Is VINFAST the New TESLA? // VINFAST VF8 First Test Drive

There's a new kid on the block and they're called VINFAST. The Vietnamese automaker has sprung to the top in Vietnam in just 4 short years and I got the chance to find out all about them as well as their parent company Vingroup and get a test drive of the VF8 Mid Sized electric SUV. The VF9 will be following shortly as well as the smaller VF6 and VF7.

[@YourContentSucks.]

When he was talking about how much Vingroup has their hands in, it gave me chills. Absolutely terrifying. Grow up in a Vinschool, take your Vincar or Vinscooter to your Vinjob in one of the many job sectors they're involved in, buy a Vinhome. Do your shopping at a Vinstore. Sick? Vinhospital. Time for vacation? More like Vincation at one of their many resorts. If that doesn't scare you shitless, I don't know what will.

[@marquinator92]

Have you looked at Samsung much? Them and Hyundai essentially own and run all of South Korea. Hospitals, Malls, EVERYTHING.

[@jcat96]

Reminds me of the premise of Fordlandia. Doesn't sit well with me.

[@M67v]

LMAO now that you put it that way it sounds frightening

[@rodbrown8306]

From Australia, English Aussie, but I love the Vietnamese people and culture. Not a surprise the solid body quality.

[@quangvinhle8918]

Thank bro . From Vietnam .

[@spicydragon3881]

Outstanding video with truly incredible photography. Thank you for the first real in depth introduction to Vinfast and everything they do. I have been on their list since first hearing they were coming to the US, I've been excited to see their progress and have been looking for a review like yours. Fantastic job, keep up the great work, thank you.

[@YoungGHustler]

Best review so far! And you made me change my mind 😅 was going for the eco but now thinking about that plus version 🤔

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Plus for the leather, ventilated seats, heated steering wheel , pano roof , power lift gate and more POWER!!!

[@YoungGHustler]

@@EverydayReviews2022 been thinking a lot about that pano roof! Just hope the snow storm we have in Quebec won’t destroy my car 😭😭😭 but can’t wait to receive my call to place the order 🤞🏾 keep up the great job with your videos

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Thanks, Brian! What a hoot for you. The Vin Group conglomerate reminds me of a James Bond movie where the evil villain owns everything 🤓

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Lol but they’re not evil😀

[@LittleTut]

Seems like a very solid vehicles. Also, this video makes me want to really visit Vietnam! 👍🏽

[@theusa395]

Việt Nam is different from Vinfast. Vinfast EVs were not designed by Vietnamese, they were assembled with Chinese parts. In the official brochure, it’s said “assembled in Việt Nam”, not manufactured, not produced in Việt Nam.

[@mattmattmatt8984]

Being a car company, the brand should've been called Vindiesel.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

😂

[@thexht7927]

Damn that’s a good one. It took me 5 seconds to understand what it means

[@calvint3419]

Haha. Or VinFurious.

[@calvint3419]

For those don't get the joke. Vin Diesel is the main character in Fast and Furious serie.

[@anekinoo7]

Should be called VinFail. $60k is way overpriced for a mediocre EV. Other EV SUV are $10-20k cheaper.

[@ronkemperful]

Very interesting car from an interesting country. Loved your introduction to Vietnam. I sincerely hope that this car and other new offerings will present more affordable alternatives in the burgeoning EV market.

[@Hoa240]

@@SunriseLAW terrible comments

[@chohohowuan8994]

@@Hoa240 SunriseLAW is not Vinfast 's advertising .

[@someotherdude]

It can be done, if the culture of the country is a good fit. We get excellent machine tools from Taiwan, and excellent cars from Japan and South Korea. Now we need to move our battery suppliers away from China, along with our solar panel and pharmaceutical suppliers.

[@delmonteherrera]

Great video and review. I placed my reservation when they came to the NY auto show. I have a Model S and would the VF9 for my wife.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Do you get the free trip with your order?

[@delmonteherrera]

@@EverydayReviews2022 Yes. Can't wait to take the family Vietnam. Did you get to take look at the VF9? We did not get a chance to test drive it when they came to NY or to go inside of it. Also, any news if they are opening showrooms in NY?

[@kienthuconline7587]

@@delmonteherrera There has been a review of vf9 furniture on KZbin. it's on display in one of the showrooms in California

[@olong70]

Don’t believe the hype and here’s why [VINFAST] A car company in Vietnam sued users because he had a bad feedback to their car. Hiền Anh Nguyễn Kiều

[@ThangVu-xn1lo]

@@EverydayReviews2022 v

[@Rick9482]

Outstanding review of the car and company and my opinion is simple, WOW! Fast moving company that showing the world what moving fast is all about. I wish them great success. Vehicles are not much on styling but bang for the buck is very high. I like the idea of leasing the battery and I can see it would fit my low mileage driving perfectly. No driver screen is offset with a good hud system and it appears they have a good take on the entertainment side. I have a Tesla Long Range and a switch for more comfort is quite likely. As far as EVs from Asia are concerned, I think the Japanese are not even in the game, the Koreans are all flash and show and give me an uneasy feeling, the Chinese don't seem to move very fast at all, so it looks like this Vietnamese company is going to be one of the the biggest players. It's really interesting to see what countries are moving fast to get into this EV marketplace. It's all very enlightening!

