2023 VinFast VF9 //The 3-row all-electric SUV. 

Thank you, it was a beautiful trip and we learned so much about Vietnam. The people are very hospitable.

I agree, too expensive! It's a nice vehicle, we haven't had the chance to drive it yet but at that price point, it will be a hard sell for a new brand.

Maybe they think all Canadians are millionaires or smth? Looks like they haven't done much research.

The Eco trim for ~104k CAD is already AWD.

The Vinfast cars was designed by BMW and many others. However, Tesla gets in automotive less than ten years and come out as ahead of the crowd. Elon’s SpaceX company was born not longtime ago, but it can deliver the business better than NASA and Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Could. Vietnamese arms forces small and much less modernization than French and America but somehow they shocked both imperialist countries over half century ago. (This is an old facts and the time has changed it doesn’t warranty they’re do great today) Gotten into the game long time ago, they have many advantages, but doesn’t mean they are champions always! Have you watch soccer games recently, many great soccer teams lost the game :) I agree with the price is expensive for people like you and I.

@@tornado0417 NASA decided to use third-party solutions and stopped supporting the development of many of its own programs before SpaceX had completed any of its products. This created a market space for companies like SpaceX.

@@tornado0417 Thank you for your response. My statement is simple VinFast products like VF9 are luxury products but the brand is not luxury, hence their pricing is way off. People who can afford to spend $104,000 on a car do not just buy a nice car they buy stature. Time will tell.

It was so loud there, there wasn't much we could do about the noise. We asked Vinfast to turn down the music which was really loud, they did that for us and they also blocked people from walking in front of the camera. But, we couldn't stop people from getting in and out of the vehicle while filming...just what you have to do at these shows to get a First Look of a vehicle.

@@andreaspencer9813 That’s understandable Andrea! That’s part of their show. 👍🏻👍🏻

@@10OF9OFBORG Absolutely

VinFast front model and logo were exact copies of China's Changan Automobile back in 1950's. There is a reason why zero Vinfast car was sold in Europe after it failed safety standards there for 5 years after much fanfare for its Paris Auto Show with big ticket hired spokesman Beckham in 2018. There is a reason why Michael Lohscheller resigned as CEO after only 6 months seeing the scam from inside. VinFast is part of VinGroup whose numerous enterprises ended up being short-lived, including convenient stores, clothe lines, smart phones, rice-cookers, stock-trading platform, gas cars, e-bikes, and soon-to-be electric cars. Chairman Vuong's real goal is to take this so-called company on US market IPO, sweep the cash, then flee like a bandit. He created the vast wealth for VinGroup only through using VinGroup as a conduit to sell robbed lands of poor Vietnamese citizens by colluding with the brutal Vietnamese Commie regime who directly did the land-robbing. All true. Do your research.

@@thethaovatoquoc312 Comment là biết tộc vện vàng cạo móng chính hiệu.Bây z nhìn lại coi những người Việt Bolsa họ đi xe Vinfast và có cả hội yêu xe Vinfasf rồi đó con trai. Con có hiểu câu: Chó cứ sủa,đoàn người cứ đi ko???

​@@thethaovatoquoc312 1 người chảy trong mình dòng máu Việt lại có thể viết ra được những dòng này. Cha mẹ/Ông bà/Tổ tiên bạn mà biết được chắc thất vọng lắm

The VF9 is so expensive when you include the battery, I am a little surprised by the price point as well. I don't know what the Volvo EX90 will start at but I can't see it being more than this.

@@andreaspencer9813 I have read the EX-90 starting price should be around 80k$US which is about 107k$CDN. But if we apply the same «translation» factor as the Polestar 2, the EX-90 could be at 90k$CDN or so.

Lmao exactly my thoughts. I don't know what this company is thinking.

@@janoycresnova9156 The company believes they are competing against luxury brands. If the vehicles don't sell they will have to revisit their pricing strategy.

US- woman in Alaska's Chevrolet Bolt EV needed a battery replacement, but the nearest dealer said she would have to wait 4 years.

This is their most expensive vehicle. I agree with you about pricing, it's too high but Vinfast believes they compete more with luxury brands. if they don't sell they will have to revisit their pricing strategy.

For a new car manufacturer they are kidding themselves if they think they can just jump knee deep into the luxury market.

Don’t get me wrong I do think the car look really nice but their interface not as great and the battery not their yet for the price.

​@@andreaspencer9813 It was not until nearly 40 years after Hyundai entered the U.S. market that it launched its luxury brand Genesis.

I think the exterior design of Vinfast vehicles are beautiful, they are quite sophisticated looking. They worked with world famous car designer, Torino design so how can they not look great. I could do without the button shifter but overall the interior is quite nice as well.

@Andrea Spencer Totally agree there Andrea, it promises to be a big hit when it as a brand hits the roads in North America and Europe? Sophistication is certainly a key factor!

Yes, you are right, thanks for sharing this!

Vinfast VF9 have air suspension . From Vietnam .

Thanks for confirming air suppression feature.

US- woman in Alaska's Chevrolet Bolt EV needed a battery replacement, but the nearest dealer said she would have to wait 4 years.

