This is the new Roewe Ei5. It debuted today on the 2017 Guangzhou Auto Show. The Ei5 is an electric
wagon, looking rather hip and classy, with a shiny grille with a big Roewe
badge.
The Ei5 is based on a Buick, and that Buick is new;
the Excelle GX launched last month. It
is a compact wagon aimed at a young audience. Engines: 1.0 turbo 3-pot with 125 hp and an interesting 1.3 turbo 3-pot
with 163 hp. Price starts at 119.900 yuan and ends at 146.900 yuan. Dimension
size : 4544/1818/1509 mm, and wheelbase is 2665 mm.
The Ei5 is an electric, but Roewe will also offer
petrol powered variants under the i5 name (just like with the Roewe i6 and
Ei6). The engines for the i5 will be the same as in the Excelle GX. Back now to
the Ei5: it has a single electric motor with 116 hp, good for a range of 300
kilometers and a 145 km/h top speed.
Roewe can have the platform and engines because its
parent is the Shanghai Auto Industry Corporation (SAIC), also known as Shanghai
Auto, and best known for being the partner of general Motors in the Shanghai-GM
joint venture. GM has long been supplying SAIC’s own brands with platforms and
technology.
Roewe has made the Buick into a good looking thing,
especially in this fiery red color.
