Deepal SL03
The Deepal SL03 is a mid-size sedan produced by Deepal, the electric vehicle subsidiary of Chinese automotive company Changan Automobile since 2022.
A sister model known as the Deepal L07 equipped with Huawei technologies is sold alongside the SL03 since 2024.
Overview
The Deepal SL03 liftback sedan is offered in three options, a battery electric vehicle, a series hybrid, and an electric vehicle with a hydrogen electrochemical generator.The battery electric version has a single electric motor that makes and has a range of up to with a 56.12kWh LFP battery made by CATL, while the extended range EREV variant has a naturally aspirated 1.5-litre JL473QJ petrol generator and an electric motor that produce with a range of up to supported by a ternary battery made by Changan New Energy. Changan claims that the SL03 has a sharp exterior design that allows for a drag coefficient of 0.230. The energy consumption of the pure electric SL03 is 12.3kWh/100 km.
The Deepal SL03 is equipped with 27 different sensors and level-4 autonomous driving support co-developed with Huawei. With a SA8155P Automotive Development Platform computer chip for computers from Qualcomm that power the autonomous driving systems.
Deepal L07
In September 2024, Deepal introduced a lightly modified version of the SL03 called the L07 which features Huawei's technology suite. Deepal positions as a tech focused sister model to be sold alongside the sportier SL03, rather than a facelift or replacement. It is the second Deepal model after the S07 which is equipped with Huawei's vision-based Qiankun ADS SE autonomous driving system.Compared to the SL03, the exterior features minimal changes and the powertrains are similar with EV and EREV options. In the interior, the digital instrument display is replaced by a 55-inch AR-HUD, and features a 15°-tilting 2.5K-resolution 15.6-inch central infotainment touchscreen running Deepal OS software on a Snapdragon 8155 SoC. It uses the LiDAR-less Huawei Qiankun ADS SE system, which has a sensor suite with 3 mmWave radars, 10 cameras, and 12 ultrasonic sensors while supporting features such as automatic emergency braking, lane change assist, and obstacle avoidance.
The L07 is available in both a pure electric or range-extender powertrains, both rear-wheel drive. The pure electric version uses a XTDM33 motor and a CATL-supplied 56.1kWh LFP battery pack providing of CLTC range. The range extender version uses a XTDM16 motor paired with either 28.4 or 35.1kWh LFP CATL-supplied batteries providing and of electric range, respectively. They are also equipped with a 1.5-liter port-injected four-cylinder petrol engine outputting, extending range up to. All battery options support 3C charge rates, for a 3080% charge time of 15 minutes.