The Chaser 07 is about the same size as the BYD Han PHEV and will target the RMB 200,000 to 250,000 hybrid market.
BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) unveiled the Chaser 07 hybrid sedan at the Shanghai auto show, and now a regulatory filing reveals more information about the model.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the latest batch of models that will be allowed to be sold in a catalog for public comment on May 9, and the BYD Chaser 07 was included.
The public can submit feedback between May 10 and May 16. Entry into the catalog is the last major regulatory process for a model to be allowed to be sold in China.
There are four versions of the Chaser 07 in the catalog, all of which are plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
Two of them have a 1498 ml displacement engine with a peak power of 81 kW, and they are equipped with an electric motor with a peak power of 145 kW.
The other two versions have a 1497 ml displacement engine with a peak power of 102 kW. They both have an electric motor with a peak power of 160 kW.
The length, width and height of the BYD Chaser 07 are 4,980 mm, 1,890 mm and 1,495 mm, respectively, with a wheelbase of 2,900 mm, according to the filing.
For comparison, the hybrid version of BYD Han has a length, width and height of 4,975 mm, 1,910 mm and 1,495 mm, respectively, and a wheelbase of 2,920 mm.
On the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18, BYD officially unveiled the Chaser 07, a new model of its Ocean series, with a starting price of RMB 200,000 ($29,090) to RMB 250,000.
The Chaser 07's NEDC pure electric range will have two options of 121 km and 200 km, according to the information BYD announced at the time.
The model will be officially launched in the third quarter.
($1 = RMB 6.9244)
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