Revealed in November, the Dongfeng Nissan N7 was launched at the ongoing Auto Shanghai 2025 show, marking the start of Nissan’s first concerted effort at breaking into China’s burgeoning new energy vehicle (NEV) market. Except that beneath the skin, you won’t find any Nissan parts in this five-door electric sedan.
That’s because the N7 is actually based on the Dongfeng 007, sold in China as the eπ 007. Nissan is essentially following in the footsteps of Mazda, which has built its EZ-6/6e sedan and EZ-60 SUV on the bones of Changan electric vehicles. Like the 6e, the N7 is also tipped for exports, although no details have been released so far.
Based on the same Dongfeng Quantum Architecture No. 3 as the 007, the N7 uses identical mechanicals – in this case, a single front motor producing 218 PS (160 kW) and 305 Nm of torque, juiced by a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery.
Three battery capacities are offered – a 58 kWh pack delivers a range of 510 km, while a 73 kWh unit boosts that figure to 635 km; both figures are on China’s very generous CLTC cycle. The bigger battery also bumps up the power figure to 272 PS (200 kW).
All three support “3C” charging, meaning they can accept up to three times their capacity in DC fast charging power – around 170 kW for the base battery and 220 kW for the larger pack, then. Charging from 10 to 80% therefore takes around 19 minutes for all of them. There’s also a 6.6 kW vehicle-to-load (V2L) function.
The N7 also looks very similar to the 007 on the outside, with a pebble-smooth design, flush pop-out door handles, a long six-window glasshouse that stretches all the way towards the rear and full-width taillights. The front end has been redesigned, however, featuring a development of Nissan’s V-motion styling with a full-width light bar and fang-shaped headlights – much like the new Leaf.
Elsewhere, there’s a new clamshell bonnet and sharper creases in the lower half of the doors, while the taillights dip down in the corners. You also get new 17- and 19-inch wheel options, but unfortunately not the 007’s outlandish scissor front doors.
The interior has been mildly redesigned but again uses the same components, including a ten-inch digital instrument display, a 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen, cushy-looking seats with a one-touch recline function and 12-point massage, and two phone holders – one of which also houses a 50-watt Qi wireless charger.
The tech runs on the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip and includes DeepSeek R1 generative AI integration. Other features include a refrigerated and heated armrest console box, a panoramic glass roof, a 256-colour ambient lighting system and a 14-speaker sound system with rising dash speakers.
Being that this is a Chinese-market car, you can expect highly-automated city and highway driving with navigation guidance, automatic lane changes and traffic light recognition, along with remote parking assist. Prices range from 119,900 yuan (RM70,500) to 149,900 yuan (RM88,200). Could we see the N7 in Malaysia in the near future? We certainly hope so, but given Nissan’s spotty (to put it lightly) product rollout here, we’re not holding our breath.
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