Renault Korea Lim Seok-won, Sangmu Sangmu, said, "Philant PHEV & All-Wheel Drive Options"

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While Renault Korea Philant has surpassed 7,000 pre-contracts, creating a wind in the domestic hybrid SUV sector, Sangmu Lim Seok-won, a new car development engineer, said he has completed development of PHEV and all-wheel drive options.

Lim Seok-won, a Sangmu who met at the Philant test drive, told this newspaper, "Philant is a model designed as a global flagship. "We have only released front-wheel hybrids, but the research institute has already produced PHEVs and conducted internal evaluations," he said. When asked, "As it is an SUV suitable for leisure activities, shouldn't there be a four-wheel drive option?" Sangmu Lim drew attention by saying, "We have not offered a four-wheel drive option in Korea, but Philant, which is already launching in South America, is equipped with a four-wheel drive option."

Sangmu Lim also said, "The four-wheel drive option is one of Renault Korea's technical assets. There is no reason not to apply. However, the pilot plans to reflect these technologies sequentially. "We have to make a profit (from Philantro), but we struggled at the initial pricing stage and pushed it back to the lower end," he added.

Sangmu Lim Seok-won's technical pride in Philant PHEV was also clear. Currently, Philant's E-Tech hybrid battery is 1.64 kWh, larger than the Kia Sorento hybrid's 1.49 kWh battery.

Lim Seok-won, a Sangmu, said, "The pilot already has enough batteries as hybrids. In most cases, there is enough driving situation not to cause excessive fatigue of this battery. However, in PHEV, a larger battery needs to go in, but since it's a global model, I made the battery bigger and tried it. I think we can launch the product with confidence. However, considering what engineers think at the institute and the systems and competitors of each country, including Korea, we will make a more careful decision," he said.

Meanwhile, Renault Korea Filant is the second model of the company's Aurora project after Grand Corleos. All of them will be produced at the Busan plant and will start delivering customers next week. Prices start at 43.31 million won.

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