| Voyah Free | |
| Manufacturer: | Voyah (Dongfeng Motor Corporation) |
| Aka: | Rabdan One (UAE) |
| Production: | January 2021 – present |
| Class: | Mid-size luxury crossover SUV |
| Body Style: | 5-door SUV |
| Related: | Voyah i-Free (Concept; Italdesign Giugiaro) Voyah Dreamer |
| Platform: | Electric Smart Secure Architecture (ESSA) |
| Assembly: | China: Wuhan |
| Transmission: | 1-speed direct-drive (EV) |
| Wheelbase: | 2955abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Length: | 4905abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Width: | 1950abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Height: | 1690abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Weight: | 2190- |
| Designer: | Italdesign Giugiaro |
The Voyah Free is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV manufactured by Dongfeng Motor Corporation and marketed by Voyah.
Introduced to the Chinese market in the third quarter of 2021, it was designed alongside Italdesign Giugiaro. It was showcased first as a concept car during the 2020 Beijing Auto Show. The vehicle is constructed on Dongfeng's Electric Smart Secure Architecture (ESSA) platform, which offers multiple premium features such as improved suspension and driving assistance functions.
The extended-range model of the Voyah Free is equipped with a 1.5-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder range extender, which achieves a cruising range of a 0 to 100 km/h figure of 4.6 seconds. The all-electric variant has a battery capacity of 88 kWh or 106.4/106.7 kWh for the Long Range model, with a comprehensive cruising range of and a 0–100 km/h acceleration time of 4.8 seconds. The four-wheel drive model features dual front and rear motors.
Voyah offers a limited edition model, the Voyah Free DNA, based on the standard Voyah Free. This variant achieves higher performance, with a 0–100 km/h acceleration of 4.3 seconds, dual motors powering front and rear wheels, a maximum power of, and a peak torque of .
The Voyah Free was initially showcased as the Voyah iFree concept car during the 2020 Beijing Auto Show in September 2020 by Voyah, a luxury NEV brand under Dongfeng Motor.[1] The production Free crossover was co-designed with Italdesign Giugiaro.[2] On 18 December 2020, Voyah officially launched its first model, the Free. This vehicle is offered in two power configurations: extended range and pure electric. The NEDC comprehensive cruising range stands at for the extended range model and for the pure electric variant.
The Voyah Free is constructed on Dongfeng's Electric Smart Secure Architecture (ESSA) platform.[3] Its suspension system combines front double wishbones and rear multi-links, utilising all-aluminum subframes and connecting rods for chassis components. High-end models feature air suspension, automatically lowering during the transition to high-energy driving mode, with collaborative efforts from companies Bosch and Nio Inc.[4] [5]
Equipped with L2 advanced automatic driving assistance functions, the Voyah Free incorporates 31NaN1 wave radars as sensing hardware. The vehicle features 9 cameras and 12 ultrasonic radars to facilitate driving assistance functions, including full-speed adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, automatic braking, 360° panoramic imaging, and blind-spot monitoring. Additionally, an active night vision system, effective within 150m (490feet) in front, identifies pedestrians and animals. Series production began in late January 2021.[6]
The power of the Voyah Free extended range model comes from a 1.5-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder range extender and a electric motor. The range extender of the extended range model is the Dongfeng C15TDR series engine with a thermal efficiency of 41.07% with a rated power of, and the peak power is . The NEDC comprehensive cruising range of the extended-range model is 860km (530miles). The combined maximum power of the extended-range model is and the peak torque is, total rated power of the electric motors is equal to the maximum 30 minute power and is . The acceleration takes 4.6 seconds for the range-extended model, and the maximum speed is .
In the all-electric variant, the battery capacity is ; or, in the Long Range model, (the net capacity is).
The NEDC comprehensive cruising range of the pure electric model is 500km (300miles), and the acceleration takes 4.8 seconds for the pure electric model. The Voyah Free 4WD model is equipped with dual front and rear motors with a combined maximum power of and peak torque of .
The electric model was discontinued in August 2023, leaving only a 1.5-litre model.
| Voyah Free Extended Range specifications[7] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Engine code | Power | Torque | Combined system output | Electric motor | Battery | Layout | years | ||
| Petrol plug-in hybrid | C15TDR | 14981NaN1 I4 turbocharged | Engine: 800NaN0----Front motor: 2550NaN0----Rear motor: 2550NaN0 | Front motor: 520abbr=onNaNabbr=on----Rear motor: 520abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 5100NaN0 / 1040abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Permanent magnet synchronous motor | 33 kWh lithium-ion | 1-speed reduction gear | AWD | 01/2021–08/2023 |
| Engine: 1100NaN0----Front motor: 1600NaN0----Rear motor: 2000NaN0 | Engine: 220abbr=onNaNabbr=on----Front motor: 310abbr=onNaNabbr=on----Rear motor: 410abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 3600NaN0 / 720abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 39 kWh lithium-ion | 08/2023– | ||||||
| Petrol plug-in hybrid (EREV) | DAM15NTDE | Engine: 1100NaN0 (Generator)----Rear motor: 2000NaN0 | ----Rear motor: 410abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 2000NaN0 / 410abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 43 kWh lithium-ion NCA | RWD | 05/2024– | |||
| Voyah Free EV specifications | ||||||||||
| Type | Range (NEDC) | Power | Torque | Combined system output | Electric motor | Battery | Layout | years | ||
| BEV | 2550NaN0 | 520abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Permanent magnet synchronous motor | 88 kWh lithium-ion | 1-speed reduction gear | RWD | 01/2021–08/2023 | |||
| Front motor: 2550NaN0----Rear motor: 2550NaN0 | Front motor: 520abbr=onNaNabbr=on----Rear motor: 520abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 5100NaN0 / 1040abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 88 kWh lithium-ion | AWD | 01/2021–08/2023 | |||||
| Front motor: 1630NaN0----Rear motor: 2030NaN0 | Front motor: 310abbr=onNaNabbr=on----Rear motor: 410abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 3650NaN0 / 720abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 106 kWh lithium-ion | 09/2022–08/2023 | ||||||
Voyah Free DNA is a limited edition model based on the Voyah Free featuring even higher performance numbers and a special body kit. The Voyah Free DNA achieves higher performance than the regular high output model of the Voyah Free, with a NaNkm/h acceleration of 4.3 seconds, equipped with dual motors powering the front and rear wheels with a comprehensive maximum power of 5100NaN0 and a peak torque of 10400NaN0, total rated power of the electric motors is equal to the maximum 30 minute power and is1780NaN0. The top speed of the Voyah Free DNA can reach 200km/h, and the shortest braking distance from 100km/h0km/h is only 33.8m (110.9feet).[8]