VinFast is moving fast to put its electric vehicles for sale in the U.S. In June, the Vietnamese company even said it was considering building an electric pickup truck for American customers, which makes a lot of sense. Pickup trucks are the most popular vehicle in the world’s second-largest car market. Although the patent images and the rendering disclosed by VinFast show us how such a vehicle would be, the rendering artist Theottle decided to present an electric pickup truck that looked like the real deal.
To create this new VinFast product, Theottle chose the VF9, also known as VFe36, in its home market. That made the electric pickup truck look pretty different than the one in the company’s sketch and the patent images. Despite that, it was interesting to imagine how the VinFast contender in America’s most relevant market segment would be if it were the VF 9 pickup truck.
We have never seen VinFast’s flagship in the wild, but its pictures show a vehicle that was competently designed by Pininfarina. If that were the final face of the electric pickup truck instead of the more rugged design in the patents and official rendering, we would not see many customers complaining. However, it is fair to imagine they would prefer the more aggressive looks.
For the bed of this pickup truck, Theottle used a Rivian R1T just for reference. Those checking only the final result and not the video may never see the Rivian DNA in Theottle’s renderings. If it were able to carry enough load not to embarrass VinFast, that would be more than GM managed to do with the GMC Hummer EV.
For the Vietnamese company to ever produce an electric pickup truck, the company’s current vehicles will have to introduce it properly to American customers. If they are convinced that VinFast’s SUVs are reliable and tough enough, these buyers may give the electric pickup truck a go. If that does not happen, VinFast may spare a fortune developing such a vehicle: there is a great chance these customers will keep buying from Ford, GM, and Stellantis.
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