2026 iCAR V27: Boxy EREV Off-Roader From $25,300, Up to 300 km EV Range

The 2026 iCAR V27 is Chery's square-cut, off-road-styled range-extended SUV, and on September 30, 2026 it gained a Long-Range Edition with a 51.2 kWh CATL battery rated at 300 km of pure-electric CLTC range and a combined range of more than 1,300 km. That is roughly 90 to 100 km more electric range than the trims sold since the car launched in China on March 13, 2026. The V27 is the iCAR brand's first extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) and the flagship of its V-series; in export markets the same car is sold as the iCAUR V27. The two new all-wheel-drive Long-Range trims cost CNY 189,800 (about $28,300) for the Falcon 500 and CNY 203,800 (about $30,400) for the lidar-equipped Falcon 700, while the three 34.3 kWh trims remain on sale from CNY 169,800 (about $25,300). The dual-motor all-wheel-drive versions make 335 kW (455 PS / 449 hp). In Europe the car is sold as the iCAUR V27 with the smaller 34.3 kWh battery, not the 51.2 kWh Long-Range pack: it made its EU debut at Auto Athina in Athens in October 2026 at EUR 54,900, which Greek outlets describe as a special price for exhibition visitors.

Performance & Specs

The V27 is a series range-extender: a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine rated at 105 kW (141 hp) works purely as a generator, while the electric motors drive the wheels. Chery quotes a peak thermal efficiency of 45.79 percent and a generation rate of 3.71 kWh of electricity per litre of fuel, and the car carries a 60-litre tank of 92-octane petrol. The rear-drive Falcon 500 uses a single 185 kW (248 hp) rear motor with 300 Nm of torque. The all-wheel-drive versions add a front motor for a combined 335 kW (455 PS / 449 hp) and 505 Nm; the export specification sheet splits that as 150 kW at the front and 185 kW at the rear. The two Long-Range trims are all-wheel drive with the same 335 kW and 505 Nm, and iCAR quotes a 0-100 km/h time in the 5-second class. For readers unfamiliar with PS, it is the metric horsepower, about 1.4 percent smaller than the imperial hp used in this article.

Performance is strong for the price. The all-wheel-drive trims are quoted at 5.5 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h, while the rear-drive car needs about 8.4 seconds according to spec databases, and top speed is listed at 180 km/h. For the car shown in Europe, CarNewsChina repeats the 5.5-second claim while Greek outlets quote about 5.9 seconds, the same 5.9 seconds given for export-market cars in the UAE and Australia, so read 5.5 seconds as the Chinese-market figure. Curb weight is 2,222 kg for the rear-drive Falcon 500 and 2,335 kg for the all-wheel-drive cars. Chinese sources label the all-wheel-drive layout i-AWD and list eight-plus terrain modes, an electronic locking differential and a 24-degree approach angle, with 220 mm of ground clearance and 600 mm of water-wading depth.

Powertrain	Series EREV, dual-motor AWD
Power	335 kW (455 PS / 449 hp)
Torque	505 Nm
0–100 km/h	5.5 s (China claim)
Battery	34.3 kWh (51.2 kWh Long-Range)
EV range	200 km CLTC (300 km Long-Range)

Dimensions & Practicality

Length	5,055 mm (4,909 mm without spare)
Width	1,976 mm
Height	1,894 mm
Wheelbase	2,910 mm
Ground clearance	220 mm

The V27 is a genuinely large five-seater. The body is 4,909 mm long, or 5,055 mm once the rear-mounted spare wheel is counted, with a 2,910 mm wheelbase, a 1,976 mm width and a height of up to 1,894 mm. That puts it in the same size class as full-size off-roaders, yet the car rides on a unibody structure rather than a ladder frame.

Cargo space is a strength. With the rear seats up the boot holds 715 litres, and folding the second row opens up 1,818 litres; a further 40-litre compartment sits under the load cover on the export specification. Chery also promotes a flat-floor bed mode measuring 2,150 by 1,050 mm and about 50 storage spaces across the cabin. Second-row knee room is quoted at 950 mm, and the interior height is quoted at around 1,350 mm.

