{"id":82146,"date":"2025-04-30T17:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T21:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82146"},"modified":"2025-04-30T17:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T21:46:01","slug":"chinas-3-row-872hp-suv-would-destroy-the-eu-us-market-40k-lynk-co-900-phev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82146","title":{"rendered":"China’s 3-row 872hp SUV would destroy the EU\/US market: $40K Lynk & Co 900 PHEV\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On our trip to Shanghai auto show facilitated by Zeekr, my colleague Scooter and I got to see an unbelievable amount of EVs from 20+ makers<\/a>, many of which we\u2019d never heard of. Each maker offered an incredible array of models but one in particular stood out to me: the Lynk & Co 900.<\/p>\n

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One thing I love about this Plug-in Hybrid is that it has a relatively huge battery and could be ridden fully electric, outside of road trips. The two 45-52kWh battery options provide somewhere between 220 and 280 km of range using China\u2019s optimistic calculator. That\u2019s 137 \u2013 174 miles of EV range before the gas motor kicks in and about six times the average daily commute. <\/p>\n

Zeekr, Lynk & Co\u2019s sister company, has an even bigger battery, but gawdier PHEV<\/a> with a 380km\/236 mile range before the gas kicks in. At this point, we are really talking about an EV with a range extender. <\/p>\n

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As with many Chinese luxury vehicles, the second row seats really stood out. They are as comfortable as a laz-y-boy and offer to electronically spin around 360 degrees to make the 2nd and 3rd row a conference area. I nearly fell asleep in them a few times. OK I did but that\u2019s because of jet lag or something. I can\u2019t get over how futuristic the back of this car is.<\/p>\n

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Lynk & Co 900 is 524 cm long, 199 cm wide, 181 cm high and has a wheelbase of 316 cm and uses the SPA Evo modular architecture. <\/p>\n

The drive is smooth and quick and never once did that petroleum engine kick in. <\/p>\n

The 900 comes with standard roof-mounted LiDAR, with higher-priced variants powered by Nvidia\u2019s Thor smart driving chip enabling door-to-door navigation with G-Pilot H7.<\/p>\n

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