The Saloon Mecha Dragon is an upcoming compact executive electric sedan to be produced by Chinese car company Great Wall Motor under the Saloon premium brand. The Mecha Dragon is the first product of the Saloon brand and it was originally planned with an initial run of 101 units. Great Wall Motor plans to enter the luxury all-electric vehicle market with the Saloon brand offering a price range between ¥400,000 ($62,685) and ¥800,000 ($125,370).[1][2]
Great Wall Motors unveiled its new premium brand Saloon or Shalong Auto (沙龙), together with its first model, the Mecha Dragon or Jijialong (机甲龙) in Chinese, at the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show.[3]
The Saloon Mecha Dragon has a combined output of 405 kW (543 hp; 551 PS) and up to 750 N⋅m (553 lb⋅ft) of torque from four electric motors. Acceleration of the Mecha Dragon from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) is in 3.7 seconds. The Mecha Dragon is equipped with Great Wall's Dayu battery pack with a capacity of 115kWh and 800-volt technology offering an 802 kilometres (498 mi) electric range according to China's light-duty vehicle test cycle (CLTC). With the 800V electrical architecture and a maximum DC fast-charging rate of 480 kW, the battery can add 401 kilometres (249 mi) of range within 10 minutes. The new generation battery can withstand temperatures of up to 1,000 °C (1,830 °F). Saloon also states that the Mecha Dragon can be wirelessly charged.[1]
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