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This VinFast SUV is Heading to India to Challenge Tata Nexon EV
VinFast VF5 facelift design patented in India India launch expected by year-end or early 2027
Vietnamese automaker, VinFast has filed a design patent for the VF5 SUV in India. The design patent previews the design of the VF5 facelift. This patent images reveal the repositioned headlights, a new bonnet, redesigned LED tail-lamps and fresh bumpers. The SUV has already been caught testing numerous times on the Indian roads.
VinFast VF5 Facelift: What to Expect?
The design patent reveal that the VF5 facelift will have sleeker headlights, which are positioned lower on the bumper. The thick black cladding underneath the headlights is now slimmer and merges with the blacked-out lower bumper. It will come with redesigned 16-inch alloy wheels. Other design elements look identical to the outgoing VF5.
At the back, the VinFast VF5 facelift will come with revised, chunkier connected LED tail-lights. The reverse light and turn indicator are integrated in the tail-lights. The VinFast lettering is placed at the centre and a VF5 badge is moved to the corner of the tailgate.
The spy shots reveal that the VinFast VF5 electric SUV will an all-new dashboard layout, featuring a larger free-standing touchscreen infotainment unit, which will double up as the instrumentation screen. The SUV will have a redesigned two-spoke steering wheel with a flattened top and bottom. The newly designed central console now houses a rotary selector dial and two cup holders. The spotted model comes with an all-black interior scheme with leatherette upholstery.
The Indonesian-spec VinFast VF5 is packed with a 29.6 kWh battery pack powering a front-axle-mounted electric motor. The combined power and torque output of 90 hp and 135 Nm, respectively. It is claimed to offer NEDC range of 268 km. The SUV also gets 37.23 kWh battery option in select international markets. This model comes with a 136 hp, front electric motor that offers 135 Nm of torque. It is claimed to offer NEDC range of 326 km. The same is expected to be offered with the India-spec model.
We expect the new VinFast VF5 electric SUV to cost somewhere around Rs 12 lakh to Rs 16 lakh, ex-showroom. It will directly rival the Tata Nexon EV and the Mahindra XUV 3XO EV.
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