The Roewe Marvel X is an electric

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manufactured by the

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manufacturer SAIC Group under the

Roewe Roewe () is an Automotive industry, automotive brand owned by the Chinese automaker SAIC Motor since 2006. Roewe vehicles were initially based on technology acquired from defunct British carmaker MG Rover. SAIC was unable to purchase the rights ...

brand. The Roewe Marvel X was launched in 2018 and was positioned above the

Roewe RX5 The Roewe RX5 is a compact crossover SUV that is manufactured by SAIC Motor under the Roewe brand. The RX5 is available as a petrol-powered RX5 variant, a plug-in hybrid eRX5 variant and a pure electric ERX5 variant. The facelift model is called ...

, and below the

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. A revised version is marketed under separate brand

Rising Auto Rising Auto Technology Co., Ltd., trading as Rising Auto (, ''Feifan Auto'') was an electric car, electric vehicle brand by China, Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor. Its predecessor was the Roewe R brand (or R Auto) founded on May 10, 20 ...

as the Rising Marvel R, which is sold in

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European market as the MG Marvel R. The Marvel R is positioned as part of the ''R-Line'', which is a premium NEV sub-brand of Roewe by SAIC and is represented by the "R" logo.

Roewe Marvel X

The Roewe Marvel X is the production version of the ''Vision E'' Concept, that debuted in April 2017, during the 2017

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. The Roewe Marvel X crossover comes in two versions, in

rear wheel drive Rear-wheel drive (RWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the rear wheels only. Until the late 20th century, rear-wheel drive was the most common configuration for cars. Most rear-whee ...

and

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. For the all-wheel-drive model, the front axle has an electric motor with the peak power of , and peak torque of , while the rear axle consists of two electric motors, with a combined peak power of , and peak torque of , adding up to a total of and of torque for the all-wheel-drive model. As for the driving performance, SAIC claims the top speed of . Power of the Marvel X comes from a 52.5 kWh lithium-ion battery. The battery takes 8.5 hours to charge on an AC charger, but a DC fast charger can charge the battery up to 85% in under 40 minutes. A kinetic energy recovery system is installed to improve range. The Marvel X electric range can reach up to for the RWD model and for the AWD model when driven conservatively. File:Roewe Marvel X IMG004 (cropped).jpg, Rear view

Rising Marvel R

The Rising Marvel R was unveiled as a concept car in May 2020, and the production version debuted during the 2020 Guangzhou Auto Show in November 2020. The Marvel R is the first car to feature Roewe's new R logo and the first product in the R-Line, followed by the Roewe R ER6 which is based on the

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and would be available on the market first. The Marvel R retains the overall shape of the Marvel X but gets a reworked front and rear for cleaner electric vehicle looks and aerodynamics. Roewe has co-developed the Marvel R with

Huawei Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei" sometimes stylized as "HUAWEI"; ; zh, c=华为, p= ) is a Chinese multinational corporationtechnology company in Longgang, Shenzhen, Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Its main product lines include teleco ...

and the electronic system is built on the Barong 5000 technology platform equipped with V2X smart travel tech and creates a 5G smart cockpit. SAIC Motor Corporation, the parent company of Rising Auto, has been cooperating with Huawei since December 2018. In March 2021, it was announced that the vehicle will be sold as the MG Marvel R in the European market. The MG Marvel R features a sizeable trunk, 19.4-inch portrait touch screen, in 4.9 seconds and top speed of . File:Roewe Marvel R 001.jpg, Rising Marvel R File:Roewe Marvel R 002.jpg, Rear view File:MG Marvel R 1X7A0401.jpg, MG Marvel R (Europe) File:MG Marvel R 1X7A0397.jpg, Rear view

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