Exterior Design
The Dongfeng Nano EX1 adopts a simple and personalized design style, positioning itself as an affordable pure electric small SUV tailored for urban commuters and budget-conscious families, ideal for daily commuting, short-distance travel and daily errands. It features a compact and neat front fascia with a closed grille that highlights its new energy identity, and the integrated front logo conceals the charging port, realizing a perfect combination of functionality and simplicity. The front face is decorated with a large number of black elements, which are connected to the headlight groups and matched with subtle chrome accents, creating a young and personalized visual effect. The halogen headlight groups are simple in shape, paired with basic daytime running lights, which meet daily lighting needs while keeping the overall design concise. The side of the body adopts compact and tough lines, with wide black wheel arches that add a touch of rugged SUV temperament, paired with 14-inch steel wheels that are practical and durable. Some high-spec models are equipped with roof luggage racks to further enhance practicality. The rear of the vehicle is round and full, with a prominent Dongfeng brand logo that enhances brand recognition, and the simple taillight design has a clear lighting effect. The rear bumper has a large area and is equipped with a metal guard plate, which increases the sense of thickness. The body is available in multiple practical and fashionable color options, catering to the aesthetic needs of users who pursue simplicity and practicality.
In terms of dimensions, the Dongfeng Nano EX1 measures 3,732 mm in length, 1,579 mm in width, and 1,515 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,423 mm. As a 5-door 4-seat small SUV, its compact body size makes it easy to park in urban narrow spaces, while the 2,423 mm wheelbase ensures a practical interior space that meets the needs of daily use. For passengers of medium build, the front and rear seats can provide basic riding comfort without obvious oppression. The vehicle has a practical ground clearance, which can easily cope with common urban potholes and road edges, ensuring good passability in daily use. The conventional trunk space is sufficient for daily necessities and shopping bags, and the rear seats can be fully folded to expand the loading space, which can meet the needs of carrying small items, providing strong practicality for daily use.
Interior Design
The interior of the Dongfeng Nano EX1 adopts a simple and practical design style, focusing on basic functionality while controlling costs reasonably. Due to the positioning and price, the center console and door panels are mainly made of hard plastic materials, and the overall assembly process is practical. The center console is laid out neatly, with a simple深浅 color matching and a small amount of golden decorative elements, which relieves the sense of cheapness brought by hard materials and makes the cockpit atmosphere not dull. It is equipped with a 7-inch LCD instrument cluster that clearly displays key information such as vehicle speed, power and mileage, meeting daily viewing needs. The central control area adopts a knob-type shift mechanism, which is surrounded by a suspended design, adding a touch of design sense. The three-spoke steering wheel is simple in shape, easy to hold, and integrates basic control functions to facilitate driving operation. The seats are made of durable fabric materials, with a thick cushion design that provides basic wrapping and comfort, suitable for long-term daily commuting. The overall interior layout is concise and clear, with reasonable storage space distribution, which is convenient for users to place small items such as mobile phones and water cups.
In terms of features, the Dongfeng Nano EX1 focuses on practical configurations to meet daily use needs. The whole series is standard with basic safety and practical configurations including tire pressure alarm, main and co-pilot safety airbags, rear parking radar, energy recovery system, low-speed driving warning, manual air conditioning, electric adjustment of exterior rearview mirrors, and front and rear electric windows. The high-spec PRO Lightning version is additionally equipped with a fast charging function, which improves the convenience of energy supplement. It also has a battery preheating function to ensure stable battery performance in low-temperature environments. The overall configuration is oriented to practicality, without redundant fancy functions, focusing on meeting the core needs of daily commuting and ensuring driving safety and convenience.
Powertrain
The Dongfeng Nano EX1 is a pure electric vehicle focusing on urban commuting, equipped with a front-mounted single permanent magnet synchronous electric motor as standard for the whole series, with a maximum power output of 33 kW (45 horsepower) and a peak torque of 125 Nm, paired with a single-speed electric transmission. The power output is smooth and linear, without shifting, which is very suitable for urban driving scenarios such as starting at traffic lights and following cars. The official top speed can meet the needs of urban roads and ordinary expressways, and the power performance is sufficient for daily commuting, but the acceleration performance in the later stage is relatively moderate. The vehicle is equipped with a 15.97 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack as standard for the whole series, with a CLTC pure electric cruising range of 201 km, which is fully capable of meeting daily urban commuting and short-distance travel needs, and is suitable for users with fixed charging conditions.
