Don’t we all like cosplay, with those kinky costumes
and such? Soon, you can cosplay in a car called COS. Auchan, a division of
Changan Auto, is launching a brand new brand by that name. Their first car is a
large seven-seat SUV called the COS 1 ̊, with a ” ̊ “. The brand and the car
will officially debut in April on the Beijing Auto Show, and the 1 ̊ will hit
the Chinese car market soon after that.
Power comes from a 1.5 turbo with 178 Hp and 280 Nm,
and that is one of the strongest 1.5 turbocharged engines in a Chinese car so
far. The engine will be mated to a six-speed automatic gearbox. Dimension size is 4830/1868/1750 mm, wheelbase is 2800 mm and curb weight is 1665 mm.
Chinese car makers are launching brand and
sub-brands like it is 2005 all over again. They are trying to reach very
specific groups, like young people in big cities or budget-premium buyers in
smaller cities. COS appears to be such an affordable premium car. Buyers in big
cities don’t want ‘m, but down hinterlands there is a lot of interest is such cars,
so that is likely where we will see most COS’ in the future.
