Changan Shenqi F50 & Shenqi F30
pickup trucks
Changan Automobile has launched
two brand new pickup trucks on the Chinese
market, cheap as hell but not looking bad, set to compete in an ever more
crowded segment. First up is the Shenqi F50, a crew cab truck with sporty
wheels and a few luxuries.
Rear wheel arch has an interesting
shape. Rather daring for the segment. The Shenqi F50 is powered by a Great
Wall-sourced 2.2 liter petrol engine with an output of 105 Hp and 190 Nm, mated
to a five-speed manual sending power to the rear wheels.
The dash is somewhat bizarre because it
is an almost 1:1 copy of the dash of the Volvo S80, with thanks to reader CZK
for pointing that out. The good old Volvo S80, it should be remembered, it
manufactured in China by none other than the Changan-Volvo joint venture,
so the pickup trucks boys didn’t have to go far for inspiration.
Dimension size is 5450/1740/1710 mm, and wheelbase is
3380 mm. Price for all this pretty starts from 62,900
yuan to 70,900 yuan, that’s US$ 9,560 to 10,780 USD.
And Changan can even go cheaper with the
Shenqi F30. A real workhorse with a simple shaped bed, but still crew cab and
with a trendy skid pad under the bumper. The F30 goes for 49,900 yuan to 57,900
yuan, or US$ 7,600 to US$ 8,510.
Power comes from a 1.5 liter four-cylinder petrol with 110 Hp and
142 Nm, mated to a five-speed manual. This engine is in use in many Changan
products and it is much newer than the old 2.2 in the F50. It has more horses
but less torque.
Size for the long-bed version is 5535/1690/1700 mm, wheelbase unspecified. The short-bed version: 4980/1720/1700 mm,
no wheelbase specified.
The top side of the dash is S80 again,
but Changan designed another center console on it.
