Few designs nonetheless handle to shock us as we have seen our justifiable share of boldly designed automobiles over time. Depart it to Chinese language automakers to give you one thing as quirky because the Saloon Mecha Dragon. However first, let’s decipher the automotive’s moderately uncommon identify. Effectively, “Saloon” is a brand new electrical sub-brand of Nice Wall Motors (GWM) and Mecha Dragon is a nod to a boss you must struggle in Mega Man 2.
In case you’re unfamiliar with the fictional character, it is principally a flying hydrogen balloon with a dragon tail and head that spits out flames. Unveiled on the ongoing Auto Guangzhou 2021, the wild EV absolutely embraces the mecha (robots, androids, cyborgs, and so on.) look, and dare we are saying, it could match fairly properly in a Grand Theft Auto title. It is definitely an acquired style with its abundance of strains and angles mixed with a fastback derrière.
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A development we have seen lately in Chinese language automobiles, together with the Ford Evos, the Saloon Mecha Dragon options an ultra-wide infotainment masking about half of the dashboard. It is joined by a completely digital instrument cluster, with the lateral air vents taking over the remainder of the obtainable house on the sprint. The EV seems to be a five-seater, though the center seat within the again with its darker bluer end is kind of slender.
We won’t assist however discover the cup holders look lots like these of a Porsche Panamera, however the cabin itself appears like a pleasant place to be in. The LED ambient lighting appears a bit too vivid, though that may simply be an impact created for the press pictures. Two-spoke steering wheels look like making a comeback, and there is lots of blue inside contemplating the decrease half of the sprint is completed in a lighter shade.
As for technical specs, the Saloon Mecha Dragon (we nonetheless cannot get used to the identify) boasts twin electrical motors with a complete output of 543 horsepower (405 kilowatts) and 750 Newton-meters (551 pound-feet) of torque. It makes use of a big 115-kWh battery pack offering sufficient vitality for a variety of 802 kilometers (almost 500 miles) within the China light-duty automobile check cycle (CLTC).
It apparently helps quick charging at 480 kW, which eclipses the likes of the Porsche Taycan and Hyundai Ioniq 5 in addition to their mechanically associated siblings. Charging at most energy for 10 minutes will juice up the battery to supply 401 km (250 miles) of vary. Native media studies the automotive has no fewer than 4 LIDARs and extra cameras in addition to sensors than we will depend for superior driver help techniques.
We’re listening to the Saloon Mecha Dragon is proscribed to 101 automobiles and prices 488,800 yuan ($76,400 at present trade charges).
Right here is Nice Wall’s supply of inspiration for the automotive’s identify:
