Lynk & Co 08

Lynk & Co 08: which version to buy

The Lynk & Co 08 catalogue lists one generation (from 2023-03-01, still in production) and one named version: 1.5 AT. There is no second engine, no restyle as a separate generation, and no all-wheel-drive alternative in this dataset.

The Lynk & Co 08 catalogue lists one generation (from 2023-03-01, still in production) and one named version: 1.5 AT. There is no second engine, no restyle as a separate generation, and no all-wheel-drive alternative in this dataset. The buying question is therefore not “which badge on the boot,” but whether 1.5 AT’s measured mix of power, weight, gearbox, and economy matches what you need — and what the numbers actually buy for a Plug-in SUV 5-doors with FWD.

Which 08 version exists (and which does not)

1.5 AT is the only modification under 1 generation. Body is SUV 5-doors. Production start for both the generation and this version is 2023-03-01; stop is not measured (still current).

If you are comparing Lynk & Co 08 listings and see only 1.5 AT, that matches the catalogue: there is not a 2.0, a hybrid-without-plug, a diesel, or a second gearbox name to pick. Two cars both labelled 1.5 AT are the same named version here; they are not split by horsepower (this 1.5 AT is 345 hp / 253 kW only).

What you are choosing, if the dealer offers wheel options on the same 1.5 AT, is tyre size: 235/55 R19 or 255/40 R21. That is the only named hardware fork in the data.

Specs of 1.5 AT (the only row)

Same 1.5 AT, rest of the powertrain as labelled: engine type Plug-in, valves per cylinder 4, engine location Front, transverse, fuel system Direct injection (direct), compression ratio not measured, bore × stroke 73.4 x 88.57, gears 3, eco class Euro 6.

What the extra power is “for”: power per litre and kg per hp

1.5 AT puts 345 hp through 1499 cm³. That is 345 ÷ 1.499 ≈ 230.2 hp per litre (and 253 ÷ 1.499 ≈ 168.8 kW per litre). For a buyer, that ratio is the reason the name stays 1.5 while the output looks like a much larger engine: the label is displacement, the figure that moves the SUV is the Plug-in plus Turbo stack.

Torque is 230 Nm. Peak rpm for power and for torque are not measured, so you cannot claim a high-rev or low-rev character from this catalogue — only that 230 Nm and 345 hp share the same 1.5 AT row.

Kerb weight is 2112 kg. Weight per horsepower is 2112 ÷ 345 ≈ 6.12 kg/hp. Gross weight is 2612 kg, so the arithmetic payload window is 2612 − 2112 = 500 kg. If you buy 1.5 AT as a family SUV 5-doors, that 500 kg is the measured gap between empty and fully laden — not a second version, but the load the same 345 hp and FWD must still cover.

Gross-to-kerb ratio: 2612 ÷ 2112 ≈ 1.24. The car is allowed about 24% more mass than kerb before the 2612 kg ceiling. 1.5 AT does not get a heavier-duty twin in this generation; the same Automatic 3-speed and FWD are the drivetrain at both weights.

Performance and economy: is 1.5 AT “fast enough” vs “light enough”

0–100: 6.8 s for 1.5 AT. Top speed: 185 km/h. Fuel consumption, city: not measured. Highway: not measured. Combined: 6.5. CO2: 149.

A buying read of those four numbers: acceleration is measured; top speed is measured; the only consumption figure you can use in a comparison is combined 6.5. Do not treat city or highway mpg as known — they are not measured, which means a trip that is all urban or all motorway has no catalogue number, not that consumption is zero.

Tank is 60. Combined 6.5 on 60 litres is 60 ÷ 6.5 × 100 ≈ 923 km of arithmetic range if that combined figure held for the whole tank. That is not a WLTP electric range and not a city figure; it is only 60 and 6.5 divided. Because 1.5 AT is Plug-in, the 6.5 combined number already mixes whatever the test cycle includes; this dataset does not split electric-only distance, so electric range is not measured.

185 km/h vs 6.8 s: the version is specified more strongly on sprint than on maximum speed. There is no higher-speed 1.5 AT and no slower, cheaper 1.5 AT in the table — one pair of figures.

