The Rising Auto or Feifan R7 is a fully-electric

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announced in 2021 by SAIC Motor under the Rising Auto brand and on sale since 2022.

Overview

The R7 was originally previewed by the ES33 concept in 2021 during the Shangai Auto Show in April. The ES33 concept was introduced with the newly announced "R" brand as an electric vehicle brand departing from Roewe. The R brand later received a Chinese name Feifan (飞凡) and even later, a full English name Rising Auto. File:Feifan ES33 Concept 001.jpg, Feifan ES33 Concept File:Feifan ES33 Concept 002.jpg, Feifan ES33 Concept (rear) The Rising Auto R7 is a 5-door, 5-seater crossover SUV with a sporting roofline. It is a "crossover coupe" with swappable battery and 544 hp. The top of the trim variant R7 has two electric motors with a combined power of 400 kW (544 hp) and 700 Nm. There is also an rear-wheel-drive version with 340 horses. The R7 also has a swappable ternary (NMC) battery on board offering 600 km of range. Additionally, there are versions without swappable batteries. The drag coefficient of the Rising Auto R7 is 0.238 Cd. The interior features a 43-inch triple screen setup with the main screen of 15.05 inches. The R7 also features an AR-

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with a 70-inch display area. The R7 features 33 sensors around the vehicle, including an optional LIDAR from

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(LAZR) powered by NVIDIA Orin. The main feature of this LIDAR is the 500-meter detection distance. File:Rising Auto R7 005.jpg, Rising Auto R7 File:Rising Auto R7 006.jpg, Rising Auto R7 (rear)

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