[@EverydayReviews2022]

It is definitely interesting and exciting to see a new company especially one that is moving so fast

[@xxguchiwaraxx]

They gave two options to rent batteries or buy batteries. They started to deliver cars to customers in North America this December

[@joedoakes8307]

This 'Test' Drive is a very 'Controlled' situation with One Hung Louie in the passenger seat ! Smiling like cat taking a Dump in a sand box !

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Had to be controlled. They had 4 cars and 160 people so the way they did it was quite fair for everyone. Don’t know about any brothel. Thanks

[@quocdung447]

So amazing video and thank you for helping people in the world know about VIET NAM. And also a vote for VINFAST. I'm missing my country while watching your video.

[@hoabienlam265]

wow Excilent. thanks you very much, yuor clip very nice.

[@venom5809]

Wow, Vietnam looks gorgeous, I have got to go there now. Also that company is incredible.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

I will definitely consider going back for a vacation now that I’ve experienced it.

[@olong70]

Don’t believe the hype and here’s why [VINFAST] A car company in Vietnam sued users because he had a bad feedback to their car. Hiền Anh Nguyễn Kiều

[@quangvinhle8918]

@@olong70 3/?????

[@olong70]

@@quangvinhle8918 we know you are paid by the communist party and VinFast to post. So you can stop anytime now. You see only Viet Cong internet warriors are defending vincrap cars so they get paid 20,000 VND ( $0.75 ) per comment.

[@olong70]

@@quangvinhle8918 vinfast (vincrap) is a Chevy subsidiary. From models, technology, financing (forget the so called Vietnamese billionaire), corporate employees, management, it's not going (trying) to use full IPO rules for the US FEC to go public but a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) which will never fly bc of their questionable finance practices, they bought Holden (Australian GM) and took all it's engineers and shut down the main facility or sold, I don't remember. Oh yeah, they moved the headquarters to Singapore to be able to go public in Europe, USA, Singapore and Malaysia etc etc. So yes, It looks like a GM scam.

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

Interesting to see the difference in reviews…

[@cphu72]

Brian, I'm Vietnamese and I'm more jealous of your trip to Vietnam than the Vinfast car. It's going to be hard to convince the North American consumers to buy a car with no prior history. It took Hyundai over 20 years to be successful in North America and probably be the same for Vinfast. Hopefully, one day Vietnam will be known for their cars as much as their Pho.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

All true however when Hyundai started they didn’t have so many designers/engineers, software developers from so many already established car companies and also the fact that you can’t even get an EV if you even tried - people will buy anything EV they can get their hands on right now. They have a very captive market.

[@D45VR]

I would not bet against VinFast or the Vietnamese people!

[@thangmeu]

@@EverydayReviews2022 why much did they pay you to talk so confidently?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

@@thangmeu Didn’t pay anything. I was invited as media like other automotive media

[@ktan617]

Pho not only Vietnamese food also Lào /mong/Campuchia/Thai food too 🤣🤭😁all seasoning come from guanxi China 🇨🇳🤣🤣🤭🤭😁😁

[@mail4tung]

Hi Brian, cool introduction. Wow, I want to go there and make a test drive of the car. Visit the country and sight seeing.

[@mail4tung]

Sound like a good idea.

[@robsmall6466]

Styling for an SUV is not bad at all. I see a little Honda ( more Acura ) and Renault at the front and a bit of Cupra ( Seat's performance brand ) at the back. Vietnam looks very nice and the company itself seems to have many potential revenue streams

[@Rafi-jr2ft]

This is the car for the future of the world. The great product you ever buy. Just get one and enjoy the car!!!

[@lloydglyn6831]

An impressive vehicle very nice

[@alecscoff]

Is this sponsored content from Vinfast?

[@TalismanPHX]

The battery subscription model sucks. Honestly, I'd buy the pack. Also, VINFAST is building a $4 billion EV assembly plant in Chatham County North Carolina that will employ 7-8000 American employees. Soooo I'll wait.

[@xxguchiwaraxx]

They gave two options to rent batteries or buy batteries. They started to deliver cars to customers in North America this December

[@The_Great_Unknown_Road]

It has the last generation BMW X5 chassis (F15), that's why there is a hump in the rear row. Their discontinued ICE vehicle Lux SA 2.0 used this chassis and with the N20 1997cc engine, both from BMW. That's why they reuse the chassis and you all know that BMW handles well.

[@ashrafc7794]

I didn’t know this. Thanks for the awesome insight

[@MinhNguyen87556]

Let me correct you about the BMW things. Except for the Lux A and SA were BMW-designed chassis. All VinFast EVs are entirely new designs and do not have anything related to BMW as you mentioned. The reason for the hump to exist was because there was a conventional ICE version for each of them. The original plan was that each of the new vehicles would have both EV and ICE versions. With the new strategy, ICE versions were canceled altogether.

[@user-3tf67bk46u]

@@MinhNguyen87556 The hump is one of the lightest, cheapest ways to offer chassis rigidity and good crash ratings if they've done it right. I couldn't quite see the hump very well but most humps in the last 20 years haven't been too high or wide. Not at all like full sized RWD NA sedans of the 70s. Female centre seaters looked like they were ready for child birth any second in those old beasts. There's a lot to like in the Eco version. I wish the miserably hot, cold, unsafe, expensive, leak/breakage prone pano or sunroof was a stand-alone option. So it could stand-alone anywhere but in my driveway. And the money saved would cover 2-3 years of the battery lease! I also wish it had a CD player option, with highend audio. Hopefully the headlights are good. That is one thing they may reserve for the higher priced version though. Having that manual rear hatch and having to open the rear doors to access the rear seat folding latches wouldn't bother me one bit. I wonder if they have extra layered windshield and sidedoor glass to keep noise levels down? I think this thing has incredible potential in Canada. I'd like to find a dealer and test drive it tomorrow. Probably buy it on Monday. Probably would opt for the Eco. Nothing wrong with 5.9 sec 0-60 times..

[@infernovideo]

Nice video, thanks for these details! I think the battery lease idea is interesting and I would consider it, however I feel the price they are asking for car's in Canada without a battery are very high to start with. Then you add the unknown elements of a new company with little experience or presents in Canada with such things as initial quality, lifetime durability, service experience, limited sales and service locations, Inclement weather knowledge, possible global supply chain parts delay from Vietnam, etc and the price is way more than I would pay for this package at this time.

[@trungson6604]

The price of a Vinfast EV is far lower than any EV of the same level luxury and options. Vinfast has far more experience in building cars and VF has far more reserve capital and marketing and service expertise than Tesla when Tesla was at the same introductory stage as Vinfast now. Give VF a chance...such a gorgeous-design by expert Italian studio and VF is staffed by the most experienced engineers and staff from all over the world. Having a battery subscription option can be quite appealing and competitive, if this is well promoted and explained to the customers. First, leasing the battery would allow major saving in the purchasing price of the car. For example, the Vinfast VF8 starts at $40,000 whereas the comparable Tesla Model Y starts at $68,000. Obtaining financing for $40,000 is a heck of a lot easier with $40,000 than with $68,000. Second, battery tech is increasing by leap and bound, and with battery leasing, you won't be stuck with old battery tech when new techs are coming out. Third, when battery warranty will run out, good luck if there is a few bad cells causing major problem with your pack, because the dealer will offer you a new pack for tens of thousands of $ to make a lot of profit, instead of bothering to help you save money by diagnosing and replacing the bad components of your pack. And, since your EV is old and have low residual value, no one will spend $20,000 just to replace the old battery pack...meaning that your old and lovely EV is toast when its battery is out of warranty and malfunction. With battery subscription, the factory will take back the old pack, do diagnostic to replace the bad components, and your old EV will keep its resale value, because the battery pack can be easily replaced or repaired by the factory for free with continual subscription fee...and this will result in great saving for all parties involved, and is better for the environment and for your old and lovely EV by avoiding its untimely demise.

[@xxguchiwaraxx]

They gave two options to rent batteries or buy batteries. They started to deliver cars to customers in North America this December

[@infernovideo]

@@xxguchiwaraxx Yeah they just added that option a couple of weeks ago. Likely due to very few folks signing up to the battery lease option!

[@dzungtudo]

I wonder how much you got paid from Vinfast...

[@haile1131]

Thanks Vinfast.

[@nguyentommy2189]

Wo great video, thanks

[@user-pp7lk1cd8k]

I love Vinfast

[@razynh3190]

Love it, glad to see new competition of Tesla (quite over the dull looking Tesla tbh)

[@afzalshaikh2128]

I’m interested in vf9 but I’m confused about fixed vs flexible plan for battery. Are you allowed to switch back and forth between plans?

[@YoungGHustler]

From what I read in a group, yes you are allowed to switch monthly if needed. So I get the fixed plan then if u won’t use the car that often next month you can switch. To be confirmed tho … Vinfast doesn’t communicate that much unfortunately

[@xxguchiwaraxx]

They gave two options to rent batteries or buy batteries. They started to deliver cars to customers in North America this December

[@TrongHienVu-gj5kr]

So cool

[@forc3s646]

How about service centre in Ontario, Canada; do they have them yet?

[@relaxingtube6632]

I have been following VinFast. First, I really like the looks of their cars, technology and so on... and second, I like their brand name "VINFAST". It is a Cool name. I have read a lot of comments on each video that I have watched. Just like myself, I do not like leasing battery. I am still waiting what is the price that come with the battery. A lot of Americans do not like leasing the battery; therefore, I hope VinFast will come up with the price for their SUVs with battery soon. :)

[@trungson6604]

Leasing the battery would allow major saving in the purchasing price of the car. For example, the Vinfast VF8 starts at $40,000 whereas the comparable Tesla Model Y starts at $68,000. Obtaining financing for $40,000 is a heck of a lot easier with $40,000 than with $68,000. Secondly, battery tech is increasing by leap and bound, and with battery leasing, you won't be stuck with old battery tech when new techs are coming out. Third, when battery warranty will run out, good luck if there is a few bad cells causing major problem with your pack, because the dealer will offer you a new pack for tens of thousands of $ to make a lot of profit, instead of bothering to help you save money by diagnosing and replacing the bad components of your pack. And, since your EV is old and have low residual value, no one will spend $20,000 just to replace the old battery pack...meaning that your old and lovely EV is toast when its battery is out of warranty and malfunction. With battery subscription, the factory will take back the old pack, do diagnostic to replace the bad components, and your old EV will keep its resale value, because the battery pack can be easily replaced or repaired by the factory for free with continual subscription fee...and this will result in great saving for all parties involved, and is better for the environment and for your old and lovely EV by avoiding its untimely demise.

[@hp4415]

@@olong70 and you make your life mission to trash talk, spread fake news about vinfast. Congrats

[@hp4415]

@@olong70 lol i am American. You have never use vinfast products but sure act like it. Sure there are dissatisfied customers but every company has dissatisfied customers. Your comment about battery leasing is stupid ( just show how stupid you are) pick your poison, pay higher up front and no battery payment or pay lower up front and rent battery. Sure there are cheaper EV out there but do they offer everything that vinfast offer. Now I am not saying vinfast is the best car but I am fair and will let them speak for themselves so until they deliver car here in the US. Time will tell. Remember for every dissatisfied customer, there are thousands satisfied customers. I bet you are one of the south vietnamese whose lost the war in 1975. After more than 40 years, still bitter. What a Looser.

[@hp4415]

@@olong70 you must be so petty and miserable in your life to devote your time trashing a company that you know nothing about, never used their products before. I am a fair person, im not here to say it is the best car but I would like it to speak for itself once they delivered it to customers.

[@saiya25]

amazing review, amazing details on this beautifull country and people! They could create VinCountry haha. About their existence and years of experience, FOrd are in the automoblie industry and are not great cars, tesla with less years and lot of quality build issues has done great things, so seeing Vingroup creating in such a short time a plant at the top of modern tech, they proved already they can beat the competitions. Im really excited about it, classy and beautifull cars too, about battery leasing, people complain but for a long time now buyers can lease a car instead of buying and nobody complain that your car is not your untill you decide to buy it, a whole car lol, so why not for the battery, its the same idea of leasing the battery and everything is taking care off, plus correct me if im wrong, but you can buy the battery off after? anyway excited and impatient now haha

[@xxguchiwaraxx]

They gave two options to rent batteries or buy batteries. They started to deliver cars to customers in North America this December

[@tsearnold09]

Nice! Saw the VF8 at Richmond Centre, reminds me of Renault. Will you review planes of this trip as well?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Yes I will have a review of VIETNAM Airlines A350-900 coming soon.

[@tsearnold09]

@@EverydayReviews2022 looking forward !

[@HariKrishnan-ts3hy]

Hello ER Honestly loved your review with Mr Sanjay. Techies did a fantastic job on this wagon. I reserved VF8, fing.crossed, extended batteries trim will come in Nov 2022 :) Kudos to entire team who comes from a Asian background and hitting US market with giant hopes. I am with V:):)

[@TrongHienVu-gj5kr]

Nice car..!

[@cigarjefe]

Been driving the VF8 for 3 weeks now. Tesla is in trouble. Once their American plant is built. It’s over.

[@philng2197]

I feel the same, why is there a hump in the middle of the 2nd row? My 13-year-old honda oddyssey 2009 still doesn't need it

[@EverydayReviews2022]

It’s because this platform is shared with their gas version. I’m sure when they go all EV , they’ll mow the likely redesign the platform but in the meantime, they can fit more batteries in there.

[@afzalshaikh2128]

The hump is a deal killer

[@MinhNguyen87556]

there was a conventional ICE version of the vehicle that was canceled due to the new EVs-only strategy. the VF8 (originally called VFe35 had a twin sibling called VF35p).

[@michaelarnephie154]

Love the car would live to be first In Seychelles to own one and make history. But im concerned about those battery contract deals and monthly cost.

[@xxguchiwaraxx]

They gave two options to rent batteries or buy batteries. They started to deliver cars to customers in North America this December

[@caovanthanhmientrungtravel3658]

The best car

[@DungHoang-dk3sf]

Bản plus có đá cốp, cửa sổ trời, cốp trước to hơn, dung lượng pin cao hơn, mâm to hơn, nội thất xịn hơn, vf9 thì có cửa hít còn vf8 không biết có không

[@vinh01216670025]

Like video.

[@Baggged_LC]

Oversea media did a comparison test back to back between this and the “Li L9”, vinfast scored poorly, Vinfast has lots of electric issue in cold weather.

[@tudi3546]

Wondering how competitive is Vietnam automotive technology coming to be in the US?

[@trungson6604]

Having a battery subscription option can be quite competitive, if this is well promoted and explained to the customers. First, leasing the battery would allow major saving in the purchasing price of the car. For example, the Vinfast VF8 starts at $40,000 whereas the comparable Tesla Model Y starts at $68,000. Obtaining financing for $40,000 is a heck of a lot easier with $40,000 than with $68,000. Second, battery tech is increasing by leap and bound, and with battery leasing, you won't be stuck with old battery tech when new techs are coming out. Third, when battery warranty will run out, good luck if there is a few bad cells causing major problem with your pack, because the dealer will offer you a new pack for tens of thousands of $ to make a lot of profit, instead of bothering to help you save money by diagnosing and replacing the bad components of your pack. And, since your EV is old and have low residual value, no one will spend $20,000 just to replace the old battery pack...meaning that your old and lovely EV is toast when its battery is out of warranty and malfunction. With battery subscription, the factory will take back the old pack, do diagnostic to replace the bad components, and your old EV will keep its resale value, because the battery pack can be easily replaced or repaired by the factory for free with continual subscription fee...and this will result in great saving for all parties involved, and is better for the environment and for your old and lovely EV by avoiding its untimely demise.

[@user-3tf67bk46u]

@@olong70 Actually, the direction all new brands have been taking ever since people refuse to go in their car without their phone and being connected, is already criminal. People are so ignorant they don't yet realize that even those who have bought and paid for the car outright, still can own only a brick if the manufacturer decides upon a whim to not update your software. What I am astounded by, are any auto journalists touting the "perks" (not!) of OSU. That's perfect..now the manufacturer can de-class, de-power, de-option and basically de-stroy your ride by bricking it if they want. Is it legal? Hell no! But neither is what they have already been doing as they systematically have been removing right-to-repair assumptions for years already. There's a lot more crap coming down the pipe..just wait and see, people.

[@anekinoo7]

Nothing special about the car. $60k is overpriced. Range sucks. Slow charging. Competition is $10-20k cheaper.

[@Ghayejin]

What is their own tech? Looks like they buy everything from outside.

[@dontspamrob]

cars as a service is what this is

[@TrongHienVu-gj5kr]

Love if❤

[@quannguyenquoc2378]

Thanks for the video but the introduction music don't belong to Vietnam

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Hi. I couldn’t find any Vietnamese music for royalty free. Just an Asian theme.

[@bruceli9094]

It's Asian fusion

[@vanrozay8871]

Here in America, most buyers will want to BUY the battery pack, pay the extra money and be done with it. I hope VinFast soon realizes that and changes its pricing policy, or it will fail, despite being an attractive vehicle. I really want this company to succeed here.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

They already said they would change and/or offer both choices. The subscription may be an advantage for keeping the price down for government incentives.

[@vanrozay8871]

@@EverydayReviews2022 Thanks for updating me. I had two well-off friends who balked, months ago, at the lease arrangement. We live near the Berkeley, CA showroom. I'll let them know. The VF8 looks like a just-right smooth family cruiser, exactly what those guys want.

[@AnhNguyen-ym4or]

customers do have an option to buy cars with battery.

[@eqqq54]

I think they follow the phone model, as monthly payments until you owned it.

[@Ready72000]

A manual lift gate is better. Manual seats would be as well. Simplicity is a virtue.

[@stephane7484]

wow incroyable ....

[@vancity2349]

Thanks for the review. I dont like any subscriptions but companies love it as its guaranteed income stream. Any talk for a sedan or coupe?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Will see the smaller VF6 and VF7 before any sedan.

[@isthisme-ct9fe]

vinfast is the Nikola motor

[@derrekb4501]

In the meantime California spent years expanding lanes on 405. Not yet finished.

[@minniesaab7255]

🆒️🆒️🆒️👍🏻

[@butachan4879]

Tôi chỉ thích chiếc VF7

[@LEANH1299HG]

THANK FROM VIETNAM

[@M67v]

No one: New EV: /debuts Every car reviewer: TESLA KILLER??? Look, it doesn’t seem like a bad car, but honestly it doesn’t seem that competitive either. It already looks at least 5 years outdated and it doesn’t seem to do anything that the existing EVs don’t already do, while being priced similarly to them. Vinfast seems like a good car company with talented employees, but so far their cars lack the wow factor and the identity needed to get the attention of consumers. Oddly, instead of making a game changer, Vinfast instead seemed to take a rather middle of the road approach, and I’m just not sure this will work for the U.S. That said, the battery leasing policy is genius, and very innovative. If anything, they’ll have a lot of success with giving people peace of mind with long term battery ownership. It’s just on them to keep their word.

[@huunguyen5280]

with 10 year warranty up to 120k no brainier my Tesla only 3 year or 40K and 20 K more

[@olong70]

Don’t believe the hype and here’s why [VINFAST] A car company in Vietnam sued users because he had a bad feedback to their car. Hiền Anh Nguyễn Kiều

[@quangvinhle8918]

@@olong70 Don't liar 2 que . Lol...

[@NordinPumbaya]

Wow just wow, I can’t wait for the VF 9! Looks like an electric Dodge but more powerful.

[@rickelliott3277]

Public is totally confused about battery subscription. Vinfast needs to communicate better. Having said that I did put down $250. Deposit

[@alirmortazzavi]

With all respect can someone educate me why I would buy this 4 year old brand over established German, American, Japanese or Korean cars where some have 100+ years of history and offer similar EVs with similar features for about the same price? How will they address brand equity and earned trust (warranty is over after 4 years my fantastic Toyota is running without any issues for 11 years now and will for another 10 years)? Thank you

[@EverydayReviews2022]

I talked to many in engineering, management and most have come from those German, Japanese, Korean companies.

[@trivietphamvan]

lol, 4 năm tuổi và đối với EV họ không có cách biệt xa với hãng xe lâu đời dùng động cơ đốt trong. EV là mới mẻ với bất kỳ hãng xe nào. Và tại sao bạn mua Tesla khi no vừa ra phiên bản đầu tiên? Lol

[@alirmortazzavi]

Thank you all for your reply to my post, you make good points, however let's see how many are sold in year 1, 2 and 3 once they launch in North America.

[@ashrafc7794]

You can lease, don’t need to buy

[@kienthuconline7587]

The reason is that they have a 10-year warranty that is almost the only one in the world

[@Tungboss9696]

Nice car

[@joedoakes8307]

Do you get a Free Visit at a Vin Screw brothel IF you buy a Vin Fast electric car ?

[@mihbag6]

Yes there is Vin first program you can check in their website

[@gfhvfhvvh7940]

OK.

