Officially unveiled at the top of last 12 months, the Firefly EV has now been shown at the continued Auto Shanghai 2025 in China. Emerging from Nio sub-brand firefly, the brand had announced earlier this week that the right-hand-drive version of its eponymous compact electric vehicle might be ready by October this 12 months, with the UK and Southeast Asia being the primary markets to receive it.
Having gone on sale in China in two variants, priced from RMB119,800 (RM72k) to RMB125,800 (RM75k) including battery, buyers in China will even have the choice of renting batteries through a battery-as-a-service (BaaS) programme, which is anticipated to diminish the worth of those variants by tens of 1000’s of yuan.
Safety comes with a five-star C-NCAP rating, a body built using 83.4% high-strength steel, torsional rigidity of 35,700 Nm per degree, nine airbags and ADAS features.
Measuring 4,003 mm long, 1,781 mm wide and 1,557 mm tall with a wheelbase of two,615 mm, the Firefly is barely smaller than the BYD Dolphin, but larger than the BYD Seagull. Storage within the Firefly is comprised of a 95-litre frunk and a 1,250-litre boot (with the rear seats folded), while turning radius is 4.7 metres.
The display automobile at Auto Shanghai 2025 offers us a glance inside, revealing an interior layout that’s of the now-commonplace dual screens on a minimalist dashboard; the steering wheel is a two-spoke multifunction unit.
The flat floor and lack of central tunnel connecting the dashboard and centre console implies that front seat occupants have room to maneuver between seats, while the centre console encompasses a cupholder and a storage recess ahead of the centre armrest with its own compartment. Similarly, rear seat occupants profit from the flat floor, and the rear seat bench will be lifted to disclose two more storage compartments.
With a distributorship in Singapore expected to be signed for the brand this week, the brand’s entry right into a right-hand-drive market could open the door to an introduction to Malaysia as well. What do you think that of the Firefly?
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