VinFast VF 3

[Motortrend]

And the original Beetle engine only had a max 40Hp and 88Nm. And there are still a few Beetles and Kombis running in Baguio. Di naman siguro nilagay sa paleta at sinakay sa eroplano ang mga yun. Even the cheap EVs being reviewed ang primary comment, iba yung acceleration dahil sa torque.

But the original Beetle's weight was around 1,500 lbs? What about the VinFas VF 3? Around 2,500 lbs?

[Vodka]

electric horses are very different from gasoline horses

i've test driven the jetour ice cream which is a similar car. definitely not fast but perfectly adequate. and zero to 50kph is actually pretty decent. felt less peppy than a nissan kicks epower. a lot less peppy than byd dolphin.

[Vodka]

launching today! lots of quirks though

-one airbag only

-no hood release lever. you need to unbolt the hood to open it

-rear seat not split fold

-you don't twist the key to start, but you need to insert the fob into a slot to start the car i.e. you can't leave it inside your pocket

-wiper stalk is transmission selector instead. button at the tip is EPB (yeah it has epb when cable brakes would've been cheaper). wiper functions are integrated into the left stalk

[Vodka]

on VF vietnam website vf5 non-lease is 548,000,000 dongs, while vf3 non-lease is 322,000,000

vf5 ph non-lease price is 1191,000 (currently discounted to 1042,000)

so... (1191/548000) * 322000 = approx 700k pesos

if we substitute vf5 discounted price: (1042/548000)*322000 = 612k pesos


so based on vf5 ph pricing the vf3 non-lease should be 700k

carguide . ph:

The VinFast VF 3 is now available at a special introductory price of PHP 605,000 (with a battery subscription). For those who prefer to have the battery included, the price goes up to PHP 705,000. After the special period, the suggested retail price will revert to PHP 645,000 (battery subscription) and PHP 745,000 (battery included). Moreover, from Sept 14 - 30, early customers will only need to shell out an extra PHP 40,000 to customize their car's paint beyond the available nine colors.

so i was only off by 5k

[ice15]

this is scary... I hope there's a system that will not allow you to shift to Reverse while the car is moving forward.

[LOLZ]

launching today! lots of quirks though

-wiper stalk is transmission selector instead. button at the tip is EPB (yeah it has epb when cable brakes would've been cheaper). wiper functions are integrated into the left stalk

While EPB and wiper stalk style AT shifters aren't new (Mercedes E-class had that style of shifter since 2014) having the park gear position and the EPB share the same button is very weird.



They either saved more money/production time in consolidating switchgear than sticking to cable hand brakes or the VF3 has no parking pawl/Park Gear and they are using the EPB to emulate the function

[Verbl Kint]

"Limited special offer" is supposedly until Sept. 30 only. SRP's post that date will be ₱645,000 for the battery subscription model and ₱745,000 with the battery included.

Warranties
• Bumper-to-bumper: 7 years / 160,000 km
• Battery warranty: 8 years / unlimited mileage
• Subscription plan: free maintenance / battery replacement if the battery capacity drops below 70 percent


Battery lease cost
• Less than 1,500 km per month: ₱2,800 monthly
• 1,500 to 2,500 km per month: ₱3,800 monthly
• More than 2,500 km per month: ₱6,300 monthly




Note: so far, the PH is the only country outside Vietnam to have the VF3 but Vinfast is planning to release it to more countries in 2025.

[Walter]

Battery lease pricing is weird ... who would get this if ROI for purchasing a battery compared to leasing is just 3 years ... are they expecting the battery to fail by then? ... this would be an alternative to a golf cart for going around subdivision ...

[Vodka]

While EPB and wiper stalk style AT shifters aren't new (Mercedes E-class had that style of shifter since 2014) having the park gear position and the EPB share the same button is very weird.


They either saved more money/production time in consolidating switchgear than sticking to cable hand brakes or the VF3 has no parking pawl/Park Gear and they are using the EPB to emulate the function

that explanation makes sense. i don't think there's a parking pawl in there so they got to have the parking brake activate automatically i.e. can't rely on the user to activate cable brake

this is scary... I hope there's a system that will not allow you to shift to Reverse while the car is moving forward.

yeah i'm sure there's a few lines of code that prevents that. it's all software anyway i.e. the shifter is a just a switch and the EV drivetrain doesn't have a physical reverse gear

[Motortrend]

While EPB and wiper stalk style AT shifters aren't new (Mercedes E-class had that style of shifter since 2014) having the park gear position and the EPB share the same button is very weird.



They either saved more money/production time in consolidating switchgear than sticking to cable hand brakes or the VF3 has no parking pawl/Park Gear and they are using the EPB to emulate the function

Most likely to save space up front because the car is narrow.