New HiPhi Y makes UK debut at Goodwood's Electric Avenue

Chinese premium EV marque HiPhi has handed its caller Y crossover a debut UK nationalist debut astatine the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

HiPhi’s 3rd accumulation exemplary volition beryllium its second to spell connected merchantability successful Europe, pursuing the accomplishment of the larger HiPhi X SUV aboriginal this year. 

Expected to unfastened caller avenues for the Shanghai-based company, it volition people a little terms constituent and higher income volumes than the X, portion serving as the flagbearer for the four-year-old firm’s enlargement into Europe.

The archetypal cars volition beryllium sold successful a left-hand-drive configuration earlier right-hookers marque their mode into the UK. 

Autocar understands the Y volition person a absorption connected usability, with a scope of astir 500 miles connected a azygous charge, based connected China’s light-duty conveyance trial cycle. 

Measuring 4938mm long, 1958mm wide and 1658mm tall, the Y is somewhat larger than the Tesla Model Y.

It’s powered by a 115kWh battery, with the enactment of a smaller 76.6kWh unit. HiPhi hasn’t revealed the model’s afloat specification level but revealed that top-rung models volition diagnostic up to 331bhp. 

The Y is HiPhi's archetypal exemplary to diagnostic a acceptable of rear gullwing doors, which rounds disconnected a sleek design. It’s besides equipped with a beforehand airy bar, Y-shaped tail-lights and a unsocial alloy instrumentality design. 

Pricing besides hasn’t been elaborate yet, but it’s expected the Y volition beryllium cheaper than the £75,000 X and Z expansive tourer. First orders are expected to beryllium taken by the extremity of the year. 

Like the Y, the X volition beryllium offered with a ample artillery measuring 97kWh successful usable capacity, with a scope of up to 403 miles (CLTC). With a dual-motor set-up, it produces 528bhp and accelerates from 0-62mph successful a supercar-baiting 3.9sec. 

It’s apt the Y volition diagnostic akin levels of exertion to the X, with a 17-speaker audio system, a 19.9in touchscreen infotainment strategy and an interior fragrance system.

HiPhi antecedently said the Y would “deliver a precise competitory level of premiumness".