Yup, Chinese language luxurious automobile model Hongqi is formally coming to Singapore by way of Eurokars Group subsidiary Eurokars Elite (settlement signed in June), and the E-HS9, which would be the debutante, will probably be proven on the Singapore Motorshow 2026 from January 8 to 11.
Singapore may turn into Hongqi’s first right-hand drive ASEAN market, if Indonesia’s Indomobil Group doesn’t launch first. The model is already in Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines – all of which drive on the opposite facet.
The imposing Vary Rover-sized leviathan that’s the E-HS9 is ready to be launched within the island nation in 2026, with a showroom is at 19 Leng Kee Street. Based on Singapore’s Straits Occasions, an electrical sedan and two mid-sized SUVs are deliberate subsequent, and Hongqi received’t restrict itself to EVs within the republic.
The E-HS9 is 5,209 mm lengthy, 2,010 mm extensive and 1,731 mm tall, with a 3,110 mm wheelbase. It’s a two-motor EV that may be had with as much as seven seats. The entrance motor is at all times a 218 PS/300 Nm unit, however the rear motor could be both a 218 PS/300 Nm or a 333 PS/450 Nm one.
Globally, battery choices are 84, 99 and 120 kWh, yielding WLTP ranges between 380 and 515 km. Wheels are both 21 or 22 inches. There are variations with air suspension, matrix LED headlamps, as much as 16 audio system, as much as eight airbags together with rear facet airbags, and clever dampers. Full ADAS is normal, in fact.
The Hongqi Guoli (née L5) not too long ago grew to become the one most costly Chinese language export at RMB11 million (RM6.3 million) – and it was a used unit! Nearer to residence, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, took supply of his L5 final yr, turning into the world’s first proprietor.
EU-spec Hongqi E-HS9
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