Vietnamese carmaker VinFast has announced a new model called the President, which is sure to stand out from its other offerings. The limited-edition SUV was first previewed by the LUX V8 at the Magna Steyr booth during last year’s Geneva Motor Show and is based on the existing LUX SA2.0.
Unlike that SUV, the President gains a number of distinct visual cues, including a vented bonnet, a mesh front grille, large 22-inch wheels and quad tailpipes. There’s also plenty of gold accents, as seen on the wheels, roof rails, window trim, side rocker panels, bumper trim and badges.
However, the main party piece is what’s going on under the sporty bonnet, as the President packs a V8 engine instead of a lesser 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder found in a regular LUX SA2.0. The company did not provide any details about the eight-cylinder mill, although it is reported to be sourced from General Motors.
The LUX V8 featured a 6.2 litre LS V8 rated at 455 hp and 624 Nm of torque, and this is likely what is powering the new President – the show car was also claimed to hit a top speed of 300 km/h. As the LUX SA2.0 shares the same underpinnings as the F15 BMW X5, the chassis should be more than capable to cope with all that added grunt and forces acting on it.
For now, there are no photos of the President’s interior, but VinFast has said it will carry quite a bit of suede and carbon-fibre items to suit the SUV’s sporty nature. The company also stated that production of the vehicle will be for a limited time, although it didn’t reveal for how long. Reports claim the President will only be sold within 2020, but no pricing has been revealed so far.
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Still can’t understand why make a national car that 99% of their citizens cannot afford to buy. MAI Vietnam sila beri pencerahan.
Clearly you have no idea what’s Vietnam like.
This isn’t for the 99% it’s for the 1%
Not locals, is the global market of 5Billion drivers.
But Vinfast is not to be sold globally.
Same reason why Tesla makes cars that 99% of the global population can’t afford.
Why not just make cheap flimsy China electric cars instead?
Besides.. Most Vietnamese cant afford the cheapest car on sale there…likely the 299m vnd kia morning/picanto.
But then again,
Proton takes mitsu tech and raise prices 2x-4x for everyone else (including themselves) , but vinfast use BMW tech and sells at Honda accord price.
So who benefits the people more?
Vinfast President is only for Viet President. hahaha
This is what a design is. Not some Rolls Royce ripoff (Geely GE} or Range Rover wannabe.
Really? So you’re praising the Waja hooked nose & Saga rear lights design now eh. I thought you were anti-proton or something? What happen, did you had an epiphany?
Geely design car have won Japan, EU, & World COTY awards. What award did this car won? The red dot award? Lmao!
Well, that models have failed in the region. They don’t sell it anymore
this or x70
According to Ben Yap, X70 is SUV mampu milik untuk semua orang.
Fuk x70,V8 go brrrrrrr
Meanwhile in Malaysia we have flying cars…
original vinfast LUX SA2.0 was elegant & sophisticated
suddenly President version – more like ahbeng version ^^
how vietnam weather? same like malaysia or not? if same sure any bmw sourced easily kaput
X50
This is how rebadging should be done! Very impressive. I personally think it looks better than the F15 X5 that it was based on.
So, a mish mash of exterior design elements from Maserati, Volvo and Audi you considered good? No wonder people here say you always talk BS.