Eye to Eye with the 2016, 2017 Dongfeng Fengshen A9 luxury sedan in China
Eye to Eye with the 2016, 2017 Dongfeng Fengshen A9 luxury sedan in China
Earlier this week I went to a Dongfeng dealer in Beijing to have a look at the brand new Dongfeng Fengshen A9, a new full-size sedan based on the PSA EMP2 platform that will also underpin the China-only Citroen C6 and Citroen DS9 sedans. First impressions: it is a huge vehicle with impressive build quality inside and out.
Sadly the only example they had inside was parked in the darkest corner of the showroom, making taking proper photographs a bit of a challenge.
Dongfeng Motor can use the platform because they are one of the largest shareholders in PSA. Companies also have the long-running Dongfeng-PSA joint venture that makes various Citroen and Peugeot branded cars for the Chinese market.
The Fengshen A9 will be powered by a PSA-sourced 1.8 liter ‘THP’ turbo with an output of 200hp and 280nm, mated to a six-speed automatic transmission sending power to the front wheels.
Size: 5066/1858/1470, and wheelbase is 2900.
The Fengshen A9 will be launched on the Chinese car market on April 10 but the dealer was taking orders already. Price starts at 179.700 yuan and will end at 229.700 yuan, this particular example could go for 223.000 yuan. Staff told me they hadn’t sold any cars just yet. #cars #auto #moto #4youautomanija