VinFast VF 8 – Review, Specs, Pricing, Features, Videos and More

VinFast’s first entry into out market is the mid-size VF 8 all-electric SUV. With standard all-wheel drive, it is available in two power levels, totalling 348 hp or 402 hp. VinFast uses an unusual pricing structure that allows customers to lease the vehicle’s batteries to save up-front purchasing costs.

We got a very brief sample of the EV SUV in Vietnam last year, but look forward to testing a full North American production model soon.

From one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-class economy in a single generation, Vietnam’s state of transition makes it a place of great contrast.

Only 5- 6% of its citizens own cars. The domestic auto industry is still in its infancy. Vietnam’s first-ever car company, VinFast, was established only five years ago and yet here we are; getting ready to drive its first home-grown electric vehicle. One built expressly to compete against established global brands–- just hours after we’d passed a pair of water buffalo herded by a traditional cone-hat-wearing farmer.

If taking on the best in the industry seems like an absurd goal for a company that until very recently no one outside of East Asia had even heard of, consider this. VinFast’s parent company, VinGroup, is a $39 billion corporate juggernaut whose holdings include technology, real estate development, hospitality, retail, and healthcare. From one end of the country to the other, VinGroup’s presence is pervasive. It holds flashy five-star resorts, and even entire towns built as self-supporting “eco-systems” with their own markets, hospitals, and schools. There’s even Vin Uni, a university that’s partnered with Cornell, and counts Ivy League-educated professors among its faculty.

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