Unknown sedan spotted in China – CCT readers to the rescue!


The below sedan was recently spotted out testing in China, but nobody knows what exactly it is, thus we need CCT readers help:

The photos first appeared on the Chinese auto website, auto.sohu.com and their current guesses are: Dongfeng self developed vehicle based on a Nissan platform (from the Nissan-Dongfeng JV), a Nissan Sentra, or a Renault Laguna.

What are your guesses? Karma will be awarded to whoever figures it out.

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12 Comments so far, please add your thoughts!

  1. avatar Matt says:

    Is this not something from the infiniti range? the bumper and light surrounding suggest so?

  2. avatar Markus says:

    I guess it is either a sedan of the new brand developed by Guangzhou or it is the first notchback sedan from Great Wall.
    This is only speculation.

  3. avatar VLMdesigner says:

    After researchs, I think it’s a Nissan Bluebird Sylphy, the actual version is born in 2006, maybe it’s a facelift or a special version for China…

    • avatar CCT says:

      I think so too, its certainly got the side and rear profile but the front end screams otherwise, plus the facelift Bluebird Sylphy has only just launched.

  4. avatar J.I.Hosang says:

    People,

    Would give two more possibilities:

    1 – Is just a Hyundai Elantra facelifted;

    2 – Is something from Roewe, once the grill is the same from the Ssangyong models (kyron and the incoming facelifted Action and Action Sports);

    But the possibilities that this model is the new Sentra or Altima from Nissan or a new product from Great Wall is quite strong as well.

    Best regards,

    J. I. Hosang

  5. avatar CCT says:

    Nissan already have a strong sedan line up in China, so another sedan edition seems like an odd choice, the Elantra is also a reasonably new launch so unlikely to be ready for a facelift yet.

  6. avatar mark says:

    My initial impression was either something from Nissan or something of Korean origin.

  7. avatar Ed says:

    I think it’s a either a MG or a Roewe.

  8. avatar Markus says:

    In my opinion it doesn´t look like a MG or Roewe.
    The 350 or MG 4?/5? looks different, at least as a concept car in form of the N1 Concept.

  9. avatar adik automotive says:

    its Proton Next Model..

  10. avatar CCT says:

    Are you sure? Then would this be a mitsubishi galant vehicle, or the one built on the R750?

  11. avatar idle says:

    this should be lotus youngman model
    i have read at ‘paultan.org’

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