Changan Lumin PLUS Real Vehicle Unveiled with Four-Door Design

Changan has revealed the Lumin Plus, a stretched four-door version of its two-door Lumin city EV, with a 220mm longer wheelbase and a launch due this month.

Changan has released official images of the Lumin Plus, a longer, four-door version of its tiny two-door Lumin electric city car, which is sold under the Changan Qiyuan brand in China. The car has already been spotted at dealers, and Chinese media expect it to launch this month.

The Lumin, nicknamed the “glutinous corn”, currently costs RMB49,900 to RMB58,900 (approx. USD7,300 to USD8,700). Changan hasn’t announced Lumin Plus pricing yet.

The Lumin Plus is 3,515mm long, 1,715mm wide and 1,545mm tall, on a 2,200mm wheelbase. That makes it 222mm longer than the current car, with 220mm more between the axles, which has made room for a pair of rear doors. It keeps a four-seat layout.

The styling is otherwise familiar, with the Lumin’s round headlights and taillights and floating roof carried over. The lower grille gets a blacked-out panel, and the hidden door handles of the two-door car are replaced by conventional ones.

The drivetrain is unchanged, with a 35kW rear-mounted motor and a choice of two batteries giving 205km or 301km of CLTC range. A 30-80% fast charge takes about 35 minutes.

Inside, a new electronic gear selector frees up space on the centre console, the centre screen is wider and runs updated software, and there’s a new three-spoke steering wheel finished to match the seats. The centre armrest is longer and more rounded.

The Lumin Plus will compete with other stretched versions of China’s smallest EVs, including the four-door Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, Geely EX2 (sold as the Proton e.MAS5 in Malaysia) and the five-door Bestune Xiaoma.