AION V
New from £36,415 / £321 p/m
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You can charge this vehicle in 27 minutes at its fastest charging speed of 350 kW
* We have used data from the manufacturer to estimate these charging times, they are only a guide. Charging times for some speeds may not have been provided.
Is the AION V SUV a good car?
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Words by: Erin Baker
Additional words by: Catherine Kent
"The latest Chinese brand to arrive in the UK, hot on the heels of BYD, Omoda/Jaecoo, Xpeng, Geely and so on, is Aion with the V, an electric, five-seat SUV with up to 317 miles, offered with one battery and two trims. So, what marks it out among the competition? It’s got to be its “Great 8” customer offer: every Aion V gets an eight-year warranty, eight-year roadside assistance, eight-year servicing and eight years of MOT. Pretty wow, unlike its looks which are an acquired taste. A bold move to eschew the sleek headlights and sculpted bonnets of every manufacturer out there. But is it enough to elevate the Aion V above rivals including the Skoda Enyaq, Toyota bZ4X, Hyundai Ioniq 5 or Kia EV5?"
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Running costs for an AION V
It’s not the cheapest five-seat SUV you can buy, but it’s one of the best-value, when you consider what’s included as standard: everything but the kitchen sink, including 32 ambient colours that pulse in heartbeat or dance mode. What else do you need? If you have a home charger, the V will be super cheap to run, and you’ll never pay for an MOT or roadside assistance (see above), unlike owning any of the competition. Also cheap as a second-hand car, because the “Great 8” offer stays with the car, not the owner. Furthermore, the V should hold its value better than many other SUVs: Autotrader data predicts residual values higher than those of the Volkswagen ID.4, BYD Atto 3, Nissan Ariya and Skoda Elroq, though the Kia EV5 is expected to hold more of its original value than the V over a six-year period.
Reliability of an AION V
Aion is owned by Chinese mega car giant, GAC, which has decades of experienced partnering with Honda and Toyota. It has thousands of engineers in China, so we wouldn’t expect any major mechanical issues. There have been some software glitches with other Chinese manufacturers coming into the UK around entertainment functions, in particular DAB, but Aion seemed to have radio and Apple CarPlay sussed when we drove the cars. The company is keeping its sales volume quite low in the first year, which should help with a more personalised customer relationship: it expects 100 sites controlled by 25 dealers over the next five years round the UK. It has also partnered with Jumptech to provide a human on the other end of a phone for support in setting up home charging with any number of providers.
Safety for an AION V
Half a point docked for too much safety… while it didn’t audibly bing and bong at us too much, the incessant reminder to “Please pay attention” which appears on the driver display every time you check your mirrors does start to grate. Some of the systems you can turn off immediately, some take a little longer. And another half point docked for having almost the same graphics and digital layout that every other Chinese car company displays – way too small and fiddly with no common sense applied to the layout, which leaves you distracted as you stab at the screen for what you want. They could all learn some very quick lessons from Renault on that score. Apart from that, of course it has everything as standard that you could ever want including a 360-degree parking camera and all the interventions and warnings.
How comfortable is the AION V
There are heated and cooled seats front and rear, plus the front seats can recline fully flat once you remove the headrest, so you can sleep over at festivals without having to bother with a tent. That’s comfort right there. Adding the Premium pack gains real leather upholstery and massage front seats which are a welcome addition on long motorway journeys. In the back there’s loads of space for up to three passengers but while the boot is a decent total size, but the large wheel arches encroach on the space and make it an awkward shape. It’s smooth and quiet at low speeds and it doesn’t wobble around as much as most other Chinese cars. However, motorways show where cost has been cut, with road and wind noise cutting across conversations and music.
Features of the AION V
A heated storage space to keep your takeaway warm on the way home? Yes please. It comes in the higher-trim version and does heating or cooling. The more expensive version also gives you the option of holographic paint, cream or bright-tan leather and a Bentley-style fold-out mini desk from the passenger seat back, complete with chrome edging. It’s super smart, as is the design on the seats and doors: the feel definitely appears more premium than most alternatives. Every car gets a heat pump which helps preserve the range in the winter, a fully glass roof, and very fast phone charging, alongside an integrated little fan to keep the phone cool.
Power for an AION V
It won’t set your heart on fire, but few sub-£40,000 SUVs do. It feels weedy as you accelerate onto motorways or up hills where the boxy bulk of the car is evidently apparent – power certainly is not its forte. However, the V is capable of very fast charging. We drove our test car over 400 miles on a round trip from Manchester to Heathrow and it was managing a respectable real-world 270 miles on the motorway between charges. Just one 20-minute stop at an ultra-rapid public charger was all we needed during our journey. The only frustration was the driver display shows an estimated range and a graphic of the battery, but it doesn’t show the charge left as a percentage which makes it tricky to work out how far you can ACTUALLY go before you need to top-up.
