The ‘reference designs’ are not models that will go into series production in precisely this form. Foxconn – or the Foxconn subsidiary Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, responsible for the new reference designs – wants to show what is possible with its own platform. Car manufacturers can then approach Foxconn and customise their model based on such a reference design.
The modular platform makes it possible to flexibly combine hardware modules and provides the basis for modern electric cars with the software-defined E/E architecture. The Model D is a luxury electric van, for example, in the style of a Zeekr 009 or Volvo EM90. Foxconn speaks of a “Lifestyle Multipurpose Utility Vehicle” (LMUV) intended to combine the “advantages found in SUV and MPV segments.
” The reference vehicle is 5.20 meters long with a wheelbase of 3.20 meters.
It should enable a spacious and comfortable interior. With a special air suspension, the ride comfort should also be correspondingly high. The body, designed in collaboration with Pininfarina, has a drag coefficient of 0.
23 – quite remarkable for such a bulky van. The second new product is called the Model U and is a medium-sized electric bus – Foxconn has already shown a fully-fledged solo bus in the form of the Model T. The Model U essentially has the same design language, but according to the company, its more compact dimensions have been “specially designed for narrow urban lanes and remote areas.
” The interior can be config.