New Togg SUV & Sedan Are Turkey's First Indigenous Electric Cars
Turkey revealed the first prototypes of their "domestic car" project on Friday, an electric compact SUV and a sedan, in a ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Designed by Italian studio Pininfarina, the two fully-electric prototypes will be manufactured domestically by Turkey's Automobile Joint Venture Group or TOGG, which comprises of five companies and a business umbrella organization
One appears to be a compact sedan, whereas the other one has already been confirmed to be a C-segment (compact) SUV that's due out in 2022.
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Both will offer two electric motor configurations with 200 HP or 400 HP, according to TOGG boss Gürcan Karakaş. The version with the bigger battery is claimed to sprint from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.8 seconds, while offering a range of up to 500 km (310 miles). As for the battery, it can be re-charged to 80% in under 30 minutes.
"Today, we are witnessing a historic day of realizing Turkey's 60-year dream together," said president Erdoğan during the unveiling ceremony. "We do not have to buy a license or permission from anyone, we determine all the technical features by ourselves," he added.
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Link: https://www.carscoops.com/2019/12/new-togg-suv-sedan-are-turkeys-first-indigenous-electric-cars/
Elegant. Well done. Any speculation on the pricing on this?
Don't care for the tall sedan shape, but the traditional SUV looks cleanly styled with nice proportions.
SUV looks like an Audi Q5 and Jeep Cherokee had a baby.
Quote from: WookieOnRitalin on December 27, 2019, 01:20:54 PM
Elegant. Well done. Any speculation on the pricing on this?
None yet.
But like the Chinese stuff, it's bound to be, shall we say "affordable" at the very least.
Sedan is blah, but the SUV has a familiar and pleasing shape. Looks a bit like a Jeep Grand Cherokee, F-Pace, and Q5 had a baby.