The BAW Luba (陆霸) is a
full-size SUV
A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a car classification that combines elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles, such as raised ground clearance and four-wheel drive.
There is no commonly agreed-upon definition ...
produced by the Chinese manufacturer
BAW
Beijing Automobile Works Co., Ltd. (BAW) () is a Chinese car manufacturer based in Beijing and a subsidiary of BAIC Group. BAW produces light off-road vehicles and trucks. BAW produces civilian as well as military vehicles.
History
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from 2001 to 2017.
Overview
The BAW Luba debuted in 2001 and is based on the platform of the
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (J90)
The is a full-size four-wheel drive vehicle in the Land Cruiser range produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota. The Prado is one of the smaller vehicles in the Land Cruiser range. From 2009, the Prado is based on Toyota's J150 platform. In ...
or the Land Cruiser Prado produced from 1996 to 2002. Initially, power of the BAW Luba came from a 6-cylinder engine, produced by another BAIC subsidiary, with the design resembling the Toyota 5VZ 6-cylinder engine. However, later in the market, engines of the BAW Luba was changed and the updated options includes a 2.4 liter engine producing and and a 2.7 liter producing and . Price range of the BAW Luba starts from 152,800 yuan and ends at 172,800 yuan before discontinuation.
News of a facelift was revealed in 2017 updating the front end design to be inline with the
BAW Yusheng
The BAW Yusheng (北汽BAW 域胜007) or BAW BW007 (), is a compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) produced by the Chinese manufacturer BAW from September 2010, and launched in 2011.
Overview
Debuting during the 2010 Beijing Auto Show
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compact SUV.
Foreign markets
A version called the BAW Luba S100 was produced since 2009 with a pickup version of the BAW Luba called BAW Yueling launched. In Russia, the BAW Luba was sold under the name BAW Land King.
BAW Yueling pickup
The BAW Yueling pickup (越铃) is a pickup based on the BAW Luba SUV with a price range of 51,700 yuan to 75,800 yuan. The BAW Yueling pickup was available in two versions, including a standard version and a long version. The standard version features a 2.2 liter engine with a length of 5165 mm, a width of 1840 mm and a height of 1850 mm. The wheelbase is longer than the Luba at 3035 mm. The long version shares the width and height while being longer with a length of 5480 mm and a wheelbase of 3350 mm. Curb weight of the BAW Yueling pickup is with the long version weighing more.
References
External links
{{Commons category, BAW Luba, BAW Yueling
BAW Official website
BAW vehicles
Cars introduced in 2001
Cars discontinued in 2017
2010s cars
Full-size sport utility vehicles
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
All-wheel-drive vehicles