AVATR 07 at Rs 35.5m — Would You Trust a Chinese Luxury EV Over a Land Cruiser?

Evolution Auto just launched the AVATR 07 in Colombo at around Rs 35.5 million — a Huawei-backed, Changan-built electric SUV packed with sensors and self-driving tech, priced right against the usual luxury choices of Toyota, Land Rover or a German badge. Sri Lanka's luxury buyers have mostly stuck to names with decades of local service history and strong resale value; a brand-new Chinese nameplate asks them to bet on technology instead of track record. One side says the tech gap has closed — Chinese EVs now out-spec Japanese and German rivals on cameras, software and comfort for similar money, and waiting around for "proven" brands just means paying more for less. The other side points out nobody knows what AVATR parts, software updates or service support will look like here in five years, and a Rs 35 million EV with zero resale history is a brutal risk if the brand pulls out or the battery degrades early. Would you put Rs 35m+ into a new Chinese luxury EV brand with no track record in Sri Lanka, or stick with a Land Cruiser or Prado that you know holds its value? Tell us what you'd actually buy at that budget. මෙච්චර ගානක් දීලා අලුත් චීන බ්‍රෑන්ඩ් එකක් ගන්නද, නැත්නම් නම විතරක් නෙවෙයි විශ්වාසයත් තියෙන පරණ ටොයොටාවක්ද?