Your favourite odd couple is again: me and Editor-in-Chief Patrick George. This time, we’re behind the wheel of one thing that truly could also be extra related to U.S. market automotive consumers—the Lynk & Co 900. This plug-in hybrid guarantees to hit all the correct notes of an electrical automotive melded with a gas-powered one. It’s not an EREV, however it could possibly act like one.
This was throughout this yr’s Shanghai Auto Present. Patrick and I have been carted off about two hours from Shanghai to Hangzhou, which is the house base of Lynk & Co’s mother or father firm, Geely.
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We’ve talked about this automotive earlier than right here at InsideEVsand each of us have been impressed with the extent of refinement and energy of the 900.
For many who don’t know, the 900 is Lynk & Co’s flagship SUV. It’s primarily based on a modified platform used within the Volvo XC90 referred to as SPA Evo, and is strictly a plug-in hybrid. The entrance half of the automotive has both a 1.5- or 2.0-liter turbo engine mated to Geely’s “devoted hybrid system”, whereas the electrified automotive half comes from large motors and batteries that match what you’d discover in a high-performance EV.
The unit we drove had a 52.4 kWh battery and three electrical motors that might ship a surprising 845 horsepower.
It was all actually, very nice. So good that Patrick George mentioned this was most likely his favourite automotive he received behind the wheel of in China. The factor is fast, quiet and nicely completed. And the kicker is it isn’t even all that costly. Since we drove the 900Lynk & Co has launched pricing. The 900 may be had for as little as $42,500, though our top-of-the-line instance can be simply shy of $60,000.
That’s nonetheless a loopy, loopy deal. For not far more than a prime trim Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, you get a much bigger automotive with much more energy. Because of this the world has a tough time maintaining with China.
Anyway, give the video a gander.
Contact the creator: Kevin.Williams@insideevs.com