[@liljoe5]

he roast the car in front of the sales dude

[@mgarcia8878]

55k for a car that gets less than 300 miles. What’s the catch?

[@HoangLe-nw4xg]

Thank Chào

[@courtneyvegan9448]

Hopefully they will offer heated steering wheel with a non leather interior option.

[@dash-ryan]

The real question is whether the Canadian infrastructure is ready for yet another EV.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

That may be a question if there were a lot of them to buy but since they’re trickling in ever so slowly, I don’t think it’ll have any effect on the infrastructure.

[@dash-ryan]

@@EverydayReviews2022 Fair enough. But if they are trickling in, I'm not sure how financially sustainable these EV makers are going to be in the long term, Vinfast included.

[@afzalshaikh2128]

$200/month for 10yrs is At least $24,000 on top of the current 77k price of vf9. After battery rental it’s not far from Tesla model X. I still think it’s about 10-15k over priced.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

It’s $139 for the fixed plan but we will see if they stick to the model.

[@mihbag6]

But with 20k $ in 10 years you can do many things to increase your money and with paying little per year and get the battery always in good condition is better.

[@chohohowuan8994]

@@EverydayReviews2022 Why would I spend $40k or $50k on an unknown car manufacturer with unknown reliability, repair facilities etc… and on top of that pay a monthly fee for the battery of a car you already bought when it has a 10 yr warranty?

[@user-3tf67bk46u]

@@chohohowuan8994 Possibly because Ford, GM, Chrysler, Hyundai, Kia, BMW, Range Rover, Jaguar and bunch of others have all blatantly burned you in the past, resting on their laurels in an unmitigated form of effrontery for so many years, they've lost touch with reality...and perhaps if honest, and remaining honest new competition presents itself to, in quite a lot of ways lately..a captive audience who are possibly ready to give a new (to us) company a try. A test drive with some miles in all 4 seasons of extremes in NA will tell us a lot. We already have companies here that offer 10 year warranties that isn't worth the paper it's written on. People are tired of getting burned and might be more open to Vinfast than you'd first think. It really depends heavily on a) how good is the car..has it broken? and b) how good is the company service when an issue does crop up? They have to be great in the beginning, and stay great for years. And not be greedy. That will ensure their success here.

[@chohohowuan8994]

@@user-3tf67bk46u "They have to be great in the beginning, and stay great for years": VINFAST HAS ITS RECORDS : VIN SMART PHONE, VIN TIVI, VIN GAS CAR THOSE ARE OBSOLETE JUST RIGHT BEING BORN IN A COUPLE YEAR LATER !!!. HOPING YOUR CHOICE .

[@siquanwu3131]

Like a funny cooperation between Renault and Tesla. Outside designed by Renault, inside designed by Tesla. Or basically copycat 😂. Vin is massive in 🇻🇳, but let’s wait and see if it can take on the world. Good video as always, Brian. Hope you enjoy your time at Hanoi.

[@Vietboy85]

Italian designed by the way

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Would have loved to spend more time in Hanoi. Was only there overnight.

[@MyKheBeach]

@Nguyễn Anh Kim Thư nói giỏi lắm, những bạn cũng chỉ ngồi trên 2 bánh

[@tranphong5625]

@@MyKheBeach mày là thành phần tự nhục có đẳng cấp!

[@johnbrookhaven7134]

Better than Chinese ev copy cat toy car..Chinese car can not sale in usa ..

[@Hurricanemarty]

Tesla 2.0 !

[@danielmcgettigan3743]

$139 for the VF 8 or $199 per month for the VF9 CDN is a NO GO for me. Leasing the battery on top of over $50k for starting price?? For those thinking of this vehicle think long and hard here. If you keep the VF 9 for 10 years that's $24,000 for battery lease for 10 years!!! I guess if you are rich and don't care about $$ good luck. For the rest of us, don't get in over your head here.

[@xxguchiwaraxx]

They gave two options to rent batteries or buy batteries.

[@tassie7830]

20k including battery pack and 5 yrs serving may be not 50k!!! New comer, no track records.

[@zrivera4950]

"Now they're the leading Vietnamese Automaker" of course.. they're the only one! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Deetroiter]

Tesla sure has it's issues, but at least they don't charge owners monthly subscription fees for their batteries in the car. Thanks, but no thanks VinFast...people are tired of being nickeled and dimed to death with subscription fees.

[@hashikeraiku3805]

If you rent a battery, you will get a free battery replacement when it is damaged or unfortunately during use the battery is faulty or an accident occurs that damages the battery.

[@someotherdude]

The USA needs to be integrating with Vietnamese companies rather than Chinese companies. Doing business with China is literally funding the country that will then attack us (over Taiwan). So VinFast should be vetted to make sure they aren't simply a front for the Chinese. But we should move ALL of our trade to non-chinese places, like Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, even New Guinea, etc. We need to do this faster than any other priority, even faster than the move to renewable energy!

[@dyf8ib]

However, vinfast‘s core components, batteries, motors and motor drives are all supplied by Chinese companies, just like Tesla relies on CATL and BYD 😂

[@Aikynbreusov]

Looks like the first generation of Toyota Venza.....period

[@edkwon]

It doesn't even remotely resemble a Toyota Venza, you may need to get your eyes checked

[@jetnguyenrealtor]

yes it very like venza...

