Voyah Passion: The Chinese Luxury Sedan That Made Me Rethink Everything I Knew About EVs

Quick Answer

The Voyah Passion is Dongfeng’s flagship luxury sedan, offered as a 503-hp dual-motor EV or a long-range PHEV, currently sold in China and parts of Europe with no confirmed India launch.

New Delhi: I’ll be honest ? the first time someone told me a Dongfeng-owned brand called Voyah was building a full-size luxury sedan that could out-punch a base BMW 5 Series on paper, I laughed. Then I looked at the spec sheet for the Voyah Passion, and the laughing stopped rather abruptly. This is the car that quietly convinced a lot of skeptical auto journalists ? me included ? that “Chinese luxury EV” isn’t an oxymoron anymore.

Key Takeaways

• Voyah Passion produces 375 kW (503 hp) and 730 Nm in dual-motor EV form
• A PHEV variant added in December 2023 offers up to 1,260 km combined range
• The Passion is already sold as an electric saloon in Norway, Switzerland, Italy and Spain
• A Stellantis-Dongfeng joint venture could expand Passion sales further into Europe
• No official India launch has been confirmed for the Voyah Passion

What Exactly Is the Voyah Passion?

Sold in China since 2022 under the internal code H53 (and known locally as the Zhuiguang), the Voyah Passion is Dongfeng’s flagship four-door ? Voyah’s answer to the Mercedes EQE and the Nio ET7, built on the brand’s Electric Smart Secure Architecture (ESSA) platform that also underpins the Voyah Free and Voyah Dream.

The party trick is the dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup: a 160 kW front motor paired with a 215 kW rear motor for a combined 375 kW ? that’s 503 horsepower and 730 Nm of torque doing the school run. Zero to 100 km/h arrives in 3.8 seconds, quicker than most performance sedans that cost double.

The PHEV Plot Twist Nobody Saw Coming

Here’s the bit that genuinely surprised me. In December 2023, Voyah quietly rolled out a plug-in hybrid version of the Passion, complete with a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol range extender and a mild styling refresh. It wasn’t a downgrade ? it was Voyah reading the room. Not every buyer, especially outside China’s dense charging network, wants to be 100% tethered to a plug. The PHEV variant stretches total range to a genuinely absurd 1,260 km on the CLTC cycle, even if the electric-only figure is a more modest 202-262 km.

If you’ve ever done a long Delhi-to-Manali run sweating over the next charger, you’ll understand exactly why this matters more than any 0-100 number.

Specs at a Glance

Where Can You Actually Buy One?

Here’s the twist that should worry every legacy luxury brand: the Passion is already on sale as an “electric saloon” in Norway, Switzerland, Italy and Spain, sitting alongside the Voyah Free and Dream. And with Stellantis and Dongfeng now working on a European joint venture ? potentially building Voyah models at Stellantis’ Rennes plant in France ? the Passion’s European footprint is only going to get bigger. Read our full report on the Stellantis-Dongfeng Voyah deal for the details.

Officially, there’s no confirmation of an India launch, and given Voyah’s China-only manufacturing base and India’s steep EV import duties, I wouldn’t hold my breath ? but stranger things have happened in this industry.

Also Read: Passion, Passion S or Passion L? Untangling Voyah’s Most Confusing (and Most Interesting) Nameplate

AutoAkhbar Verdict

The Voyah Passion isn’t just a spec-sheet flex. It’s proof that Dongfeng’s premium arm can build something that feels genuinely finished ? quick, comfortable, and clever enough to hedge its bets with a hybrid option. If it ever lands on Indian roads, expect established luxury sedans to start sweating. Until then, consider this your friendly warning: the competition just got a lot more interesting.

Source Name : Wikipedia / CarNewsChina

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