Foxtron Model B

Foxtron Model B
Model B at Geneva 2024
Overview
Production	2025 (to commence)
Assembly	Taiwan: Miaoli
Designer	Foxtron Pininfarina
Body and chassis
Class	Compact crossover SUV (B)
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	RR, D4
Platform	Foxtron MIH
Related	Luxgen n7 (Model C)
Powertrain
Battery	LiFePO 4 , 60 kWh
Electric range	>500 km (310 mi), NEDC
Plug-in charging	CCS1
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,800 mm (110.2 in) [1]
Length	4,320 mm (170.1 in) [1]
Width	1,865 mm (73.4 in) [2]
Height	1,530 mm (60.2 in) [2]

The Foxtron Model B is a battery electric vehicle designed by Foxtron, a joint venture of Foxconn and Yulon Motor, using the same Foxtron MIH platform as the earlier Foxtron Model C sport utility vehicle. It was styled by Pininfarina. The prototype was unveiled in October 2022 and the production model was shown one year later.

History

The prototype Model B was shown at Hon Hai Tech Day on October 18, 2022; contemporary press coverage focused on its design, which was subcontracted to the Italian design studio Pininfarina. ^{[3] [4]} Initial speculation compared the Model B to the Volkswagen ID.3, but the prototype was approximately the same size and targeted the same market segment as the Honda HR-V and Mazda CX-30. ^[2]

An updated version was shown one year later; ^[5] Foxtron confirmed the Model B would enter production, ^[6] possibly to be marketed by Luxgen in Taiwan as the Luxgen n5. ^[1] Luxgen filed for a trademark on 'n5' in 2023. ^[7] The vehicle was expected to start production in 2023 at an unspecified factory in China and in 2024 at Lordstown Assembly in the United States. ^[8]

Design

Rear view, Foxtron Model B (2024)

The range for a planned long-range version is estimated to exceed 500 km (310 mi) on the New European Driving Cycle. It is expected to be offered either as a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive vehicle or a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive version. ^[5] It shares its basic platform and drivetrain components with the Luxgen n7; the single-motor version is expected to have the same maximum output of 230 hp (170 kW; 230 PS) and traction battery with 60 kW-hr capacity, ^[1] offering a maximum range of 450 km (280 mi), NEDC. ^[2]

References

1. 張旭 (October 18, 2023). "[U-EV]Model B準量產版、Model N等車展出，2023鴻海科技日揭示集團電動車方向" [[U-EV] Hon Hai Technology Day 2023 reveals the group's electric vehicle plans: Model B quasi-production version, Model N and other vehicles on display]. u-car Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
2. Bob; 張旭 (October 18, 2022). "[U-EV]Model C提供3種規格、Model B跨界掀背與Model V貨卡等同步登場，2022鴻海科技日揭示更多產品規畫" [[U-EV] Hon Hai Technology Day 2022 will reveal more product plans: Model C is available in 3 specifications, Model B crossover hatchback and Model V cargo truck will be launched simultaneously]. u-car Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
3. Kable, Greg (6 October 2022). "Foxtron Model B is US-built EV hatchback to rival Tesla Model Y". Autocar. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
4. Kierstein, Alex (October 18, 2022). "The Foxtron Model B Is a Pininfarina-Penned Urban Electric SUV From Taiwan". Motor Trend. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
5. Edelstein, Stephen (October 23, 2023). "Foxconn reveals electric cargo van, updates on Foxtron EVs". Green Car Reports. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
6. Kable, Greg (January 16, 2024). "Foxconn Establishes New Electric Vehicle Company". Wards Auto. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
7. Chen, Thomas (September 23, 2023). "比 n7 更入門，Luxgen 註冊「n5」商標、Model B 純電跨界車量產規劃中" [More entry-level than the n7, Luxgen has registered the trademark 'n5' and is planning to mass-produce the Model B pure electric crossover]. DDCar (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
8. Miller, Caleb (October 28, 2022). "Foxconn, Maker of iPhones, Reveals EV Hatchback Is Coming". Car and Driver. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

External links

• "HHTD 2022 Unveils Two Concept Prototype EVs, Defines Contract and Design Manufacturing Service (CDMS) First made-in-Taiwan electric pickup and crossover hatchback" (Press release). Hon Hai Technology Group. October 18, 2022.