Chery A3 hatchback goes on sale
The Chery A3 hatchback was first revealed to an amazed public in November 2006, and has finally been officially launched today. China Car Times once said that the A3 was the best looking Chinese made hatchback to date, and we still stand by that comment.
The amazing looking A3 will be launched with a 1.6l and 1.8l engine, price wise it will be under 100,00rmb. Prices have been announced as being from 81,8000rmb to 89,800rmb, making it a very nice, and very cheap compact hatchback. The A3 hatchback will be entering a tough market, in tough times. The A3 will see stiff competition from its rivals, both domestic and foreign, competiton such as the Hyundai Elantra, Buick Excelle, Ford Focus and the Brilliance BS4 have all been updated or redesigned for 2008/9.
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Very nice. What’s with the German number plates in the pictures?
For looks?! Was this picture taken in the faux British tudor style town just out of Shanghai?
Yes Thames Town was my first impression too when I saw the pictures. But I’ve never been there so can’t be too sure.
I might drive there in Spring Festival. I hear they have a Chippy.
I am a northener.
It’s all fake and not a real shop. Someone I know went there and described the place as a ghost town.
Oh well. Perhaps I need to visit the Shanghai Pie Company.
Fish Nation in Beijing mate, I’ll take you there for a slap-up fish supper at spring festival.
Very much a Daewoo Lanos or Chevrolet Lacetti clone. But since these models appeal to my taste that’s exactly why I like it. And this one looks nice too. I expect safety- and interior quality to be improved since earlier models.
How is this a Daewoo Lanos clone? If anything it looks like the Peugeot 206. The GM-Daewoo Lanos looks like absolute garbage.
I still cant see any 206/7 in there. Perhaps its just the fact that bubble cars have practically been done to death in just about every format.
What about the planned petrol-electric hybrid, and the 1.3L diesel-electric hybrid with double-clutch gearbox, that gasgoo says gets 94.2mpg? Will they ever happen?
I can see the hybrid version happening, but it appears that the A5 may be the first hybrid Chery. As for double clutch, perhaps its on the drawing board, but I doubt its come much further than that.
Korean styled exterior with a faked interior image. Resources reports this model plans a 2,000 monthly build while over 50% of the buffer will be sold as taxi.
Korean styled exterior with a faked interior image. Resources reports this model plans a 2,000 monthly build while over 50% of the buffer will be sold as taxi.
I’m not fancy at this hatchback at all.
I am going to try it this week end. I saw they have 1.6 and 1.8 version, which company manufacture the engine ?
One of my staff just bought one. Looking over it it looks impressive for 80K RMB. McPherson struts at the front, independent suspension at the rear. The twin pipes are cool. Internal wiring looks better than previous attempts and the overall appearance of the car is of a nice clean design with some nice features like door handles in the rear A Post etc. Inside it is clean, leather, GPS, buttons on the steering wheel for Audio and GPS…
The engine is Chery’s own design and Chery own the IP rights to it. (that was a requirement for the company). Chery have a modern engine plant with all the latest kit in it..
Like all previous chinese made cars the proof will be in the reliability. The majority of local cars are plagued by minor faults so time will tell if the development cycle have ironed out these…
I still think its the best looking Chinese compact hatch to date.
A sports one is a MUST.