More than a year after offering the Dongfeng Box as its sole product, Central Auto Distributors (CADB) has previewed the 007 in Malaysia ahead of its launch in the first quarter of 2026. Known as the eπ (pronounced “yipai”) 007 in China, this five-door electric sedan takes aim at the BYD Seal and is expected to undercut that car in terms of price.
If the 007 looks a bit familiar, that’s because it has been rebadged by Nissan as the N7, which is also slated for export markets. Measuring 4,880 mm long, 1,895 mm wide and 1,476 mm tall, the Dongfeng is 80 mm longer, 20 mm wider and 16 mm taller than the Seal, while its 2,915 mm wheelbase is five millimetres shorter.
A total of three variants will be made available here, with the base single-motor rear-wheel-drive version producing 218 PS (160 kW) and 310 Nm of torque, getting it from zero to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds. A 58.35 kWh LFP battery delivers a range of up to 550 km on China’s lenient CLTC cycle. The long range rear-wheel-drive model boosts power to 272 PS (200 kW), cuts down the acceleration figure to 5.8 seconds and, with a 73.48 kWh battery, travels up to 650 km on a single charge.
The car you see here is the dual-motor all-wheel drive variant, which adds a second motor at the front, doubling outputs to 544 PS (400 kW) and 620 Nm; this completes the century sprint in just 3.9 seconds. The extra performance does impact efficiency somewhat, dropping the range to 565 km.
As for charging, the 007 supports up to an impressive 200 kW (with the 73.48 kWh battery at least) of DC fast charging, topping up the car from 30 to 80% in 16 minutes. However, it can only accept up to 6.6 kW of AC charging, although it does offer a vehicle-to-load (V2L) function.
The 007’s slightly anonymous styling has all the hallmarks of a Chinese electric sedan, with a low nose, a sweeping six-window glasshouse, frameless windows and flush pop-out door handles. The split headlights keep the upper daytime running lights and sequential indicators slim, mirroring the full-width taillights.
Wheel sizes are 18 inches for the base model and 19s for the AWD version, the latter in a ten-spoke dual-tone design and paired with red brake calliper caps (that cover conventional silver callipers). In China, the car can be had with an active rear spoiler, but other markets get a simple lip spoiler instead.
Inside, the 007 again takes after the vast majority of Chinese cars on the road, sporting a minimalist dashboard, a tall centre console with twin smartphone holders (one of which is a Qi wireless charger, of course) and a distinct lack of physical controls. You instead get a pair of screens – an 8.8-inch instrument display and a sizeable 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, with music piped in through a 19-speaker sound system with Wanos surround sound support.
Available interior colours are black and white for the rear-wheel-drive model and this grey and white for the AWD. The powered and ventilated front seats come with six-way adjustment and memory for the driver and four-way adjustment for the passenger.
You also get a panoramic roof, but it’s rather strange to see features like single-zone auto air con (instead of dual-zone) and tilt-only steering wheel adjustment (no telescopic adjustment) in this segment, and the entire bench folds down in a single piece – just like in a RM37,990 Proton Saga. There is at least a powered tailgate that opens up to a 452 litre boot, and there’s also a modest front boot.
Safety-wise, the 007 comes with a full complement of driver assists, including autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control with stop and go, lane keeping assist, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert with auto brake, rear collision warning and a door opening warning.
As it’s only set to debut next year, the 007 will miss out on the tax incentives for CBU fully-imported EVs that will end on December 31. While CADB does have plans for CKD local assembly to take advantage of CKD tax breaks, it is still in the preliminary stages of planning and has yet to select a partner. Do you think the Dongfeng has what it takes to compete in our EV market? Let us know in the comments.
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Remind me of the ioniq 6 design.Probably this is better looking..Subjective..Finally refreshing looking sedan ev in sea of suv ev..Wether it would sale or not depends on the our dealership partner and the price..
tan chong can sell it in malaysia as a rebadged nissan
the interior is as bare as a tesla
E-Pi…. I’m more of an oπ person myself.
The tech is fun, foundation is solid,
Can deliver performance with confidence.
The vehicle’s performance evaluation could be optimally conducted on a circuit.
Noteworthy design elements include frameless doors, a dynamic fastback profile, and a low-slung front cabin architecture reminiscent of high-performance, rear-wheel-drive (RWD) supercars such as a Lamborghini.
No telescopic adjustment steering angle is a big no no. Imagine a tall guy need to put the hand straight only reach the steering. Or bend the knee to have comfortable steering position but rather odd for sitting position.
malaysians r small size… only xpatriates r too tall
donald duck also likes our small compact cars
Same scrip where all the ev only publish the 0-100 figures but nobody dare to reveal their top speed ? A decent top speed ev would be a game changed and i might consider it. 180kmh limit, not my cup of tea