Voyah Free

The Voyah Free is an all-electric and plug-in hybrid, 5-seater full-size crossover SUV manufactured by Voyah (岚图). The Voyah Free was put into production in the third quarter of 2021 for the Chinese market.

In late 2022, the Voyah Free (the Long Range all-electric model) was introduced in Norway.

Development

The Voyah Free was originally previewed by the Voyah iFree concept car during the 2020 Beijing Auto Show in September 2020 by Voyah, a premium NEV brand by Dongfeng Motor. The production Free crossover was co-designed with Italdesign Giugiaro.

On 18 December 2020, Voyah Free, the first model of Voyah, was officially launched. The Voyah Free is available in two power combinations, extended range and pure electric. The NEDC comprehensive cruising range is for the extended range model and for the pure electric model.

The Voyah Free is built on the Dongfeng’s Electric Smart Secure Architecture (ESSA) platform. The suspension of the Free is a combination of front double wishbones and rear multi-links, and the chassis parts use all-aluminum subframes and connecting rods. Top of the trim models are equipped with air suspension, which will automatically lower when switching to the high energy driving mode. Nio is cooperating with Bosch.

The Voyah Free provides L2 advanced automatic driving assistance functions, featuring wave radars as sensing hardwares. There vehicle is equipped with 9 cameras and 12 ultrasonic radars to perform driving assistance functions, including full speed adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, automatic braking, 360° panoramic image and blind spot monitoring. An effective active night vision system within in front that identifies pedestrians and animals is also equipped.

Specifications

The power of the Voyah Free extended range model comes from a 1.5 liter turbo 4-cylinder range extender and a power motor. The range extender of the extended range model is the Dongfeng C15TDR series engine with a thermal efficiency of 41.07% with a rated power of , and the peak power is . The NEDC comprehensive cruising range of the extended-range model is . The combined maximum power of the extended-range model is and the peak torque is . The 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration takes 4.6 seconds for the range-extended model, and the maximum speed is .

In the all-electric variant, the battery capacity is 88 kWh; or, in the Long Range model, 106.4 or 106.7 kWh (the net capacity is 100 kWh).

The NEDC comprehensive cruising range of the pure electric model is , and the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration takes 4.8 seconds for the pure electric model. The Voyah Free 4WD model is equipped with dual front and rear motors with a combined maximum power of and peak torque of .

Voyah Free DNA

Voyah Free DNA is a limited edition model based on the Voyah Free featuring even higher performance numbers and a special body kit. The Voyah Free DNA achieves higher performance than the regular high output model of the Voyah Free, with a zero-to-hundred acceleration of 4.3 seconds, equipped with dual motors powering the front and rear wheels with a comprehensive maximum power of 510kW (694Ps) and a peak torque of 1040N m. The top speed of the Voyah Free DNA can reach 200km/h, and the shortest braking distance from 100 kilometers to zero is only 33.8 meters.

File:Voyah Free DNA 001.jpg, Voyah Free DNA front.
File:Voyah Free DNA 002.jpg, Voyah Free DNA rear.

See also

* List of electric cars currently available

References

{{Dongfeng Motor

Voyah Free
Cars introduced in 2020
Production electric cars
Crossover sport utility vehicles
Cars of China
Hybrid electric cars
Plug-in hybrid vehicles