SAIC Motor’s Rising Auto sees R7 flagship SUV hit market

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Rising Auto, the premium electric vehicle (EV) brand of SAIC Motor, officially put its first flagship model, the R7, onto the market. The new model is expected for delivery this year.

Coming with four trim levels, Rising Auto's R7 features a post-subsidy price range of 289,900 yuan ($40,130) to 356,900 yuan ($49,410). Notably, the users who adopt the vehicle-battery separation consumption model can get an R7 with a price as low as 205,900 yuan ($28,500) and rent battery packs separately on a monthly basis.

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Positioned as a full-sized all-electric SUV, the Rising R7 measures 4,900mm long, 1,925mm wide, and 1,655mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,950mm. It can zip from 0-100km/h in just 3.8 seconds.

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The automaker said the R7 will offer users a luxury experience that outshines the products of the same level as its entire series comes standard with such facilities as frameless doors, BOSE audio system, touch-sensitive leather-wrapped steering wheel, 256-color linear atmosphere lamp, double-layer thermal-protective panoramic sunroof, etc.

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In the cockpit, the eye-catching screen named "RISING MAX 3+1" is composed of a 43-inch true color triplex display and Huawei’s AR-HUD system, which was first used in a mass-produced vehicle model. With a diameter of 15.05 inches, the center console AMOLED display is supplied by BOE, bearing the most interaction functions of the smart cockpit.

The AR-HUD from Huawei features a field angle of up to 13°*5° and a high resolution of 1920*730, and is able to display such information as lane-level live-action navigation and real-time ADAS.

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The RISING PILOT system endows the Rising R7 with multiple intelligent driving functions, containing 33 hardware sensors, such as the PREMIUM 4D imaging radar and the 8 mega-pixel high-definition cameras. Besides, the NVIDIA Orin X chip coupled with Rising Auto’s Full Fusion algorithm will provide users with an all-round high-level intelligent driving experience with greater speed, safety, and reliance.

The expressway navigation function of RISING PILOT will be put onto the market synchronously with the delivery of the model in October.

The battery swapping architecture is a standard feature across all variants of the Rising R7.

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Using the RISING POWER solution, the all-wheel-drive version of the R7 carries an electric motor that churns out up to 400kW and a peak torque of 700 N·m. It is able to sprint from 0-100km/h in as low as 3.8 seconds.