Charging & Battery

Every V27 uses a CATL lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pack. Trims sold in China since March carry 34.3 kWh, good for 210 km of CLTC electric range on the rear-drive car and 200 km on the all-wheel-drive cars. The Long-Range Edition swaps in a 51.2 kWh pack, a 49.3 percent increase, for 300 km of CLTC range. The arithmetic checks out: 34.3 kWh over 200 km works out to about 17.2 kWh per 100 km, and 51.2 kWh over 300 km is about 17.1 kWh per 100 km, so the bigger battery adds range without changing efficiency. The rear-drive car is slightly more frugal at about 16.3 kWh per 100 km. These are battery-to-wheel CLTC figures, and CLTC is a generous test cycle; outlets converting the new rating to WLTP land between roughly 215 and 246 km.

Fast charging is quoted at 30-80% in 17 minutes for the 34.3 kWh car, with a peak DC rate of about 100 kW, and iCAR quotes the same 17 minutes and a 100 kW rating for the new 51.2 kWh pack. That implies an average of about 90 kW across a 25.6 kWh top-up, very close to the peak rating, so treat 17 minutes as a best case. The Long-Range Edition also raises vehicle-to-load (V2L) output to 6.0 kW from 3.3 kW, enough to run camping equipment or power tools from the battery.

The European V27 uses the 34.3 kWh pack, not the 51.2 kWh Long-Range battery sold in China, and no Long-Range version has been announced for Europe. CarNewsChina quotes 145 km of WLTP electric range and up to 900 km of total WLTP range for the car shown in Athens. Greek outlets give only a total range of more than 1,000 km, and the Austrian outlet AutoGuru cites the same more-than-1,000 km claim as an NEDC figure, so those numbers are not comparable with the WLTP ones. The 145 km figure works out to about 23.7 kWh per 100 km, well above the CLTC arithmetic above because WLTP is a stricter cycle.

Design & Interior

The V27 leans hard into the boxy off-road look: a flat, upright nose, round LED headlights with circular light rings, squared-off wheel arches, a rear blind window and a full-size spare wheel on the tailgate. The all-wheel-drive trims ride on 21-inch dark alloy wheels with all-terrain tyres, while the rear-drive Falcon 500 uses 19-inch wheels. Side steps, a roof rail and roof-mounted toggle switches reinforce the utility theme, and the car is offered in a range of earthy paints including desert bronze and deep emerald green.

Inside, the cabin pairs a wide dashboard with a floating 15.4-inch central screen and a digital instrument cluster of about 8.8 inches. The interior is finished in warm brown leather and suede-like materials, with ventilated and heated front seats, a wireless charging pad and an overhead switch panel. The Long-Range Edition adds zero-gravity front seats with ventilation, heating, a 14-point, eight-mode massage function, four-way electric lumbar support and a 255 mm electrically adjustable leg rest, plus a starry-window dual sunroof with a suede-like headliner and seven pieces of sound-insulating glass, which iCAR describes as the most in the class.

Technology & Features

Every trim gets a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295P cockpit chip, a 15.4-inch 2.5K touchscreen and a voice assistant that combines an AI-hub large language model with DeepSeek. The Falcon 500 trims run a Horizon Journey 6M driver-assistance chip rated at 128 TOPS, while the Falcon 700 upgrades to the Journey 6P at 560 TOPS with a lidar. On the off-road side, the V27 offers 8+X terrain modes, and AWD trims include a towing package. Intelligent parking rounds out the list on the Falcon 700. iCAR says the Long-Range Falcon 700 runs HSD V2.1, an end-to-end assisted-driving system the brand bills as a world first.

Safety & ADAS

The Falcon 700 trim carries what iCAR calls its Super Falcon 700+ system: one lidar, three millimetre-wave radars, twelve ultrasonic sensors, two 8-megapixel cameras and nine 3-megapixel cameras, for 27 sensors in total. That hardware feeds city and highway navigation assistance and intelligent parking. The Falcon 500 trims use the lighter Super Falcon 500 package on the 128 TOPS Journey 6M chip. All versions have seven airbags and a body with a torsional stiffness of 32,000 Nm per degree. The European specification is listed with 21 driver-assistance functions.

