Hongqi B-Concept
The Hongqi B-Concept
has been launched on the 2016 Beijing Auto Show in
China, sporting a massive hexagonal grille and the Hongqi ‘Red Flag’ ornament
on the hood. The B-Concept previews a future large sedan that will be
positioned between the Hongqi H7 and the Hongqi L5.
Design has some Lincoln
touches but we hear the real thing will be based on the platform of the current
Audi A6L sedan. The A6L is made in China by the FAW-Volkswagen joint
venture, and FAW is
also the owner of the Hongqi brand. Furthermore, Audi and Hongqi go a long way back (and
Lincoln and Hongqi even further).
Interior is a work of art
with white surfaces mixing with dark wood, an all digital dash, and four
separate seats. Honqi said the concept was fitted with a Bose audio system with
speakers build into the seats, seen there on the far side of the driver’s seat,
next to the headrest. Very
nice touch there with a traditional Chinese tea set in the arm rest.
Hongqi doesn’t say anything
about power so this concept likely doesn’t have an engine. But if the real
thing is indeed based on the A6L is could get various four and six-cylinder
motors.
Wine red a new-style color
for a Hongqi, they are normally black-only.
