Chinese luxury EV brand Avatr’s Australian website has gone live, inviting buyers to register their interest in the 07L electric SUV and 06T electric wagon.
The 07L is due to arrive first, with pre-orders expected to open before the end of 2026 and initial deliveries targeted for the first half of 2027. The 06T is due to follow in the second half of 2027.
According to the website, Avatr’s models are designed in Germany, led by Chief Design Officer Nader Faghihzadeh, who previously spent 17 years at BMW, working on design aspects of the BMW 7 Series, 6 Series, the i3 and the i8.
Avatr is a premium Chinese EV brand created as a joint venture between three industry giants. These include the auto manufacturer Changan, the battery manufacturer CATL, and the tech company Huawei.
It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Chongqing, China, with design and engineering hubs sitting in Shanghai and Munich, Germany.
The Avatar 07L was sighted in New South Wales and is being tested ahead of the model’s launch.
The 07 is currently sold in right-hand-drive markets like Thailand and Singapore, which have a standard wheelbase. The long-wheelbase version of the 07 is the 07L, first teased on May 8, 2026.
33 kWh CATL Shenxing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery. Avatr claims up to 725 km of range on China’s CLTC test cycle for the rear-wheel-drive versions and 650 km (likely closer to 500 km on the WLTP cycle) for the all-wheel-drive version.
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