraption on the 03’s decklid is a
camera and that the engineer riding shotgun was using a laptop, giving rise to
the possibility that the car’s parking assistant programs were being tested
out.
This prototype is covered in black and
white camoflage, therefore making it difficult to pinpoint any design
differences between it and the design prototype. From what is visible of the
front fascia and the eye-catching taillights, it seems apparent that Lynk &
Co designers haven’t had to make many modifications.
Like the brand’s first model, the 01, the 03 sedan
will be underpinned by Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture. Additionally, it
is possible that the 03 will be sold with the same powertrain options as the
01, meaning they’ll be a 1.5-liter turbo’d hybrid and a 2.0-liter
four-cylinder.
Despite already being revealed in pre-production
form, the 03 won’t hit the market until early next decade. In fact, even the 01
won’t launch in Europe and the U.S. until mid-2019. It will then be directly
followed by a yet-to-be-revealed 02 crossover in 2021.
Cr : Carscoops