The Brilliance Tun (

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: 中华豚, ''Zhongua Tun''), is a 5-door

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produced by

automobile manufacturer

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, sold briefly from 2014 to 2015 for the 2015 model year. ''Tun'' is derived from ''haitun'' (海豚), the Chinese word for

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. A dolphin badge is featured on the rear hatch and the car is alternatively referred to as the Brilliance Dolphin.

Overview

Development of the Brilliance Tun began in mid-2012 as the H120, then in November 2013 at

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it was revealed as the CaCa. The car went on sale nearly a year later in September 2014 as the Tun, and was generally cheap, sold at a starting price of

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29.800 (

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4,616) maxing at CN¥45.800 (US$7,095). The Tun was intended to compete with other well-selling Chinese city cars, such as the

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, Changan BenBen, and

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and foreign models like the

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, however sales were poor and it was discontinued a year after launch.

Specifications

The Brilliance Tun was available in three variant and had only one engine option, a Brilliance 4A13 1.3L engine with 65 kW of maximum

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, 88PS of maximum

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, and 120 Nm of maximum

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. The only

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available was a 5-speed

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References

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