If there is anything the Chinese are known for in the auto industry, it will be for cloning! They can clone any car and add their names to it. Brands like Range Rover and some other big names have been victims of this cloning. This time, they are back on another project.

If a fully-electric premium SUV like the Tesla Model X, Audi e-tron or Mercedes EQC is outside your price range, then you might just be in luck because China’s Aiways has been pitching its U5 SUV as a more affordable alternative to such cars.

After bringing the U5 to Beijing in concept form, the Chinese startup now has a production-ready version, which aims to become one of the safest and most advanced models in Europe’s mid-size SUV segment.

It looks…interesting?

While we leave it up to you to judge the U5 with regards to styling, the SUV does come with a lot of modern exterior elements, such as the full-LED headlights, a sharp beltline design, hidden door handles, dual-channel rear spoiler and a continuous light strip at the rear.

It measures 4,680 mm (184.2 inches) in length, 1,880 mm (74.0 inches) in width, stands 1,680 mm (66.1 inches) tall and has a wheelbase that spans 2,800 mm (110.2 inches). To put it plainly, it’s considerably smaller than a Model X or even the e-tron SUV, but is more or less comparable in size to the Mercedes EQC.

Loads of tech

The interior of the U5 certainly looks premium, especially with features such as the one-piece sports seats, ambient lighting, floating center console and available AI ID face recognition. There’s also a “tri-fold display” in front of the driver acting as the gauge cluster, joined by a 12.3-inch LCD infotainment display in the middle of the dashboard.

On the move, the U5 offers active safety systems such as Automatic Queuing for Traffic Jams, Automated Highway Driving Assistance or the All-Situation Autonomous Parking function, while over-the-air software updates will ensure that you’re always up to date with the latest advancements.

Of course, it all comes down to its main selling point, which is the fact that you never have to fill it up with diesel or petrol. The Aiways U5 utilizes a 63 kWh liquid cooled master battery back that works in conjunction with the world’s first “AI battery pack” – acting like a range extender. Normally, the driving range is 460 km (285 miles), although once you combine the two, you can cover more than 560 km (348 miles) of open road.

As for performance, maximum power output is a modest 140 kW (188 HP), while peak torque stands at 315 Nm (232 lb-ft). Add the fact that the U5 is front-wheel drive only and you can begin to understand how it will definitely undercut its premium European rivals when it comes to pricing.

More details regarding a release date as well as pricing should surface in due course.

See more of the pictures below...

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Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/03/chinas-car-brand-aiways-u5-all-electric.html

They seem to have finally got this right

See more pictures here

https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/03/chinas-car-brand-aiways-u5-all-electric.html

Asia country and clonning and substandard shiit

That is how they keep dumping itel, infinix, and Tecno crap in Africa

Mercedes Benz and the rest!!!

Tell Buhari to stop looking for oil in Lake Chad and North.... Stop wasting scarce resources

Buhari is a failure with an archaic brain

See chinko ride making waves and Chinese people no dey bad mouth am, like haters wey full this sh!thole.

Lol next level cloning

China car

China and copy copy is like 5&6, they copied lexus in the front and copied Range rover evoug from the back

Tesla
Toyota
Hyundai
Kia
BMW
Mercedes
...

Everyone making electric cars. Soon they'll be everywhere here.




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Make Nigeria they plan another way oh very soon fuel go stop to go market

all aboard!!!

Ok

When we've not finished buying the available ones.

all aboard!!!!!

PrinzCarter:
Lol next level cloning

Please stop this cloning bullshxt. They’re producing cars, while some are copying others.

Europe should not be crried aay withccheap good tings from.china ,lest tey end up like africans...without jos and fullof imprtedggoods..

Tey ned to join The US and oroect teir market from e maraulding china who i bent on destabilizing world trade just for their own gain...

They rsit access to dia market and flood urs with cheap goods..so they can steal ur jobs

Errrmnm


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After Toyota prius Tesla came up d same concept but you guys didn't call it clone , Mecedes , Audi did came up woth the same electrical car concept but you hypocrites didnt call it clone . But just because a Chinese company came up with theirs you guys are calling it a clone.. No they should have invented electric plane before you guys can applaud their creation.. they're busy creating vehicles you're here writing article about it , don't go and find work be sleeping on nairaland

In making attempt to success China comes first today.

