The Brilliance V6 has been unveiled on the 2017
Guangzhou Auto Show in China. The V6 is a new mid-size SUV that will be
launched on the Chinese car market in December. It has become a very good
looking car, likely the best looking Brilliance so far.
Brilliance has come up with a very catchy slogan for
the V6: Leading the age of intelligence. It is also interesting to see that the
company is using the Chinese name ‘Zhonghua’ in an English text, normally they
would use the English name Brilliance.
Power comes from a 1.5 liter turbocharged
four-cylinder petrol engine with 150 hp. Gear box: a six-speed manual, a
six-speed automatic, or a seven-speed DCT. Three ‘boxes for one engine. Dimension size is 4620/1922/1734 mm, and wheelbase is 2725 mm.
Brilliance says the V6 was developed with official
support by BMW. This support stretched from development to design to
production, with over 200 “Germans” working of the V6 and V7 projects.
Brilliance and BMW also have the Brilliance-BMW joint venture together,
building BMWs for the Chinese market.
Dash with a big Tesla-like touch screen, analogue
dials with a 7 inch TFT in between, amd a sporty flat bottomed steering wheel.
The infotainment system runs on a new operating system called BriAir, a name
that seems more fittingly for something with air, like an air conditioner or
air purifier.
Brilliance says the voice-recognition system of
BriAir can recognize “20 Chinese dialects”. That would be impressive indeed, no
kidding. There are hundreds of different dialects in China (not to mention
different languages) and drivers are normally forced to speak ‘pure’ Mandarin
to voice-activated systems. Brilliance it seems has found a way to let the
locals speak local. More on that as we get it.
