iPhone manufacturer Foxconn reveals its idea of an electric minivan

Carmakers, any takers?

Foxconn is best known for manufacturing Apple products such as the iPhone and is also one of the largest electronics contract manufacturers in the world. But in the last few years, they have been dipping their toes towards building electric vehicles.

Their most recent creation is the idea of an electric minivan. Foxconn’s automotive arm called Foxtron has revealed the Model D, which was designed in collaboration with Italy’s Pininfarina.

While Foxtron calls it an LMUV or a Lifestyle Multipurpose Utility Vehicle, the Model D is most definitely a minivan in layman’s terms. With extensive use of sharp edges and light bars both front and rear, the Model D fits right into the Minecraft world with its design. However, the hidden air ducts help it cut through the air more easily, achieving a drag coefficient of 0.23 cd.

The Model D measures 5195 mm long, 1995 mm wide, 1785 mm tall, and has a wheelbase that stretches over 3.2 meters long. With those numbers, the Model D is nearly identical in size to a Hyundai Staria.

Inside, there’s room for seven with its 2+2+3 layout, and the second row comes with captain’s chairs. As expected, the dashboard flexes Foxconn’s expertise in electronics, showing a digital instrument cluster and a wide infotainment touchscreen display in the middle.

For the second row, the Model D even comes with dual seatback screens along with charging docks on the captain seats’ armrests. Taking passenger convenience into utmost importance, the active suspension of the Model D can adjust ground clearance by 15 to 25 mm.

The Model D has an 800V electric architecture, but Foxtron has not specified the number of electric motors the minivan has. The LFP battery has a capacity of around 100 to 120 kWh and offers a WLTP range of about 660 km.

Foxtron says the Model D could hit production in about two years, but by then we’ll know it through a different name and wearing a different badge since Foxconn licenses its products to other automakers.