Available Versions

Pricing & Availability

The V27 went on sale in China on March 13, 2026 at CNY 169,800 for the 210KM two-wheel-drive Falcon 500, CNY 182,800 for the 200KM four-wheel-drive Falcon 500 and CNY 196,800 for the 200KM four-wheel-drive Falcon 700. At roughly 6.7 yuan to the dollar those prices convert to about $25,300, $27,300 and $29,400. Launch-period incentives ran to May 31 and included a purchase-tax benefit of up to CNY 8,700 and trade-in support of up to CNY 6,000, and Chinese consumer outlets report that dealer discounts of roughly CNY 18,000 to 34,000 are available in September depending on region and stock. The Long-Range Edition launched on September 30, 2026 in two all-wheel-drive trims: the 300KM 4WD Falcon 500 at CNY 189,800 (about $28,300) and the 300KM 4WD Falcon 700 at CNY 203,800 (about $30,400). That is CNY 7,000 (about $1,000) more than the matching 34.3 kWh trims for roughly 100 km of extra electric range, and the earlier three trims stay on sale. Launch offers run to October 31, 2026 and include a CNY 6,000 trade-in subsidy, three-year 0% financing and a home charger with installation valued at CNY 4,000, and the car is on China's 34th-batch purchase-tax exemption catalogue.

Demand has cooled since launch: CarNewsChina reports monthly deliveries falling from 4,184 units in April to 1,609 in August, which explains the push for a bigger battery.

Europe: the car made its EU debut as the iCAUR V27 at Auto Athina 2026, held October 3-11 at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens. Greek outlets Onlyauto.gr and Car and Driver Greece quote EUR 54,900 (about $61,500 at CarNewsChina's conversion) for the 455 PS all-wheel-drive version and call it a special price for exhibition visitors, so it is not a standard list price; the sources do not say whether it includes VAT and registration costs. Onlyauto names the Emil Frey Group, which also imports Mercedes-Benz and Omoda & Jaecoo in Greece, as importer, and NewsAuto.gr says the first cars arrive in the first quarter of 2027. In Austria the importer Colmobil is expected to start in early 2027 with prices not yet announced, and Austrian and Spanish reports name the Czech Republic, Spain, the UK and Germany as later markets. At EUR 54,900 the Greek exhibition price is more than double the CNY 182,800 (about $27,300) Chinese price of the all-wheel-drive Falcon 500, although taxes and homologation costs differ between the two markets.

Elsewhere, the iCAUR V27 has been on sale in the UAE since February 2026 at AED 134,999 to AED 164,999 depending on trim, it debuted in Thailand at Big Motor Sale 2026, and in Indonesia it was shown at GIIAS 2026 with order books open and no price announced. A right-hand-drive version is slated for Malaysia without a date or price. Australia is slated for February 2027, with CarsGuide predicting about A$65,000 plus on-road costs, which is an estimate, not an official price. In Israel, the importer Samelet has announced the iCAUR brand with the V27 as its first model and plans an official launch in November 2026; Israeli prices and trims will be published at the launch and have not been announced.

How It Compares

The closest match in our catalog is the BYD Fangchengbao Titanium 7 PHEV, another boxy plug-in off-roader. Its 190KM 4WD Max trim makes 490 hp, 41 hp more than the V27, for about $1,700 more, but its 190 km of electric range and 1,000 km total range trail the iCAR's 200 km and 1,200 km. The Changan Deepal S07 EREV sits at a similar price of $25,957 with 268 hp and 1,100 km of total range, so the V27 offers 181 hp more from its all-wheel-drive Falcon 500 for a modest premium, though the two are different body styles.

For a value contrast, the GWM Tank 500 PHEV is a boxy plug-in hybrid off-roader that costs $49,434 in our catalog for 402 hp, a 50 km electric range and seven seats. For roughly $22,000 less the V27 gives you more power and four times the electric range, but it seats five, not seven. Those two are not direct cross-shop rivals, so read the Tank 500 as a price-to-spec yardstick rather than an equal.