Lifan Maiwei SUV
New Spy Shots of the Lifan Maiwei,
showing the new compact SUV from all sides and in all colors in the factory.
Interesting lines on the side. One
coming from the front fender ending on the passenger door, the other staring on
the passenger door and ending above the taillights. Taillights are just small enough and fashionably connected with a
chrome strip. Exhaust pipe tips are likely fake but at least the are shiny,
flanking a gray colored skid pad.
The Lifan Maiwei will debut on the
Beijing Auto Show in April and hit the Chinese market soon thereafter. It will
be powered by a 1.5 liter petrol engine with 103 hp and 133 nm, mated to a
five-speed manual gearbox or a CVT, sending horses to the front wheels.
Happily, we also have a leaked image
showing the interior as new. CVT box here. Touch screen with large square
shaped icons like Windows Mobile. Dials have a trendy shape and flank a small
LCD in the middle.
Naturally, the Maiwei is a
‘seven-seater’, like all new compact SUV coming out of China. In reality
however space seems very tight in the far rear, and there will be no place at
all for the bags or the dog.
