On May 17, Changan’s Deepal brand released the official images of its L07, a sedan equipped with Huawei’s smart driving system, available in EV and EREV variants. The Deepal L07 can be regarded as the Deepal SL03’s sister model, in which the L07 focuses on smart technology, while the SL03 focuses on sports technology.
To make things confusing, currently, the SL03 is referred to as the L07 in Thailand. There are speculations that Deepal might rename its product series, with sedans starting with L0 and SUVs starting with S0. Deepal CEO, Deng Chenghao, further clarified that the Deepal SL03 will continue to be sold even after the Deepal L07 is launched. It will be interesting to see how Deepal will streamline the name of its current L07 sedan on the Thai market.
Additionally, it is worth mentioning that in November 2023, Changan signed an “Investment Cooperation Memorandum” with Huawei to develop intelligent vehicle driving systems.
In terms of appearance, the Deepal L07 continues the design style of the SL03 with several changes. The front adopts an arc shape, which is more radical. The through-type taillight is embellished with an illuminated tail badge in the middle, which is similar to the SL03. An electric rear wing is also supported.
Earlier, the Deepal L07 obtained its sales license from the Chinese regulator. According to the declared information, the car measures 4875/1890/1480 mm with a 2900 mm wheelbase, and the curb weight is 1880/1865 kg. The body length is 55 mm longer than the Deepal SL03 while the other dimensions remain unchanged.
The EV version is equipped with a 185 kW electric motor (model XTDM33) while the EREV version is powered by a 72 kW 1.5L engine (model JL469Q1) and a 160 kW electric motor. Both versions come with lithium iron phosphate battery packs.
Source: Deepal Weibo, Sohu, Chinese MIIT
Please, start providing the approximate equivalents of kWs while providing the engine’s power output. Many of your readers use horse powers (hp) as a metric for that and it’s confusing to keep on manually calculating Kilowatts to Horse powers on our own. Many thanks in advance!