The Arcfox αS6 (), previously the Arcfox Alpha-S until 2025, is a
battery electric executive car
Executive car is a British term for a large car, and is considered equivalent to the European E-segment and American full-size classifications. Executive cars are larger than compact executive cars (and the non-luxury equivalent mid-size cars ...
manufactured by
BAIC
Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC, formerly as Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese State-owned enterprises of China, state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shunyi District, Shunyi, Beijing. Founded in 1958 ...
under the
Arcfox
Arcfox (极狐) is a Chinese marque of electric passenger cars and SUV owned by BAIC BluePark based in Beijing founded in 2017.
History Beginning
In 2017, the Chinese automotive giant BAIC Group decided to create a new subordinate brand dedic ...
brand.
Overview
In the second half of January 2021,
the Chinese automobile division Arcfox presented a new large electric crossover, which, like the smaller
αT6 model, was called αS6
and was kept in a similar stylistic formula.
The car got aggressively styled headlights, an imitation of the air intake in the shape of a trapezoid, and a pointed front apron. In addition, the vehicle has a gently sloping roof line, as well as retractable door handles and rear lamps connected by a luminous strip.
The electrical system of the αS6 consists of a electric motor that provides a maximum torque of . In terms of the available variants of the battery, the manufacturer has provided three variants that will allow the vehicle to drive on a single charge according to the Chinese
NEDC measurement procedure.
Electronics for the αS6 are co-developed with
Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei" sometimes stylized as "HUAWEI"; ; zh, c=华为, p= ) is a Chinese multinational corporationtechnology company in Longgang, Shenzhen, Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Its main product lines include teleco ...
.
In July 2021, an Arcfox αS6 was crash-tested in China (car-to-car crash test) versus a
BYD Han
The BYD Han () is a series of full-size sedan (E-segment) manufactured by the Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto since 2020. It is a flagship model of BYD's Dynasty Series passenger vehicles, and was named after the Han Dynasty, the first golden age ...
EV with
blade batteries. The result is that the αS6 is safer. At about 48 hours after the test, nothing happened to the αS6, only the BYD Han car
caught fire and burned to the ground.
Sales
References
External links
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Alpha-S6
Cars introduced in 2020
Executive cars
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
All-wheel-drive vehicles
Production electric cars
Vehicles codeveloped with Huawei