VinFast Declares Two New Compact Electrical SUVs

What’s so particular in regards to the VF 6 and VF 7?

Other than projected costs which might be significantly decrease than these of the VF 8 and VF 9, the VF 6 and VF 7 electrical SUVs ship comparatively city-friendly dimensions and a few fairly suave styling. The latter is subjective, however we will quantify the previous: The VF 6 is a Chevy Trax-sized runabout at roughly 167 inches bumper to bumper, whereas the VF 7’s 180-inch size places it about an inch shy of a Toyota RAV4.

If you happen to ask us, the good cash’s on the VF 7. We have seen SUVs of that dimension dominate the gross sales charts for each mainstream and luxurious manufacturers, and the VF 7’s modern seems might assist it straddle the road and get consideration from each side of the fence. Entry-level VF 7s may have a single electrical motor good for round 201 horsepower, whereas the VF 7 Plus provides a second motor for a formidable complete of 349 hp.

However the VF 6 looks as if a sensible concept, too, giving VinFast a head-to-head competitor for the Chevrolet Bolt EUV and different pint-sized EV gamers. Though the VF 6 comes solely with a single motor, you’ll be able to go for the 201-hp model from the bottom VF 7, so acceleration should not be a problem. The bottom VF 6 is not far behind at 174 hp.

We count on each the VF 6 and the VF 7 to be bought with the identical uncommon battery lease phrases as their bigger stablemates, which is a warning flag for customers. If you wish to personal the battery in your VinFast, put together to pay significantly greater than the bottom MSRP — and even if you happen to’re OK with leasing it, you will be taking up an additional month-to-month fee.

Notably, vary estimates had been unavailable as of this writing.