247Dior:
China and copy copy is like 5&6, they copied lexus in the front and copied Range rover evoug from the back

Oga when you copy person exam and write a better one to get better mark, na who win?

is it what the western media told you that the Chinese are cloning their technology? so the fact that Tesla is producing electric cars means others cannot? the same people accused China of cloning their military drone (name forgotten) and selling it at far cheaper price. Technology is not the birthright of one country, people learn from one another. if it is so easy to clone, why can't Nigerians clone technology and sell it to the world. Mind you, Chinese also have their own inventions while also learning from others. the same way western countries are leading in semiconductors and jet engines, Chinese are also dominating in electronics, textiles, building constructions, and more.

News like this can not make dangote happy.
Expect dangote fuel to sell at N200 per litre, he needs to recoup his investment sharp sharp!

Why in hell will they send power to the front wheels, it's so easy to send power to any set of wheels with electric and they chose the fronts *facepalm*, this is why you stick with actual auto makers.

AutoReportNG:
If there is anything the Chinese are known for in the auto industry, it will be for cloning! They can clone any car and add their names to it. Brands like Range Rover and some other big names have been victims of this cloning. This time, they are back on another project.

If a fully-electric premium SUV like the Tesla Model X, Audi e-tron or Mercedes EQC is outside your price range, then you might just be in luck because China’s Aiways has been pitching its U5 SUV as a more affordable alternative to such cars.

After bringing the U5 to Beijing in concept form, the Chinese startup now has a production-ready version, which aims to become one of the safest and most advanced models in Europe’s mid-size SUV segment.

It looks…interesting?

While we leave it up to you to judge the U5 with regards to styling, the SUV does come with a lot of modern exterior elements, such as the full-LED headlights, a sharp beltline design, hidden door handles, dual-channel rear spoiler and a continuous light strip at the rear.

It measures 4,680 mm (184.2 inches) in length, 1,880 mm (74.0 inches) in width, stands 1,680 mm (66.1 inches) tall and has a wheelbase that spans 2,800 mm (110.2 inches). To put it plainly, it’s considerably smaller than a Model X or even the e-tron SUV, but is more or less comparable in size to the Mercedes EQC.

Loads of tech

The interior of the U5 certainly looks premium, especially with features such as the one-piece sports seats, ambient lighting, floating center console and available AI ID face recognition. There’s also a “tri-fold display” in front of the driver acting as the gauge cluster, joined by a 12.3-inch LCD infotainment display in the middle of the dashboard.

On the move, the U5 offers active safety systems such as Automatic Queuing for Traffic Jams, Automated Highway Driving Assistance or the All-Situation Autonomous Parking function, while over-the-air software updates will ensure that you’re always up to date with the latest advancements.

Of course, it all comes down to its main selling point, which is the fact that you never have to fill it up with diesel or petrol. The Aiways U5 utilizes a 63 kWh liquid cooled master battery back that works in conjunction with the world’s first “AI battery pack” – acting like a range extender. Normally, the driving range is 460 km (285 miles), although once you combine the two, you can cover more than 560 km (348 miles) of open road.

As for performance, maximum power output is a modest 140 kW (188 HP), while peak torque stands at 315 Nm (232 lb-ft). Add the fact that the U5 is front-wheel drive only and you can begin to understand how it will definitely undercut its premium European rivals when it comes to pricing.

More details regarding a release date as well as pricing should surface in due course.

See more of the pictures below...

[img]https://1.bp..com/-1vKn0CJ3PB8/XIClvvzwZBI/AAAAAAAAY0c/HHr5uicFQWkmRDB5TaCQ72GSrwGNgJJXgCLcBGAs/s1600/46eb6d93-aiways-u5-geneva-livepics-1.jpg[/img]

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Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/03/chinas-car-brand-aiways-u5-all-electric.html

KidsNEXTdoor:
Tell Buhari to stop looking for oil in Lake Chad and North.... Stop wasting scarce resources

Buhari is a failure with an archaic brain

Why didn't you say the same to GEJ when he was also doing same... Na cars we dey talk here no be politics

freemanbubble:
Asia country and clonning and substandard shiit

That is how they keep dumping itel, infinix, and Tecno crap in Africa

Nonsense!

Asians must be so smart to sell fake products to Africans who foolishly buy them. Besides, you cannot compare any Asian especially North Asian country to an African country.

Cloning substandard products yet are the most important economic continent globally? When you consider that South Korea was FAR below Nigeria during the '50s, you will respect Asia.

checkolatunji:

Why didn't you say the same to GEJ when he was also doing same... Na cars we dey talk here no be politics

Jonathan was a failure

Buhari is a super failure

China has taken over

another alternative to crude oil. Good move

webizone:
Oga when you copy person exam and write a better one to get better mark, na who win?

Sorry sir but how did you know that the Chinese version is the better version?