Taiwan's first passenger automobile brand Luxgen has revealed more details and pictures of its new 'Luxgen7 SUV' model that's on sale in its home market and if it proves successful, could eventually make its way to the UK and other European countries.
If the Peugeot 3008 and Infiniti had a love child, we can only imagine it would look something like Luxgen7 SUV which at 4.8 meters long, 1.93 meters wide and 1.76 meters in height, is roughly the same size as a Mercedes-Benz ML-Class.
The Taiwanese SUV is offered with a newly developed 2.2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 175HP at 6,000rpm and 28kgm of torque spanning from 2,500 to 4,000rpm.
The petrol unit is coupled to an also new 5-speed automatic transmission equipped with manual shifting function and what Luxgen describes as "intelligent Transmission Control Module with 10 built-in operation modes." The automatic transmission was developed by Japan's Aisin.
The SUV also gets an intelligent 3-mode 4WD system that can actively split engine torque between the front and rear axles based on the road condition and driver input.
The Taiwanese firm has equipped the Luxgen7 SUV with a raft of new technology such as the Think+ onboard computer system which offers video and audio entertainment, telecommunication, GPS navigation and four advanced visual assistance systems including Eagle View+ (a 360 degree surveillance system), Side View+ (Blind Spot Monitoring System), LDWS+Lane Departure Warning System) and Night vision+ (high sensitivity night vision enhancement system).
Other equipment highlights include an electrically operated tailgate, an anti-theft system that slides the driver's seat forward pressing the back against the steering wheel after exiting the car and a hi-end Clarion audio system with JBL speakers.
In Taiwan, the Luxgen7 SUV is available in five trim levels at prices ranging from NTD 838,000 to NTD 1,148,000 (around US$26,000 - $35,600 /€21,500 -€29,500 at today's exchange rates).
22 Comments:
The logo is not to be mistaken for Lada. The XUV looks like a cross of every other SUV out there. Boring.
HA HA, he took my comment already, its a total mash up of ever other SUV made.
wow, i might try car design, seems easy... am i right? am i?
urgh, "could go on sale in Europe", lets cross our fingers that wont happen.
Judging by the front detailing the designer must have been rushing to get home to watch Taiwans equivalent of Britains got Talent. oh dear
they would need to go home and watch our britain's got talent to learn how to design properly like the brits with their jags, astons, lotus, tvr, range rover, catherham and noble... am i right, am i?
big milk big boy
Though it is based on "mix and match" design philosophy... it looks nice and it doesn't scream "established brand rip-off"...
Not only design but also performance....big milk big boy. If this car is quality on performance, reliability, i would care less for the design.
im taiwanese, and i agree with everyone above :D
Hyundai i30 SUV?
If you had to copy others, why oh why did you have to copy Puegot SUV
Hyundai i30 front end ?
ooks like hot washed Subaru Tribeca!!
Good on the Taiwanese for actually bothering to make vehicles. Hopefully this will spark a genuine product war with mainland China to eventually produce the better vehicle with regards to global quality comparisons.
But don't worry folk there's no threat of it going on sale in Europe soon... petrol engines are meaningless here!
$35,600 am I blur?
At this price; I rather got a cadillac srx
at lease have an bigger power and better looking
Looks a lot like the GM Enclave/Acadia/Traverse mixed with some Subaru B9 Tribeca. Is it anything but that?
this guy is mad! no one like to make comment but himself only!!!..poor guy!!!!!!!
its interior looks much better than cadillac or lincoln, both of them made by lots of cheap plastic inside. that's what american cars style.
Our Taiwan engineer said; THat this car sells bad in Taiwan, nobody wanna buy it.
Everybody would rather get a rav4 instead.
In actually, that car sell very good in Taiwan.UR Taiwanese friend probably is トヨタ seller.
I cannot agree with you anymore. This car sells very good in Taiwan now. Though Luxgen is a new brand and its stability needs to be improved, it is a big step for Taiwan's car industry.
im taiwanese, and i agree with everyone above :D
this guy is mad! no one like to make comment but himself only!!!..poor guy!!!!!!!
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