Seres is best known these days as Huawei‘s partner in the Aito brand. However, Seres still produces cars under its own name, and thanks to a government regulator we now know more about the latest car. It should be noted that while the car is badged as the Landian E5, Chinese media are referring to the car as the Landian E5 Plus.
The car is different from the model currently on sale and seems to take many styling cues from the Aito M7 Ultra, which this month itself had two new listings with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. We can see that the Seres Landian E5 Plus has an enclosed front face, the E5 currently on sale has a far more traditional open grille type front. At the bottom of the fender of the new PHEV is an air inlet, along with two ones at the sides.
From the sides the new car looks the same as the existing version. At the rear one of the most noticeable difference is that the brand now reads Seres Hubei rather than just Seres as before.
It measures 4760, 1865, and 1710 mm, and its wheelbase is 2785 mm. The car is available in five and seven-seat configurations. There are two listings with MIIT for the car, one weighing 1840 kg and the other 1900 kg. Buyers will have a choice between 17, 18, and 19-inch wheels. The angles of approach and departure for the car are 19 and 24 degrees, respectively.
The new car has a plug-in hybrid system centered around an H15R 1.5-liter petrol engine. Unlike the existing car, the engine is now from Xiaokang Power, whereas the engine for the old version was purchased from Fodi Power. Power is 70 kW, which is an 11 kW decrease from the previous engine. On the other hand, the electric motor now has 160 kW power, which is an increase of 30 kW. The top speed of the car is 180 km/h.
The Landian E5 plus uses lithium iron phosphate batteries supplied by Gotion. Using the CLTC measuring system, the car’s all-electric range is reported to be 150 km and its comprehensive range to be 1300 km.
Source: MIIT
