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Here is the summary of the YouTube video you asked me to provide.This electric SUV has a more than complete standard equipment. The car has three different brand and model names. There is a Chinese company named Skywell that builds buses and light commercial vehicles; they partnered with a consumer electronics manufacturer, Skyworth. The car is named Skywell ET5 in China, which was rebranded to Skyworth EV6. In Germany, the same car is Elaris Beo. There are some countries where it is still being sold as Skywell ET5. Elaris is a German company, a German car brand with products supplied by Chinese manufacturers.
The car is 4.7 meters long and has three different driving modes available from the infotainment system: Camping, Healthy Sleep, and Party. There is a single electric motor powering the front wheels and rated at 150 kW or 204 hp with 320 Nm of torque. Since the motor is in the front, the car does not have a frunk. The range is over 410 km WLTP.
The exterior styling is Asian-influenced and modern, but is not extravagant. LED headlights with laser high beams are part of standard equipment. All-around parking sensors and metallic paint are also standard.
It has a 77 kWh battery under the floor, but can only charge with single-phase AC, a drawback, or 100 kW DC. However, this review car did not achieve 100kW. The car now has 11kw three-phase charging with a software update.
The rear seat offers generous legroom with a panoramic roof, but poor foot space. It had kunstleder and microfiber seats with contrasting seams in the interior, which looks okay. The USB ports and power outlets are accessible in the rear, but there is an adapted 220 V socket.
The reviewer finds the steering wheel to have little travel, making the driving position difficult to adjust. The infotainment system has touch controls, is Bluetooth-connectable to smartphones but has an unreliable audio quality, particularly with bluetooth streaming. It lacks Apple CarPlay or Android Auto connectivity. Elaris has now made it so its infotainment system works online by using Google Apps.
The model also comes with driver-selectable driving modes and a somewhat heavy-handed lane-keeping assist. While equipped with a park assist system, it was non-functional. The car has a trunk of 476 liters, a Kunstleder inlay, and an integrated two-tier floor.
The base price is 55,900 Euros which may be a high price point, with the Aiways U5 being more affordable, and a VW ID.4 costing only slightly less. The AVD club is presenting and supporting the vehicle.
