Archive for the ‘Lifan’ Category
Lifan’s SUV got a name: X60
Published on March 25, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Lifan SUV debuted as a concept car on the 2010 Beijing Auto Show, it then popped up again at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show. All that time it didn’t have a name, Lifan just called it ‘Lifan SUV’. The final production car will now debut at the Shanghai Auto Show next month, with a name, it is… X60! Congratulations Lifan, that is a great name indeed. Price will range from 80.000 yuan to 100.000 yuan. Engine: 1.8 with 133hp and 168nm.
CVT for Lifan 320
Published on March 1, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The Lifan 320 has never been a great succes on the Chinese auto market. One of the reasons might be that Lifan never offered a automatic transmission, buyers had to do with a 5-speed manual. Most buyers for this sort of vehicle live in cities with endless traffic jams, so they need automatics. Finally now Lifan listened and comes with a CVT for the 320. Price wil be around 10.000 yuan higher than the price of the manual car which starts at 26.800 and ends at 47.800.
Guangzhou Auto Show: Lifan 320 Snow Edition
Published on December 20, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Lifan brough a special 320 to the Guangzhou Auto Show. One would call it ‘cross’ but Lifan doesn’t, they call it ‘Snow Edition’, Xuediban in Chinese. It won’t be any good in real snow though because all the extra spoilers actually bring it closer to the ground. Engine: 1.3 with 88hp and 88nm. Price starts at 34.800 yuan and ends at 40.800 yuan.
Guangzhou Auto Show Preview: Lifan SUV
Published on December 19, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
The Lifan suv debuted as a semi-concept at the Beijing Auto Show in April. It is back for Guangzhou in its defenite shape and it didn’t change a bit. Only thing yet unknow is its name.
Size is 4550×1705×1495, wheelbase is 2600. Engines: 1.6 with 78kw and 137nm, 1.8 with 100kw and 172nm. Manual, auto, or CVT for the 1.8. 4×2 or 4×4. Prices will start around 80.000 yuan and end around 100.000.
Pic also shows some Lifan-language: “Innovation LIFAN Quality LIFAN”. Catchy! And: “Green Power starts from now.” Very catchy, and check those engines again.
Lifan SUV to make it to the Market
Published on December 7, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
The Lifan suv debuted as a concept at the Beijing Auto Show in April. It seems ready for the market now and loox almost exactly the same. Good thing, it ain’t no bad looker indeed.
Lifan 620 EV Pure Electric in Police Service
Published on August 20, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
The Lifan 620 EV, Electric Vehicle, debuted at the Beijing Auto Show. The pure electric green machine is now in use as a special police vehicle at the Shanghai World Expo. The 620EV has a range of 160 kilometer, a top speed of 100 km/h and 8 hours charging time on 220v. A ‘supercharger’, the word will get a whole new meaning, can charge 80% of the battery in 30 minutens, but nowbody got those at home yet.
Lifan to Launch 720 and MPV next year
Published on July 19, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Lifan goes in attack mode and will launch two new cars next year. The 720 is the new flagship and will slot above the 620, 520 and 320. It will be 4.7 meter long, wheelbase about 2.7 meter. Engines: 1.6 and 1.8. Price will range from 70.000 to 100.000 yuan. The 620 costs between 56.000 and 84.000 yuan. There is at this moment no further info on the MPV, except that is is coming. Both cars will launch in the second half of 2011.
Lifan is working on a Sportscar
Published on July 9, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Lifan is a maker of small and rather boring cars. Lifan knows. Boring cars don’t sell anymore. Lifan knows that too. Lifan needs more excitement, more speed, more horsepower!, and that is exactly what they are working on: a sportscar. The renderings show a very nice looking coupe, it is codenamed KY-one and that is all I know about it for now.
New Sedan from Lifan
Published on May 28, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Lifan is working on a new mid-size sedan that has to move the brand up market. The yet nameless car will debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show 2010 (21-27 December). The drawings, that are said to show the real thing, reveal a sporty looking machine with some Nissan GTR up front. All else we know now is the wheelbase: “more than” 2730cm.
Beijing Auto Show Live: Lifan SUV
Published on April 24, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Lifan Motor makes small hatchbacks and medium sedans. But in China, suv’s still make the money. So Lifan is in with this Lifan SUV. It doesn’t have a real name. Likely Lifan thought: “the simpler the better”. Why don’t they then call their sedans ‘sedan’? Things off course get confusing for customers if you sell more than one sort of the same car. Another Lifan suv might therefore be called ‘SUV 2″.
