Images showing the new Chevrolet Menlo EV have been published by the Chinese automotive press, leaking the new vehicle’s design ahead of its debut later this year.
The Chevrolet Menlo EV is essentially a Chevrolet-badged version of the battery electric Buick Velite 6 hatchback that debuted in April. Some websites are touting this as the Chinese version of the forthcoming Bolt EUV, but this is actually a separate vehicle entirely and will not be sold in North America in any facet. Both the Velite 6 and Menlo EV were developed to replace products that had to be discontinued due to the stricter China 6 emissions standards, so they were not developed with the North American market in mind.
Powering the Chevrolet Menlo is a 150 horsepower electric motor along with a lithium-ion battery pack of undisclosed size. It’s also not clear how far it will be able to travel on a charge, although we imagine it will have a similar range to the Velite 6, which boasts an alleged city driving range of 187 miles. Chinese media reports indicate it will also feature a large panoramic sunroof, rear camera, rain-sensing wipers, automatic headlights and a roof rack. Neither the sunroof nor the roof rack are pictured on the model above, but they can be seen in the close-up shots below.
The Chevrolet Menlo EV will make its official debut at the 2019 Chengdu Motor Show in early September. The Chevrolet Bolt EUV, meanwhile, is expected to debut next year as a 2021 model year vehicle. Don’t expect it to have much in common with the Menlo – apart from that recognizable gold bowtie out front and back, of course.
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Source: AutoHome
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Tesla better start worrying right about now LOL
That is seriously hideous. Like nothing nice about it at all.
Is this what we can expect from Future GM EV’s, ugly vehicles?
I pray this is some sort of really inexpensive China Market Only vehicle.
“I pray this is some sort of really inexpensive China Market Only vehicle.”
That’s exactly what it is. This is a second-tier EV derived off the Velite 6, which is also China-only. This isn’t part of GM’s long-term EV strategy nor is it on the BEV3 architecture that will represent the long-term EV strategy circa 2022.
And why the Tesla comparison? This is a Chevrolet and will be priced significantly lower than anything Tesla can offer. And unlike Tesla, the Menlo will actually turn a profit.
By the way, this thing looks much better than the photos show. Look for the actual non-leaked images, eh?
Alex, the Tesla reference was because every pundit out there keeps stating that Tesla needs to look out as much more competition is coming for them. Hence the LOL
Tesla actually makes profit on their Cars the Company just does not make profit as of right now. They are doing the same thing Amazon did. Move all profits to R&D and future product. Hence the Gigafactory in Shanghai that is almost done and the upcoming European Gigafactoty.
I will wait to see official Photos but nothing about those images screams a looker to me personally. Sorry Alex. Everyone has different tastes in Cars is all.
I am a huge fan of GM moving quickly to EV’s but they need to be desirable cars.
Alex, is there EVER a word of constructive criticism for GM, eh? I haven’t read all your comments, but when I do…
Bigger question is when will General Motors and Chevrolet be introducing the Menlo in the United States as this would be a great addition to the Chevrolet Bolt as the company moves forward in electrifying the fleet.
Menlo is a China vehicle. GM will be launching another CUV based off an “enhanced” BEV2 platform very soon (often dubbed the Bolt EUV).
I happen to like the styling, well, better than the Bolt. It also has features like auto wipers I don’t recall on Bolts. Maybe GM is just trying harder there? How different could the new EUV really look? Similar with a new platform is fine.
If gm could build an ev with the looks of the 2020 trailblazer. I would be the first in line. Until then. I’m going to put as many miles on my stick shift cruze diesel as possible.
The Cruze diesel engine is truly amazing, don’t expect it to die anytime soon. I’d wait for the next fuel price spike, sell it at good value, and use that money to pay for a new EV :). You are right in saying that the Bolt EUV will borrow lots of cues from the Trailblazer, since they will be variants of the same unibody architecture.
GM should have never left the EU. This vehicle would sell quite well in countries like France and the Netherlands, which have strict EV mandates coming soon. 180 miles of range is plenty for those countries, and this can compete with the Zoe and entry level Leaf which are very popular there
This looks very much like the Blazer or Trailblazer. Seems like most of the future US models will be a leak out of China first.
Many of the imports are uglier, and not electric. GM should offer this EV in the U.S and Canadian markets.