Beijing Auto is adding two new variants to the BJ2022 Brave Warrior range; a cheap ass version
with a Mitsubishi engine and a expensive version with a Saab engine. It has a fixed roof and it looks
the business in army green, but it is really a civilian car. Price will range from 130.000 to 180.000 yuan.
Basic design of the dashboard is the same as in all
the other BJ2022’s but it comes with blue dials and a new panel for the
electric windows on the center tunnel.
Power comes from a 2.0 turbo four-cylinder petrol
engine sourced locally from the Shenyang-Mitsubishi engine-making joint
venture. It has an output of 190 horses and 253 Nm, it is mated to a six-speed
manual sending power to all four wheels.
This 2.0 turbo engine will also power the new Beijing Auto 008, and already powers classics
like the Landwind X7 and the Zotye SR9, among many other vehicles from various Chinese
automakers.
The 008 is manufactured by Beijing Auto Works (BAW),
a subsidiary of the Beijing Auto Industry Corporation (BAIC) that mostly makes rugged 4×4’s and SUVs like the
BJ80, the BJ40, the BJ2022, the BJ212, the Zhangqi, and the somewhat trendy BJ20.
BAIC bought the rights to the Saab 2.0 turbo and
Saab 2.3 turbo from GM in 2009, along with the rights to the platforms of the
Saab 9-3 and first generation Saab 9-5. The 2.3 turbo also serves in the
BJ80,the Senova D70 and the Beijing Auto BJ40, among others.
Cr : Carnewschina
