The very first Spy Shots of a new seven-seat SUV for
Jinbei. The car is camouflaged but the logo is not. The new yet nameless SUV
will debut on the Beijing Auto Show in April, with a launch on the Chinese car
market in H2.
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. Their most notorious car is
the Jinbei Diazi, a clone of the Acura MDX. The new seven-seater will be
positioned above the Diazi. Brilliance also has a major car-making joint
venture with BMW.
The interior with a 10 inch touch screen, digital
instruments, a flat bottomed steering wheel, a manual gearbox, a mechanical
hand brake, and sporty seats. Note the Jinbei logo on the steering wheel.
Jinbei means ‘Gold Cup’, as in the kind of cub you can win. Their logo thus is
a golden cup on a red background.
The new SUV will seat seven in a 2/2/3 setup. Power
will come from a 150 hp 1.5 turbo, mated to six-speed manual or a seven-speed
DCT, sending horses to the front wheels. Price will start around 120.000 yuan.
Cr : Carnewschina