​@@nguyenthanhle74and you forget the range in Vietnam less than 180km or 120miles. The damn car weight more than 3.5 tons. When fully loaded.

lol! How crazy was the photographer. Not only were we trying to do a review with people getting in and out of the vehicle but this photographer kept taking pictures. When I was sitting in the car, a flash was going off every second, I swear. So many people stood and watched us do this review which is kind of fun, we had a Vinfast rep stand near the camera so no one would walk in front of it. He continually blocked people! There certainly was a lot of interest in this brand at CES.

US- woman in Alaska's Chevrolet Bolt EV needed a battery replacement, but the nearest dealer said she would have to wait 4 years.

I was thinking the gap would let you see pretty close up.

It adds weight and complicated wiring that would then add cost an annoying combo

Solar panels generate minimal energy and simply not cost effective.

Yes, not cost effective or space effective. They can shift that idea though into powering up those charge stations using renewable energy. That though has different set of problems with infrastructure, government and existing power companies.

Yes, I would like to see a shade as well.

@@andreaspencer9813 what's with electric cars and that? First Tesla, then lucid, and now Vinfast.

@@iSlandeRon I know, it's something many complain about. Polestar had so many customers complain about this in the Polestar 2 that they added the shade for 2023 which is great.

To look cool because they're driving something few people can afford to drive?

@@bigbobby5555 BINGO !

Tough sell for sure. Vinfast believes they will go head to head with luxury brands which is why they have come out with this price point. If they don't sell, they will have to revisit their pricing strategy.

I was immediately turned off by the huge, distracting touch screen sticking up above the dash and the huge consoles cutting off so much knee and legroom. Not that other modern vehicles aren't having the same problems, but that's not something that should happen in a $104,000 vehicle!

Also the door steps come out waaaaaay too far and they're too high to step on them. Bad design

I actually think your comment is quite unfair to us. This is a simple walk around review showing the vehicle, a "First Look', we haven't even driven the vehicle yet. We showed what we saw, gave the facts and will reserve final judgement of the vehicle when we have it for a week and actually get to drive it and spend some time with it. We are a fair channel and we both feel this is a fair review of a vehicle we haven't driven. I am not a big fan of doing walk arounds at shows, I prefer to have the vehicle for a week but in the world of RU-vid, people want to see what is being offered early even if it's only a first look. This is a new brand, I do think they are expensive and time will tell how Vinfast does in the North American market.

I mean a lot of things made in the recent years are made in Vietnam. Samsung stuff and Nike to name a few source their goods from vietnam

@@sentryion3106 These are multinational companies manufacturing items in Vietnam because it's cheap. This venture into luxury vehicles is quite different -- and it's going to be an epic fail.

They will be opening up a dealer close to where I work. The signs are up and they are almost finished their renos. Right next to a Tesla dealer 🤑

Think through before commenting dude. Do Huyndai, Kia and every other automakers have charging network? And for the service location part, i do see them having some already and will expand when they starting to deliver cars.

This is a new brand, we are not going to trash a brand that we don't know a lot about and have spent very little time in the vehicles. We drove the VF8 for 20 minutes in Vietnam and it was a prototype vehicle. To give a review that is too positive or too negative would be unfair to us and to the brand. We reviewed what we saw, we discussed the battery subscription and even called them out on this offering in a press conference. Vinfast made changes quickly and gave consumers to buy the vehicle with the battery included. In these first look reviews, we describe what we see in the vehicle so our viewers can get an idea about what Vinfast is offering. We haven't even driven the VF9 so how can we trash it. I spoke to a Vinfast executive at CES and said, I am impressed that they have brought 4 EV's to market in a short period of time, but if there are any issues with reliability or customer service, they will not succeed in the North American market. We are a fair channel and we both feel this is a fair review of vehicle we haven't driven. I am not a big fan of doing walk arounds at shows, I prefer to have the vehicle for a week and really get to know it but in the world of RU-vid, people want to see what is being offered early even if it's only a first look. This is a new brand, I do think they are expensive and time will tell how Vinfast does in the North American market.

You go Andrea 👏!

@@midlifemom5829 Thank you!

@@andreaspencer9813 thank you for your honest opinion. You and Zack called out Honda on their pricing on so many videos. Once you get to drive these cars I look for your valuable and unbiased assessment of their product compared to competitors not only on features and performance but also on quality, brand equity, service and pricing

Andrea, thanks a lot for a comprehensive reply. The brand approach to marketing raises quite a few flags but I understand your position.

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Vinfast feels they compete with more luxury brands, they are also priced to compete with them. The fit and finish of their interiors including soft materials used is more on par with luxury brands. I think overall at first glance they look pretty good, I don't know what reliability will be.

Even the VF8 Eco starts at just under $65,000 CAD, battery included and this VF9 starts at just under $104,000 CAD. These prices are quite high and compete with more luxury brand prices, not Kia, Hyundai, Toyota starting prices. I also don't see the VF8 on the list of qualified vehicles for the Federal EV rebate in Canada of $5,000 CAD unless it hasn't been added yet.

Yes, I agree, they are going to have to adjust their pricing. It will be interesting to see what happens...