LDV is set to add a second electric people mover to its Australian lineup. Government documents show the LDV MIFA 7 has been approved for sale, with a front-mounted 180kW/350Nm electric motor and a choice of 77kWh and 90kWh batteries. CarExpert expects it to arrive sometime later this year, but the company’s local distributor Ateco has yet to confirm the vehicle’s launch. No government approval documents appear for the MIFA 7’s petrol-powered counterpart, known in China as the G70.
Standard safety equipment in China includes autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keep assist, rear cross-traffic alert, safe exit warning and a surround-view camera. There’s a rather unusual six-seat layout available in China, with the front passenger seat sliding all the way back into the second row of the vehicle and electronically rotating 180 degrees to face the rear passengers. A seven-seat model is available offering a more conventional 2+2+3 seating arrangement.