A new Brilliance hatchback was featured on China Car Times several days ago, the compact hatch was rocking a new style that is quite flamboyant for a Chinese car manufacturer and seems to point to a new direction for the company. Of course not all things on the internet are true, a few days later along comes another Brilliance hatchback that is likely to be the H230 sedan. The H230 has been spied on CCT on a few occasions, the rear light clusters match up with pictures shown before which seems to indicate this is the hatch to the H230′s notch.
On the front end the hatchback seems to have an unusual pencil type mustache (a Hitler-tash, if you will) which seems to be an odd mash up of Citroen C4 lights and Mazda, but not looking quite so Zoom-Zoom or German, in fact it looks more like a sad seal in a zoo.
Engine power is to come from a 1.3L engine, a 1.5L is also due. Chinese media are reporting that it will be on the market in the second half of the year. Pricing is likely to be around 70,000RMB, depending on specification.
Wow, that front fascia is incredibly ugly. A new low for Chinese automotive design.
Side and rear actually look pretty good, front is hideous. *Surely* that isn’t the final production-ready appearance of the front bumper and grille?!?
I like this car, very functional and pretty.
@MannyZ
Are you coco for co-co puffs? The front is ugly, they need to redesign it.
Car is not bad (resembles the Accent hatchback), but the front is just awful.
He generally goes against what opinion is posted on CCT. This car is simply awful from the side and front. I cant imagine it being a big seller.
Audi cars are boring and ugly from the side. The A3 looks like it is from another time when you see the side profile. LED lights are starting to become the new cheap look to me. It doesn’t give an expensive look to the car. Just cheap looking. Bring on the BMW lazer lights.
I quite like the A3, although it is in rapid requirement of a facelift.
this is really bad even for Chinese…
OK, fine, just paint the mustache white, it will look even better and still very functional.
God Amighty will someone please put that things underpants back on!!!
@MannyZ
Stow the crap already, the front “mustache design” looks horrendously ugly, they should just have kept the exact front design of the Brilliance H230 Sedan, not added a mustache.
Don’t get so excited! It’s only a car with a mustache. Any issues with man with a mustache?
They dont sell particularly well.
No issues with a man with a mustache, but on a car it just looks dastardly ugly.