Brilliance
Jinbei Zhishang S35
The Brilliance Jinbei Zhishang
S35 debuted today on the 2015 Chengdu
Auto Show in China, painted in trendy two tone and
dressed up with a big shiny grille. The Zhishang S35 is an upmarket variant of
the Brilliance
Jinbei S30 that was launched in 2012.
Jinbei is a brand under Brilliance Auto,
famous for its minivans and small buses, the S30 was Jinbei’s first passenger
car and this Zhishang S35 is now number two, although we strongly suspect the
S35 is actually the successor of the S30, which will then quietly die within
half a year or so. Chinese car makers love to sell various versions of one car
right next to each other, dumping the old one on the cheap as long as there is
demand, and asking a small premium for the new car.
Basic design of dash the same as in the S30, but
with a new instrument cluster, a larger screen, new buttons in the center
console, and sporty red stitching all over the place. The Zhishang S35 will be
available with the same engine as the S30: a 102 hp 1.5-litre petrol four mated to a
five-speed manual or five-speed automatic.
The S30 is priced from 49.800 yuan to 66.800 yuan,
so expect price of the Zhishang S35 to start around 55.000 yuan when it hits
the Chinese car market later this month.
Roof rails appear to have limited usability. Bumper
with sharp shaped exhaust pipe tips kinda cool.
Source : carnewschina
