The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV is an electric city car that has been produced by the Sino-American joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling for the Wuling brand since 2020. His name is practically unknown in Europe, but it exists one of the most successful vehicles in the world. Thus, from the beginning of 2022, it entered the top 3 best-selling electric cars in the world.

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This very small car is equippedsmall battery with just 9.2 kWh, which is even less than most plug-in hybrids on our market. Autonomy reaches 120 km or 170 km with a larger capacity battery. Hongguang Mini does not exceed 3 meters in length and 665 kg. In short, nothing that indicates the next transformation.

Difficult transformations

It’s good this very humble base that was nevertheless chosen to build a crazy six-wheeler. After very significant modifications, the small electric car received two additional wheels and an enlarged cabin. And even withgasoline engine Four-cylinder 2.0 l. That’s not all, because we obviously noticeexternal transverse arch surrounding the car body. However, the goal is not to increase safety, but above all to create a car even more aggressive. As for the butterfly doors, this is ultimately just the icing on the cake of this transformation.

Despite what one might think, the changes did not require months of work, but only two weeks. It should be known that the creator of this car started with an elongated version of the Mini EV connected to a truck chassis. We are finally far from humble basic electricity. If you want to be noticed on the roads of France or Europe, now you know which car to choose!