The
FAW Linghe (FAC) brand announced that the 2019 Leishen pickup has been put on
sale. The new pickup is powered by a 2.5T diesel engine and is matched with a
6-speed manual transmission. It is available in two-wheel drive and four-wheel
drive. The price is 93,800-11,900 yuan (US$ 13,333 – US$ 16,915).
Leishen
in Chinese means “thunder god”, FAW-Linghe is a joint venture brand between FAW
and Shanghai Feihe Group, a company produces mainly in trunks, but also
produces pickups and SUV, FAC Leishen pickup is the first pickup model from FAW
Linghe brand.
The
front face of FAC Leishen pickup features a black grille design to create a
large mouth-like front face style. It is equipped with halogen headlights as
standard, which is mainly economic and practical. The pickup has two versions
of short-wheelbase and long-wheelbase, the short-wheelbase version is 3095 mm,
and the wheelbase of the long-wheelbase version is 3405 mm.
In
terms of interior, the overall design of FAC Leishen pickup is also traditional
style. In the configuration part, the new pickup is equipped with braking force
distribution, ABS anti-lock, multi-function steering wheel, USB interface,
electric adjustment of exterior mirrors, etc. High trim models will also
provide 8-inch central control screen, navigation, Bluetooth phone, faux
leather seat fabric, reversing image and so on.
In
the power section, FAC Leishen pickup is powered by a 129-horsepower Isuzu 2.5T
diesel turbocharged engine with a peak torque of 320 Nm. For the transmission
system, it is matched with a 6-speed manual transmission, and some models are
equipped with a time-sharing four-wheel drive system.