Lease deals
These deals are based on terms of 8,000 miles, for a 36 month lease with a 6 months initial payment.
£404.96
Monthly payment
£2,429.77
Initial payment
- 5 seats
- 5 doors
- SUV
- Electric
- Automatic
- 317 miles
£391.19
Monthly payment
£2,347.12
Initial payment
- 5 seats
- 5 doors
- SUV
- Electric
- Automatic
- 317 miles
Standard equipment
Expect the following equipment on your AION V SUV. This may vary between trim levels.
- 14.6in Touch Control Central Screen
- 9-Speaker Audio System
- Bluetooth for Phone & Audio
- Boot 12V Power Supply
- Connected AION App
- DAB Digital Radio
- E-Call (Emergency Call System)
- FM Radio
- Front - 1 USB-A port and 1 USB-C port
- Front 12V Power Supply
- In-Car WiFi Hotspot
- Online Music Streaming Functionality
- Online Navigation
- Second-Row - 1 USB-A port
- Wireless Android Auto
- Wireless Apple CarPlay
- Wireless Phone Charging
- 19in Alloy Wheel - Aluminium
- Active Front Grille Shutter
- Automatic Front Wipers
- Body Colour Door Mirrors with Electric Folding - Heating and Position Memory
- Front Laminated Soundproof Window Glass
- Front and Second-Row One-Touch Up and Down Power Windows
- Gloss Black Lower Body Highlights
- Heated Rear Screen
- Hidden Door Handles
- Laminated Soundproof Windshield
- Panoramic Glass Sunroof with Electric Sunshade
- Rear Wiper with Wash Function
- Reverse Tilt Door Mirror Function
- Roof Rails
- Tyre Repair Kit
- 3-Mode Regenerative Braking System
- Advanced Heat Pump System
- Charging Port - EU Standard (AC: TYPE 2; DC: CCS2)
- I-Pedal (One Pedal Driving Mode)
- Vehicle-to-Load System (V2L)
- 3-Stage Smart Heated & 3-Stage Smart Ventilated Front Seats
- 3-Stage Smart Heated Second-Row Seats
- 4-Way Manually Adjustable Steering Column
- 4-Way Power Adjustable Front Passenger Seat
- 6-Way Power Adjustable Driver Seat
- 8.88in LCD Instrument
- Auto Anti-Glare Interior Rearview Mirror
- Automatic Air-Recirculation System
- Centre Console Storage Compartment
- Damped Passenger Grab Handles
- Dark Chrome Interior Trim Highlight Package
- Deployable Passenger Side Storage Hooks
- Dual-Zone Climate Control System
- Dynamic Diamond Quilted Door Panels
- Easy Entry & Exit Seating System
- Front Seat Memory Function
- Heated Steering Wheel
- Intelligent Ambient Lighting System
- LED Interior Lighting System
- Leatherette-Trimmed Steering Wheel
- Pm 2.5 Filter
- Rear A/C Outlet
- Rear Seat Centre Headrest & Central Armrest
- Reclining Second-Row Seats
- Rest Mode
- Smart Powered Tailgate
- Split Folding Rear Seats
- Standard Seats with Straight Flute Design
- Sun Visor
- 360° Surround View Camera System
- Adaptive Cruise Control System (ACC)
- Adjustable Brake Response Setting
- Blind Spot Detection (BSD)
- Door Open Warning (DOW)
- Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
- Four-Zone Voice Control
- Front & Rear Parking Sensors
- Front Seatbelts with Unfastened Reminders (Warning)
- Integrated Cruise Assistance (ICA)
- Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
- Rear Collision Warning (RCW)
- Second-Row Seatbelts with Unfastened Reminders (Warning)
- Selectable Driving Modes
- Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR)
- Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
- Advanced Front Centre Distil Airbag
- Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)
- Anti-Theft Alarm System with Powertrain Immobilization
- Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
- Child Presence Detection (CPD)
- Driver Monitoring System (DMS)
- Dual Front Airbags
- Dual Front Side Airbags
- Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
- Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) + Autohold
- Electronic Stability Programme (ESP)
- Emergency Lane Keeping Assist (ELKA)
- Front Seatbelts with Single-Stage Pretensioners and Force Limiters
- Full Length Side Curtain Airbags
- Hill-Hold Assist Control System (HHC) & Hill-Descent Assist Control System (HDC)
- Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)
- Lane Departure Prevention (LDP)
- Passenger Seat Airbag Deactivation
- Rear Crossing Traffic Alert (RCTA)
- Second-Row Middle Seat 3-point Safety Belt
- Second-Row Seatbelts with Single-Stage Pretensioners and Force Limiters
- i-Size Child Safety Seat Fixtures
- Automatic Headlights
- Intelligent High Beam Control (IHBC)
- LED Daytime Running Lights
- LED Headlights
- LED Taillights Including Tail - Brake & Indicator
- Rear LED Fog Light Incorporating LED Reverse Light
- See-You-Home Lighting
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