Link & Co from 02 2018 – a new SUV brand Link & Co

The Chinese new compact crossover Link & Co from 02 was presented to the public on March 26, 2018, at a special event in Amsterdam and is preparing to enter the European market in 2019. Link & Co.’s new brand, the Model 02 brother of the Volvo XC40 SUV platform, will sit in the lineup of the newly minted Chinese brand owned by Geely Holding, just below the Link & Co. 01 crossover introduced last year. In our review of the new Link and Co. 02 2018-2019 – photo, price, equipment and specifications, the compact SUV is based on an advanced CMA modular platform developed by Volvo.

According to preliminary information, the Model 02 with letters from Mark Link & Co will be offered to European motorists with a 250-horsepower hybrid powertrain (petrol 180 horsepower turbo "three" in tandem with an electric motor and batteries placed under the floor in the center of the tunnel) at a price of €27,500. Interestingly, the starting price of the platform brother, the Volvo XC40 is 31,350 euros with the original 156-horsepower petrol engine, 6 manual transmissions and front-wheel drive. Production of crossovers Link & Co. 01 and Link & Co. 02, sedan and Link & Co. 03 will be at the Volvo plant in Ghent, Belgium, in early January 2019.

I want to point out that Link & Co brand new items will be available lately, but not earlier than the beginning of 2020. But in China, the new Link & Co SUV from 02 will go on sale in the summer of 2018, but only with turbocharged petrol engines: a three-cylinder 1.5 turbodiesel with 156 hp. with. (6-speed gearbox, front-wheel drive) and 179 hp. with. (7-speed "robot", front-wheel drive) and a four-cylinder 2.0 turbo with a power of 190 forces (robotic gearbox with 7 steps, all-wheel drive).

The exterior body of the new SUV 02 is in strict accordance with the style of the body of the older brother of the crossover Link and KO 01. In the multi-level layout of the front lighting, a compact radiator grill and lower air intake slot, the original quiet relief front hood.

The sidewalls of the Chinese New defiantly expose huge fender flares with generous plastic trim, a long hood and powerful side doors, a compact glass, flat roof supported aft by a floating garment rack, a neat rear with a heavily sloped tailgate glass and a small rear overhang. body.

Feed the new SUV brand Link & Co in an elegant sports LED marker lights, original 5 doors and a powerful bumper, complemented by two exhaust pipes spaced apart on the sides of the rear fairing.

• The external dimensions of the Link & Co case from 02 2018-2019 are 4448 mm long, 1890 mm wide, 1528 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2702 mm and 180 mm ground clearance.
• SUV, body type 02 in all directions, of course, is smaller than the body of model 01, except for the width of the body is 33 mm larger than the older model. The body length is less than 64 mm, the wheelbase is less than 32 mm, the body height is less than 122 mm, and the ground clearance is less than 20 mm.
• The SUV Link & Co. 02 is equipped with large 18 and 19 inch wheels with low profile tires, respectively, in size 235/50 R18 and 235/45 R19 convenience.

If the appearance of the new Chinese SUV was decided by Link and Co 02 in the style of the “big brother", Link and Co 01 received the interior of the novelty from the Link and Co 03 sedan, presented in the spring of 2017 in Shanghai under the guise of a concept. In the presence of the original shape and design of the multifunctional steering wheel, a virtual instrument panel with a 12.25-inch color display, an advanced multimedia system with a 10.2-inch color touch screen (Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Pioneer, rear view camera), located on center console deployed in one direction to the driver, a simple and logical climate control unit, and a modern front panel architecture with an original arrangement of ventilation deflectors.

The list of options includes sports seats for the driver and front passenger with integrated head restraints, backrest, expressive lateral support, electrically adjustable and heated, dual-zone climate control, leather trim, adaptive cruise control, automatic braking system, experts monitor marking lines, road signs and objects in the blind areas of mirrors.

For Chinese SUV offers many options to personalize the car. The choice of decorative buyer plates for the body, a huge selection of wheels, two-tone bodywork with a contrasting roof, many color variations for the interior.

We’d like to point out that fans are stating that the 02 SUV’s impressive 2702mm wheelbase allowed for significantly more rear legroom in the rear compartment of the SUV than domestic German premium crossovers, the BMW X1, BMW X2 and Mercedes-Benz. Benz GLC. Thus, Link & Co assumes that it is going to compete with models for the European market with its new products with the designation 02.

Specifications of Link & Co dated 02 2018-2019.
The Chinese new compact crossover called 02 is based on a modular CMA platform with a transverse engine, front independent suspension with McPherson struts and two rear suspension architectures. SUV versions with original 1.5 turbo engine, front wheel drive and rear, simple torsion beam semi-independent suspension. The SUV to choose a more powerful 1.5 turbo engine and a 2.0 turbo engine is equipped as an option with an all-wheel drive system (a multi-plate clutch that connects the rear wheels) and a multi-link rear.

In China, the new SUV Link & Co. 02 will hit the market in the summer of 2018 with three turbocharged petrol engines.
1.5 turbo (156 HP) paired with 6 manual transmissions and front wheel drive.
1.5 turbo (179 hp) In the company with a robot 7 DKP, front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
2.0 turbo (190 hp, 300 Nm) in tandem with 7 DCT and all-wheel drive.
In Europe, Link & Co. is betting on a hybrid crossover 02 equipped with a diesel-electric power plant with a total output of 250 horsepower, which includes a gasoline three-cylinder 180-horsepower 1.5 turbocharged engine, an electric motor and lithium-ion batteries located deep in the the central tunnel of the car.