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 218 hp and has a range of up to 700 km 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 258 hp with a range of up to 1,200 km supported by a ternary (NMC) battery made by Changan New Energy.[1][2] Changan claims that the SL03 has a sharp exterior design that allows for a drag coefficient of 0.230.[1] The energy consumption of the pure electric SL03 is 12.3kWh/100 km.[3]

The Deepal SL03 is equipped with 27 different sensors and level-4 autonomous driving support co-developed with Huawei.[2] With a SA8155P Automotive Development Platform computer chip for computers from Qualcomm that power the autonomous driving systems.[1]

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.[4][5][6] It is the second Deepal model after the S07 which is equipped with Huawei's vision-based Qiankun ADS SE autonomous driving system.[7][8]

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.[6] 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.[4]

The L07 is available in both a pure electric or range-extender powertrains, both rear-wheel drive. The pure electric version uses a 185 kW XTDM33 motor and a CATL-supplied 56.1 kWh LFP battery pack providing 530 km of CLTC range. The range extender version uses a 190 kW XTDM16 motor paired with either 28.4 or 35.1kWh LFP CATL-supplied batteries providing 230 km and 300 km of electric range, respectively. They are also equipped with a 1.5-liter port-injected four-cylinder petrol engine outputting 72 kW, extending range up to 1400 km. All battery options support 3C charge rates, for a 30–80% charge time of 15 minutes.[4]

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