[@theSHale]

nope. more like an exact replica of the acura RDX.

[@Aikynbreusov]

@@theSHale or both....they have sex and produce Vinfast

[@andrewthaboss6643]

@@edkwon the rear absolutly does

[@jsac3939]

Interesting that they didn’t let you drive the car on your own

[@EverydayReviews2022]

We were within their own private road on their resort which was an active road so they’d have to coordinate with other vehicles coming and going which is the reason they had someone in the right seat. It was alright, Hung was a really nice guy

[@mail4tung]

No, they don't trust you behind the wheel.

[@siquanwu3131]

The idea of battery swap and lease is not new, Nio has been doing so in China since day one of their first EV ES8. The only issue is the battery station, because they will have to build a lot of battery stations to make people feel at ease to accept a that. I am not sure Vin Group wish to risk that chance in Canada because it will require huge amount of initial capital investment. Last but not least, feedback on this from Nio in China is that you may get a battery not new so not performed as well as it could have been. It’s like a Russian roulette, every time you swap a battery, you take your chance, maybe a brand new one, maybe a used one like 12 months old.

[@ngoccanhvlog80]

🖐🖐👍👌⚘🤝

[@Luvplanets]

It said made in Vietnam but nothing is from Vietnam of of their part from China

[@hashikeraiku3805]

Google does not charge if you find out where Vinfast makes the car, the first thing.

[@zaidkidwai7831]

I just hate subscription models 😢

[@alirmortazzavi]

Let's get real, an unknown auto company (at least in North America) from a country not known for Manufacturing Expertise (i.e. Vietnam is not on par with Germany or Japan) launching a product in the new technology segment of an established market (EV among gasoline and hybrid cars) needs all the moons line up for them to succeed. Add a complex payment plan on top and your chances just diminished. Companies spend 100s of millions of dollars developing new products and launching them in the new global markets, but so little understanding local market dynamics and required strategy. While I welcome the competition and innovation, history is not on their side, recall Peugeot launching in North America in the early 1990s for lessons learned.

[@venom5809]

Tesla literally started from scratch. Hyundai and KIA used to be known for cheap junk cars, Lexus came from nothing, Rivian and Lucid from nothing etc etc. This company seems to be well funded and well versed in business with a pretty good looking product right out the gate. Honestly if there's any company out there other car companies should be concerned about it is probably this one, they seem to do everything and do it very well too.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

The thing with these new companies nowadays is that they are acquiring all their talent from Germany, Italy, USA so they’re really not that inexperienced. The subscription plan might be their Achilles heel however if they can actually build enough cars, people will buy them with the given shortage of EV models for sale. They are very well funded and have a lot of experience in large scale projects. It should be very interesting.

[@alirmortazzavi]

Thank you all for your reply to my post, you make good points, however let's see how many are sold in year 1, 2 and 3 once they launch in North America.

[@ashrafc7794]

Do you know that GM is asking customers to pay a subscription on their Lyriq EV just to have advanced cruise control?? This is where automakers are heading to squeeze more cash out of you. I just hope Vinfast has a third option to buy the battery along with the car

[@trungson6604]

The price of a Vinfast EV is far lower than any EV of the same level luxury and options. Vinfast has far more experience in building cars and VF has far more reserve capital and marketing and service expertise than Tesla when Tesla was at the same introductory stage as Vinfast now. Give VF a chance...such a gorgeous-design by expert Italian studio and VF is staffed by the most experienced engineers and staff from all over the world. Having a battery subscription option can be quite appealing and competitive, if this is well promoted and explained to the customers. First, leasing the battery would allow major saving in the purchasing price of the car. For example, the Vinfast VF8 starts at $40,000 whereas the comparable Tesla Model Y starts at $68,000. Obtaining financing for $40,000 is a heck of a lot easier with $40,000 than with $68,000. Second, battery tech is increasing by leap and bound, and with battery leasing, you won't be stuck with old battery tech when new techs are coming out. Third, when battery warranty will run out, good luck if there is a few bad cells causing major problem with your pack, because the dealer will offer you a new pack for tens of thousands of $ to make a lot of profit, instead of bothering to help you save money by diagnosing and replacing the bad components of your pack. And, since your EV is old and have low residual value, no one will spend $20,000 just to replace the old battery pack...meaning that your old and lovely EV is toast when its battery is out of warranty and malfunction. With battery subscription, the factory will take back the old pack, do diagnostic to replace the bad components, and your old EV will keep its resale value, because the battery pack can be easily replaced or repaired by the factory for free with continual subscription fee...and this will result in great saving for all parties involved, and is better for the environment and for your old and lovely EV by avoiding its untimely demise.

