The SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture is on a
roll these days, launching a flurry of new models under its Baojun and Wuling
brands in China. The latest vehicle announced by the company is the new Wuling
Victory midsize MPV that the brand is teasing in three renderings. The minivan
will be the first model to feature Wuling’s new global silver badge which
signals the brand’s ambitions to expand beyond China.
As it’s always the case with design
sketches, the rendered Wuling Victory looks rather sleek, but you can be sure
the real vehicle will be toned down for production. Still, it appears to
combine the proportions of an MPV and an SUV and that’s good because people
these days go crazy after sports utility vehicles.
At the front, it sports split LED
headlights with the low beams and DRLs housed inside sleek horizontal lights at
the top while the high beams are placed lower down in a four-piece cluster. The
front bumper looks aggressive for an MPV thanks to its sharp lines while the
wide hexagonal grille with horizontal chrome slats has the new Wuling silver
badge at its center.
Seen from the side, the Wuling Victory
adopts a ‘floating roof’ design as the D-pillars are concealed by glass. We can
also notice a creased waistline and a chrome molding that runs along the top of
the side windows.
Out back, the Victory features long
horizontal LED taillights that extend halfway through the fenders, a sporty
bumper, creased tailgate, and generous roof spoiler. According to the short
statement accompanying the images, the Victory’s “stylish design will conform
with mainstream international aesthetics while demonstrating the strength of
Wuling.” The MPV’s mission is to take the entire brand upmarket as it becomes
more global.
As a reminder, SAIC-GM-Wuling announced in
April that the Wuling brand would go global by introducing three new models in
a variety of international markets. Those will include the Cetus crossover
coming this year, Ursa SUV arriving in 2021, and Sirius coupe scheduled for
2022. It remains to be seen if the Victory MPV will join them or will remain a
China-only model. For now, all we know is Wuling will debut it at the Chengdu
Motor Show in late July.
