In September this year, JAC released the Jiayue A5 compact sedan, the vehicle is a model produced jointly by JAC and Volkswagen, the Italian designer is responsible for the exterior and interior design. Now during the 2019 Guangzhou Auto Show, JAC brings the pure electric version of the Jiayue A5. The new car draws on the design elements of the Jiayue A5 fuel version, it has made optimization changes for pure electric models. Let ’s take a look at this new pure electric model.
In terms of appearance, JAC Jiayue A5 EV is very similar to the fuel version, the front face adopts a closed design. It is not as flamboyant as the fuel version. At the same time, the color of the body is also cooler.
If you are impressed with JAC Jiayue A5 fuel version, you will definitely be deeply impressed by its hexagonal straight waterfall grille. The pure electric model this time did not inherit the fierce style, as to which is better design is a matter of opinion.
Except for the grille, other elements of the front face of the pure electric model are almost the same as the fuel version. The front face has rich and layered lines, the curves extending from both ends to the side of the car visually stretch the width of the front of the car, making the car appear wider.
The headlights adopt a rising design, covering a large area, and the overall shape is sharp. The headlights use LED light sources to make the front face look very visually striking.
JAC Jiayue A5 pure electric version has a body length, width, height of 4772/1820 / 1514mm and a wheelbase of 2760mm.
The sidelines of the car are smooth, the upper and lower waist lines are tilted upwards, creating a strong sense of movement. The design of the floating roof is also a highlight of the new car, giving the vehicle a little more sense of luxury.
The D-pillar of the vehicle is very stout, it is also equipped with bright color trim, which looks more upscale. The vehicle uses a slip-back design to enhance the sporty feel of the vehicle, and the rear of the vehicle uses the popular bar-type taillights to improve the vehicle’s recognition.
The charging interface is set at the front grille position, the fuel intake grille position is changed to the charging port cover. The vehicle can be charged from 30% to 80% in 40 minutes under fast charging.
Compared with the fuel version, the overall interior style of JAC Jiayue A5 pure electric version has not changed much. However, in terms of color matching, shallow elements are introduced, and the texture of the covering material is more prominent, which has improved the technological sense of the vehicle to a certain extent. At the same time, some adjustments have been made to the details, which is more in line with the driving habits of electric vehicles.
The interior of the new car follows the T-shaped layout of its fuel version, the intuitive feel is very neat and the design style is more acceptable to the public.
In the power section, the new car is powered by a permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 150kW (204Ps) and a peak torque of 340Nm. The official claim is that the acceleration time of 0-100km / h is 7.9 seconds.
The new car’s power battery capacity is 64kWh, NEDC has a range of 550km, and it excels in its class.