Changhe Auto,
now under the wings of the Beijing Auto Industry Corporation (BAIC),
will launch two new SUVs this year. First up is a seven-seat SUV code named
F14S, it will have a wheelbase of 2800 mm and 1.8 and 1.8 turbocharged engines.
The F14S will be based on the same platform as the Beijing Auto Senova X65.
The second SUV is much smaller. Code name is F4B.
Its origins are a bit unsure at the moment. Chinese media says it
will have a wheelbase of 2551 mm, and that it will be based on the Changhe-Suzuki Beidouxing. The Beidouxing has a
wheelbase of 2335 mm and it is a Suzuki. It is possible that Change Auto has its
own rights to the platform.
The stated wheelbase of 2551 mm matches the wheelbase
of the Beijing Auto Senova X25, and the drawing is much closer to the
X25 than to the Beidouxing. But Changhe already makes a car
based on the X25, it is called the Changhe Q25 and was launched in March last year. Media also says the F4B
will be powered by a 1.4 engine, which matches with the Beidouxing but not with
the X25.
Source : Carnewschina
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