Hongqi E115 Penned By Ex-Rolls Royce Designer Hitting Production As An Electric SUV

Chinese automaker Hongqi will put its eye-catching E115 SUV concept from last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show into production, PC Auto reports.

It is claimed that the production-ready version will look very similar to the striking concept. Consequently, it will adopt the marque’s latest design language recently introduced with the H7 and H9.

The E115 SUV was designed by Gilles Taylor, a man who used to work for Rolls-Royce, and is quite an imposing thing. Dominating the front fascia is a faux grille and a large red stripe. The concept also featured huge chrome wheels, cameras in the place of traditional wing mirrors, and a rear fascia dominated by aggressive taillights connected with a thick LED light bar. The concept didn’t feature a completed interior so it’s hard to say what the cabin of the road-going model will be like.

The Hongqi E115 Concept was presented at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show

With that being said, it should be similarly high-end to the H9 and complete with a fully digital gauge cluster, a large central infotainment display, and clad in plush leather.

As you may have guessed from the lack of a front grille, the Hongqi E115 is all-electric. At last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show, the concept was promoted with a driving range of 373 miles (600 km) and sported a 0-62 mph (100 km/h) time of under 4 seconds, seriously impressive for a vehicle of this size. Details about the electric motors and battery pack bound for the production model remain unclear.

The new electric Hongqi SUV should be introduced later this year.