Buick Electra E5 (B233) China: April 2023, USA: to be expected summer 2024
Buick's
first pure electric five-seat mid-to-large SUV based on GM's BEV3 Ultium
electric vehicle platform has a length, width and height of 4892/1905/1681 mm
respectively, and the wheelbase is 2954 mm, similar to that of the upcoming
Chevrolet Equinox EV for America. This
front-wheel-drive SUV is equipped with an electric motor
with a maximum power of 180 kW and a maximum cruising range of 545 km, or, at a
higher selling price, 150 kW with a maximum cruising range of 620 km.
The front
permanent magnet synchronous motor of the Avenir four-wheel drive model can
reach 143 kW, where 68 kW is the peak power of the rear asynchronous induction
motor by Huayu Magna Electric Drive System Co., Ltd., a joint venture founded
in 2017 by Magna and SAIC Motor to supply SAIC Volkswagen. The Electra E5 Avenir has a maximum cruising
range of 603 km.
The 180 kW, 150 kW and 143 kW motors are essentially the same units with varying battery
platform voltage (352.3V/194 Ah for the 180 kW and
587V/135.8 Ah for the latter two). Wheel
sizes are 18- and 20-inch. The Electra
E5 is optionally available with GM’s Super Cruise driving assistance system.
This Buick
has not officially received a Chinese name and is simply called E5.
In the USA, the Electra served as the flagship Buick
line through its entire production from 1959 to 1990 (front-wheel-drive from
1985), succeeded by the Park Avenue until 2005, after which Buick China sold a
rebadged rear-wheel-drive Holden Statesman as Park Avenue from 2007 until 2012.
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platform: |
BEV 3 |
Electra E5 |
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rear suspension: |
5-link independent,
coils |
China |
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wheelbase (cm): |
295.4 |
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length (cm): |
489.2 |
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width (cm): |
190.5 |
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height (cm): |
168.1 |
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all-electric |
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fwd |
fwd |
4wd |
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China |
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23- |
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23- |
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curb weight from: |
2125 |
2210 |
2320 |
kg |
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drive motor: |
180 |
150 |
211 |
kW |
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245 |
204 |
287 |
hp |
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330 |
330 |
465 |
Nm |
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battery capacity: |
68.4 |
79.7 |
79.7 |
kWh |
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CLTC electric drive
range: |
546 |
620 |
603 |
km |
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0-100 km/h: |
7.6 |
8.6 |
6.7 |
sec |
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Power consumption per
100 kilometers: |
13.5 |
13.5 |
14.1 |
kWh |
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Buick Electra E4 (B223) China: to be expected June 2023
On the same
platform as the Electra E5, this crossover is 10 cm lower. Both 150 kW and 180 kW as well as 143/68 kW
four-wheel-drive models will be sold.
Wheel sizes are 19- and 20-inch.
The 180 kW
entry-level version is equipped with 65 kWh lithium iron phosphate batteries
provided by BYD's Fudi Company, resulting in a maximum cruising range of 530
km, while the 150 kW and 143/68 kW models feature the ternary lithium-ion
batteries (also used in the Electra E5) from United Auto Battery Co., Ltd., a
joint venture between SAIC Motor and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.
(CATL).
Prices are
expected to be about 20,000 yuan lower than those for the Electra E5. The Electra E4 will not be sold outside
China.
For more specifications
on North American and worldwide Buick SUVs and engines, see:
On a Global Mission: The Automobiles
of General Motors International
20 May, 2023