The first production VinFast VF 8s arrived in San Francisco Bay. The shipment consists of 999 electric vehicles shipped by ship from Vietnam last month.
In the minimum Eco configuration, the crossover is equipped with a battery with a capacity of 87.7 kW·h, which feeds two motors on the front and rear axles. The power of such a crossover is 353 hp, with which you can accelerate to 100 km/h in 5.8 seconds.
In the Plus configuration, the crossover has a power of 408 horsepower. and 619 Nm, which shortens the acceleration time to 5.3 seconds.
Despite the high power, the batteries of the electric crossover last 470 km from charging to charging.
VinFast cars are equipped with a voice assistant, a 15.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system and modern driver assistance systems. Think of adaptive cruise control, highway and traffic jam assistant, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring and automatic emergency braking.
VinFast continues to adjust prices. Originally, it was planned that in the United States Vietnamese crossovers would be sold at a price of 57 thousand dollars (3.78 million rubles). But now the cost has increased to 59 thousand (3.9 million rubles). In addition, it was previously possible to get a discount on the car with a battery subscription ($ 169 per month or 11.2 thousand rubles), but this opportunity seems to have been canceled altogether.
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Contrary to expectations, these are not budget cars, but their price is comparable to the Russian price tag for Toyota RAV4.
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