Forthing Taikon Super Hybrid Exclusive PHEV Beta
Price
$44,990
Electric range
180 km
Battery
31.9 kWh
Price
- RRP
- $44,990
- Price basis
- Plus on-road costs
Battery & charging
- Battery
- 31.9 kWh
- Electric range
- 180 km
- Fuel use
- 4.5 L/100km
- Peak AC charging
- 6.6 kW
Electric range in the real world
Official (WLTP)
180 km
Motorway at 100 km/h
~140 km
Winter, near freezing
~140 km
Towing a trailer
~90 km
Estimates from the official figure using typical losses: about a quarter off at motorway speeds or in cold weather, and around half when towing. Your range will depend on speed, hills, weather and load.
Charging times
- Wall socket (10 A), 0–100%
- about 16 h
- Home wallbox (7 kW), 0–100%
- about 5 h 30 minthe car takes 6.6 kW
Estimates from the battery size and the car’s peak charging rates. Fast charging slows as the battery fills, and in the cold, so real sessions vary.
Performance
- Engine
- IL4/1.5H
- Power
- 155 kW
- Torque
- 240 Nm
- 0–100 km/h
- 12.5 sec
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
Practicality
- Seats
- 5
- Towing (braked)
- 1,500 kg
- Towing (unbraked)
- 750 kg
- Kerb weight
- 1,810 kg
- Length × width × height
- 4,600 × 1,860 × 1,680 mm
- Spare tyre
- None
Safety
- ANCAP
- Not rated by ANCAP
- Fuel rating (RightCar)
- 4 out of 6 stars
Ownership
- Warranty
- 7 years / 200,000 km
- Battery warranty
- 8 years / 200,000 km
- Servicing
- Every 12 months or 15,000 km
Taikon range
Specifications from the NZ Autocar price database, checked against each maker’s NZ site, ANCAP and RightCar. Confirm with the dealer before you buy.