Chinese manufacturer Changan will launch its Deepal model within the UK with a new 4×4, firm officers have confirmed.

The new Deepal G318 is the newest in plenty of devoted off-roaders from Chinese companies together with BYD, Chery and Great Wall Motor.

Deepal has but to supply any official technical info on the G318, though Changan officers confirmed that it stretches to virtually 5 metres in size.

They additionally hinted that it is based mostly on a brand new ladder-frame chassis, geared toward offering it with better wheel articulation and off-road capacity than present Deepal fashions, that are based mostly on Changan’s EPA1 platform.

In line with the Chinese off-roader competitors, it is anticipated to be initially offered with a petrol-electric range-extender powertrain, much like that obtainable on the Deepal L07 saloon and S07 crossover on sale in China.

This consists of a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and two electrical motors – one powering the entrance wheels and the opposite offering drive to the rear wheels.

The petrol engine acts purely as a generator to provide electrical power that is then saved in a battery, with none direct drive to the wheels.

Together, the 2 electrical motors develop a mixed 258bhp.

Buyers are supplied the selection of both a 19.0kWh or a 28.4kWh lithium ion battery. Overall ranges are between 320 and 746 miles on China’s CLTC check.

Alternative drivetrains additionally obtainable within the L07 and S07 embrace totally electrical (BEV) and hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) techniques.

Launched in 2022, the Deepal model has world aspirations. Changan officers have confirmed to Autocar that it plans to enter the Asian and European markets and obtain annual gross sales of 450,000 by 2024.

This determine represents over 17% of Changan’s general world gross sales of two.55 million in 2023.