Dimensions, weight, wheels: the real fork on the same 1.5 AT

Ground clearance: 186. Kerb: 2112. Gross: 2612. Tank: 60. Wheels: 235/55 R19 and 255/40 R21.

Suspension, both axles: Independent, spring. Front brakes: Ventilated disc. Rear brakes: Disc.

If two 1.5 AT cars differ on the lot, the catalogue difference that is named is wheel size. 255/40 R21 is a larger rim diameter and a lower profile than 235/55 R19. Clearance stays 186 in the data for the version as a whole — the dataset does not give a second clearance for 21-inch wheels — so you cannot claim a millimetre change; you can only note that both sizes sit on the same 1.5 AT with the same 186.

2112 kg kerb on FWD with 186 clearance is the off-tarmac envelope: not a second 4x4 version. Buyers who need a second driven axle will not find it under this model key; drive is FWD only.

Gearbox and drive: what you are locked into

1.5 AT is Automatic with 3 gears and FWD. There is no manual, no 6- or 8-speed Automatic, and no AWD row to pay extra for. The “AT” in the version name is this gearbox, not a family of automatics.

For a Plug-in with 345 hp, 3 forward gears is the entire ratio set in the data. You are not choosing a sport vs comfort gearbox; you are accepting 3 and Automatic as the only transmission of 1 generation.

Engine layout Front, transverse plus FWD is consistent: the 4 Inline Turbo Plug-in sits across the front. Direct injection (direct) and fuel 95 are the fuel-side constraints. Compression not measured — do not infer octane need beyond the labelled 95.

Generations: what changed (and what there is to change)

1 generation is the whole history in this file: start 2023-03-01, stop not measured, body SUV 5-doors, 1 modification. There is no generation 2 to compare year-on-year, and no restyling block listed inside generation 1. “Which generation to buy” collapses to: the current 1 generation 1.5 AT, or a different model entirely.

That is useful as a negative checklist. You are not waiting for a facelift generation in this dataset, and you are not choosing between an early weak engine and a later strong one. Power 345, torque 230, 6.8 s, 185 km/h, 6.5 combined, 149 CO2, 2112 / 2612 kg, 186 clearance, 60 tank — all belong to this single generation’s single version.

Which 08 to choose, in numbers

Choose 1.5 AT if the measured package is the job: SUV 5-doors, Plug-in, 345 hp, 230 Nm, 1499 cm³, Turbo, 4 Inline, Automatic 3, FWD, 6.8 s to 100, 185 km/h, combined 6.5, Euro 6, 149 CO2, 2112 kg kerb, 500 kg to gross, 186 clearance, 60-litre tank, wheels 235/55 R19 or 255/40 R21.

Within 1.5 AT, the only catalogue split is wheels: 235/55 R19 versus 255/40 R21. Everything else — hp, Nm, gearbox, drive, weights, clearance, tank, 0–100, top speed, combined use, CO2 — is the same row.

Do not expect a second Lynk & Co 08 version in this generation’s data. There is no lower-hp 1.5 AT to save weight (kerb is 2112 on this one version), no higher-hp twin, no other displacement, no other gearbox, no other drive. Arithmetic that would usually say “the extra money buys 50 hp” has no second column: 345 hp is the whole offer.

City and highway consumption, power rpm, torque rpm, compression, and production end are not measured. A purchase that depends on urban litres/100 km, highway litres/100 km, or a confirmed end-of-run date cannot be closed from this catalogue.

Payload check: if occupants and cargo stay inside 500 kg above 2112, 1.5 AT remains inside 2612 kg gross. If you need more than that window, this model’s data does not provide a heavier-rated version.

Power density check: ≈ 230.2 hp/L and ≈ 6.12 kg/hp are the two ratios that describe why 1.5 AT feels unlike a naturally modest 1.5: the litres are 1499, the horses are 345, the mass is 2112. Those three numbers, and only those, are the buying case for this exact version name.

That is the Lynk & Co 08 choice as the file stands: 1 generation, one body SUV 5-doors, one version 1.5 AT, optional tyre 235/55 R19 or 255/40 R21, and a set of measured figures that do not fork into a second engine.