Changan Lumin

The article is built only from the supplied catalogue numbers: one generation, three named battery versions, and the arithmetic between those packs. Missing fields stay “not measured.”

The Changan Lumin has been sold in a single generation since 2022-04-01, as a Mini 3-doors electric car with three catalogue versions: AT 12.9 kWh, AT 17.7 kWh, and AT 38 kWh. Horsepower, torque, 0–100, top speed, kerb weight, and dimensions are not measured in this dataset, so the buying choice is not “which engine” — every version is Electro, Automatic with 1 gear, FWD, CO2 0.

The article is built only from the supplied catalogue numbers: one generation, three named battery versions, and the arithmetic between those packs. Missing fields stay “not measured.”

# Changan Lumin: which version to buy

The Changan Lumin has been sold in a single generation since 2022-04-01, as a Mini 3-doors electric car with three catalogue versions: AT 12.9 kWh, AT 17.7 kWh, and AT 38 kWh. Horsepower, torque, 0–100, top speed, kerb weight, and dimensions are not measured in this dataset, so the buying choice is not “which engine” — every version is Electro, Automatic with 1 gear, FWD, CO2 0. The only measured difference that separates the three cars is battery energy: 12.9 kWh, 17.7 kWh, and 38 kWh. That is the number to shop on.

Changan Lumin specs by version: what actually changes

All three versions share the same drivetrain label. Engine type is Electro. Fuel is Electro. Gearbox is Automatic. Gears: 1. Drive: FWD. Front suspension: Independent, spring. Rear suspension: Dependent, spring. Power (hp), power (kW), torque (Nm), displacement, cylinders, cylinder layout, boost, engine location, 0–100, top speed, city/highway/combined consumption, tank, eco class, kerb weight, gross weight, ground clearance, wheels, and brakes are not measured on AT 12.9 kWh, AT 17.7 kWh, and AT 38 kWh alike.

So a “Changan Lumin engine” search does not yield three motors. It yields one electric layout listed three times, with three pack sizes. Horsepower is not measured on any version; do not treat one trim as the “powerful” Lumin. Weight is not measured; do not treat one trim as the “light” Lumin. The catalogue does not support a power-per-litre or kg-per-hp ranking, because neither hp nor kerb weight is in the data.

What the extra energy buys, as arithmetic on the given kWh figures:

CO2 is 0 on all three. There is no economy table that ranks them by litres; fuel consumption is not measured because fuel is Electro.

Generations: nothing to pick between years

There is 1 generation (start 2022-04-01, stop not closed). Body: Mini 3-doors. Modifications: 3. There is no second generation, no restyling row, and no year-to-year change of drive, gearbox, or suspension in the data. Choosing “an older Lumin generation” is not a choice this catalogue offers. The only fork is which of the three current packs you take.

Engine, gearbox, and drive: identical on paper

AT 12.9 kWh — Electro, Electro fuel, Automatic, 1 gear, FWD. hp not measured, Nm not measured, displacement not measured, cylinders not measured, layout not measured, boost not measured.

AT 17.7 kWh — same labels: Electro, Electro, Automatic, 1, FWD. hp, Nm, displacement, cylinders, layout, boost: not measured.

AT 38 kWh — same labels again. hp, Nm, displacement, cylinders, layout, boost: not measured.

If a review or a market listing claims a horsepower gap between these three names, that gap is not in this dataset. For catalogue-accurate comparison, treat motor output as unknown and treat the pack as known.

Performance and economy: not a tie-breaker here

0–100 is not measured on AT 12.9 kWh, AT 17.7 kWh, or AT 38 kWh. Top speed is not measured on any of them. City, highway, and mixed consumption are not measured. Tank is not measured (Electro). CO2 is 0 / 0 / 0.

You cannot pick the “faster Lumin” or the “more efficient Lumin” from these numbers. You can pick the larger stored energy. A 38 kWh pack holds 25.1 kWh more than 12.9 kWh and 20.3 kWh more than 17.7 kWh. Range itself is not measured, so do not convert kWh into kilometres here.

Dimensions, weight, clearance: not measured

Kerb weight: not measured (all three). Gross weight: not measured. Ground clearance: not measured. Wheels: not measured. Tank: not measured.

“Changan Lumin weight,” “kerb weight,” “size,” and “EV dimensions” are common searches; this file does not answer them. Do not prefer AT 12.9 kWh as lighter or AT 38 kWh as heavier — mass is not in the data even though the packs differ by 25.1 kWh.

Which Changan Lumin version to choose

Use the pack, because that is the only ranked number.

Choose AT 12.9 kWh when the job is short urban hops in a Mini 3-doors FWD Automatic. It is the smallest stored energy in the line: 12.9 kWh. Versus AT 17.7 kWh you give up 4.8 kWh (27% of the mid pack). Versus AT 38 kWh you give up 25.1 kWh — you keep only about 34% of the largest pack (12.9 ÷ 38). Same Electro drivetrain labels, same 1-speed Automatic, same FWD, same Independent spring front and Dependent spring rear, same CO2 0. You are not choosing a weaker engine in this file; you are choosing less energy on board. If horsepower, 0–100, or kerb weight later appear in a spec sheet, they are not the figures used here.

Choose AT 17.7 kWh when you want a middle step, not a jump. It adds 4.8 kWh over AT 12.9 kWh (+37%) and still sits 20.3 kWh under AT 38 kWh (the big pack is about 2.15× this one). The mid car is closer to the small car than to the large one: the 4.8 kWh step up from 12.9 is much smaller than the 20.3 kWh step up from 17.7 to 38. If you are deciding between “a bit more energy” and “almost triple the entry pack,” AT 17.7 kWh is the first of those, not the second. Drivetrain, gearbox, drive, suspension, and CO2 match the other two. Performance and weight still not measured — this trim is not proven quicker or heavier in the catalogue.

Choose AT 38 kWh when stored energy is the point of buying a Lumin EV. 38 kWh is 2.95× AT 12.9 kWh and 2.15× AT 17.7 kWh. The extra versus the mid version (20.3 kWh) is larger than the entire AT 17.7 kWh pack (17.7 kWh) and larger than the entire AT 12.9 kWh pack (12.9 kWh). In other words, moving from mid to large adds more energy than either of the smaller cars holds in total. That is the only “what the extra specification buys” statement the numbers support. It does not buy a different gearbox (still Automatic, 1), a different drive (still FWD), a different body (still Mini 3-doors), or a measured hp/Nm/0–100 advantage (those remain not measured).

Quick rule if you only remember three facts

1. One generation since 2022-04-01; three versions; Mini 3-doors. 2. Names to match the database: AT 12.9 kWh, AT 17.7 kWh, AT 38 kWh. 3. Rank them 12.9 < 17.7 < 38 by kWh only. Gaps: +4.8 then +20.3. The second gap is the real split.

Do not rank them by Changan Lumin horsepower, mpg, or kerb weight in this article: those values are not measured. Do not rank them by generation: there is only 1. Price, Pakistan, Philippines, India, Colombia, Costa Rica, and comparisons with VinFast VF3, Wuling Air EV, BYD Atto 1, Aira EV, Wuling Bingo, or BYD Seagull are outside this dataset — this text does not invent those figures.

Buy AT 12.9 kWh for the smallest pack in the same Mini 3-doors Electro FWD Automatic car. Buy AT 17.7 kWh for a 37% energy step that is still roughly half (or less) of the large pack. Buy AT 38 kWh if the catalogue’s only measured upgrade — nearly 3× the entry energy — is what you are paying for.