The 2025 model year Lynk & Co 08 EM-P fastback crossover entered the Chinese market with a starting price of 27,300 USD. It offers reworked trim levels, a new body color, and an updated in-car operating system.
Lynk & Co is a well-known brand under Geely and Volvo launched back in 2017. It sells a single model called 01 overseas. However, its domestic model line is way more diverse. It includes ICE cars, PHEVs, and BEVs. The brand’s bestseller in China is the Lynk & Co 08 EM-P SUV. It sold over 35,000 units in the first six months of 2024. To keep the sales volume high, Lynk & Co launched a new variant of this crossover.
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The 2025 model year Lynk & Co 08 EM-P (see specs) stays in line with its predecessor’s terms of styling. It has distinguishing elongated running lights, a closed front end, blackened pillars, and a single taillight unit. What is new is the new body color called “Sunrise Blue”. The other five body shade options remained the same: silver, green, purple, gray, and black.
Dimensions of the Lynk & Co 08 EM-P are 4820/1915/1685 mm with a wheelbase of 2848 mm. Despite it’s a sizeable SUV, it has only two rows of seats inside due to a sleek roofline. Inside, the 2025 model year car has a huge 15.4-inch main screen, a 12.3-inch instrument cluster, and a 92-inch augmented reality head-up display.
The Lynk & Co 08 EM-P goes with 8 speakers as standard. However, 23 speakers are temporarily available for free. The infotainment system of the 2025 model adopts two A1000 chips made by Black Sesame and a pair of 7 nm chips from SiEngine. The NPU computing power reaches 16 TOPS. The 2025 model year Lynk & Co 08 EM-P adopts the Lynk Flyme Auto 1.6.0 operating system. It supports a panoramic sound system, multi-screen interconnection, sentry mode, etc. The enhanced Navigation On a Map covers 25 Chinese provinces.
Powertrain and trims
The Lynk & Co 08 EM-P adopts several powertrain options:
- 1.5-liter 120 kW (161 hp) turbocharged ICE, e-motor for 160 kW (215 hp), 21 kWh battery, 120 km range
- 1.5-liter 120 kW (161 hp) turbocharged ICE, e-motor for 160 kW (215 hp), 39.8 kWh battery, 245 km range
- 1.5-liter 120 kW (161 hp) turbocharged ICE, e-motors for 160 kW (215 hp) + 156 kW (209 hp), 39.6 kWh battery, 220 km range
The 2025 model year Lynk & Co 08 EM-P is available for purchase in six trim levels:
- 120 km Plus – 195,800 yuan (27,300 USD)
- 120 km Pro – 205,800 yuan (28,700 USD)
- 120 km Halo – 215,800 yuan (30,100 USD)
- 245 km Pro – 225,800 yuan (31,500 USD)
- 245 km Halo – 235,800 yuan (32,850 USD USD)
- 220 km 4WD Halo – 258,800 yuan (36,050 USD)
Source: Lynk & Co