[@trungson6604]

The price of a Vinfast EV is far lower than any EV of the same level luxury and options. Vinfast has far more experience in building cars and VF has far more reserve capital and marketing and service expertise than Tesla when Tesla was at the same introductory stage as Vinfast now. Give VF a chance...such a gorgeous-design by expert Italian studio and VF is staffed by the most experienced engineers and staff from all over the world. Having a battery subscription option can be quite appealing and competitive, if this is well promoted and explained to the customers. First, leasing the battery would allow major saving in the purchasing price of the car. For example, the Vinfast VF8 starts at $40,000 whereas the comparable Tesla Model Y starts at $68,000. Obtaining financing for $40,000 is a heck of a lot easier with $40,000 than with $68,000. Second, battery tech is increasing by leap and bound, and with battery leasing, you won't be stuck with old battery tech when new techs are coming out. Third, when battery warranty will run out, good luck if there is a few bad cells causing major problem with your pack, because the dealer will offer you a new pack for tens of thousands of $ to make a lot of profit, instead of bothering to help you save money by diagnosing and replacing the bad components of your pack. And, since your EV is old and have low residual value, no one will spend $20,000 just to replace the old battery pack...meaning that your old and lovely EV is toast when its battery is out of warranty and malfunction. With battery subscription, the factory will take back the old pack, do diagnostic to replace the bad components, and your old EV will keep its resale value, because the battery pack can be easily replaced or repaired by the factory for free with continual subscription fee...and this will result in great saving for all parties involved, and is better for the environment and for your old and lovely EV by avoiding its untimely demise.

[@olong70]

Don’t believe the hype and here’s why [VINFAST] A car company in Vietnam sued users because he had a bad feedback to their car. Hiền Anh Nguyễn Kiều

[@kevinn1158]

The multiple lines on the front of the VF8 is going to age poorly. It looks very busy. And the rest of the vehicle is generic at best. While Kia and Hyundai bring us sharp interesting designs why would I buy this? Sorry Vinfast. As for Vietnam, I loved my travels there. I would say to everybody, go visit if you get the chance.

[@johnbrookhaven7134]

Are you china ccp

[@xecoTV1023]

Wow, thank you so much for your very informative video about Vingroup, and Vinfast in particular. Can’t wait to see more of your videos. 👍🫶

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Thanks for the the support! 🙏

[@chohohowuan8994]

IF VIETNAM CAN MAKE A SCREW I WILL BUY ITS CAR WITHOUT A DOUBT.

[@giahuy8325]

😄😄😄😄3/ good

[@deplorablechump8758]

I’ll buy this car if it survives the market in 10 years. Now, he’ll no!

[@paintedbird6791]

Brian Hope you have enjoyed trip to Vietnam. (Pho, Bun cha and Massage.) VIN group started VINFAST Internal Combustion Car manufacturing with BMW's help. They make nothing by themselves. All of EV parts are from overseas. Do you know why you have Indian guy sitting next to you because any smart person in Vietnam knows this EV venture is bound to fail. They don't want to look for a new job when it fails. VIN tried cell phone - getting out of it. Do you know why? no one in right mind would quit Samsung factory (24% of Vietnam's GDP) in Vietnam to work for company that will fail and it did. Chairman is purported to have deep ties to the high-ranking government officials. So, funds to do any projects never dried up. Poor Vietnamese. Who do you think owns the VIN group??? It is a communist country if you didn't see that at the airport. VIN Group is good at one thing - that is dealing real estate. Because in a Communist country, a government official can do whatever they want, they don't need to ask anyone.

[@huunguyen5280]

better than any start up period

[@nickolastiguan]

So Vin = Evergrande of Vietnam, hopefully Vin is better managed than EG.

[@alwaysinmymind181]

From the beginning, they are not similar EV

[@nickolastiguan]

@@alwaysinmymind181 I think you’ve misunderstood my comment

[@mihbag6]

All Vin apartments, houses are well sold at even high prices and fully of people moving in after sales. Vin is smart to make all comfortable with Vin residents even from security guard. They sell not just apartments but utilities around

[@worklove5147]

Still a longgggggg way to go to compete with Tesla

[@hduong60]

Please don’t give misinformation about poor quality of vehicles. It is not honestly to sale to some one poor products

[@Riho1100]

Thats a sad review :D a real reviewer said that the car was horrible. Suspension as bad as one can be and slow like an old piece of crap

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Was that review you saw from a production vehicle. This was a very early pre production vehicle. Let me guess, Jalopnik 😂

[@Riho1100]

@@EverydayReviews2022 it was at the same trip you took! Kinda looks that they paid you of

[@Riho1100]

@@EverydayReviews2022 though i have seen the old vinfast bmw cars in vietnam and they looked really cool. But with the evs i think they need to work on for a couple of years. And supporting communism isnt something that the americans will be happy about :D

[@EverydayReviews2022]

@@Riho1100 No doubt there will be work to be done with not just the cars but packaging as well. We will just have to wait and see. We all support communism just with most things we buy that are made in China including the cell phone I’m on now. It will be interesting to see where they’ll be in a few years.

[@Riho1100]

@@EverydayReviews2022 true that

[@Flex_WRX]

So weird for you to be reviewing the car and the guy just sitting there watching you… like kinda awkward

[@VuNguyen-dr4ww]

You are so biased. How much money did Vinfast pay you?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Nothing unfortunately.

[@johnbrookhaven7134]

Are you 3 que cuc doan..vu nguyen

[@VuNguyen-dr4ww]

@@johnbrookhaven7134 Would you buy one now with your own money? Answer that honestly and then we will discuss more about your “ba hay bon que”

[@VuNguyen-dr4ww]

@@EverydayReviews2022 Would you buy one over other EV?

[@VuNguyen-dr4ww]

@@johnbrookhaven7134 Hey why are you quiet now?

[@lyhaitv-dulichamthuc6497]

👍👍👍

[@ujayet]

If u have a accent..dont talk to the car,, it wont understand a word you said.

[@PeteLenz]

Oh dear, you got scammed. These vehicles are absolutely awful.