Hongqi
LS5
The
very first Spy Shots of the production version of the Honqi LS5 SUV. Trial
production started in September and debut is scheduled for the Guangzhou Auto
Show in November with a launch on the Chinese car market in the first quarter of 2016.
The
Hongqi LS5 debuted in concept form on the Shanghai Auto Show, and we met the
concept out in the open in May. The LS5 is the first SUV for the Hongqi brand,
if you discount the CA 5020 XBYA. Hongqi started tinkering about an SUV in 2009
and production was finally confirmed in 2012. Hongqi, or Red Flag, is China’s
most famous car maker, the brand is owned by First Auto Works (FAW).
The
LS5 is set to compete with cars such as the Porsche Cayenne, BMW X5, and the
Mercedes-Benz M-Class. It is a huge car with 5198/2098/1890 mm, wheelbase is 3060 mm, and
that makes it bigger then the outgoing Audi Q7. Weight is a heavy 2850 kg.
Power
comes from a new twin-turbocharged 4.0 liter V8 engine of unknown origin. The
engine develops 381 Hp and 530 Nm, and is mated to an eight-speed tiptronic
gearbox sending power to all four wheels. Top speed is claimed to be 220
kilometer per hour and 0-100 km/h will be gone in only 8.1 seconds.
