Previously, models using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip in the smart cockpit cost twice as much as the model from Neta.

While flagship electric vehicle (EV) models use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip as a selling point, Neta Automobile, an EV brand owned by Hozon Auto, has unexpectedly made its budget models use the flagship chip as well.

Neta today made the Neta U-II electric SUV officially available in China as the successor to the previously offered Neta U.

Neta also allows consumers of the three higher-priced models to buy its assisted driving package, which starts at RMB 8,800.

The assisted driving system is built on the Journey 3 chip from local chipmaker Horizon Robotics, and Neta said it offers L2.5 driving assistance with 22 sensing hardware.

In terms of vehicle specifications, the Neta U-II, like the Neta U, is a compact SUV with a length, width and height of 4,549 mm, 1,860 mm and 1,628 mm, respectively, and a wheelbase of 2,770 mm.

The Neta U-II has three options in terms of CLTC range: 401 km, 501 km and 610 km.

The model is powered by a permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 120 kW and a maximum torque of 210 Nm for the three lower-priced versions and an acceleration time of less than 9.5 seconds from 0-100 km/h.

The highest-priced version has an electric motor with a maximum power of 170 kW and a maximum torque of 310 Nm, with a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of less than 7 seconds.

Neta did not announce when deliveries of the model will begin. It delivered 18,005 vehicles in September.