In terms of charging, the Dongfeng Nano EX1 supports both fast charging and slow charging (the low-spec PRO Standard version does not have a fast charging function). The high-spec PRO Lightning version can be charged from 30% to 80% in about 0.53 hours in fast charging mode, which is convenient for emergency energy supplement. The slow charging time of the whole series is about 3 hours, which can be completed by using a home charging pile or a public slow charging pile, suitable for charging at night or during rest. The battery pack adopts reliable lithium iron phosphate material and has passed relevant safety tests to ensure charging and use safety. The chassis adopts a practical suspension structure, which is tuned to be more comfortable, effectively filtering road bumps and providing a stable driving experience. The vehicle is small in size and light in weight, with flexible steering, easy to turn and park in urban narrow roads, and low driving difficulty, which is very suitable for novice drivers and urban commuters.
| PRO Lightwind Lightning | |
|---|---|
| Basic vehicle parameters | |
| Level: | compact car |
| Time to market: | 23-Mar |
| Body form: | 5-door, 4-seat SUV/Crossover |
| L x W x H (mm): | 3732x1579x1515 |
| Wheelbase (mm): | 2423 |
| Power Type: | all-electric |
| Maximum power of the whole vehicle (kW): | 33 |
| Maximum torque of the whole vehicle (N-m): | 125 |
| Official top speed (km/h): | 100 |
| Fast charging time (hours): | 0.5 |
| Slow charging time (hours): | 3 |
| MITI pure electric range (km): | 201 |
| Maintenance intervals: | --- |
| Warranty Policy: | 3 years/60,000 kilometers for the entire vehicle |
| body of automobile | |
| Luggage compartment volume (L): | 300-1107 |
| Overall mass (kg): | 872 |
| Minimum Ground Clearance (mm): | 150 |
| Approach angle (°): | 23 |
| Departure angle (°): | 32 |
| electric motor | |
| MITI pure electric range (km): | 201 |
| Motor Type: | Permanent magnet/synchronous |
| Total motor power (kW): | 33 |
| Total motor torque (N-m): | 125 |
| Number of motors: | 1 |
| Motor Layout: | preamplifier |
| Maximum power of front electric motor (kW): | 33 |
| Maximum torque of front motor (N-m): | 125 |
| Battery type: | lithium iron phosphate battery |
| Battery capacity (kWh): | 15.974 |
| 100km power consumption (kWh/100km): | 9.3 |
| Battery Pack Warranty: | 8 years/120,000 kilometers |
| Charging compatibility: | Dedicated charging post + public charging post |
| Charging method: | Fast charging + slow charging |
| Fast charging time (hours): | 0.5 |
| Slow charging time (hours): | 3 |
| Fast charging volume (%): | 80 |
| transmission | |
| Number of gears: | 1 |
| Transmission Type: | Electric Vehicle Single Speed |
| Chassis steering | |
| Drive method: | front drive |
| Body Structure: | Load-bearing body |
| Steering Assist: | electric power assist |
| Front suspension type: | MacPherson independent suspension |
| Rear suspension type: | Torsion beam non-independent suspension |
| Wheel brakes | |
| Front brake type: | disk |
| Rear brake type: | drum |
| Parking brake type: | Hand Brake |
| Front Tire Specifications: | 165/70 R14 |
| Rear Tire Specifications: | 165/70 R14 |
| Wheel material: | steel (bar, screw, product etc) |
| Spare tire specification: | not have |
| safety equipment | |
| Primary/passenger airbags: | Main ●/Sub ● |
| Seatbelt not fastened tip: | ● |
| ISO FIX child seat interface: | ● |
| Tire pressure monitoring device: | Tire Pressure Alarm |
| Automatic anti-lock (ABS, etc.): | ● |
| Brake Power Distribution | ● |
| Center lock in the car: | ● |
| Remote key: | ● |
| Body Features/Configurations | |
| Roof racks: | ● |
| Interior Features/Configurations | |
| Steering wheel material: | :: Plastics |
| Separate power connector in the car: | ●12V |
| The trip computer display: | ● |
| Seat Configuration | |
| Seat Material: | :: Fabrics |
| Main driver's seat adjustment direction: | ●Forward and backward adjustment |
| Backrest adjustment | |
| Passenger seat adjustment direction: | ●Forward and backward adjustment |
| Backrest adjustment | |
| The way the rear seats are lowered: | Only the whole thing can be put down |
| Lighting Configuration | |
| Low beam light source: | ● Halogen |
| High beam light source: | ● Halogen |
| Height adjustable headlights: | ● |
| Windows and mirrors | |
| Front/rear power windows: | Front ●/Rear ● |
| Interior vanity mirrors: | ●Passenger seat |
| Air conditioners/refrigerators | |
| Air conditioning temperature control method: | ●Manual air conditioning |
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