irst Automotive Works (FAW) delays marketing of luxury Hongqi HQD and, according to the latest information, announces that the car is going to appear not earlier than in the middle of 2009. Vehicle’s price will be record for local conditions and will amount 5 millions yuan (over 700,000 USD). The top engine 6.0L V12 (code CA12GV) will be driven the car. First models will be used as representative vehicles for overseas government’s visitors.
The car with length of 6.33 m was presented in 2005 at the Shanghai Motor Show. The car maker ensures, that the luxury model will join attributes of company’s traditional cars with the modern technology and equipment being used by top global producers. Car’s prestige will be also accented thanks to new sale’s conception. It will not be possible to order and deliver the car in dealer point, because all models will be sale directly in car maker’s plant.
The new, alloy petrol engine got many modern solutions, which were used on the local market for the first time. Experts accents, that it is not only a big FAW’s success, which is the owner of all patents, but primarily – the next breakthrough time in Chinese motorization. This is the first engine designed and produced since the beginning without overseas company’s participation.
Engine’s parameters have not been unveiled yet.
Source: FAW