Brilliance Jinbei Diazi
This is the new Jinbei Diazi,
formerly known as the Jinbei MS3. The Diaze is also a clone of the Acura MDX, and Jinbei
even managed to copy an Acura color.
The Diazi will be powered
by 1.5 turbo and 1.8 four-cylinder petrol engines, both mated to a six-speed
manual. Output of the engines is yet unknown. Estimate: 150 Hp for the 1.5 turbo
and 160 Hp for the 1.8. Price will start around
100.000 yuan and end around 140.000 yuan.
Jinbei is a brand
under Billiance Automotive. They
used to make only minivans and other small commercial vehicles, but they have
been moving into passenger cars since a few years. The Diazi is their largest
and most expensive car so far. Brilliance also has a major car-making joint venture with
BMW.
The interior looks
surprisingly crappy. There are many Chinese automakers that make cheaper cars
with much better interiors than this. The dash doesn’t seem to be much of a copy of the MDX.
