Brilliance FRV Crossover – packing a 1.5T engine

Brilliance/Zhonghua Auto, Chinese Car News, Spy Shots | Ash | June 1, 2011 at 10:43 pm

Do you want a bubbly little crossover? Want to push 200Nm of torque through the front wheels? Then you need the facelift Brilliance FRV. For the 2012 model Brilliance have given the Crossover a slight make over and fitted their new 1.5T engine under the hood. The 1.5T’s actual bhp output is not overly impressive with just 135bhp, but with 200Nm of torque in a relatively small car it will be more than enough to smoke up the wheels at the traffic lights.

For 2012 changes to the exterior are quite few and the same can be said for the interior, the real changes for 2012 are the addition of the new engine. Prices for the 1.5T model have not yet been announced but around 80,000rmb to 110,000rmb seem to be a good range.

Ash

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