Geely’s Lynk & Co has made its entry into Southeast Asia with the launch of its flagship retailer in Hanoi, Vietnam. As introduced again in August this 12 months, GreenLynk Automotives, a subsidiary of Tasco Group, is the official distributor of Lynk & Co autos in Vietnam, and the primary three fashions which have been confirmed for the market are the 01, 05 and 09.

In keeping with Vietnamese media, solely the 09 will get a price ticket of VND2.199 billion (RM420,175) inclusive of VAT, and patrons can place a reserving with a deposit now to obtain their automobile within the first quarter of 2024. As for the 01 and 05, official pricing might be introduced in a while.

The 09 is Lynk & Co’s largest SUV and is constructed on the identical Scalable Product Structure (SPA) because the second-generation Volvo XC90. For Vietnam, the 09 encompasses a 2.0 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol engine with a 48-volt gentle hybrid system that serves up 254 PS (251 hp or 187 kW) and 350 Nm of torque.

All-wheel drive is commonplace, and the engine is paired with an eight-speed automated transmission – the highest velocity is 215 km/h. When it comes to dimensions, the 09 measures 5,042 mm lengthy, 1,977 mm huge, 1,780 mm tall and has a wheelbase of two,984 mm.

The 01 and 05 are smaller SUVs, with the previous being the primary mannequin launched by Lynk & Co six years in the past. The 01 is 4,512 mm lengthy, 1,857 mm huge, 1,673 mm tall and has a wheelbase of two,734 mm. In the meantime, the 05 is actually the coupe model of the 01, sharing the identical wheelbase however with its sleeker physique, it’s longer general by 80 mm, wider by 22 mm and it sits decrease by 45 mm.

The 01’s powertrain is made up of a 2.0 litre turbocharged inline-four that’s rated at 218 PS (215 hp or 160 kW) and 325 Nm, paired with an eight-speed auto driving the entrance wheels – prime velocity is 210 km/h. Its fancy-roofed sibling has an analogous setup, albeit with larger outputs of 254 PS (251 hp or 187 kW) and 349 Nm for a prime velocity of 230 km/h.

Lynk & Co’s selection of Vietnam as its first Southeast Asian market is sensible given the corporate’s vehicles are presently left-hand drive. The truth is, the corporate mentioned in a launch that its growth into the area will see it enter the Philippines (one other LHD nation) subsequent, with one other dealership deliberate for Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis.

Again in 2019, LHD items of the 01, 02 and 03 have been noticed being examined on Malaysian roads, fuelling hypothesis that Lynk & Co would make an entry right here. Two years after that, Geely confirmed this when it mentioned that Lynk & Co would increase its international presence by coming into Malaysia, Russia, Australia and New Zealand, amongst different markets.

Geely had mentioned prior to now that it expressed curiosity in utilizing Proton’s Tanjung Malim plant as a manufacturing hub to construct Lynk & Co fashions for right-hand drive markets. With its formal entry into our area, first with Vietnam, will we quickly see Lynk & Co make its formal debut right here within the close to future?

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