The entry-level EV value warfare is in full swing, with BYD and Chery both dropping the worth of or providing an enormous Raya low cost on the Atto 3 Extremely and Omoda E5 respectively. Now, GAC is becoming a member of within the enjoyable with a Raya promo of its personal for the Aion Y Plus, all to higher compete with the Proton eMas 7.
From now till April 30, the electrical MPV will be had from RM103,800 for the bottom Elite mannequin and RM119,800 for the Premium, each figures being RM16,000 lower than they might in any other case be. This implies the top-spec mannequin is across the identical value because the equal Atto 3 Extremely, Omoda E5 and eMas 7 Premium after their respective reductions, with the entry-level model truly being a helpful RM2,000 cheaper than the eMas 7 Prime.
However this isn’t a simple rebate – quite, GAC is providing free instalments for 15 months for the Elite and 13 months for the Premium. Basically, the vehicles are nonetheless priced at their normal RM119,800 for the Elite and RM135,800 for the Premium, however you received’t must pay any instalments for greater than a yr.
As but, it’s unclear how lengthy the rent buy mortgage tenure, how a lot the downpayment and the way excessive the rate of interest would should be to reach on the quoted RM16,000 of free instalments. Other than the financial savings, Aion can also be providing consumers a free transportable three-pin charger with the automobile.
To recap, the Aion Y Plus is powered by a single entrance motor producing 204 PS (150 kW) and 225 Nm of torque, enabling the Aion Y Plus to get from zero to 100 km/h in 8.5 seconds. Additionally commonplace is GAC’s 63.2 kWh Journal Battery 2.0, a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pack that delivers a spread of 430 km on the WLTP cycle.
Charging speeds are pretty modest, the Aion Y Plus solely supporting as much as 80 kW of DC quick charging and 6.6 kW of AC charging; no cost occasions have been launched. With the mechanicals being similar between the 2 variants, the variations are within the specs, together with by way of driver assists whereby the Premium is the one mannequin to get autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management and lane centring help.
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