The Brilliance BS2 or FRV and FSV is a car produced by the Brilliance Auto in the

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Overview

It was originally announced at the

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in 2007 as a pre-production car and then at the

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in 2008, and was given its European premiere at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Prior to its public launch, it was named Brilliance A1. It was designed by

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and developed in China as a 5-door small family hatchback to complement the larger

Brilliance BS4 The Brilliance BS4 is a four-door compact notchback sedan produced by Brilliance Auto in the People's Republic of China, where it is known as the Zhonghua Junjie. The car was scheduled for launch in Germany, Europe's largest national car marke ...

and BS6. A 4-door saloon version was also developed and is sold as the Brilliance FSV. The FRV Cross is a crossover style variant with different trim but sharing the same mechanicals as the FRV and FSV. The BS2 is not widely exported, and despite its display at Frankfurt and Geneva, the car was never launched in Europe due to the bad press received by the crash test results of the larger BS6 and Brilliance withdrew from European markets. The BS2 received a facelift in 2010 with alterations to the front bumper and grille.

Specifications

The BS2 was originally powered by a Mitsubishi 1.6 L 4-cylinder 16-valve petrol engine (Euro III), producing . This engine was later replaced with a Euro IV rated 1.5 L engine of Brilliance's own design.

Gallery

File:Brilliance BS2.jpg, Brilliance BS2 File:Brilliance BS2 rear.jpg, Brilliance BS2 rear File:Brilliance Junjie FRV 01 China 2012-06-23.jpg, Brilliance Junjie FRV front File:Brilliance Junjie FRV 02 China 2012-06-23.jpg, Brilliance Junjie FRV rear File:Brilliance Junjie FRV facelift 01 China 2012-04-22.jpg, Brilliance Junjie FRV facelift front File:Brilliance Junjie FRV facelift 02 China 2012-04-22.jpg, Brilliance Junjie FRV facelift rear File:Brilliance FSV 2013.4.19.jpg, Brilliance FSV front File:Brilliance FSV Rear 2013.4.19.jpg, Brilliance FSV rear FSV SPORT-FRONTAL.jpg, Brilliance FSV Sport front FSV SPORT-POSTERIOR.jpg, Brilliance FSV Sport rear Brilliance FSV Sedan 1.5 RS 2014 (12530148875).jpg, Brilliance FSV RS front Brilliance FSV 1.5 RS Sedan 2014 (12894431294).jpg, Brilliance FSV RS rear File:Brilliance Junjie FSV facelift 01 China 2012-04-15.jpg, Brilliance Junjie FSV facelift front File:Brilliance Junjie FSV facelift 02 China 2012-04-15.jpg, Brilliance Junjie FSV facelift rear File:Brilliance Auto Cross 2010 China.jpg, BS2 FRV Cross

References

External links

Brilliance FRV website
{{Brilliance Auto BS2 Cars of China Compact cars Italdesign vehicles 2010s cars Cars introduced in 2008