Baojun started life as a budget brand from the SAIC GM Wuling JV, otherwise simply known as Wuling. Such brands from foreign JVs were usually hand-downs of old models. Initially, the cars produced by Baojun were new designs, even if they were cobbled together with items from the General Motors parts bin. In recent times, like the parent brand Wuling, Baojun has pivoted towards electrified vehicles. Thanks to information from a government ministry, we now know about the brand’s largest car to date, the Baojun Yunguang.
The new car comes in both fully electric and PHEV versions. It is a large sedan with rounded lines. At the front, there is quite a big difference between the two variants, with the all-electric version having a fully enclosed front face that has more of a curve to it and almost Tesla-like lines. On the other hand, the PHEV has a continuous light strip going across the front of the car and a slender grille below this. Both versions have an air intake at the bottom of the fender, however on the PHEV this is both thicker and more pronounced.
There appears to be very little in the way of options for the Baojun Yunguang. The PHEV has a choice of two different wheel designs, whereas the EV gains a third. Both offer a choice between 18 or 19-inch wheels. At the sides, the car has concealed door handles and chrome trim around the windows. With a small window between the C and D pillars the cars should have reasonable visibility. The charging port is on the left side of the car, and for the PHEV, the fuel tank is on the right. Both cars share the same rear and feature a through light broken just by the Baojun badge, which is a stylized horse. There is a distinctive ducktail end to the tailgate.
Higher-spec versions will likely come with the panoramic roof, which the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) lists as an option in the listings. This picture clearly shows that the car comes with both an LCD instrument panel and a large central infotainment unit, with the infotainment unit mounted further forward.
Both the EV and PHEV share the same length and width of 5005 and 1900 mm, respectively, along with the 2900 mm wheelbase. However, the PHEV is slightly taller at 1505 mm versus 1490 mm for the EV. The car uses the new Tianyu D platform, which debuted earlier this year in a smaller form with the Baojun Yep Plus car. The weight for the PHEV is 1840 kg, while the EV is slightly heavier at 1870 kg.
The PHEV uses an LBT 1.5-liter engine with a maximum power of 105 kW, which is sourced from Liuzhou Saike Technology Development Co., Ltd. The PHEV has a maximum speed of 190 km/h, and currently, there is no information about the electric motor. The all-electric version uses a TZ210XS2J6 186 kW electric motor and gives the car a top speed of 170 km/h. Both versions use lithium iron phosphate batteries with those for the PHEV from Gotion and for the EV sourced from Zenergy. As yet, there is no news on the battery pack capacities.
Source: MIIT
