The new Deepal L06 It might not be all that different from other Chinese electric sedans, but there’s something unique under its skin.
Deepal touts the L06 as the first model from a mass-market Chinese brand to feature magnetorheological suspension, the same technology used in Ferraris.
Of course, this technology was not originally developed by Ferrari, but by General Motors’ Delphi division. It debuted in the 2002 Cadillac Seville and has since been used in a number of GM products, including the Chevrolet Corvette. It was also used by other brands such as Ford, which installed it in the Mustang.
These dampers use a magnetorheological fluid containing iron particles and controlled by a magnetic field. This means that the damping characteristics can be continuously controlled using a magnet.
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MagneRide technology is offered by China’s BWI Group, which acquired Delphi’s chassis division in 2009.
The company announced in February that it would supply its fourth-generation MagneRide technology to an unnamed “leading Chinese automaker” that would incorporate it into a sedan, an SUV and a “high-performance vehicle” with an annual volume of 400,000 units. Production will begin in mid-2025.
In addition to the Deepal L06 from Chinese giant Changan, BWI Group will also supply this suspension technology for the upcoming Polestar 5; The Swedish brand is owned by the Chinese car manufacturer Geely.
In a (translated) press release, Deepal says this technology in the L06 delivers exceptional stability, “no skipping on steep inclines and no drift when cornering” and “supercar-level handling and composure in everyday driving.”
The L06 features MacPherson struts at the front and a five-link rear suspension.
Deepal claims the L06 beat the Porsche 911 in the moose test at the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, reaching a speed of 85.6 km/h.
The rear-wheel-drive L06 features a single 200kW/290Nm electric motor and is said to achieve 0-100km/h acceleration times of between 5.9 and 6.2 seconds, depending on the variant – fairly modest figures in a market where manufacturers like Xiaomi offer dizzying performance.
It is offered with either 56.12 kWh or 68.82 kWh CATL lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and offers a range of 560 km on the CLTC cycle with the former and 670 km with the latter.
There is also an EREV (Extended Range Electric Vehicle) version that has a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine as a range extender. It uses a smaller 28.39 kWh battery and offers an all-electric range of 240 km.
Deepal name-checks Tesla, claiming that the single-stage, end-to-end intelligent assistance algorithm of its Deepal AD Max driver assistance system is similar to that of the American automaker, and claims that its system features “the industry’s first mass-produced autonomous urban roaming capability.”
This system is powered by 11 cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors, 3 radars and 1 LiDAR unit.
The Chinese automaker also says the L06 features an “industry-first lane-level four-map fusion real-scene navigation system” that “far exceeds mobile phone navigation.”
Inside, there’s a 15.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system and an augmented reality head-up display. Deepal also claims that over 90 percent of the interior surfaces are made of soft-touch materials.
The sedan is 4830 mm long, 1905 mm wide and 1480 mm high with a wheelbase of 2900 mm. This makes it almost identical in size to two other vehicles in Deepal’s lineup: the SL03 EV and EREV (Extended Range Electric Vehicle) liftback range and the associated L07, which is effectively an SL03 using a number of technologies from Huawei.
The SL03/L07 formed the basis of the new Mazda 6e, which is due to be available in Australia in mid-2026.
The Deepal brand came onto the market here at the end of 2024 with the medium-sized electric SUV S07 and followed in September 2025 with the bizarre E07 multitruck. This unusual hybrid of SUV and SUV is actually borrowed from Changan’s Nevo brand.
Deepal has also confirmed that it will launch its S05 small electric SUV here, although none of its passenger cars or its G318 large off-road SUVs and S09 crossover SUVs have been confirmed yet.
As of the end of October, Deepal has delivered 332 vehicles in Australia this year – with the caveat that the figures only appeared in the monthly VFACTS sales reports in May.
Nonetheless, Deepal’s genre-bending E07 multitruck could find more favor with Australian buyers, even if it’s still too early to sell.
In the two months of recorded deliveries, Deepal converted 115 E07 Multitrucks, compared to 217 examples of the cheaper S07 from May to the end of October.
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