Nice Wall Motor on Monday launched the Fierce Dragon Max, a brand new plug-in hybrid crossover underneath its once-dominant Haval sequence and the primary mannequin outfitted with its four-wheel drive applied sciences. The brand new SUV comes with a aggressive beginning value of RMB 159,800 ($22,742). By comparability, a top-end model of BYD’s Tune Plus DM-i, that includes 4 wheel drive and three engines, prices RMB 207,800. Chatting with reporters on Thursday in Shanghai, Liu Zhigang, a chief engineer at Nice Wall, mentioned that its new Hi4 expertise, which stands for Hybrid clever 4WD, gives customers an all-terrain driving functionality and a easy transition between totally different modes. As of November 2021, the Chinese language automaker had bought 3.6 million models of its Haval H6, a long-time best-selling sports activities utility automobile which has seen sustained recognition in China within the decade since its launch in 2011. [TechNode reporting, Great Wall Motor announcement, in Chinese]
