American Hollywood actor revealed to order VinFast VF 8, praised the car for ‘accelerating in the blink of an eye’
- Tram Ho
Former famous rugby player Dwight Hicks, as well as Hollywood film actor and producer, participated in an annual golf tournament organized by the Vietnam Association of Real Estate Professionals in the US (VNARP) at the end of the year. last May in California, USA. One of the highlights at the event was the VinFast VF 8 test drive.
Dwight Hicks (third from left) and owners of VinFast VF 8 cars at VNARP’s annual golf tournament and fundraising event.
After experiencing the car, Dwight Hicks praised the pure electric SUV from Vietnam in a short conversation with Mr. Nam Nguyen, one of the first VF 8 owners in California and the owner of a channel. Own YouTube with more than 5,000 followers.
During his first test drive, the former San Francisco 49ers star exclaimed: “A beautiful car, smooth driving and a wonderful machine.”
The point that makes Dwight Hicks most impressive about VinFast VF 8 is the acceleration and sensitivity of the accelerator. “Just press on the pedal and the car goes away immediately,” said the former Super Bowl player.
The former San Francisco 49ers player was very surprised with what VinFast VF 8 brought.
After listening to Dwight Hicks’ share, the YouTube channel owner was surprised with the words shared about VinFast VF 8. “What he said is really true to what I feel on my VF 8.” Nam Nguyen said.
Even the former American sports star did not hesitate to share that he had deposited a VinFast VF 8. It can be said that Dwight Hicks is one of the first influential people in the US to own one. electric cars from Vietnam. Normally, Americans tend to choose Teslas from their home country.
Dwight Hicks is one of the famous American characters who buy VinFast cars
According to Mr. Nam Nguyen, the VinFast VF 8s brought to the event organized by VNARP belong to the City Edition version. These are the cars of the first shipment to be shipped from Hai Phong to California. From the next batch of cars, customers will own VinFast VF 8 regular versions.
At the time of launch, VinFast VF 8 in the US market was priced from 55,000-62,500 USD. Currently, this model has a “softer” price, only 49,000-56,000 USD. Not to mention, depending on the state, buyers will enjoy many tax incentives for electric vehicles. Typically in California, from March 2023, customers who buy VinFast VF 8 here will enjoy a tax refund of up to 7,500 USD (equivalent to 180 million VND).
Currently, VinFast is leasing VF 8 in the US for 399 USD/month for the first 2 years, down 200 USD compared to before. California residents with a deposit can rent for $274/month.
Buyers of VinFast VF 8 in the US must bear an additional shipping fee.
Recently, VinFast also launched a special after-sales policy, applied globally. In the US market, VinFast also divides into 3 main cases where VinFast car owners can receive money support when the car has problems.
The first case includes errors that the car can still move but cause inconvenience to customers. If these errors are encountered, customers will be supported 100 USD/car.
Case 2 is the failure of the vehicle to be moved and need to be rescued to the service workshop. In this case, in addition to paying the entire cost of rescue and repair, VinFast will support customers with 300 USD/car.
The last case included repairs that lasted more than 3 days. From the 4th day onwards, customers will be supported 100 USD/day, including Saturday and Sunday.
Source : Genk