Recently, Chery's iCar brand launched two new models of its iCar 03 off-road SUV called 'intelligent driving edition', priced at CNY 149,800 (US$ 20,700) and CNY 159,800 (US$ 22,100), respectively.

As the name suggests, the major upgrades are in the intelligent driving functions via Da Jiang Innovations (DJI)'s level 2 advanced driving assistance system.

iCar is a new energy vehicle brand under Chery launched in 2023, aimed at young people who are between the age groups of 25-35. With the addition of the two new models, the iCar 03 series has now expanded it's line-up to eight models in local market

The exterior of the cars continue the square box design featuring a rear external storage unit, vertical headlights and taillights, roof luggage racks, and 19-inch rims. The new iCar 03 also adopts an all-aluminium body with a torsional stiffness of 31812 Nm/deg.

Size of the new iCar 03 remains unchanged, measuring 4406 mm length, 1910 mm width, 1715 mm height with a wheelbase of 2715 mm. It has a ground clearance of 200 mm, an approach angle of 28 degree, and a departure angle of 32 degree. Six exterior colours are offered for consumers to choose from, namely, white, black, grey, silver, blue, and green.

Main highlight of the new models is DJI's pure vision level 2 advanced driving assistance system that does not rely on lidar and high-precision maps, but via seven cameras, which integrates level 2 assisted driving in urban and high-speed environments, autonomous parking, and memory parking assist.

The level 2 assisted driving features include full-speed adaptive cruise control, front collision warning, lane departure warning, lane departure assist, lane change assist, blind spot monitoring, rear collision warning, door opening warning, traffic sign recognition, automatic emergency braking, and lane keeping assist.

Furthermore, its city memory navigation function can support 10 routes, with a maximum length of 150 km for each route. Interior of the car adopts a symmetrical T-shaped layout, equipped with a D-shaped steering wheel, a 9.2-inch LCD instrument panel, and a 15.6-inch central control screen powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip.

Vehicle configurations such as integrated dual-screen interaction, voice recognition, 4G network, GPS navigation, FOTA updates, and remote control via mobile phone are supported.

In addition to the intelligent driving upgrade, the new iCar 03 has also made numerous configuration improvements, including a new Infinity brand audio system, 64-colour rhythmic ambient lights, and seat/steering wheel heating functions.

Power for both models comes from a dual-motor four-wheel drive system with a maximum power of 205 kW (279 PS) and a peak torque of 385 Nm, paired with a 65.69 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack.

The 0 - 100 km/h acceleration time is 6.5 seconds, the top speed is 150 km/h, and the pure electric range is 501 km, according to local Chinese media.

Under fast charging, it takes 30 minutes to charge from 30% to 80%). Additionally, 8+X all-road driving modes are supported.