Archive for the ‘Lifan’ Category
Lifan 720 to get an automatic gearbox in China
Published on May 21, 2013 by Joey Wang
The Lifan 720 sedan was launched on the Chinese car market in November last year. It is currently only available with a 5-speed manual, but new spy shots show Lifan is working on an automatic which is expected to debut on the Guangzhou Auto Show in late November.
Lifan 530 launched on the Shanghai Auto Show
Published on April 24, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Lifan 530, which we met in an alley earlier this week, has been launched on the Shanghai Auto Show. The Lifan 530, formerly known as the ‘new Lifan 520‘, is the successor of the old Lifan 520. The Lifan 530 will be launched on the Chinese car market in June.
Lifan 630 launched on the Shanghai Auto Show
Published on April 22, 2013 by Joey Wang
The Lifan 630 has been launched on the Shanghai Auto Show. Lifan had a good look at Lexus when they designed the grille. The Lifan 630 is not a facelifted Lifan 620, it is instead a more luxurious and slightly more upmarket variant of the 620. The 620 thus, won’t die yet.
Lifan 330 hits the Shanghai Auto Show
Published on April 22, 2013 by Joey Wang
The Lifan 330, formerly known as the ‘facelifted Lifan 320‘, has been launched on the Shanghai Auto Show. Design is a curious mix between the Fiat 500L and the Mini, where the Lifan 320 is just a Mini copy. Interestingly, Lifan says the 330 does not replace the 320, but must be seen as a more luxurious and slightly more upmarket variant of the 320. The 320 thus, won’t die yet.
New Lifan 530 is hiding in an alley near the Shanghai Auto Show
Published on April 18, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Lifan 530 will debut on the Shanghai Auto Show that starts on Saturday. A brand-new blue example was strangely spotted in an alley near the exhibition center. Did it loose its way? Was it hiding for a Toyota Vios? We don’t know, but let’s hope it’ll be on the Lifan booth when the show starts…
Spy Shots: new Lifan 630 looks like a very Cheap Lexus
Published on April 8, 2013 by Joey Wang
The first leaked official picture of the new Lifan 630, the successor of the current Lifan 620. The front os all-new and loox very much like a very cheap Lexus, including the famous new Lexus grille, which is absolutely not to everyone’s liking. Lifan so, took a bold decision to copy it anyway!
Spy Shots: facelifted Lifan 320 is a Chinese mix of the Fiat 500L and the Mini
Published on April 8, 2013 by Joey Wang
The first leaked official pictures of the facelifted Lifan 320 show design has moved on from being a Mini copy to a mix between a copy of a Fiat 500L (coming to China) and a Mini. For Lifan, we call that an improvement. On the Beijing Auto Show in April last year we met a concept for a completely new Lifan 320 on a new platform. That car however has been cancelled and the platform will be used for a mini-SUV that loox a lot like the Suzuki SX4.
Patent Applied: Lifan working new 8-Series sedan for the China car market
Published on March 23, 2013 by Joey Wang
The biggest Lifan money can buy is the 720, which is only 4.7 meters long. That, will change. Lifan has applied for patent on a much bigger car, which will be called the ’8-Series’ when it hits the Chinese car market in 2014. The design isn’t finalized yet, so Lifan has patented four different styles. The base points and basic lines are all the same, but the front and back differ on each design.
Patent Applied: Lifan is going for the Suzuki SX4 in China
Published on March 21, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter
Lifan has applied for patent on a new cross-style vehicle that loox a tad too much like the Suzuki SX4. Unconfirmed rumors say the new car is based on the platform that was originally intended for the new Lifan 320, which is apparently cancelled completely.
Chinese Lifan driver Likes it Chinese
Published on March 17, 2013 by Tycho de Feyter
“I love made in China”, seen on an old Lifan 520 near the 5th Ring Road in Beijing. The sticker refers to the island row with Japan, where many angry Chinese suddenly started buying ‘home-grown’ brands instead of Japanese. Many ordinary Chinese citizens are still very angry about it all, at a moment when high-politics are getting ready to reduce tensions, so there probably won’t be a war.
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